After hearing Fang Zheng's answer, everyone was speechless.

"How could there be magic in this world?"

Misaka Mikoto was the first to complain, but in response to Misaka Mikoto's complaints, Fang Zheng shook his head.

"If you are joking, then it's fine. But if you really think so, then it's not scientific."

"Why?"

Faced with Fang Zheng's answer, Misaka Mikoto was completely confused.

"Why?"

"Because magic is just a word to describe the existence of a certain phenomenon, not the essence of things."

Fang Zheng took a sip of iced black tea and continued speaking to the crowd.

"For example, modern people all use lighters and can make video calls through their mobile phones. But if you travel back a thousand years ago and use your mobile phone to make a video call with someone thousands of miles away, people at that time would also regard it as magic. Why? Because in their eyes, magic is something they cannot understand and cannot be done with common sense. You see, people at that time could only send information back and forth through letters. They could never imagine the technology that could allow people to meet and talk to each other thousands of miles away."

Having said this, Fang Zheng spread out his hands.

"So they think this is magic, but you should know that this is not magic. Even if you don't particularly understand the principles behind it, you should have some knowledge about radio waves, communication technology, etc. To you, this is something that modern civilization can do, right?"

Hearing this, everyone else nodded. It had to be said that this was the first time they had heard such a statement and it felt quite interesting.

"To put it simply, magic itself describes a phenomenon that is incomprehensible to humans and impossible to occur at the current level of civilization. Therefore, it is not so absolute that magic does not exist. Magic and science are not inherently opposed. For example..."

As he spoke, Fang Zheng pointed at Misaka Mikoto.

"If the lightning that Misaka-san just released had happened a few hundred years ago, she would have been praised as the daughter of the god of thunder. People at that time might even have written down something like a mythological epic to record 'the god of thunder manipulated lightning and scorched the earth...' Can you say that what they wrote was wrong?"

"No, of course not, but... this isn't magic, it's a superpower!"

"Oh? Really? Then please explain, how do you control lightning? How do you use the human body to guide, control and manipulate electricity?"

"this……"

Faced with Fang Zheng's simple question, Misaka Mikoto was actually stuck for a moment. It wasn't that she was a poor student. In fact, when it came to knowledge about electric current, Misaka Mikoto was very clear about its principles, formulas and functions.

But the question is…how does she manipulate electricity using a human body?

"This... is because of super powers..."

"So where do super powers come from? And how do they work?"

"this……"

Misaka Mikoto was completely dumbfounded. Not only her, but also Kuroko and Uiharu frowned. They had never thought about this question. For people with special abilities, releasing their abilities was as common as eating and drinking. But if they were asked where the abilities came from and how they worked, they were speechless.

"So you see, there is no essential difference between superpowers and magic. They are fundamentally the same."

Fang Zheng spread his hands with a smile and spoke, while Ruizi blinked curiously and looked at Misaka Mikoto.

"Misaka-san, you don't know either? I thought everyone with special abilities knew how they got their abilities!"

"This is normal, nothing strange."

"Yeah?"

"Yes, this is often the case in science. First, a phenomenon is discovered, and then the cause of the phenomenon is explored. This is the case with many things. It's not surprising that it can't be explained, because maybe it's just that your current level of civilization and productivity haven't kept up. Take the example of mobile phone remote communication just now. Why couldn't humans hundreds or thousands of years ago understand it, and why couldn't common sense accept it? Because at that time they didn't have the productivity in this area, nor the theory in this area, let alone the foundation in this area."

Having said this, Fang Zheng chuckled.

"So, how superpowers or magic are generated and used may still be a mystery so far, but one day, with the development of human civilization, we will be able to solve this mystery, which is why so many scientists are working and researching on this."

"Mr. Fang Zheng, what you said is really interesting."

Hearing this, Lei Zi also became excited.

"What you said is much more interesting than what the teachers in school say. They only say things that are incomprehensible, such as quantum theory or something like that... Hey, it would be great if Mr. Fang Zheng were our teacher..."

As she spoke, Ruizi lay on the table in boredom. Compared to other people, class was the most painful for Ruizi. After all, everyone else had abilities, even Hatsuharu, but she was the only one who had none. It was like watching a group of people happily playing games, but she didn't even know how to open and activate the game...

"Even if I am your teacher, I cannot necessarily make you a superpower. It is important to be realistic."

Fang Zheng waved his hand.

"In fact, in my opinion, superpowers are a bit like talents. You see, some people are born with a good voice, while others are born tone-deaf. Some people find geometry very simple, while others cannot understand it no matter what. Why do these differences occur? Is it because of their physical aspects? For example, people who sing well may have different vocal cords than ordinary people? Or is there a difference in the vocalization process? Or do their brains have different views on the degree of analysis of sound?"

"Wow...it sounds complicated..."

"Of course, if it were simple, it would have been solved long ago, and we wouldn't have been left with nothing until now."

Having said that, Fang Zheng glanced at the time, then patted Li Zi beside him and stood up.

"Well, it's getting late, so we'll say goodbye. You should go home and rest."

"Oh, yes, access control!"

Upon hearing this, Misaka Mikoto and Shirai Kuroko shuddered and quickly opened their phones to check the time - and then they breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, there is still enough time.

"Oh, that's right."

Just before leaving, Fang Zheng seemed to have thought of something and turned to look at Heizi.

"Hey... Shirai-san, you'd better change your underwear next time. I think the one you're wearing now... has a bad influence."

After saying this, Fang Zheng turned around and walked out of the restaurant with Riko. However, after hearing what Fang Zheng said, Heizi's face suddenly turned red and her body stiffened. She then remembered that when she attacked him before, Fang Zheng seemed to have grabbed her leg and glanced up...

“No…no…”

"Shirai-san?"

“Nooo ...!!!”

Instantly, a shrill scream was heard, and by this moment Fang Zheng had already left the restaurant.

For Fang Zheng, meeting the protagonists in the animation was a pleasant surprise, but there was also a very bad thing, that is, after he came into contact with Misaka Mikoto, he helplessly found that he had no feelings for her at all - that is to say, this Lv5 psychic did not have something like coordinate core data.

I thought she was the same as Louise, but now it seems there is no hope.

Since Mikoto doesn't have it, then the other psychics probably don't either. But Fang Zheng also has to look around first, right?

If it’s not these, then it should be the Imagine Breaker?

All in all, let's see what the situation is.

Just like that, a relatively peaceful day passed for Fang Zheng. Early the next morning, he sent Riko to Butei High School, and then yawned as he returned to the research institute.

What Fang Zheng didn't expect was that not long after returning to the institute, he saw an unexpected person through the monitor.

"Saten Ruiko? What is she doing here?"

Looking at Lei Zi on the screen, who was wandering around outside the institute's gate, looking for something, Fang Zheng was a little curious, so he decisively walked out of the institute, pushed open the door, and greeted Lei Zi who was wandering outside.

"Hey, what are you doing here?"

"Ah, Mr. Founder!"

Seeing Fang Zheng come out, Lei Zi seemed to be relieved.

"Um... this is really your research institute... I was a little worried that I might have found the wrong place..."

"Oh? Are you here to see me?"

Fang Zheng was not surprised that Riri Saotome could find this place. After all, he had left business cards for the little ones yesterday.

"Yes, but I didn't expect this research institute to look so..."

At this point, Lei Zi raised her head somewhat embarrassedly. No wonder she stopped in her tracks. This Quantum Neuroscience Research Institute had undergone a comprehensive renovation by Fang Zheng overnight. It had already been completely upgraded. The exterior wall looked like a seamless three-dimensional geometric shape. Inside, one could see a glass dome that was more than ten meters high and various high-end arrangements. This really made Lei Zi feel daunted.

She originally wanted to find a guard to ask about the situation, but there was no one here...

"It's okay, come in and talk if you have anything to say."

Fang Zheng didn't care, he pushed the door open and let Lei Zi in, then took her to the reception room. Lei Zi looked at the surroundings curiously along the way, and it was obvious that she couldn't take her eyes away.

"Mr. Fang Zheng, this place is just like something out of a science fiction movie..."

"After all, being able to bluff people is the most important thing, isn't it?"

Facing Lei Zi's sigh, Fang Zheng also laughed, then took two bottles of drinks, sat on the sofa, and placed the drinks in front of Lei Zi.

"So, Saten-san..."

"Ah, just call me Tears."

"Okay, then, Saten, what do you want to talk to me about?"

"this……"

Facing Fang Zheng's question, Lei Zi hesitated for a while with embarrassment, then she gritted her teeth and asked as if she had made up her mind.

"Um...Mr. Fang Zheng, you said before that you are researching how to give powerless people abilities, right?"

"Yes, that's right."

"Then...then I want to join your experiment, is that okay?"

Having said that, Lei Zi mustered up her courage, raised her head and looked at Fang Zheng, who just chuckled.

"You haven't even seen what my experiment is like, and you want to join my experiment? Aren't you afraid that I will cut your body open and install some instruments in it like Frankenstein in the movies?"

"Eh? This...can't really be..."

"Just kidding. Although I am doing biological research, it is just basic research, that is, at the genetic level, and does not involve specific body organs or anything like that... Well, so you want to join the experiment too? It's not impossible. After all, I do need comparison."

Having said this, Fang Zheng shed tears.

"Are you powerless?"

"Yes……"

Speaking of this topic, Ruizi felt somewhat depressed.

“Can I join in?”

"Of course, no problem. If you plan to join, then I need to explain first. You know the purpose of this experiment, and we need to make adjustments, draw blood and do tests... In other words, we will examine your body and draw blood. Is that ok?"

“This… is no problem!”

When she heard that she had to have her blood drawn, Riri Saotome was a little scared, but she nodded immediately.

"very good."

After getting the answer, Fang Zheng also smiled slightly.

"Then let's sign the contract."