Facing the Flower Pot Girl's bursting curiosity, I blurted out a random superpower, but seeing her constantly nodding and casting envious, jealous, and resentful looks my way, I was shocked that such a clumsy lie actually worked!
Indeed, in Academy City, a place specifically designed for developing power users, even if only a small fraction possess superpowers, that was enough to cover for me.
After ensuring there was no risk of another explosion in the store, Chichun Shili and I quickly rushed to Zuotian Tsuruya's side.
"How is she doing?"
Even though I asked, I had already discerned the direness of the situation: the short-haired girl, seriously injured, had fallen into a severe coma, blood pooling beneath her, confirming my worst fear—her heart had been stabbed.
