Once Yunyi's figure had receded into the distance, Miyuki Shiba finally spoke, "I'm sorry, brother, I've let you down. I'm truly sorry."
" Miyuki, you don't need to apologize at all." Tatsuya Shiba rubbed his younger sister's head.
Yunyi was right; this kind of magic manipulation technique wasn't very useful to Miyuki Shiba. Besides, Yunyi certainly wasn't a qualified teacher for Miyuki. After all, what teacher constantly bombards you with words like "stupid," "incompetent," and "practice more"?
"Alright, Miyuki, don't be sad. You should know that Yunyi is just a bit sharp-tongued, but he still thinks highly of you." Tatsuya Shiba comforted her, "Since you don't want to, then you don't need to learn from him anymore. As for this kind of control technique, you can figure it out on your own in your spare time."
"I understand, brother," Miyuki Shiba replied, though her heart was still troubled.
Inside the Practical Technology Building, Yunyi didn't go to the teaching area. Instead, he casually found a bench to rest on and sat down. Not long after parting ways with Tatsuya Shiba and his sister, a message came through his terminal.
The sender's name surprised Yunyi. He had expected this person to want to meet him, but he hadn't anticipated it would happen so soon.
"Is it because of the involvement of the Jumonji Family that this old guy thinks he can use this opportunity to establish a friendly relationship with me? Or does this old guy have some new trick up his sleeve?"
Yunyi was somewhat puzzled by the sudden private invitation from Retsu Kudou. However, he didn't intend to accept the invitation, since he really had nothing to say to this old man. But he didn't refuse directly either, instead replying tactfully that the day of the invitation was the very day he was going to visit the Saegusa Family.
Although using this reason as a shield was a bit unethical, he did indeed intend to meet with Koichi Saegusa. Of course, his purpose was not to befriend the Saegusa Family, but rather because of his relationship with Mayumi Saegusa, if he didn't visit her, rumors that were detrimental to Mayumi Saegusa would eventually spread.
Instead of being angry upon receiving Yunyi's reply, Retsu Kudou chuckled a few times.
"It seems this child is getting along quite well with the Saegusa Family's daughter. In that case, I won't interfere any further. As for Jumonji, let's help these two young people out a bit."
Near the teaching area for the Course 2 Student, Miyuki Shiba, Honoka Mitsui, and Shizuku Kitayama were gathered together. Their purpose in coming here was obvious: they wanted to learn magic manipulation techniques from Yunyi.
Originally, they only wanted to learn about this technology, but yesterday after school, Tatsuya Shiba praised it highly in front of them, which made the three of them more interested. However, they had searched the entire area of Course 2 Student ' dormitory but still couldn't find Yunyi.
" Miyuki, do you think he skipped class?" Shizuku Kitayama guessed.
After a moment's hesitation, Miyuki Shiba replied, "Perhaps that's possible."
However, while the three of them were discussing this, Yunyi had already started a battle with Tatsuya Shiba on the other terminal.
Today's practical exercise was still about interfering with a target object. Tatsuya Shiba and Yunyi were evenly matched in their use of Modern Magic, but in terms of overall assessment, they far surpassed the Course 2 Student and even the average Course 1 Student. Therefore, their duel attracted a lot of attention. It was precisely because of this that the human wall formed blocked the view of Miyuki Shiba and the other two.
"Come on, Tatsuya. Last time we fought to a draw, so today let's have a contest with this piece of junk." Yunyi arrogantly challenged Tatsuya Shiba.
His words made the teacher in charge of recording grades throb with anger. The large terminal they were using cost more than a medium-sized company could afford in a year. Yet, in Yunyi's eyes, it was just a piece of junk.
The teacher was at a loss for words. In his opinion, perhaps all users of Ancient Magic had a sense of aversion to CAD and similar mechanical creations.
With the teacher's announcement, the sparring match between the two officially began.
Using terminals on either side of the arena, the two initiated the Activation Sequence, rewriting information onto the cylinder in the center of the arena.
What no one expected was that the tactics employed by the two of them were not the conventional method of rewriting the entire information of the cylinder all at once, but rather the method that Yunyi had been teaching Miyuki Shiba and the others over the past few days.
"Oh? Using the same method as me? Tatsuya, you're too naive!" Yunyi laughed.
With his complete control over the Psions, this kind of operation, which targets a specific area to cover the entire area, was a piece of cake for him. On the other hand, although Tatsuya Shiba trying his best to defend the areas he had occupied, Yunyi still found a weak point in his defense and broke through it.
A moment later, the sparring ended. The entire cylinder was now occupied by the magic cast by Yunyi.
Tatsuya Shiba raised his hand, looking at Yunyi opposite him, and his opinion of him rose even higher.
"You two have excellent control over Psions!"
Just then, the teacher recording the scores on the sidelines praised the two players.
"Although you lack a bit in rewriting the overall target, the method you just described is very suitable for both of you. If you delve into it from this angle, you will gain a lot. I think that if you can accumulate enough practical experience next semester, it's not impossible for you to advance to the Course 1 Student next year."
The teacher's evaluation surprised the other Course 2 Student subject. Although the school had already revealed the possibility of promotion for Course 2 Student through assessment, the fact that the teacher had said this in public officially confirmed the reliability of this information. Moreover, the teacher's praise for Tatsuya Shiba and Yunyi was also an encouragement to them.
"They're both Course 2 Student, so if they can do it, maybe we can too?"
When such a belief is instilled in the hearts of students, the possibilities that will unfold are unpredictable.
What they didn't know was that these two had already surpassed the concept of being a first- or second-tier student in some respects. Gaining confidence from them was possible, but to actually surpass them would require more than just hard work.