"What on earth happened?"
Mari Watanabe looked toward Baifeng Uesugi and wondered silently.
Gram Demolition? Nice work, Tatsuya.
When Baifeng Uesugi cast his magic, he sensed someone else casting magic as well, and it did not interfere with his own.
Tatsuya Shiba was the only one in the group capable of that, and Gram Demolition was a magic he specialized in.
But Baifeng had also sensed another person using magic, which surprised him a little.
Once the crisis had passed, Mayumi Saegusa arranged for everyone to rest where they were.
"Is everyone all right?" Mayumi Saegusa asked.
"Bai Feng, thank you. The bus came through unharmed thanks to you."
Mayumi Saegusa thanked him.
"Mayumi, thank you very much for the praise," Baifeng Uesugi said with a smile.
"But we should thank Ichihara too. Her slowing magic bought me quite a bit of time."
"Ichihara did that...?" Kanon Chiyoda said in surprise.
"Unlike her, you..." Mari Watanabe rapped her hard on the head and scolded her.
"Ow, that hurts!" Kanon Chiyoda cried.
"Morisaki and Kitayama are first-years, so it can't be helped. But you're a second-year. Why were you the first to lose your composure?"
Mari Watanabe lectured her.
"You should know that if people cast magic without any coordination, the spells will clash and prevent them from producing their intended effects."
"I'm really very sorry," Kanon Chiyoda said apologetically.
"The more urgent the situation, the more important it is to calm down and think carefully first. Don't forget to communicate with your team," Mayumi Saegusa said.
"The one who eliminated that magician was..."
Mari Watanabe looked at Tatsuya Shiba, who was outside documenting the accident, and pondered.
Just when Baifeng Uesugi thought the matter was settled, Miyuki Shiba came over to his side.
"Miyuki, is something wrong?" Baifeng Uesugi asked, puzzled.
"Bai Feng, your bento was delicious."
Miyuki Shiba held up the bento and fixed a stubborn gaze on Baifeng Uesugi.
"This..."
Seeing the familiar bento, Baifeng Uesugi looked helplessly at Shizuku Kitayama.
I'm not afraid of a godlike opponent, but a foodie like Shizuku is another matter. She took the bento out right on the bus. If I'd known, I wouldn't have made it for her last night.
"Miyuki, you figured it out?" Baifeng Uesugi asked helplessly.
"Yes. I already suspected it when I ate the bento, and when I saw you use double magic just now, I was certain."
Miyuki Shiba explained.
Double Casting was something Baifeng Uesugi had come up with when he was bored. But it could not be activated if a CAD was used to activate the magic; only practitioners of Ancient Magic could use it.
"Did my brother know all along?" Miyuki Shiba asked.
The frosty look on her face left Baifeng Uesugi feeling helpless.
"All right, Miyuki. I was the one who told Tatsuya not to tell you, and he only found out a few days before you did."
Baifeng Uesugi reached out and rubbed the top of Miyuki Shiba's head as he spoke.
"Mm. Since you say so, Brother Bai Feng, I won't settle accounts with him."
Miyuki Shiba spoke shyly.
"Huh? Miyuki, why are you calling Bai Feng 'Brother Bai Feng'?" Mayumi Saegusa asked in confusion from nearby.
But when her gaze fell on the bento, the smile vanished from her face.
"Whose bento is that?"
Mayumi Saegusa's voice rose a little, and everyone on the bus looked over at the sound.
"Um... President, Bai Feng made this bento for me."
Miyuki Shiba had noticed Baifeng Uesugi's gaze earlier and was just about to explain, but Shizuku Kitayama beat her to it.
After hearing her words, however, Miyuki Shiba looked at Baifeng Uesugi with concern.
Shizuku Kitayama, you just had to open your mouth.
Baifeng Uesugi roared inwardly, feeling helpless.
"Bai Feng, did you make this?" Mayumi Saegusa asked.
"Uh... yes, I made it."
Baifeng Uesugi spoke helplessly.
Compared with Miyuki Shiba, Mayumi Saegusa was the one who gave Baifeng Uesugi more of a headache.
Now that Miyuki Shiba had discovered he had hidden his identity, Baifeng Uesugi only had to coax her with a few kind words, and she would calm down.
But with Mayumi Saegusa, it would not be as simple as coaxing her.
"You made it? And there's something I wanted to ask you earlier. What did you cast just now? Why could you activate two spells at the same time?"
Mayumi Saegusa demanded.
"Um... that was Double Casting."
Baifeng Uesugi gave a wry smile.
"Double Casting? Just as I thought. I was wondering why Miyuki suddenly called you Brother Bai Feng. Well, well."
Mayumi Saegusa spoke with a cold smile.
"Mayumi, listen to me."
"Hmph."
Mayumi Saegusa gave Baifeng Uesugi no chance to explain. She snorted coldly and walked straight away.
"This..."
Seeing Mayumi Saegusa leave in anger, Baifeng Uesugi felt helpless.
"Miyuki, I'll go calm Mayumi down first."
After saying that to Miyuki Shiba, Baifeng Uesugi started to leave, but as soon as he did, he felt the temperature drop sharply.
"Brother Bai Feng, don't I need calming down too? Don't you owe me an explanation for disappearing all those years?"
Miyuki Shiba's demanding voice came from behind him.
"Sigh, all right. Miyuki, come with me too."
Baifeng Uesugi spoke helplessly.
"Okay."
Only then did Miyuki Shiba rein in her Psions, and the temperature around them began to return to normal.
Everyone on the bus was too afraid to speak. First Mayumi Saegusa had gotten angry, and then Miyuki Shiba; everyone felt the situation was troublesome and dared not speak carelessly.
The others watched Miyuki Shiba follow Baifeng Uesugi to Mayumi Saegusa's seat, and the people sitting nearby all got up and moved away.
Clearly, they were afraid of getting caught in the crossfire and wanted no part of it.
"Mayumi, are you angry?"
Baifeng Uesugi sat down beside Mayumi Saegusa as he spoke.
Mayumi Saegusa turned her head away, refusing to look at Baifeng Uesugi.
"Mayumi, I didn't mean to keep it from you. I had my reasons."
Baifeng Uesugi explained.
"Brother Bai Feng, why did you suddenly disappear three years ago?" Miyuki Shiba asked.
"Then I'll tell you why I suddenly left."
Baifeng Uesugi explained it to Miyuki Shiba. Although Mayumi Saegusa was not looking their way, Baifeng Uesugi knew she was listening to everything, since her eavesdropping could not escape his notice.
He spent an hour giving the two of them a brief account of how it had all started.
"Brother Bai Feng, why didn't you tell me? I could have helped you too," Miyuki Shiba said sadly.
She had never imagined that Baifeng Uesugi had left back then out of concern for their safety.
She felt deeply guilty. She had treated Baifeng Uesugi that way just now.
"They were far too powerful for you to handle as you are now, and you were even weaker back then."
Baifeng Uesugi rubbed Miyuki Shiba's head and spoke gently.
Hearing Baifeng Uesugi's words, Miyuki Shiba became even more determined to grow stronger.
"Mayumi, come on, don't be angry anymore."
Baifeng Uesugi looked at Mayumi Saegusa as he spoke.
"Brother Bai Feng..."
Mayumi Saegusa threw herself into Baifeng Uesugi's arms and began to sob.
"How could you do that? You disappeared for three years without a word. Don't you know how much I missed you during those three years?"
The people on the bus all looked stunned and shocked when they heard Mayumi Saegusa's words.
"Mari, do you know what's going on?" Gyoubu Hattori asked.
"How would I know? But I did hear the president mention before that she had an older brother who suddenly disappeared three years ago, and his name sounded a lot like Bai Feng's."
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