August 9th, the seventh day of the competition.
Rookie Competition Women's Division, Mirage Bat Final.
"Although it's not the first time I've seen it, it still feels a bit like a dream!"
Looking at the various circular platforms in the center of the pool, each with a magical girl costume and holding a small 'magic wand', Chiba Yeyou felt a sense of emotion.
This is completely different from watching anime. The live experience is truly breathtaking. The way the magic strikes the colorful orbs of light in mid-air, seemingly dancing, evokes the feeling of a group of little elves plucking stars from the sky. Chiba Yeyou was genuinely awestruck when she first saw it live.
"Well, this project is indeed quite beautiful."
Mayumi Saegusa rarely had time to accompany Chiba Yeyou to watch the Mirage Bat competition. For her, this kind of competition was nothing special after watching it so many times.
However, Mayumi Saegusa could understand Chiba Yeyou's feelings. She herself was quite shocked when she first saw it, as if she had entered a legendary fairy tale town.
"The falling scene wasn't very good!"
"..."
"..."
Mari Watanabe happened to see a Psion fall into the water due to exhaustion, and immediately became the mood killer, silencing both Chiba Yeyou and Mayumi Saegusa with a single sentence.
If you can't speak properly, then don't speak at all.
Chiba Yeyou glared at the guy with annoyance, and the pleasant atmosphere instantly vanished. He found the whole match increasingly strange.
"Damn it!"
How is it possible to achieve such a small-scale, Activation Sequence?
"He's just like Torres Silver!"
"That guy from First High School named Chiba Yeyou can even do multiple consecutive movements. I've never seen Activation Sequence like that before, one that's different from the cyclical method!"
"As far as I know, this mechanic and Chiba Yeyou are not the same person!"
" First High School this just too unfair?"
These conversations went completely unnoticed by Chiba Yeyou and Mari Watanabe, who were to Mayumi Saegusa's left, as they were engrossed in watching the match.
Even Suzune Ichihara, who was sitting next to A-chan, didn't seem to care much. Instead, Azusa Nakajo was sitting next to her, was drawn to the attention and looked thoughtful.
"Yo!"
Seeing A-chan's incredulous expression and her pupils gradually dilating, Chiba Yeyou You directly struck her head, interrupting her thoughts.
"Haa!"
Azusa Nakajo's voice also caught the attention of Saegusa and the others.
What are you doing?
Azusa Nakajo looked at Chiba Yeyou with a strange expression, seeking an answer to the question that had suddenly come to her attention.
What are you thinking about?
"He looked terrified."
"No, it's nothing."
" A-chan, are you feeling unwell?"
"No."
Hearing Mayumi Saegusa's concern, A-chan breathed a sigh of relief. She always felt that Chiba Yeyou's gaze towards her was a little strange.
nonsense!
How can it not be strange!
She was the only girl in the entire story who immediately saw through Tatsuya Shiba's other identity!
Seeing Azusa Nakajo like this, Chiba Yeyou didn't have much to say, but afterwards, Chiba Yeyou always felt that this guy was secretly observing her.
While watching the match, Chiba Yeyou turned to look at Azusa Nakajo. Azusa Nakajo quickly shifted her gaze to the arena. When Chiba Yeyou looked back at the arena, she began to secretly observe Chiba Yeyou again.
Azusa Nakajo didn't suspect that Chiba Silver was Trust Chiba Yeyou, after all, the two had very different Magic Sequence construction systems. Compared to Chiba Yeyou, Tatsuya Shiba was more suspicious, that guy was the one who followed the same path as Trust Silver.
It's not that they're almost the same, it's that they're exactly the same.
After all, he really is Trust Silver himself, although he has a team behind him.
However, the one beside her was in no way inferior, and even showed signs of surpassing her. Based on the strength he had shown so far, he was already quite powerful, which aroused the girl's curiosity about Chiba Yeyou.
Chiba Yeyou didn't care about A-chan -senpai. If she wanted to watch, let her watch. Although it was fun to suddenly turn her head and tease her, it was better not to do it in public. A-chan -senpai also had her pride!
"Thump!"
The match ended with the final note.
Conference Room No. First High School.
"Thank you for your hard work today, Tatsuya- kun."
"Today's results exceeded our expectations. Thank you very much."
Inside the meeting room, all the key members of First High School were present, including Jumonji, the head of the Club Activities Group, who was always so busy that he could hardly be found.
The meeting began with a speech by Mayumi Saegusa, which set the stage for today's content.
That's because the players all worked very hard.
Tatsuya Shiba replied neither humbly nor arrogantly.
"Of course, this is also inseparable from the hard work of everyone here, but Tatsuya's contribution is equally undeniable, as everyone here acknowledges."
When Mayumi Saegusa got to this point, everyone around her nodded in agreement.
Tatsuya Shiba was in charge of were indeed remarkable, and his strength was undeniable. If it weren't for the even more outrageous guy standing next to him, Tatsuya Shiba would probably have been the biggest winner of this Nine Schools Competition.
However, that didn't stop him from gaining everyone's approval... well, it seems like Moriki doesn't really approve of Tatsuya Shiba...
"Currently ranked first is First High School, and second is Third High School. They are only 30 points behind us in the Rookie Tournament. Even if the Monolith Code team forfeits, we can still secure second place in the Rookie Tournament. Before the Rookie Tournament started, I thought that would be enough. But now that we've come this far, I still want to try and win the Rookie Tournament!"
Looks like even the Third High School man has suddenly become incredibly powerful?
The difference was only 30 points.
Listening to Mayumi Saegusa's words, Chiba Yeyou seemed to be deep in thought.
He always felt that the onset of his Third High School) was somewhat abnormal.
"Did you two know that the Monolith Code of the Third High School ' will be contested by Masaki Ichijo and Shinkuro Kichijoji?"
Mayumi Saegusa then looked at Chiba Yeyou.
"Know."
"Um."
Seeing that both of them knew, Mayumi Saegusa nodded and continued speaking.
"The chances of that two-person team being eliminated in the knockout stage are almost nonexistent, so..."
"So, we have two people here too, don't we?"
Jumonji smiled and replied, then glanced at Chiba Yeyou and Tatsuya Shiba.
That's right, the atmosphere at this meeting was anything but serious; it was even rather relaxed, after all, they still had a trump card in their hands!
"So, Tatsuya- kun, would you please participate in the Monolith Code?"
Mayumi Saegusa didn't ask Chiba Yeyou, because the two had already agreed that he could fight if needed.
Now we need to get Tatsuya Shiba sorted out.
As for the remaining one?
These two could win even if they leashed a dog on a leash, right?