"Actually, everyone has secrets. Tatsuya, it's not just you, your sister, your friends, everyone has secrets. Of course, that includes me."
"I have no intention of uncovering your hidden secrets, nor do I want to use them to make any trade with you. What you don't want outsiders to know, I won't easily tell anyone else."
"Actually, you've noticed some of my secrets, haven't you?"
At this point, Yunyi turned to Tatsuya Shiba and said, "You have a pair of eyes that are more perceptive than Shibata's, so you should be able to see more than her."
After a moment of silence, Tatsuya Shiba sighed softly, "That's true. But I won't tell anyone. I know you have your reasons."
Yunyi smiled and was about to say something when there was a knock on the door.
The two exchanged a glance, both wondering who would be looking for Tatsuya Shiba so late at night.
However, when the door opened and Miyuki Shiba appeared in their line of sight, Yunyi immediately teased, "Oh dear, is Shiba here to raid your brother's place at night? Wouldn't I be ruining your plans?"
"You actually mentioned a night raid? What could possibly make you think that, Yunyi?!" Tatsuya Shiba retorted speechlessly.
However, when Miyuki Shiba, who was standing behind him, heard Yunyi mention "night raid," her cheeks immediately flushed red.
Her appearance was naturally noticed by Yunyi, who was standing opposite her, so Yunyi immediately gestured for Tatsuya Shiba turn around and look at his younger sister.
This glance left Tatsuya Shiba stunned on the spot.
"Wait... Miyuki, why are you shy?"
"Haha~" Yunyi laughed a few times at the sight of the brother and sister before getting up to leave.
"Alright, I won't bother you two any longer. I should head back now. Sorry, Shiba, I didn't mean to tease you. But if you want to blame someone, blame your brother for seeing something he shouldn't have last night. I was just getting a little revenge on him."
After saying that, Yunyi left Tatsuya Shiba's room, leaving the brother and sister alone.
"Brother? What does Yunyi-kun mean?" Miyuki Shiba asked, puzzled.
Tatsuya Shiba sighed helplessly. He had come to keep Yunyi's secret, but now it seemed Yunyi wasn't afraid of people finding out.
"Yesterday, on my way back to my room after adjusting the CAD software, I accidentally saw the president in Yunyi's room. And it seemed he noticed me too."
"Wow, I see! The president is so bold!" Miyuki Shiba exclaimed, looking on with admiration.
"Hey, Miyuki, don't follow this kind of example," Tatsuya Shiba cautioned.
The next day.
After getting up, Yunyi quickly tidied himself up and headed to the competition venue for the Crowd Ball game. Tatsuya Shiba, his engineer, was already waiting for him in the preparation area of the venue.
Seeing Yunyi walk directly into the competition venue in her school uniform, Tatsuya Shiba asked in confusion, "Don't you need to change into more comfortable clothes for exercise? This event might require you to move around."
"It's not like we're really playing tennis, there's no need for that," Yunyi said nonchalantly.
Tatsuya Shiba thought about it and ultimately didn't try to persuade him further. After all, once Yunyi used that magic, the opponent could basically be declared defeated!
He took the CAD from Tatsuya Shiba and was about to step into the arena when a voice called out from behind him.
" Yunyi-kun, wait a minute!"
Yunyi turned his head and saw Mayumi Saegusa, wearing a short skirt, waving at him from the contestants' tunnel.
Yunyi was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly went over.
" Mayumi, weren't you also in the Crowd Ball competition? Why are you here!?"
"I'm here to cheer you on! I have to rush back right away. Yunyi-kun, you must win!" After giving her these words, Mayumi Saegusa turned and ran into the players' tunnel, not even having time to listen to Yunyi's reply, as she had to hurry back to her own arena.
Yunyi pinched the bridge of his nose helplessly; he really didn't know what to say.
"Never mind, let's finish the match quickly and then go pick her up from the next round." After muttering to himself, Yunyi stepped into the competition area.
The rules of this Crowd Ball game are actually somewhat similar to traditional tennis, except that the way the ball is hit is replaced by magic instead of a racket.
Of course, those who love tennis can choose the CAD racket model provided by the organizing committee. However, only a minority of people will do so.
Yunyi wore his CAD on his wrist. At the moment the match started, he manipulated the CAD a few times before slamming his arm down.
This move left the player standing opposite him slightly puzzled. If it weren't for the fact that there were almost never any players who gave up out of fear in the Nine Schools Competition, he would have thought that Yunyi was afraid of the fight!
However, the fact that Yunyi, a first-year student, went directly to the main tournament instead of participating in the rookie battle made this player feel somewhat slighted. He was prepared to teach the first-year kid in front of him a lesson. As a result, when the ball he hit bounced back to his own half of the court at more than three times the speed, and then landed on the ground without even bouncing again, the player was completely stunned.
"The magic was successfully activated." Tatsuya Shiba, who was sitting on the sidelines waiting, murmured softly after seeing what happened on the field.
When Yunyi was choosing his spell, he had pointed out the unsuitability of Yunyi's Mirror Reflection. He had thought that Yunyi would modify the spell's parameters or make some minor changes to make it suitable for the Crowd Ball event. However, he did not expect that Yunyi would choose a different method.
Once unfolded, Mirror Reflection can be considered a completely transparent mirror. However, it does not reflect light, nor does it project images of people or anything similar onto its surface; it simply reflects back the vector force applied to anything it touches, multiplied by the reflection.
Building upon this magic, Yunyi used another gravity net to hook onto the front of the mirror!
During the game, the ball always comes from the front. Before hitting the mirror, the ball passes through the gravity net, and then, after being reflected by the mirror, it passes through the gravity net again and flies back to the opponent's court.
The ball that passes through the gravity net bounces off the mirror when it touches the surface, and the gravity applied to the ball is also multiplied, which is why the ball can't bounce back after landing. Therefore, in this competition, it's impossible to score against Yunyi if you can't break through both the gravity net and the mirror.