As several of the Course 1 Students talked back, the conflict seemed to grow more intense.
"If you want to discuss something, shouldn't you get Miyuki's agreement first? What about the way you're acting looks like you want a discussion? You're already in high school, and you don't even understand something that obvious? If you don't understand that, it just proves you're clueless little brats! In that case, go home and suckle!"
Erika Chiba's rebuttal and barbs bombarded Shun Morisaki and the others like a barrage of gunfire, leaving the conceited Course 1 "elites" feeling humiliated!
"Shut up, you Course 2 Weed! What gives you the right to tell us Course 1 Blooms what to do?!" Cornered by Erika's words, Shun Morisaki had lost his reason. He shouted what he had been holding back in his heart, but his words also stirred the others to defiance.
"We're all new students, aren't we? So, now that we've only just enrolled, how exactly are you Course 1 Blooms better than us?!" Mizuki Shibata shot back indignantly.
Her words made the atmosphere instantly tense.
Standing at the back of the crowd, Yunyi couldn't help clicking his tongue. He knew that if the Blooms and Weeds in front of him really fought, the Blooms would certainly be wiped out. He also knew what would happen next. But if things developed that way, his plan would be difficult to carry out.
With that in mind, Yunyi stepped forward.
"Hehehe." Shun Morisaki suddenly gave a few cold chuckles. "Since you want to know the difference between us, let me show you!"
Blinded by anger, the Course 1 elite Shun Morisaki reacted immediately. He would teach these fools who didn't know their place a lesson! Once he dealt with them and demonstrated his own superiority, Shiba would surely recognize reality and keep her distance from these Weeds!
In an instant, Shun Morisaki had steeled himself. His hand had slipped inside his clothes and closed around the grip of his specialized CAD!
The Morisaki Family, a typical combat-oriented family, also had a technique of their own that they excelled at, known as Quick Draw.
Quick Draw was a special technique that made a CAD begin operating the instant it was touched. Although magic sequences cast using this technique were somewhat less powerful, their activation speed was remarkable, allowing the user to catch an opponent off guard in battle!
As the Morisaki Family's youngest son, Shun Morisaki was naturally proficient in the technique. This time, however, he failed to demonstrate its power.
The instant he drew his CAD, a figure suddenly flashed in front of him. An uppercut slammed into Shun Morisaki's abdomen, interrupting his spellcasting chant!
The heavy blow to his abdomen made Shun Morisaki drop his CAD, and his body involuntarily doubled over.
Yunyi reached out, seized Shun Morisaki by the neck, and lifted him with a small exertion of force.
"You flies never stop buzzing and making a racket. You're driving me crazy!"
Yunyi's voice was icy. His sudden words made everyone present tremble involuntarily.
"Blooms? Weeds? Those names really make my blood boil! But you, you self-important Bloom, aren't you being held up like a bedbug right now? Huh?"
As Yunyi said the last word, he tightened his grip a little. It wasn't enough to strangle Shun Morisaki outright, but it did make breathing more difficult for him.
"Brother?!"
Behind Yunyi, Miyuki Shiba was also a little flustered by how things had developed. She tugged at Tatsuya Shiba's sleeve, hoping he would step in and stop the farce before them.
But before Tatsuya Shiba could respond, the Course 1 Students who had followed Shun Morisaki sprang into action. Seeing that a Course 2 Weed actually dared to attack, they naturally wouldn't just stand by and watch. Several Course 1 Students took out their CADs and began casting sequences!
Seeing what they were doing, Yunyi's lips curved into a cold smile. He parted them slightly. "Don't move!"
In an instant, the Course 1 Students operating their CADs stopped what they were doing. They were horrified, because they had lost control of their bodies!
At the same time, Tatsuya Shiba, standing behind Yunyi, was also shocked. Others might not have known, but his eyes had clearly seen their movements stop.
Would Course 1 Students stop moving because of a Course 2 Student's words? And show such terrified expressions on their faces? No matter how he thought about it, that was impossible. There was only one explanation: Yunyi's words just now had contained some special element.
Suddenly, he remembered a type of magic sequence that had once been passed down. But that sequence had long since fallen silent in the passage of time. Today, anyone who knew of or could use such a sequence belonged to a family with a long heritage. Was the student before him a user of this kind of Ancient Magic?
"That's enough!"
"Using magic to attack another person for anything other than self-defense is against the law, never mind school rules!"
Mayumi Saegusa's voice reached everyone present, allowing their tightly wound nerves to ease a little.
"I'm Mari Watanabe, chair of the Public Morals Committee. I'll hear your explanations, so all of you come with me!"
The arrival of Mayumi Saegusa and Mari Watanabe undoubtedly made everyone feel that the conflict would end here. All that remained was figuring out how to clear themselves of blame.
But the next moment, everyone's expressions froze, especially those of Mayumi Saegusa and Mari Watanabe, whose eyes remained fixed on the boy holding Shun Morisaki up.
"Hey, hey, hey! Oh, mighty Bloom, you don't think you're safe just because those two are here, do you? Huh?! Weren't you so good at running your mouth? Keep going! Huh?!"
As he spoke, the force of his grip gradually increased. Shun Morisaki, held by the neck, looked terrible, clearly showing signs of shock from lack of oxygen.
"Hey! You over there, put down the person you're holding!" Seeing this, Mari Watanabe immediately stepped forward. The CAD on her wrist had already begun operating, and the prepared sequence for restraining a person was ready to be released at any moment.
"You're so damn noisy! Shut up!"
The cold rebuke made Mari Watanabe freeze on the spot. Like the Course 1 Students before her, she found herself unable to control her body.