It has a population of 2.3 million, 80% of which are students. This is a place called Academy City. Located in the west of Tokyo, Japan, the circular city gathers elites who have gathered to develop some mysterious power called [superpower]
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Superpowers are the general term for things that appear widely in TV movies, animations and comics and cannot be explained by common sense.
For example, the ability to release flames or lightning strikes from one's fingers, the ability to control the jet of airflow, and even spatial movement and telepathy. All powers that humans cannot originally do can be called superpowers.
Because of the special nature of Academy City, there are so many [ability users] who can randomly release flames, generate ice cones, etc. There is nothing to be curious about at all. I have to say that it makes people feel bright.
There are only seven lv5 superpowers who stand at the pinnacle of all Academy City superpowers.
Therefore, it was clear that there were ice picks condensing around the opponent, and the other person released scorching flames from his hands. The three gangsters were not surprised. As for the cold sweat on their foreheads, it was because they found themselves bumping into an iron plate!
Of all the people present, the one who was probably the most surprised was Saten Ruiko.
Because...she is incompetent.
An incompetent person at level 0.
Strictly speaking, lv0 is also an esper, but her ability is so weak that she can't feel it at all. From a classification point of view, she belongs to the lowest level of the category of espers.
In other words, the air-conditioning surrounding her, the condensed sharp ice picks, or the long hair automatically fluttering in the absence of wind, all have nothing to do with her. The biting cold wind exploded around her, mixed with translucent
The ice particles quickly spread out in all directions, highlighting their extraordinary power.
(Could it be?! Because I felt a crisis, my superpowers awakened?!)
Saten Ruiko couldn't help but think so, but she didn't even believe in this cliched plot that even comics didn't bother to use. She was amused by her own thoughts, and she couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"Wow wow wow! Sister, please calm down!"
Following Saten's laughter, the seven or eight ice picks fixed to her side quickly flew towards the three of them, each one aimed at their foreheads! If they were hit by such a sharp attack, even if Academy City's technology was better,
It’s awesome, but there’s nothing we can do to save it, right?
Only then did the three of them feel the fear of dying!
"Hey! Why don't you guys run away quickly? Do you really want me to stab you to death?"
The man shouted sternly, and with this loud shout, the man in red goggles who had kicked the gangster leader away jumped back, and his long legs made a wide circle. The hot flames spread out with his blow, and the scorching flames spread out.
The sea of fire quickly engulfed the ice cone.
However, beside Saten Ruiko, at some point, there were seventeen or eighteen more ice picks... Each one had a ferocious touch like the fangs of a ferocious beast, and the delicate and smooth ice surface was filled with a chilling air.
of highlights.
These brand-new weapons were quickly arranged and combined with her as the center, like an army in a military parade, neatly arranged behind her, ready to go. The same was true for her waterfall-like black hair, which swayed slightly with the cold air.
She looked domineering. What's even more frightening is that even though there are such terrifying weapons around her, her face is innocent and she doesn't know what the so-called expression is. She even has an unconscious smile, which only adds to the feeling.
Her sense of terror!
How had these three gangsters seen such a person before?
A profession like a gangster might mean "trouble" or "certain strength" in other places. However, the students in Academy City are learning how to develop superpowers. If they don't study all day and go out to mess around,
Then the ability will definitely not be high.
In other words, Academy City's gangsters are the bottom class in the true sense...
It’s okay to bully those who are also incompetent on weekdays, but let them fight against those with abilities...
Looking at the innocent face of Saten Ruiko, who didn't know what was going on, the three of them almost thought of one word at the same time: Pretend to be a pig and eat the tiger.
I seem to have heard of it... There seems to be some kind of rumor circulating recently. There is a female with special abilities. She will deliberately disguise herself as weak, and then attract gangsters to attack her, and then use the name of "legitimate defense" to
In turn, he beat up the little gangster who attacked him...
In fact, in the gangster world, several groups of people have had similar incidents... I originally thought that they were drunk and talking nonsense. Maybe they were drunk and passed out on the street, and then they didn't want to be raped the next day.
Ridiculing that he just made up a lie... The three of them looked at Zuo Tian's just-right smile, and felt a coldness spreading down the spine to the whole body, and the hairs on the hair stood on end! How could they dare to fight!
The three of them made noises like lost dogs, but they were quite loyal. Each of them grabbed an arm of the boss, and the third person lifted his legs, and the four of them ran away quickly.
"……Why?"
As a result, until now, Saten Ruiko still can't understand what happened.
As for superpowers, one person can only have one kind of ability. So far, I have never heard of legends about people with multiple abilities. The teacher also said this when teaching.
Therefore, considering that the man in the red goggles uses the power of fire, how do you explain the ice around him?
And...have you...been rescued?
"Um...thank you, thank you..."
Saten Ruiko tentatively expressed her gratitude to the other party. After all, all the abnormalities only appeared after he came here.
In fact, to be honest, Saten Ruiko is opposed to ability users. Because the more powerful those ability users are, the more arrogant they are, right! As a lv0 incompetent person, Saten is really
It is because they are unwilling to flatter those powerful people who are arrogant and arrogant.
However, the young man in front of me is a special case.
"Well, you're welcome."
The young man snapped his fingers, and the cold air surrounding Saten Ruiko subsided at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the flames burning in front of him also disappeared.
From this point of view, the ice and fire just now were his superpowers. Saten Ruiko was shocked, but she also recovered from the shock to some extent. After a little analysis, she understood the boy's behavior.
If you simply fight off those gangsters, they might come again in the future. However, if you use this method to scare them and make them think that they are super powerful ability users, they will not dare to come back in the future...
Actually... could there be such a considerate person with abilities?
Judging from the appearance just now, he should be a level 3 or even level 4 ability user. In Academy City, this is already considered a high-level ability user. He would actually kneel down on one knee and cooperate with himself for a level 0 for himself...
Saten Ruiko only felt that her evaluation of espers was a bit extreme. It turns out that there are good people among espers!