Manual Is No Match for Automatic

What exactly is the reason?

Mahiro has also been thinking about this, and he feels that there is some commonality among them.

The twenty-four people who were killed were not killed randomly; they were mostly magicians, and many of them were associated with the Jumonji family and the Saegusa Family.

Moreover, he is also an exceptionally skilled mage.

But this is only one of the connections.

If we look at Mayumi, Mari, Miyuki, Minami, Maya, and himself, there's another common thread—

That means they all used AGV Enhancement Serum!

No way...

Mahiro broke out in a cold sweat as he realized a certain possibility.

However, I need to confirm this with Lina first.

Chapter 102 Manual Transmission is Not as Good as Automatic Transmission (5K)

The purpose of Katsuto Jumonji summoning him here to say these things was to cooperate in capturing these vampires.

They have even set their sights on the large number of USNA personnel who have entered the country recently.

I must say, his intuition is very sharp.

Mahiro also briefly exchanged information with them about the true nature of these so-called vampires.

Of course, this didn't include Stars, since that was something he and Lina had agreed upon.

He also successfully obtained Lina's address from Mayumi as his accomplice.

Mayumi knew exactly what he wanted to do with Lina.

It's now confirmed that this matter originated from USNA, so asking Lina, who is "Sirius," is the most appropriate thing to do.

However, after such a big incident, Mahiro was too lazy to attend the following classes. He simply asked Miyuki to cover for him and then left the school.

But he first made a phone call to Kitayama Shizuku, who was in the USNA.

"I'm sorry to bother you so late."

"It's okay, it's not time to sleep yet. But for Mahiro to contact me so late, it must be something very important, right?"

Shizuku knew very well that Mahiro wasn't the type to call and chat casually for no reason, especially not at this particular time.

Therefore, there must be something urgent that forced them to make this call.

"Yes, there is something I wanted to ask you. Have you had any news reports of 'vampire' sightings over there?"

"Ah..."

A small gasp of surprise came from the girl on the other end of the phone.

There was another moment of silence before the sound came again.

"Yes, Honoka contacted me about this a few hours ago. But don't worry, I'm fine. The incidents all happened in the south-central region centered around Dallas; there haven't been any similar incidents on the West Coast."

"Thank you for your concern, Mahiro."

Shizuku seemed to feel that wasn't enough, so she added this last sentence.

"It's alright, as long as you're alright."

Mahiro a slight sigh of relief, then said, "By the way, how about I come to America to visit you in a few days?"

"So sudden?"

The girl was a little confused. "I remember First High School hasn't started its summer break yet. Don't you have classes Mahiro?"

"Classes are so boring, why don't I go to America to see you? I really miss you after so long."

"... Be careful not to skip too many classes and get held back a year!"

Even so, Shizuku did not reject his suggestion, but only made a small complaint.

Rather, her cheeks flushed red when Mahiro said he missed her.

With that, the rest of the itinerary was set.

However, before heading to the United States, Mahiro planned to speed things up and deal with the troublemakers who were disturbing his daily life right under his nose.

Moreover, if his guess is correct, then Shizuku's situation is also very dangerous.

After chatting with the girl for a while, he hung up the phone and went directly to Lina's residence at the address provided.

"So you live here. That's nice."

Mahiro looked up at the apartment building in front of him and couldn't help but sigh.

And beside him was a small, blond companion.

"You bastard, I had an emergency and missed school today, and you're going to come all this way just to find me?!"

The blonde companion, or more precisely, Miss Angelina Hillious, stood on tiptoe, grabbed his collar, pulled him down, and said nervously.

The voice sounded urgent, but the person dared not make a loud noise, for fear of attracting the attention of passersby.

They were so close that they could clearly feel each other's breath, and a faint, familiar scent, like a mixture of citrus and maple syrup, lingered around Yotsuba Mahiro's nose.

This is downstairs from the apartment building where Lina lives.

Masahiro originally Mahiro to go straight up, but he happened to run into Lina was returning from the USNA embassy, downstairs.

However, upon seeing him lingering downstairs, Lina immediately tensed up, quickly used an acceleration spell to rush over, grabbed his hand, and pulled him to a secluded corner.

"Oh dear, I think you're much more eager than I am, Lina."

"Stop talking nonsense, what exactly do you want!"

Lina didn't care at all about his teasing attempt to change the subject; all she wanted to know now was Yotsuba Mahiro's purpose in coming.

Has this guy really been suppressing his feelings to this extent?!

He already has two girlfriends, so why does he have to target me?

But she couldn't care less about that now; she simply grabbed his hand and headed toward the street in the distance.

"If you really want to do it, come with me, we'll go to... the hotel!"

Lina practically gritted her teeth as she uttered those shameful words.

There's no other way; I can't exactly take this guy back to the apartment and let him do whatever he wants with him, can I?

Keep in mind that Sylvie is still at home.

If this guy does anything to her, then she really can't continue being the captain!

"That's really bold... I never imagined Lina had fallen to such a low level."

"Who do you think killed him?!"

"Hehe."

Mahiro chuckled lightly, then stopped her, saying, "Don't worry, I didn't come here for that kind of thing. I have something else to discuss with you."

"?"

Lina slowly typed out a question mark.

"You bastard, perverted scum, what else could you possibly want from me besides that kind of thing?!"

"Of course, it's the part of the story you've been hiding from me."

His words made Lina's heart skip a beat, and she quickly explained, "What... what are you saying? I don't understand."

"It's okay if you don't understand, you'll understand after we talk for a bit. But since your classmate came all this way to visit you, is it really alright not to invite me up for a seat?"

"Wait... wait, what are you doing? Let me go!"

Mahiro grabbed her slender waist, feeling the warmth and smoothness seeping into his palm through her clothes, and forcibly pulled the girl into the apartment building as if he were carrying her.

Despite being the captain of the elite Stars unit, she was treated like a helpless little girl, easily manipulated by him.

"This is the place, right?"

They took the elevator and arrived at the door of Lina's residence.

"Wait a minute! I'm not the only one living here!"

Before she could even finish speaking, Yotsuba Mahiro had already opened the door to her apartment.

Immediately afterwards, she heard the familiar sound of slipper footsteps coming from the living room, and then—

"Welcome back, Lina?"

Sylvia had just come out of the living room, was stunned by what she saw.

What exactly did she see?

A handsome young man was seen with his arm around the captain's waist, and their relationship looked very intimate!

Most importantly, isn't this boy one of their targets for this mission?!

"Um... Lina, and who is this...?"

"Sylvie, he... he is--"

Sylvia looked somewhat embarrassed, while Lina's eyes darted around, unsure of how to explain herself.

However, before she could finish speaking, Mahiro interrupted her and began to introduce himself in a natural and confident manner.

"Hello, my name is Yotsuba Mahiro. I'm Lina's classmate and also Lina boyfriend."

Upon hearing this, Sylvia covered her mouth in shock, while Lina stared at him with wide eyes, her expression one of disbelief.

"Lina... is what Yotsuba Clan is saying true?"

"No..."

Lina really wanted to say no.

But just as she opened her mouth to answer, a blush suddenly rose on her pretty face, and she became nervous, frantically signaling to Masahiro with her eyes that Mahiro wanted him to stop.

I can't believe this guy would do something like that in front of Sylvie!

This action immediately froze Lina's entire body.

If Sylvie discovers their underhanded dealings, she'll probably be killed on the spot!

The embarrassment of being caught by her subordinates, the tension of fearing discovery... all these emotions made Lina's body stiffen as if frozen.

Mahiro, maintaining his smile and enjoying the feeling of Lina's smooth skin, answered on her behalf:

"It's definitely my boyfriend, Sylvia Marjorie Fast. Otherwise, why would I be visiting Lina before school is even over?"

"!!"

Lina's delicate body trembled slightly as she stiffly turned her head, staring at him in disbelief.

Is this a sign that they're about to lay their cards on the table?!

Sylvia was even more incredulous.

This boy—their target actually revealed his full name. Did the captain tell him?

However, when she looked at the Captain-Commander, she found Lina gazing "affectionately" at Yotsuba Mahiro.

Sylvia suddenly realized.

Perhaps it was indeed the captain who said it, but he didn't reveal his true identity.

And their boyfriend-girlfriend relationship might actually be real.

After all, the Captain-Commander is only in his early teens, a time of youthful innocence and romantic entanglements, and Yotsuba Mahiro on you.

However, I never expected the captain to make such a huge sacrifice for the mission...

As her subordinate, Sylvia felt she needed to help the Captain-Commander.

"Yotsuba Clan -kun, we're just about to eat, would you like to join us for a quick meal?"

"Sylvie, you... ugh!!"