They all waited eagerly for Kazuya's answer.
But Kazuya were looking at them like they were insane.
".....What are you talking about?"
All of the bandits were taken aback at Kazuya's response.
"What do you mean? Tell us your ability! What power do you have!?" Toma said.
But Kazuya was still not understanding them, "What do you mean ability!?"
"Like a superpower, tell us what type of power do you have. Like for example have you ever breathe fire from your mouth, ran at the speed of light or commucate with bugs?"
The stare Kazuya was giving to Mousa right now was priceless, it was as if he was looking at a man who was mad.
Toma then looks closely at Kazuya, "Hmm, what about his hair color? Maybe his ability has something to do with his hair being white?"
Mousa and Shota looked at Kazuya hair. "Maybe? But I think he's hair color is more like bright silver.... Or maybe somewhere in between"
"Whatever the case you need to tell us your ability, The Chrono Reapers wouldn't take someone with no powers."
Kazuya expression was perplexed, he didn't know if these guys were serious or not but their behavior was concerning.
'Are these guys alright in the head!?!?'
Shota then did some sign language towards Kazuya in form of communicating with him.
"Oh shota is saying that you don't need to be afraid, because he and I have abilities as well!"
Kazuya looked at them. ".....Okay"
Toma sighed as he saw Kazuya's reaction and decided to demonstrate.
Toma held his hand up high and suddenly dozen of cans, electronics and other pieces of metals started hovering in the air.
Kazuya couldn't believe it, what he was just witnessing now is just pure sorcery.
"What- what's going on" Kazuya said as he backed away, he didn't like what he was getting into, he wanted to make a run for it.
Toma then stopped and the the pieces of junk fell to the ground. "What are you afraid of, didn't you see anyone else use their powers in the Chrono Reapers base?"
Kazuya then stopped to think for a moment "What are you saying? Do you mean the other kids in the base can levitate junk?"
Toma chuckled lightly "Well not exactly, Every subject has an ability of their own, but the question is? What's your ability? I mean.
Kazuya was processing the information he was getting right now and he was having difficulty comprehending it, it all seemed like bullshit.
"I don't know" Kazuya finally said.
Toma was disappointed. "Maybe Jun was right, Maybe they did make a mistake."
But Mousa's expression was motionless "That certainly can't be that case, The Chorno Reapers are the home ground of individuals with abilities, they can know one of their own with a single glance."
"It must seems that he himself does not know the power he holds, but that's not a worry. Soon we will find out"
Kazuya didn't know how to react, he was just dumbfounded during the whole conversation, and the more they talk about i made him feel more uncomfortable as he rememberered what those guys did.
Mousa noticed this and gave Kazuya a pat on the back. "Don't worry kid, you're safe now. You know even Shota was once a subject.
Kazuya looked at Shota who just gave him a smiled. He then does sign language towards Kazuya.
Mousa smiles and translates it. "He says don't worry, we're in this together."
Kazuya felt a little better but there was something else he wanted to ask.
"Who actually are you guys"
It took a moment for them to answer but Mousa spoke up.
"We're just a group of bandits who are up to no good, just know that." Mousa said with a cheeky smile.
Just as Mousa said those words, a group of people started coming out of the shops.
"Hey! Everyone they're back!" One little girl said.
They all came running towards the bandits, some giving them hugs, while others presented them with treats.
Kazuya watched from afar as he once again felt out of place.
"These guys are just like you" Toma said as he was stuffing his mouth with cake.
Kazuya looked at them amd notice they were around 50 of them who most were adults and elders while a minority of them were children.
"Some of these guys were targeted and hunted down by The Temporal Order for having powers, while others were captured by the Chrono Reapers only to become their test subjects."
Kazuya then noticed a hint of sadness in Toma's voice.
"Those two parties have caused great harm because of their stupid ideologies, they think they're doing the right thing but it's the exact opposite"
"Look Kazuya, all these guys were living normal lives up until one of the two organizations came to hunt them down because of what they can do, capture them, and either get rid of them or used gheir abilities for their benefits."
"Don't you see the corruption?"
Kazuya silently listened to Toma's passionate speech.
"You know in the past, the Chrono Reapers weren't always a thing, they got established when a group of individuals with powers wanted to rebel against the Temporal Order so they can have their freedom in this world....
At first they were good, helping their own and fighting together, to the point they became a unity.
But when they realized they didn't have enough firepower to compete against the Temporal Order, they became power hungry.
They started hunting their own people down, made them fight against their will, if they object, The organization would would capture their family members.
Kazuya heard the word family, he couldn't think straight, he felt a wave of emotions as he vividly remembered the night where the Chrono Reapers destroyed his home and killed his family.
Tears started flowing down Kazuya's cheeks as he kneeled down on his knees.
"Hey.... Are you okay" Toma said as he was concerned.
"My family....." Kazuya said as he started crying uncontrollably.
Toma felt bad. "I'm sorry i brought up bad memories, please let's go inside it's cold out here.
As Toma said that, they went indoors...