Although it's a new day, a new beginning, the sun's rays still shine upon the earth as they did yesterday, filtering through the leaves to create dappled patterns on the ground, a truly beautiful sight.
This warm light also shone on the students who were hurrying to school, and they walked into the First High School in twos and threes, chatting and laughing.
What's wrong with you? You look unhappy.
Chiba Yeyou pulled out her chair and plopped down. After putting her backpack down, she noticed that Miyuki Shiba was rather silent and didn't greet her as usual. Her face was expressionless, and her two small fists were clenched tightly on the table.
"Um?"
"I'm fine."
He then gave a forced smile.
Seeing that Chiba Yeyou Miyuki Shiba seemed somewhat dejected, with her head down and not saying a word, Chiyuu leaned down and looked up at Miyuki Shiba's small face.
"What's wrong?"
"That smile looks uglier than a grimace. Are you sure nothing's wrong?"
"Come on, smile again for your master to see."
"Puff!"
Miyuki Shiba finally couldn't hold back anymore, and her somewhat melancholic demeanor vanished instantly.
"Weren't you always flirting with the president and joking around with her? What, are you tired of it and have moved on to a different target?"
Miyuki Shiba rolled her eyes at Chiba Yeyou and said irritably.
"Actually, for a genius and handsome young man like me, I don't think that was flirting; it was adding some warmth to the cold heart of a young girl."
Chiba Yeyou's serious-sounding nonsense made Miyuki Shiba unable to hold back any longer.
"Pfft!"
"How?"
"You're a heartbreaker, aren't you?"
"How can you be so narcissistic?"
"I'd like to interview you. How did you develop your narcissism?"
"Oh, you're mistaken. This is a display of confidence. What have I done wrong? I'm just providing those pretty young girls with a warm home."
Chiba Yeyou sighed, as if she had done something incredibly benevolent and saved countless lives.
"Well..."
Miyuki Shiba didn't know what to say.
How can someone be so narcissistic? And what kind of rubbish is this?
"Thanks."
After a moment of silence, Miyuki Shiba suddenly said thank you.
"Much better?"
"Um."
"There are no insurmountable obstacles in life. Just keep moving forward and don't worry about what others think. Even your beloved brother had to go through this. He has his path, and you have yours. Keep moving forward, young lady. Only when you are strong enough will you have the right to influence others."
Chiba Yeyou gently patted Miyuki Shiba's shoulder, then leaned back in her seat.
"Um?"
Do you know what happened to me?
Miyuki Shiba was somewhat surprised.
"I don't know, but I know that whatever made you look like that must be related to your brother. After all, only his affairs could make you worry and feel sad."
After spending so much time with Miyuki Shiba, Chiba Yeyou realized just how much this brother-complex girl adored her brother.
Upon hearing this, Miyuki Shiba understood, her face flushing slightly as if some secret had been discovered.
"You're finally saying that in a way that sounds like something a master would say."
As Miyuki Shiba spoke, she nodded, as if Chiba Yeyou had been extremely unreliable before.
"Little girl, didn't I seem like a master before?"
"No, I just mean you're starting to look more and more like it..."
Nine Schools Competition: Rally to Commence the Battle.
Everyone came to this disaster-prone place—the Great Hall.
All the contestants stood in a row on the stage. Although it looked sparse, the line was actually quite long, with more than twenty people, which was quite a large team.
Although Mayumi Saegusa is also a participant, as the Student Council, she must stand on the podium to address all the students and is also responsible for awarding the participating students with the eight-petaled badge symbolizing the First High School.
"Next up, Class 1-A, Honoka Mitsui."
Honoka Mitsui heard her name called, she stepped forward and left the line.
The first-year representative Miyuki Shiba, who was in charge of pinning the badges on the academy, stepped forward and pinned the prepared badge on her, symbolizing her commitment to fighting for the honor of reclaiming victory for the First High School.
"I'm actually a little nervous. How come you two are both so calm? It makes me feel so awkward."
Kei Isori was sandwiched between Chiba Yeyou and Tatsuya Shiba. He had only intended to grumble quietly, but when he found that both sides were calm and composed, he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.
"What's there to be nervous about? Just treat it as a vacation."
Chiba Yeyou has already done something as thrilling as human destruction, what could be more thrilling than that?
Uh, there really is, even larger-scale genocide!
Since everyone from my hometown has disappeared anyway, I can fight all I want, as long as it doesn't involve me. I'll just enjoy the show.
It's fine if we get involved, we can just start the meal right away. Uh, it seems there's no tradition of starting a meal here. Well, even four dishes and a soup are a challenge. Damn it!
Chiba Yeyou thought to herself with a hint of demonic malice.
"Me too."
You're nothing but a fart!
Chiba Yeyou glanced at Tatsuya Shiba, who had a nonchalant expression, and muttered to herself.
When it was the middle turn, when Mayumi Nanagusa called out the name of Mayumi Saegusa Chiba Yeyou, Miyuki Shiba put a badge on her, followed by Kei Isori, and then Tatsuya Shiba.
"What's with that 'great!' and 'perfect' look on your face, with a slight blush?"
Seeing that Miyuki Shiba was carefully sculpting some kind of work of art, and it didn't seem like something as simple as wearing a badge, Chiba Yeyou was truly helpless.
Upon hearing this, Miyuki Shiba's face turned even redder.
"Next, let's give the elites of the First High School the warmest applause!"
Then, Mayumi Saegusa led the applause, and for a moment the entire venue was filled with the sound of "clap clap clap".
"Um, I'm not going to be responsible for just the two of you, am I?"
In a small room, looking down at the room where only two girls were sitting, he didn't know what to say for a moment.
"What, aren't the two of us enough?"
Mari Watanabe looked at Chiba Yeyou on the podium with a smile.
"That Tatsuya Shiba guy actually has so many beautiful women on his plate, sigh!"
"Heaven is unjust!"
Chiba Yeyou looked heartbroken.
"How about we bring a few men's team members too? Although the women's team is the main short-staffed, I wouldn't mind giving you more work if you'd like. What do you think?"
Mayumi Saegusa arms, cupped her face in her hands, and looked at Chiba Yeyou with a hint of teasing.
"I think the two girls are really great!"