"Hey, it's about time you made your move."
In the square of Black Vinegar Middle School, Teruki stared at his opponent with dissatisfaction.
Shigeo shook his head, refusing, "Master said not to use psychic powers to attack humans. And I've already decided to live a normal life using only my own strength, without psychic powers."
"Huh? Live without psychic powers?!"
A hashtag appeared above Teruki's head.
"What a joke!"
"We are espers, the most special existences in this world!"
"Are you crazy? To lower yourself and cooperate with those ordinary people!"
Shigeo: "..."
Looking at the arrogant Teruki not far away, who was expounding on the superiority of espers, Shigeo fell silent, unsure what to say for a moment.
People who run fast, people who sing well, people who excel in academics, people who are eloquent, people who have psychic powers...
There is no superiority or inferiority among them.
Shigeo, who always kept Arataka Reigen's teachings in mind, felt at this moment that he and Teruki were people from two different worlds.
With his logical thinking, he simply couldn't understand why Teruki would look down on ordinary people so much just because he was an esper.
"What does that look in your eyes mean?"
Teruki, halfway through speaking, suddenly stopped, noticing Shigeo's expression.
Shigeo said, "I just think you might be worse than I imagined."
"Huh? Are you trying to provoke me?!"
With a snap, the string called reason broke at this moment.
Teruki raised his palm, and surging Telekinesis continuously surged around him.
The next second, a large number of stones flew up from the ground, shooting towards Shigeo at an extremely fast speed.
Seeing this, Shigeo raised his hand to build a protective shield, preparing to block the opponent's attack.
However, just then, a figure appeared in front of him first.
"Playing house should be about over."
Crimson demonic power bloomed from Tatsuma, and the flying stones were swallowed up in the next second.
"Hmm? And who are you?" Teruki looked wary.
"The one who received a commission to teach you a lesson."
Tatsuma appeared in front of Teruki, raised his hand, and pressed down.
"This kind of attack is useless against me!"
Telekinesis converged into a shield, enveloping Teruki within it. But in the next instant, with a bang, Tatsuma's palm went through the shield and grabbed his head.
Boom!
Teruki's head was pressed into the ground, smashing out a huge dent.
"Um... wasn't that a bit too heavy-handed?" Shigeo, standing nearby, shivered and reminded him in a low voice.
"Of course it has to be heavy, otherwise how can he learn his lesson?"
Tatsuma lowered his head and asked, "Do you understand now how weak you are?"
"You bastard!"
The ground instantly collapsed, and Teruki broke free from Tatsuma's hand and flew into the air.
"I won't hold back this time. Whether it's you or that guy over there, just die!"
Pulling off the tie from his neck, Teruki used Telekinesis to shape it into a long sword. After that, he gripped the tie with both hands and swung it downwards. Surging Telekinesis wildly converged, turning into a shockwave that crashed down.
"As expected, a brat."
Tatsuma raised his palm towards the sky, gripping the Telekinetic wave with his bare hand.
"How is that possible!" Teruki's eyes widened in disbelief.
This was his full-power strike, why could the opponent still take it?
"I told you, you are very weak."
With a slight force, he crushed the Telekinetic wave. Tatsuma appeared in front of Teruki again and threw a punch.
Crimson Power of Destruction continuously surged. For the first time in his life, Teruki felt a life-threatening crisis. In his sight, a large character for 'Death' faintly appeared on Tatsuma's fist.
Wham!
Unable to dodge at all, Teruki's eyes widened, a look of despair appearing on his face.
However, just as he thought he was dead for sure, Tatsuma's fist came to a sudden stop in front of his face.
Boom!
A terrifying wind passed over Teruki, scattering the cumulonimbus clouds behind him.
"Do you understand now how weak you are?"
"...I understand."
"No, you still don't understand."
Tatsuma tapped Teruki's forehead.
Senjutsu activated, and the Ki within Teruki's body was slightly disturbed. The next second, intense bone-deep pain spread through Teruki, causing him to let out a scream.
"Being weak isn't scary, what's scary is being weak and ignorant."
Tatsuma stopped the Senjutsu and said, "Scram. If you dare cause trouble again, the punishment won't be this light."
"Yes."
After replying through gritted teeth, Teruki quickly flew away into the distance.
Watching him leave, Tatsuma descended from mid-air and arrived in front of Shigeo.
"Is there something you need?" Shigeo, who had witnessed everything, tensed up, visibly becoming nervous.
"I was watching from the side just now. Do you dislike using your power to fight?" Tatsuma asked.
Shigeo nodded. "Master said that psychic abilities are dangerous weapons and should not be used on humans."
Tatsuma said, "That's true, but you have to adapt according to the situation."
"Adapt?"
"Yeah, you have to know how to adapt. But for a middle schooler, that's a bit difficult."
Tatsuma took out two flyers and handed them to Shigeo. "Next time you encounter a similar situation, inject energy into this and summon me."
"Eh?"
"Since a child cannot make appropriate judgments, then hand over the right to judge to an adult."
It just so happened that he also needed some new channels to farm traits.
Looking at the bewildered Shigeo in front of him, Tatsuma gave some instructions, then turned around and disappeared on the spot.
"Hand it over to an adult to judge?"
Seeing Tatsuma leave, Shigeo lowered his head to look at the flyer in his hand, which was engraved with a magic circle. A bright light appeared in his eyes, and he felt a sense of exhilaration.
Yeah, there was no need to worry so much at all. Since he didn't know what to do, he could just ask an adult.
Putting the flyer into his pocket, the pressure in Shigeo's heart instantly dissipated.
50% -> 0%.
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