"The student council recommends Baifeng Uesugi of first-year Class F as a magic engineer for this competition."
Mayumi Saegusa said.
After Mayumi Saegusa made the announcement, the other members objected.
"A Course 2 Student?"
"Baifeng Uesugi did perform well in the broadcasting room before, but does he have what it takes to be a magic engineer for the Nine Schools Competition?"
"If it's Bai Feng, I believe he can handle the job," Shizuku Kitayama said.
"I believe in Bai Feng too," Honoka Mitsui replied.
"Although some people find it unacceptable, the student council recommended him, so let's have him perform an actual adjustment and see whether his skills are up to the job."
Katsuto Jumonji said.
"How exactly should we do that?" Mari Watanabe asked.
"We just need to have him adjust a CAD," Katsuto Jumonji replied.
"Then how about letting me be the test subject?"
"No, that's too dangerous. If he makes random adjustments, the consequences could be far worse than a simple injury."
As soon as Katsuto Jumonji made the suggestion, the others objected.
"Then I'm the one who recommended him, so let me take on this important task," Mayumi Saegusa said.
"Um... I can do it," Shizuku Kitayama said.
"Shizuku? You?" Mayumi Saegusa asked in surprise.
She hadn't expected Shizuku Kitayama, who usually spoke so little, to step forward at a time like this.
"Yes. I know Bai Feng well, and I trust him enough," Shizuku Kitayama said.
Baifeng Uesugi sat at the very back. Hearing Shizuku Kitayama's words, he was deeply moved. A few meals had earned him a little fangirl.
"Um... shouldn't you ask me what I think?"
Baifeng Uesugi said.
"Oh, Bai Feng, what do you think?" Mayumi Saegusa asked, puzzled.
"Actually, I don't want to be a magic engineer. How about finding someone else?"
Baifeng Uesugi replied.
That afternoon, Tatsuya Shiba had found him and told him that the student council president wanted to see him after school, but he hadn't said what it was about.
Only after coming here did he discover that everything had changed. Most importantly, this group had decided to make him some damn magic engineer without his consent.
Wasn't it better to flirt with girls at school every day and go home to lie around like a corpse afterward...?
"Bai Feng, you can't refuse this, you know. There's no one else available to be a magic engineer."
Mayumi Saegusa said with a smile.
"What about Tatsuya? Can't he do it too?"
Baifeng Uesugi said, looking at Tatsuya Shiba.
"We considered Tatsuya at first, but people at school haven't been saying good things about him lately. If he took the position, it would inevitably have some effect on the Nine Schools Competition."
Mayumi Saegusa explained.
"So Tatsuya wasn't the one who recommended me himself, was he?"
Baifeng Uesugi said helplessly.
According to the original plot, Tatsuya Shiba should have been the magic engineer. How had it ended up being him?
"That's right," Mayumi Saegusa said with a smile.
"All right, in that case, I agree, but I have one condition."
Baifeng Uesugi said.
"What condition? As long as it isn't excessive, we'll do our best to meet it," Katsuto Jumonji replied.
"I want Tatsuya to be my assistant."
Baifeng Uesugi said, pointing at Tatsuya Shiba.
"That's easy. I'll agree on Tatsuya's behalf."
Hearing that, Mayumi Saegusa promptly and decisively agreed.
Beside them, Tatsuya Shiba looked helpless. He had finally managed to get out of this, only to end up back in it after going full circle.
But Mayumi Saegusa had already agreed for him, so now he had no way to refuse.
"My task is to copy Shizuku's CAD settings to a competition CAD and adjust it so it's ready to use at any time, but without changing the activation sequence at all. Is that right?"
Baifeng Uesugi asked, sitting in front of the adjustment console.
"Yes, that's right. Sorry for the trouble, but please do that," Mayumi Saegusa said.
Baifeng Uesugi looked slightly puzzled when he heard that.
"What's wrong?" Mayumi Saegusa asked, puzzled.
"I wouldn't really recommend copying the settings directly to a CAD with a different configuration...
But there's no helping it, so I'll do it with safety as the first priority."
Bai Feng Uegami said.
"Shizuku, thanks for your cooperation. It's ready."
Baifeng Uesugi said to Shizuku Kitayama with a smile.
Then Baifeng Uesugi's fingers flew across the keyboard.
Watching from the side, Tatsuya Shiba looked surprised. Very few people still performed manual adjustments; as far as he knew, only he and his older brother did.
Using a keyboard to make adjustments placed considerable demands on the user.
But while some people could see how impressive it was, others couldn't.
"He's still using a keyboard for adjustments? Isn't that a little outdated?"
"Oh, completely manual adjustments. This is my first time seeing that."
"Is that impressive?"
"Yes, but... it looks like most people still don't know what he's actually doing."
A moment later...
"Done," Baifeng Uesugi said, stopping his hands.
Shizuku Kitayama took the CAD and tested it.
"Shizuku, how is it?" Katsuto Jumonji asked.
"There's no problem at all," Shizuku Kitayama replied.
"It doesn't feel uncomfortable in the slightest."
"It looks like he has the basic skills, at least."
"I don't think his skills are that good. His adjustment method is far too strange."
Someone who couldn't stand it said.
"I strongly recommend that Bai Feng join the team," Azusa Nakajo countered.
"What he just showed us was a highly advanced technique. Even I can't perform completely manual adjustments."
"Maybe it really is some advanced technique, but if the result is only average, it's not much use, is it?" Bystander A said.
"Shizuku Kitayama's personal CAD is more advanced than the one used for the competition. I think the ability to make it so the user can't even feel a difference is a technique that deserves high praise," Gyoubu Hattori said.
Baifeng Uesugi hadn't expected Hattori to speak up for a stranger, but after thinking about it, he understood.
Gyoubu Hattori valued strength. As long as he recognized someone's ability, he was quite friendly.
"Ah, that's true, but..." Bystander C said.
"President, I support Bai Feng joining the magic engineering team," Gyoubu Hattori said.
"Hanzou?" Mayumi Saegusa said in surprise.
"The Nine Schools Competition is a tournament that concerns our school's prestige. This is no time to worry about whether he's a first-year or a Course 1 Student. As long as his ability is recognized, I'll support him. After all, our school's prestige is at stake."
Gyoubu Hattori explained.
"I think Hattori is absolutely right. Bai Feng has now demonstrated more than enough ability to represent our school in the Nine Schools Competition."
Katsuto Jumonji strongly agreed with Gyoubu Hattori. He looked at everyone as he spoke.
"I also agree that Bai Feng should join the magic engineering team."
And just like that, it was settled. Baifeng Uesugi joined the magic engineering team for the Nine Schools Competition.
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