Chapter 11: ESP Abilities (1)


    "Cami, what is this?" Bloed asked.


    "Call me mom."


    "Huh?"


    "M. O. M."


    Bloed opened his eyes wide, but when he saw that Cami was not joking, his face turned red.


    Finally, he forced himself to answer despite his embarrassment.


    " Mother." He said very, very softly.


    Cami''s lips curved up. "Although I would have preferred mom, it is enough for now."


    She then stopped teasing Bloed and looked at the giant machine in the room.


    "Bloed, do you remember what was my profession?"


    " Scientist." Bloed opened his lips hesitantly. "Also, you said something about sper."


    "It''s ESPer." Cami corrected. "Besides being a scientist, I was also a very powerful ESPer. Mmm, I guess I have not exined to you what an ESPer is."


    pping her hands, a screen lit up in the room. On the screen, the image of a man holding a ball of fire on his hands could be seen.


    "ESP stands for [Extra-Sensory Perception]. It''s the ability to use the mind to realize things impossible using the five senses. In other words, ESPs are superpowers."


    "Superpowers!?" Bloed was stunned. Although he had spent most of his time studying important knowledge, he also saw some movies during thest year, and some of those movies were about people with superpowers.


    However, he always thought that it was fiction. But now, Cami was telling him that, not only were superpowers real, but Cami herself had superpowers.


    "Don''t be so surprised. Our technology had reached heights that you can''t imagine. ESP abilities are just one of the results of that technology.


    "Returning to the topic, the term used to refer to the people possessing ESP abilities is ESPer. ESPer''s powers are very varied, going from the ability to wield fire, to teleportation and partial time maniption. Of course, the number of people able to use something so powerful like partial time maniption can be counted in the fingers on one hand."


    Cami then extended her hand and created a small electric spark.


    "This is my ESP ability, [SS-Grade Nuclear Fission]. I was a very powerful S-Grade ESPer. A person able to destroy cities singlehandedly!"


    Bloed''s mouth formed an ''O'' shape. The information that Cami had given him thisst minute was too incredible.


    But then, an expression of excitement appeared on his face.


    "Mother, do you mean that"


    Cami smiled. "You see, I was a bit interested when I heard that all the people and creatures in this world could use [Magic], so I used some of the beasts you hunted to perform some experiments. In those experiments, I discovered that magic was actually a kind of ESP ability."


    "!!!"


    "Surprised? But it''s truth. Although I find it incredible, the truth is that, in fact, each creature in this world is born with an ESP ability.


    "I have a theory about that. ording to the information I collected in thest year, I discovered that this world possesses a very special kind of energy in the air, the energy that you call mana. This energy is very gentle, and can easily interact with living beings. If I''m not wrong, the reason that each creature in this world is born with the ESP ability to wield mana is that they evolved through the years to assimte this energy more easily.


    "And when this energy stimtes them, their ability to use mana manifest itself without the need to realize an ESP activating operation.


    "When I learned about that, I thought about your inability to use mana."


    Cami then looked straight into Bloed''s eyes with a confident look.


    "Bloed, each person has a limit to the amount of ESP abilities they can bear. Most have zero abilities, some have one or two, and a very few have three. However, all the creatures in this world have at least one ESP ability. Then, why do you have none?"


    " You think I have another ESP ability different than mana control?"


    "Yes. There is a very high probability that your inability to use mana is because your calction zone is already filled with another ESP."


    Bloed eyes shone. If Cami''s words were true, it means that he had superpowers! He was not cursed as his family said!


    Seeing his excitement, Cami put on a happy expression. She then pointed at the giant machine in the room with an expression of pride.


    "This machine here is an ESP Activating Capsule. Once you enter inside, it will generate a powerful psychic wave that will hit the calction zone in your brain. Once your calction zone is hit, your ESP abilities will feel it and start to defend against the attack instinctively. Little by little, your ESP abilities will awaken, and you will be an ESPer."


    Bloed gulped down a mouthful of saliva and nodded.


    "Then, are you ready?" Cami asked.


    "Right now?"


    "Of course. Your current condition is pretty good, and you are already older than twelve, the minimum age to awaken ESP abilities. I think this is the perfect gift I can give you now that you are my son."


    Bloed was moved. He could see the care and concern in Cami''s eyes. It was a very nice feeling.


    It was something that he never felt with his former family.


    Making a determined expression, Bloed nodded.


    Cami smiled, she then looked at Tito, that had suddenly in the room, and opened her lips.


    "Start the preparations."


    [Understood, master.]