Yunyi felt someone moving around beside him while he was asleep. He opened his eyes in a daze and saw Mayumi Saegusa sitting by the bed.
" Mayumi?"
His voice was a little hoarse and his vision was a little blurry when he first woke up.
"Ah, Yunyi-kun, you're finally up."
Hearing Yunyi's voice, Mayumi Saegusa turned her head. Her face was full of worry, which made Yunyi somewhat bewildered.
"What happened?" Yunyi asked, puzzled.
Mayumi Saegusa reached out and placed her hand on Yunyi's forehead.
"You don't have a fever. I thought you were sick," Mayumi Saegusa said worriedly.
It turned out that Mayumi Saegusa rushed back to her room after the competition. But she called Yunyi several times, but couldn't wake her up. Just before Yunyi woke up, she even considered going to find a doctor to check on Yunyi condition.
"Oh, you mean this?" Yunyi sat up and scratched her hair, which had been flattened and was completely disheveled.
"I used to sleep a lot at school, but I haven't had time to catch up on sleep during the day since I came here, so I'm just catching up today. I'm sorry to have worried you."
Hearing Yunyi's explanation, Mayumi Saegusa's worries dissipated, but the expression on her face had long been replaced by helplessness.
" Yunyi-kun, really," Mayumi Saegusa sighed.
"Alright, alright, it's getting late, let's get some rest," Yunyi urged Mayumi Saegusa.
Mayumi Saegusa blinked at Yunyi: "You slept for so long, how could you still sleep?"
"My talent for sleeping is maxed out!" Yunyi said with considerable pride.
"Talent? Maxed out? Seriously, why do you always say such strange things, Yunyi-kun?" Mayumi Saegusa retorted.
"Alright, alright, let's go to sleep. We have a match tomorrow," Yunyi urged.
Mayumi Saegusa blushed, gave a soft reply, picked up her pajamas, and headed to the bathroom.
A moment later, Mayumi Saegusa, having changed her clothes, turned around. She carefully lay down beside Yunyi, and then, to her surprise, Yunyi pulled her into his arms.
Holding Mayumi Saegusa's soft body, Yunyi closed his eyes again.
This time, however, he didn't fall asleep; instead, he fell into deep thought.
Back in the America, let alone someone walking around him, even the presence of a familiar person near him while he slept would wake him. But given today's situation, even though Mayumi Saegusa stayed by his side for at least two hours while he slept, he didn't react at all. This is something to ponder.
Feeling the girl in his arms gradually relax, Yunyi thought to himself, "Have I already stopped guarding against her?"
Mayumi Saegusa, who was being held in Yunyi's arms, was initially a little nervous and her body was stiff. But the sound of Yunyi's soft breathing kept rising in her ears, which made her feel a little dissatisfied.
" Yunyi-kun is really something..."
The following morning.
Early in the morning, Yunyi and Mayumi Saegusa had already arrived at the logistics area.
The Rookie Battle: Monolith Code was postponed due to an accident, and today is the day the match begins.
Mayumi Saegusa and the others had no objection to Yunyi and the other two replacing them in the competition, nor were they particularly worried. However, once the news spread, it caused dissatisfaction among the first-year male students who were originally on the competition roster.
"I'm not as good as Liu Yunyi, Tatsuya Shiba, the Public Morals Committee, so am I really inferior to that Course 2 Student named Mikihiko Yoshida!?"
Such discussions were circulating among the first-year male contestants. However, they dared not voice their objections for the time being. After all, these guys were all intimidated by Yunyi's strength displayed in the Icicle Destruction competition. Besides, even if they wanted to voice their opinions, they'd need a platform, wouldn't they? Didn't they see Yunyi brazenly flaunting his relationship with their Student Council president all day long, with nobody doing anything about it?
Shortly after, Tatsuya Shiba arrived at the logistics area accompanied by Miyuki Shiba. Mikihiko Yoshida followed shortly after, accompanied by Erika Chiba and Leonhart.
The three contestants met up, chatted briefly, and then headed to the venue for the first match.
"The first match is in the forest, and our opponent is Seventh High School. We have the advantage in both the venue and the players. Tatsuya, Yoshida, let's finish this quickly," Yunyi suggested.
"OK! But Liu Yunyi, you can just call me Mikihiko like Tatsuya and the others." Mikihiko Yoshida replied.
"No problem, you can call me Yunyi too."
The two chatted casually as they followed Tatsuya Shiba into the competition area, showing no signs of tension as the match was about to begin.
As the air raid siren sounded, the rookie battle between First High School and Seventh High School, a competition to Monolith Code, officially began.
"Barriers, swamps, visual obstructions."
As soon as the match began, Yunyi immediately unleashed a triple spell. This move stunned Tatsuya Shiba, who was just about to attack.
Through his "eyes," Tatsuya Shiba clearly saw the changes in the surrounding ground—areas covered in mud. If an opponent were to accidentally step into these areas, it would likely take considerable effort to get out.
"You're really cautious," Tatsuya Shiba praised.
"Cautious?" Yunyi was taken aback, then chuckled, "I'm just afraid of trouble. If I do nothing, Mayumi will cause a scene when we get back."
"I see." Tatsuya Shiba feigned sudden realization.
However, we're in the middle of a match right now, so let's save the chatting for our break. After greeting Mikihiko Yoshida, Tatsuya Shiba rushed out.
Watching his figure disappear into the distance through the narrow gaps in the muddy area, Yunyi clicked his tongue softly.
"Then, I'll leave the defense to you, Yunyi. I'm going too."
Having said that, Mikihiko Yoshida also left the area. However, the path he took was one that Yunyi had deliberately left open. If the entire route were blocked, wouldn't no one be able to get through?
Meanwhile, in the tent of the First High School's logistics department.
Mayumi Saegusa looked at Yunyi, who was dozing off against the stone tablet in the picture, with a helpless expression on her face.
"That Yunyi-kun is really something. He slept so much yesterday, how come he's still like this?"
Hearing her complaint, Mari Watanabe coughed lightly.
" Mayumi, do you want everyone to know that you went to sleep with him?"