Awakening the Heavenly Eye

The girl hesitated for a moment before speaking softly.

Qin Yumou nodded. "If you want to see, then go ahead."

It was just his eyes, after all—not like he was showing her anything inappropriate. There was nothing to be embarrassed about.

He reached behind his head and slowly untied the black cloth covering his face. His eyelids trembled slightly before opening.

The girl stared intently at his eyes without saying a word.

"Scared?" Qin Yumou asked with a wry smile, seeing that she remained silent.

"No... they're beautiful."

Just as he was about to tie the cloth back on, her voice rang out.

Inside his sockets were radiant gems—eyes like polished jade. Embedded within. Stunning, yet devoid of light.

In her eyes, they were beautiful, but lifeless.

She couldn't help but wonder: If those eyes ever regained their light… just how breathtaking would they be?

Qin Yumou blinked, taken aback. She was the third person to call his eyes beautiful.

But from everyone else's reaction, they didn't seem that way. Why else would he wear the black cloth? For fashion? To look cool?

He chuckled softly. Maybe she was just being kind.

"Anyway, Yumou-kun…" she said gently, her eyes shifting nervously, "why did you go so hard on those guys yesterday?"

The girl looked at him with a mix of tension and curiosity, hoping for an answer.

"There's no need to go easy on scum who pick on the weak," he replied calmly. "If anything, it's the law that protected them."

He meant every word.

He was from Huaxia. In his homeland, he'd been taught not to tolerate bullies.

If he had the power to deal with the consequences, he wouldn't have hesitated to send those punks straight to hell.

On the rooftop...

Qin Yumou touched his lips absentmindedly.

He could still feel the faint warmth there.

Did I just get... kissed?

His first kiss had already been stolen by the adorable Shizuka-sensei in a moment of confusion.

But this? Getting sneak-attacked with a kiss by a girl whose name he didn't even know?

Is that really okay...?

Her words echoed in his mind.

"I feel like you and I are the same kind of person."

What did she mean by that...?

He tilted his head to the sky, though he couldn't see the colors above.

And then, something strange happened.

A vivid image burst into his mind.

Blue skies. White clouds. The rooftops, the courtyard, the classrooms below.

Students in school uniforms walked through the halls.

Everything around him was crystal clear—360 degrees, no blind spots, like the space itself had been painted across his consciousness.

He could see everything, more clearly than with actual eyes.

What is this? A God's-eye view?

No—it wasn't third-person.

He was still seeing from his own perspective, just... elevated.

"Is this... a 360-degree holographic x-ray mode?"

No, that sounds lame.

Let's call it... Heavenly Eye.

He grinned.

If this awareness could expand, then in theory… he could see everything on the island. Or the entire country. Maybe even the world.

Even without sight, he could now see with his heart.

His attention shifted.

Whoa. Big, white... long. Wait—it's purple?

He respectfully withdrew his "gaze," trying not to overstep his boundaries.

Down below, a certain purple-haired girl strolled along, completely unaware that someone now saw her more clearly than she saw herself.

Qin Yumou didn't rush downstairs.

Instead, he began experimenting with the newly awakened Heavenly Eye.

He focused all his attention on his eyes, trying to test the limits of his perception.

His awareness spread outward from the rooftop. The moment it hit the wall of a nearby building, it stopped.

Within the affected radius, every detail was vivid—even the bees buzzing inside a hive hidden in the corner. He could trace their tiny paths through the complex tunnels, straight to the queen.

From the air to the ground floor, everything within this invisible sphere of vision was exposed.

He estimated the radius to be about ten meters.

He tried pushing it farther, but beyond ten meters, it was pure darkness.

So that's the current limit.

A ten-meter radius, spherical and absolute. Up, down, side to side—he saw it all.

Even better, he could choose how to look: through obstacles, through clothing, through layers of space. All customizable.

Very user-friendly.

No need to waste time looking underground, he thought, wincing. Worms, ants, and worse awaited down there. Not exactly pleasant sights.

He kept tweaking the vision—zooming in, panning out, shifting angles—like a kid with a new toy.

And then... something odd happened.

Leaves fell from a tree, swaying gently.

But the speed—they were falling slower than usual.

He focused harder.

Sure enough, time around the leaves seemed to decelerate.

Turning his Heavenly Eye toward the beehive, he watched as the bees, too, moved more sluggishly.

His heart raced.

Was this... another function of the Heavenly Eye?

With intense focus, he locked onto a single bee mid-flight.

It slowed further.

Its wings flapped in slow motion, each movement sharp and defined.

He relaxed his mind, and the bee returned to normal speed.

It's working... just like I thought!

He wasn't slowing down the world—he was slowing down his perception of it.

The current limit seemed to be twice the normal slowdown.

Bullet time?

To test it, he plucked a leaf from the ground and tossed it into the air.

Focusing again, he watched it drift ever so slowly—then snatched it back out of the air before it could fall.

Qin Yumou grinned, his heart bubbling with excitement.

Twice the reaction speed might not sound like much…

But in a real fight, where even a blink can decide life or death?

It was game-changing.

Your sword's barely out of the sheath—mine's already pierced your heart.

How do you beat someone like that?

And that wasn't all.

Two years ago, when he arrived in this world, he'd shrunk back into his child form. Small, blind, fragile.

But by Shizuka's side, he'd been cultivating nonstop.

Breathing made him stronger. Sleeping improved his physique. Every moment was training.

While others ate, he cultivated. While others slept, he cultivated more.

That's how he outpaced even the top swordswomen in the kendo club—so fast they couldn't even see his attacks.

At this rate, he might not even need modern weapons in a few years.

Staying near Shizuka makes me stronger.

The same happens around Yukino. And when the three of us are together, the growth multiplies.

The Heavenly Eye seems connected to that mysterious purple-haired girl...

So maybe... the key to gaining more power is bonding with more anime heroines?

Qin Yumou fell deep in thought.

Was it the uniqueness of the third girl?

Or the accumulated closeness with the others?

It needed more testing.

"Yukino, I'm coming in."

"Mhm! I'm ready, Yumou-kun!"

The classroom was spacious and tidy.

Qin Yumou walked in, alone, step by careful step.

Yukino watched nervously, her hands ready to support him at any moment.

The nearby desks had all been cleared, leaving a wide space so he wouldn't trip or bump into anything.

Thankfully, everything went smoothly.

He walked calmly to his seat and sat down.

"You did great, Yumou-kun!" she said cheerfully.