Chapter 02

Telekinesis is the second chapter of Volume 0 of The Disastrous Life of Saiki K (Saiki Kusuo no Sai-nan).

Characters

 * Saiki Kusuo
 * Nendou Riki

Abilities Used

 * Telekinesis
 * Telepathy
 * Foreboding

Summary
The chapter opens with Saiki briefly explaining ESP and introducing himself as an ESPer. Like the previous chapter, Saiki describes one of his ‘common’ powers: “Telekinesis” but that it has a “weakness” – It’s extremely exhausting. Though he explains that this isn’t because he is inexperienced with his powers, quite the opposite, his powers are too strong. Saiki demonstrates his power by lifting three cans into the sky and making them crash down onto three litterers, knocking them into the ground (literally) before making his way to school. In the next scene we are brought to Saiki’s school where he is greeted by Nendou Riki, who calls him ‘partner’. Saiki states how Nendou is fairly disliked and not very popular in the class so in order to not get involved, he’s chosen to ignore him. However, this fails due to him not caring and just keeping at it (Saiki even levelled up to “bro”). Saiki explains how people have tried to get involved with him in the past as he describes his encounter with a girl from his middle-school class who fell in love with him so he avoided her using his powers. The girl ended up dating someone else in a month. In order to do the same with Nendou, Saiki tries to use his telepath power in order to read his mind to determine his location…..however this fails as Nendou appears where ever Saiki is. Due to Nendou not ever thinking at all, so Saiki is unable to use his telepath power against him. In order to escape from him, Saiki jumps off the roof and safely lands on the ground where he accidentally bumps into some upperclassmen. They corner Saiki when he doesn’t apologise for bumping into them and demands that he gives them his wallet. Saiki uses telepathy to involve a teacher that “something bad is happening behind the school”. Instead of the teacher showing up first, Nendou arrives in order to save his “partner”, much to Saiki’s surprise. While Nendou engages with the upperclassmen, Saiki decides to protect his own image by using telepathy to keep the teacher away. Thinking Nendou would easily take care of them, Saiki turns to see Nendou being completely overpowered by the upperclassmen. While comparing the advantages, Saiki is able to read Nendou’s thoughts to which he is telling Saiki to run away to safety and not worry about him. He is able to come to the conclusion that Nendou is actually….a Nice Guy! When the upperclassmen turn their attention back to the protagonist, Nendou forces himself to get up in an attempt to protect Saiki from the bullies. During his final attack, Saiki matched the timing with his punch and sent one of the bullies flying into the wall using telekinesis. The other bullies run away while Nendou turns to his partner saying that he won’t have to be scared anymore because he’ll protect him. Saiki concludes that Nendou is still annoying.