Upon hearing Harunobu Kazama's words, Tatsuya Shiba fell silent.
Are you interested in him?
Tatsuya Shiba asked tentatively.
"Um."
Harunobu Kazama nodded, then put down his teacup and reached under the table.
"So, what do you need me to do?"
Tatsuya Shiba looked at Harunobu Kazama, his eyes showing no doubt or worry, because he had already guessed that Harunobu Kazama wanted to try to win over Chiba Yeyou, or at least leave him with a good impression.
This speculation is based on fact, because Harunobu Kazama's usual businesslike attitude is not like this.
Harunobu Kazama didn't rush to answer Tatsuya Shiba's question. Instead, he took out a computer from under the table, turned it on, and played a picture of Chiba Yeyou standing in mid-air casting magic on the factory.
"Flight magic, no, I should say levitation technology?"
"Moreover, the power of this attack is truly formidable. Although it doesn't yet reach the strategic level, I remain skeptical about whether this magic can reach that level, because it has the potential to become a strategic magic."
Kyoko Fujibayashi to the side, gazed at the scene, lost in thought, and began to analyze it.
"This footage was captured by our military satellites; well, to be precise, we only found out about it recently."
"Your explanation for that incident was vague. At the time, because you were students at the National First High School Magic Academy, we didn't pursue it further. And we did arrest quite a few of Blanche's criminals that time. Also, although the factory was abandoned, there was still some waste chemical dye. In the end, the factory's situation was attributed to a disaster caused by magic, which you then quelled with magic, and that was the end of it."
"I guess even if I had known at the time, I probably would have just laughed it off and wouldn't have taken it seriously, since you were there!"
Harunobu Kazama smiled as he looked at his excellent subordinate Tatsuya Shiba.
"However, when we accidentally discovered the satellite footage, we realized that it wasn't you who made the move."
At this point, Harunobu Kazama's expression turned serious.
"More importantly, we couldn't find any information about him. No, the information we found was too ordinary; it was practically deception."
Kyoko Fujibayashi, standing to the side, clearly seemed to have thought of something, her expression turning somewhat grim. She was mainly feeling disheartened; as the " Electron Sorceress " and Tatsuya Shiba's mentor in hacking, she had actually been outmaneuvered by a 16-year-old boy.
"Judging by strength alone, this guy is at least as strong as the ' Crimson Prince ' of the Ichijo Family, right?"
Yanagi Ren stared at the frozen image of Chiba Yeyou and murmured to herself.
"The strength of an armored corps?"
Shigeru Sanada looked out the window, as if trying hard to find Chiba Yeyou's figure.
"Excuse my bluntness, Captain, but he's probably worth far more than just an armored company."
Tatsuya Shiba was arguably the person who had the most contact with Chiba Yeyou among those present, and the two had a good relationship and communicated a lot.
It was through these many exchanges that Tatsuya Shiba became increasingly convinced that Chiba Yeyou's strength was definitely not simple, and far beyond what he had seen.
First, Chiba Yeyou is highly skilled in CAD system construction; second, Chiba Yeyou's talent in developing magic far surpasses that of Tatsuya Shiba; and third, his hacking mentor, the renowned " Electron Sorceress " even within the 101st Independent Magic-Equipped Battalion, was defeated by Chiba Yeyou in information intrusion! This also demonstrates that Chiba Yeyou definitely possesses superior defensive and intrusion techniques.
"That's why I wanted you to represent us in making contact with him. I believe there are definitely other people behind him, so let's at least make some connections."
"We don't have many of these top-tier talents in our entire country; each one is extremely valuable, and they will influence countless people in the future."
Harunobu Kazama glanced at the screen one last time, then closed the briefcase and put it back under the table.
"Let's go, Tatsuya. What are you looking at?"
At this moment, seeing Chiba Yeyou looking at him, Tatsuya Shiba awakened by Erika Chiba's voice. He nodded politely to Chiba Yeyou, and then followed Erika Chiba and the others who were waving to him to the audience seats.
What's going on?
Unlike Tatsuya Shiba, Chiba Yeyou found this sudden eye contact somewhat inexplicable.
"Eh~"
How could I have such a thought?
"Isn't being the student council president appealing?"
Then, seemingly remembering something unpleasant, he shook his head and quickly left.
"They're gone!"
He called out to Mari Watanabe beside him and led the way to the audience seats.
"Here!"
Tiffany waved to Chiba Yeyou as soon as she saw her. There were two seats left next to her, and Chiba Yeyou and Mari Watanabe were both there.
"Bringing another one?"
Tiffany's smile remained slight; though she thought that way, her expression remained gentle and elegant.
Hello, my name is Tiffany, and yours is Tivana.
This time, there was no need for Chiba Yeyou to introduce her; she went straight into chatting with Mari Watanabe.
Chiba Yeyou didn't care about anything else and sat on the edge, giving the middle seat to Mari Watanabe.
If you two like each other, then go ahead and chat!
Sitting in her seat and looking around, Chiba Yeyou was somewhat surprised to see that almost all the seats were full. There weren't this many people when Mari Watanabe competed before!
"Why are there so many people?!"
"It's only the quarterfinals, right?"
"Because of Saegusa's appearance!"
Mari Watanabe glanced at Chiba Yeyou with a normal expression, taking the lively atmosphere at the scene for granted.
"You know, Saegusa has a lot of fans!"
You really need to step up your game!
As Mari Watanabe spoke, he patted Chiba Yeyou on the shoulder in encouragement.
"Oh!"
Chiba Yeyou dismissively slapped Mari Watanabe's hand off her shoulder.
As Chiba Yeyou gazed at Mayumi Saegusa Tiffany began to subtly probe her. Before long, Tiffany had managed to get the information that Mari Watanabe had a boyfriend.
At this point, Tiffany stopped chatting enthusiastically with Mari Watanabe as before, and both of them turned their attention to the arena, where the match was about to begin.
"Waaaaaah!"
As Mayumi Saegusa donned her gear and got ready, another round of cheers echoed throughout the arena.
Those familiar figures have reappeared. Perhaps some people became fans of Mayumi Saegusa because of her beauty, but many more became fans because of her magic!
After all, in the eyes of these elites, good looks are useless if you don't have magical strength; even the dogs in the magic academy would shake their heads in disgust.
As the other contestant finished preparing, the countdown timer, like a traffic light, began to illuminate.
"Ta-da~ Ta-da~"
"Thump!"