Chapter 150: Really Just an Ordinary Person? (Revised)

You're not going to rest a bit?

Liu Shu had just come out of the meeting room, preparing to smoke outside, when he saw Yang Yichen standing there in a daze.

Yang Yichen held a rune that had just been etched; he tried to pour energy into it, successfully activated it, and a chill spread over his hand.

Liu Shu again lowered his head to look at the rune in his hand, realizing that players who had awakened Aberrant Arts were few, and those who could successfully inscribe a rune were even rarer.

In the Church's terms, this thing requires talent, not everyone has this talent.

You should go take a nap too; don't just stand there dazed—hasn't the possibility of your brother being a player already been ruled out?

The fact that Yang Yixie had filled out the internal test qualification was quickly learned by the higher-ups; originally they didn't want Yang Yichen to know, but the information updates were just too fast.

Because upon entering the game, one can only inhabit their parallel-world self, and Yang Yichen's parents and younger brother in the game world all died in accidents.

Should one say it's unfortunate, or fortunate?

At least, Yang Yichen's family won't be dragged into this.

I'll go rest in a bit.

Yang Yichen nodded; when he first arrived in that world and heard the news of his brother's accidental death, he felt only a great sorrow enveloping him—not just his own sorrow, but also that of another him.

But now, he only feels fortunate.

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Yang Yixie arrived at the school gate on time under the blazing afternoon sun.

The school gate was empty during summer vacation; only the scorching sun baked the concrete, sending up twisting heat waves—you could fry an egg on it and eat it straight, though it might stick to the road.

He took out his phone and sent a message to Sun Yu.

I've arrived, at the school gate.

Sun Yu replied almost instantly.

It's hot outside; wait for me in the car first! A black sedan, license plate XXXXX—I'll be out shortly!

Yang Yixie raised an eyebrow, looked ahead, and indeed saw a lone black sedan parked at one side of the empty school gate.

He didn't think much of it, assuming it belonged to someone from Sun Yu's family, and walked straight over.

Inside the car, Meng Kexin had reclined the seat and was taking a brief rest.

After another round of maneuvering in that perilous game world, her mental fatigue far outweighed her physical tiredness.

Only in a stable reality like this could she obtain a moment of true relaxation.

She cherished everything about this peaceful world, and thus valued it all the more, refusing to allow herself any misstep in the game world.

In a daze, she heard the car window lightly tapped with a 'knock knock'.

She jolted awake, instinctively glanced at her phone, thinking Sun Yu had only just gone in, so it shouldn't be that fast......

As it turned out, she saw the message Sun Yu had just sent, telling his classmate to wait in the car.

Also......

She rubbed her eyes, thinking it had already been this month, and outside it was indeed scorching hot.

She then adjusted the seat back to its original position, preparing to lower the window so Sun Yu's classmate could sit in the back and cool off.

But when she lowered the window and lifted her head to see the person standing outside the car, Meng Kexin froze on the spot.

The afternoon sun hung directly behind the boy, light cascading from his head down, gilding his hair with a dazzling golden edge, his outline so clear it seemed almost unreal.

He leaned forward slightly, looking at her through the lowered window; the black pupils behind his lenses were calm and waveless.

Hello, Sun Yu sent me.

Hot air immediately rushed in through the open window into the air-conditioned car, bringing a scorching wave.

But Meng Kexin felt no warmth at all.

On the contrary, a chill surged up from her spine, instantly spreading to her limbs; she felt goosebumps all over her body, even her fingertips turning icy cold.

Is it him?!

How could it be him?!

That face...... even if turned to ash, she'd recognize it!

Even without that signature fluorescent green hair, the other's appearance hadn't changed; if there were any change, it would be......

Perhaps the only difference is that he's a bit older?

But how could he appear here? Could he also be a player chosen by the game?

But in the game world, Ying Duo's performance was so conspicuous; if he were a player, shouldn't he be hiding himself carefully and striving to blend into that world?

Meng Kexin's mind seemed to go blank; the hand resting on her thigh unconsciously clenched the fabric, her nails digging into her palm until it hurt.

Yang Yixie looked at the girl in the car, her eyes wide and locked on him, and he felt somewhat inexplicable.

He confirmed he didn't know her, but her reaction......

It was like seeing a ghost in broad daylight.

He pushed up the black-framed glasses on his nose, habitually putting on that harmless, shy smile, and repeated his words tentatively in a gentle voice.

Hello, Sun Yu asked me to wait here; may I get in the car?

Of course.

Meng Kexin instantly snapped to, unconsciously flashing Yang Yixie a sweet smile.

Yang Yixie didn't think much of it, simply getting in from the back; meanwhile, Meng Kexin kept watching his every move through the car's rearview mirror.

It seemed he really had nothing unusual about him.

Could it be just that he looks very similar?

Just to be safe, Meng Kexin asked another question:

By the way, classmate, what's your name?

'Yang Yixie.' Yang Yixie replied offhand.

Meng Kexin nodded, holding her phone, as if she were sending a message to Sun Yu for confirmation.

But she really let out a sigh of relief—Yang Yixie, the name didn't match.

The final entrance examination for Mi Te La took place on the very day they time‑traveled there; no one could on the first day of arriving there create a false identity for themselves and enter the Academy so conspicuously.

It is said that Ying Duo was once taken away by the Heresy Tribunal that was searching for players, but since he was released, the possibility that he is a player can be ruled out.

If Ying Duo really is Yang Yixie…

Meng Kexin could only force the thought out of her mind; if anyone could truly play both of these completely separate people at once, then her disguise in front of the other would be at best a hopping‑jester.

"Come to think of it, did I just scare you?"

Meng Kexin had gotten up in a hurry just now, and her disheveled hair hadn't had time to be tidied again.

Yang Yixie scratched his face a little embarrassedly, recalling that Yang Yixie had just stared at her as if he had seen a ghost, and could only guess like that.

"It was indeed a bit... I happened to be watching a commentary on a horror movie, right at the climax, when you knocked on the car window glass..."

No need for her to continue; Yang Yixie understood as well.

Meng Kexin exchanged a couple more lines with Yang Yixie and found that he really seemed to be just an ordinary student.

It seems she was just too nervous.