"..."
Hattori Gyoubu Takeaki Kirihara were speechless, seeing the way he was being looked at as if they were idiots.
"What exactly were the details of that incident?"
"I asked the president, but she wouldn't reveal anything, and the information is completely unavailable; it's all been sealed away."
Hattori Gyoubu's curiosity, which had been waning, was rekindled by Takeaki Kirihara's words.
"Since the president is unwilling to say, I certainly won't reveal anything to you either, but I advise you to find a realistic target!"
Even President Saegusa was unwilling to reveal it, so Takeaki Kirihara certainly wouldn't say it easily either. He simply patted Hattori Gyoubu on the shoulder to comfort him.
"Um?"
Takeaki Kirihara turned his head and suddenly saw Tatsuya Shiba pushing his luggage and talking to Miyuki Shiba beside him.
"What's wrong?"
Hattori Gyoubu, who had been wearing a complicated expression, followed Takeaki Kirihara 'Takeaki Kirihara gaze upon hearing his voice.
" Shiba- kun."
"These brother and sister are probably not simple either!"
Ignoring the vice president beside him who was constantly talking about girls, he muttered to himself as he looked at the two people opposite him and sighed.
"Um?"
"What's wrong with Shiba- kun?"
Hattori Gyoubu Takeaki Kirihara.
"Can you stop focusing only on female classmates?"
Takeaki Kirihara gave Hattori Gyoubu a disdainful look.
"How?"
" President Saegusa is already taken, and you're already looking for your next target?"
"Don't talk nonsense!"
Hattori Gyoubu strongly opposed this and expressed his anger at Takeaki Kirihara's defamation.
"You've been eyeing Sayaka Mibu!"
"They've been keeping an eye on them for years, haven't they? They know them so well."
"You!"
Takeaki Kirihara, who had been calm all along, lost his composure upon hearing Hattori Gyoubu's merciless rebuttal.
"We are true love!"
"And don't change the subject!"
Takeaki Kirihara regained his composure and continued to calmly watch the brother and sister in the distance.
"That guy is no ordinary person. Although the murderous aura he showed when he heard about the mastermind was only for a moment, I still sensed it. It was truly terrifying, no less so than the murderous aura emanating from my navy father and his comrades."
"No, it should be even stronger than the murderous aura emanating from them, like a coat enveloping him. He must have killed before."
Takeaki Kirihara looked at the brother and sister in the distance with a serious expression. Although his words were somewhat speculative, his tone was quite certain.
"Is it the same for Shiba- kun?"
Hattori Gyoubu frowned and looked at Takeaki Kirihara with a serious expression.
Why didn't you ask Chiba Yeyou first?
What about Chiba Yeyou?
"..."
Hattori Gyoubu's reaction made Takeaki Kirihara facepalm.
"Don't misunderstand, it's not like the Shiba siblings were the only ones in sight, so of course I'd ask Miyuki Shiba first!"
Hattori Gyoubu, quickly offered an explanation.
"Okay, okay."
"But whatever the reason, I'm still happy for you that you've given up the idea of self-harm."
" Chiba Yeyou doesn't have that much killing intent, but he's not bad at killing. Hmm, you'd better not mess with him."
Takeaki Kirihara glanced at Hattori Gyoubu, the meaning in his eyes couldn't be clearer.
"Don't worry, my feelings for the president were just simple admiration. The Saegusa Family behind her is enough to make me hesitate. I can distinguish between dreams and reality."
Hattori Gyoubu's expression, as if to say "you didn't need to remind me," made Takeaki Kirihara feel that his reminder hadn't been in vain.
"As for Miyuki Shiba, although I haven't met her in person, she's definitely not an ordinary girl."
"But isn't a mage's skill level determined by the strength of their magical power?"
What exactly are you trying to say?
Hattori Gyoubu was completely baffled by Takeaki Kirihara's sudden words and had no idea what was going on.
This statement sounds like a mockery of himself. Or rather, it shouldn't be said that he has become one, since he was once a staunch believer in this statement. Unfortunately, his dream has been shattered, and the statement only sounds more jarring now.
"If the president heard those words from you, he would be overjoyed."
Takeaki Kirihara ignored Hattori Gyoubu's next reaction and walked straight towards the dormitory that had been arranged for him.
"The president?"
Hattori Gyoubu understood the meaning behind Takeaki Kirihara's words. If he could still say those words now, it meant he was still as confident as ever, right?
Hattori Gyoubu realized that he had indeed been looking at the sky from the bottom of a well, which was somewhat laughable.
"However, I'm not someone who loses confidence so easily!"
Hattori Gyoubu muttered to himself as he caught up with Takeaki Kirihara.
Hearing footsteps catching up with him, Takeaki Kirihara couldn't help but grin.
"Whether you're Course 1 Student Course 2 Student, aren't they all just the results of a practical skills exam before enrollment?"
"There are quite a few talented Course 2 Student right now, especially in the first year."
"And there's another Course 1 Student demon king. This year is going to be quite eventful!"
Takeaki Kirihara held his head and muttered to himself.
"That's more than that!"
"This really puts immense pressure on us senior colleagues!"
Hattori Gyoubu's mind flashed through a series of faces: Chiba Yeyou, Tatsuya Shiba, Miyuki Shiba, and Erika Chiba, with whom he often had friendly exchanges. These were the people he knew so far; there might be others he hadn't yet discovered.
"You just thought that wasn't an accident?"
Miyuki Shiba followed beside her brother, asking questions.
"Yes, I just had a brief conversation with Chiba Yeyou. Although the vehicle involved in the accident has been destroyed, based on his feedback, it's confirmed that there are traces of magic."
He also raised this question.
Tatsuya Shiba pushed his luggage as he walked, lost in thought.
"But I didn't see anything..."
Do you remember the magic compression he taught you?
"You mean, very small-scale magic?"
After being reminded by her brother, Miyuki Shiba immediately realized this.
"Yes, the magic is very small in scale, but not in the way you compress it. It's a very small magic to begin with, and its power has been reduced to the minimum. As long as it can be triggered and take effect, it's just a matter of a moment."
"There were a total of three instances of advanced magic that left no trace of its Magic Sequence Psion."
"The first is a spell to make the tires burst, the second is a spell to make the car spin, and the third is a spell to apply an upward force to the car, making it leap up using the guardrail as a springboard. All of these should be released from inside the car."
"Perhaps, it was all to conceal the use of magic, making this conspiracy look more like a traffic accident!"
Tatsuya Shiba carefully analyzed and explained to Miyuki Shiba the conclusions he and Chiba Yeyou had reached.
"So the person who cast the spell was..."
"It's probably the driver."