"Seems like we will have to change our original plan." Minamoto said, after pondering all the currently available options.
Kaoru widened her eyes slightly, but she stayed silent; if what Aoi-chan and Shiho-chan said was right, then it would be unreasonable to blame them for failing their mission.
"Fujiko, you will also be deployed now." But before he could explain, a devastating message was delivered through his earpiece by Sakaki.
"Shit! "Ok, complete change of plans. All four of you will launch a frontal assault on the Catastrophe," he said, a grave expression on his face.
All four of them were alarmed. That was more than enough to overpower any, if not all, espers in the world.
"Oi, Koichi. Aren't you overreacting a little? Why would we launch a full frontal assault in these circumstances? Have you lost your mind?" Fujiko inquired, narrowing her eyes slightly while she stared at Minamoto.
"No, I have just gotten news that he has been stationed at the front of the deck of the ship. So if we can swiftly neutralize him, that would be the best course of action."
Minamoto quickly explained his reasoning, but they didn't have much time; only now was he all alone. Neither Hyoubu nor any other members of Pandra were close.
"Move out immediately and do everything in your power to neutralize him; I don't care how you do it. Whether it's launching him away or whatever else, just please make sure to succeed, and if you see Hyoubu approaching, leave immediately!"
After he barked his orders, the four just blankly stared at him for a moment before they all teleported away, and they appeared in front of the large ship as they all stared at a young man who sat leisurely on a lounge chair.
"Is that him?" Kaoru inquired, inspecting the young man below her.
He didn't look like that big of a threat if he was that relaxed while all four of them had appeared before him.
"Yes, that is him for sure." Fujiko affirmed, clenching her fist tightly.
"Girls, absolutely do not underestimate him! I'm serious, okay? He might not look like it, but he is perhaps the single most powerful esper on the planet." She added, not letting Senzo leave her sight.
"What?" Aoi muttered, her mouth wide open as she kept glancing at Senzo.
"Fujiko-nee, aren't you exaggerating a little?" Shiho asked, staring at her.
"No, that is the truth; you might not know this, but he was once part of Babel. But because of certain circumstances, he left."
While they were keeping an eye on Senzo and discussing, Hyoubu was back inside the bridge, and he had taken a seat and was looking at the monitor that displayed the four girls floating above Senzo.
"Heh, Minamoto must have found out that that's him," he muttered, a smirk on his face.
Now was a good time to see how strong that guy actually was. "Nobody moves. Everyone stays hidden and absolutely do not interfere!" he ordered.
Magi was speechless; Senzo had possibly prevented a massive disaster by rescuing Momotarou, and the major still had time to do his usual shenanigans.
"But major..."
Before he could finish his sentence, however, everyone felt a massive wave of psychic energy erupt from Hyoubu.
"Do not make me repeat myself; sit down and enjoy the show!"
"U-Understood." Magi reluctantly affirmed.
While the four girls were conversing about what to do or how to engage with this extremely powerful esper below them, Senzo was casually walking in the air.
He was climbing to reach their height while still keeping his body between them, Yugiri and Sophie.
Even though he had hidden them by twisting and turning the vectors around their chairs and even adding some sensory distortion, he couldn't be careful enough with Sophie; after all, she was a normal.
"Hello, it is an honor to meet you all. Except you, Fujiko." Senzo casually greeted them all with a smile on his face.
Fujiko just rolled her eyes at his greeting.
Kaoru and the other two girls carefully inspected him. They couldn't understand what power he was using.
It definitely wasn't telekinesis, nor was it true flight. It was more like he had formed an invisible floor beneath his feet.
"Fujiko-nee, what power is that?" Shiho asked, pointing straight at Senzo.
"Hah, it's as impressive as always. Listen up, girls, he is a high-level multi-power esper. He has three, but we currently only know two of those. The one he is currently using is vector manipulation, and his other power is mass displacement."
Shiho and Aoi cocked their heads to the side a little. They had heard about vectors in school, but was it possible to use vectors like that?
"Vector manipulation is one of the most versatile powers. I can do a lot more than just this, you know." Senzo casually added that he wasn't in a hurry anyway, and if they didn't have to fight, it would be even better.
"Like this."
Then with a snap of his finger, the air below the four girls suddenly firmed up; seeing that, they all flew away alarmed.
All of them were now ready to engage him at any moment, but instead of following up, Senzo casually took a seat and patted the air below him a couple times.
"Try it out, then we can have a conversation and maybe talk this out," he said with a shrug.
Fujiko stopped the three girls from going forward and taking a seat. "I'll go first; if he tries anything, attack immediately! Okay?"
The three girls nodded their heads solemnly and turned their gazes to Senzo, keeping their eyes peeled; they were ready for anything he might throw at them.
Fujiko slowly floated toward the place where the air had suddenly firmed up a moment ago, and she slowly took a seat.
What? You can actually sit here? Her mind was a mess. Had this guy learned how to control his power even more masterfully while he was away?
"Just stay there; I'll talk with him." She ordered the trio.
"Fine by me." Senzo replied with a shrug that it didn't matter at all to him. Fujiko was the one with the highest authority among them anyway.
"So, how about a little chat, and maybe I won't have to whoop your asses?" he teased with a smirk.
"..."
"..."
Fujiko and the girls all rolled their eyes simultaneously; they could see the Hyoubu in him with that statement.
"It seems you like acting like a douche, like a certain someone." Fujiko stated, a grin on her face, as she was certain Hyoubu was watching them.