Chapter 52 Incite Anger
Frowning, Kazumi turned around and looked coldly at the scorching wall of fire in front of her. Her voice, still cold and aloof, came from her mouth.
“Student, do you mean to violate school rules? Psychics who easily attack civilians will be held legally responsible.”
Looking at the tall young girl with red flames burning in her eyes, Kazumi secretly thought that something was wrong. She was thinking whether all of this was a coincidence or an accident.
There was a reason why the school specifically separated the Regular Department from the Hero Department. In the early years, the Hero Department was mixed with ordinary people, aiming to strengthen the sense of belonging of psychics, who were then considered outsiders, and to allow them to experience ordinary campus life.
However, this approach came at a terrible price for those in power at the time. Adolescence is a very unstable period. Even ordinary people without abilities, if not properly disciplined, can cause a lot of trouble with their hormone-driven young bodies.
Not to mention psychics whose abilities are in the growth stage. Emotional entanglements, discrimination, isolation, exploitation, and betrayal—all sorts of things were constantly happening in high schools all over the place. And those psychics also possessed the power to change the world; incidents of passion crimes using abilities were endless.
For rampaging psychics, unless the police were dispatched, ordinary people could do nothing about them. Such incidents even caused considerable social unrest at the time, exacerbating the conflict between psychics and civilians.
In the end, the authorities directly intervened, dismissing the incompetent higher administration, and then gathered all the young students, establishing several special academies based on the country. Only these academies directly managed by the state had the qualifications to open Hero Departments independently.
Shikoku was even more outstanding among these academies, holding the title of the National First High School, and had produced many professional heroes who were still active in their careers.
“Hmph, I naturally know the academy’s rules and regulations. It’s not allowed to use abilities to harm classmates, so as long as I don’t use abilities, it’s fine!”
The flames in Minako Hishiyama’s eyes subsided slightly, but she still angrily threw a stream of flames at the skinny girl in front of her who dared to talk back.
[Fire-attribute psychic…]
Kazumi stood there expressionlessly, letting the circle of fire surround the two. Her eyes coldly looked at Minako Hishiyama in the distance.
As Kazumi had said before, a psychic’s abilities were a reflection of their spirit. The reason Kazumi was unwilling to reveal her abilities was reiterated. If she revealed that her abilities were such dark abilities, she would probably be naturally labeled as anti-social. Coupled with her background, it would truly be impossible to wash herself clean.
As for psychics with fire-attribute abilities, they were bound to carry the characteristic of being impulsive and irritable. Professional heroes would surely have undergone special training for their weaknesses and would not expose such basic weaknesses to their enemies.
But for students like Minako Hishiyama, emotional control classes might have just begun. Coupled with the arrogance of being raised in a hero family, it was very normal for her to look down on herself, a civilian.
With a wave of her hand, an opening was created in the circle of fire. Minako Hishiyama strode into the circle of fire. With red abilities surrounding her, she stood in the center of the circle of fire, like a king controlling flames.
“Even if you passed the exam to get into this school, the gap between us doesn’t give you the right to talk to me like this. Civilians will always be civilians, and guys like you, who have evil blood flowing through them, will always be with that organization!”
She raised her head and spoke incredibly vicious words like a queen.
“Minako…” “You!!!”
Natsuki Hase, with a face full of fear, looked at her best friend. She knew Minako Hishiyama’s personality too well. Her fiery temper and deep disdain for civilians had led her to drag Natsuki here immediately after hearing news about the [Dark] Organization.
But she, who was always timid, had no courage to stop Minako’s actions. She could only hope that the teacher would see the current situation and stop it quickly.
On the other side, Shinichi Sato looked at Kazumi with a worried expression. He knew better than anyone else about Kazumi’s feelings for Akihiko Fukada and her importance to her parents, and he knew how much harm Minako Hishiyama’s words would cause Kazumi.
“Are you done?”
To everyone’s surprise, Kazumi’s face did not show any extra expression. She still looked calmly at Minako Hishiyama in front of her, as if the flames surrounding her and the other’s pressure didn’t exist.
“You’re done, now it’s my turn. I defeated so many people through my own efforts to get into this school, so why can’t I talk to someone like you who purely relies on a good background, even if you have no brains, you can still show off?”
“If you didn’t have this ability that heaven gave you, what right would you have to stand in front of me and talk to me?”
“As a student of the Hero Department, you can’t even overcome the influence of emotions on your basic abilities. If this is your so-called family’s educational method, then I can only apologize and say that your family’s educational method doesn’t seem very good?”
Kazumi said these words coldly, her face expressionless, looking at Minako Hishiyama. The content included even made Natsuki Hase, who was standing nearby, couldn’t help but open her mouth wide, looking in shock at the person who dared to say such things.
“You… What did you say!!!!!”
Crazy flame energy surged on Minako Hishiyama’s body, as if it would explode at any moment. Minako Hishiyama’s greatest taboo in her life was for others to discuss her family. Her mother sacrificed her life on a mission very early on. Having been raised by her father since she was young, she naturally lacked the gentleness of a woman in her temper. Coupled with the influence of her fire-attribute abilities, she had developed her current personality.
And now, the remnant of the organization that had killed her mother was actually bringing up the shortcomings in her family’s education in front of her!
An irresistible flame rushed from the bottom of her heart straight to her mind. She could no longer control her body. Scarlet flames gathered on her right hand, and she fiercely slapped towards Kazumi in front of her.
Looking at the slap coming towards her, a hint of understanding flashed in Kazumi’s heart. She endured the reaction of her body and stood her ground, closing her eyes to take the attack.
However, in the darkness, the expected pain and sense of weightlessness did not appear. She opened her eyes in confusion and saw Shinichi Sato, who was protecting her from behind, and Minako Hishiyama, who was directly pinned to the ground by mud in the distance.
(Ps: No cemetery visits allowed!!!)
