Aritomi's PoV:

"Your goals are purely theoretical." Concluded the man sitting in an office chair, he was looking out the window of his building. The tallest skyscraper in Academy City. No other than the Board of Directors building. "The only way to speed up the process is to construct an Army. It's only natural. A century ahead in Esper studies, what is the fastest way to increase influence?"

"My goal is to study Esper powers so everyone has access to it as part of us." I replied. "Not to destroy us."

"Yet you wish to improve humanity with your respected ideologies. Added the Board member. "How are you going to do that? Let things go naturally? We would only have chaos… actually let me hear your theory again." He opened his desktop to play my latest speech. That time I juiced my public speaking skills in front of all those big shot, wise guy world leaders, all those "futures" of humanity. The benefactor right in front of me is so delusional, he is no different from those leaders who are only so obsessed with the big picture that it's absolutely sickening. Then again, sometimes we only focus on the big pictures. Voices buzzed from the speakers.

"Why do so many conflict take place among Espers? Because it is a power purely of brain development. Only a percentage of the human population are Espers, society doesn't develop fast enough to suit them, so we have Academy City. If everyone have Esper powers, society would be able to catch up with the development of individuals. Living in this world means giving up certain things and follow a certain law. Society itself isn't evil or just, it's just made up by us. We have society because humans are not self sufficient. Being humane means too nice to follow Darwin's natural selection. We help everyone improve, so we can all survive. Esper powers are a threat when wielded by a percentage of us. We don't want Espers to destroy themselves."

It felt weird hearing myself speak, people call me an eloquent speaker but that was really just a moment of being entranced by the theories, what it is capable of. A moment of thought flow and linguistics completing a beautiful synchronization. Therefore I'm never hypocritical when I speak.

"So why do you think I hired you?" Continued the Board member. "All your former studies on Espers were right, don't you crave attention when you so much better than everyone else?"

"I'm not about being recognized, it's just everything I've done is beneficial, an army isn't the right way."

"So what if instead of invading, we use an army to show what abilities are capable of? Think about it… and just tell me. How are your plans gonna work out without the support of a fighting force to regulate subjects efficiently? How are your plans compatible in anyway, with your hypocritical acts of so-called pacifism?" He raised his voice as if attempting to penetrate my skull to get force ideas in me. I have to say I'm having a dilemma, I believed in my theory, but I'm definitely sick of being ignored, attention always placed on the so-called "heroes" of Academy City. What's the use of Esper powers when we can't understand them? His way of convincing me sure is infuriating, but it's something I can't refuse. I chose to go this way.

"Remember one thing. Sometimes change cannot happen too slowly."

"I'm gonna need more funding, and you will ensure my safety. It will take long to weaponize Esper powers, but I think I have a hypothesis on containment."

"Deal. You see, simple as that." He said, slapping his desk. I left the room without even looking back.

The meeting:

"This speech by Aritomi Haruki was given earlier this week, in a world summit that happened right at Academy City. Can't even count how many world leaders went." Said Shinobu. Everyone was there, they've arrived on the island. She just played the same speech.

"Damn this guy is like Hitler." Stated John.

"No, I've seen those researchers. There's two types, the visionary, or theorists and the doers. They are bad, but the worst is definitely the person who allowed all this bullshit to take place. When your powers are so destructive but can also be so constructive, it really depends on what path you are pushed on to." Accelerator said.

"The Level Six researcher is the doer, Aritomi Haruki is the doer and the theorist. But he has gone crazy, submerged in his ideals. He is being used. Whoever using him is the Hitler." Answered Shinobu.

"Board just turns a blind eye. More control, more influence, less regulation, an army. As soon as they hear that they have to try so hard to hide their rock hard boners."

"Probably some far right nationalist cunt behind all this. Radical eh." People called out. Everyone started contributing to the conversation.

"Guys! We are not any less radical ourselves." Reminded Accelerator. "They've gone rogue. They are studying our own powers to control it and turn it against us. This defacto nationalism. We can stop them only by slowing their progress while redirecting global attention." Said Accelerator.

"So what do we do? Peaceful protests?" Mugino retorted in a sarcastic manner.

"Not quite. We are not the big guys, we are not politicians. There's one thing we can do. We redirect global attention on them, put them in the spotlight. With the help of the world, we burn them to the ground. Right now only Espers see the threat of what's happening, we are insiders." Answered John.

"The world is ultra in need of their wake up call. To realize that Academy City has long been an unstoppable rogue state."

The group spent the next few days discussing and planning out the specifics.

"Soon they will start cleaning out their system. I no longer work for them, my account will be deleted, and it will be much harder, virtually impossible for me to hack in." Said Shinobu. "But I have their plans in more detail…"

"Hold on, where the hell are the other girls… ITEM?" Asked Accelerator. They could hear splashing in the waves in the distance, and laughing.

"Lets see if I can do this." Kinuhata Saiai cracked a coconut with her strong compressed gas barrier. Other girls cheered.

"Later. Priorities c'mon."

"The Level Six Shift director is meeting with an American researcher to exchange information… about you."

"Me?" Asked John.

"Yes. Apparently they're still interested in you."

"Well we all get to be the celebrity once in awhile." Stated John looking at Accelerator. He said nothing but gave John the finger. They walked down to the beaches to relax. It was just the right temperature, the perfect place to be in late autumn.

"Where do they meet?"

"Southern United States. The south eastern New Mexican region of the Chihuahuan desert. Anyways, now you know. What are you planning to do?"

"Kill the Level Six director if we have to. Now now, I have a feeling, that the group they are meeting up with, is on our side."