Chapter Summaries

The Nine Schools Competition began, and Baifeng Uesugi helped Mayumi Saegusa calibrate her CAD before her quarterfinal match. Mayumi started competing against Keiko Mawatari as Baifeng watched with the First High students.

• Baifeng told Shizuku Kitayama and Miyuki Shiba that he would watch their events, then said he was only joining the magic engineering team and would not compete.
• The Nine Schools Competition began, and Baifeng wandered around instead of watching Mari Watanabe's Surfing Race.
• Tatsuya Shiba told Baifeng that Mayumi Saegusa wanted him to calibrate her CAD, so Baifeng went to help her.
• Mayumi sent everyone else away and asked Baifeng to calibrate her CAD; afterward, they joined the First High students to watch her quarterfinal.
• Mayumi began her match against Keiko Mawatari, firing at the red and white flying discs that appeared in the air.

During the Nine Schools Competition, Baifeng Uesugi felt uneasy that the event would not go smoothly, though he could not identify a cause. Mayumi Saegusa and Miyuki Shiba later visited him to ask for help tuning Hattori’s CAD and check on his health, and he reassured them before escorting them back.

• Baifeng Uesugi told Tatsuya Shiba and the others that he felt an unexplained unease while they watched Mayumi Kusa’s match, and Shizuku Kitayama held his hand to comfort him.
• After Mayumi Kusa won Speed Shooting, Mayumi Saegusa’s group discussed the competition results and decided Baifeng Uesugi could help tune Hattori’s CAD while Kinoshita was unavailable.
• Miyuki Shiba accompanied Mayumi Saegusa to visit Baifeng Uesugi because she had noticed he seemed unwell, and Miyuki’s psions briefly went out of control when Mari Watanabe teased Mayumi.
• On the rooftop, Baifeng Uesugi told Tatsuya Shiba that he suspected the Nine Schools Competition might not proceed smoothly to the end, though he did not know whether anyone would interfere.
• Mayumi Saegusa asked Baifeng Uesugi to tune Hattori’s CAD the next day, and he reassured her and Miyuki Shiba that he felt fine before walking them back to their rooms.

Mayumi Saegusa reunited with Baifeng Uesugi at the training ground and made him promise not to leave without warning again. First High continued its competitions, but disappointing results in the men's ball-scoring event left the team calculating what it needed to win a third consecutive championship.

• Mayumi Saegusa fell into Baifeng Uesugi's arms, recalled that he had been gone for exactly three years and two months, and accepted his promise not to leave quietly again.
• Izumi told Baifeng Uesugi to handle Saegusa's matches while she took care of the other competitors.
• Mayumi Saegusa scored another point in the women's ball-scoring event.
• Kanon Chiyoda used ground-vibration magic to win her second Women's Icicle Destruction match.
• Rin-chan reported that poor men's ball-scoring results meant First High needed four wins among the six remaining official events to stay on course for a third consecutive championship.

Tatsuya Shiba demonstrated a two-form armed integrated CAD he designed for Leo, with suggestions from Baifeng Uesugi. After Leo tested its floating blade and defensive shield, he learned that Tatsuya’s missing brother was the renowned magic researcher K.

• Miyuki Shiba and the others entered Tatsuya Shiba’s room and saw the armed integrated CAD.
• Tatsuya Shiba handed the CAD to Leonhard Saijou, who activated its separated floating blade and tested it against targets.
• Tatsuya Shiba explained that the blade used Sakura magic to fix the parts’ relative positions and move them in an extended straight line.
• Leo asked about Tatsuya’s brother, and Tatsuya revealed that Baifeng Uesugi was K, who had returned after researching Innate Magic.
• Leo pressed the CAD’s button twice and activated its second form, which automatically created a shield to block damage.

Tatsuya Shiba showed Leo the CAD’s third form, which let him fire and control its fragments, while Baifeng Uesugi and Tatsuya Shiba discovered that magic had caused an accident at the surfing competition. Baifeng discreetly treated Mari Watanabe’s injuries and reassured Mayumi Saegusa that he had taken emergency measures.

• Tatsuya Shiba explained the CAD’s third form and had Leo transform it into eighteen floating fragments.
• Leo used Psions to turn the fragments into an iron fist and fire one at a dummy, then learned he could eventually control and recall the fragments.
• At the surfing competition, Mari Watanabe slowed down to save Lisa Kuroki, but turbulent water sent both contestants off the course.
• Baifeng Uesugi and Tatsuya Shiba sensed magic fluctuations and concluded that a third party had caused the accident.
• Baifeng Uesugi checked the contestants, found that Mari Watanabe had several broken ribs, and discreetly used healing magic on her.
• Baifeng Uesugi told Mayumi Saegusa that Mari Watanabe was injured but that he had already taken emergency measures.

Mari Watanabe woke in the hospital after being injured while saving a Seventh High School competitor, and learned she would have to withdraw from Mirage Bat. Baifeng Uesugi revealed he could speed her recovery but warned against her competing, then raised the possibility that someone had sabotaged a CAD before the accident.

• Mari Watanabe woke at Juya Base Hospital and learned her broken ribs would take a week to heal, forcing her to withdraw from Mirage Bat.
• Mayumi Saegusa told Mari Watanabe that Seventh High School had been disqualified and that Baifeng Uesugi had brought her to the hospital and stayed during her treatment.
• Baifeng Uesugi told Mayumi Saegusa he could use Ancient Magic to heal Mari Watanabe in about a day, but competing so soon would draw scrutiny from the organizers.
• Baifeng Uesugi told Mari Watanabe he could help her recover in five days at the earliest, then asked whether she had noticed strange magic near the water before her fall.
• Mari Watanabe recalled the water moving strangely, and Baifeng Uesugi said he suspected someone had tampered with Seventh High School's CAD and had Tatsuya investigate.

Tatsuya Shiba and Baifeng Uesugi investigated magical interference behind Watanabe's accident and suspected a mole on the competition committee. As First High School recalculated its path to victory, Baifeng agreed to compete in Monolith Code and the men's Surfing Race after Mayumi Saegusa persuaded him.

• Tatsuya Shiba explained that magic had likely been activated from underwater, and Yoshida said Spirit Magic could reach the waterway but was too weak to cause the accident.
• Tatsuya Shiba showed the group tests indicating that someone could have switched a Seventh High School contestant's CAD sequence, and he suspected a mole on the competition committee.
• Mayumi Saegusa and Rin-chan asked Miyuki Shiba to move from the newcomers division's Mirage Bat to the regular division, and Miyuki agreed.
• Tatsuya Shiba pointed out that Third High School's regular division Surfing Race points had been omitted, and Rin-chan recalculated the standings.
• Rin-chan reported that First High School needed a top-three finish in the men's Surfing Race in addition to wins in Mirage Bat and Monolith Code, so Mayumi Saegusa persuaded Baifeng Uesugi to compete in both Monolith Code and surfing.

Baifeng Uesugi won the men’s Surfing Race, then learned that Mayumi Saegusa had signed him up for Monolith Code as well. As Mari Watanabe began teaching him to surf, Baifeng teased her again, while Mayumi and Miyuki Shiba watched them with jealousy.

• Mari Watanabe praised Baifeng Uesugi for balancing on the surfboard, and the next day he won the men’s Surfing Race.
• Mayumi Saegusa, Miyuki Shiba, Honoka Mitsui, and Shizuku Kitayama watched Baifeng’s race; afterward, Baifeng revealed that Shizuku was his girlfriend.
• Baifeng promised Honoka Mitsui he would watch her match after adjusting her CAD, and Mayumi announced that he would enter Monolith Code as well as surfing.
• Mayumi Saegusa arranged for Mari Watanabe to train Baifeng in surfing, while Mayumi and Miyuki warned him to behave.
• At the training ground, Mari took Baifeng’s hand to help him balance, and he scratched her palm, prompting her to ask what he was doing.

Baifeng Uesugi tuned Shizuku Kitayama’s CAD, helping her win the Speed Shooting final as First High swept the top three places, while he also won the Surfing Race. Afterward, he arranged for Shizuku to be credited as the inventor of the magic he had devised, and Mayumi agreed.

• Baifeng Uesugi tuned Honoka Mitsui’s and Shizuku Kitayama’s CADs, and Shizuku asked him to work for her family before accepting his explanation that his role would be much the same as it was now.
• Shizuku used Phonon Maser, configured by Baifeng Uesugi, to win her Speed Shooting preliminary, and he later adjusted her CAD for the final.
• Shizuku won the Speed Shooting final, and Mayumi Saegusa celebrated First High’s sweep of the top three places; Baifeng Uesugi had also won the Surfing Race.
• Rei-chan said the university might add Shizuku’s magic to the Magic Encyclopedia, and Baifeng Uesugi asked that Shizuku be named its inventor.
• Shizuku agreed to take credit for the magic, and Mayumi approved Baifeng Uesugi’s request.

Masaki Ichijo and George concluded that Baifeng Uesugi’s technical skill had helped First High School’s contestants outperform expectations, and Ichijo warned that Uesugi was a monster of a technician. At the venue, Uesugi offered to check Honoka Mitsui’s CAD before her Surfing Race, and Azusa Nakajo welcomed his help.

• Mayumi Saegusa encouraged Baifeng Uesugi to keep supporting the other events and promised him a reward after the Nine Schools Competition.
• Masaki Ichijo and George discussed First High School’s results and suspected that its technician had improved Kitayama’s equipment and Uesugi had tuned her magic formula.
• Ichijo told George that Uesugi was far beyond an ordinary high school student and warned that rival teams might be generations behind his equipment work.
• Baifeng Uesugi brought Tatsuya Shiba and Miyuki Shiba to meet Azusa Nakajo and Honoka Mitsui, offering to help before Honoka’s Surfing Race.
• Honoka Mitsui asked Uesugi to check her CAD, apologized to Azusa Nakajo for speaking rudely, and heard Azusa endorse Uesugi’s ability.

Baifeng Uesugi helped Honoka Mitsui win the Surfing Race preliminaries with optical magic that dazzled her competitors without directly targeting them. At First High School, Mayumi Saegusa said Baifeng would also compete in the upcoming events to improve the school’s results.

• Baifeng Uesugi declined to adjust Honoka Mitsui’s CAD and reviewed their preliminary strategy with her.
• Baifeng Uesugi and the others put on sunglasses as Honoka Mitsui used optical magic on the water to blind competitors and take the lead.
• Honoka Mitsui won the race, thanked Baifeng Uesugi for his help and encouragement, and received comfort from him as Shizuku Kitayama watched with some jealousy.
• Mari Watanabe reported that First High School had poor results in the men's Speed Shooting event, with Moriqi taking second place and the other competitors eliminated.
• Mayumi Saegusa reassured Kyakujin Jumonji that Baifeng Uesugi had qualified in the Surfing Race and would lead Tatsuya Shiba in Monolith Code.

Shizuku Kitayama and Miyuki Shiba won their Icicle Destruction matches with powerful ice magic while wearing distinctive outfits. At the banquet, Baifeng Uesugi deflected the students’ questions about his spellwork toward Tatsuya Shiba, leaving the two Shiba siblings to field the attention.

• Shizuku Kitayama wore a kimono for her match and shattered her opponent’s icicles with vibration magic, winning decisively.
• Miyuki Shiba declined to visit the observation room so she would not gain an unfair look at Shizuku Kitayama’s tactics.
• Mayumi Saegusa, Kei, Kanon, and Mari Watanabe arrived to cheer on Baifeng Uesugi, Tatsuya Shiba, and Miyuki Shiba.
• Miyuki Shiba wore shrine maiden attire and defeated her fire-magic opponent by overwhelming his icicles with extreme cold.
• At the banquet, Baifeng Uesugi credited Tatsuya Shiba with helping develop the spells, and the students shifted their questions to Tatsuya.

After the banquet, Baifeng Uesugi and Tatsuya Shiba met Third High’s Masaki Ichijo and Shinkuro Kichijoji, then Baifeng helped First High win the Surfing Race with Honoka Mitsui’s shadow tactic. First High swept the newcomers’ women’s Icicle Destruction qualifiers, but Shizuku Kitayama chose to compete in the finals against Miyuki Shiba, who accepted.

• Nanami regretted not having Uesugi or Shiba as her engineer, and Miyuki and Eimi corrected her while other girls praised the engineers’ work.
• Morisaki left the banquet hall after hearing the girls praise the boys who had tuned their CADs.
• Masaki Ichijo and Shinkuro Kichijoji met Baifeng Uesugi and Tatsuya Shiba, and Baifeng said he looked forward to facing them in Monolith Code.
• Honoka Mitsui used light magic to enlarge shadows on the Surfing Race course, prompting the racers ahead to take longer routes and helping her win for First High.
• Mayumi Saegusa announced that First High had secured every place in the newcomers’ women’s Icicle Destruction finals and proposed that the finalists share first place instead of competing.
• Eimi withdrew from the finals, but Shizuku Kitayama insisted on racing Miyuki Shiba, and Miyuki agreed.

Shizuku Kitayama lost to Miyuki Shiba in the Icicle Destruction finals and admitted she feared losing Baifeng Uesugi to her. Shizuku then boldly pursued Baifeng, while Tatsuya Shiba later recalled meeting Koki Ichijo and the wartime deeds of Masaki Ichijo and George.

• Miyuki Shiba and Shizuku Kitayama competed in the rookie girls' Icicle Destruction finals, where Shizuku used a second CAD and Phonon Maser to destroy one of Miyuki's icicles.
• Miyuki Shiba answered with Niflheim, then destroyed all of Shizuku Kitayama's icicles and won the match.
• Baifeng Uesugi visited the dejected Shizuku Kitayama, who said she had felt helpless in defeat and feared Miyuki's feelings for Baifeng.
• Shizuku Kitayama told Baifeng Uesugi she wanted to stay with him forever, then pounced on him and declared she would be the most important woman in his heart.
• Tatsuya Shiba returned to his room and thought about Koki Ichijo, Masaki Ichijo, and George.

Baifeng Uesugi, Tatsuya Shiba, and Leo entered their first Monolith Code match, which Baifeng and Tatsuya won with ease despite making no strategy. Afterward, Tatsuya told Baifeng about Masaki Ichijo's behavior toward Miyuki, and Baifeng looked forward to confronting Ichijo in a later match.

• Mayumi Saegusa and the others noticed Baifeng Uesugi and Shizuku Kitayama acting awkwardly after spending the night together.
• Baifeng Uesugi and Tatsuya Shiba dismissed the need for a strategy, leaving Leo surprised.
• Tatsuya Shiba told Baifeng Uesugi that Masaki Ichijo had acted arrogantly and looked at Miyuki Shiba inappropriately at the banquet.
• Baifeng Uesugi and Tatsuya Shiba defeated their opponents before Leo saw anyone, winning their first Monolith Code match.
• Baifeng Uesugi said he and Tatsuya had simply dealt with anyone they encountered, while Kanon reacted with disbelief.

Masaki Ichijo overwhelmed Eighth High School in the Monolith Code semifinals, using the match to provoke Baifeng Uesugi into facing him. Baifeng and his teammates discussed how to answer the challenge, then he chose to sit out their upcoming match against Ninth High School and let Tatsuya Shiba and Leo fight.

• Masaki Ichijo broke apart Eighth High School's massive rock attack and blocked the competitors' assaults with his magic barrier.
• Mayumi Saegusa and Jumonji recognized Ichijo's style as a provocation aimed at Baifeng Uesugi.
• Baifeng told Tatsuya Shiba that Ichijo wanted to lure him into a direct fight, and Miyuki Shiba suggested making Ichijo's eventual defeat more embarrassing.
• Tatsuya identified Shinkuro Kichijoji as Cardinal George and warned that the team should focus first on its match against Ninth High School.
• Baifeng said he would sit out the Ninth High School match, leaving Tatsuya and Leo to compete so Leo could gain experience.

First High School won the Monolith Code semifinals after Tatsuya Shiba and Baifeng Uesugi handled the match while Leonhard accidentally fell into a stream. Later, Tatsuya asked Haruka Ono to help him locate No Head Dragon’s base, and she questioned how he knew about the group.

• Leonhard bragged that he would crush everyone, prompting Baifeng Uesugi, Shizuku Kitayama, Miyuki Shiba, and Tatsuya Shiba to leave the stands.
• During the semifinal against Ninth High School, Leonhard slipped on a stone and fell into a stream while Tatsuya opened the monolith and Baifeng cracked its program.
• First High School won the match easily, and Erika Chiba mocked Leonhard’s performance while Miyuki Shiba defended him.
• Shizuku Kitayama and Miyuki Shiba congratulated Baifeng Uesugi and Tatsuya Shiba, and Baifeng reassured the embarrassed Leonhard that he had worked hard.
• Tatsuya Shiba asked Haruka Ono to help find No Head Dragon’s base, and Haruka questioned how he knew about the group.

As the Monolith Code finals approached, Masaki Ichijo and George planned to exploit the open grassland and their assumptions about Baifeng Uesugi’s magic. Uesugi worried about revealing himself to the Demon Hunters, but agreed to face Ichijo while Tatsuya Shiba dealt with George.

• Haruka Ono realized she was standing too close to Tatsuya Shiba, stepped away, and agreed to give him a day.
• Masaki Ichijo and George learned the final would take place on a grassland and planned to lure First High into a direct fight.
• George mistakenly concluded that Uesugi specialized in wind magic and proposed preparing countermeasures.
• Baifeng Uesugi told Mayumi Saegusa and Hattori that he could handle Ichijo if he drew him into close range without touching him.
• Uesugi told Tatsuya that he feared the Demon Hunters discovering his location, and assigned Ichijo to himself while Tatsuya handled George.
• Miyuki Shiba brought Uesugi mineral water during the break.

Baifeng Uesugi and Tatsuya Shiba prepared Leo for the Monolith Code final against Third High School, using a specially enchanted robe to counter George's magic. The match began with Tatsuya disrupting Masaki Ichijo's opening spell, and Baifeng took over the fight while Tatsuya moved to carry out their plan.

• Baifeng Uesugi teased Miyuki Shiba, then explained that his enchanted black robe would stop George from locking onto Leo.
• Baifeng Uesugi assigned Leo to defend, Tatsuya Shiba to launch guerrilla attacks, and himself to attack head-on; Leo promised not to make a mistake.
• Masaki Ichijo and George discussed the robe, while Masaki dismissed it as no threat to Third High School's victory.
• Kudou arrived in the observation room and watched Bai Feng Ueyama and Tatsuya Shiba on the screen.
• The match began, and Tatsuya Shiba used Decomposition to break apart Masaki Ichijo's forming spell.
• Baifeng Uesugi told Tatsuya Shiba to handle Ichijo while Tatsuya instructed Leo to protect the monolith.

Tatsuya Shiba and Baifeng Uesugi faced Masaki Ichijo and George in the finals, with both sides gaining and losing the advantage. Leo saved Baifeng from Masaki’s dangerous barrage, leaving the match still underway.

• Tatsuya Shiba moved to engage George while Baifeng Uesugi continued dodging Masaki Ichijo’s increasingly frequent spells.
• George ran past Tatsuya to attack Leo, but Leo used his black robe to block George’s Invisible Bullet before George pinned him down with gravity magic.
• Tatsuya freed Leo with Sorcerer Decomposition, but George immediately pinned Tatsuya to the ground with another gravity spell.
• Leo charged George with his greatsword as Baifeng rushed Masaki, who instinctively unleashed a powerful barrage and feared he had used enough force to kill him.
• Baifeng used perception magic to dodge the first wave, then struggled to evade the next attacks until Leo’s black shield blocked them.