With swift aerobics Jeong-Min lands perfectly into the tunnels of the sanitary sewers.

"Guop!" Jeong-Min cried covering her nose. "Even for an advanced city like Academy City, an underground smelly sewage is still a smelly sewage."

Echos of stepping noise ring through the metallic surface. Jeong-Min stop herself from following her instant. A tricky situation within the tunnels of the ungrounded wasteland.

"The tunnels sewage have been modified into an electronic network power line system with district 21, and district 22. There was no coincidence, district 21 primary use is for water storage, and in astronomical observation facilities. While the underground tunnels operated all over academy city, district 21, and 22 are the only relevant areas underneath Academy City sewers. Anywhere besides district 21, and 22 is no different than a blockade maze. Let me guess this is where the scumbag rats, TARDY ran when things became problematic. You probably memorize the entire passage. If I make one wrong turn, you'll win. However..." Jeong-Min said, pacing her steps before her sprint.

Mara's eyes widened as she heard Jeong-Min's voice becoming more clear. "This would have work on anyone, but I have my own abilities. I hate to brag but I have every maxed out human sense; twenty/twenty vision, twenty thousand Hz, very perceptive touch sense of all layers, taste buds that label me a super-tasters, and of course hyperosmia, hell my sensei says my sense of smell is on the level of a bear, but he possibly could just be overreacting. I know your smell, I can hear your annoying voice from just about anywhere." Jeong-Min's shadow closes in on Mara. Mara tense up, fast pacing within the sewers.

"She can't be serious?!" Mara mumbled to herself, only for Jeong-Min's footsteps close in on her. Pressure from the incoming approach, Jeong-Min's confidents, broke Mara's. The irony only made Mara laugh maniacally. "So be it!" Mara said to herself. Mara flick a arcade coin from her pocket, making noise seemly approach another direction as she ran the other.

"She's right! I do know this place inside out, but that doesn't change anything, I'll make noise come from just about anywhere! Good luck finding me, meanwhile if I go a predictable route, Jeong-Min will over think things, and wouldn't actually bother running and checking district 21, and 22 borders."

Mara ran into the main base of the sewers, where a incoming shuriken spear across her cheek. "Agh! Ahh!!" Mara growl, holding her cheek as blood leak through her hand. Mara glimpse at the bloody stain, shuriken that stuck the wall behind her. "Agh Ouch!! Aghh! Really?! What is wrong with you?!" Mara shouts and cry in pain. She turn and growl at a taunting Jeong-Min who sat on aluminum stairs.

"What's wrong with me? Are you really asking me that?" Jeong-Min sarcastically ask. "You're the one in need for an intervention. You should be apologizing right about now, after all the bullshit you put us through, you got me here waiting for you in a sewerage! What a bitch."

"Waiting?!" Mara repeated.

"That's right! Took you, long enough, I was here between district 21 and 22 this whole time. Regardless of my said abilities, that really wasn't enough to actually catch you. So if I couldn't catch you, why not bring you to me?" Jeong-Min cross her legs and gesture her fingers, counting all the possible outcomes.

"But the sounds? Your shadow?"

"Aye yeah, I spread a shadow projection with a portable light cloak, through many paths, that was just to pressure you of course. Oh and the noise, Well..." Jeong-Min sighs as she pulled out a traveling size of hand sanitizer. "I attach my Daihaseisai track shoes to a pair of sewerage rats. As you can see I'm wearing sandals." Mara pounder Jeong-Min's odd slim revealing purple kunoichi outfit. "Oh! Yeah, that! Yeah I'm a ninja." Jeong-Min carelessly add.

"Yeah sure." Jeong-Min could only shrug at Mara's sarcasm. "Let me guess you want to know why I'm doing this?"

"That won't be necessary," Jeong-Min declines. "I just don't care anymore Mara, or maybe I never care. I don't think you realize it yet, or knew, there was never a me, Li Mei, and you. I never consider you a friend. You was just that annoying lousy bitch, that took advantage of Li Mei's gullible kindness. So I had to pretend I mind your company. You were lucky back then, all you had to do was cry and whine about how hard it is to be a level "0." Genuinely I was sick of it, you use that for whatever excuse you needed to I read through your selfish and unethical exploiting ways a long time ago, you always made things all about you. You wear out your welcome and when Li Mei ever level up, you always had to play guilt trip. So you can save it."

"Huh? ... Hahaha!! Me the bitch?!" Mara tilt her head, chuckling and displaying her deranged wicked smile. "Guess who's talking, I guess what the guys back at school said about you is true, you really are the school bitch! Omg! Add crazy. You want to talk about me using Li Mei? What are you getting outta this huh? Because you coming here yourself you got some nerve! I've been in Skill-Out gangs for about over a year now. We handle groups of espers on daily basis, WHAT I NEED TO CRY FOR! I'm a level "0" and I'll still kick your ass! I don't need to relay on some damn esper!" Mara catch her breath as her voice echo throughout the sewers. The series of sounds caused by the reflection of sound waves, calmed Mara nerves, allowing her to collect herself.

Studying Mara, Jeong-Min sighs giving in to her curiosity. "Wow, this the lowest I've ever seen you, you were an asshole, but this is a bit much, it's almost out of character for you. This usually be the part where you realize there might not be no coming back from this, no chickening out of this. We'll have it your way." Jeong-Min lift herself up and charge towards Mara.

"Pathetic. Easy read. Mara position her baseball bat for Jeong-Min's approach. Mara's tactical brawling senses were kin. Mara been in so many fist fights that she natural develop a sort of reaction to movement patterns and angles as if she knew exactly where to block from just the position or when a flint could possibly be thrown. A sort of perception that can only be used when focus. She blocked at Jeong-Min but seemed to hit an afterimage of Jeong-Min's speed. Jeong-Min's speed allowed her an a sharp right jab through Mara's defense. After landing a successful two piece, Jeong-Min aggressively close in but her light flashing jabs showed to be ineffective, Mara brush off the attacks and counter with a elbow charge. Jeong-Min lost her balance spacing distance for a power shot for Mara. "Your punches have speed but lack power."

Mara's lightning fast counter strike was fortunately blocked. Jeong-Min space herself away from Mara's reach to collect herself.

"Nope! I'm not letting you get away!" Mara taunts rushing In for another swing. Taking control offensively, breaks the distance with a light face swing only for Jeong-Min to parry back. Jeong-Min's parry not only broke Mara's  attack and defense but left her wide-eyed from her baseball bat flinging from out her hands. "Damn it a disarmed parry! How did I missed tha..." Jeong-Min's sudden speedly power kick cause the brawler to hurl  saliva. "A kick?! Why yo..." But before Mara can cry and complain Jeong-Min threw a sudden fury of consecutive kicks. Jeong-Min took a step back and threw a power strike kick. Mara's body twirl and crash onto the hard metallic surface.

A unruly neck length reddish brown hair boy enters the lobby, he's reddish-brown eyes quickly glance at his fellow colleges. Reading into the frowns from the anti-skill officers, and judgement recruits.

"Yeah you're right. I lack talent in some areas in combat, I'm not even good at throwing power shot punches due to my light weighted body, so I practice my entire combat technique in kicking. If I can muster this much, I have to be good at least something."

Talent... of course she'll say something like that so casually... Damn it she's even a superior brawler than me as well.

No! Not this time!

"You think you're so great?! Im the protagonist here!"

"Huh? What's with that? She's definitely being very out of character." Puzzled from Mara's random shout, Jeong-Min slowly approaches until an emit of aura visually animating from Mara's body. Sensing another presence, Jeong-Min responded to her cautious feelings by backflipping away from the sudden gunfire that came from an invisible frisbee drone. With red auto lock lasers, force Jeong-Min retreat taking cover. Fortress able to hide behind the steel wall. Jeong-Min can only growl at being grazed from her waist. "Now you've done it!"

"You just don't get it "Jeong," I'm the one with the winning edge here!" Mara flashes the controller in her hand. The invisible ufo drones uncloak by Mara's command showing Jeong-Min to be surrounded.

"Tsk! Of course it couldn't be any easier than everything before this." The drones began to shoot rapidly of hellfire.

Jeong-Min was trapped behind the wall, helpless from taking any action. "Don't worry, just stay right there and you won't be hurt. Anyways I'll be taking my leave here." Mara mocks until the gates close, trapping her and Jeong-Min inside. "What?! The power line! No! You got him to hack them! Mara shouts afar,  confronting Jeong-Min.

"Chinpoko? But I haven't contacted him at all..." Jeong-Min questioned, taking a deep breath.

"Chinpoko? Umm that's very inappropriate." A soft voice said within Jeong-Min's phone. Uiharu connected to Jeong-Min's phone with a laptop on her lap. With a frail Akahana who rested on Uihara's shoulder, Uihara was more determined than ever.

"Oh... it's you. Wait, did you hack the entire sewers of Academy City?"

"Well it was a bit troublesome so I hacked into all the cameras placed during the Daihasei Festival, which was strange because there were no firewalls, as if they were already hacked before. But then I found out that the two of you went down Academy City's underground network, so I had the entire power line and found you. Don't worry that girl can't escape, I lockdown all the gates of the underground sewers. Don't worry I'll hack all of Academy City if I have too."

"Uhh..."

"What? What's wrong?"

"Oh nothing..." (I'm starting to realize how dangerous hackers are to this city.) Jeong-Min thought to herself as faint chibi image of Tedashii and Uihara flash in her head.

"This changes nothing!" Mara shouts, you'll set, I'll have to get past my weapons.

"Okay I'm going to find an escape route for you." Uihara promised as her fingers rapidly fired at her keyboard."

"Hey flower girl, by chance are you able to hack into those UFO drones?" Jeong-Min asked as she took swipe shurikens from off her lace straps.

"That'll be easy, but can you buy me fifteen minutes?" Uihara asks anxiously.

"Fifteen? That's it? Well damn girl! Then let's do this then!"

Uihara blushed and frantically shook her head, "Are you sure you can handle that? Those drones are dangerous!"

"It's fine! I think I can survive attacks from some stupid toys for fifteen minutes. If I can't handle this it'll be shameful to show my face again to the Oda clan."

The wall Jeong-Min hid behind began to collapse forcing Jeong-Min to jump out her cover. Jeong-Min used this reaction to throw shurikens with only one of them successfully striking one of the camera of the drone. Jeong-Min performs a triple cartwheel that springs her high enough to throw another barrage of shurikens. However this time the UFO drones orbit around each other and adapt to Jeong-Min's projectile shurikens. Blocking and evading her shurikens, a paranoid Jeong-Min sticks and positions herself against the wall.

"So those things can adapt to my attacks, it's no wonder why you guys defeated so many espers." Jeong-Min complained, leaping down the wall and evading rapid fire from the drones.

Jeong-Min rushed Mara speeding through Mara's defensive droids. Just when Jeong-Min threw a desperate kick, Mara easily blocked it with her baseball bat.

"What's wrong? That looked desperate. Are these droids giving you that much of a hard time?!" Mara put strength into her guard, with a push leaving Jeong-Min open. Mara swung a power punch, as easy as it would be to react,  Jeong-Min used her reaction when she noticed the droid aiming at her. However the droids didn't attack her.

"A flint?!" Jeong-Min returned her sights back to Mara hoping to react but was sucker punched by Mara. Mara at mid-heavyweight, and her punch felt as if she was a school bully asking for lunch money. Jeong-Min nearly passed out from one punch coming from Mara. "What a brute! It felt as if I was hit by a grown ass man... not a bear." Jeong-Min leapt and recovered, escaping a follow up from Mara. "Any more strikes from that, -I'll lose... I have no choice." Jeong-Min was forced to take cover once more from the red lasers that locked on to her.

"You seem bothered by these disks, wanna know what they're called?" Mara bragged to no response. "They are called the "Blade Disk Discord, capable of recording and spotting weakness from targets, creating the perfect counter measures."

"And they must be pretty flawed." Jeong-Min added, leaving Mara puzzled.  "I wonder why you ask him for help when you have these. And not to mention you seemed very tactical. Machines don't throw flints."

"Hahaha!! So what?! You're talking as if slight errors and

"Just fifteen minutes." Jeong-Min mumbles, pulling out a black and yellow scroll.

"Why are you talking back? Like you have this all figured out! I've never seen you use an esper power before! I have you cornered. Hell you can possibly die!"

"Like you wanna know!"

Li Mei was a growing esper, it was expected for her to be great. To be talented. Then there was you. You never claim or decline being an esper. But life was so easy for you in Academy City. "That was amazing! They say," But then you'll just stay humble and keep to yourself. Hell you just about said those same words just about every time. You have to be good at something! Damn it!

"Just let me win Damn it! Let me just have this!" Mara begged. The Discord ufo bots spiral around, Mara as it fires their lasers.

Aw it was nothing.

Leap frogs of shadows spring across the area. Mara could barely keep up with the moments of the shadows.

"What? An esper ability?! Has to be! Hahaha!! I knew you had something up yourselves, after all living with all that brave confidence of yours, you have to be an esper! Yeah you are! Now it's over bitch!" Mara uses her controller to make the droids scan an orbit around her. The scanner locks onto the shadows, revealing another error. "Impossible?! An unidentifiable esper ability, no way that's possible, these things scan the AIM diffusion field before anything else to ensure it's an esper power. Damn it those are the portable light cloaks that she mentioned..." Mara's focus on the shadows left her open, giving Jeong another opportunity to strike as she leaped into the air wielding an unfolding. Mara's discord bots took control of the situation with their target lock aim lasers. "Stop playing around! You'll die! I... Don't."

Jeong-Min's shuriken blade spread out into a four ring blade. She quickly used the larged form changed shuriken as a shield blocking the bullets. With only four shots piercing through Jeong-Min's defense she only knew at this point this was her final attack. "Okay flower head girl, I did the time, Now it's up to you!" Jeong-Min uses her strength ignoring all the pain and blood, "Ninjitsu Art; Black Wing Razor Swift!" Jeong-Min hurls her large shuriken as a final gambit. The shuriken had projected phantom afterimages from its speed and her scroll multiplied the number of images.

"Nice try! Your stupid tricks won't work on me" Mara shouts swiping her arm with controller in hand. The discord bots rapidly spiral in an orbital direction, crafting a vortex of wind that blows even the wasteland of trash and water. "You always acted all cool under any unfair advantages, but now I see that was all fabricated! You were nothing In the end! It's just too bad! I'm the protagonist! Me! Me! ME!!" The massive volume of pressure whipped the shuriken. Jeong-Min blowing to the ground only leaves her capable of front flipping to land on her feet. This gave Mara enough time to recover her Baseball Bat and take an open swing at Jeong-Min. "It's over!! Agh!! Ahhh!" The large shuriken emerged striking Mara's hands. Piercing her hand and usb cord controller. The controller ripped in half but Jeong-Min was shot in the shoulder by the Discord droid.

"Agghh!! Damn it you bitch! Fine!!" Mara screams, "Finish her!" But the discord droids didn't respond. "What's wrong now?! I said, 'Aghhh!'" Mara's command was executed, shooting her side.

"There, that'll do! I hope that was enough!" Uiharu said, making that final touch on her keyboard. "Every single droid is hacked."

"Damn it! An error... no that damn Hamasakkk-shit!" Mara's mispronunciation of his name left Jeong-Min an opening. Mara's face was met on a date with Jeong-Min's consecutive kick combo. Blood was flying everywhere from Mara's broken nose, but that didn't stop Jeong-Min. Jeong-Min took a step back spinning and picking up power from her next swing.

"Damnit damnits! If you have an esssspper ability! Then usssssee  ittttztt! I'd rather lossse to a damn essspper!" Mara assisted failing to make an understandable response. Mara lift her arm to try to swing her back but Jeong-Min incapacitated her with a lightning fast kick. Due to Mara's angle, Jeong-Min's kick broke Mara's arm instantly. Mara was left helpless to watch Jeong-Min swing her final kick, everything for a second slowed down for her.

"Damn it... I'm about to lose... to this bullshit... No Damn esper ability... So Why?! Why couldn't I just have this! You're gonna take this away from me too! You and Li Mei! Always had good news. I just..

We're all from overseas and go to the same school! This must mean something. Let's all be something special, the three of us

"I just wanted to keep up. I... I... didn't want to be left behind...

I was smart, cool, popular, pretty, and even strong. My intelligence, child's lesson for Academy City classmates... The expectations made me too nervous to make real friends, and I couldn't even keep up with the ones I had. Picking fights with those who looked down on me, sure be my guest but don't forget they have super powers and would crush me. Damn it I couldn't do anything, I'm still inferior... If only I had at least talent like yours... I could have at least handled my own struggles. I could have dealt with my own school bully. I would have never got my dad involved and he wouldn't have been hurt like that... then he would still be... Damn it I really can't do anything... Now would be the time for me to suddenly get a super power like an esper power at the last minute like a protagonist... Protagonist? Why am I even calling myself one. So stupid... Oh I get it, that was..."

Another lightning strike kick to Mara Grace's face struck her unconscious, leaving her body to spin around until she dropped into the wasteland garbage.

"I would have done something like this for you know." Jeong-Min admitted, Despite everything Jeong-Min remains standing strong. "Good job by the way, flower girl."

"Are you okay?"  Uiharu's anxious voice echoed through Jeong-Min's phone.

"Yeah I'm fine, flower girl thanks to you." Jeong-Min replied, putting her phone to her ear.

"It's Uiharu Kazari."

"Huh?!"

"My name! My name is Uiharu Kazari... But you can just call me Uiharu-San."

"Right! I broke the key-thingy, Is the girl okay?!" Jeong-Min asked, holding the grip of her phone tightly.

"Umm yeah no need to be worried, I've dealt with those illegal objects before, the best thing to do is break those keys. She's still resting so I'll make sure I bring her to a doctor immediately."

"Great! You've been a great help!"

"What?! No! No! Not that much really, you did all the work. All I did was just stay here on a computer. I'm pretty sure you were hurt badly, you should also go to the doctor. With the Daihaseisai festival ongoing we can get you to any doctor."

"Don't say that about yourself."

"Huh?"

"Without you. I have no idea how I would have gotten out of that standing. Don't put yourself down like that again. You're strong gurl!" Jeong-Min's comment left, Uiharu blushing. Uiharu took a deep breath and shook her head. "What's wrong?"

"Nothing... I just realized how dumb I've been this week. I'm calling Anti-Skill to your aid. Just wait for them please."

"Sure." Jeong-Min hung up starting back at Mara. "Unfortunately I can't just sit still. This fight is far from over. But..." Jeong-Min fell on one knee using all her remaining strength just to stand. "This is all I can muster. I don't want to rely on that chinpoko, I seriously don't like him. But Li Mei... Fine just this once. Don't screw up."

"Ha... Haha! I should have known Xiaodan-San would be the one to kill me." Tedashii bicker covering his face to the tunnel of wind pressure. Tedashii glimpse at an unconscious Joker crush within rubble. "Damn it! Gary-Sue! Who told you to shield me from all those attacks?! I don't need you anyways!"

Masato, who lay on his side bleeding out, cried out Tedashii's name. "Hamasaki-Kun... what have I done?!"

"Saved it old man, we'll talk about this when you come and apologize to our classroom for ruining the Daihaseisai festival. If you die here I'll tell the whole damn class how Simp Guru was simping for our new teacher!"

"Hamasaki-Kun... I see you're all grown up now, you don't need a grown-up to save you." Masato gave a weak smile while Tedashii smirked, giving him more will power in his heart to keep fighting.

Shadow Rensa waving radiating magenta rainbow road wings spiraling. "Hey freak! I didn't ask for a damn encore!" Tedashii mocked.

"Freak?! I can't believe you of all people would call me such." Shadow Rensa complained. "I made myself this appealing for you sweetie."

"For me?! You have a screwed up imagination if you think you can impress me by demeaning Xiaodan-San's body! I'll destroy you! You damn degenerate brat!" Tedashii promises, holding tightly to his vector malice.

"How dare you say that to me! I processed the
memories of this body and the heart. This heart was corrupted by you for sure. I can feel it. Why don't we share this body in another way." Shadow Rensa proposed rubbing her fingers around her chest.

"Just kill me!" Tedashii shouts. "Because I have enough of witnessing this torture! Get it over with! Because in the end I realize I don't have to do anything." Tedashii dropped a drained rechargeable lithium-ion Battery that charged his nano gear glove, unfortunately Tedashii was only capable of charging it back to five percent.

"Excuse me?"

"We've been at this for a minute now, eventually she'll wake up." Tedashii claims, lifting his vector malice that collected a store of vectors. "Shoulder length hair black hair, light sea green eyes that you'll be able to see your pure reflection, a height of 5'4, overseas from China that easily ranks in Japan's good side. A positive pure friendly likeable person and probably worth seeing as Beijing's Golden choice! Stubborn as always, I use you for my benefits, you out showed me, I said I didn't want anything to do with you. Then you kept coming around anyway! I let you borrow my jacket, I never got back, I told you I was a weak  level 0, then you started bulldozing using your powers against me, I tried to peacefully eat my bento, then you stepped on it like an idiot. I tried to teach you scientific theories but you either yawn or even fall asleep and reach level 4 surpassing me without knowledge. You made a promise to me. Who was going to reach level 5 first? You are me?! Then you go and embarrass us by losing to a bunch of level 0's that I easily defeated! And now you're letting this whore wretched control you! Like hell! You don't deserve to be considered my rival! Hell I'll show you I'll reach level 5 before you! I'll rub it in your face every single day!!"

Tedashii waver his malice attempt to unleash the vectors stored in his malice for one final attack. "Hahaha what kinda romantic speech is that?! Pathetic fine, have it your way DIE! HAHAHAHA!!!" Shadow Rensa places her hands together as she prepares to use Fifth Direct once more.

"Like HELL YOU WON'T!" Shadow Rensa suddenly blurted out. She quickly covers her mouth trying to control her random tantrum. "Ow! Ow! Ow! No fair! No fair! No fair! I was winning! Until they cheated!!"

"What the?!" Shadow Rensa protest.

"What?! The?! Who are you?! What are you doing this close?! Wait a minute! Wait a minute, are you in me?!" Li Mei shouted as a light sea blue eye returned to Shadow Rensa's right eye. A conscious Li Mei once more began to riot.

"It's you?! How are you awake! You damn pest?!" Shadow Rensa grumble. "What did you do?!"

"I can't believe that work?" Tedashii said puzzle and dumbfounded.

Within a private soundproof lobby, clean gym clothing, Akira enters a meeting puzzle. "What seems to be the issue? Whatever your worries are, it can all come to an end, The hero is here." Akira confirms.

"Saids the guy still in cleaned white p.e clothes." The bald Anti-Skill mock glaring at Akira.

"Yeah! Yeah! I know. Isamu Akihiro, I've embarrassed myself without noticing Annaisha's Telepathic Voice Room." Akira confirmed, shaking his head. "Sorry about that Manami, that I got your esper ability exposed like that. I'm not used to relying on supernatural abilities to solve my case."

"Oh... it's okay. It was an honor to help at the very least." The slicked back brunette nodded while blushing.

"Wait, you notice?" The short black hair girl with blue eyes and glasses tilt, crossing her arms.

"Of course Konori-San, I don't need your Clairvoyance ability to read the atmosphere. Only an fake incompetent detective wouldn't have noticed that slip up. But yes... It's true I love Gekota." Akira shamefully sighs.

"Ohh Akira! It's okay, I love Gekota too, future baby daddy!!" Annaisha's voice suddenly echo Into the group's ear.

"You like Gekota too, that's nice!" Akira's interest was at such a peak that he didn't notice the rest of what Annaisha said. With Isamu's leer, Akira coughed and made a poker face.

"Uhh!! I LOVE Gekota too. I get them for my little sister all the time!" Manami added with a red face.

"Can we talk about Children toys later and focus?" Konori protest.

"Toys?! Is what I expected a cow like you to say!" Annasha aruge. "You should be lucky I have to let you up in here!"

"Excuse me!"

"Konori-San is right! We need to focus." Akira agreed with a nod, "So Li Mei Xiaodan's was abducted?" Akira's face became as serious as Isamu's. "Sense It was her, then all I can say it's checkmate! I know exactly who the villain is."