"Ugh."
Takeaki Kirihara let out a scream of pain, then Tatsuya Shiba pinned him to the ground on the spot, leaving him unable to move.
"Who's that?"
"Look, he's a Weed."
"No way, a Weed is on the Public Morals Committee?"
The surrounding students were surprised when they first saw Tatsuya Shiba, but when they saw his Public Morals Committee armband, every one of them was shocked.
After all, this was the first time a Weed had ever served on the Public Morals Committee...
After subduing Takeaki Kirihara, Tatsuya Shiba took out his communication device and spoke into it.
"This is the second small gymnasium. One student has been apprehended. He has suffered minor injuries. Please send a stretcher."
"Hey, what's the meaning of this?" a member of the swordsmanship club said.
"Senior Kirihara will have to come with us for improper use of magic," Tatsuya Shiba said.
"You've got to be kidding. You're just a Weed."
The swordsmanship club member walked toward Tatsuya Shiba as he spoke, and just as he reached for his collar...
Tatsuya Shiba dodged, and the kendo club student grabbed nothing but air.
"Why are you only arresting Kirihara? Isn't Mibu from the kendo club just as guilty?" a kendo club member protested indignantly.
"I already told you, I'm arresting Senior Kirihara for improper use of magic. Senior Mibu didn't use any magic just now, so I have no authority to arrest her."
Tatsuya Shiba said.
"Don't mess with me."
The swordsmanship club member ignored what Tatsuya Shiba had said and attacked him again.
But Tatsuya Shiba deftly dodged him and threw him into another swordsmanship club member.
"You bastard, damn you."
Seeing this, the other swordsmanship club members all attacked Tatsuya Shiba.
But they were no match for Tatsuya Shiba, who made short work of them all.
Some even tried to use magic, but Tatsuya Shiba decomposed all their magic sequences before they could activate.
At the Yotsuba Family's private hospital.
Baifeng Uesugi had now regained consciousness after receiving treatment from a doctor.
"Little Feng, what happened when you went to Coffee Country? How did you get so badly hurt?"
Maya Yotsuba, who had stayed by Baifeng Uesugi’s side until he woke up, asked.
"Sister Maya, it's nothing. They just got the better of me, that's all. But I accomplished what I went to Coffee Country to do."
Baifeng Uesugi smiled.
"How can you still smile? Don't you know how worried I was when I got your call?"
Maya Yotsuba rolled her eyes at Baifeng Uesugi helplessly.
"Sorry, Sister Maya. I made you worry."
Baifeng Uesugi apologized.
"Little Feng, don't apologize to me. I just hope you won't put yourself in danger next time, all right?"
Maya Yotsuba looked at Baifeng Uesugi expectantly as she spoke.
"All right, Sister Maya, I promise you. Next time, I definitely won't end up in such a miserable state."
Baifeng Uesugi readily agreed to Maya Yotsuba's request.
After the previous battle in Coffee Country, his strength, which had remained at S+ for a long time, had quietly increased once the fighting ended.
Baifeng Uesugi had now reached the level of an SS-rank magician.
Now that he had reached SS rank, he could also use some of the SS-rank magic he remembered.
That way, the next time he ran into those Demon Hunters, he definitely wouldn't end up in such a miserable state.
"Little Feng, come back to the Yotsuba Family with me to recover. Don't go back for now. You've been suspended for a week anyway, so you can't go to school even if you go back."
Maya Yotsuba suggested.
"Sister Maya, I'd better go back. The house I'm living in is practically empty, so I can use this suspension to go out and buy a few things."
Baifeng Uesugi explained.
"That's easy enough. I can just have someone buy everything for you."
"Sister Maya, I'd rather buy them myself. I can look around while I'm at it."
Baifeng Uesugi shook his head.
"Then do you want me to come with you?"
Maya Yotsuba hoped he would agree. After all, she hadn't gone out with Baifeng Uesugi in a long time.
"Sister Maya, my identity at school can't be revealed yet. If you show up with me, it's bound to come out."
As soon as Baifeng Uesugi finished speaking, Maya Yotsuba's face fell.
Seeing how disappointed Maya Yotsuba looked, Baifeng Uesugi couldn't bear it, so he said,
"How about you stay at my place for a few days?"
"Really? I'll go pack my bags right now."
Maya Yotsuba was delighted to hear that. She immediately stood up and left the hospital room.
"Uh..."
"Sister Maya, don't forget the discharge paperwork. Wait, this is the Yotsuba Family's hospital. I guess it doesn't matter whether there's any paperwork or not."
Watching the delighted Maya Yotsuba, Baifeng Uesugi muttered to himself.
That evening...
Baifeng Uesugi and Maya Yotsuba rode in a Yotsuba Family car back to where Baifeng Uesugi currently lived.
Tatsuya Shiba, who was jogging nearby, happened to see them.
That's a Yotsuba Family car. What's it doing here? Tatsuya Shiba wondered.
As Tatsuya Shiba pondered this, he saw Maya Yotsuba get out of the car.
Aunt? What is he doing here? Could some important person live here?
But the next person to get out of the car left Tatsuya Shiba shocked for a long while.
Bai Feng? Why is he with Aunt?
Baifeng Uesugi had wanted to help Maya Yotsuba with her luggage, but she firmly refused.
"Little Feng, you've been discharged, but your body hasn't fully recovered yet. You mustn't overexert yourself."
"Once you've taken the luggage upstairs, you can go back."
Maya Yotsuba turned to the bodyguards standing on either side and spoke.
"Yes, Family Head."
"Sister Maya, I'm not so weak that I can't even carry luggage."
Maya Yotsuba's care left Baifeng Uesugi both touched and helpless.
But there was nothing he could do. He really was a patient right now, so he could only do as Maya Yotsuba arranged.
Tatsuya Shiba also saw this from nearby.
Bai Feng, just who are you, for Aunt to treat you like that? Could it be...
A bold idea flashed through Tatsuya Shiba's mind, and he thought back to what Mizuki Shibata had left unsaid before.
He felt a little excited and wanted nothing more than to rush over and confirm his guess.
But he knew that even if he went over to confirm it now, he would only get a scolding from Maya Yotsuba.
After looking away, Tatsuya Shiba jogged home. He planned to ask Mizuki Shibata tomorrow what exactly she had seen on Baifeng Uesugi back then.
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