A temporary meeting room
Here sits a group of young men and women dressed in burgundy clothes. On both sides of the rectangular conference table, the expressions of the young men and women are somewhat serious. At the end of the conference table sits a young man with burgundy hair, sitting quietly as if he is thinking about something. Beside him stands a young man with short black hair.
You all saw those two matches today, right?
The quiet atmosphere was broken as this figure drew everyone's attention, and they all looked towards the wine-red-haired boy sitting at the head of the table.
"Yes, I saw it."
One of the boys nodded upon hearing this.
"You're all familiar with the past matches between Mayumi Saegusa, the Student Council of First High School, and Mari Watanabe, the Public Morals Committee of First High School, right?"
"Their strength has increased dramatically compared to before. I've already investigated. Although both of them are very strong, they weren't this terrifying last year."
"They also won the competition last year. Their strength is undeniable; they are very strong, but they haven't reached the point where they can completely crush their opponents like they did today."
"Compared to last year's record, if we say they defeated their opponents with superior strength, I think it was due to other external factors."
" Masaki, you're talking about a mechanic, right?"
As soon as the leader of the Third High School team Masaki Ichijo, finished speaking, the short-haired black boy next to him knew what Masaki Ichijo wanted to say.
"Yes, you're right, George."
Masaki Ichijo glanced at his friend; the two shared the same thought.
"But the CAD software those two people use isn't any different from ours, is it?"
A young girl looked at the two of them with a puzzled expression.
"Yes, the CAD they use is indeed the same as the one we use—it's a competition-specific CAD. But that's precisely why their skill level as mechanics is so impressive."
"As you all know, the CAD software we use is generally superior in performance to the CAD software used in this competition. This is a limitation imposed by the competition rules, and it's also to better highlight the abilities of the participants."
"Yes, even my CAD software has been tuned to competition level."
Upon hearing what George the Origin, Masaki Ichijo nodded in agreement.
"But surely a mechanic's skill level shouldn't be enough to cause this?"
A boy said in disbelief.
But he did it!
Masaki Ichijo's expression was serious; this was also what he found rather absurd.
" George, you saw that magic, right?"
Suddenly Masaki Ichijo changed the subject, leaving everyone in the meeting room somewhat confused.
"Hmm, it's clearly different from acceleration magic, but it is indeed acceleration magic. It's very strange."
George the Origin nodded.
In terms of magical talent, no one can surpass Shinkuro Kichijoji. This is not arrogance, but rather his magical talent is truly exceptional. He was once known as " George the Origin " at the age of 13 for discovering the Source Code. However, the moment he witnessed that magic today, his confidence was somewhat shaken.
He vividly remembered witnessing the magic being activated; the burst of golden light and the sudden speed deeply shocked him. What he couldn't understand was how Mari Watanabe had withstood such immense pressure from such power and speed.
He couldn't see the expression on his face at the time, but now he felt that it must have been quite something.
That was definitely not speed-up magic; he was willing to swear on the reputation of " George the Origin "!
"Hmm, it looks a bit like light magic, but as far as I know, neither Mayumi Saegusa nor Mari Watanabe are good at this kind of magic. Anyone can do simple applications, but we can't do it to that extent."
With Masaki Ichijo slowly analyzed the situation.
"Um!"
Shinkuro Kichijoji nodded in agreement.
"So, I noticed the man behind Mayumi Saegusa and Mari Watanabe!"
Masaki Ichijo spoke, he took out his mobile terminal, and a photo was projected onto the screen.
" First High School, Class A, Grade 1, Chiba Yeyou?"
One of the Third High School elites looked at the information below the document and couldn't help but read it aloud.
"Yes, I looked into this person a bit, but because of the time constraints, I didn't know much. I only know that he was Mayumi Saegusa and Mari Watanabe's maintenance engineer, and that he seemed to have been involved in the First High School Incident. That's all I know."
Shinkuro Kichijoji shared the information he had gathered.
However, seeing the intense gaze that Shinkuro Kichijoji had when staring at the person in the photo, Masaki Ichijo also became very interested in this person. Moreover, he knew more about him through the Ichijo Family's connections.
Masaki Ichijo had only just learned about it, but that guy only participated in one Icicle Destruction and defense event. He didn't have any direct contact with either me or George. However, according to the information from his family, the men's Icicle Destruction event was likely to fail.
Masaki Ichijo had never known that there was such a person at First High School before, but now that he did, he was naturally very interested and couldn't help but think about befriending him.
Having served on the battlefield and gained early exposure to others, he understood the immense advantage of having a powerful friend. This very fact piqued the interest of the " Crimson Prince," since the man's strength was certainly no less than that of Masaki Ichijo.
"Hmm, I just didn't expect Chiba Yeyou's maintenance engineer skills to be so strong."
"It seems that from now on, our contestants will be at a disadvantage from the very beginning when facing contestants managed by this guy."
Masaki Ichijo put aside his thoughts and sighed. He didn't have any good solutions either. He wasn't a mechanic, but a contestant, and he was willing but powerless to help.
"The bad news is that this guy also participated in the men's Icicle Destruction, and he will be in charge of the CAD debugging for Mayumi Saegusa and Mari Watanabe. The good news is that he only participated in this one project, and he is only in charge of the projects for these two people."
Shinkuro Kichijoji solemnly revealed this information that brought a sigh of relief to everyone—well, except for a few students who were competing against Mayumi Saegusa and Mari Watanabe.
Looking at the nonchalant expressions on the faces of the male students participating in the Icicle Destruction, Masaki Ichijo didn't know what to say.
"You don't need to be so pessimistic. He's responsible for very few events and participates in even fewer. As long as we win the other events, we can still overtake the First High School, break their winning streak, and take first place!"
Everyone laughed upon hearing Masaki Ichijo's words.
"Yes!"
"Does the First High School have another maintenance engineer this skilled?"