I was bored so I made a secret organization

Alternate world. Different world.

If one heard it from none other than Melaine, they would’ve thought that they had gone crazy. But, hearing it from Melaine, who had some relationship with Avos in the past, they couldn’t help but think of the possibility of being the truth.

Not only that, Angella, who sat beside Melaine and the executive of the Esper Association, didn’t deny Melaine’s words. Meaning that Melaine had told them the truth, or he didn’t know the truth about Esper's origin.

But, taking Avos’ ability to control a space being involved, there was still a chance that what she said was the truth, and Avos was actually the first Esper that came from the alternate world and brought the Esper Virus with him.

Chi gritted her teeth in frustration. As a researcher, she couldn’t believe such a theory of the Esper actually came from another world. But, after knowing Avos’ ability from Melaine, she couldn’t deny the possibility too.

“Avos, his ability was actually more fearsome than now. Before the Esper War 80 years ago, he had the power level befitting SSS-Ranked. Due to some circumstances, his body couldn’t handle his power, and so he got weaker. His previous black hair turned white, and his health worsened as days passed.” Melaine continued her explanation as she changed the picture of white-haired Avos into the black-haired one.

His eyes color was black, unlike the now red-blood one. His pale skin from the previous picture was a bit tanned. At that time, everyone in the room realized it.

“Albinism.” Muttered Mizuki.

“Correct.” Said Melaine. “He was on the verge of death because his body was broken from the use of his power. Before he was on the verge of death, he found someone, a natural Esper, that had lived in this world, the one not influenced by the Virus. That person was a girl. A girl with the power to look into the future. My best friend, Darika.” She looked a bit sad when she mentioned the name.

Angella glanced at her worriedly but didn’t say anything as Melaine’s explanation wasn’t over yet. He was also still under the suspicion of the others in the room.

However, Bel seemed to recognize the name. “Darika? B-Big sister! Was she the gloomy girl who always visited me while I was in that place?”

“Gloomy… huh. Yes, she was Darika.” Answered Melaine. “Though she was never a gloomy girl before she was confined by Avos. That bastard dared to confine her after she told him how to cure his condition!” She gritted her teeth in anger.

Angella put his hand on her shoulder to calm her, but it didn’t seem to work. His behavior was like a normal person's; instead of the freak show, he showed when facing Naomi.

“Melaine. Please calm down. Your… comrades are looking at you strangely.” He said.

Melaine looked at him before coughing in embarrassment. She was getting too emotional for her age. Unlike her usual calmness, she was getting too emotional each time it concerned Darika or Avos.

“My apologies.” She bowed her head a little to the others. “Anyway. Darika told Avos how to cure his condition at that time, and he complied. He started to bring the virus from the place he came from to turn humans suitable to the virus into an Esper. Fortunately for him, in just a week, Espers started to appear one after another, including Angella and me. It’s the appearance of the first Esper’s generation and the start of the chaos.”

“Are you telling the truth?” Mizuki narrowed her eyes at Melaine. “Isn’t that mean, the guy who ended the Esper’s War and hailed as the hero, Avos, was actually the one who started the War by spreading the virus to turn people into Esper? I know that he’s no saint, but… to think that was the case.”

“Indeed. He spread the virus to save himself. And he managed to find the cure in the form of an Esper’s ability. The person who cured Avos was this guy, Angella.” She pointed at Angella, to which he followed with a bow.

“I might look suspicious, but please do believe me. My ability is not changing gender, no. That’s just a side-effect of my ability. My real ability is enhancing one’s brain and body. The side effect is that if I used this ability on a person, their gender would be changed. I can’t control this because it’s a necessary change to get the brain used in two genders.” Explained Angella.

“There is no way that’s true!” Shouted Hyun-Woo. “I mean, why the side effect of his ability changing one’s gender? That’s not logical!”

“Do you think your ability to create an invisible barrier is logical too, Hyun-Woo?” Rekka shot down Hyun-Woo’s opinion cruelly. He then looked at Angella and asked, “So, how could enhancing his brain and body cured Avos… condition?”

“It’s because his Albinism and condition were caused by him trying to use his power excessively. The burden of SSS-Ranked Espers’ ability on their body was massive. I also showed signs of breaking down after using my ability for ten years, Angella managed to cure me before it was too late. I was still an SSS-Ranked Esper thanks to him. And a few days ago, the sign appeared on Lady Naomi. That’s why I asked him to cure her before it’s too late.” Answered Melaine.

“However…” Rekka was about to ask again, but this time, Angella interrupted him.

“I couldn’t understand my own ability. But, according to Avos, my ability was like a rebirth. The one who inhaled my rainbow smoke will have their brain structure changed a little bit. It has no effect on the normal Espers, but the effect was massive for SSS-Ranked Esper. To make it simple, my ability could lessen their burden by making the Virus which gave a person an ability a little bit tamer.”

“… Did you expect me to believe your explanation?” Asked Mizuki. “Let’s put the case on hold before we scan Naomi’s body again. I have her medical data before his ability turned her into a boy, so we will find the truth if we compare both data.”

“I expected that. Please do as you please, Mizuki.” Said Melaine. “You can put Angella on the watch or jail or whatever for now, but please be assured. He has a reason to betray Avos.”

“I will do just that.” Mizuki nodded in affirmation. “So we can conclude that Avos is coming from another world, which is hard to believe, and his reason for coming here is to find a cure? Is that correct? Then, what is his goal of creating the Esper Association? A stable life? A good life where he controls everything from the shadows?” She asked Melaine.

“That’s correct, but not entirely. He came to this world because he was running away from his world.” Melaine narrowed her eyes. “He ran away from his world because war destroyed it. His goal to create the Esper Association and do human experiments is simple. He wanted to get his original power back and use that to return to his world and save it to create a new utopia. He wanted to become the king of his world by saving it.”