"Senior, you don't want to lose your cute junior, do you?"
Miyuki Shiba's eyes were filled with shyness. It wasn't a big deal at first, but being stared at by Mayumi Saegusa made her feel like her secrets were being read.
"Um?"
Mayumi Saegusa was a little confused about what Miyuki Shiba was suddenly saying.
"No, it's nothing!"
Miyuki Shiba realized that Mayumi Saegusa hadn't noticed anything at all and had simply overthought things. She quickly denied her earlier panic.
" Shizuku, congratulations on winning!"
When Miyuki Shiba saw Shizuku Kitayama coming out, she quickly went up to congratulate her.
" Kitayama's performance is very consistent. As long as she consistently demonstrates her abilities, there will definitely be no problem."
Tatsuya Shiba, who happened to be following behind Shizuku Kitayama, also came out.
"Yes, I don't deny Kitayama's strength, but your magic is equally impressive."
Suzune Ichihara highly recognized Tatsuya Shiba's abilities and didn't want his credit to be ignored, so she reminded him.
"I..."
"Alright, there are still two games left!"
Chiba Yeyou offered a reminder.
As a maintenance engineer Tatsuya Shiba is very busy and cannot stay here to chat with them for a long time.
"Oh, sorry, we won't bother you any longer, Tatsuya- kun!"
"Well then, I'll go and get back to work."
After saying goodbye, Tatsuya Shiba went to make final preparations for the other two contestants.
Chiba Yeyou spoke up to remind her.
There's not much to say about the following matches. With Tatsuya Shiba, a mechanic who's at least a generation ahead of the opponent, the opponent is essentially a version behind in Magic Irregular Online. It's a complete rout. Even though the matches were thrilling and it seemed like the score could be caught up at any moment, the outcome was already decided.
Inside a simple tent-like structure within the First High School area.
"That's amazing!"
" Tatsuya- kun!"
"That's truly delightful!"
Exclamations of amazement continued to spread.
That's right, the incredibly happy girl is Mayumi Saegusa.
"Alright, alright, you're the Student Council president, calm down!"
Chiba Yeyou reminded the out-of-control girl.
"Mmm!"
"We swept the top three spots in the women's Speed Shooting category at the rookie competition!"
How can I stay calm!
Mayumi Saegusa was still very happy. She had never heard of such a result before, but now, a magical achievement had been made in her team.
"President, please calm down!"
Suzune Ichihara sighed and rubbed her forehead. She could understand that their feat of sweeping the top three places in a single event was indeed something to be excited about, and even celebrating was perfectly acceptable. But to be as happy as a child weighing less than 100 pounds was a bit much, after all, they weren't number one in the overall score... well, it didn't really matter, since they were number one last year too.
Thinking of this, Suzune Ichihara's initially happy mood became even calmer.
Well, the world of top students is about constantly striving to be number one, yet they can't really feel any joy. It's all so uneventful and boring!
"Oh, I'm so sorry."
"But it's really amazing!"
"We actually swept the top three spots! That's a feat!"
" Tatsuya- kun, you've worked hard too!"
The winners of the first, second, and third place prizes were the contestants, not me.
Upon hearing Mayumi Saegusa Tatsuya Shiba, who had been looking at the screen, suddenly turned his head and said calmly.
"Of course!"
" Kitayama, Akechi, Takigawa are certainly very strong too!"
Mayumi Saegusa walked behind the three contestants, placing her small hands on Akechi and Takigawa's shoulders to praise their achievements.
The three were sitting side by side on a bench, from left to right: black-haired ( Takigawa ), brown-haired ( Kitayama ), and red-haired ( Akechi ).
"You guys did a great job!"
"Thanks!"
The three girls were also very happy to have achieved such good results.
"But you have indeed made outstanding contributions, which is truly commendable!"
"Ah!"
"Thank you so much!"
Upon hearing Mari Watanabe's praise, Tatsuya Shiba gave a perfunctory thank you in a listless tone.
What?!
"This is boring!"
"Yes or no?"
Mari Watanabe looked at Chiba Yeyou beside her, looking disappointed.
Isn't that just how he is?
Chiba Yeyou shrugged.
"You, as the mechanic, made a huge contribution to the feat of the three contestants sweeping the top three spots, just like Chiba Yeyou, whose skill is evident to all."
"Uh-huh!"
Mayumi Saegusa and the three contestants nodded repeatedly in affirmation of the contributions of Chiba Yeyou and Tatsuya Shiba.
"If it weren't for this Nine Schools Competition, I probably would still be taking equipment masters lightly, just like before. It was only after this Nine Schools Competition that I realized how much a powerful equipment master can boost a mage's strength!"
Mari Watanabe remarked with considerable emotion.
"Yes, who would have thought that a mechanic could unleash such powerful capabilities?"
Mayumi Saegusa also expressed her deep feelings about this.
"Even I can't believe it!"
"I almost thought my magical abilities had suddenly become stronger!"
Listening to the two people beside her, Shizuku Kitayama nodded and agreed.
"Especially the magic of Kitayama; the university has approached us, expressing interest in formally including it in the ' Magic Encyclopedia.'"
Suzune Ichihara said, holding a document in her hand.
"So you're saying it's being included as a new type of magic?"
"Um!"
"This is the second time!"
Mayumi Saegusa exclaimed.
"Oh, and also, Chiba Yeyou Yeyou's magic ' Light Energy Pulse '."
Suzune Ichihara seemed to remember something and reminded Chiba Yeyou.
"They're urging us over there!"
"Just tell them directly that this magic is unusable by others and is still in the experimental stage; I will temporarily refuse to publish or include it."
Chiba Yeyou rubbed her forehead, responding with a slight headache.
There's no point in dragging this out any longer; we should just refuse.
"Why?"
Mayumi Saegusa was somewhat puzzled.
"Yes, I think your magic is already quite advanced."
Mari Watanabe also inquired.
As a user of " Light Energy Pulse," she is the most qualified to speak on this matter; this magic is definitely a mature form of magic.
"You were able to use it successfully because of me!"
Chiba Yeyou gave this guy a disgruntled look.
"Ah?"
Mari Watanabe was a little confused.
"I ask you, have you ever seen magic that can make anything reach the speed of light?"
Everyone shook their heads.
"Alright, putting that aside, let me ask you this: have you ever seen any magic that can withstand an energy impact at the speed of light?"
Everyone shook their heads again.
"Oh!"
"I see!"