Average

Chapter 1: Average

"Average life is the best life."

My motto in life.

-To be normal.

-To live an ordinary life.

-To do everything average, meaning trying not to stand out.

That's all I want.

Why?

Because it's easy, not so bothersome and very relaxing. Living as average is less energy consuming and peaceful too.

Don't believe me!

For instance, I am in the classroom, and it is currently the break time.

I move my gaze towards the most handsome boy in our classroom- Mr. Perfect.

He is sitting near the door of the classroom surrounded by boys and girls, talking with them with a smile. He has a pleasant and welcoming aura around him.

I call him Mr.Perfect because he has the most superior skills and abilities compared to others in the whole district.

He excels at everything- study, and sport. He has achieved SSS rank in study and SS rank in sports except for basketball. He has an S rank on basketball and the reason being he is not interested in basketball.

His popularity has also progressed to SS rank. Hence he is also extremely popular in the whole district.

Maybe if he starts to focus on becoming a celebrity, then he could easily become one since he also has SSS rank on his looks.

Many people envy him except for me.

Why?

Because envying won't make one like him. So why waste time and energy on something that isn't going to happen. If envying Mr.Perfect would make one like him, then there would have been countless Mr.Perfect.

Another reason: It seems troublesome. Mr.Perfect needs to maintain that aura all day and also requires talking with other people adding a small smile.

When he speaks, Mr.Perfect uses another ability. His voice starts emitting a hypnotizing effect whenever he says something. He is a man with many skills and abilities.

Just imagine how much energy, endurance, and stamina he needs to maintain all that abilities for a long time.

Basically, You have to show "I am good at everything" all the time.

Honestly, I am not capable of that.

I would be weary in just a short moment if I were him.

It also seems Mr.Perfect can maintain all abilities for all day long. That means he has a great cooldown period.

I think it would be a sin to compare him and me. One is the sky, and another is earth.

I just want to live a low, average, and comfortable life.

I would be drained and annoyed if someday our bodies get swapped. Dealing with all the people is the one thing I find most troublesome.

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Shit!

It seems he noticed my gaze. As expected on Mr.Perfect, he quickly sensed gazed. To detect my gaze in the class of 30 students, It seems he has other hidden abilities.

He is looking at me.

He smiled at me.

What should I do? Wait! He may be smiling at another person behind me.

No, that's not it. I am already sitting at the back, so there can't be any other person.

How should I deal with that smile? I can only think of three ways to deal with that smile.

First, Ignore him.

Second, flash a friendly smile at him.

Third, flash an awkward smile at him.

Shit! He is not giving me any chance to response.

He is now opening his mouth. It seems he is trying to speak. First smile and now speaking!

He has already attacked two times, not giving me any chance to defend myself.

No! He mustn't speak to me. If he talked to me, my "Nobody" skill would be affected, and I would be noticed by other students.

What to do? What?

If I flash "friendly smile" at him, he might think I am trying to be friends with him. It won't work.

If I ignored him, he might have a wrong impression of me. That's too much of a risk.

Right now, I can only think of one option. Let's try that.

SNEEZE!

Yes, he looked away. Sighing softly, I also turned my head, pretending to look outside.

*Ding Ding*

The bell rang, indicating the lunch break time finished.

".... when he kicked that villain, he looked so cool, but I was not satisfied with it. It could have looked cooler if he used his fire ability, but... So I kinda found it a bit dull even though it was good and cool, it could be cooler, you know what I mean....."

Who is talking non-stop?. He is my "friend" who is an average person just like me.

To tell the truth, I am using him to mix in the crowd. If I am alone in the class all the time, then people may think I am "strange." That could make me stand out.

There are other average students too.

But between so many "average" students why did I choose him? It's because he has a unique skill which is an extremely useful skill- S rank Blabbering skill.

In break time and any other school events, he would always come to find me, and we would pass the time together.

He would always start to talk non stop, and I just sometimes need to nod at him. That's all. Not too much energy-consuming. It's a win-win situation for both of us. Since he does not have any friends except me. I don't know the reason. Maybe other people can't keep up with his unique skill.

Like other any unique skill, there's also a defect in his Blabbering skill. Once he starts talking, then he becomes, and his mind will enter into his unique world. His other senses would stop working except for his tongue.

At the moment, It seems he is using his unique skill.

Bell rang, but he is still here- talking. I think even if a Tsunami comes, he won't notice it.

"Fred! Fred!" I called him a little loud.

He finally looked at me with "What happened?" look on his face. It seems I managed to bring him back from his unique world.

"The bell rang," I added.

"Oh! Bell rang! how fast!?" Fred said as he realized while looking around. "Okay, I will go back to my sit." He added while standing.

Fred turned and quickly left. I was sitting at the back while he was in the second row.

"Fred!" I called him. As he turned back, I continued.

"I have to go to the bookstore. You go home alone today."

"Okay! Good luck." Fred said as he winked at me with a smile showing his teeth.

I know what is going in his mind. He is probably thinking I am going to meet up with some girl after school. He is thinking wrong.

"Dealing with the girls" is at my second position in "what not to do" list to keep my average life smooth.

Thus, I stay as far as possible with the girls. And besides, with my B rank looks, girls also avoid coming in contact with me.

In the whole school, I have only exchanged a few words with only one girl who is our class monitor. But I am not sure if that counts as talking.

Because of my skill of being "Nobody" in the classroom, only Fred knows that I exist in the same world as them. Others don't pay attention to me.

Anyway, I didn't lie to him when I said I was going to the bookstore.

Maybe I will sleep now. I wasted too much energy.

I don't want to think about anything now because I believe I have wasted too much of my energy dealing with Mr.Perfect and Fred.