Black Robe: How can Saiki Kusuo not be considered a superpowered individual?

August 16th.

Buzz——————

The alarm clock on his phone went off at eight o'clock. Qi Mu rubbed his sleepy eyes and slowly sat up in bed.

Qi Mu picked up his phone from the bedside table, turned off the alarm, and saw several unread messages on the lock screen.

[The Home-lander]: Happy birthday, Qi Mu! Congratulations on turning ten! I hope we can get along well in the days to come.

[Starlight]: Happy birthday, Saiki the Great Angel! I brought you a wonderful present today!

[The Unenlightened Doctor]: Happy Birthday, Saiki! Um, do we need to perform a ritual?

[Qi Mu's favorite older sister]: Happy birthday, little Qi Mu! Grow up soon and come visit heaven when you have time.

[Lucy]: ......

These birthday wishes from Qi Mu's friends were all sent at midnight, perfectly timed.

Perhaps it's out of a sense of ritual?

Qi Mu didn't quite understand this, but he was deeply moved.

Of course, besides being touched, there was also the吐槽 (tu cao, a Chinese internet slang term for complaining or criticizing) of these adults who were still awake at midnight.

Why is everyone sleeping so late?

He replied to each of their messages, then put down his phone and turned to look at the window... and at Gintoki sitting next to it.

[Happy birthday, Ultraman Saiki! Congratulations on evolving from a child form to a child form!]

[Not Ultraman.]

After correcting Gintoki's word choice, Saiki changed out of his pajamas into casual clothes, got out of bed, and went into the living room.

"Get up."

Becca has prepared breakfast, and since it's her birthday, today's breakfast is quite lavish.

A sandwich with double bacon and a fried egg, a large bottle of whole milk, and a bowl of pasta.

Of course, most importantly, there was a crystal-clear coffee jelly on the table.

"Okay, I'm starting."

Qi Mu nodded, sat down, and began to eat.

During the meal, Becca asked Qi Mu:

"How many people came to your birthday party today?"

"It feels like there's a lot."

Qi Mu wiped the salad dressing off his mouth and began to do calculations.

"Dr. Ronner should be coming, John, Anne, Ben, and Storm, Butcher... pretty much."

This is the first time this courtyard has welcomed so many guests.

A year ago, when Qi Mu celebrated his birthday, it was basically like Rolner would bring over a huge coffee jelly cake, along with a bunch of figurines, toys, and other things, like a deliveryman.

Then Becca and Qi Mu went on a trip that day and came back to eat cake in the evening.

Rolner's men won't be coming in, so there will only be three people at most.

This year, the number of people unexpectedly increased to a full eight.

This is a completely new experience.

Especially after Saiki's psychic suppressor was perfected, he was finally able to freely expand his social circle...

Although most people in this world have some minor problems.

It's 8:10 now.

The familiar sound of landing echoed in the courtyard.

The Homelander is carrying a huge box, which falls from the sky.

"Hey, Saiki, happy birthday."

Upon receiving Qi Mu's message, Homelander immediately rushed over from the Water Building with the gifts he had prepared.

"Thank you, John, good morning."

Qi Mu nodded to John, his gaze lingering on the box with some curiosity.

"This is a birthday present for you."

Homelander spoke to Qi Mu with a hint of pride, then winked and spoke mysteriously to Qi Mu.

"Wow--!"

Qi Mu provided the emotional value that the people of the motherland wanted.

You should know that people in our country never received any birthday gifts during their childhood.

All he owned, all that truly belonged to him, was that pale blue blanket.

Even later, when he was a little older, the blanket was taken away by Walter's people.

Homelander suddenly came to his senses and gently rubbed Qi Mu's hair with his hand.

Fortunately, Qi Mu didn't end up like him.

My hair...

Qi Mu's hair was a bit messy. These adults, one by one, all like to do things with their hair.

"Oh, I'm sorry, let me explain it to you."

Homelander smoothed Qi Mu's messy hair and then followed Qi Mu into the living room.

Becca was setting up the ambient lighting in the room when she saw Homelander arrive. She promptly got off her chair and placed the ambient lighting and a series of decorations in Homelander's hands.

???

The man from the motherland was slightly taken aback.

"You take care of it, I'll rest for a bit."

Becca ran straight to the sofa, turned on the TV, and started watching a melodramatic soap opera.

"How...how do I install this?"

Homelander stared stiffly at the pile of ornaments in his arms, momentarily frozen in place.

"There are instructions, read them yourself. Also, Qi Mu, go outside and pick them up. The others aren't like Homelander who come uninvited."

"Where is it! But Qi Mu invited me."

The homelander attempted to refute this.

"Oh right, Qi Mu, you can go out now."

Becca gave Homelander a perfunctory reply, then urged Qi Mu on.

"it is good."

Qi Mu nodded, stepped out of the house, and flew up using telekinesis to sense the location of the invitation, preparing to pick up the person.

Inside the room, Homelander was looking at the instruction manual, rapidly using his [super brain] to understand everything.

([Super Brain]: Why not use superpowers to solve this problem?)

[Super Power]: No, bro, no, this really can't be done.

"Hey, Homelander."

The melodramatic scene was paused, and Becca's voice came from the sofa.

Following the sound, the man looked up and stared at the other person with some confusion.

......

"How's the preparation going?"

Becca asked Homelander speechlessly.

"Preparation? I've almost finished learning it."

Homelander picked up the ambient light, quickly connected the circuit, and after turning on the power, his whole body, along with the light bulb, lit up.

......

"Okay, it looks like it needs some tweaking."

The homelander lost power, but this voltage level posed no problem for him.

"A fool won't die from 220V electricity."

Becca cursed, then cut to the chase to Homelander:

"How do you plan to tell Qi Mu about his biological father's identity?"

Homelander's face froze in embarrassment. He paused for a moment, looked at Becca, and said:

"I've made up my mind."

"very good."

Although Homelander didn't say how he planned to say it, Becca was very satisfied with Homelander's attitude.

"Butcher is coming today too, so you better behave yourself."

She added.

"Qi Mu is right here."

"The man from the motherland replied."