Jordan vs Colleague

{At the funeral}

"Hey, Senior Jordan. How long does this tradition last until the end?"
"It's like the usual funeral."
"Five hours then?"
"Yeah. It can even go beyond that."
"Shit, man. I wish I were a hero. I could just choose my 'lower one' to go."
"Yeah... me too."

Well, I have to keep it low, you know. Not all people need to know my new develop power.

"Hey, Senior."
"Yeah, what is it? Do you want to ask the same question as Randy?"
Randy replied, "What do you mean by that?"
"That's the usual stuff with you, new 'lower ones'. I don't think there are any questions more than that."

Well, that was what I said until Joni asked a different question.

"No, Senior. I eavesdropped on some other 'lower ones' from a different facility. They said that the hero who investigates LeserEye discovers that an Aura seed was in her guts."

... Shit!

"You've been on this hero business since your teens, right? Do you know any hero that has Aura Intensity?"

I fucked up.

"That was one of the rare powers. Even Carla... Ah... I mean, Espial-Girl never detected any Aura Intensity user in our place. Are they new? If they were, this could be a problem."

They will find me! I'm done for.

"...Senior? Are you okay? Why are you sweating like crazy?"

What should I do? I needed to stop them before it spread even further.

"... Don't tell me. Do you know this ability user, Senior?"
"Heh, what? No! I was just scared, that's all.
"... Aaah, right! I forgot that you have a group investigating the hero business, right? Yeah, you guys are definitely on their radar. Be careful, Senior. They might be on your tail."

{At the car}

This is a problem.

"Uncle... Why do you ride the car like this?"
"Huh, what?"
"Please focus on the road, Uncle. I'm scared we could crash."
"Don't worry about it, sweetie. Uncle is fine. Just keep training your ability."
"... Okay."

I'm fucked.

{At the front of Jordan's Workplace}

"Bye, uncle! Thanks for the ride."
"Yeah. Stay safe, kid."

I was overthinking. I wasn't in my right mind. I could get jumped whenever...

"Kyaaaa! Uncle!"

I turned around and saw...

"Birdie?!"
"Not only I."

Someone stepped from Birdie's back.

"Hello again, Jordan."
"Mrs. Drez?!"
"Why are you so shocked? Aren't you happy to see me?"

Then I got attacked from behind.
Huh? I didn't detect him behind me.

"Ropper, do it."
"Ay yay!"

In an instant, I was wrapped in rope. I couldn't do anything; I got dogpiled. They were on to me, and I should be 

"Hey, Narmi."
"What are you doing with Uncle Jordan? He didn't do anything."
"He didn't... but he would probably."

What did Drezias mean by that?

"Uncle! Say something!"
"Hmm... Hmmmm!"

Shit! The rope!

"Ropper, what are you doing? He couldn't say anything, here."
"Oh, sorry, man."

That voice! The Ability Detection ability user, Carla, A.K.A Espail-Girl. How could she make her body undetectable? I couldn't detect her at all.

I finally breathed again. Mrs. Drez approached me and asked, "Talk!" with a fierce face. I knew she would be furious. I should find a way to get away from this.

"I'm sorry, Mrs. Drez. Why are you guys dogpiling me? And..."
"Stop pretending. Espial-Girl found you out. You have a power, since when?"
"..."

I hid my face and tried to calm down. How could Zeed calm down when he faced me? I couldn't even face my own boss.

"... Okay. I took that you have something to hide, hmm?"
"..."
"'LOWER ONES' RULE NUMBER 3! What is it, Jordan?"
"..."

I couldn't say it. I just couldn't.

"Uncle!"

Narmi was with Birdie. She kept me on edge. Harold would be pissed if she got killed. I couldn't let them.

"Could... you guys release Narmi first?"
"WRONG!"

She didn't have any guts-related power, but my fucking god, I felt pressure in my belly.

"No... secret... between heroes and 'lower ones'. If any lower one keeps a secret, especially a big one, they will get punished as per the secret."

Her stare was deadly, even when I didn't see it. The atmosphere was tense— My Aura seed wasn't even around.

"Jordan... since when?"
"..."
I felt it in my bones... she turned around to face Narmi, "Espial! Detect this kid!"
"What?! Wait!" I looked at them, surrounding Narmi.

Mrs. Drez and Espial-Girl interrogated Narmi. Drez asked, "When did your uncle get power?"
"... I... I don't know."

Espial-Girl's hair stood on end. She said, "She lied."
"... I see. Are you protecting your uncle?"
Narmi cried, "He didn't do anything! I told you!"

Shit man! If only I could use my power... But I can't. If I use it, they will definitely...
Wait a minute! Espial-Girl could detect a lie?

"Then tell me... When?"
"... Two weeks ago..."

The world suddenly darkens. I could hardly breathe. Mrs. Drez definitely used her power... Emotion Aggrandize. She is mad and about to increase that to the next level.

She panned her face slowly to see me, and she spoke, "Who...?"
I answered, "What do you mean, Mrs. Drez?"
"Two weeks? You're telling me you found out how to get power in two weeks? Who are your sources?"
"..."

Ropper answered with a hypothesis, "You know, Drezias. The internet is a thing. He might get his answer on the dark web."
"Hmm...? Is that true?"

Me: "No!"
Espial-Girl: "He's lying."

Shit! How could she talk so fast? I didn't even finish my "no".

"...Two weeks? That means he had hero DNA three weeks prior."
"... Huh?" I wasn't sure about what Mrs. Drez meant. I did drink Electrica's heart's blood three weeks ago, but...
"Electrica then, hmm?"

Birdie: "Probably."
Espial-Girl: "Agreed!"
Ropper: "Most definitely."

Jeeze, they weren't so in sync.

"You drank Electrica's gut's blood, Jordan?"

Me: "No way!"
Espial-Girl: "He's lying."

STOP DOING THAT!

"Where are the rest, Jordan?"

Me: "I didn't have it!"
Espial-Girl: "He's telling the truth."

Okay, she wasn't just blabbering. She could tell the truth.

Mrs. Drez stood her ground and said, "That could only mean one thing..."
I was scared to ask... but I had to, "Mrs. Drez... What are you...?"
"Destroy his base. They are all... our enemy now."