Chapter-147 The Newcomer's Events pt-1

Well for starters... he had the power to peek into the future so, of course, he was confident in his abilities.

So anyway, he boarded his private jet to Japan.

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Finally, after a week of fixing the damage done to the arena by the [Generators], the [Nine-School Competition] was ready to continue.

The [Newcomers' Competition] had already begun on day 4 of the ongoing week.

Twice the total points from the [Newcomers' Competition] would be added to the overall score.

While [First High] was currently in the lead in the overall rankings, [Third High] and [Second-High] could catch up.

The preliminaries and the finals of [Speed Shooting] were to occur on day 4, as followed by the preliminaries for [Battle Board].

Inside the [First-High Pavilion], you could see three individuals engaging in a conversation with each other.

"Shiba-san! You have to promise that you will watch my performance!" (Honoka)

Honoka looked towards the young Yotsuba with hopeful eyes as she requested his presence when she performed.

She wanted Tatsuya to come to see her dominate the upcoming event and provide support.

Unfortunately for her, he didn't readily agree with her request.

"But I need to calibra—" (Tatsuya)

But then again....Honoka wasn't one to give up so easily.

"Please, Shiba-san!" (Honoka)

She spoke in a sad tone which had zero effect on the young Yotsuba but after again and again being bugged by her, he didn't have any choice but to promise to at least watch her competition.

From the time they had spent together up until now, Tatsuya knew just how stubborn Honoka could be in certain situations.

"...alright." (Tatsuya)

"Yes! Thank you!" (Honoka)

Honoka happily bolted out of the room as she had already managed to get Tatsuya to witness her perform in the upcoming event.

Whereas, Tatsuya simply shook his head before focusing on calibrating Shizuku's CAD for the upcoming [Speed-Shooting] event.

"You should not mind her, Shiba-san." (Shizuku)

"Honoka can sometimes be annoying but she genuinely wants you to be present for her performance." (Shizuku)

Being Honoka's best friend, Shizuku of course tried to paint the former into a green light for Tatsuya.

She thought that maybe, Tatsuya considered Honoka to be troublesome and that's why he didn't want to attend the event.

Fortunately, her thinking was wrong..... for the most part, anyway!

"I know...the reason I hesitated was that I need to finish calibrating the other participant's CADs too." (Tatsuya)

He was, after all, the [Technician] for the [First-Year].

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(At the VIP Box)

Mayumi, Mari, Katsuto, and Suzune could be seen having a conversation with each other while they waited for the event to begin.

Since the [Official Division] was partially concluded for the time being...

Mayumi had booked a VIP box just for herself and her close friends so that they could enjoy the crazy performances.

"Good! Everyone is here!" (Mayumi)

Mayumi exclaimed with a smile as she turned to look at her friends who were also sporting a happy expression on their faces.

"I must say, Katsuto-san...you missed a lot when you were gone!" (Mayumi)

Mayumi turned towards the behemoth of a man and expressed her dissatisfaction with Katsuto.

Not only had Juumonji missed all of their performances but he was also forced to skip the entire first half of the [Official Division], due to his duties.

Now what Mayumi didn't know was that this wasn't the only reason why he wasn't present in the arena!

He also had been busy hunting for the hideout of the [No Head Dragon] so that later, he and Erik could destroy it.

And unfortunately, it took him longer than expected; to pinpoint the terrorist's hideout.

But of course, there was no need for Mayumi to know of this information.

"My apologies for that Mayumi-san." (Katsuto)

"I was too busy handling my clan's matters." (Katsuto)

"But thankfully I am back now." (Katsuto)

Katsuto chose to simply apologize for his absence, arguing with a woman wasn't an intellectual move no matter what the situation may be.

"You don't need to apologize Katsuto-san, I was just joking!" (Mayumi)

"I am aware of the clan matters so I understand." (Mayumi)

Mayumi hastily explained herself, that she was just messing around and that he didn't need to apologize for anything.

She too had been late many times due to the sudden appearance of a clan matter.

"Hm..." (Katsuto)

Katsuto simply nodded his head before turning towards Mari; who had been sneakily eating a bag of potato chips.

"How are you, Mari-san? You didn't sustain any injuries during your match but I heard from Erik that you were pretty exhausted." (Mari)

Hearing her name being called out, out of nowhere...Mari was discombobulated for a second before she quickly hid the bag of potato chips.

She regained her bearings within seconds before turning towards Katsuto with a poker face.

"Oh...I am fine, Katsuto-san." (Mari)

"That's great to hear." (Katsuto)

"Fortunately, Erik and Naotsugu were there to prevent anyone from getting injured." (Mari)

"Due to their quick actions, the situation was brought under control in a flash!" (Mari)

Mari skillfully tried to switch the subject to control the flow of the conversation; to cover her unhealthy actions.

After all, doctors had explicitly told her to maintain a strict diet so that she could overcome her [Psion Depletion] as soon as possible.

And here she was...eating a bag of potato chips!

Unfortunately for her, she had just broken the code!

[Sharing is caring!]

"You do know that eating potato chips is not good for your health, right?" (Katsuto)

Her head snapped towards the behemoth of a man as her eyes widened in the realization that she had been caught!

Her expression soon turned into pure horror when she turned to look at Mayumi and Suzune's menacing expressions.

Not wanting to be an asshole but...

It was clear that Katsuto was looking forward to the incoming lecture that she was going to endure, courtesy to Mayumi and Suzune.

Mari turned to look towards Katsuto for one last time as she quickly mouthed some wisdom to him before submitting herself to fate!

[Snitches get stitches!]

Even though Katsuto kept a plain expression on his face.

Mari could very well imagine the behemoth of a man grinning from ears to ears; revering in her suffering.

Mayumi and Suzune flanked Mari from both sides and seized the bag of potato chips from the latter's possession.

"How can you, Mari!?" (Mayumi)

"Doctors had specifically created a diet plan for you and here you are!...eating a bag of chips!?" (Suzune)

"She didn't even offer us any of them chips!?" (Katsuto)

"....." (Mari)

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