United States, New York, York Academy of Science and Technology High School.
In this enormous American metropolis, which covered an area of approximately 1,214.4 square kilometers, the school wasn’t particularly famous.
Nor was it home to an overwhelming number of celebrities.
The reason Feeney had chosen to attend this school was simply because it was the closest to his home and had the best facilities.
“Ah, looks like there’s only one year left…”
Feeney muttered under his breath, a trace of worry between his brows.
Walking across the soft, lush green lawn, he prepared to take a shortcut to the school entrance.
“Ah!”
Looking at the endless stream of students pouring through the school gates, Feeney couldn’t help but sigh again.
In another year, this world would begin undergoing earth-shattering changes in plain sight—changes far beyond what the vast majority of people could imagine.
“I’ll say it one last time. I don’t want to go out for a drink with you, so please stop bothering me, okay?”
At that moment, a familiar voice filled with suppressed anger reached Feeney’s ears.
He turned his head and saw a tall, muscular young man surrounded by a group of people pestering a beautiful girl not far from the school entrance.
The girl had long flaxen hair, delicate features, a high nose, and a pair of amber eyes currently filled with impatience.
The moment Feeney saw her, his expression changed.
He hurried over, pushed the burly young man aside, and stood in front of the girl.
“Bryan, what do you think you’re doing?”
Carson Bryan, the captain of the school’s basketball team.
He was apparently good-looking and skilled at basketball, and was something of a celebrity at school, with plenty of admirers.
So although Feeney wasn’t particularly familiar with him, he at least knew who he was.
“Feeney Helsez!?”
The burly young man regained his balance and stared at Feeney in surprise.
Then he put on a cheeky grin.
“Hey, Helsez, this doesn’t have anything to do with you, does it? I just wanted to get to know the young lady behind you.”
“Feeney!”
The beautiful girl being harassed called out in surprise from behind Feeney.
That also made it clear to Carson that the two of them knew each other.
“She’s my sister. You tell me whether it has anything to do with me!”
Feeney replied coldly.
Although Carson was much more muscular than him and had a considerable advantage in both height and build, Feeney showed no sign of fear.
“Your sister!?”
Carson froze.
Apparently, he hadn’t expected this.
His expression became slightly awkward, and even his teammates hadn’t expected the situation to turn out this way.
By now, quite a few students had gathered around them to watch the commotion.
Under Feeney’s cold gaze, Carson couldn’t help taking a step backward.
Noticing the surprised looks from his companions, he immediately felt embarrassed.
He stepped forward again and spoke aggressively.
“I didn’t know she was your sister. Besides, I was only asking her out for something to drink.”
“Then are you deaf? Didn’t you hear her already refuse?”
Feeney stared directly at Carson without the slightest fear.
He had always been reluctant to cause trouble, but that didn’t mean he would simply remain silent when someone bullied him right in front of him.
“Feeney, forget it. Let’s go.”
The girl tugged on Feeney’s clothes.
Seeing the crowd growing larger and larger, she clearly didn’t want the situation to escalate.
“Be careful. I have a feeling you’re definitely going to fall if you keep walking like that.”
After glancing at the surrounding crowd, Feeney didn’t want to make a scene in front of so many people either.
He stared intently at Carson and spoke in a completely emotionless tone.
Then he turned around and pulled the girl away from the crowd.
Behind them, Carson looked confused after hearing Feeney’s words.
He turned back toward his teammates and was just about to ask, “What did he mean by—”
Before he could finish speaking, his left foot caught against his right.
He fell heavily to the ground, smashing his lip in the process.
Blood immediately began flowing.
The injury wasn’t particularly serious, but the sight was rather miserable.
The surrounding students were startled.
A few girls even screamed.
The girl Feeney was leading away heard the commotion and turned around, just in time to witness the accident.
The two of them got into a car.
From the driver’s seat, the girl stared straight at Feeney with a pair of large amber eyes filled with curiosity.
“What was that guy’s deal just now?”
“Murphy’s Law. Anything that can go wrong will go wrong. And if you’re worried about something happening, it’s even more likely to happen.”
Feeney shrugged and answered with a completely straight face.
“Bullshit!”
The girl looked utterly disdainful.
“Feeney, I may not have gone to college, and my grades aren’t as good as yours, but that doesn’t mean I’m stupid enough to believe something like that.”
“Pfft.”
Feeney curled his lips and said nothing.
That clearly made the girl even more annoyed.
She reached out, grabbed Feeney’s ear, and threatened him.
“Are you going to tell me or not? Be careful, or I’ll tell Mom and Dad about you drinking.”
“Okay, okay, let go first.”
Feeney hurriedly begged for mercy.
Then he muttered under his breath,
“You always threaten me with that. If you hadn’t insisted on drinking that stuff and dragged me along with you, would I have drunk it!?”
When it came to this older sister of his, Feeney was truly helpless.
If he’d known things would turn out like this, he should have chosen to have a younger sister instead.
Of course, what had happened to Carson just now wasn’t caused by Murphy’s Law.
It was one of the abilities Feeney had obtained after arriving in this world.
Feeney originally hadn’t been from this world.
As for how he had arrived here, he didn’t know either.
All he knew was that when he first awakened, he had already become a baby who could do nothing but wail and cry, unable even to speak.
Fortunately, he hadn’t arrived empty-handed.
When he crossed over, he discovered that he had also brought along what appeared to be a rather powerful system—one capable of drawing various skills from different anime.
The Golden Dayan Technique.
This was the first skill Feeney had drawn from the system.
It could be described as extremely, extremely, extremely powerful.
So powerful that saying it three times was still not enough.
Unfortunately, even now, he still couldn’t unleash the skill’s full power.
Golden Dayan Technique
Origin: A Certain Magical Index
Description: A magic that alters reality according to one’s own thoughts.
Wish fulfillment.
That was perhaps the simplest way to describe this ability.
When Feeney first obtained it, the excitement in his heart had been impossible to put into words.
He had screamed and cried excitedly for an entire night, imagining all sorts of wonderful futures.
As a result, his parents had been left with enormous dark circles under their eyes the next morning.
However, once Feeney had calmed down, he realized that things weren’t that simple.
He discovered that the ability simply didn’t work.
He had tried imagining himself growing up immediately, but after thinking about it for an entire hour, not a single hair had grown.
Of course, it was also possible that something had grown—he just hadn’t noticed.
It was only then that he hurriedly went back to study the system and discovered that the system was only responsible for drawing skills.
Actually using those skills still depended on the individual.
In other words, the reason he couldn’t unleash the skill’s power lay with him.
The feeling of falling from heaven straight back down to earth was exactly what Feeney experienced when he discovered this.
It wasn’t quite falling into hell, however, because he knew that although he couldn’t use the ability right now, there would definitely be a way to do so in the future.
The wonderful future he had dreamed of was still possible.
After discovering that the skill was currently useless, Feeney temporarily put the Golden Dayan Technique aside and began studying the so-called “Drawing System.”
That was a name he had given the system himself based on its functions.
After all, the system was extremely simple.
Aside from the drawing function, all that remained was an experience bar that appeared completely empty after being used.
Before the draw, it had been full.
Clearly, he would have to wait until it recovered before he could perform another draw.
Feeney subsequently tried all sorts of methods, but apart from a tiny amount of experience that increased naturally, he couldn’t seem to find any way to make it grow.
Until that unexpected incident.
To be continued…
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