Nine Schools Competition, freshman competition, Speed Shooting arena.
Yunyi and Mayumi Saegusa sat in the audience, watching Shizuku Kitayama prepare below.
" Yunyi-kun, do you know what kind of magic Tatsuya-kun prepared for Kitayama -kun?"
As the match was about to begin, Mayumi Saegusa couldn't help but ask the question that had been on her mind.
"Hmm, I know a bit about it. It's a really cool-looking spell. I remember the name is Aerial Mine, the complete opposite of your Magic Bullet Shooter."
"Oh? Then I'll have to look forward to it."
While the two were chatting, Suzune Ichihara and Mari Watanabe also arrived in the audience.
When Mayumi Saegusa saw Mari Watanabe, her heart skipped a beat. She was worried that Mari Watanabe and Yunyi would have a quarrel because of what had happened earlier.
"Oh~ Lord Mari, don't you need to rest in bed?"
However, just as Mayumi Saegusa was worrying, Yunyi spoke first. Moreover, his words sounded rather irritating.
"You really dare to say that!" Mari Watanabe glared at Yunyi, then sat down next to Mayumi Saegusa.
" Mari, I'm sorry. I'll take care of him for you, don't be angry," Mayumi Saegusa said to Mari Watanabe with an embarrassed smile.
"Then there's no need." However, Mari Watanabe resolutely rejected her suggestion.
" Mayumi, let's resolve our own issues, you understand?"
Seeing the determination in Mari Watanabe's eyes, Mayumi Saegusa sighed helplessly. It seemed she really couldn't be of any help in this matter.
"Tap~ tap~ tap~ tap!"
At that moment, the start signal for the match rang out, and Yunyi and the others immediately turned their attention back to the arena.
Holding a rifle-shaped CAD, Shizuku Kitayama unleashed the magic that Tatsuya Shiba for her.
As the targets flew into the effective area in the air and were shattered by the interacting shockwaves, Shizuku Kitayama's score steadily increased.
"Wow, Yunyi-kun, you're right. This magic does look really grand," Mayumi Saegusa exclaimed.
"Did I mean heroic?" Yunyi asked, puzzled for a moment, but didn't dwell on the question.
" Tatsuya set up a breakout zone within the effective range. He placed several interacting vibration sources within this zone. When the target flies into the zone, simply driving the two closest vibration sources to vibrate will shatter the target. However, the target throwing speed in the Speed Shooting is just too slow. This event would be much more interesting if three shots could be thrown per second."
"Hey, you bastard." Mari Watanabe retorted irritably upon hearing Yunyi's words.
Yunyi had said something similar before when Mayumi Saegusa competed, and he said it again today when Shizuku Kitayama competed.
" Liu Yunyi, it seems you're also interested in Speed Shooting? In that case, you could consider participating in the main competition next year," Suzune Ichihara suggested.
"Haha, we'll see when the time comes," Yunyi said dismissively.
Others might not know, but he knew very well that next year's Nine Schools Competition would not include Speed Shooting and Battle Board.
"Speaking of which, Monolith Code and Shield Combat are more interesting than the current events. If I'm still at First High School next year, I might consider participating," Yunyi thought to himself.
Shizuku Kitayama's first round of matches ended quickly. She also achieved a perfect score, but the visual experience she gave was completely different from Mayumi Saegusa's Magic Bullet Shooter.
" Tatsuya's magic is quite interesting," Mayumi Saegusa commented.
Her evaluation left Yunyi slightly stunned. Just as he looked at Mayumi Saegusa Mayumi Saegusa, their eyes met.
" Yunyi-kun, what's wrong?"
"It's nothing, I just felt that your reaction seemed rather ordinary?" Yunyi said uncertainly.
"Oh my, after seeing all those outrageous spells you've Yunyi-kun, I don't think I'll be too surprised to see these next ones," Mayumi Saegusa teased.
Yunyi pursed his lips, not responding to Mayumi Saegusa's words. Indeed, he had used quite a few outrageous spells in front of Mayumi Saegusa, such as " Fire Dragon's Roar " and " Heavenly Fire Burns the City." Compared to these two spells, " Black Rope Hell " was just child's play.
"Well, you can't say that, can you? Besides, the magic that Tatsuya prepared for Shizuku Kitayama is more than just that. Just wait and see, you'll be surprised when the competition starts," Yunyi said.
"Oh? It seems Yunyi-kun knows some inside information? That makes sense, Tatsuya-kun was also in charge of your CAD work."
Soon, Shizuku Kitayama's second round of the competition will begin. And at this moment, the CAD she is holding has also undergone some changes.
" Yunyi-kun, is this what you're talking about?"
With Yunyi's reminder, Mayumi Saegusa paid more attention to Shizuku Kitayama's match. And she immediately noticed the changes in the CAD software in her hand.
"That's right! A general-purpose CAD system combined with an aiming aid that only specialized CAD systems can use—that guy Tatsuya has used all the latest technology. With him around, the rookie tournament championship at Shizuku Kitayama is practically a done deal!" Yunyi said.
"That's really surprising," Mayumi Saegusa exclaimed.
As Yunyi said, with Shizuku Kitayama's own considerable strength, plus the super-standard CAD prepared for her by Tatsuya Shiba, Shizuku Kitayama easily won the championship of the Speed Shooting rookie competition. What's even more surprising is that the other two athletes from First High School who participated in the rookie Speed Shooting competition also won the runner-up and third place.
This feat of sweeping the top three spots immediately made the teams from the other eight high schools uneasy.
At that moment, in a conference room of the hotel, Masaki Ichijo and Shinkuro Kichijoji were organizing a meeting for the contestants of the Third High School competition.
Unlike the intimidation Yunyi brought them, Tatsuya Shiba put even more pressure on them. After all, Yunyi was just one person, and he couldn't possibly participate in every event. Tatsuya Shiba a technician, and he could be responsible for a much larger number of contestants.
It wasn't just Masaki Ichijo and Shinkuro Kichijoji from Third High School who had similar concerns; several other high schools were also secretly discussing ways to deal with the situation.
Just as they were racking their brains, Suzune Ichihara brought some unsettling news to everyone at First High School.