Tiffany looked at Chiba Yeyou's gaze and couldn't help but tease him, even striking a seductive pose.
"I'm simply appreciating beauty; is it really okay for you to tempt me like this?"
I'm only 15!
Chiba Yeyou looked at Tiffany and sighed.
"Hey-hey..."
Tiffany chuckled as she looked at the little boy in front of her, then remembered that it was time to get back to the main topic.
"However, you don't need to worry too much, as long as you have some awareness of prevention."
"As far as I know, the Japan military seems to be aware of this as well, and they will likely intervene to some extent if necessary."
"Actually, I'm not too worried about the violent methods used by those criminals. After all, these are all overt operations that will cause some impact, giving us enough time to raise our awareness."
Do you have any specific information about them?
Upon hearing Tiffany's words, Chiba Yeyou inquired about them.
"It's the No Head Dragon organization, a former Hong Kong- Cosmic Nation criminal syndicate."
"You're primarily acting as both a competitor and a technical support staff member for the maintenance engineer."
"By the way, what project did you participate in?"
Tiffany suddenly remembered that Chiba Yeyou hadn't told her what project he was involved in.
" Icicle Destruction."
That's it?
Tiffany was still waiting for Chiba Yeyou to mention other projects.
"That's all."
"Just this one?"
Tiffany found it strange that Chiba Yeyou had only participated in one project.
"This is the only one. We already have enough people for the other projects. The Student Council even signed me up for this one."
Chiba Yeyou nodded.
"So it's unlikely you'll cause any trouble in your competition, leaving only the maintenance engineer. That shouldn't be a big problem; those people probably aren't strong enough to infiltrate the Nine Schools Competition's Operations Committee."
After thinking it over, Tiffany there really wasn't much room for cheating in the Icicle Destruction game. It wasn't really a game suitable for playing tricks. The games that were really suitable for using small tricks were the larger ones, like water sports or outdoor simulation games. So Tiffany didn't have anything to worry about.
"Hmm, now that you've analyzed it, there's really nothing to worry about. Don't worry, I won't be overly nervous."
Does Chiba Yeyou still not know about the upcoming Nine Schools Competition?
Those people may not be able to place their own influence into the Operations Committee, but bribing an insider is not a problem for them.
Meanwhile, in another room, a similar conversation was taking place.
Tatsuya Shiba was talking to a man in a white military uniform on the television screen.
"You're telling me to be careful of the Nine Schools Competition?"
Tatsuya Shiba somewhat puzzled.
"Lieutenant, members of a suspected international criminal organization have been spotted in the venue area. Judging from the timing, we have reason to believe they are targeting the Nine Schools Competition."
The officer sitting in the chair shared some findings of their men, hoping to alert his subordinate to take note.
"International crime group?"
Tatsuya Shiba was somewhat surprised by the information given to him by his superior.
"I've already asked Mibu to investigate."
"Is he the father of Sayaka Mibu, a second-year student at First High School?"
Tatsuya Shiba heard the name, he immediately thought of someone he had recently been in contact with.
"That's right. After retiring from the military, Mibu transferred to the Cabinet Government's intelligence management agency, where he was responsible for intelligence management of foreign criminal groups, transnational criminal organizations, and international criminal groups."
As the officer spoke, he pulled up detailed information about Sayaka Mibu's father Yūzō Mibu.
"I never expected it, what a coincidence, that he was in charge of these matters."
"Based on Mibu's deduction, they may be members of the former Hong Kong -based 'Cosmic Nation' criminal syndicate, 'No Head Dragon.' I will notify you immediately of any further information."
"Thank you, Major Kazama."
The screen then went dark.
However, Tatsuya Shiba had no intention of resting. Ever since he witnessed Chiba Yeyou's flight magic—no, as Chiba Yoru himself described it—he had developed a more detailed and optimized approach to achieving flight magic.
"Pat-pat-pat..."
Tatsuya Shiba began to optimize his flight magic formula, reducing the parts he previously thought were not perfect and adding some new, convenient formulas.
"Smack!"
"That's fine!"
After confirming it one last time, Tatsuya Shiba nodded.
"Buzz~"
The door opened, Miyuki Shiba, dressed in a pink fairy outfit, walked in carrying a coffee tray.
"Brother, I brought you coffee!"
"Oh, thank you, I'm just finished..."
Tatsuya Shiba turned around and saw Miyuki Shiba dressed in an elf costume.
"Oh?"
"Could this be the costume from the Mirage Bat?"
"That's right."
Hearing her brother's words, Miyuki Shiba placed the coffee tray on the table beside her.
Miyuki Shiba took two steps forward, then suddenly turned around to face her brother. Her pink dress flared out naturally in the direction of Miyuki Shiba movements, like a Miyuki Shiba skirt fluttering as she danced.
"How about it?"
"I can't wait to ask, "Miyuki Shiba asked.
"It suits you perfectly, so cute!"
Tatsuya Shiba offered his praise.
"Thank you for the compliment!"
Tatsuya Shiba wanted to surprise his sister, so he activated a flying spell, lifting himself off the chair and floating in mid-air. However, Miyuki Shiba was busy bowing and thanking him and didn't notice this.
"Um?"
When Miyuki Shiba looked up again, she was shocked to find that her brother was floating in mid-air.
"Flight Technique?"
With a mix of excitement and pride, Miyuki Shiba looked incredulously at her brother floating in mid-air.
She had known for a long time that her brother was researching flight magic, especially after seeing Chiba Yeyou flying in the air that day. After returning, her brother began to devote more energy to developing the flight magic formula. Originally, when Miyuki Shiba heard Chiba Yeyou's outrageous words, she thought that her brother would need a long time to complete the development. Unexpectedly, he had already completed the flight magic formula.
"Congratulations, the permanent gravity control spell is complete, right?"
Miyuki Shiba excitedly congratulated her brother.
While Tatsuya Shiba was developing the flight magic formula, Chiba Yeyou was also researching flight magic. However, his research was more complex, since he had his own " Constant Force Deflection " as an example. Although it was impossible to achieve it in one step, the first thing to do was to understand the important link of achieving anti-gravity based on magic. This was a necessary condition for him to set higher requirements for the flight magic formula.
"Anti-gravity!"
"It's definitely a bit like science fiction!"