"Alright, let's go." With a flick of his wrist, Yugiri floated until she sat on top of his shoulder.
Her legs kicked joyfully through the air, a bright smile lighting up her face.
"Ah." Suddenly Yugiri snapped out of it; of course Senzo didn't know where the bar was.
"I'll show the way." She said, trying to jump down, but something stopped her.
"Don't worry about it; I can sense the others." Senzo mentioned, patting the girl's head softly.
She looked at Senzo for a second but decided to trust him and went right back to humming and kicking her legs through the air.
Senzo was carefully observing the Catastrophe's interior. Utilizing his psychic abilities to get a clear picture of every room and member on board.
Without alerting them all, of course, he had barely joined and was probably not trusted yet, like Andy.
"So... what do you think about it, Senzo?" Yugiri suddenly asked, fidgeting with her hands.
"I quite like it here. I'm glad I joined." He reassured her. Even though she was still a small child, she had been through many traumatic events, and Senzo and Hyoubu were the only ones she trusted completely.
In the prison, it was only Senzo who could sometimes accompany her, but they were both here. So she must have felt uneasy.
"Don't worry, Yugiri. I won't leave, and if I do need to go, I will let you know in advance."
"Nnn," she nodded, her earlier unease nowhere to be found.
Then the two arrived at the bar; the door was opened slightly, and Senzo could feel the tense atmosphere from outside the room.
"Yo, I am Senzo Kazuko, but you can call me Senzo. I have joined after Hyoubu blew up the prison I was in." He casually introduced himself, breaking the tension.
Andy looked surprised at the duo that had just entered the room. He had been glaring at the three members in front of him while Hyoubu was just smiling and not interfering, but this guy casually walks in and introduces himself?
"Hello Senzo, I am Yo Fujiura. Just call me Yo." The young man with wild orange hair casually said, lazily resting his head on the bar counter.
"Ahem, I am Magi Shiro. Second in command here at Pandra. Just call me Magi. I have heard good things from the captain about you." The older man introduced himself with a slight bow.
"Please make yourself at home and take care of Yugiri."
Yo and the woman looked at Magi with their mouths hanging wide open. Was that the Magi they knew? They could hardly believe it.
Even though he had informed them about what Hyoubu had told them about Senzo, they still acted like this? Or was there something else the captain had said that he kept to himself?
The woman snapped out of her daze rather quickly and awkwardly cleared her throat.
"I am Momiji Kano; you can call me Momiji, and yes, I am very pretty. Do your best to not fall in love, hehe." She teased while making a playful face and sticking her tongue out.
Now Andy was even more confused; the atmosphere was too different. It's like Senzo has been a longstanding member of Pandra.
"What is going on here? Why do you three act like this with Senzo, but when I introduced myself, it looked like you all wanted to skin me alive?" He grumbled, looking at the three sitting in front of him.
"It's simple really; the captain vouched for Senzo, and you, well, you're just an extra, kind of." Yo said, not lifting his head from the bar counter.
"..."
Andy was speechless; what else could he do after hearing that?
"Now that introductions are over, let me show you Andy's power." Hyoubu casually said, breaking the awkward silence.
"Momotarou!"
"Sure!" the mammal acknowledged the order.
It jumped up from the table it was sitting on and shot multiple psychic blasts straight at Andy.
"Give up!"
One of Andy's eyes suddenly lit up, and before the blasts could hit him, they disappeared. Like they were never even there in the first place.
Hyoubu also casually stood right behind Andy, observing his power up close with a smirk on his face.
Yo finally shot upright, his eyes wide now after the demonstration of Andy's powers.
"Momotarou's power..."
"Disappeared!" Momiji added.
"And now onto the next one." Hyoubu said, clapping his hands, satisfied with this display, but there was one other test he needed to show the trio.
"Yugiri, can you read his mind?"
Yugiri, still seated on Senzo's shoulder, looked at Andy, focusing her psychic powers to try and read his mind, but after a while she shook her head.
"No."
"If Yugiri can't read him, this is legit." Yo remarked, a serious look on his face now. Of course Hyoubu didn't take a useless person aboard; it seemed they were too quick to judge him.
"So he has the ability to negate or nullify other psychic abilities." Magi added, looking straight at Andy.
"Hm? What's wrong, Yugiri?" Momiji suddenly asked, looking at Yugiri, who was shrinking into herself atop Senzo's shoulders.
Momotarou sat on her head. "She says her head hurts," it said.
"Ow! Mine too." Momiji suddenly said.
"You too, Momiji-nee?!" Yo shouted while holding his head.
"As you can see, his powers affect the internal elements of an esper's body. So you will experience headaches, dizziness, toothaches, and other symptoms if you approach him." Hyoubu said with a smile, and it looked like he was glowing, as if he enjoyed bullying Andy.
Suddenly Momiji rapidly moved her legs around her in a circle. "Do not come within one meter of me." She ordered Andy while slowly creeping away toward the other side of the room.
Andy just looked at them stunned; Hyoubu was clearly having a blast. Momiji was enjoying it as well.
"Is this an elementary school?" He grumbled.
"Hinomiya-kun may be disappointing, but try to get along with him. Oh, and also get along with Senzo-kun. He will be a massive asset in our cause."
"Is this a preschool?! And why am I being singled out?" Andy demanded, glaring at Hyoubu, who just flashed him a massive grin.
His eyelids started twitching slightly, but he kept his cool; he had seen firsthand how Senzo had survived that destruction and appeared out of nowhere.