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He had range limiits, the further away he was the weaker it got - which is why most of the time he only yanks the actual weapon away and can't even do anything if someone maintains a solid grip.
The cases where he manipulated and reformed steel were all through him touching it.
He never really had a chance to use and develop his powers in the prison since they were suppressed by meds.
>characters
Kuki had the bulletproof umbrella,
the sisters could either melt or freeze the bullets,
the brothers either cut the bullet in half or hit it with their own mid-flight,
Kaoru had a wind barrier,
the tengu was too fast for bullets to be a threat,
the teacher simply blocked them with his steel arms
Only his classmates, Vladimir and the frog guy were vulnerable to firearms
>using his powers in a similar way
since he couldn't besides when he was drugged, became an ayakashi or when he was possessed
What makes it great and sets it apart from other chuunige is that the MC doesn't outscale everyone and remains pretty weak throughout getting by with tricks and his friend's help.