"Angry?"
Mayumi Saegusa's words made Yunyi fall into thought.
Is he angry? Perhaps he is. But what is he angry about? Is he angry at Mayumi Saegusa's attitude? Or is it something else entirely?
Ultimately, he came to a conclusion. He was indeed angry, but not at Mayumi Saegusa's attitude last night; rather, he was angry at their current position and their helplessness in the face of such a situation.
Before making his choice, he didn't know that Mari Watanabe, Mayumi Saegusa held in his hands, would be sad and worried. He knew. But for the sake of his plan, he had to do it. Otherwise, once all of Gu Jie's plans were put into action, the conflict between ordinary people and magicians would be brought into the open, a world magic war would break out, and after the Thirteen Apostles fought each other indiscriminately, what kind of overall situation would be left?
But if the plan is to continue, he will inevitably face choices. This time it was Mari Watanabe, but who will it be next?
All he can do is avoid putting the person in front of him on the scales of decision-making, but he can't consider everyone she cares about. If he did, it would become a hidden weakness of his.
"Perhaps, I'm not even qualified to talk about feelings until the plan succeeds."
Mayumi Saegusa Yunyi, but she clearly heard his murmur.
She looked up at Yunyi Yunyi alarm, but only saw a deep sense of helplessness flash across his eyes.
"I'm sorry, Mayumi, we apologize for what happened with Chairwoman Watanabe. But I had no choice but to do this."
"You might think my actions are cruel and disregard your feelings. However, if I fail to seize every opportunity to find that person, my entire plan will fall apart."
"I can't protect everyone you cherish, I..."
Yunyi was unable to finish speaking before Mayumi Saegusa raised her hand to cover his mouth.
Tears welled in her eyes, but she stared unblinkingly at Yunyi.
"I chose this path myself; I insisted on being a moth drawn to a flame! Even if I'm the one who gets hurt in the end, I don't want to give up so inexplicably."
"You..." Yunyi gave a helpless, bitter laugh, "You're nothing like the Mayumi Saegusa I remember."
"Who exactly instilled those 'ideologies' in me that made me the way I am now?" Mayumi Saegusa a smile.
"Alright, then I'll take responsibility." Yunyi bent down, picked up Mayumi Saegusa's petite body, and walked towards the exit of the contestant passage.
"Hey, Yunyi-kun, put me down right now!" Mayumi Saegusa was completely bewildered. Was she being carried in a princess carry?
"Are you sure you want me to put it down?" Yunyi pouted and gestured for Mayumi Saegusa to look at her hands.
Only after his reminder did Mayumi Saegusa realize that her arms had somehow already wrapped around Yunyi's neck, and at this moment, she looked exactly like she was welcoming Yunyi's princess carry.
Mayumi Saegusa's cheeks turned bright red, but she still managed to break free from Yunyi's princess carry. She looked at Yunyi, and after a while, she burst out laughing.
" Yunyi-kun, is this our first argument?"
"I guess so?"
Yunyi wasn't sure if their argument counted as a fight; in any case, they definitely had differing opinions. But for now, it seemed like it had simply been swept under the rug.
Yunyi wasn't sure whether handling the matter this way was good or bad. He just didn't want to experience something like this again for the same reason. So, he could only hope that this time he could catch that Old Black Bug by the tail.
The two returned to the preparation room together. As soon as they entered, Yunyi received a series of congratulations. However, among them, only Tatsuya Shiba's congratulations were addressed to both of them, not just to Yunyi.
"Isn't this guy supposed to be smart? How come he's usually so dull?"
Yunyi secretly made a fuss about Tatsuya Shiba in her heart, but on the surface she still responded politely.
"Well, shouldn't we celebrate now?" Mayumi Saegusa suggested excitedly.
However, her excitement was quickly dampened by Yunyi.
"Let's go back to the logistics area first; the news from Ichihara-senpai probably isn't very good."
"Ah, that's true." Mayumi Saegusa's mood instantly plummeted, but for the sake of a three-peat, she could only suppress her desire to celebrate with Yunyi.
"Looks like we'll have to wait until tonight."
When everyone returned to the logistics area, they immediately sensed that the atmosphere there was abnormal.
" Rin, is the situation bad?" Mayumi Saegusa Suzune Ichihara.
Suzune Ichihara nodded slightly; the current situation had indeed entered a dangerous zone.
" With Vice President Hattori's loss, coupled with Chairwoman Watanabe's two losses, the pressure on us to win will become immense. In other words, we can't afford to make a mistake in any of the remaining matches. This kind of atmosphere is very unfavorable for the athletes."
"However, there is some good news: the Third High School player who competed with Liu Yunyi for the Icicle Destruction championship is also one of their team members from the Monolith Code team. He seems to have been spurred on during the match, which may affect the Monolith Code team's performance."
"Huh? Yunyi-kun, what did you do during the competition?" Mayumi Saegusa asked curiously.
After asking her question, Mayumi Saegusa glanced around and noticed that the way people were looking at her seemed a little strange. This made her nervous, and she looked at Mayumi Saegusa Yunyi, waiting for his answer.
"It's nothing. I used Spatial Magic, which might have scared him?" Yunyi was also a little unsure.
"Space?" Honoka Mitsui.
"Magic?" Shizuku Kitayama.
The two best friends took turns repeating Yunyi's words.
"That's right, you all saw it in the preparation room, right? You can think of that dark shadow as Gate of Space. Everything that the shadow touches will be devoured and then thrown into the Imaginary Number Space." Yunyi briefly explained the magic " Imaginary Number Devour ".
But Miyuki Shiba and the others standing nearby were even more confused by his explanation.
" Yunyi-kun, are you really okay with exposing so much all at once?" Mayumi Saegusa asked worriedly.
Yunyi shrugged indifferently. Whether he was exposed or not was no big deal. Anyway, he had already arranged the next steps, and as long as things went smoothly, he would soon be able to reveal the full picture of his plan.