I've had some Mob Psycho withdrawals recently so I felt like I needed to write something for it. It's been well over a year since I last wrote something.

Just a heads up, this takes place well after the webcomic ends so there are some very minor spoilers for those who haven't read all of the webcomic. Nothing too experience ruining, no specific event is mentioned, but there are some minor context things that wouldn't make sense for those who haven't read all the way through or only watched the anime.


Today was the first day of Shigeo's high school life. He was never a special student, Shigeo was sure his brother Ritsu would get into a more prestigious school than him, but nevertheless Shigeo's hard work still got him into one of the more well-respected high schools in Spice City. Oregano High School was a little ways off, so he needed to take the train to get there from his house, something he never needed to do before.

This was a small change in his lifestyle, as Oregano High School was still close enough to his house that he could stay with his family. Still, Shigeo couldn't help but miss the thought of walking to and from school every day.

Waiting for the train was something new too. Standing still among the crowd waiting to cram himself into a train car was something Shigeo never liked, but up until now he was glad it was something he didn't need to deal with on a regular basis.

Most importantly, this was a fresh start. Nobody he talked to in Salt Mid was also attending Oregano High. So as far as Shigeo and anyone else knew, he didn't have psychic powers whenever he was in school.

So he was just waiting here now. At the very least, being alone in the crowd wasn't anything new.

"Oh, Mob-kun."

The boy turned his head to see a familiar face. The News Club girl that pestered Shigeo around for a year about showing off his psychic powers, Mezato Ichi, was standing before him. The two of them hadn't met since graduation, and though they weren't in the same class for their third year, Mezato made sure to keep in contact with him in the Body Improvement Club's clubroom. It was weird to see her wearing a different school uniform from the one he was used to that girls wear at Salt Middle School. Although Shigeo could say the same about himself in his new wardrobe.

"Mezato-san." He acknowledged.

The girl picked up her pace to stand next to him. "Long time no see, Mob-kun. Nice to see you again."

The boy nodded. "Mm. I take it you're commuting to school as well?"

"Yup!" She adjusted her navy jacket and showed off her mirrorless camera. It's new, sleek, black and professional—an adult upgrade from the pink digital camera she carried around at Salt Middle School. "I'm going to Lemon Pepper High School. I've already made contact with the school newspaper there."

Shigeo smiled. "Oh, I see," He wasn't surprised. Mezato was always one to take the initiative. "Your love of scoops hasn't changed."

"Nope. Where are you going to school, Mob-kun?"

"Oregano High School."

"Oh, that's actually really close to Lemon Pepper."

"Yup."

Shigeo turned back to the tracks. He'd been waiting there for a few minutes now. Hopefully there were no delays. He didn't want to be late for his high school debut.

"In case you're wondering, the trains should be operating on time. It should be here any minute."

"Oh, that's good. How was your break, Mezato-san?"

"Boring. I worked part-time at a grocery store. I spent most of my time there earning money so I could buy this." She lifts up the camera hanging from her neck.

"Oh, that's nice. I'm sure you don't regret it now that you got what you wanted."

"Are you still working at Reigen's?"

"No. He's letting me focus on school, but I still visit sometimes. Serizawa-san and Tome-chan are really helpful to have around, too. Ah, it's here."

The two of them boarded the train, and as the crowd began entering the car with them, Shigeo realized that they were both now invading each other's personal space in order to make conversation.

Not that Mezato seemed to notice or mind. "Kurata-senpai? Last time I was there she was just lying around playing games. Ah! That reminds me…"

The rest of the train ride was surprisingly pleasant. Though Mezato mellowed out in their third year, Shigeo could still clearly remember her crowding him whenever she wanted him to try something just the year before. Apparently, Mezato had visited Reigen's a few times over the course of the break, but Shigeo hadn't been there during any of the times she came.

At the very least, it was nice to know that Shigeo still had someone from his middle school years that he could talk to during his commutes.

Maybe he should give Inugawa a call later to see how he's doing.


Lunch break. Shigeo thought he would never get to this point. After the long-winded orientation and class introductions, he was afraid this lunch break would be characterized by brevity. His mouth watered at the thought of the lunch he prepared for himself last night as he reached inside his bag for it.

Already though, somebody had approached him expecting to start a conversation. A skinny boy with neatly swept dark hair faded at the sides. Judging by his lean frame and broad shoulders, perhaps this boy was an athlete? He was barely taller than Shigeo, who was already a short person for his age.

The boy took the empty seat on the desk behind Shigeo and leaned in close. "Hey, you. You're the esper kid, right? The one from Salt Mid?" He shadowed a hand over his mouth so only Shigeo could hear.

Shigeo's eyes widened and he frantically looked around at the other students to see if any of them were listening. "Um, no. I don't know what you're talking about." He said unconvincingly.

The boy chuckled. "The way you're acting right now is making me rethink that. Come on, you can trust me! I just got into this school like everyone else in this room! I don't have any friends to gossip with yet."

Shigeo rubbed his hands together nervously. "Um, you are..?"

The boy blinked and scratched the back of his head sheepishly. "Oh! Sorry. That was rude of me to just intrude on you like that without introducing myself properly," He put out a hand. "I'm Kuroda Isamu, from Sesame Mid."

He takes the handshake. "Kageyama Shigeo. Salt Mid."

"So are you that esper kid or not?"

Shigeo shifted. "Um, why don't we talk about it after school?"

Kuroda chuckles again and takes a bagged sandwich out of his bag. "Well, actually I was planning on meeting with the Track & Field team after school today. Anyway, I'm just going to assume I'm right because of the way you're acting."

Shigeo didn't say anything in response. Sure, it was nice that on the first day someone was already trying to make friends with him, but this pressing for information reminded him of somebody. Somebody he had actually met on his way to school today…

Kuroda sighed and took a drink from his water bottle. "Well, if you don't want to talk about it now, that's fine. We could always talk about it some other time. So… what kind of stuff are you into?"

Shigeo smiled. The conversation quickly took a turn towards becoming friendly chit chat. It was nice to know that Kuroda was at least willing to talk to Shigeo regardless.

"Not much."

Unbeknownst to them, another student sitting a few desks in front of them had been eavesdropping on their conversation, headphones on the ears but the sound turned off.


The next day, Shigeo agreed to meet with Kuroda at a cheap curry restaurant near the school. The esper boy didn't have a lot of money on him since he hadn't been working. Not like his old mentor paid him much anyway. He hadn't visited in a while. Maybe he should stop by…

Kuroda greeted him at the entrance and they entered together. At this time of day, there weren't many other patrons.

Shigeo froze for a bit. He could feel it. There was another esper here. The power was very weak, but it was definitely there.

"So," Kuroda began after they were seated. The booth they were in would make it difficult for them to see who was seated in the other booths. "If my perception and calculations are correct, you are the same esper kid who basically blew up and then reconstructed Black Vinegar a couple years back. Isn't that right, Kageyama?"

"Um…"

Kuroda raised an eyebrow and smiled sheepishly. "Still don't trust me?" When the boy opposite him said nothing, he tapped his fingers against the table. "Alright, how about this? Take out your phone."

Shigeo frowned. "Um, sure. "

"Alright, now go to your photos and choose a random picture. Don't show it to me."

Shigeo had a feeling he knew where this was going. "Are you-"

"Come on, now. Just do it! It'll be fun!" Kuroda smiled.

He couldn't help but smile back and obliged. Looking through his photos, he decided on a recent photo he took of a frog resting by the road after a rain storm.

"You pick one?"

Shigeo nodded. "Yeah."

Kuroda furrowed his brows and stared straight into Shigeo's eyes. This made him a bit uncomfortable, but Shigeo decided to do nothing. The other boy looked like he was holding his breath.

Finally, Kuroda relaxed and sighed. "That's a nice frog." He said simply.

Shigeo raised an eyebrow curiously. "Are you…"

"Yup! I'm an esper too. I have visual clairvoyance, as in, I can see through another person's eyes."

"Oh."

"Not only that, but I can chain these too. If I were to look through your eyes, and there was somebody else in your field of vision whose eyes are visible, I could look through that person's eyes too."

Shigeo smiled. "Really?"

"Yup! Although my vision gets a little blurrier the more people I try to chain together, and I have to hold my breath while I do it so I can usually only keep it up for about a minute."

Shigeo couldn't help but feel a bit intrigued. "Does anyone else know about this?"

"Just my family and a few close friends. Honestly, I haven't really found many uses for it aside from convenient things like checking what the time is or seeing the view of someone who's on a rooftop or something. I'm not that strong, honestly."

Shigeo smiled. That probably explained why he couldn't pick up his psychic energy earlier while they were around other students. Also, it relieved him to know that the esper he had sensed was just Kuroda. "That's okay. You know, we don't really need our psychic powers."

Kuroda grinned and leaned back, sighing. "Yeah, I guess not." Then his eyes opened and he looked back at Shigeo with a goofy grin.

"Um…"

"You just said we!" He exclaimed with a point.

Shigeo inhaled and looked to the side. "I guess I did, huh."

"So, no more hiding it now! Are you the one who caused that ruckus in Black Vinegar?"

Shigeo looked around carefully. "Kuroda, promise me you won't tell anyone?"

"If you really don't want me to, I won't. We're friends now, right?"

Shigeo stared at him. He looked completely sincere.

"Yes, I suppose," Kuroda looked at him expectantly. "Okay. I guess if you already figured it out, there's no reason for me to hide it."

Shigeo used his telekinetic power to pull the napkin on Kuroda's side of the table towards himself. Then, he wiped the screen of his phone a bit before handing it back. The other boy looked ecstatic. "I have… telekinesis, I guess."

"Dude. If that Black Vinegar thing was really you, then that's an understatement. No 'I guess' there."

Shigeo looked away guiltily. "Um, that was an accident. A lot has happened to me since then and I think I can safely say that my powers won't go out of hand like that anymore."

Kuroda whistled. "Boy, I sure hope not. Even in school, I can basically feel your presence the whole day. You must have a lot of latent power, Kageyama."

'Latent' wasn't quite the correct word to describe it, but Shigeo decided not to say anything.

Then, Kuroda laughed heartily. "Hey! We just met yesterday and we already share a secret with one another."

Still, the boy couldn't help but laugh a bit with him. "Yes. Yes you're right."

The two of them laughed a bit together before turning their conversation towards normal high schooler topics.

Again, there was a hidden pair of ears on their conversation. Sitting at the table right behind Kuroda was the same classmate of theirs who had heard their conversation the day before. Smiling, the student quickly finished up her food and got up to pay and leave.


Shigeo decided to go to the after-school Track & Field meeting with Kuroda the following day. Though he didn't have any plans of joining, he was still curious to see how things worked there. His time with the Body Improvement Club wasn't for nothing. Maybe there was something there for him.

Just as the two of them went outside, a girl stepped in front of them and cut them off.

She said nothing and just stared at them curiously. She had a pair of dark blue headphones around her neck. Shigeo could faintly hear music playing through them.

Kuroda scratched his nose. "Um… Do you need something?"

"Yes." She said quickly. Her short, messy brown hair poofed outwards just a little bit. Just from her unique hair texture she would likely be immediately identifiable in a crowd. It probably looked awful in the morning. "I want to talk to the two of you for a bit."

The two boys began walking forward and past her again. "Nah. We have somewhere to be."

The girl swerved around in surprise. "Wait!" She shouted. They turned back around as she approached them again. "Kageyama-kun. I know you aren't in the Track & Field club! Come back here."

Kuroda looked at Shigeo and then looked back at the girl. She was in their class. She wasn't very talkative, and she never looked like someone who was easy to approach. What was her name? Morita? Morikawa?

"I'm Morishima Airi. I'm in your class."

Kuroda snapped a finger! "Oh, yeah! That's right!" He took her hand and shook it. "Nice to meet you, Morishima-san. Anyway, we have somewhere we gotta be so, see you later."

The two of them began walking forward again.

"Hey. Stop that. I want to talk to you."

The two of them turned around again. "Hey. Can't you see we're busy? The Track & Field club expects me to be there. I don't want to be late on my first day."

Morishima pointed a finger at Shigeo. "But you aren't on the Track team. I only need to talk to one of you anyway."

Shigeo shuffled his feet in discomfort. "What's so important that you need to talk to us so badly?" He asked.

Kuroda eyed her suspiciously as she placed both hands on her hips. Her dark smile was unnerving, like a dueler about to activate her trap card. "I know something about the two of you that nobody else does."

Shigeo and Kuroda glanced at each other nervously. It seemed like she had been following the conversations the two of them had been having. At the moment, they weren't sure how bad this could be. It was all up to Morishima's handling of this information. And she was definitely acting like a suspicious person.

Kuroda eyed her carefully. "Alright, we'll listen to what you have to say. But we still don't trust you."

Morishima's eye glinted as she saw three students walk by them. She glanced at Kuroda for a moment before putting up a hand in the direction of the other students.

Suddenly, the sprinkler next to them turned on and drenched them in a pressurized torrent, even knocking the smaller boy of the group off his feet.

"Whoa!" Kuroda yelped, shielding himself with his arms.

Kageyama, speechless, looked back over at Morishima, who then closed her hand causing the sprinkler to turn back off.

She turned to them again. "We'll be seeing a lot of each other now, won't we?" Then, she went over to help the students that she had just incapacitated with a spray of highly pressurized water.

This was unbelievable. It was barely halfway through the week and already Shigeo had run into two other espers who all happened to be in his class.

"What the hell?" Kuroda exclaimed. "Morishima-san!"

Shigeo was frozen. This wasn't a development he had expected to occur.


Morishima eyed Shigeo thoroughly, as if gleaning him for information without saying a word nor expecting one back.

Shigeo looked to the side nervously. "Um…"

She leaned her head to the side. "Hm?"

Shigeo really wished Kuroda was here to help him. The Kuroda claimed he was 'freaked out' and needed to get to his club meeting quickly. Now Shigeo and Morishima were seated across from each other at an outdoor chess table. Of course, they had no intention of actually playing chess. Never mind their lack of pieces at the moment.

"So," she finally began. Shigeo flinched. "Where did you go to middle school?"

"Uh. S-Salt Mid."

"How curious. I went to Sweet Chili Mid. Say, would you mind showing me some of your telekinesis?"

The boy simply nodded. He looked around to make sure no one was looking. Then, he shook a tree in his field of vision a bit harder than the wind would be capable of, knocking a few oranges down to the grass.

"Oh!" Morishima clapped.

"Please, Morishima-san," Shigeo pleaded. "I was hoping to live a decently normal high school life. Tell no one about this."

"Okay, then," She huffed. "In order to stay on your good side I suppose I have no choice but to oblige. I don't gain from spreading this around with others anyway. What else can you do?"

Shigeo thought for a moment. "I can also see and exorcise evil spirits I guess."

"Really, now? Well. Why don't you show me your full power."

Shigeo flinched once again. Reel back any farther and he'll eventually hit the back of his head on the ground. "M-Morishima-san! I can't do that! People will see, and someone will definitely get hurt. You included!"

She merely smiled back at him. Though she herself seemed normal and harmless enough, her smile made her look like some kind of devil in disguise. Was it the way she narrowed her eyes with the promise of mischief? Maybe it was the fact that she had basically just appeared out of nowhere and was now pressing him.

She stood up finally. "Fine. I have to get home to cook for my younger brother anyway. Why don't we exchange our cell numbers?"

Shigeo obliged, more out of fear than anything. "Um, yeah. Sure."

"And give me Kuroda's too."

"Yeah, yeah." They exchanged numbers quickly.

With that, she got up and left. Still, Shigeo knew nothing about her. He only just realized that he was so uncomfortable that he forgot to take the opportunity to press her for information about herself.


Shigeo entered the train to see a familiar face sitting down in front of him.

"Mob-kun." Mezato said.

"Hi. It's been a few days." He said back.

Mezato moved over as Shigeo took a seat next to her. He hadn't noticed it before, but he was finally taller than her. Only just a bit, but at least he made it there.

"You said you go to Oregano High, right?" He nodded. "How have the first few days been?" She asked.

He smiled. "They've been great. I've already made a couple friends."

She blinked. "I can't say I'm surprised. You've become an easy person to talk to since last year. Have you joined any clubs yet?"

Shigeo shook his head. "Not yet, but I have a friend in the Track & Field club."

Mezato eyed him down carefully. "So," she started. "Have you met anyone… interesting?"

Shigeo didn't detect her increased interest. "Like what?"

"You know…"

"A girlfriend? Mezato-san, it's only been a few-"

She frowned. "What? No. I'm talking espers! You know, paranormal activity. Exciting encounters. Deals with the extraordinary."

Shigeo flinched. "W-what? O-of course not! What would make you think that?"

She looked at him suspiciously again. "Hmm. Well, I suppose it's only been a few days since I last saw you. But you have to promise me! If anything amazing happens, you have to tell me about it!"

Shigeo blinked and shook his head. "I shouldn't. Mezato-san, I know you well enough to know that you're too eager to stay uninvolved. It can be really dangerous, you know."

She shook her head at her roughly and continued, eyes sparkling. "Well, I still have your cell number, so if I don't see you at the train station during the week, I can give you a call, or…" She trailed off.

Shigeo tilted his head. "Or…?"

She tapper her finger against her chin a couple of times in thought. "You know, Mob-kun. You should visit some people from days past in case you get too busy during high school to see them. Since the school year has just started it might be the only chance you get."

Shigeo stared at her. Was she talking about Reigen? Tome-chan? Inugawa? The Body Improvement Club? He was still in contact with Inugawa and Sagawa from the Body Improvement Club. Maybe he should go and visit Reigen soon. Tome-chan and Serizawa-san worked there

Mezato looked at him expectantly.

"Y-you're right."


Shigeo lay back on his bed and stared at his phone. He was in a group text with Kuroda and Morishima now. He didn't expect to make two friends this quickly, especially not with two other espers. Well, if Morishima could really be considered a friend at the moment.

Kuroda had clairvoyance. He could see the world through the eyes of other people and, if he really put his mind to it, could see incredibly far away if he could change clairvoyances on different people together.

Morishima had the ability to psychically tamper with electronics. She could do anything like overload any electrical power source or turn things on or off among other things.

A message appeared.

Morishima: Lets meet up tomorrow! Theres a spooky alleyway uptown that people online have been saying has some bad omens and evil spirits.

Another message appeared right after.

Kuroda: leave us alone. we dont care about some evil spirits or whatever

Morishima: Oh come on. Itll be fun! It's just across the street from this really old candy shop. I spoke to Kageyama-kun for a bit after you went to your club you know. He can exorcise evil spirits.

Kuroda: that doesnt mean he wants to come

Morishima: Kageyama-kun?

Shigeo thought about it for a moment. It had been a while since he did any exorcisms. As much as he hated to admit it, he kind of missed it.

Kageyama: Sure. I don't mind.

Two messages appeared instantly and simultaneously.

Kuroda: WHAAAAAAT

Morishima: Yay!

Shigeo added.

Kageyama: I need to be somewhere right after school though. I'll call you after I'm finished and I'll meet you at the site.

Morishima: Awesome! How about it Kuroda?

Kuroda: i still dont think this is a good idea

Shigeo smiled and decided to tease him.

Kageyama: I'll only go if Kuroda goes.

He could only imagine what the other two looked like while they thought about that.

Morishima: Well?

Kuroda: urgh. fine. call me first when youre ready kageyama

Kageyama: Sure.

Shigeo chuckled and put his phone aside. He would sometimes chat with Tome-chan and the others from the Telepathy club back in middle school, but he had a feeling that this would become a regular thing between the three of them in the future.

It's been a while since he called Tsubomi-chan.

The door to his room opened ever so slightly.

"Nii-san."

Shigeo turned to see his younger brother peeking at him through the door frame.

"Ritsu."

"You've looked… uh… quite happy throughout the whole week. Did something good happen?"

Shigeo shook his head. "No. Don't worry about me. I just made a few friends is all."

Ritsu frowned for a moment before shaking his head and giving a smile. "I see. Well, if you ever need anything-"

"I get it Ritsu. You don't have to worry about me. I'll talk to you still."

The two of them stared at each other before laughing.

"Alright. Well, good night." And with that, Ritsu closed the door.

Shigeo rolled over to look at his phone again to see that the other two had started chatting normally.

Isamu Kuroda was very excitable and easy to talk to. He could get a little nosy but he understood boundaries well enough to back off whenever he saw that Shigeo felt uncomfortable. He was pretty open in any conversation and never hid anything.

Airi Morishima was an odd one. Though he had only met her earlier that day, Shigeo was already able to tell that she was of an elusive kind. Her mischievous intentions showed easily through her voice, and she always held this oddly unnerving smile. When they meet again tomorrow, maybe she'll come across as being less sketchy.

Shigeo silently put his phone on the nightstand and went to sleep.


So if you know me as an author, you'll probably realize that I don't update very regularly. I'm hoping to at least get this thing off the ground and running before I start updating this thing at a multiple months passed per chapter pace.

In any case, I had a lot of fun writing this chapter, so hopefully the next one will come soon!