Chapter 1
Chapter 1: Running and Charm
On the spacious school field, eight male high school students clad in athletic wear sprinted across the synthetic track.
It was time for the 1000-meter run, a physical test for boys.
For some reason, even though it was just a class test, there seemed to be an unusually large number of students gathered around the track, especially girls.
They wore short-skirted uniforms, not the most suitable attire for physical activity, and their gazes were fixed on the boy who was far ahead of the others on the track.
As the leading male student crossed the finish line, the physical education teacher precisely pressed the stop button on his timer.
"Xue Heng, 2 minutes 36 seconds and 79 milliseconds."
The teacher announced the result, sounding a little bewildered. The student responsible for recording the times paused, then picked up their pen to jot down the impressive achievement.
Xue Heng slowed to a stop, slightly out of breath.
He ignored the murmurs of the girls nearby and instead turned his attention to the translucent panel that only he could see.
[Completed 1000-meter run. Running Experience +20]
[Running Lv.3 (258/800)]
'An increase of 20 points, a bit more than usual...'
He then looked at another skill on the panel.
[Charm Lv.2 (89/500)]
[Someone has taken a liking to you. Charm Experience +1]
[Someone has taken a liking to you. Charm Experience +1]
[Someone has taken a liking to you. Charm Experience +1]
[Someone ha... ]
As the notifications flooded in, "Charm" visibly increased at a rapid rate of +1+1+1, quickly reaching (151/500). The speed eventually slowed down, but it still ticked upwards from time to time.
'This useless skill is leveling up pretty fast,' Xue Heng thought with a hint of helplessness.
He scanned through all the skills on his panel.
[Fitness Lv.2 (258/500)]
[Wellness Lv.1 (199/300)]
[Culinary Arts Lv.2 (257/500)]
[Running Lv.3 (258/800)]
[Charm Lv.2 (153/500)]
'These are my gains for this month,' Xue Heng thought with a sense of satisfaction.
He was a transmigrator.
A month ago, he found himself inexplicably transported to a world similar yet different from his previous life on Earth, in the body of a high school senior named Xue Heng, inheriting the memories of his predecessor.
Along with this transmigration came the translucent panel that now floated before him.
Xue Heng referred to it as the Skill Panel.
Whenever he mastered something to a certain degree, a corresponding skill would be activated on the panel.
From then on, as long as he continued practicing and honing that skill, he would consistently gain experience, improving his understanding and proficiency.
His efforts were always rewarded, and his skills would level up accordingly, ensuring that his hard work would never go to waste.
For example, with "Running," he had activated this skill half a month ago and, in just two weeks, managed to raise it to Lv.3, improving his 1000-meter run time from 3 minutes and 42 seconds to an impressive 2 minutes and 36 seconds.
Without putting in an extraordinary amount of effort and without professional guidance, such progress would have been impossible.
But with the aid of the Skill Panel, he had achieved it effortlessly.
Moreover, the leveling up of "Running" didn't just enhance his speed and understanding of running; it also brought about a noticeable improvement in his overall physical condition.
'So this is the joy of having a cheat,' Xue Heng mused.
At that moment, another male student crossed the finish line.
"Li Ge, 3 minutes 22 seconds and 17 milliseconds."
The physical education teacher recorded the time, unimpressed, as the student's performance paled in comparison to Xue Heng's.
Chapter: The Track Star's Secret
Li Ge, breathless from his run, slowed down and walked over to Xue Heng, one hand on his knee and the other on Xue Heng's shoulder. Between gasps, he said, "I demand you take a drug test right now... You must be on something to run that fast..."
Xue Heng smiled and was about to reply when he noticed a group of female students in school uniforms chatting animatedly by the track.
Among them was a particularly attractive girl with a delicate face and a slender figure, walking shyly towards Xue Heng with a stack of pristine white towels in her hands. Her long, slender legs, accentuated by her short skirt, gleamed almost luminously in the noon sunlight.
Li Ge noticed this scene and quietly removed his hand from Xue Heng's shoulder, stepping aside. As he walked away, he shook his head and muttered, "A wasted effort."
"Our star student is out of reach for the girls in our elite class, let alone you lot," he added, referring to the group of girls.
The girl with the towels, seemingly oblivious to Li Ge's comment, approached Xue Heng with a shy expression.
She held out the towels to him and, looking up at his face, mustered the courage to speak. "Senior, wipe your sweat."
Xue Heng glanced around and, after a moment's hesitation, took the towel. "Thank you," he said.
The girl seemed surprised that he had actually accepted, and her face flushed. "You're... you're welcome," she stammered.
As soon as she finished speaking, she turned and ran back to her friends, her steps full of excitement.
As soon as she rejoined them, her friends began teasing her loudly. One of them seemed to say something particularly embarrassing, as the girl couldn't help but hit her playfully a few times. Throughout this, she stole glances at Xue Heng, trying to be discreet.
Xue Heng's classmates from the elite class, who were having their physical education class, witnessed this scene and shook their heads with a smile. Some of the girls even clicked their tongues, seemingly disapproving.
Xue Heng wiped his forehead with the towel. Whether it was his imagination or because the girl had held the towel for too long, he thought he detected a faint fragrance on it.
[Someone has taken a strong liking to you. Charm Experience +45]
Li Ge walked up to him, scratching his chin curiously. "Strange, you didn't reject her. Have you finally seen the light?"
"Hey, if you're interested, there are plenty of fish in our class..." Xue Heng started, but Li Ge cut him off with a wave of his hand.
"Not interested," Xue Heng replied with a shake of his head.
"Then why?" Li Ge asked.
Xue Heng spun the towel in his hand like a basketball and said casually, "It takes courage to come over and offer a towel in front of so many people. If I had rejected her, someone with a thinner skin might have been traumatized."
He paused for a moment, then continued, "If she really has feelings for me, I can reject her later when she comes to me alone."
Li Ge shook his head. "You've thought this through. You're as mature as a corporate slave... It's because of this attitude that these junior girls keep coming at you, even though they know they don't stand a chance."
"Why don't you just pick someone from our class to date and put an end to everyone's hopes?" Li Ge suggested.
"The boys of Qingcheng High have suffered long enough because of you, Xue. The junior girls are pining for you, and the junior boys aren't getting any dates. Don't you worry they'll gang up on you in a dark duel?" Li Ge teased.
Xue Heng glanced at the Charm skill on his panel.
[Lv.2 (209/500)]
He closed the panel and patted Li Ge on the shoulder. "Then I'll be counting on you to protect me, brother."
Li Ge quickly waved his hands in refusal. "No, thank you."
...
(End of Chapter)
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