"Oh thank god I finally found you!" Tedashii said cheerfully taking a deep breath and approaching Akahana. "Seriously where have you been? You had me worry."

"... I came across a electrical discharge control system." Akahana explains.

"A What? Umm are you okay?" Tedashii ask patting her head.

"... Yes!" Akahana said with a thumbs up.

"Oh there you are, it was difficult to get away from that audience and find you but my luck must really be good today." Akira said walking up towards Tedashii and Akahana. "I wanna thank you for earlier."

"For what?" Tedashii said puzzled.

"To paraphrase, advancement can not occur without both thesis and antithesis..."

"Yeah but?"

"My apologies what I meant to say is that our discussion and disagreements were quite rewarding, I've learn something today."

"And what was that?"

"How foolish others can be manipulated."

"Excuse me?" Tedashii said clenching his fist.

"Not many people around me are so willing to speak their minds as freely as you did. I feel our discussions could be quite meaningful. Would you mind talking with me again?"

"Again?" Tedashii didn't know why, hanging out with an detective like this guy was very dangerous, hell he wasn't even likable to him and didn't see what the obsession others had for this guy. But still he wanted him to understand him, why he was indeed Code Vader. He wanted to invade this guy's justice. "When the time arise for that." Tedashii saids scratching his head.

"Thank you that makes me glad to hear it. I bet all the students from your school are quite interesting." Akira saids with a smile.

"You have no idea." Tedashii reply. The two held out their high tech phones, and it immediately exchanged their contact info number.

"And that should do it! Oh!? Hey there," Akira look over to Akahana who held Tedashii's arm tightly while hiding behind him. "Shy aye."

"Sorry Akahana like... hate people at random times, I'm guessing she's not in a good mood."

"Well no matter she can join in on our discussions if she's interested and feeling better. I look forward to it, well call me." Akira wink at Tedashii and walked off.

"... that male is strange, mysterious, especially in an unsettling way."

"Hey! Hamasaki-kun, what's good yo!" Mara holler from afar as she walked up, she had a lollipop in her hand swirling around with her fingers.

"What did I say? I don't understand your American slang." Tedashii said grinning.

"Right! right! But can we talk in private." Mara said with a wink while sucking on the lollipop.

Tedashii face heat up as he gulps, "Well you gonna have to make it fast because I'm busy. "Tedashii quickly scratches his head as his heart began to beat rapidly.

"That's fine it'll be a quickie, meet me at the plaza around the food stalls after you leave from here." Mara got closer to Tedashii face to face with a smirk. Tedashii felt something being slid Into his pocket. Mara stood back and turn around to notice a big head cartoonishly Akahana.

"ITS CLOSED!" Akahana said pouting while staring at the two, Tedashii's face turn purple, surrendering his hands into the air.

"I'm aware and besides I really like how you talk back to that detective like that, it seems our justice is really alike. Well I'll be seeing you." Mara smile walking away.

Tedashii pull out the invitation card that was giving to him as his eyes widened. "Hey Akahana I have to go to the bathroom."

Akahana glared at Tedashii and said, "...No!"

"What I can't go to the bathroom now? I have to seriously peed you know." Akahana pulled out her newspaper arcade and started smacking Tedashii with it. Eventually Tedashii was force to stay next to Akahana. While taking part of the events Akahana would easily spot him among the group as he head back.

Tedashii and Akahana watched the rest of the events after he finished his as a blue hair boy approached the two. "Aye I found you Hamasaki-Kun. And just when Tsuchimikado left off yesterday. Tedashii's face turn purple as a familiar boy of his past smile. The boy smile with his perpetually closed eyes. Tedashii lower his head down with a sweaty tense face. "Umm hello you remember right we were sizing which breast were bigger back in juvenile. Remember I got in trouble back in district 7 while looking at the-"

"Oh hey!! I don't remember ever being friends, hohoho!" Tedashii looks up back at the boy with a chuckle and fake smile on.

"Hohoho! Well that makes since after all you tried to pretend you didn't remember that day," a sudden cartoonishly blazing tug a war between the two randomly struck. With the blue hair blue easily pinning Tedashii at the end, "Hahaha, I got you now traitor. "Haha you still can't fight for anything huh?"

"Blah you bastard let me go!!" Tedashii cried out. "I don't have time for your shenanigans."

"We never settled the score between which bunny loli is the best."

"I surrender! I surrender!! Aogami you win!!"

"So which one is better."

"I don't remember!!"

"Come on the red or the black."

"Black!!"

"I haven't even show you the pictures yet how you remember...huh." Aogami suddenly felt someone pulling his sleeve to see an annoyed Akahana who then grabbed him, slamming him with a suplex ending the scuffle. Akahana grabbed Tedashii by the shirt and started dragging him away from the fainted blue hair boy.

"Red hair Loli? Tedashii got himself a red loli!" The blue hair boy cried out with dizzy.

Eventually night time came and Tedashii and Akahana were finally at his dorm. Akahana continue to glare at Tedashii who was scratching his head in fear.

Tedashii shamefully explains, "Sorry about that... that was Aogami Pierce! I met him back in juvenile. Where just acquaintance though I realize he was nothing but trouble and never socialize myself with him and his friend, the two of them are nothing but hell. So there is nothing to worry about..."

"... juvenile is something of having to do with children or young people. As for example of juvenile is a detention center for criminals under eighteen... it would indicate that Tedashii was a person who habitually causes difficulty or problems, especially by inciting others to defy those in authority." Akahana stare down Tedashii who had his head shrink.

"Well that's the... most part of it," Tedashii said looking away. He grab the cover sheets wrapping over her.

Akahana poke her head out from the bed covers, "... Tedashii... did you didn't cause physical pain or injury someone?"

Tedashii pause and said, "No..." Eventually Akahana finally went to sleep, Tedashii study her thumb sucking face and escape from her grasp.
Walking outside to get a fresh mint of air he realized Li Mei was out doing the same. "You know staying out here getting frostbites or hypothermia will weaken your immunity system increasing your chances of getting an illness. You should be more careful nature girl."

Li Mei turned around pouting at Tedashii, "You know you could have just said I'll catch a cold."

"And that's not like me and besides you can't catch a cold just because your cold outside that's just an idiotic quotes adults use to make kids wear a jacket in the winter." Tedashii smirk as he stood next to her while startling at the stars.

"I can take care of myself! And besides I'm one with nature my body can adapt to any weather." Li Mei confidently quotes. "So What are you doing out here?"

"I need some space to think. Although unlike you I don't plan to sicken myself any longer staying out here."

"I see... am I in the way?"

"You was here first so don't make me force you to leave." The two awkwardly stood there quietly looking away from each other.

"You know I thought... that when that certain day. I saw kids outside using their esper abilities, I thought things might change for me... that I won't be a nuisance to others... I thought I was a monster back in China. But then that was when I saw her. She save me and took out a bunch of thugs just by flicking a single coin. She was so strong I wanted to be like her. Then I met you not too long after that. I wanna use this armband and this powers, something that I believe was a curse. I wanna... never mind. After that getting this armband nothing change." Li Mei loser her head and look away from Tedashii. She quickly stretched to prevent Tedashii from noticing any odd behavior from her. "Welp I'm tired you should get some sleep."

"Uhh, yeah I'll get some sleep soon."

As Li Mei walk back inside. Tedashii sat out waiting it was eventually four A.M in the morning the sun still haven't rising.
Tedashii clench his fist and look back up at the stars, sighing afterwards. Tedashii look at the invitation slip that Mara giving him. "I'm really pathetic am I. Lying to one girl, while keeping secrets to another and I have a nerve to talk about justice... it's no wonder why I got this invitation. But Mara made one mistake she wasn't aware of September 14th the day I decided to be a hero!" Tedashii Stare deeply ages the invitation to join Tardy. "So that's what they decided to call themselves Tardy huh! And that bandanna bastard I'm sure he's apart of it.

"I see... so you think you found a strategist for our operation?"
"Are you shitting me instead of ensuring technical advances? I need someone to modify this thing so I can choose the damn options.... we need a rare target..."
"We already got our damn technical advances already. We need a target one that will catch this city's attention by storm! As long as the rumors continue and the 6th rank level 5''... what yeah I'm in the bathroom no ones... hang on for a sec."

"Those son of a bitches! You think you can mock me by using my toys! I'm gonna show you first hand what justice is! Because I am Code Vader!!" Tedashii noticed a shadow above the roof top and smile maliciously. The shadow notice it was spotted and made a break for it. As the hoodie figure ran up the roof tops a Green light brighten up sky rocketing towards em chasing em. However the aerobics to this hoodie figure was unique as it was able to take shorts cuts dodging within the dark alleys. The Green light brighten once more, eventually chasing the hoodie figure in the same area where he took part in the ballon hunter event.

The Green light was Tedashii soaring towards the hoodie figure with only parts of the nano suit of its wings and armor arm. Tedashii was able to channel his vector malice into reality the hoodie figure was slashed by Tedashii who combine the vectors of his soaring wind. The slash was at a cape that turned into a substitute bark of wood.

"Oh!?" Tedashii puzzled at the trick but the shadow didn't escape his grasp. As he could see incoming projectile spearing his way. To the shadow person's surprise his nano armor appear right before contact. "Nice try Tardy! I guess you've changed your mind and decided to target me now cause I refuse your offer."

"Tardy?!" The hoodie figure attack once more flinging something at him with a backflip. However it was block even among his blind spots. "The shield is automatically?" The hoodie figure said puzzled.

The armor appeared where the block attack target. Tedashii noticed the projectiles thrown at him were shuriken. "What?" Tedashii pause being reminded of something that happen before taking part of the ballon hunter event. "Tch! You wanna know what I just did?" Tedashii ask the shadow. "I'll just say one thing, It doesn't matter what you do as long as your tricks have vectors and a direction this program will adapt to it. Here allowed me to show you!" Tedashii burst into a green cyber light as the particles covered his entire body including the fabric itself, until he transform into the same armor knight that defeated Kihara Akuma. The vector malice also became covered in these particles temporarily transforming his vector malice to a nano upgrade.

"Who are you?" The shadow ask. The shadow sudden seem to be making copies of itself surrounding Code Vader.

"That's funny you say that! I was gonna say the same to you!!" Code Vader stabbed the ground with his vector malice constructing sharp rubble of iron at the shadows with only the real one evading, however moving what's its mistake as Code Vader flowing dashing at the shadow by swinging his armor fist at the shadow. A gust of wind breaks revealing the hoodie figure. "Who the hell are you!" Code Vader held his punch as his fist almost punch her. Blonde hair escapes from the hoodie as a dark tan girl had no choice but to surrender to the empowering Code Vader. He immediately let down his guard, "Jeong-Min?" The nano suit dissolved away revealing a puzzled Tedashii.

"Chinpoko?"

It was six a.m. Li Mei who never went to sleep but snuck out, head her way to meet up with Mara.

"Take a look Li Mei!" Mara pointed at the abandoned warehouse up ahead. "I think a fight broke out here."

"Alrighty then!" Li Mei said enthusiastic, she slid on her Judgement armband and look around investigating. Mara with her baseball bat lift it up as she stand behind her with a glare.

Later Tedashii and Jeong-Min found a safe spot to go as the breaking of morning rising.

"Well it seems no one will find us here." Jeong-Min confirm time Tedashii who suddenly grabbed her by the neck. Maintaining a grip enough to not choke her. "Do you really wanna die dumbass?" Jeong-Min free herself from his grip. "Don't go acting like I'm the bad guy here especially after what you shown me."

"Damn it! Not you too! She was right about you and Mara you are all just a bunch of trash looking for something to gain!" Tedashii glare looking at them.

"Li Mei said that didn't she? I figure she lost fate in me." Jeong-Min flustered looking down. "I'm not gonna go acting like a victim here or someone with good intentions but what I will say I have nothing to do with this. And I'm sure you don't neither. And don't go tagging Mara in all this like she's out to hurt someone! But what you are gonna tell me is who are you really and what is you're relationship with Li Mei!"

"Don't you dare go around acting like you have the right to question me! Don't give me that bullshit! You and Mara are out targeting innocents! I might not have all the answers but I'm sure of one thing! You and Mara don't deserve Li Mei!" Tedashii whip out his Tardy invitation. "You can cut the crap Mara gave me this during the halftime show!"

"What!?" Jeong-Min said shook she snatch the tardy slip, "That idiot what is she doing!? Why would she do something like this."

Tedashii pause studying the surprise Jeong-Min. "What you don't know!? Tardy, the group that's seeking attention for some reason! Even framing the 6th rank level 5!"

"I knew Mara was coming back to the dorms late but this! It has to be a Skill-Out group!"

"What makes you think that?"

"Because Mara is a level "0"! Mara been struggling with coping with being the weakest. One day me, Li Mei and Mara were walking home after another test on our esper ability. We were celebrating Li Mei achievement for reaching a level 3 that day, when suddenly a bandanna boy came by. He was annoyed of Li Mei's success and pick a fight with her Li Mei.

"Hey You're the one who level up to level 3 in a month! I heard you were a cheater!" A bandanna boy said approaching the three.

"Excuse me?" Li Mei said offended.

"How about prove it then." The bandanna boy clenched up his fist revealing brass knuckles.

"However Li Mei easily beating him. Mara was impressive by the guy's performance and continued to hang out with the guy. He convinced Mara to think Li Mei cheated to obtained that level. And distance herself from her, though she been hanging out again with us days prior to the daihaseisai festival."

"If you have nothing to do with this then why are you so suspicious for even for Li Mei to suspect you."

"Well Li Mei is pretty sharp especially with that Aura reading ability. It's the reason why I invested my time in watching her instead of Sogitta Gunha."

"Gunha?"

"Do you believe that there are some espers that can be born with a esper ability?"

"Born with an esper ability?" Tedashii pause thinking back on Li Mei's comment back in the Jonagarden family restaurant. "You don't think?"

"I most certainly do, regardless what you believe, I believe Li Mei to be a Gemstone esper."

"A Gemstone esper?"

"As a member of the Oda clan. I will help restore our prestige in the world. With Li Mei and Academy City's Power Curriculum Program, I'll be able to prove the existence of Gemstones, and, as such, obtain the means to develop genuine supernatural powers. Though I am aware I am using Li Mei for selfish reasons, I promise myself that Li Mei will not be harm in my objectives."

"Ha...Pathetic." Tedashii comments, "Well that's umm... well okay." Tedashii saids awkwardly scratches his head. "Well moving on."

"So What you're not gonna tell me who you are!!?" Jeong-Min cried out.

"I know Tardy's next move is something big, so I'm assuming they could be targeting someone strong." Tedashii guess. "I heard that when I met the bandanna guy at Jonagarden family restaurant."

"You met the guy!?"

"Yeah I was with Mara and Li Mei before I went to the bathroom, and overheard a little of what the guy's plans."

"Wait!? Li Mei was with you all that day? Did she speak of anything of the matter regarding her ability in any interesting way?"

"Well Li Mei said something in the regards of being born with a esper ability while we were talking about a duel wielding copying esper. But come on can anyone really take this whole Gemstone crap real?"

Jeong-Min, lower her head amd clenched her fist, "No! She wouldn't! That bitch!!" Jeong-Min punch the wall to see her furious angry.

"... You have an idea of Tardy's move...don't tell me?"

"Mara is targeting Li Mei."

Back in the outside of the warehouse Mara swung her baseball bat at Li Mei, from behind, only for Li Mei to evaded flexibly bending. She followed up with a back flip escaping Mara's range. Li Mei eyes widened when she sense a big delinquent with chains on his jeans coming down with his fist. Li Mei tuck her thumb forming her hand straight as the man attack gotten close he was struck by a counter being lift into the air. He hit the ground and Mara smirks. Sudden flying frisbee tech spears guide through surrounding the entire area.

"Hahahaha!" The big man rose up chuckling, "this is gonna be fun!" The man made a menacing look.

Li Mei took a deep breath and said "bring it!" She form a fighting stance rising one leg into the air.