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Others might dismiss Fang Yan's words as nonsense, but Hayasaka Ai wouldn't.
"Who knows?" Fang Yan shrugged noncommittally, then took out his phone and started browsing the news. Hayasaka Ai wasn't directly haunted by ghosts; she just had some sinister aura about her, which wasn't something he needed to worry about too much.
Seeing Fang Yan playing on his phone, Hayasaka Ai wanted to ask him something, but she opened her mouth and didn't say anything.
Soon, the school bell rang, and a mature and sophisticated woman walked into the classroom. She was none other than Tachibana Haruna, Fang Yan's homeroom teacher!
Well, unlike many high school teachers who are quiet and cute, Fang Yan's class teacher is Tachibana Hina!
After entering, Tachibana glanced at Fang Yan, who was still playing on his phone. After hesitating for a moment, she decided not to pay attention to him. After all, this student's grades had always been very good. He usually either slept or played on his phone. Apart from occasionally listening to a few classes, he hadn't attended many others, but his grades had always remained in the top three of the grade.
He's a natural genius at getting into school; even Tachibana Haruna would envy such talent. As long as Fang Yan maintains his current grades, she won't interfere.
At this time, Fang Yan was constantly searching for various information online. After returning to his room yesterday, he activated Jarvis and added a Jarvis subroutine to his phone.
Even when Fang Yan is not at home, he can still gather all sorts of intelligence through Jarvis.
Since last night, Jarvis has been collecting all sorts of intelligence. Jarvis can gather information from the internet, and Fang Yan even authorized Jarvis to hack into the networks of certain special agencies without exposing itself.
As it turns out, Jarvis's abilities are quite good. Except for some important documents from certain special organizations that Jarvis couldn't obtain, it could obtain everything for Fang Yan. As for what Jarvis couldn't obtain, it wasn't that Jarvis was incapable of obtaining it.
The main reason is that obtaining this intelligence without being detected is indeed quite difficult.
However, this was enough for Fang Yan. He only needed some information about the revival of spiritual energy, not information about mushroom eggs. Fang Yan was not particularly interested in that kind of thing.
"Sure enough, when spiritual energy revives, humans undergo other special changes besides cultivation!" Fang Yan glanced at where Kato Megumi was. Well, because Kato Megumi was sitting in front of him, Fang Yan remembered this very clearly, so he was able to find Kato Megumi in the classroom.
“On the mainland, and on the other side of the ocean, and even in Europe, there are superpowered individuals awakening. But this seems to be to be expected, after all, the current trend is becoming more and more critical. Ordinary humans have no opportunity to cultivate, so it seems that they can only place their hopes on awakening 907’s superpowers!” Fang Yan murmured.
The rich rely on technology, the poor rely on mutation; this is the rhythm of the world.
Neither the cultivation traditions on the mainland nor the Onmyoji traditions in Japan are things that ordinary people can learn. Therefore, technology or mutation is one of the many methods available.
The number of these awakened individuals is still very small, and the authorities cannot guarantee that every awakened individual can be found. The awakened individuals who are found are mainly those who suddenly awakened their abilities under the gaze of others and were discovered.
Or perhaps they have awakened their own abilities and, fearing they might be harmed, seek help from the police.
There are many types of awakened abilities. Some awakened abilities are very powerful, such as those involving fire. However, there are also some abilities that have problems. For example, in that country across the ocean, someone awakened the ability of mosaic.
Hmm, it can automatically add mosaics to your own body! Σ(っД;)っ, this ability is practically useless, isn't it?
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At this moment, Fang Yan also suspected that Kato Megumi had awakened, but her awakening was only a low-profile one, so no one else noticed her, and if there were no accidents, they might not have been able to find her at all.
It's such a waste that someone with such talent isn't going to Asar!
So far, fewer than 10 awakened individuals have been officially recorded. They haven't been dissected or anything like that. Except for the one who awakened the mosaic ability, they have all been protected by the authorities, who are trying to help them master and develop their abilities.
Nobody is a fool. Perhaps dissecting these people at this time could yield them some great gains, but as things stand, awakening these things is random. What if one day, it's them and the people around them who awaken?
If these people are taken care of and their abilities are developed, they will eventually work for government departments, right?
It can be said that even the most ruthless and heartless country A chose this path.
Fang Yan thought about it for a moment and then stopped paying attention to the matter. The emergence of awakened beings among humans was a good thing for humanity. After all, the world was becoming more and more dangerous, and humanity could no longer continue to be so weak.
In particular, Fang Yan saw that a region in the Great Bear Kingdom in the north had recently been frozen over for thousands of miles, and the entire area had become an ice field. Neither animals nor plants could escape the fate of being frozen.
Satellite observations suggest that a powerful monster has awakened over there.
Currently, the Great Bear Country is still considering countermeasures. It is said that they wanted to directly bombard that area with missiles, but due to certain concerns, they have not done so for the time being.
It's said that the Vatican is quite interested in that area.
This world seems to be getting more and more dangerous. Fang Yan can also sense that the spiritual energy in the air is increasing tomorrow.
Ordinary people might find it hard to sense, but a cultivator like him could. This is a good thing for a cultivator, but it's definitely a disaster for ordinary people. It means that demons and monsters will continue to appear in large numbers in the future.
As Fang Yan continued to search for various information, the day's classes came to an end. Neither the teachers nor the students around him paid any attention to the fact that Fang Yan had been playing on his phone all day. There was nothing they could do; good grades meant he could be so willful.
After finishing his day of "studies," Fang Yan didn't go straight home. Instead, he strolled leisurely towards the student council office, where he held a position as a student council officer.
"Fang Yan, you're here!" When Fang Yan pushed open the door to the student council office, a pink-haired, wicked woman gave him a bright smile.
"Hello, Secretary Fujiwara!" Fang Yan nodded slightly to her, then found his seat and sat down.
It's hard not to dislike Fujiwara Chika; she's a woman who combines cunning and naivety—it's almost unfair.
Fang Yan then glanced at Kaguya Shinomiya, who was sitting in the president's seat. At that moment, she was displaying an unapproachable expression, a true ice queen.
For some reason, Kaguya Shinomiya became the student council president, while Miyuki Shirogane, who was supposed to take the position, did not appear.
Fang Yan joined the student council at the invitation of Kaguya Shinomiya, who initially invited him to become the vice president.
Fang Yan was dumbfounded at the time. After all, he had only just started high school, and you're already making me the vice president? Is that really okay?
As for whether Kaguya Shinomiya can make Fang Yan the vice president, there is no doubt about that. If she can't even do that, she doesn't deserve to be the eldest daughter of the Shinomiya family. Too many people need to give her that face.
In Kaguya Shinomiya's words, someone like Fang Yan shouldn't be low-key. Becoming the student council vice president this year and the student council president next year is what Fang Yan should be doing.
Because of the privileges that the student council had, Fang Yan also chose to join the student council, but he did not become the vice president. Instead, he became the accounting supervisor, which was the easiest position in the student council.
"Fang Yan, I didn't realize you were so amazing! I heard you dealt with the monster that appeared last week. I never imagined you were so skilled in swordsmanship!" Fujiwara Chika came to Fang Yan's side and patted him on the shoulder.
"It's alright, it's just that (Nuo's) has been cultivating since childhood!" Fang Yan waved his hand, as if to say that such a thing was not worth mentioning at all, as if it were just a small matter.
"You were able to defeat a monster that even bullets couldn't penetrate. Is that all there is to it?" Kaguya Shinomiya said coldly at this moment.
Fang Yan looked over, and Shinomiya Kaguya's scarlet eyes were fixed on him.
"And if I'm not mistaken, you also solved the Kojiro Shinomiya incident, right?" Kaguya Shinomiya continued.
"Oh? You knew?" Fang Yan looked at Kaguya Shinomiya with slight surprise. Kojiro Shinomiya had revealed his information? That shouldn't be the case!
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Fang Yan had given Shinomiya Kojiro a hint. Without Fang Yan's permission, Shinomiya Kojiro would not have been able to reveal anything about himself. Fang Yan was confident in his methods.
As it turned out, Kaguya Shinomiya found out. Sure enough, she couldn't underestimate the Shinomiya family's methods!
“Of course, someone is investigating!” Kaguya Shinomiya’s face showed a mocking expression, but Fang Yan could sense that it wasn’t directed at him: “The matter of Kojiro Shinomiya is being watched by many people in the Shinomiya Group.”
You should know that he has shares he inherited from his aunt, and the catering division of the Shinomiya Group is also a business of their lineage.
He had previously lost his cooking skills, which clearly indicated a problem! Now that he has suddenly recovered, naturally some people are getting restless!
You demonstrated your skills a few days ago, and Kojiro Shinomiya sent Erina Nakiri his cooking tutorial videos. These things are insignificant to us, but they are priceless treasures to a chef.
Unless there are special circumstances, Kojiro Shinomiya would never pass this on to Erina Nakiri, since their relationship is not that good.
Clearly, Kojiro Shinomiya, after a series of investigations, turned his attention to you as a way of thanking Erina Nakiri, or someone close to her.
"I see!!" Fang Yan nodded thoughtfully, then a playful smile appeared on his face: "That's getting more and more interesting! But you guys are really something, monitoring even your own family members in various ways, not even sparing their chat history and emails."
Kaguya Shinomiya fell silent upon hearing this. She found such things utterly distasteful. After a long while, she let out a muffled groan and said, "That's why I'm still using an old-fashioned cell phone."
"Hey, isn't it Kaguya who doesn't know how to use a smartphone?" Fujiwara Chika said in a very cute and innocent way.
Kaguya Shinomiya's face instantly darkened. This damned evil of the world, the cancer of the earth, does he even know how to speak? What do you mean I don't know how to use a smartphone? Something as simple as this can stump me, Kaguya Shinomiya?
Chika, if you keep going like this, you'll have no friends!
Kaguya Shinomiya glanced again at Chika Fujiwara's enormous original sin. Sigh, why is this woman so big?
"But I'm curious how they'll react!" Fang Yan knew that Kaguya Shinomiya didn't know how to use a smartphone, so he wasn't too concerned. After all, everyone has their strengths and weaknesses.
Just like Fang Yan, he's not good at cooking.
"As for a reaction, even if there is one, it's impossible for it to be shown!" Kaguya Shinomiya said with a hint of sarcasm. "But you'd better be careful. Those guys are no good. If they can retaliate, they will definitely retaliate!"
Fang Yan nodded slightly upon hearing this. Kaguya Shinomiya's actions seemed to be betraying the family's interests, since the person who did such a thing was very likely her brother.
Kojiro Shinomiya could guess some of the details of this matter, and Kaguya Shinomiya, who was even more involved than Kojiro, could also guess some things. In fact, Kaguya knew before Kojiro that it was probably her brothers who were plotting against him.
This might even be tacitly approved by one's own father. After all, for that father, even his own children could betray him, let alone a nephew.
From a rational point of view, entrusting the restaurant business to Kojiro Shinomiya would be the best choice.
Kaguya Shinomiya dislikes her older brother and her father. This isn't about betraying the Shinomiya Group. By using Fang Yan, she might be able to put pressure on her two older brothers. Why not?
The man in front of me is far more unfathomable than I imagined!
"If they have the ability, then let them come!" Fang Yan's face showed a confident expression.
Fang Yan didn't care about the Shinomiya Group at all. If they were so capable, let them mobilize the army and bomb me with missiles!
As for those Onmyoji, hehe, if they are Onmyoji with righteous intentions, Fang Yan will not go against them. If they are not, Fang Yan will let them know what the power of the ancestor is.
Kaguya Shinomiya silently gazed at Fang Yan for a long while, but didn't say anything more. She knew that this man wasn't the type to boast; on the contrary, he preferred to keep a low profile, just like his family.
If it weren't for the Shinomiya Group targeting them, or even wanting to acquire them, they probably wouldn't know just how powerful and secretive this guy's family really is.
"Eh? What are you talking about?!" Fujiwara Chika looked at Shinomiya Kaguya and Fang Yan with a bit of confusion, indicating that she didn't quite understand what they were saying.
"It's nothing, we were just saying your dancing was very good, Dance King!" Fang Yan picked up the teacup from the coffee table, took a sip, and said casually.
"It's not as good as you all say!" Fujiwara Chika quickly said, embarrassed.
It seems that ever since she met Fang Yan, this guy has liked to call himself the "Dance King," and over time, Fujiwara Chika has gotten used to this title as well.
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"By the way, have you heard about the new urban legend that's been circulating lately?" Fujiwara Chika suddenly asked mysteriously, her expression changing.
"About the Slit-Mouthed Woman?" Kaguya Shinomiya frowned, but still spoke up.
Things have been very chaotic lately, and the most important thing is the Slit-Mouthed Woman incident.
"No, that's not true. The Slit-Mouthed Woman isn't unusual anymore, okay? That's an urban legend from decades ago, it's a new urban legend!" Fujiwara Chika quickly shook her head and said.
Fang Yan and Shinomiya Kaguya exchanged bewildered glances upon hearing this. Why did they feel that Fujiwara Chika seemed somewhat unaware of the facts? Someone with her background should have known about such matters.
After all, the Fujiwara Chika family is very famous throughout the entire Sakura Prefecture.
However, judging from Fujiwara Chika's appearance, she doesn't seem to know about the Slit-Mouthed Woman!
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