" Yunyi-kun, why are you here?!"
Mayumi Saegusa's surprise was met with a soft chuckle from Yunyi.
"What? You're allowed to ambush me at my doorstep, but I'm not allowed to come to the Saegusa Family?"
"You know perfectly well that I didn't mean that!" Mayumi Saegusa hurriedly explained.
She really didn't expect Yunyi to appear outside the Saegusa Family's door so early in the morning, and that Nagura was standing right behind him, which meant that her father Koichi Saegusa, must have known that he was coming here!
Recalling what her father had just said to her, Mayumi Saegusa immediately tensed up. Could it be that Yunyi had already met her father?
"Shall we go?" Seemingly oblivious to the worried look on Mayumi Saegusa's face, Yunyi extended his hand, inviting Mayumi Saegusa to leave.
Mayumi Saegusa was stunned for a moment, then realized that they were in front of the Saegusa residence and it was indeed not appropriate to linger. So she quickly grabbed Yunyi's hand and got into the car.
Nagura watched the automated vehicle drive away before entering the mansion. He was going to report what had happened to Koichi Saegusa, even though the young lady might not want him to do so.
After the vehicle had driven some distance from the Saegusa residence, Mayumi Saegusa finally asked Yunyi why he had come.
"I'm just here to pick up my girlfriend, what's the problem?" Yunyi asked nonchalantly.
"You're not..." Mayumi Saegusa wanted to say, "Didn't you say you didn't want to attract too much attention from the Ten Master Clans?"
But before she could finish speaking, Yunyi interrupted, "Your girlfriend is from the Ten Master Clans? Is there anything more eye-catching than that?"
"Don't think too much about it. You've gotten up so early, you must be sleepy, right? Do you want to take a nap? I'll wake you up when we get to school," Yunyi suggested.
After a moment's hesitation, Mayumi Saegusa nodded. Although she didn't feel sleepy, her feelings were somewhat complicated, so she used sleep as an excuse to avoid an awkward atmosphere.
At first, that was indeed what Mayumi Saegusa thought. But for some reason, she always had a very special feeling when she was with Yunyi. Before long, she actually fell asleep. When she woke up, the car had already stopped in front of the station near First High School.
"Awake?" Yunyi asked softly when he saw Mayumi Saegusa open her eyes.
"Mmm." Mayumi Saegusa responded, looking out the car window at the scenery. She realized that the car had arrived at its destination.
"Didn't you say you were going to wake me up?" Mayumi Saegusa sat up straight and tidied her slightly messy hair.
"I let you sleep a little longer since you were sleeping so soundly. Don't worry, it's only been less than ten minutes," Yunyi explained, then opened the car door and got out first.
The fact that Mayumi Saegusa Nanagusa and Yunyi came to school together was no longer news at First High School. Although it was still being spread, it no longer attracted as much attention.
The two didn't encounter anyone else on the way today. After arriving at school together, they went their separate ways. However, when they parted, Mayumi Saegusa watched Yunyi's departing figure in silence for a long time before heading to the Student Council room.
Preparations for the Nine Schools Competition are still ongoing.
The selection of the participants is mostly finalized, but there's still one issue to resolve: the selection of the technicians.
During lunch break, when Mayumi Saegusa brought up the topic, Miyuki Shiba immediately became excited. But before she could even speak, Yunyi, who was sitting next to Mayumi Saegusa, had already said what she wanted to say.
"Let Tatsuya go! His skills are excellent; he's definitely capable of handling the job of a Nine Schools Competition."
" Yunyi-kun, are you serious?" Mayumi Saegusa asked in surprise.
"Of course!" Yunyi gave her an affirmative answer.
"What a joke! One of the identities this guy is hiding is that of the genius technician Silver! His skills are more than enough to handle a Nine Schools Competition!"
Of course, Yunyi would never say these things, otherwise, it would have been a completely different story.
"That's wonderful! Tatsuya-kun, welcome to the team." Mayumi Saegusa didn't doubt Yunyi's words at all, immediately recognizing Tatsuya Shiba's skills and deciding to have him join the logistics team for the Nine Schools Competition.
Tatsuya Shiba naturally didn't want to accept such an invitation; he didn't want to reveal his identity. But before he could speak, Yunyi patted him on the shoulder.
Tatsuya Shiba looked at Yunyi in confusion, only to see the other man point to his other side.
"Look at the expectant look in Shiba's eyes, Tatsuya, as her older brother, how can you bear to disappoint your sister?" Yunyi comforted him.
" Miyuki?"
Just as Tatsuya Shiba pondering what to do, Yunyi suddenly leaned closer to him and whispered something in a voice only the two of them could hear.
Upon hearing his words, Tatsuya Shiba's gaze immediately darkened, and he exuded an aura of resistance.
"You know so much."
His actions immediately drew the attention of everyone in the Student Council room. Just as everyone was casting puzzled glances at the two of them, Yunyi shrugged indifferently.
" Tatsuya, look, I've already exposed myself for Mayumi's sake. How can you continue to hide it? I don't care, you have to participate in the Nine Schools Competition. Besides, Tatsuya, you've seen my Activation Sequence. Do you think those people at the school have the ability to handle it?"
"Sigh~" Tatsuya Shiba sighed heavily. He didn't know how Yunyi had guessed his identity, which was why she had shown such resistance earlier. But what Yunyi said was indeed true; those Activation Sequence couldn't be debugged by someone without some skill. Coupled with his sister's expectant gaze, he simply couldn't bring himself to refuse.
"Alright, all done!" Seeing that Tatsuya Shiba did not refuse, Yunyi straightened up again.
Actually, even if he hadn't spoken up, with Miyuki Shiba present, Tatsuya Shiba wouldn't have been able to refuse in the end. However, Yunyi couldn't accept the siblings' behavior of ignoring outsiders, showing off their affection, and acting all high and mighty. So, he took direct action and settled the matter simply and decisively.
Seeing her brother agree to participate in the Nine Schools Competition, Miyuki Shiba was overjoyed. Even the way she looked at Yunyi was much warmer than before!
Yunyi didn't react to this. After finishing his lunch, he stood up.
Everyone looked at him in confusion, while Mayumi Saegusa asked directly, " Yunyi-kun, what's going on?"
"I completed the Activation Sequence of a new spell yesterday and am now preparing to test it out in the training room. I submitted the permission application to the Student Council this morning; Mayumi approve it for me?"