northernbook Chapter 199 Illusion (3)
Chapter 199 Illusion (3)
In the end, Fu Hua could not persuade the captain to go along with her. She had heard her classmates mention the captain before.
It is said that a very young and handsome physical education teacher came about half a month ago. He is kind and helpful, but unfortunately he is not in charge of his class. Because he is still a student teacher, he is only responsible for substituting for the teacher who was hospitalized after a car accident.
Fu Hua was surprised that the captain would directly approach someone who wasn't in his class. She glanced at the captain discreetly, then looked in the direction the captain had come from and saw Qi Bo with a worried expression on his face.
It seems that it was Qi Bo who told him. As for why Fu Hua knew Qi Bo, it was mainly because Qi Bo was a well-known socialite in their year. She had very close friends with everyone, whether from her own class or other classes.
It's even said that she's involved with upperclassmen and underclassmen, which has made Qi Bo a well-known know-it-all in the Golden Academy. If you want to ask anything, you can't go wrong by asking Qi Bo.
After withdrawing her gaze, Fu Hua spoke up: "You shouldn't have gotten involved."
"There's nothing wrong with that. As a teacher, I believe it's necessary to ensure the physical and mental health of students."
The captain bent down to pick up the basketball that someone had dropped, turned to face Fu Hua, and invited, "How about it? Interested in playing a game of basketball with me?"
"Just the two of us?" Fu Hua asked, somewhat surprised.
"Yes, one-on-one. I can tell from your footwork and breathing that you're a trained fighter, so I won't hold back."
Fu Hua's pupils contracted slightly as she looked at the captain who was dribbling the ball with some surprise. She hadn't expected that he could tell at a glance that she had martial arts experience. Of course, it was also possible that Qi Bo had told him.
However, none of this mattered, because after observing the captain's subtle movements and breathing rhythm, Fu Hua discovered that the captain was not a simple person!
Fu Hua's expression gradually became serious. At this moment, she regarded the captain as an opponent she could fight with all her might.
Meanwhile, the captain on the opposite side, seeing Fu Hua's increasingly imposing aura, couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.
The next second, Fu Hua disappeared from the captain's sight. Immediately afterwards, the captain felt his hand go empty. It turned out that Fu Hua had taken the basketball at some point and was now under the backboard.
She then leaped up, and with a thud between her hand and the rim, Fu Hua scored the first point with a beautiful dunk.
I don't know when it started, but the whole playground has become quiet, with only the sound of basketballs bouncing on the ground echoing across the playground.
Everyone was astonished by Fu Hua's superhuman actions. To be honest, they didn't even see how Fu Hua snatched the basketball from the captain and dunked it.
The captain could only manage a wry smile; he truly hadn't expected Fu Hua to actually use her full strength. Even more unexpected was that Shi Lu couldn't completely suppress Fu Hua's subconscious.
Yes, what happened just now was actually Fu Hua subconsciously using her full strength after she regarded the captain as an opponent, and it is clear that the full strength here refers to the full strength of Fu Hua who has completed her growth and is at her peak.
I really don't understand how Fu Hua broke through the limitations of consciousness. She clearly only sees herself as an ordinary college student, but once she touches on matters of power, it seems that her subconscious breaks through the limitations imposed by consciousness, allowing her body to unleash power far exceeding the limits of normal people.
Even Fu Hua herself looked at her palm in disbelief, probably wondering why she could unleash such powerful strength.
However, this is also good news for the captain. The easier it is for Fu Hua to notice the abnormal phenomena that do not belong to this illusion, the easier it will be to successfully awaken Fu Hua.
"Now I need to get a little more serious," the captain said, twisting his neck and making a series of cracking sounds. After a simple warm-up, the captain officially got into the zone.
The captain is currently on the defensive, and he is intently watching the basketball in Fu Hua's hands and Fu Hua's overall physical condition.
The captain anticipated Fu Hua's attack direction from her fleeting glance and reached out to his right. Sure enough, Fu Hua's retreating figure appeared on the training ground, instantly igniting a clamor among the crowd.
But that wasn't the end of it. The two then launched into a superhuman offensive and defensive battle across half the basketball court at a speed that was beyond the reach of ordinary people.
The sounds of basketballs hitting the ground filled the air, and the two figures appeared on the basketball court as afterimages. Finally, with the sound of the rim shattering, Fu Hua scored another point.
The captain wiped the sweat from his chin and took a deep breath. He was unaware that the basketball court had been completely packed with people, including teachers, students, and other staff.
Some even filmed this exciting battle, which could only be seen with ninja eyesight, and posted it on social media. In this way, Diana and others, who were far away at St. Freya Academy, came across the video.
"Look, look! Isn't that Ashin who went to Houmu Amusement Park with us the other day? I didn't expect him to be so good!"
"I really didn't expect him to be so skilled." Kiana wholeheartedly agreed.
"But then what was his purpose in approaching us in the first place?" Bronya asked, puzzled.
"Could it be that he really was going to Changkong City for tourism!" Diana pouted. "Besides, our trip to Houmu Amusement Park that day was a spur-of-the-moment decision. How could anyone have accurately investigated this information and specifically gone there to wait for us?"
As she spoke, Diana angrily used her fork to pick up a piece of cake in front of her and ate the whole cake in one bite, her puffed-up cheeks bouncing up and down like a hamster.
“That’s true,” Mei said, her expression also showing concern. “But at Homura Park, she would create any opportunity to be alone with Diana. I’m worried…”
"Pshaw! What's the big deal? Is it possible he's just after my beauty?"
"He must be blind," Bronya scoffed. "Anyone who knows even a little bit would know that he would have been better off going to Kiana, his twin sister, than to go to that idiot Diana."
"Bronya, what do you mean by that?! You don't really think I'm stupid, do you?"
“Oh, sorry,” Bronya apologized. “Calling you an idiot is a bit of an insult to the word idiot. I feel that the title ‘paramecium’ suits you better.” Bronya said with a (???) look on her face.
"You! Me!" Diana was momentarily speechless, then shouted angrily, "Ah!!! I can't take it anymore, Bronya, I want to fight you one-on-one!"
"Bronya's always ready! But whether it's games, battles, or even idol skills, it seems like someone has never beaten Bronya~"
"Alright, you two, stop fooling around." Kiana finally raised her hand to interrupt their playful antics. "Let's not turn a pleasant afternoon tea time into something unpleasant."
"Since you've said so, let's do it this way," Kiana said, closing one eye.
"Although Bronya isn't afraid of Diana's challenge, since Kiana has said so, let's do it."
Bronya then glanced at the time and hurriedly began packing her things, muttering to herself.
"Oh no, I made plans with Seele this morning to go to the movies later. It's all that idiot Diana's fault that I forgot about such an important thing. Kiana, I'm going now. We can have afternoon tea another time."
After saying that, Bronya didn't give Diana any time to react; she rode the motorcycle she had come on and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
"Sigh, Bronya really is something. She had plans with someone else, but she still came to my afternoon tea," Kiana sighed. "But I seem to remember that Bronya's driver's license was just suspended last week. Is it really okay for her to ride a motorcycle like this? Or has her license been reinstated?"
"..."
Mei and Diana fell silent, and their silence made Kiana's unease grow ever clearer.
"Could Bronya have driven here without a license today?"
Ultimately, the two couldn't withstand the pressure Kiana exerted on them and confessed from the bottom of their hearts.
Meanwhile, on the other side, the basketball duel between the Captain and Fu Hua continued until the end of the training session. Both scored points, but no matter how hard the Captain tried to catch up, the score gap between him and Fu Hua remained enormous.
Unsurprisingly, the captain lost the match. However, at least through this match, he was no longer a stranger to Fu Hua. Fu Hua also gained fame through this match. Although she didn't regain her former status as a heartthrob, at least the basketball team and various sports teams were willing to interact with her.
Since then, the captain would occasionally ask Fu Hua to play basketball during breaks. The two grew closer through their basketball games, which made Qi Bo start to doubt Fu Hua's true gender.
What Qi Bo found most frustrating was that the captain claimed to have a girlfriend, but this mysterious girlfriend had never appeared. In addition, the captain and Fu Hua had been getting closer and closer during this period, making Qi Bo increasingly suspicious of the captain's true intentions.
Leaving Qi Bo aside for now, the captain is currently strolling around the academy with Fu Hua. It must be said that Eden's aesthetic sense as an artist is always top-notch.
Even the design of the roads inside the academy is in no way inferior to that of some high-class courtyards, but the atmosphere between the two of them is a bit awkward right now.
After all, another rumor has recently surfaced regarding Fu Hua, claiming that she is having an affair with the Captain. The Captain, after all, openly declared that he had a girlfriend, which caused some budding girls to give up on pursuing him.
But now, seeing Fu Hua getting closer and closer to the captain, they are green with envy, their jealousy for Fu Hua almost overflowing.
Fu Hua broke the silence first, saying, "Teacher Xuanyuan, I think it would be better if we had less contact in the future."
"Why?" the captain asked, feigning ignorance.
"You should also be aware of the rumors circulating recently. Aren't you afraid that your girlfriend will come and confront you face to face?"
"Don't worry, she knows my character and won't easily believe these rumors."
"But it's not good for us to get so close."
“That makes sense.” The captain thought for a moment and said, “We might have been getting a little too close before.”
"That…?"
Finally, the captain took a deep breath and made up his mind: "Listen to me, Fu Hua, this world is just an illusion for you and Kiana. We must get out of here quickly, otherwise the reality will only get worse!"
"What illusion? This is real, Captain, are you kidding me... And my head hurts so much!"
Fu Hua clutched her head and said painfully, her expression struggling as if she were fighting against something.
“I’m not joking. Do you remember Feather Dust? It was on Feather Dust that a new Herrscher was born, which is why your and Kiana’s consciousnesses are trapped in this world.”
"Yu Duchen... this, isn't this my family's heirloom? How did you know that, Captain?"
"An heirloom... Fu Hua, do you still carry it with you? Or have you put it somewhere else?"
"Why should I tell you something so important? Who exactly are you?"
"Haven't you noticed yet?"
The captain habitually reached into his pocket, then realized he hadn't smoked in a long time and scratched his head in frustration.
"The fact that you no longer address me as Teacher Xuanyuan."
"!"
At that moment, Fu Hua felt something shatter in her mind, but the next moment it was veiled again and became hazy.
"What exactly am I...?"
"It's so pitiful. She's almost fainting from the pain because she was suddenly confronted with such a shocking truth." A languid yet elegant voice came from the side. "Mr. Xuanyuan, or rather, Captain, I think it's fine to let her immerse herself in this illusion. Why force her back into that painful reality?"
"The Herr of Knowledge!"
Looking at the being that appeared before him in the form of Eden, the captain immediately saw through her true nature.
"I didn't expect the captain to be so perceptive. That's right, I am the Herrscher born from the Feather of Dust."
Was it still too late? The captain thought pessimistically, looking at the Herrscher consciousness that now possessed sufficient intelligence.
No! If it's really too late, why am I unaffected? Does that mean this consciousness is just borrowing the cognition within my own and Fu Hua's minds?
"You're very perceptive indeed!"
Eden smiled, her mouth stretching into a crescent moon shape, the shadow cast by her hair completely obscuring her eyes.
"Intelligent children shouldn't exist in the first place, so..."
At this moment, the captain's sense of crisis reached its peak.