Chapter Summaries

Tatsuya Shiba and Chiba Yeyou helped First High School defeat Eighth High School in Monolith Code, showcasing Cast Jamming and Mental Shock. After First High School’s victory, Masaki Ichijo and Shinkuro Kichijoji discussed their opponents but admitted they had learned little about Chiba Yeyou’s full abilities.

• Mayumi Saegusa explained that Tatsuya Shiba had used Cast Jamming to interrupt his opponent’s magic and unlock Eighth High School’s monolith.
• Leonhart knocked down an Eighth High School contestant who attacked First High School’s monolith.
• Chiba Yeyou used Mental Shock to render Eighth High School’s final contestant unconscious.
• Tatsuya Shiba drew out the contestant guarding the monolith and knocked him unconscious, securing First High School’s victory.
• Masaki Ichijo and Shinkuro Kichijoji assessed Tatsuya Shiba’s combat skill and Chiba Yeyou’s unknown abilities.

Chiba Yeyou used Quantum Domain to map and monitor the battlefield, enabling First High School to defeat Second High School in Monolith Code. After the match, Kyoko Fujibayashi and Yukinori Yamanaka discussed recruiting Chiba Yeyou and Tatsuya Shiba's upcoming knockout-round matches.

• Chiba Yeyou projected a live 3D model of the urban ruins and located Second High School's monolith for Tatsuya Shiba.
• Tatsuya Shiba reached and opened the monolith while Chiba Yeyou guided him around the opponents and began entering the code.
• Chiba Yeyou monitored First High School's monolith area and warned Leonhart about an approaching opponent, whom Leonhart knocked unconscious.
• Chiba Yeyou finished entering the code, and First High School won the match as spectators marveled at his surveillance magic.
• Yukinori Yamanaka and Kyoko Fujibayashi discussed recruiting Chiba Yeyou and expected Tatsuya Shiba to reveal more of his strength in the knockout rounds.

Chiba Yeyou explained that his real-time surveillance ability, which he named Microscopic Insight, was a byproduct of Quantum Domain. Mayumi Saegusa warned him that powerful groups were taking an interest in him and promised her support, then privately ordered her aide to warn those eager to approach him.

• Mayumi Saegusa asked Chiba Yeyou about the limitations of his surveillance ability, and he explained that it worked within Quantum Domain and named it Microscopic Insight.
• Mayumi Saegusa told Chiba Yeyou that people were investigating him and offered to help if anyone threatened him or caused trouble.
• Chiba Yeyou reassured Mayumi Saegusa that he would ask for help if needed, and she reminded him to prepare for his match.
• After Chiba Yeyou left, Mayumi Saegusa told a woman in a suit to warn the factions trying to approach him, dismissing concerns about her father.

During the Monolith Code semifinals, Chiba Yeyou and Tatsuya Shiba battled Third High School under restrictions that limited their magic. As Shinkuro Kichijoji wore Chiba down with invisible air bullets, Chiba prepared to reveal a new spell.

• Chiba Yeyou and Tatsuya Shiba agreed to attack Third High School from the flank and head-on while Leonhart defended their monolith.
• Tatsuya Shiba attacked Masaki Ichijo, while Chiba used power-suppressed "Ashes" to intercept Shinkuro Kichijoji's invisible air bullets.
• Retsu Kudou watched from the arena, while Harunobu Kazama's team and the Saegusa Family followed the match on screens.
• Chiba Yeyou struggled to counter Shinkuro Kichijoji under the magic restrictions, and Shinkuro feared he would run out of psions first.
• Chiba Yeyou decided to stop holding back and cast "Quantum Force Field" at Shinkuro Kichijoji.

Chiba Yeyou defeated Shinkuro Kichijoji with an unfamiliar magic that spectators and military observers began identifying as direct microscopic interference and precise control. Retsu Kudou considered how Chiba Yeyou might affect the balance among the Ten Master Clans, while Tiffany watched the broadcast and praised his developing abilities.

• Chiba Yeyou sent a three-colored ball of light toward Shinkuro Kichijoji, and its explosion created a multicolored area that knocked Shinkuro unconscious.
• Mayumi Saegusa, Mari Watanabe, and Suzune Ichihara could not identify the magic, while Jumonji urged Mayumi to calm down.
• Retsu Kudou recognized that Chiba Yeyou appeared to interfere directly on the microscopic level and considered the implications for the Yotsuba Clan and the Ten Master Clans.
• Kyoko Fujibayashi reviewed the slow-motion footage, and Harunobu Kazama proposed that Chiba Yeyou had precisely controlled his interference to incapacitate Shinkuro rather than kill him.
• Tiffany watched the competition broadcast in France and remarked that Chiba Yeyou was developing his abilities and using frightening microscopic interference.

Tatsuya Shiba struggled to hold off Masaki Ichijo as Chiba Yeyou dealt with Shinkuro Kichijoji, until Chiba used his innate magic, Quantum Vacuum, to suppress all magic around Tatsuya. The match ended with Retsu Kudou and Koichi Saegusa recognizing the power of Chiba’s magic and moving to secure their families’ relationship with him.

• Masaki Ichijo intensified his attacks on Tatsuya Shiba, who used Elemental Sight and Cast Jamming to dismantle the magic circles.
• Masaki Ichijo saw Shinkuro Kichijoji fall and impulsively unleashed a deadly barrage at Tatsuya Shiba.
• Chiba Yeyou used Quantum Vacuum to create an anti-magic domain, erasing the remaining attacks and briefly suppressing Tatsuya Shiba’s magic.
• Retsu Kudou recognized the effect of Chiba Yeyou’s magic and reacted with shock.
• Koichi Saegusa ordered Mayumi to mobilize the Saegusa Family’s resources and instructed them not to interfere with Mayumi or Chiba Yeyou.
• Harunobu Kazama told his subordinate to stay on good terms with Chiba Yeyou.

First High School defeated Third High School in the rookie tournament match after Tatsuya Shiba and Leonhart finished off their opponents. Chiba Yeyou healed Tatsuya and celebrated with the team before Mayumi Saegusa rushed to congratulate him and he kissed her.

• Tatsuya Shiba charged Masaki Ichijo and defeated him with a burst of sound that ruptured his eardrums.
• The last Third High School player charged Tatsuya, but Leonhart defeated him and secured First High School's victory.
• Mayumi Saegusa, Suzune Ichihara, Mari Watanabe, and the others celebrated the win as the crowd cheered.
• Chiba Yeyou healed Tatsuya Shiba, who asked about his spell and praised it as incredible.
• Tatsuya Shiba reunited with Miyuki, and he, Chiba Yeyou, and Leonhart exchanged congratulations.
• Mayumi Saegusa rushed to Chiba Yeyou, who kissed her as the crowd behind her cheered and teased them.

No Head Dragon’s leaders ordered an insider to sabotage First High’s competitors in the Mirage Bat event to avoid their enormous losses. Kobayakawa’s CAD malfunctioned during her match, and Mari Watanabe prepared to intervene while Chiba Yeyou went to investigate.

• No Head Dragon’s leaders decided to force every First High competitor to withdraw from the next day’s Mirage Bat matches, even if it meant injuring them.
• Chiba Yeyou warned Mari Watanabe that a man transferred to First High’s competition area might tamper with Kobayakawa’s CAD, but said they needed proof before stopping the match.
• During Kobayakawa’s first Mirage Bat match, her CAD stopped responding as she tried to change direction in midair.
• Mizuki Shibata spotted a strange light on Kobayakawa’s CAD, and Mari Watanabe rushed to help her after she fell unconscious.
• Mari Watanabe confirmed Kobayakawa was out of danger and lent Chiba Yeyou her spare competition CAD as he prepared to investigate.
• Chiba Yeyou asked Tatsuya Shiba to watch the group in case No Head Dragon’s people attacked while he dealt with the sabotage.

Chiba Yeyou caught an Operations Committee inspector inserting a malicious spell into Mari Watanabe’s CAD and forced the conspiracy into the open. Retsu Kudou identified the spell as an Electronic Golden Silkworm and questioned Chiba Yeyou about where he had obtained it.

• Chiba Yeyou watched an inspector introduce anomalous code into Mari Watanabe’s CAD during its inspection.
• Chiba Yeyou stopped the inspection line, confronted the inspector, and severed his left arm with magic when he denied tampering.
• Retsu Kudou arrived, and Operations Committee members took the injured inspector into custody.
• Retsu Kudou examined the CAD and identified the foreign spell as an Electronic Golden Silkworm that could infiltrate and disable electronic equipment.
• Retsu Kudou praised Chiba Yeyou’s ability to detect the infiltration, then asked where he had obtained the spell.

Chiba Yeyou confronted misconduct in the Operations Committee, then returned to First High School and helped Mari Watanabe prepare for the Mirage Bat match. Mari won the match using flight magic, and Tatsuya Shiba agreed to handle the Operations Committee’s demand for its magic sequence after Chiba Yeyou revealed he knew Tatsuya’s identity as Taurus Silver.

• Retsu Kudou condemned the Operations Committee members after the inspector was taken away, and Chiba Yeyou left their internal inquiry.
• Mayumi Saegusa checked Chiba Yeyou for injuries, and he explained that the inspector was likely only a minor accomplice who knew little about the people behind the plot.
• On August 11, Mari Watanabe used flight magic to dominate the second Mirage Bat match and secure victory for First High School.
• Chiba Yeyou told Tatsuya Shiba that he knew Tatsuya was Taurus Silver and asked him to deal with the Operations Committee’s likely request for the flight magic sequence.
• The Operations Committee took Tatsuya Shiba’s flight magic sequence for inspection, and Tatsuya said Chiba Yeyou owed him a favor for keeping his own magic secret.

A group plotting to stop the Nine Schools Competition ordered the Generators to attack the venue, while Chiba Yeyou and the military personnel intercepted the attackers. Chiba lured the magician away from the venue, and Yanagi Ren hurried after him as Kyoko Fujibayashi and Shigeru Sanada feared the fight might cause another disaster.

• The conspirators decided to release the Generators and send four enhanced humans and a magician to halt the competition by slaughtering people at the venue.
• Chiba Yeyou told Tatsuya Shiba and Yanagi Ren that attackers were approaching from several directions, then assigned them to stop the Generators while he drew away the magician.
• Yanagi Ren and Shigeru Sanada confronted two Generators, and Shigeru blasted one into the other before Yanagi knocked both unconscious with lightning needles.
• Yanagi Ren rushed after Chiba Yeyou, and Kyoko Fujibayashi and Shigeru Sanada followed, worried that Chiba might unleash destructive magic in the military-controlled area.

Chiba Yeyou confronted an organization magician in the woods and overwhelmed him with powerful magic. The magician tried to disable magic and attack with a gun, but Chiba Yeyou revealed he had been holding back and fired an even stronger ray.

• The magician pursued Chiba Yeyou into the woods, grew uneasy, and found no sign of an ambush.
• Chiba Yeyou challenged the silent magician, then attacked with a ghastly white ray that dissolved a boulder after the man dodged it.
• The magician questioned Chiba Yeyou about his strength and clan, while Chiba Yeyou denied belonging to any of the Ten Master Clans and kept attacking.
• The magician threw down a stone that sent out strange ripples and claimed it prevented magic in the area, then drew a folding submachine gun.
• Chiba Yeyou said the magician had only been showing off because he allowed it, then fired a stronger ray as the magician cried out.

Chiba Yeyou met Kyoko Fujibayashi, Shigeru Sanada, and Yanagi Ren after they dealt with the criminals, and exchanged information and teasing remarks with them. Kyoko gave him intelligence on the group before he and the others continued their discussion.

• Kyoko Fujibayashi, Shigeru Sanada, and Yanagi Ren arrived after handling the two generators and found Chiba Yeyou's magic had left only a small scorch mark.
• Kyoko Fujibayashi thanked Chiba Yeyou for helping apprehend the criminals, and she, Shigeru Sanada, and Yanagi Ren introduced themselves.
• Chiba Yeyou and Kyoko Fujibayashi traded jokes and demonstrated that they both knew details about the other's background.
• Tatsuya Shiba arrived, and Yanagi Ren and Shigeru Sanada argued over whether the criminals had left any ash.
• Chiba Yeyou asked Kyoko Fujibayashi for intelligence on the criminals, and she handed him their information.

After Chiba Yeyou and Tatsuya Shiba dealt with a magician sent to attack them, Mari Watanabe won her competition while Mayumi Saegusa learned how dangerous the incident had been. At Operations Committee headquarters, Retsu Kudou demanded that the person in charge resign over the security failure.

• Kyoko Fujibayashi gave Chiba Yeyou and Tatsuya Shiba information about their attackers, exchanged contact details with Chiba Yeyou, and left after warning them not to damage the building.
• Mari Watanabe won her competition, and Mayumi Saegusa learned from a woman in a suit that Chiba Yeyou had eliminated the magician and that the military had arrived.
• Chiba Yeyou and Tatsuya Shiba returned to the venue, where Chiba Yeyou told Mari Watanabe that their intervention had helped her match continue.
• Mari Watanabe, Miyuki Shiba, and others from First High School reacted with shock when they learned an attack had threatened the competition.
• Retsu Kudou berated the Operations Committee over the incident and ordered the person in charge to resign.

Chiba Yeyou and Tatsuya Shiba attacked a No Head Dragon gathering while Watanabe competed in the final Mirage Bat match. After Chiba Yeyou confronted the group, Tatsuya Shiba killed one of its members and took charge of the rest, whose leader pleaded that they had only wanted money.

• Chiba Yeyou and Tatsuya Shiba prepared to confront their enemies during Watanabe's final Mirage Bat match, while Mayumi Saegusa sent someone to follow them and keep Chiba Yeyou safe.
• Chiba Yeyou and Tatsuya Shiba flew to a No Head Dragon building, and Chiba Yeyou blasted holes through it with magic.
• Chiba Yeyou revealed himself to the five men inside and said he had come to return the favors No Head Dragon had shown him.
• Tatsuya Shiba used Material Burst to kill a man who aimed a sniper rifle at them, then identified himself to the others.
• The leader pleaded that No Head Dragon had only wanted money and would no longer interfere with the Nine Schools Competition, but Tatsuya Shiba challenged his excuse.

Chiba Yeyou and Tatsuya Shiba uncovered No Head Dragon’s ties to a Cosmic Nation conglomerate and killed Douglas Huang after questioning him about its leader. Meanwhile, Retsu Kudou pressed Harunobu Kazama about Tatsuya Shiba and Chiba Yeyou, revealing that even the Kudou Family had received a warning.

• Douglas Huang identified Richard Sun, publicly known as Sun Gongming, as No Head Dragon’s leader and explained the organization’s ties to a Cosmic Nation conglomerate.
• Chiba Yeyou ordered Tatsuya Shiba to kill Douglas Huang and the remaining men.
• Retsu Kudou told Harunobu Kazama that Tatsuya Shiba, Miya’s son, should not be confined to serving as a private bodyguard for the Yotsuba Clan.
• Retsu Kudou argued that the Yotsuba Clan’s growing power and treatment of magicians threatened their place in society.
• Harunobu Kazama said Chiba Yeyou was unlikely to join the military, and Retsu Kudou revealed that the Kudou Family had received a warning about him.

Chiba Yeyou confirmed that Mayumi Saegusa had arranged for someone to watch over him and reassured her that he was grateful. Later, Harunobu Kazama and the others thanked Chiba Yeyou and Tatsuya Shiba for their actions at the Nine Schools Competition venue, and Tatsuya named Chiba Yeyou’s unusual magic Quantum Streamline.

• Chiba Yeyou told Mayumi Saegusa that he and Tatsuya Shiba had taken out the leadership of No Head Dragon’s Japan branch, then realized she had already known and arranged for someone to protect him.
• Chiba Yeyou thanked Mayumi Saegusa and teased her about her figure, and she angrily insisted she was still growing.
• Harunobu Kazama thanked Chiba Yeyou and Tatsuya Shiba for their help at the Nine Schools Competition venue, while Tatsuya said Chiba Yeyou had done most of the work.
• Yanagi Ren and Shigeru Sanada recalled their involvement and the data they had gathered, while Kyoko Fujibayashi asked about Chiba Yeyou’s new magic.
• Tatsuya Shiba told the group that Chiba Yeyou’s magic was called Quantum Streamline.

Tatsuya Shiba learned that No Head Dragon supplied magic amplifiers made from magicians’ brains, while Kazama and Sanada explained why the military opposed them. At the conference, Mayumi Saegusa and Jumonji discussed the Ten Master Clans’ response to Tatsuya’s victory over Ichijo, and Mayumi Okusami volunteered to handle the resulting farce.

• Tatsuya Shiba heard that Chiba Yeyou’s magic was tied to the concept of quantum, though he could not analyze it fully.
• Shigeru Sanada revealed that magic amplifiers used magicians’ brains as their core components and said the military would not allow their production or use.
• Harunobu Kazama explained that the North American Intelligence Agency had sought domestic help against the amplifiers and credited Tatsuya with helping.
• Chiba Yeyou asked Jumonji why he had missed the previous match, and Jumonji said he would compete in the next one.
• Mayumi Saegusa told Jumonji and Chiba Yeyou that the Ten Master Clans wanted a match demonstrating their strength after Tatsuya Shiba defeated Ichijo.
• Mayumi Okusami called the competition a farce, and Mayumi Saegusa responded, “Leave it to me!”

Chiba Yeyou used his Quantum Domain to show Mayumi Saegusa how he could monitor magic, while Jumonji won the Monolith Code finals and the Nine Schools Competition concluded. After the awards ceremony and social, Chiba Yeyou stood alone on a balcony until someone asked whether he was having trouble adjusting to the dance.

• Chiba Yeyou activated the Quantum Domain and let Mayumi Saegusa see its colorful, numerical view of Jumonji's Phalanx, explaining that it could gauge power but not analyze the spell's deeper workings.
• Jumonji swiftly defeated his opponents with Phalanx, and Mayumi Saegusa said he could not reveal its full power during a competition.
• The Nine Schools Competition ended, and Chiba Yeyou asked Mayumi Saegusa why she was not accepting the award; she chose to stay beside him.
• At the schools' social, Chiba Yeyou danced with Mayumi Saegusa, Mari Watanabe, and Miyuki Shiba before taking a bottle of juice to a balcony.
• Chiba Yeyou gazed into the night alone until someone asked if he was having trouble adjusting to the dance.

Chiba Yeyou spoke with Retsu Kudou, who probed his knowledge and attitudes while trying to win his favor. After the conversation ended, Chiba Yeyou left the ball and encountered Jumonji, who advised him to get used to attending such events.

• Retsu Kudou asked Chiba Yeyou about the Ten Master Clans and Tatsuya Shiba, then raised the consequences of Tatsuya Shiba defeating Masaki Ichijo.
• Chiba Yeyou dismissed any concern about the Ichijo Family and countered Retsu Kudou’s probing by praising Kyoko Fujibayashi and showing what he knew about her.
• Retsu Kudou discussed magic and other topics with Chiba Yeyou, offered Kyoko Fujibayashi’s help, and encouraged them to get acquainted.
• Chiba Yeyou realized that Retsu Kudou had been testing him and offering goodwill on behalf of the Kudou Family, then left the ball.
• Chiba Yeyou ran into Jumonji, explained that he had left the ball early, and heard Jumonji say he would have many more occasions like it.