Psykos took a keen interest in Zhebulizi on the stage.
The guy was an Esper with two Psychic Powers.
As a leading scientist in the field of Life Evolution, Psykos had not only recognized that Zhebulizi possessed two Psychic Powers, but also had some idea where they came from.
She was conducting research along those very lines herself.
Psykos's findings showed that any one method could grant only one superpower.
If someone possessed two Psychic Powers, they must have acquired them through different means.
Just as a math problem could be solved in different ways, or a racing game could offer different tracks to the finish line, Psychic Powers could be acquired through entirely different routes.
A little over six months ago, people still thought Psychic Powers appeared at random, gifts from heaven bestowed on the lucky.
Only when Vought International's secret about Compound V came to light did they learn that drugs could grant Psychic Powers.
Yet few knew that Compound V was not the only way to acquire Psychic Powers.
That other way, however, was clearly not something anyone could count on.
Psykos happened to know a few closely guarded secrets. She had carried them for more than twenty years.
More than twenty years ago, a massive tsunami triggered by a sudden, powerful earthquake beneath the Pacific Ocean had struck all of Neon Country.
Waves dozens of meters high had swept across nearly the entire island nation.
The tsunami had caused immense destruction, but beyond the staggering economic losses, Neon Country faced an even graver problem.
The tsunami had destroyed the country's largest nuclear power plant, causing a severe radiation leak.
Although the government had dealt with the immediate crisis, the effects of the leak would inevitably last for years.
Over the following years, some people developed strange