Kamijou asked in surprise, "Aren't you going back?"
"Hey, hey! How could I waste such a wonderful time? Of course I have to enjoy it properly, so I'll be leaving first." Tsuchimikado Element waved as he spoke and left.
Chen Fan and Kamijou Touma walked toward the dormitories together. "Chen Fan, what happened to your right eye?" Kamijou Touma asked curiously. Anyone would be curious upon seeing someone else wearing an eyepatch.
"You mean my eye? It's nothing. I just caught some strange illness and can't stand sunlight," Chen Fan said calmly.
"What made you want to transfer to Academy City to study? You listen so attentively in class—are you here for esper powers? There are LV0 ability-less people like me everywhere in this city. It's not easy to gain esper powers, and the ranking system is really unfair. Ordinary humans may make up the majority, but they're still looked down upon by those with esper powers. Normal people are more like heretics in this city, so many people desperately pursue esper powers. But there's no point saying all this. Even if you know, you can't avoid it," Kamijou Touma said as they walked.
Chen Fan had not expected Kamijou Touma to see things so clearly. That protagonist aura was not for nothing.
"Esper powers? Of course I want them, but I won't force it too much if I can't have them. I'll just let nature take its course," Chen Fan said with a smile.
"You really are open-minded. But plenty of people aren't. They say public security is sound, but there are still quite a few violent incidents." The two arrived before a vending machine. Kamijou Touma took a coin from his pocket and inserted it. It was still early, so there was no rush to return. He felt