"Yawn..."
Chiba Yeyou yawned. School was over, and he was ready to head home.
"You actually didn't sleep this afternoon!"
"That's amazing!"
Beside him, Miyuki Shiba exclaimed in disbelief.
There was no helping it. She sat right beside Chiba Yeyou, and this guy spent more time sleeping than attending class.
Usually, Chiba Yeyou would fall asleep shortly before class started, then wake up as soon as the bell rang.
He always fell asleep a second before class started and woke up right when it ended.
How could Miyuki Shiba not be surprised when he actually stayed awake today?
"Do you think I'm a pig?"
"Just eating and sleeping all day!"
Chiba Yeyou rolled his eyes at Miyuki Shiba irritably.
"Hahaha..."
Miyuki Shiba gave him an awkward but polite smile.
"See you tomorrow, Chiba Yeyou."
Miyuki Shiba said an elegant goodbye, then headed outside.
"See you tomorrow!"
Chiba Yeyou waved to Miyuki Shiba.
"After an entire afternoon and ten billion simulations, the design is finally perfect."
"Time to start building it!"
Chiba Yeyou muttered to himself.
That was right. Although Chiba Yeyou had looked like a good boy diligently listening in class all afternoon, he had actually paid no attention whatsoever to what the teacher was saying up front.
He had spent the entire afternoon running frantic simulations within his magic domain, constantly constructing, repairing, checking for gaps, then constructing and simulating again, continually refining the blueprint within his magic domain.
He needed to make his own CAD.
However, making a CAD was an extremely difficult process, requiring not only various materials but also a vast store of knowledge.
To make a CAD that suited him, he had bought quite a few CADs produced by the Yotsuba Family-in other words, CADs produced by Tatsuya Shiba.
He had continually dismantled and analyzed the magic domains Tatsuya Shiba had constructed. It was not that he could not make a CAD himself, but that he needed fresh ideas and different approaches, a clash of minds with Tatsuya Shiba from afar, ultimately integrating everything to further his own design.
After a long period of research and design, he had finally settled on a plan. Then came endless simulations, finding problems, revising the plan, and simulating again, over and over.
Now, he had finally perfected his CAD blueprint.
Chiba Yeyou could not help humming a cheerful tune as he headed home.
"You should just give up already!"
Chiba Yeyou had only just stepped through the school gate with his left foot when a familiar voice reached him.
"We have something we want to discuss with her!"
A male voice rang out. It sounded somewhat familiar too.
Chiba Yeyou turned to look.
Oh!
So it's these guys!
They really have nothing better to do!
What are they doing this for, anyway?
Youthful infatuation?
Or do they think Miyuki Shiba, as the freshman representative, shouldn't lower herself by hanging around a bunch of Course 2 Students?
After all, at First High School, the "Blooms" looked down on the "Weeds" quite severely.
Hmm...
It could be both!
Seeing this, Chiba Yeyou walked over to the school fence and leaned against it, deciding to watch the fun.
Even if he went home now, he could not start making his CAD immediately. The materials had not arrived yet, so there was no rush.
To Chiba Yeyou, their argument was just entertainment. With Tatsuya Shiba there to handle things, it would not get out of hand anyway.
"We have something to discuss with her!"
The boy at the front pointed at Miyuki Shiba.
Who was this guy again?
Something-saki, I think...
Chiba Yeyou racked his brain until his head spun.
Oh! Right!
Shun Morisaki!
A flash of inspiration struck Chiba Yeyou, and he suddenly remembered the guy's name.
Hearing Shun Morisaki's words, Miyuki Shiba instinctively tugged at Tatsuya Shiba's sleeve and glanced at him worriedly.
He was not worried that his brother would suffer, only that he would cause trouble for his brother.
"Exactly! Can't you give us a little time?"
Chiba Yeyou knew the girl who said that. Her name was Honoka Mitsui.
Chiba Yeyou remembered her quite clearly, not for any other reason, but because she was the orange-haired girl who had stared at Miyuki Shiba with a lovestruck expression in the auditorium.
Well, everyone else wearing a similar expression had been male, so it was hard for Chiba Yeyou not to remember her.
"Brother..."
"You don't need to apologize, Miyuki."
One look at his sister's expression told him what she wanted to say.
"But..."
Watching the two groups face off, Miyuki Shiba was a little worried that they might clash because of her. But remembering that her brother was still beside her, she no longer had anything to worry about.
She believed her brother could overcome any difficulty.
"Anyway, Miyuki has already decided to go home with her brother! What right do you have to tear them apart?"
Mizuki Shibata angrily demanded of Shun Morisaki.
Nice!
"Tear them apart"-what a choice of words!
Chiba Yeyou silently gave Mizuki Shibata a thumbs-up in his mind while looking toward Miyuki Shiba.
"Mizuki, just what... what are you getting the wrong idea about?!"
Sure enough, that hopeless brocon looked as though someone had seen right through her, her face turning red.
"Hmm?"
"Miyuki, why are you suddenly so nervous?"
She had already been nervous enough to blurt out something strange, and Tatsuya Shiba's question made her even more nervous.
"Huh?"
"I'm not nervous at all!"
"Right?"
Miyuki Shiba looked so eager for her brother to agree that Chiba Yeyou could not help laughing.
"This is a matter for Class 1-A!"
"Mere 'Weeds' should stop telling us 'Blooms' what to do!"
Well, look at you!
Just what I'd expect from you!
Chiba Yeyou silently marveled. Shun Morisaki really was talented.
Sure enough, that single remark instantly changed Erika Chiba's and Leonhard Saijo's expressions, leaving them extremely displeased.
"What are you looking at?"
"Junior?"
Someone suddenly patted Chiba Yeyou on the shoulder. He turned to find Mayumi Saegusa and her four followers.
"Hey!"
"Here to watch the fun too?"
Chiba Yeyou greeted the five of them, giving Hattori Gyoubu a pointed smile that made him shudder.
Yep!
Looks like it worked pretty well!
Chiba Yeyou was very satisfied. From now on, there probably would not be any clueless fools coming to provoke him out of boredom.
"What fun?"
Mari Watanabe curiously looked in the direction Chiba Yeyou had been watching.
In the distance, two groups were facing off, with a boy and a girl standing behind one group.
"Aren't those the Shiba siblings?"
Mayumi Saegusa took a closer look and spotted the siblings too.
"And Shun Morisaki's group!"
Hattori nodded.
"They're about to get into a fight!"
Azusa Nakajo said worriedly.
"Yes!"
"We need to stop them immediately!"
"Before things get out of control!"
As Mari Watanabe spoke, she started toward the two groups.
"Hey!"
"Don't!"
"If you stop them, how am I supposed to watch the fun?"
"I've been standing here for ages!"
"How could you do that to me?"
Chiba Yeyou grabbed Mari Watanabe's shoulder and pulled her back.
"Seriously!"
"You really don't care how bad things get as long as you're entertained!"
Mari Watanabe rolled her eyes at Chiba Yeyou irritably.
Still, she made no further attempt to stop them. She wanted to see just how entertaining this spectacle Chiba Yeyou spoke of would be!
"Tsk, tsk, tsk..."
Chiba Yeyou stared at Mari Watanabe, clicking his tongue and shaking his head.
"What?"
Mari Watanabe looked at the oddly behaving Chiba Yeyou in confusion.
"Your eye rolls aren't as pretty as my Mayumi's!"
"???"
The others looked at Mayumi Saegusa with question marks written all over their faces, their expressions beyond what a simple "what the hell" could convey.
*???*
Since when was I his?
Why don't I remember that?
He's changed what he calls me again!
Mayumi Saegusa was a little bewildered and a little exasperated.
"Hey!"
"Chiba Yeyou!"
"You need to take responsibility for what you say!"
Mayumi Saegusa said with a serious expression.
"Oh?"
"I'll take full responsibility!"
Chiba Yeyou looked at Mayumi Saegusa and declared solemnly.
"Ah!"
Suzune Ichihara held her forehead in despair, feeling as though she had taken a critical hit.
Mari Watanabe stared at the pair with wide eyes, while the other two had already turned away, unwilling to watch.
"Then how exactly do you plan to take responsibility for me, junior?"
Certain that he was teasing her, Mayumi Saegusa threw caution to the wind and leaned against Chiba Yeyou, whispering into his ear.
Hmph!
As First High School's little witch, how could I lose to you?
Mayumi Saegusa thought confidently.
"Ah!"
Chiba Yeyou scooped Mayumi Saegusa's petite, alluring body into a princess carry, making her cry out in surprise. She immediately covered her mouth, afraid of attracting attention. After all, she found this far too embarrassing.
"By taking responsibility like this. Are you satisfied, senior?"
Chiba Yeyou gently breathed warm air against Mayumi Saegusa's ear.
The tips of Mayumi Saegusa's ears visibly began to turn red.
The others nearby were already dumbstruck.
This was what you meant by not interested?
Hattori was starting to question his life.
Bro! No! Big bro!
Please accept this little brother's bow!
So the gap between us was this huge!
But Hattori quickly snapped out of it, his face filled with admiration.
So simps really did meet miserable ends!
Big bro!
I've seen the light!
Seeing Mayumi Saegusa's bashful expression, Hattori immediately looked as though everything had clicked, leaving Azusa Nakajo beside him dumbfounded.
The vice president's beloved had been stolen. He must have already lost his mind!
Just look at how his expression kept changing.
Well, everyone in the student council knew how the vice president felt.
Ah!
Poor vice president...