A Guide for Background Characters to Survive in a Manga - Chapter 361 : Chapter 361

Chapter 361

Good news, Su Bei awakened an Ability. Bad news, the Ability he awakened was called [Summon Gear]. As the name implied, he could summon gears.

Su Bei was greatly shocked. What kind of useless Ability was this! Only a cannon fodder who died in the first chapter of a manga would have such a sloppy Ability, right?

But no matter what, since he had something like an Ability, he had to go to an Ability academy to get an Ability license. This was also the reason why he was now sitting in the auditorium of “Endless Ability Academy.”

The one giving a speech as an outstanding new student representative was Si Zhaohua from Class A, an Ability user who looked very strong and rich at a glance. But that had nothing to do with Su Bei. Compared to paying attention to a student who would probably have no intersection with him in the future, he preferred to pay attention to the people around him.

That’s right, the “people around him” he was talking about were Jiang Tianming and Feng Lan. Su Bei found these two people very interesting.

The former had extremely rare black hair and black eyes. At least in all the years Su Bei had lived, he had never seen such a combination. Speaking of which, this was actually quite strange. Why did other solid-color combinations exist, and there was even a celebrity with white hair and white eyes, but only black hair and black eyes didn’t exist?

In short, because of this magical color combination, Su Bei would always subconsciously pay attention to Jiang Tianming.

As for Feng Lan, there was no need to say more. The hometown of the king in the back row by the window, he sat on a geomantic treasure as soon as he came up, and he was also a rare white-haired person. As someone who often reads manga, it was hard for him not to notice.

In the end, Su Bei chose to sit with Feng Lan. Compared to Jiang Tianming, who looked very much like a villain, Feng Lan’s setup was obviously much safer.

And the facts proved that was indeed the case. His Ability was [Prophecy], an Ability that at a glance would not become a villain. However, this Ability was also very dangerous. Although someone with the [Prophecy] Ability would definitely be hidden in the rear, if a Nightmare Beast wanted to do evil, even if he was hidden deeply, he would definitely be captured first.

To put it simply, it was fine to have him as a meal buddy, but if any accident happened, it was best for him to stay away from the other party as soon as possible.

It wasn’t that he was being so pessimistic; it was just that this academy was indeed not very safe. Su Bei had always had the mentality of an ordinary person before coming to school. Who knew that someone would die in the academy on the first day of school, and it was a student from their class at that?

This made Su Bei deeply realize that an Ability academy was completely different from an ordinary school, and Ability users were always in danger.

But I’m sorry, Su Bei didn’t want to face danger. With his Ability that could at most be a passerby, it couldn’t bring him any benefits, so naturally, he didn’t want to bear the corresponding risks.

Su Bei did not participate in the process of investigating the case, but at the very end, he happened to overhear a bit about the “Black Flash” organization and officially learned about this villainous organization that ran rampant in the Ability world.

A bit strange.

Returning to the dormitory after school, Su Bei’s face was full of strangeness. What did I hear today? There was a well-known villainous organization in the Ability world? Didn’t the government care?

You know, in the ordinary world, cults were severely cracked down on. In the 15 years he had lived, he had never heard of any cults. The only times he had heard of them were in the news about cracking down on crime.

But in the Ability world, it was something that could be established openly. Although everyone condemned it, they really couldn’t do anything about it.

Su Bei felt that his worldview had collapsed. Not only was the Ability government not stronger, but it was even weaker.

And it wasn’t just the Ability government that was unreliable; the Ability academy was not that reliable either. Otherwise, why would they let a few students like Jiang Tianming investigate the case?

Of course, what was even stranger was the Mo Xiaotian he had just met in the corridor. If he wasn’t mistaken, the black lightning mark on the back of his neck was the mark of a member of the “Black Flash” organization that Jiang Tianming and the others had mentioned!

The existence of an undercover agent made Su Bei immediately alert. The power of the “Black Flash” organization was greater than he had imagined; it could even infiltrate the academy. However, if it was just one student coming in, it wouldn’t be a problem. But who knew if there were people from the “Black Flash” organization among the teachers?

It was precisely because of this consideration that he did not dare to speak about Mo Xiaotian’s problem. After all, there might be people from the “Black Flash” organization inside the academy. Even if he could send Mo Xiaotian out, could he guarantee his own safety?

He couldn’t. Instead, it would make him a target of their revenge.

So Su Bei planned to pretend that he knew nothing, stay away from Mo Xiaotian, and stay away from Jiang Tianming and the others in the class who were very good at causing trouble. He would peacefully pass his three years of high school and then return to a regular school to continue his ordinary life.

“The class placement monthly exam……” Hearing Meng Huai’s announcement, Su Bei raised an eyebrow, a hint of interest flashing in his eyes. Although his Ability was very weak, Su Bei believed that he himself was not weak. At least for the students who were currently only in their first year and had not yet mastered their Abilities, he was definitely not weak.

The monthly exam was in an individual battle mode. He didn’t think he would only get a very poor score. Perhaps in a few months, he would no longer be able to defeat those Ability users with powerful abilities with his ordinary abilities. But at least for now, when those Ability users had not yet mastered their abilities well, his advantage was great.

Although he only planned to spend his three years of high school peacefully, this did not affect his desire to get a good score in the monthly exam. You know, he had always been a good student in his original school. There was no reason to let himself go just because he came to an Ability academy.

The first match of the monthly exam was against a C-class student. His Ability was [Rubber Man]. His luck was as bad as ever. To be matched with a C-class student as an F-class student made him laugh out of anger.

Fortunately, he was not the only unlucky one in the class. Jiang Tianming was also matched with a C-class opponent.

“If I remember correctly, you’re an F-class student, right? I say you should just surrender. It’s easier for you and easier for me. If you lose today, you can have a four-day holiday. Isn’t that great?” The green-haired opponent said threateningly while crazily twisting his body with his Ability.

Su Bei: “……”

He couldn’t help but show a complicated expression. This Ability was logically quite strong. How could he use it so magically?

But no matter what kind of Ability the opponent used, the only way Su Bei could deal with it was to overcome everything with one force. Don’t look at the opponent’s flashy appearance on the surface, but in Su Bei’s eyes, it was full of flaws.

He curled his lips slightly and rushed towards him with the speed of lightning. Although the green-haired kid was caught off guard by Su Bei’s sudden attack, his reaction was still quite fast. He immediately activated his Ability, making his hands and arms longer, and promptly blocked Su Bei a few steps away.

As the saying goes, one inch longer, one inch stronger. Without a weapon, Su Bei really couldn’t do anything to him if he couldn’t get close.

But unfortunately, these two arms couldn’t really prevent Su Bei from getting close. Su Bei simply circled around these two arms, and with a few moves, he tied them into a dead knot.

The crowd below the stage burst into laughter. Su Bei’s set of operations, if nothing else, really had a full comedic effect.

The green-haired kid was dumbfounded. He had never expected that his seemingly powerful attack would be restricted in this way, making him look like a fool. “No, you, how could you…… ah!”

Su Bei punched him in the stomach. The green-haired kid cried out in pain, clutching his stomach, and fell down, bent over.

Almost no difficulty at all. Su Bei shook his hand and looked down at the green-haired man. “Are you going down yourself, or do you want me to help you down?”

“I’m not going down!” The green-haired man put on a resolute expression of never giving in and said angrily, “I will never give in! I will not retreat until the last moment!”

So tenacious, like an unyielding weed in a rock crevice. Su Bei praised in his heart, but after praising, he always felt something was strange.

Seeing the other party stand up again, Su Bei put away his strange mood and knocked the opponent down again. This time, he did not give the other party another chance to stand up and directly knocked him off the stage.

After getting off the stage, the green-haired man knelt on the ground, looking up at the sky at a 45-degree angle, with two streams of tears on his face. “No! Why did I lose! No!”

Su Bei: “……”

On one hand, he felt that he should be moved, and on the other hand, he felt a little uncontrollable urge to say something. But what to say? He couldn’t possibly comfort the other party, right?

If he were to say something like, “What are you crying about? Tell me, the winner,” that would be too provocative.

“So amazing!” Mu Tieren said with a face full of admiration. “To be able to completely ignore Abilities with just physical skills, you really are the number one in our class in terms of physical skills.”

Su Bei had not hidden his strength during the usual physical education classes. This was not some manga world, and he was not the protagonist who pretended to be weak to eat a tiger, so of course, there was no need to hide. Therefore, it was generally recognized in the class that his physical skills were the best.

Zhao Xiaoyu walked to his side and said with a smile, “There were always some sour guys who would say what’s the use of your good physical skills, you’ll still be helpless against Abilities? I guess they won’t say that anymore after this.”

In Class F, Su Bei and Zhao Xiaoyu had a pretty good relationship. The latter often looked for him to practice physical skills after class, and in exchange, she would help Su Bei with his homework. Both sides felt that they had profited, so it was a win-win situation.

“They’ll always have something to say.” Su Bei shook his head, not caring. “They’ll be honest with me in physical education class.”

That group of people was also strange. Every time they were beaten by him in physical education class, they would start spreading rumors about him, and then beg for mercy in the next physical education class. Sometimes Su Bei really suspected that they were deliberately getting beaten, feeling the burning of their masochistic souls.

Shaking his head, Su Bei looked towards the stage. “Are Feng Lan and Wu Jin still not done?”

Zhao Xiaoyu looked up and accurately found the location of the other two’s stages, pointing it out to Su Bei. “Wu Jin just came down. Feng Lan should be soon.”

These two were the other two classmates he had a relatively good relationship with in the class. The former was brought by Zhao Xiaoyu, and their relationship was merely at the level of being able to speak to each other. But with Wu Jin’s personality, being able to say a few words already symbolized a good relationship.

As for Feng Lan, there was no need to say more. A regular meal buddy in high school could be considered the best classmate in a sense.

It was worth mentioning that Su Bei’s team for the upcoming team battle was with Zhao Xiaoyu, Wu Jin, and Feng Lan, forming a four-person team. Although none of their Abilities were offensive, at least survival should not be a problem.

As long as they could survive until the end, who knew who would win? He would not give up the competition for the monthly exam just because his Ability was very poor.