Lin Mo was jolted awake by a piece of chalk just as he was dreaming of some rather unspeakable scenes.
“Lin Mo!”
“Sleeping pretty soundly, aren’t you?”
The Physics Teacher stood there with a dark expression.
The entire class burst into laughter.
Lin Mo quickly sat up, wiped the corner of his mouth, and looked around with an embarrassed face.
“Take your textbook and go stand outside the classroom!”
“You’re truly the worst class I’ve ever taught. The Gaokao is only 30 days away, and there are still people sleeping in class!”
As Lin Mo walked toward the classroom door with a flushed face, he stole a glance at a certain girl sitting in the front row.
Seeing that she wasn’t paying any attention to him, he felt a sense of relief mixed with a hint of dejection.
Standing in the hallway, his mind began to drift back to his experience the previous night.
Lin Mo had been in his study, grinding through problems in his copy of *5-Year Gaokao, 3-Year Mock*.
Suddenly, a girl’s voice came from behind him. It was cold and sophisticated.
“Lin Mo, turn around.”
Lin Mo turned his head.
A beautiful girl with long, straight black hair was reclining on the sofa in a lazy posture.
Her hair was draped over her shoulders. Below that, she wore a Squirtle-patterned pajama top. The poor Squirtle was currently enduring pressure that a creature of its size shouldn’t have to bear. Her long, slender, and straight legs were exposed, revealing a large expanse of porcelain-white skin.
This girl was Su Qing, his childhood friend who lived across the hall. She was a few months younger than him, and they had grown up together. When they were little, she had followed him around like a shadow, calling him “Brother” every single day.
As they got older, they weren’t as close anymore. She had become the Student Council President and acted increasingly cold in front of others. Everyone at school knew they had grown up together — they had attended the same kindergarten, elementary school, middle school, and high school — but they usually maintained a normal classmate relationship at school.
However, whenever they returned home, Su Qing would often eat dinner at his house because she came from a single-parent family and her mother often worked late.
“What is it?” Lin Mo asked casually, withdrawing his gaze from her legs.
Su Qing noticed his look, and a flicker of disdain appeared on her face. Suddenly, as if she had thought of something, she began to chant in a low voice.
“You are very tired… slowly sinking… now you are entering a trance… no matter what you hear, you will obey…”
Lin Mo was stunned.
This was her ability — Hypnosis. She had mentioned before that she was a Mental Type and that her rank wasn’t low.
He originally wanted to burst out laughing and expose her: ‘Are you stupid? I’m immune to all abilities!’
But the words reached his lips and he swallowed them back for some inexplicable reason.
A thought popped into his head: ‘What would happen if I pretended to be hypnotized by her?’
‘This girl definitely wants to play a prank on me. I’ll pretend to be hypnotized first to see what she’s actually up to. Once she’s convinced and reveals her true motive, I’ll suddenly “wake up” and mock her ruthlessly: “You big dummy! I can’t be hypnotized at all! I’m also an Ability User, and I awakened a constitution that isn’t affected by abilities!”‘
Thinking about the embarrassed expression she would have, Lin Mo suddenly felt a surge of excitement and anticipation.
Thus, Lin Mo relaxed his shoulders, allowed his eyes to lose focus, and put on a vacant expression.
“Hypnosis successful!” Su Qing said happily.
“Stand up and walk over to me,” she commanded.
Lin Mo cooperated, standing up and walking over to her in a stiff, robotic manner.
“It really worked…” Su Qing murmured. “In this state… no matter what happens, no memory will remain…”
‘Hurry up and say it,’ Lin Mo urged internally. ‘What exactly do you want to do?’
Then, Su Qing’s expression turned somewhat obsessive.
She gave Lin Mo an order.
“Call me Sister Su, and say you are my naughty little brother.”
Lin Mo thought, ‘Holy crap, we’re starting with this?’
However, since he had already committed, he decided to play along.
“Sister Su, I am your naughty little brother.”
“Ehehehe!” A burst of girlish giggling rang out.
Lin Mo was dying of embarrassment and was just about to come clean when a sweet fragrance wafted into his nose. Su Qing threw herself at him, hanging onto him like a spoiled kitten. Lin Mo’s senses instantly exploded. He could clearly feel the Squirtle rubbing against him.
“Brother~”
Her voice was sweet and cloying, a bit high-pitched and cutesy. This was a sound Lin Mo had never heard from Su Qing’s mouth. This girl, who always had a cool and mature voice, could actually make such a sugary sound.
Lin Mo’s head buzzed. Furthermore, she was actually calling him “Brother” like she did when they were kids?
A warm breath brushed against his face, carrying a faint sweetness.
“Because I was too embarrassed… I haven’t called you that in such a long time.”
“But…”
Her slender arms looped around his neck. That pure and moving face enlarged before his eyes.
A soft, moist sensation landed on his lips.
“Mua~”
It was an inexperienced kiss, a cautious and hesitant probe. Her cheeks were completely flushed.
“I like Brother so, so much! My first kiss, Brother’s first kiss, Brother…”
Lin Mo’s entire body went rigid.
‘I pretended to be hypnotized and actually got kissed by this girl? My first kiss is gone? Is this a confession?’
‘If I “wake up” now as planned and mock her… it will definitely be a humiliating death!’
His internal processing didn’t affect his acting; he maintained his vacant stare.
Su Qing was now frantically kissing his cheeks, forehead, and the tip of his nose… rubbing against him incessantly.
After 20 minutes, Su Qing moved away, breathing heavily. She pulled out a tissue to wipe the saliva from his face.
“I have to stop here for today… any further and things will get problematic…”
“I still have to eat dinner with my future mother-in-law later.”
Lin Mo was completely short-circuited by this point.
Then, Su Qing looked him directly in the eyes. “Now, you will wake up from the hypnosis. You will forget everything and only feel like you took a short nap. Now, lean on the desk… and wake up.”
She snapped her fingers.
Lin Mo cooperated by returning to his seat, leaning down, and then pretending to wake up in a daze.
“Honestly, Lin Mo! The Gaokao is almost here and you’re actually sleeping while doing homework! I’m going to tell your mother!” Su Qing scolded, pretending to be angry, though her ears were beet red.
‘Good grief, she’s a natural actress.’
“Huh? How long was I out? I actually drooled. I think I had a dream, but… ah, I can’t remember.” Lin Mo deliberately touched his lips.
Su Qing’s face reddened instantly. “You — you’re a grown man and you still drool in your sleep! How embarrassing!”
***
Just as he was thinking about the events of the previous night, the bell rang, signaling the end of class. A few rowdy male classmates walked to the door to tease him.
“Did you ‘reward yourself’ a bit too much last night? Look at those dark circles. Don’t tell us you were up all night studying.”
Chen Hao spoke with a deliberately loud voice.
“None of your business!” Lin Mo returned to his seat and collapsed back onto the desk to sleep.
The surrounding boys laughed along.
Lin Mo didn’t bother to acknowledge them. Explaining was useless. The more he explained, the more excited they would get.
Suddenly, the surroundings went quiet. A girl was walking toward Lin Mo’s desk.
As she passed, the boys all shut their mouths in unison.
Su Qing stopped in front of Lin Mo’s desk. Her white shirt was buttoned all the way to the top, and her deep blue skirt was crisp and straight.
She clutched a folder, her gaze sweeping across the classroom. It lingered for half a second on Chen Hao’s frozen face before landing on Lin Mo.
“Student Lin Mo,” she said, her voice cool and seductive.
“The Student Council has some forms that need supplemental signatures.”
Lin Mo stood up and walked over. A fragrant scent hit him — the same body fragrance from last night.
She handed over the folder and tapped a specific spot with her fingertip. “Guardian’s signature.”
“Oh.”
“Also.”
Her voice dropped lower.
“My mom is making dumplings at home tonight.”
Before he could respond, she had already turned around and walked away.
When he returned to his seat, Chen Hao asked curiously, “Holy crap, why did your childhood friend the President come to find you? What did she say?”
“She told me to hand in some forms.”
“That’s it?”
“What else would it be?”
Lin Mo sat back down and looked out the window.
Then, he closed his eyes.
In this world, roughly 0.3% of the population possessed abilities, and they were all female. Ranks went from E-rank to SSS-rank. An E-rank might only be able to bend a spoon, while an S-rank was rumored to be able to affect local weather.
However, Lin Mo was an exception. No one knew that he actually had an ability as well. His power was [Absolute Immunity] — literally meaning he could not be influenced by any ability. It couldn’t be used to cheat on exams, and it couldn’t be used to pick up girls. Its description was: “Non-offensive, non-supportive, strategic value pending evaluation.”
In short: Useless.