"There have been reports of a mysterious object caught by NASA. The object is moving at a speed of 15-20 kilometers per second. It is estimated to reach Earth after a long journey of 15 to 18 days if there are no significant changes in the condition of the mysterious object."
It had been a few hours since Maria left to play in the park. And now I was just sitting, eating snacks casually in front of the sofa while watching television.
I accidentally got this strange news when I was changing television channels.
I just hope that meteor doesn't fall in my city near where I live.
I don't care if there are humans who die because of it, as long as it's not someone I know. But just in case, I took the initiative to monitor this news and do something that was needed.
Then suddenly Clara called me, saying that some people had infiltrated the prison.
There were three people who disguised themselves as prisoners with fake criminal records made by Clara with the help of Clara's acquaintance who worked in the police as well.
Their mission was quite simple, namely to find the mysterious room that should be in the prison. This is my plan that I conveyed yesterday, although there is no evidence, but there should be a secret room.
I also told Clara to explain how to quickly find the unknown mysterious room.
The three of them just had to silently follow the police in turn and watch their movements. I know that prisoners are very difficult to move in prison, but the three of them are professionals handpicked by Clara, I believe in their abilities as professionals.
It's just a matter of time to find out if the prison is the same organization that the old man under the bridge is looking for.
After talking and sharing views with Clara on the phone, I was immediately reminded of the old man on the bridge and immediately wanted to meet him.
I think the best way is to ask him directly. Especially since there is a possibility that I will get help investigating Clara's case.
Although I can't let anyone else know about Clara's abilities, I am confident that I can get benefits without giving benefits to others.
Moreover, Clara is just like me, she doesn't want her abilities to be known by anyone else.
If I betray her, my abilities will also be revealed. The same goes for Maria, she has sworn not to reveal our secret until she dies.
Although to be honest, I don't mind if my identity as an extraordinaire is revealed. It's just that people will definitely give me the same look again.
Especially if they know that my ability is something terrible.
I can control all the elements I know in this world. But the more I study it, the more I understand that my real ability is to control and manipulate atoms. That's why I can control anything and also change anything.
I even once tried to control the atom in my hand to move. But the result was that my hand couldn't return to normal after I shaped it into a sword. For a week I had to stay at home to study science and various kinds of knowledge related to hands and organs inside it to return my hand to normal.
I was forced to explain my abilities to my father and mother and make them promise not to tell anyone, including Maria. But Maria is too smart, my father and mother who couldn't do poker face had to accept defeat in the psychological battle with Maria for several days just to get information about my hand that suddenly became strange.
Besides, I knew it would be like that from the start, I just wanted to distract Maria so she wouldn't be too focused on worrying about me and instead bothering me who was studying about the human body for a week.
In the end, I succeeded and swore not to use it on my own body again.
In return, I mastered all the elements in this world even with my gray eyes.
But that's just a strange thing, because I should be an extraordinaire. My eyes should be colorful according to the emotions I feel. But considering that I don't understand it, it makes me silent and increasingly conflicted with my own emotions.
Now my eyes should be able to change color. But as I was about to leave home to visit the old man under the bridge, my eyes remained gray.
It's strange because I should have made peace with my mind that always overthinks everything. I even ended my own emotions and believed what I felt.
When I'm happy I smile, when I'm angry I feel annoyed, when I feel uncomfortable I try to avoid it.
There's only one emotion that hasn't been strong enough to make me believe that I've felt it, sadness. I've never cried since I was born. I was even thought to be going to die a few days after birth because of it.
Honestly, I don't want to know that emotion. But it seems like it's a requirement for my eyes to be like other extraordinaires.
But I'm grateful that my eyes are still gray. Because it reminds me that I've never felt sad. Or maybe I have, but I don't realize it. Unlike other emotions that I can be very sure I understand at this time, sadness is the only one that I haven't been able to understand at all.
I hope my eyes never have another color besides gray.
I walked in the afternoon, away from home to go under the bridge. Looking for the old man I was looking for but couldn't find him anywhere I looked.
I looked at my phone to check the time, and it was already 4 pm. Maria should be coming home soon.
But I chose to wait a little longer, waiting for something that was uncertain but there was a chance.
"Ah! That's Will! Hello!" said an 11-year-old girl who had just arrived in a pink dress.
"Oh, you came today, Mio."
Her reddish brown hair made her very recognizable because of its rarity. This little girl's name is Mio, a girl who accidentally saw me using my ability and was amazed by it. Although she's this small, she's actually an extraordinaire just like me. It's just that she's always been wearing black contact lenses since she was little.
Her ability is a little different from mine, she can only control 3 main elements, fire, water, and air. Although it's different, I actually found that the theory I used when using my ability can be applied to other esper abilities. It's just that there are limitations on what Mio can do, unlike me who is free to do anything as long as I understand it perfectly.
A few days ago I also managed to experiment with Mio's ability and she managed to create an explosion using the elements of water and fire.
When liquid water comes into contact with a very hot surface, such as heated metal or fire, heat will be transferred to the water quickly.
The heat absorbed by the water causes the water to boil quickly. This boiling process happens so quickly that the water doesn't have time to evaporate slowly.
As the water boils, it turns into steam. Steam has a much larger volume than liquid water. For example, one liter of water will produce about 1,700 liters of steam at 100 degrees Celsius.
This rapid and forceful expansion of steam produces an explosion. Steam explosions can cause significant damage, such as property damage, injuries, and even death.
This experiment proves that Mio is someone who can be my student. Moreover, her intelligence that can understand what I teach is very amazing.
Seeing her now always reminds me of my past self. Making me unconsciously feel comfortable being by her side. I feel like I have to guide her so she doesn't end up like me.
"Where were you yesterday, Will? Why didn't you come?"
"Ah, it's because I have something to do."
"Part-time job?"
"Yeah, something like that."
"What kind of job?"
"Secret."
She looked a little annoyed and replied, "the answer is always the same, even though I promised not to tell anyone."
"Your promise to me is not to tell anyone about my ability, in return I will try to train you. I never promised anything about my part-time job."
"Ehehe, that's true."
It's impossible for me to say that my part-time job is being a criminal consultant.
"So, what element do you want to learn about today?"
"Hmm... Let me think first...", she looked like she was thinking hard.
"Hurry up before night."
"This is yoyr fault, will! because the appointment is in the afternoon! The time I can enjoy is very little!"
That's actually the biggest reason why I asked to meet in the afternoon. She doesn't understand that using my ability is very tiring. But if I tell her, she'll definitely get even more annoyed. Making me have to think of other reasons and answer, "I'm still in school until 4 pm in the afternoon."
"Ugh, annoying! What kind of school is that! I only go to school until 12 noon you know!?"
"We are different levels, you are still in elementary school, it's definitely different."
"Alright, stop talking about useless school. Now teach me how to create electricity!"
"I've told you several times that I'm still trying to figure it out. I can't even do it yet, don't think I can do everything."
"Oh, you're right, I forgot. Then you decide today!"
"Yeah, I'm fine with that."
"Yeeyy!" She looked happy with that.
That's right... I'm human, I'm not God who can do anything. Therefore, stop treating me like someone special. And also stop looking at me with that look...
Unconsciously, I almost said what I was thinking to Mio. Even though I didn't mean to say it to her. I wanted to say it to the people in my past. People who tried to take advantage of me, and also people who looked at me with envious and hateful looks just for their own satisfaction.