Chapter 628: First Popularity [4]
"Wait, is that Michael Norman?!"
"Bro, it’s him! Phantom Spear, no way!"
"He looks younger though... Maybe an alt account?"
"Could be a player who messed around with their character design."
"Nah, even if that’s possible, with the minimal freedom given to customize your character, you’d still look quite as you look irl."
HexaNova laughed when she saw the flood of messages but couldn’t deny what her chat saw.
On screen, Jester turned slightly, his expression detached yet quietly observant, the sunlight catching his raven-black hair in a way that made the scene feel cinematic.
"Alright," she said with a grin, "whoever this guy is, he’s got the internet going wild right now."
There were certain kinds of people who, once they became famous, rarely lost their fame. It could fade a little over time, but it was hard to disappear completely unless time itself erased it.
These people could be called pioneers.
Thanks to the Federation, the recent trend in Aurora was the gradual transformation of modern society into a fully supernatural one. To achieve this, a few individuals were deliberately placed in the public eye to drive the narrative forward.
The first major step had been the broadcast of the college exam’s second round, an event that became one of the most influential moments in society’s recent history. Among the participants, a few stood out more than the rest.