"Coexistence, dependence, and connections with others are all worthless."
That was Tatsumaki's belief.
No, it would be more accurate to call it an obsession.
Perhaps even Blizzard did not know about this.
When she was young, Tatsumaki had spent a period of time away from home.
That year, Blizzard had only been two, while Tatsumaki herself had been just seven.
Even then, however, Tatsumaki already possessed extraordinary power.
That power was psychic ability.
Tatsumaki's psychic ability was exceptionally strong.
As mentioned before, Tatsumaki had already possessed strength greater than Blizzard's current power when she was a child.
As for Blizzard now, her strength could place her among the top A-Class Heroes.
Tatsumaki, who was stronger than Blizzard, might have already possessed the power of an S-Class Hero even back then.
That was Tatsumaki's talent.
A talent that had driven Blizzard to despair.
But that talent was not entirely a good thing.
"Are you little Tatsumaki?"
"I heard you're a psychic prodigy. Would you like to come with us?"
"We have lots of friends over there, you know?"
Using such honeyed words as an excuse, the adults took the young Tatsumaki away.
But the place Tatsumaki arrived at was not somewhere with many friends. It was merely a research facility.
"For the advancement of humanity, we hope to study your abilities."
Saying that, the adults began subjecting Tatsumaki to all kinds of tests.
"Th-the readings are incredible...!?"
"Th-this is that brat's power?"
"She's practically a monster!"
The results of the tests on Tatsumaki's abilities left the adults shocked, delighted, and even terrified.
From that moment onward, perhaps something began to change.
Drawn in by her immense power, the researchers fell into a frenzy. In order to analyze Tatsumaki's abilities and even make them stronger, they continued conducting all kinds of research.