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Zhang Qi appeared at the base of a building in the heart of Academy City.

Just as he was about to step into the building's perimeter, a figure materialized out of thin air and blocked his path.

It was a petite girl with crimson hair tied into two bunches behind her head. Her upper body was bare, with only strips of cloth wrapped around her chest.

"Mr. Zhang Qi, the Chairman has been waiting for you for quite some time."

The girl bowed. Her voice carried an unnatural rasp and sounded somewhat restrained, yet she did her utmost to maintain formal politeness. "I'm Awaki Musujime. I'm responsible for guiding you there."

Zhang Qi stopped, his gaze falling on Awaki Musujime.

He did not respond to her words, merely studying her in silence.

"I see. So you were the one who took Accelerator away?"

"You can move objects without touching them, with a maximum range of roughly eight hundred meters and a maximum weight of four thousand five hundred and twenty kilograms.

"Those figures should already put you in the realm of Level 5, shouldn't they?"

After a long while, Zhang Qi finally spoke. His voice was calm, yet it seemed to carry a power that saw through everything.

At those words, Awaki Musujime's breathing abruptly stopped, and unconcealable shock flashed through her eyes.

Her ability data was one of Academy City's highest secrets. Other than the core members of the Board of Directors, no one should have known it.

She struggled to suppress her shock, trying to maintain a calm exterior.

However, Zhang Qi's next words made it feel as though all the blood in her body had frozen.

"Oh? Do you become unstable when moving yourself? Psychological trauma?"

There was a hint of amusement in Zhang Qi's tone.

Awaki