As someone in sequence 001, I also want to give up today.

Jiangcheng Special Abilities School, Preschool Playground.

It was two o'clock in the afternoon, and the sun was shining brightly.

Several colorful flags were strung up on the playground, a makeshift platform was set up, and rousing music was playing from the speakers.

Today is the "Preschool Department's Basic Knowledge Competition on Extraordinary Abilities" organized by the school.

To put it simply, it tests the children's understanding of superpowers.

What are the characteristics of each sequence, how do you use each ability, and what should you do if you encounter danger?

It's not practical, it's purely theoretical.

But the children were still very excited.

After all, this is a rare "serious competition," and the winner will receive a certificate and prizes.

The children in the Qiming Class sat in their designated area, their little faces filled with anticipation.

Lingdang sat next to Lin Wanwan, swinging her legs listlessly.

"Wanwan, are you going?"

Lin Wanwan shook her head, looking profound: "I am an observer. This kind of competition is not suitable for me."

Bell blinked: "So you just don't want to go on stage, right?"

Lin Wanwan was silent for a second.

"...Indeed."

The bell laughed.

Zhang Yu, who was standing next to her, leaned over and asked solicitously, "Big sister! Are you participating?"

Bell thought for a moment and then shook her head.

"I will not participate."

"Why?" Zhang Yu asked, puzzled. "You're so good, you're sure to get first place!"

Bell glanced at him.

What's so great about her?

My mental strength was 26 points, and after the fission it became 676 points. Can I tell you about this?

No.

Normally, she's just an ordinary student with a mental strength in the twenties and average self-control. But what about answering questions on stage?

Isn't that just asking for trouble?

"I don't want to go," she replied dismissively.

Zhang Yu nodded, his face showing an expression that said, "Big sister is right."

"Then I'll abstain too! I'll stay with my older sister!"

Bell: "..."

Your little brother is truly... excessively loyal.

The game started.

The host was a senior high school student, holding a microphone, and her voice was sickeningly sweet.

"First question—Please name any three basic types of superpowers and provide examples!"

The little ones in the audience all raised their hands.

The child whose name was called stood up and answered loudly, "Enhancement type! Like increasing strength! Manipulation type! Like controlling water! And...and..."

Stuck.

Someone nearby whispered a reminder: "Psychic type!"

"Oh right! Mental manipulation! Like... like making others fall asleep!"

The whole audience burst into laughter.

The bell laughed along, its eyes curving into crescent moons.

As the competition progressed round by round, the atmosphere grew increasingly heated.

Some children cheered when they answered correctly; some were dejected when they answered incorrectly; and some even cried on stage and were taken offstage by their teachers to be comforted.

Lin Weiwei participated in one round, and was so nervous that she almost poked the judge's face with her bubble wand.

"What should I do if I encounter danger from a strange beast?"

After hesitating for a long time, she finally managed to utter, "Run!"

The judges paused for a moment, then nodded.

"...I guess that's fair."

Lin Weiwei breathed a sigh of relief and ran off the stage with the bubble wand in her arms.

Wu Hao also participated, and the topic was "Please describe the characteristics of metal-type alien beasts".

He thought for a long time before finally blurting out, "They...like to eat metal?"

The judge nodded: "Correct."

Wu Hao was stunned for a moment, then walked off the stage with a bewildered look on his face.

He didn't even know how he answered correctly.

Zhang Yu watched from the side, scratching his head in frustration.

"Big sister, big sister! Wu Hao actually got it right! I want to try too!"

Bell glanced at him: "Didn't you say you were abstaining?"

Zhang Yu: "..."

He scratched his head and said softly, "Well... that's to accompany my older sister. If she can't go, I can go instead, right?"

Bell waved her hand: "Go on, go on."

Zhang Yu immediately raised his hand to sign up.

When it was his turn to go on stage, he stood straight with a serious expression.

The host asked, "Please state the advantages and disadvantages of electric abilities."

Zhang Yu took a deep breath and shouted:

"Advantages! It can discharge electricity! Disadvantages! It gets tiring if you discharge too much!"

The entire room fell silent for a second.

Then an even louder burst of laughter erupted.

Zhang Yu was completely bewildered, not knowing what he had answered incorrectly.

The judge suppressed a laugh and nodded: "...I guess that's fair."

Zhang Yu breathed a sigh of relief, walked off the stage with his head held high, and returned to Lingdang's side.

"Big sister! I got it right!"

Bell nodded, suppressing a laugh: "Amazing, amazing."

Zhang Yu was even more smug.

The competition is nearing its end.

The host announced the final segment – ​​a free-response quiz where correct answers earn points and incorrect answers deduct points.

The atmosphere instantly became tense.

The children all had tense little faces, their eyes fixed on the host, afraid of missing a question.

"Question 1 - Please name three ways to counter fire-based abilities!"

As soon as he finished speaking, more than a dozen little hands went up.

The child whose name was called stood up and counted on their fingers, saying, "Water! Ice! Earth!"

"correct!"

applause.

"Second question – What should you do first when encountering a Rank B monster?"

More than a dozen hands again.

"run!"

"correct!"

Lingdang, watching from the side, suddenly felt a little itchy to touch it.

These questions seem... pretty easy?

Although she has high mental strength after the fission, she didn't actually learn much theoretical knowledge; it was all just what Li Xian casually mentioned.

But what Li Xian was talking about seemed to be much deeper than these?

As she was thinking, the host suddenly announced, "Next question—please describe the characteristics of space-based abilities!"

The bell paused for a moment.

Space system?

She recalled the abilities that Li Xian usually used.

But those don't seem to be just space-based systems?

As she was thinking, someone suddenly stood up next to her.

It's Lin Wanwan.

She held the magic wand in her hand, her little face full of seriousness.

"Spatial abilities are essentially the interference and reconstruction of spatial structures. They have three characteristics: First, they ignore physical distance and can achieve instantaneous teleportation; second, they can fold or cut space to form independent domains; and third, high-level spatial ability users can interfere with causality and affect the rules of reality."

The entire room fell silent.

Everyone was looking at her.

The host opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything for a long time.

The judges looked at each other in bewilderment.

This...is something a preschool child would say?

After Lin Wanwan finished speaking, she sat down gracefully and continued reading her book, "How to Become a Qualified Starry Sea Witch".

Bell, standing nearby, silently gave her a thumbs up.

Wanwan, you are truly amazing.

The host, regaining his composure, cleared his throat and said, "Uh... this student's answer was... very professional. Bonus points!"

The audience erupted in enthusiastic applause.

Bell clapped along, but in her heart she was thinking:

Wanwan's chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) is probably incurable.

The match is over.

Qiming Class won second place in the group competition, and Lin Wanwan was praised by the judges for her amazing answer.

Zhang Yu was beaming from ear to ear, as if he had won an award himself.

"Big sister! Second in our class! Isn't that amazing!"

Bell nodded: "Amazing, amazing."

Lin Weiwei, holding the bubble wand, looked at Lin Wanwan with admiration: "Wanwan, you're so amazing! How do you know so much?"

Lin Wanwan said calmly, "The knowledge of the astral realm is as vast as the ocean. I only know a little bit about it."

Lin Weiwei blinked, not understanding, but still admiring.

When school was over, Lingdang waited for Li Xian to pick her up at the school gate.

I waited for five minutes, but there was no sign of anyone.

Five more minutes passed, but still nothing.

She took out her phone and made a call to Li Xian.

It rang several times before it was answered.

"Hey? Old Deng? Where are you?"

A lazy voice came from the other end of the phone: "Uh... something came up on the way, I'll pick you up later. Why don't you go home with Wanwan first?"

Bell blinked: "What's up?"

"It's nothing serious. It's just... a bug crawled out of the ground."

Bell: "..."

insect?

Insects that crawled out of the ground?

"What kind of bug?" she asked.

Li Xian remained silent for a second.

"It's quite big," he said. "S-class."

Bell: "..."

S-rank?!

She only reached rank D after the fission!

She became anxious: "Old Deng, are you alright?"

"It's nothing," Li Xian said lazily.

"With your aunt and Uncle Chen Zhe here, it's not my turn to do anything. You go to Wanwan's house first, I'll pick you up when I'm done."

Before Lingdang could say anything more, the call had already ended.

She stood there, stunned, for a long while.

S-class alien beast...

How big must that be?

She couldn't imagine it.

But since Old Deng said he's fine, then he should be fine, right?

Lin Wanwan walked over and saw her staring blankly at the watch, then asked, "Observer, the Contract Guardian hasn't arrived yet?"

Bell shook her head: "He said a bug crawled out of the ground and told me to go to your house first."

Lin Wanwan was stunned for a moment.

"insect?"

"Hmm. S-rank."

Lin Wanwan was silent for a second.

Then she nodded and said solemnly, "Such beings are indeed beyond our ability to deal with. You should come home with me, and I will come to retrieve you after the contracted guardian has quelled the chaos."

Bell: "..."

Wanwan, you really need to change your translator's tone.

The two walked towards the Su family's residence.

After walking a few steps, Lingdang suddenly remembered something and looked back at the distant sky.

In that direction, there seemed to be a faint golden light shimmering.

I hope... everything is alright.

She thought to herself, and followed Lin Wan into the black sedan.

The car slowly drove away.