Popularity is everything; I play a super genius

"Each one is more elaborate than the last!"

The exam papers were handed out quickly.

Saki answered quickly, and in no time he had finished all the questions. He didn’t even bother to check his answers. He stood up and, under the astonished or indifferent gazes of the class, was the first to walk to the front of the class and placed the test paper next to Ms. Tsukimi, who was still reading a novel.

Ms. Tsukimi glanced at him from above the book, said nothing, and simply waved her hand casually, indicating that he could leave.

With his hands in his pockets, Qi Ji left the classroom as the whole class watched him go.

When he handed in his paper, most of his classmates hadn't even finished the first page.

For example, Huomu was still scratching his head over the third essay question.

In comparison, everyone couldn't help but sigh inwardly:

No wonder he's known as the number one genius in the City of Fire.

After handing in his paper, Qi Ji returned to the rooftop with practiced ease, adjusted himself into a comfortable position, and then—

The live stream was promptly shut down.

"???"

"Why did you end the broadcast?"

"You can't watch while you're sleeping?"

"Open the door! The community is bringing warmth!"

There are two reasons why Saki chose to end her broadcast at this time:

Firstly, simply livestreaming oneself sleeping will inevitably lead to a drop in popularity once the novelty wears off, so it's unnecessary.

Secondly, the so-called sleeping is just a pretext.

He was going to the library next to look up more information about the "echoes" of awakening.

Unfortunately, although he played the role of a genius, he was not a real genius.

On camera, he naps and skips classes, appearing as a prodigy who is unlearned yet possesses innate knowledge.

But behind the scenes, he has to put in many times more effort to maintain this persona.

……

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Chapter Nine: A Possibility That Belongs Only to Him

At this time of day, the library was nearly empty.

Qi Ji easily found several thick, brick-like books and sat down in a secluded corner.

The extraordinary theories of this world are based on "echoes" and the "sea of ​​consciousness".

According to the setting, this world itself is a giant resonance entity.

Everything is "vibrating" and producing its own echo.

These echoes record the traces of events, the ripples of emotions, and the truths of the laws.

The sea of ​​consciousness is the ultimate convergence point of all echoes, the underlying ocean of all consciousness and information.

The ability of an Echoer is essentially a process in which consciousness resonates with a specific "echo pattern" in the sea of ​​consciousness, and then "re-enacts" its power in reality.

The awakening of an extraordinary being, simply put, is the process of connecting one's own consciousness to the sea of ​​consciousness and "downloading" one's own "program" from it.

Awakening, apart from a few exceptionally gifted individuals and those with inherited bloodlines who are born with it, usually requires deep experience, extreme emotions, and special rituals.

Unfortunately, Saki is an outsider who doesn't belong to this world.

His soul frequency is not fully compatible with the "underlying protocol" of this world, making it much more difficult for him to connect normally than for the locals.

However, it's not entirely impossible!

Because he possesses—

miracle!

Qi Ji raised his hand, his fingertips lightly brushing against the mask on his face.

In just over a month, the "miracle" on the mask will accumulate to the maximum of 9.1.

His status as an "outsider" was a disadvantage, but from another perspective, it was also his unique advantage.

Everything has an echo—

In other words, this transmigrator lived in this world for ten years, and his very existence must have left its own unique "vibration" in the sea of ​​consciousness.

What he needs to do is to "replay" it in reality.

This is tantamount to creating a completely new spectrum of abilities out of thin air.

But as he said earlier, it's not impossible!

After years of tireless deliberation, Saki had already formed a general idea in his mind.

He scribbled and drew on paper, quickly creating a "possibility" that was uniquely his own.

An existence that shouldn't exist.

[A lie believed to be true]

[The Blind Spot That Everyone's Been Watching]

These three "core concepts," along with the "miracle" of 9.1, are theoretically sufficient for him to manipulate the sea of ​​consciousness!

As the concept in his mind became clearer, Saki felt that the possibility was getting closer and closer to him.

As long as that envisioned ability can be awakened...

Then, even a fake would become a genuine genius!

……

After organizing his thoughts and the information he had gathered, Saki left the library and headed towards the rooftop.

He estimated the time and prepared to start the broadcast.

However, just as they reached the corner of the stairs leading to the rooftop—

But they bumped right into someone coming down from above.

With her long, misty purple hair and the faint fragrance of white butterfly flowers, the girl who bumped into her was undoubtedly Liuli.

Liuli was live streaming, and at that moment, many of the comments in her live stream were related to Qiji:

"Where is he? My brother Ji isn't sleeping on the rooftop, where did he go?"

"Where's the promise that a Saki will spawn on the rooftop 100% of the time?"

Liuli went to the rooftop to find Qiji.

I was a little disappointed when I didn't see it.

But when they unexpectedly bumped into each other on the stairs, the girl's eyes lit up, and a mischievous idea immediately formed.

"oops!"

She let out a soft cry, as if she had tripped over something, lost her balance, and clumsily fell in the direction of Qi Ji.

She's ready!

The moment Qi Ji subconsciously reached out to help, she took the opportunity to get closer and, with lightning speed, reached out and removed the cumbersome mask!

She wanted to see what kind of face was hidden under the mask!

There was no way around it; she was just too curious!

Saki knew her so well, and even said those kinds of things to her...

She strongly suspected that behind the mask might be someone she knew well.

However, facing Ruri's very deliberate fake fall, Saki simply turned slightly to the side and easily dodged it.

"Huh? Ahhh—!"

Liuli was truly shocked!

She never expected that Saki would be so "ungentlemanly"!

He waved his hands in vain a few times in the air, but because he had lost his center of gravity and was propelled forward by the momentum, he actually fell down the dozen or so steps!

Echoers of different lineages have vastly different focuses in their abilities.

As a pure psychic ability user, Ruri's physical condition was already average. In addition, due to the long-term erosion of the "Curse of the Age of Gods", her physique was even weaker than that of an ordinary girl.

If it were to roll solidly down there, while it wouldn't result in serious injury, it would definitely leave one with bruises, swelling, and body aches for several days.

'What a jerk with absolutely no manners!'

Just as a sense of desolation crept into my heart, and I braced myself for the pain—

Qi Ji suddenly lifted his foot, stopping her from falling.

"call……"

Liuli's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, suddenly settled down, and she subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

'At least this guy knows a thing or two about chivalry...'

However, before she could even breathe a sigh of relief, Liuli suddenly realized that something seemed amiss.

Sparse feet, blocking the way...

It seems... perhaps... a little too ambiguous?

Through the thin fabric of the uniform, she could clearly feel the hardness of the other person's ankle bones, and...

The fat deposits that were squeezed and deformed.

"!!!"

Liuli's face flushed red instantly.

"Where...where are you touching with your feet?!" She was both embarrassed and anxious, and her voice changed.

"Ok?"

Saki was taken aback, only then belatedly realizing that their posture seemed a little awkward.

Because Liuli fell sideways, he hurriedly stretched out his foot to block her, and the instep of his foot landed right under the girl's armpit, near her chest.

That incredibly soft curve, now slightly concave and deformed due to the force, presents a visually striking and exhilarating elastic texture...

The feel underfoot...not bad.

Saki was silent for a moment, then quickly withdrew his foot.

"Huh?! No, no—I didn't tell you to take it away right away!!!"

Suddenly, the support beneath her feet disappeared, and Liuli lost her balance again, letting out a cry of surprise.

In order to avoid actually tumbling down the stairs, she frantically lunged forward, instinctively looking for the nearest support.

Then, he clasped his arms together and hugged the only "pillar" he could reach.

...that is, Saki's thigh.

Time seems to stand still at this moment.

Liuli knelt on the steps, her hands tightly wrapped around Qiji's thighs, her cheeks almost touching his lower body.

……

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Chapter Ten: The Safest Place

Saki lowered his head slightly, silently looking at the "accessory" between his legs.

The two of them remained frozen in the stairwell in this rather awkward and easily misunderstood pose.

Liuli's personal channel exploded with comments after a half-second of silence: