Sakugawa Middle School.
Uiharu Kazari, a Judgement Member like Shirai, slowly walked out of the school building, holding the report handed to her after today's Ability Check.
[Name: Uiharu Kazari]
[School: Sakugawa Middle School]
[Grade: 1st Year]
[Age: 13]
[Ability: Thermal Hand]
[Rating: Level 1 Low-Ability User]
"No improvement this year either, huh..."
Uiharu let out a helpless, heavy sigh. She tilted her head back slightly, recalling what the teacher had said during the examination, and a bitter smile appeared on her face.
[Are those flowers on your head just for show?! Use the power that makes flowers bloom to bloom your ability too!]
The teacher's jab really hit home. Ever since her ability awakened, from first grade in elementary school to her current first year of middle school, her ability level hadn't budged an inch.
However, she wasn't particularly bothered by it; the level of one's ability wasn't the sum total of a person's value. She quickly adjusted her mindset, folded the report, tucked it into her pocket, and pulled out a handheld game console instead.
At that moment, a figure appeared behind her without a sound. Before Uiharu could react and turn around, the owner of the shadow reached out with her 'devilish hands' toward Uiharu.
"Ui~ha~ru~"
With a swift motion, the devilish hands flipped up Uiharu's skirt, revealing her pale pink panties.
Uiharu's face was instantly flooded with a blush. She quickly crouched down, and once her skirt fell back into place, she huffed and stammered her protest at the 'devil' behind her.
"Wha... What was that for all of a sudden! Saten-san!"
"Oh my, we're classmates and you're still using honorifics? Just call me by my name, don't be so formal."
Saten spoke with a grin. For her, flipping Uiharu's skirt was one of life's greatest pleasures.
In contrast, while Uiharu resisted Saten's hobby, she had gradually grown accustomed to it over time.
The two walked out of the school and strolled leisurely along the nearby shopping district. Naturally, the topic of today's Ability Check came up.
Uiharu was a perennial Level 1, while the girl named Saten Ruiko was a perennial Level 0. Despite undergoing scientific development, the power she awakened was so minuscule it could barely affect reality.
"Don't worry about abilities! As long as every day is happy, then everything's OK!"
Saten Ruiko said with a grin, making an 'OK' sign with her hand. But despite her words, she actually cared about abilities far more than Uiharu did.
She hated her powerless self and wanted to let go of that longing as much as possible, yet she could never quite manage it. Every time she encountered a high-level Esper, that longing would bite even deeper.
In her eyes, although Uiharu's ability level was low, she was a qualified Judgement Member and possessed excellent hacking skills—she was an Ability User in a different sense.
Meanwhile, she herself was utterly ordinary from every angle—whether it was academic grades, superpowers, or technical skills.
Saten forced a smile and pulled an MP4 player from her pocket, which was currently playing the latest song from her favorite singer.
"Today is the release date for the physical CD of this song. In my opinion, only the top 100 people who win the luxury prizes from the first-press limited edition coupons can be considered true fans, so let's go buy it together!"
Saten enthusiastically changed the subject, but Uiharu, standing beside her, showed an apologetic expression and declined the invitation.
Because she had plans with Shirai Kuroko today, and the other girl had promised that she would get to see a true Tokiwadai lady in person—an Esper one usually only saw in the news.
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