"If it's a tsunami, one First Sequence alone definitely won't be enough. But the other two First Sequences don't have the ability to withstand a tsunami either."
"As for their other Espers, it seems they don't even have any Second Sequences. Though no one knows if that's true."
After all, they had never been to Japan. This information had been revealed by Japan's own representative during previous exchanges between nations, so they had no idea whether it was true.
Still, they really had not heard of any particularly famous Espers in Japan aside from the three First Sequences—the Sword God, the Feather God, and the Spirit God.
While First Sequences were certainly more famous than Second and Third Sequences, First Sequence Espers were exceedingly rare even worldwide. Second Sequences could already be considered each country's greatest force against Mutated Beasts, so there was no way there would be absolutely no information about them.
So, the claim that Japan had no Second Sequences actually seemed possible.
"That's hard to say. They probably do have them. Even many small countries have Second Sequences. There's no reason Japan could have three First Sequences but no Second Sequences. They're probably concealing them."
In any case, they did not really believe that Japan lacked Second Sequence Espers. Though Second Sequences were few as well, there were several times more of them than First Sequences. Basically every country had produced Second Sequences.
There was no reason Japan could produce three First Sequence Espers without producing a single Second Sequence Esper.
"But even if they have Second Sequences, it's useless unless there are enough of them that their combined power can rival three or more First Sequences. And that's obviously impossible."
"How many Second Sequences would it take to bridge the gap between the First and Second