--It was impossible for a creature like a human being to possess both "superb bass skills" and "top-ranking academic grades" at the same time!
As the saying went, you couldn't have both fish and bear's paw. Bass and grades were bound to be mutually exclusive!
Yet Qianyi had managed it.
Not only was he good at bass, but his grades had somehow never slipped either!
That was far too unreasonable! It was practically a violation of the laws of the universe!
What did that mean?
It meant that Qianyi was not human at all!
He was a god! The God of Rock who existed only in legend!
And if he was a god, then reviving Nijika's mother should be as easy as picking up takeout, shouldn't it?
"..." After listening to Ryo's analysis, Nijika opened her mouth and nearly spat out blood. "For a moment, I honestly don't know whether I should start by questioning how Qianyi is apparently an esper, or by questioning your God-kin logic, Ryo."
"Don't try to understand me, because the universe has no obligation to make you understand." Ryo swept aside the loose blue strands by her ear with one hand and slightly raised her chin. Then, with a calm expression, she turned to Qianyi, switching back to realism in a second as she said something astonishing. "By the way, since it's a competition, cheating or rigging the results should be allowed, right?"
"In principle, cheating and match-fixing are of course strictly prohibited," Qianyi answered seriously. But then his tone shifted. "Still, a Holy Grail War without cheating... ah, nope—a 'Revue Starlight' without cheating and backroom dealings is incomplete. So as long as the organizers and the judges—Rulers—don't catch you, cheat all you like."
"Wait! Ryo, why are you asking that? What are you planning