The third book in Boris Akunin's "Genres" series. In 1980, the year of the Olympics, two friends Sergey and Robert become involuntary witnesses of an incredible phenomenon - the bus they were traveling on literally flattened out, crashing into a huge luminous object that appeared literally out of nowhere right in the middle of the road. Of all the passengers, only Sergei and Robert survived. But it turns out that in addition to miraculous salvation, each of them also received incredible abilities as a gift. One can read the thoughts of the interlocutor, if he looks into his eyes. The second, with concentration, can perform any action four times faster than ordinary people. Ten years later, friends meet again to share what they have achieved in life thanks to their unique abilities. But this meeting becomes the beginning of new fantastic events. It turns out that both friends are in love with the same dumb girl. Which was also on that day in 1980 at the crash site. And this girl also has unique abilities…