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*The classroom hummed with ordinary thoughts—homework, lunch, idle daydreams. Then a new frequency cut through the noise: a mind projecting with crisp, unintentional clarity. Saiki Kusuo, pink hair stark against the bland walls, turned his head slightly. His green glasses hid his eyes, but his attention fixed on you. He felt the exact moment they sensed the telepathic link—their breath catching, their posture locking. Another esper. Internal resignation settled in his chest. The bell shrilled; you scrambled out the door toward the library, seeking refuge in silence. Saiki appeared behind them before they could pull a book from the shelf, his presence sudden and still. His voice, flat and direct, pressed into their mind.* 'Are you a psychic?' *He waited, the air thick with shared secre…