Chapter 9 The Big 4 (1/2)

For someone like Clint who was supposedly a leader of a gang, his house actually looked quite decent.

Even if it was located in the slums, Alex could see that it was made up of materials sturdier compared to the materials used to make the other houses.

Even the way that the house was built was carefully planned, with each of its structures seemingly on their perfect position.

”Whoever made this house deserves to get a good pay.” Alex said as he and Clint arrived in front of his house.

”Daddy!” An unmistakable cheery voice could be heard by Alex coming from inside the house.

Clint, who was looking like a terrifying debt collector earlier, was now wearing an ear-splitting grin as he ran towards his house.

The gate swung open, and a little girl came out, heading straight towards Clint.

”Daddy!” The little girl squealed in laughter as Clint enveloped her in a tight hug.

”Your daddy just disappeared for an hour, yet you already miss him?” Clint said as he continued wearing that foolish smile on his face.

Clint then dug out something from the bag on his back, which turned out to be a stun gun.

”Daddy just bought this stun gun for you!”Clint said, ignoring the shocked expression on Alex's face. ”You can use that to stun those that you do not like!”

”Yay! I will use this on big bro!” The little girl said as she rushed back to the house.

Alex then saw a small figure running away from the little girl.

This small figure was a male, and judging from the way that he looked, he's obviously older than the little girl.

”Hehe big bro, come taste this new toy of mine!” The little girl said as he brandished the stun gun towards her big bro's location. ”Just let yourself be hit!”

”No way!” The small figure, who was the big bro, shouted as he ran back to the house. ”I am not like Dad, who's happy getting electrocuted by Mom! If you want to stun someone, then use it on Dad!”

”I won't do that! I love Daddy! He gives me these toys!” The little girl declared as pursued her big bro inside the house.

”… Did you just give your daughter an effing stun gun?” Alex asked as he and Asteria could only stare blankly at the event that transpired. ”And you are even letting her use it on her brother?”

”Well… like mother, like daughter you know.” Clint sheepishly said as he rubbed the back of his head awkwardly. ”Both of them loves electrocuting stuff… so I have no choice but to comply.”

”Hmph, this Clint just likes getting electrocuted by his wife! He's the greatest pervert here!” Asteria said as she let out a hopeless sigh. ”I thought this guy and his family will be a decent one… It will be better if they are just cardboard characters…”

”Wait, but how about your son?” Alex said as the chase between the little girl and her big bro continued. ”Isn't it unfair for him to get hurt?”

”Oh, do not worry about him.” Clint said as he went through the gate. ”Both me and my son have ways to resist electricity, so we have no qualms getting shocked like that.”

”Is that a hint of your Esper Ability?” Alex asked as he went through the gate too. ”Don't tell me that your Esper Ability is controlling Electricity and Magnetism?”

”Your answer is actually just 1/4th correct.” Clint said as he gave Alex a smug smile.

”How could my answer be 1/4th correct?” Alex said as he tilted his head. ”I mean, can an answer even be 1/4th correct?”

”Well before I answer that question of yours, let me ask you something too.” Clint said as he looked at Alex.

”Do you know the Four Fundamental Forces of the Universe?”

”Of course I know about that.” Alex said as he enumerated what he knew.

”The first one is the Gravitational Force. It is the attractive force between objects, as long as they have mass.It is also the weakest force, but it has an infinite range. It is a fundamental part of the Universe since gravity is what holds most of the things together in the Universe. ”

”The second one is the Electromagnetic Force. This force affects everything with electrical charge, which produces magnetic and electrical effects. It is long-ranged, but its power is less than the Strong Nuclear Force. My Esper Ability, EM Manipulation, can be said to be derived from this force.”

”The third one is the Weak Nuclear Force. It was called weak, since it deals with very weak interactions, like radioactive decay. This force has a very short range, and it deals with stuff like conversion of a proton into a neutron(This phenomena is called the Beta Decay).”

”Last and not the least is the Strong Nuclear Force. Just like what its name says, it is extremely strong. In fact, this is the strongest amongst all the Fundamental Forces. However, it also the one with the shortest range. This force is responsible for holding the nuclei of atoms together.But basically speaking, it was the gluons that carry this force.”

”Hohoho… it seems like you have a great knowledge in physics!” Clint said as he gave Alex a slow clap. ”Now that you have said those things, have you already realized why your answer is only 1/4th correct?”

”Don't tell me…” Alex's eyes widened in shock as he managed to piece together the clues that Clint left for him. ”Don't tell me that your ability is the manipulation of the Four Fundamental Forces?”

”Bullseye.” Clint said as he gave Alex a wink. ”That is indeed my Esper Ability. As long as an object is within my Range, they will succumb quickly under my power!”

”That is so broken!” Alex shouted as he took some deep breaths to calm himself down. ”Even if I do not have your ability, I can already imagine all the stuff you can do. Hell, you can even destroy this planet just by using your Gravity Manipulation!”

”That's right.” Clint smugly said as he opened the door of his house. He looked back at Alex, who was still shaken by Clint's revelation. ”What, are you coming in or not?”

”Tell me…” Alex suddenly muttered as he stared directly at Clint. ”Are you one of the strongest Espers in the world?”

”Well technically speaking, I am the 3rd strongest Esper in the world.” Clint said as he ignored the pointed look given to him by his wife.