Anime, Girlfriend Shokuhou Misaki.

At almost the same time, Makoto Haramura's lips curled into a smile.

Immediately, Makoto Haramura raised his hand, and a flash of light suddenly appeared around him.

"Bang bang bang bang-"

Gunfire suddenly erupted.

The sudden flashes around Makoto Haramura were clearly the muzzle flashes from the bullets being fired.

"boom--"

An even larger burst of flames exploded in mid-air, followed by a heavy thud as the flames crashed to the ground.

No guns were seen.

No action was observed.

It was just a simple gesture of raising his hand when stomatitis suddenly appeared beside him, and several bullets pierced the air, shattering the miniature jetpacks that were rushing towards him from behind the Dead Knot members at bizarre angles.

"The Magician of Guns?"

"Are you Makoto Haramura, the 'Leo'?"

Completely ignoring the members who had been burned to a crisp and died in the explosion, the leader of the Deadlock asked Haramura Makoto in a flat tone.

—The Leo Group, incapable of armed force!

Currently occupying the abandoned area of ​​the Eighth School District, they were established about three years ago. They quickly wiped out the other incapable armed groups in the Eighth School District and established their own headquarters there.

And Leo has indeed demonstrated its dominance.

Since then, no more juvenile gang fights have occurred in the 8th School District.

Naturally, no other incompetent armed groups could have grown up in the Eighth School District.

As for the incapable armed groups in other school districts, they have certainly coveted the territory of the Eighth School District.

After all, the Eighth School District is the residential area for faculty and staff, and it is connected to the Seventh School District. Many aristocratic students usually frequent the Eighth School District, so it would be a perfect place to attack these students.

However, no incompetent armed group could breach Leo.

Whether it was a brawl or armed combat, everyone failed to achieve anything against Leo.

These same battles also gave rise to the legend of the Leo leader.

They never show up during armed conflicts.

When it was the enemy's turn to use fire and knives, this leader always went alone, relying on his 'invisible bullets' and elusive movements to always defeat the enemy.

I don't know when he'll draw his gun.

I don't know when I'll be targeted.

There's no way of knowing when you'll be hit.

It was an attack that was impossible to react to. Even if the comrades tried to relieve the siege by attacking Wei, the opponent would use his nimble hook and grappling techniques to weave through the gaps between buildings, making it impossible to catch his figure.

It is for this reason that Makoto Haramura, the leader of Leo, is called...

—The Magician of Guns!

Chapter 008 The Invisible Bullet

To be honest, an armed group without the ability to fight is actually like a yakuza organization.

Although attacking ability users is their usual slogan for recruiting new members, the guys who become leaders have long since changed their motives.

What they want is more territory, more power, to satisfy their desires, and to make more money.

Therefore, there is never peace between groups that lack the capability to wage armed conflict.

Therefore, information about the "Leo" organization, which can be considered an anomaly among powerless armed groups, had already spread among various powerless armed groups.

"You got it right! It's a pity there's no reward."

Makoto Haramura said in a lazy and casual tone:

"This is what they call the Gun Magician?"

Misaki Shokuhou, standing beside Makoto Haramura, also had her starry eyes sparkling.

—The Magician of Guns!

Misaki Shokuhou must have known this name, after all, she had investigated Makoto Haramura.

There was no way around it; those few chance encounters and interactions back then seemed a little too deliberate to Misaki Shokuhou, who was rather sensitive.

Using her abilities to look up something is incredibly easy.

Within an hour or two, Makoto Haramura's information was placed directly on Misaki Shokuhou's desk.

Ability development level, residence, school, when the incapable armed group was established, and battle record.

While it doesn't go into detail about Makoto Haramura's entire life, it does present almost all the important events from when he was six to sixteen years old to Misaki Shokuhou.

Naturally, Misaki Shokuhou saw this so-called title of "Gun Magician".

However, the information on paper is far less impactful than seeing it in person.

"We're the same kind."

Haramura Makoto's superb spear skills did not frighten the leader of the knights; instead, his voice sounded slightly admiring.

No, that's not right.

To call it an exclamation seems a bit inaccurate; if we were to really analyze it, it would lean more towards a somber feeling.

The tone of voice wasn't like that just now.

It seems that this situation arose after Makoto Haramura revealed that he was a weak ability user.

And in reality, that's exactly how it is.

The leader of the knights stretched out his hand and stopped his other companions who were moving at high speed.

"You have a good relationship with 'Mental Control'?"

"No, we've only met a few times, so we're better off than strangers."

The enemy halted their attack, and Haramura Makoto also lowered his left hand, which had been holding a gun. He also gave a straightforward answer to the question about the leader of the knight uniform.

"Really!"

"If that's the case, don't you find it strange?"

"What do you mean by strange?"

"Everything."

The other party did not make any meaningless moves or put on a show; on the contrary, their tone was more sincere and genuine than ever before.

At the same time, he didn't waste any words, directly addressing the core of the problem he raised in the shortest possible way.

"Since that's the case, haven't you thought about it?"

"Just a stranger I met by chance, or maybe a person with superpowers."

"In this desperate situation, you still have to risk your life with this burden, and you might even lose your life. Don't you think you are actually under the control of 'psychological manipulation'?"

It's summer now, and even the wind blowing at night should carry the heat of the sweltering heat.

But now, as the wind gently caressed her face, Misaki Shokuhou could only feel a chill, a chill that could extinguish her burning, vibrant spirit like a bucket of cold water.

Yes, that's it.

Why is it that even among the classmates and seniors in my own school who genuinely admire me and are willing to follow me despite knowing that I have the ability to manipulate people, I am unwilling to give my whole heart to them?

There is a term called AIM diffusion field.

The subtle power that a person with superpowers unconsciously emits can manifest as heat if they have the ability to generate fire, pressure if they have the ability to manipulate objects, or electricity if they have the ability to generate electricity...

The emitted substance varies from person to person, and is so faint that it can only be barely observed with the aid of microscopes or other precision instruments.

However weak it may be, power is still power, and it was indeed released.

Then isn't Misaki Shokuhou's dilemma quite obvious?

Her ability is "Mental Control," and her level is Level 5, making her the strongest psychic in Academy City. Just how powerful is the AIM diffusion field that she unintentionally spread?

Who could possibly know?

"Those who are willing to distort the world, mass-produce failures and tragedies to pursue their own interests, have no self-awareness."

"Because of a lack of self-awareness, neither negotiation nor self-control is possible."

"Therefore, in order to restore equality to the world, the only solution is for them to die."

The explosives-activated pile driver was once again activated by these members of "Dead Knot," and the gears on Misaki Shokuhou's combat suit, which they named "The Spear of Usurpation," also began to turn.

"We stay away from people with superpowers, and we don't want to hurt our fellow human beings unless it's absolutely necessary."

The leader in the knight's uniform used the explosives in his hand to start the pile driver, aiming it at Makoto Haramura, and issued his final ultimatum.

This is the final warning.

If Haramura Makoto doesn't agree, then he will lead all his companions to charge at Haramura Makoto and Shokuhou Misaki and tear them to shreds.

"Hmph, you can leave now."

"This matter originally had nothing to do with you."

Normally, I would probably accept this man's protection without hesitation.

Or rather, even if this man refuses to protect her, she will control him to protect her; that's the way she should act.

No matter what, protecting yourself is the most important thing.

Misaki Shokuhou isn't that immature.

But I don't know why.

Today, she doesn't want this man to protect her, nor does she want him to get involved in her affairs.

That's right, this matter has nothing to do with this man.

She herself dragged this man into this mess, so she has no reason to rely on him to protect her.

"Hmph, boring."

A large hand pressed down on Misaki Shokuhou's golden hair, but her gaze was fixed on the leader of the dead knot below.

Clearly, Makoto Haramura's "boring" comment wasn't directed at Misaki Shokuhou, but rather at the leader of the Dead Knot below.

"That's a nice way to put it."

"Even if everything is as you say, and you killed Miss Shokuhou here today, her spreading AIM diffusion field was suppressed."

"So, without Misaki Shokuhou's interference, a new Level 5 will naturally be born."

"If it were born into someone else, you can continue to kill them."

"If such a person were born into your group, would your members automatically commit suicide?"

Chapter 009 Blood Blossoms

"If you don't commit suicide, how can you justify yourselves with some lofty and righteous cause?"

"Even if you really did commit suicide, how many people are you going to kill?"

"A cycle, repeating itself, are you going to kill all the ability users?"

These are a series of questions that get straight to the heart of the problem, questions that allow these teenagers to reflect on themselves.

It's a question they simply can't answer.

Yes, can they really commit suicide?

If they grow to Level 5, will they choose to commit suicide to fulfill the wishes of others?

"I think it's highly unlikely."

The leader, dressed in all red and emblazoned with the "Dead Knot," said this.

He didn't get excited, nor did he start to doubt or examine himself like the other members.