The sudden sound beside her snapped Chiba Yeyou out of her thoughts; even without looking, she knew that the distinctive voice belonged to Retsu Kudou.
"Why do you come to see me, a mere spectator, instead of celebrating the elites of the nine schools? Is there something you need?"
Chiba Yeyou glanced at Retsu Kudou on the side, then continued to enjoy the breeze and gaze into the distance.
Is the scenery here beautiful?
Retsu Kudou didn't answer Chiba Yeyou's question; instead, he posed another one.
"Fine."
A gentle breeze is picking up; I wonder how long it will last, and how strong it will be.
Chiba Yeyou said with a double meaning.
"The wind is rising; how can it be controlled by human power?"
Retsu Kudou sighed, his tone full of annoyance.
"Is that so?"
"I have a feeling that this wind might be controlled by someone."
As Chiba Yeyou spoke, she activated a small spell, turning the wind that was blowing towards her back, startling the distant forest into a rustling sound.
A gentle breeze can change the course of a storm, but what about a gale?
"You're not here to discuss the wind with me, are you?"
"..."
Retsu Kudou was speechless.
This child, didn't you speak first? Why are you suddenly not thinking logically?
"I wonder if Chiba Yeyou knows anything about the Ten Master Clans?"
"If you know about it, how much do you know?"
"I don't really know much about the Ten Master Clans. I only know their names, and even Mayumi hasn't told me much more."
Chiba Yeyou took a sip of juice, wiped her mouth, and said.
"So, do you know him?"
Retsu Kudou stepped aside, revealing Tatsuya Shiba dancing with Shizuku Kitayama.
"I think I know a little about it."
"How?"
"Is Kudou interested in my friend?"
Chiba Yeyou watched the two dancing gracefully in the arena and couldn't help but nod appreciatively.
The dance moves are good, but as long as you don't invite yourself, it's really tiring.
Chiba Yeyou felt that this kind of leisurely, swaying dance party was really unnecessary.
In any case, Chiba Yeyou couldn't enjoy it at all.
"Well, I'd say a little bit."
"However, I'm more interested in you than him."
Retsu Kudou glanced at Chiba Yeyou, then turned his attention back to the ball.
"I?"
"I heard it's from First High School!"
Chiba Yeyou feigned confusion and looked herself up and down.
"Although Tatsuya Shiba defeated Ichijo Masaki Ichijo, you could also say it was because of you. He's the next Ichijo Family. You know, the consequences of defeating the next head of a Ten Master Clans are very serious."
Aren't you worried about this at all?
Retsu Kudou set his sights on Masaki Ichijo, who was dancing with Miyuki Shiba.
"Oh?"
"Is that so!"
Chiba Yeyou looked quite surprised, while Retsu Kudou actually found it somewhat novel.
"That's true. As the head of the family, one naturally needs to earn everyone's trust and be perfect, leaving no room for blemishes."
"Hehe."
"I'm sorry, I really can't worry about anything."
Chiba Yeyou casually, with a hint of sarcasm in her voice.
Upon hearing this, Retsu Kudou's gaze towards the venue instantly changed.
"Your achievements at your age are truly remarkable!"
When I was 16, I wasn't nearly as outstanding as you.
Retsu Kudou looked at me Chiba Yeyou, with admiration.
"No, no."
"I've heard that your granddaughter Kyoko Fujibayashi, works for a new department in the military."
"And her title of ' Electron Sorceress ' is quite impressive!"
"To use a phrase from an ancient Eastern country, what's it called again..."
"Yes, a daughter of a military family!"
Chiba Yeyou also praised Kyoko Fujibayashi highly.
"Oh?"
"You also have some research on that lost ancient kingdom?"
Retsu Kudou looked interested.
The two chatted happily for a while, exchanging all sorts of witty, eye-catching, and humorous anecdotes, and for a moment they even seemed to have found a kindred spirit.
"I had a very pleasant chat today, so I won't disturb you any longer. The dance isn't over yet; you should go and make some friends with them—you'll gain a lot."
"Me too, then I'll take my leave!"
"If you need anything, you can ask Kyouko for help. You're all young, so you can get to know each other and chat more."
"OK!"
The moment Chiba Yeyou turned around, her smile vanished.
hehe!
Trying to find out my true identity? Do you really think I'm an innocent 16-year-old boy?
When the Ten Master Clans exerted pressure with their information, Chiba Yeyou directly countered with information from Kyoko Fujibayashi.
You know me not as well as I know you. I wonder how you would handle this?
Besides, he wasn't afraid if the Ichijo Family really dared to cause trouble for Chiba Yeyou. Tiffany in France wasn't like their Ten Master Clans, scheming and plotting against each other.
Tiffany wields immense influence in France; even binding the Ten Master Clans wouldn't shake the Tiffany Family in the slightest. Hmm, it seems Chiba Yeyou herself played a part in this.
Leaving aside the distant past, Koichi Saegusa of the Saegusa Family Clan, a magical genius with extremely strong magical talent, who, based on what he has already shown, has the potential to become a strategic-level magician.
So he didn't care about the idea of the Ichijo Family from the beginning.
In reality, the Ichijo Family wasn't stupid. With Tatsuya Shiba standing in front of them, they cleverly used this opportunity to make a point, thus avoiding embarrassment for the next head of the Ichijo Family.
Chiba Yeyou could also tell that Retsu Kudou was trying to probe and win over Jiudao Lie by chatting about this and that and about the future development of magic.
There's an old China saying, "You can't hit someone who's smiling at you."
This can be seen as a gesture of goodwill from Retsu Kudou on behalf of the Kudou Family, for which he went so far as to bring out Kyoko Fujibayashi, a mature and alluring woman, to seduce him.
What a joke! Which official could withstand that... Pshaw!
You're testing me with this?
Um?
"Isn't this the 'Jumonji Pyramid'?"
Unexpectedly, Shizuka and Jumonji ran into each other.
Wait, did this guy just go Tatsuya Shiba?
"Oh!"
"It's Chiba Yeyou!"
Jumonji was quite surprised to encounter Chiba Yeyou.
"Didn't you go to the dance?"
Jumonji looked at Chiba Yeyou with some curiosity.
"He came out halfway through."
"I simply can't adapt to that way of relaxing and celebrating."
Chiba Yeyou shrugged, somewhat helplessly.
"You'll encounter many more situations like this in the future; you'll just get used to it gradually."
Jumonji smiled and patted Chiba Yeyou's shoulder.
Jumonji was more worried about Tatsuya Shiba than Chiba Yeyou.
It would have been better if Tatsuya Shiba gotten engaged to a member of the Ten Master Clans.