With a single sentence, Mayumi Saegusa backed Chiba Yeyou into a corner, leaving him at a complete loss for words.
After all, he knew himself that he had wanted to test how strong those upperclassmen were. Otherwise, he would have had to be out of his mind to suppress them outright. Judging by the results, though, they really were mediocre. He now understood why Shiba Jungler could gank people everywhere with no one able to stop him. They were not even on the same level!
Chiba Yeyou still did not know how strong some of the Student Council members were, but the ordinary students did not seem quite as extraordinary as he had imagined.
Oh, right, he already knew how strong Hattori Gyoubu was. To sum it up in two words: total noob!
Fine, no explanations. Chiba Yeyou had no interest in squabbling with a bunch of noobs. He would just knock them flat, then ask, "Ready to submit?"
Look!
Wouldn't that settle everything?
Any disputes or spectacular brawls resembling grand magical fireworks shows would all vanish into thin air.
But he could not say that outright!
"Well, it's my first time serving on the Public Morals Committee. Mistakes are inevitable!"
"Besides, I stopped them before they started throwing magic at each other. Shouldn't you be praising me?"
"And I'm not like Tatsuya Shiba. I don't have that ability to read the magic sequences someone is casting just by looking. He can use that to judge whether their magic is highly destructive, but I can't!"
Well, not being able to see it directly with my eyes doesn't mean I have no way of doing it. I only said I couldn't see it directly with my eyes. I never said I couldn't 'see' it through my magic domain.
Chiba Yeyou was already preparing an excuse for when that ability was exposed in the future.
"..."
The serious one, the expressionless one, and the one with the playful smile were all struck speechless.
At that moment, Mari Watanabe, Katsuto Jumonji, and Mayumi Saegusa wore remarkably identical expressions, as if some machine had stamped them out with the same mold.
"Ahem..."
"Well... thank you so much!"
Mari Watanabe had wanted to say more, but recalling what Chiba Yeyou had said afterward, it did seem to make some sense... like hell it did!
This guy had always struck her as mysterious. Who knew what other bizarre magic he could use?
What Chiba Yeyou had revealed so far was already enough to shock everyone. It was fair to say that he rarely used magic within the established system.
That was why Katsuto Jumonji had stared at Chiba Yeyou when he first entered, and it was also why he had not left yet.
He was still quite curious about Chiba Yeyou.
"Uh... no need for that. Just doing my duty!"
Chiba Yeyou immediately clenched his right hand into a fist and held it to his chest, looking thoroughly righteous.
"Oh!"
"All right, all right, just act normal. Uh, actually, don't act quite so normal."
Mayumi Saegusa suddenly remembered that this guy was never particularly normal even when he was acting normal... or rather, he was never particularly serious.
As Mayumi Saegusa finished speaking, the serious atmosphere throughout the meeting room eased. More accurately, it had already become less serious after Tatsuya Shiba left.
"Why do I feel like that excuse of yours doesn't really hold up?"
At the same time, Mari Watanabe spoke in a leisurely tone.
"???"
Wait, what's with that suspicious look?
How come you believed Tatsuya Shiba after a single sentence, but you're suspicious when it's me?
Did your IQ suddenly seize the high ground?
"Don't you slander me. I'm serious. No matter what you say, I'm not admitting anything."
Chiba Yeyou simply spread his hands like a shrugging bear.
Well!
The three of them understood now. This guy had done it on purpose!
Still, there probably would not be any unusual incidents in the area he patrolled from now on, unless something extremely serious happened.
It even had something of a make-an-example-of-one-to-warn-a-hundred effect!
Katsuto Jumonji thought to himself.
Beside them, Erika Chiba saw that they did not seem to know she had been the one to set this fine example and immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Mari Watanabe looked at Chiba Yeyou, who seemed determined to deny it to his dying breath, and felt rather helpless.
"Erika Chiba, there were also some disputes during your patrol. I can understand that. After all, serving on the Public Morals Committee as a Course 2 Student, you're bound to face plenty of contempt, even hostility. You may take firm measures, but you must keep them within bounds."
Mari Watanabe changed the subject, turning her attention to Erika Chiba.
"Yes! Understood!"
Seeing Erika Chiba salute and hearing her firm reply, Mari Watanabe nodded in satisfaction.
"Chiba Yeyou, you need to rein it in too. They won't have any objections to your position on the Public Morals Committee, so you mustn't be too heavy-handed."
Mari Watanabe gave Chiba Yeyou another reminder.
Looking at the serious yet helpless Mari Watanabe, and at Mayumi Saegusa smiling at him, Chiba Yeyou nodded, indicating that he would definitely do so next time!
As for Katsuto Jumonji, he was watching the drama from the sidelines.
Katsuto Jumonji's gaze kept moving back and forth between Chiba Yeyou and Mayumi Saegusa.
Do not ask why Mari Watanabe was not part of it. Katsuto Jumonji knew she had a boyfriend.
Perhaps it was because Tatsuya Shiba had left?
More likely, it was Mari Watanabe's and Mayumi Saegusa's attitudes toward Chiba Yeyou. His trust in them had given Katsuto Jumonji a favorable impression of him. Or perhaps it was the youthfulness that allowed young people to become friends after exchanging just a few words, making him unconsciously regard Chiba Yeyou as a friend he could speak to as an equal.
Katsuto Jumonji was not quite as rigid as Chiba Yeyou remembered, always wearing a serious expression.
That made sense. After all, he was a high school student. However mature he might be, he could hardly have lost a young man's heart.
Chiba Yeyou silently considered these changes in Katsuto Jumonji.
"Well then, that concludes today's meeting."
Mayumi Saegusa stood up and stretched.
Her petite figure was shapely, and her two little mounds became even more pronounced. The lingering light of dusk shone through the window onto her graceful silhouette, adding a few more touches of allure.
That's my president for you!
Chiba Yeyou admired this portrait of a beauty at dusk, continually appraising it in his mind.
"Well?"
"Enjoying the view?"
"Yes!"
Suddenly hearing the question, Chiba Yeyou answered without thinking.
Only after saying it did Chiba Yeyou realize what had happened, but it did not really matter.
You're pretty, and I'm not even allowed to look?
Chiba Yeyou felt entirely justified.
"Ahem..."
"You really are thick-skinned. Not the least bit embarrassed."
Erika Chiba rolled her eyes at Chiba Yeyou in exasperation.
"Hello. Let me formally introduce myself. I'm Katsuto Jumonji, president of the Club Activities Group."
Just as Chiba Yeyou was about to retort to Erika Chiba, Katsuto Jumonji walked over and introduced himself.
"Hello. Chiba Yeyou, Class 1-A. Nice to meet you!"
Chiba Yeyou nodded and introduced himself.
Katsuto Jumonji then left without saying anything else, as though he had only wanted to get acquainted with Chiba Yeyou.
"Interesting!"