Chapter 62: The Origin Of Esper Abilities
Soon, the auditorium went dark as the lights focused on the stage, where an instructor that Kaizer and Rina had seen during their orientation came onto the stage.
If Kaizer remembered correctly, this was Dennis Olio, a Second Generation Esper who graduated from the Third Echelon many years ago and was retained as an instructor for the Esper Academy. His Esper ability was the B Rank Super Brain, which enhanced his mental functions both passively and actively.
He was a rather thin middle-aged man with unkempt brown hair, wearing a blue tracksuit of all things to come and teach. Upon seeing him, many students seemed to perk up with interest, and Kaizer could tell from their thoughts that they were looking forward to his presentation.
This naturally interested Kaizer, who looked at the man and tried to probe his mind, but was surprised to find that it was blocked. Well, it seemed the fellow had a mind-related superpower, so it wasn’t impossible for him to have any defenses, but Kaizer did not remember him doing this during the orientation.
So, what changed?
While his expression became somewhat somber, Dennis coughed and held up the mic, addressing the crowd. "Greetings, Fledgling Espers. For those of you who are new and don’t know me, my name is Dennis Olio, and my ability is the B Rank Super Brain, which enhances my mental facilities."
"This naturally means that I am almost as smart as Einstein, who held the B+ Rank Super Brain, but a little short of Stephen Hawking, who had the S rank Quantum Brain," Dennis added with a smile.
Everyone couldn’t help but roll their eyes at that. You are B rank calling yourself a little short of an S rank? The gap between B rank and S rank is greater than the gap between F rank up to B rank; otherwise, the Special Echelon wouldn’t be given such treatment.
"Today, the topic of my lecture is The Foundation of Esper Abilities. This is a year one topic to cater to the newer students, so you second years and above might hear some repeat content, but I can promise you there is also something new," Dennis stated as he snapped a finger, the screen behind him coming to life.