Magical inferiority: quantum control Chapter 014

“Ugh…”

Watanabe Mari didn’t know what to say anymore.

What the heck kind of reason is that?

Isn’t the existence of the Disciplinary Committee just to wait for trouble and then solve it?

You could have just said you didn’t want to help!

Watanabe Mari rolled her eyes unhappily.

“Alright, I did think about asking you to join the Disciplinary Committee before, and that place really is short-handed!”

Saegusa Mayumi gave a bitter smile.

“This time, Mari’s going to have a headache!”

Saegusa Mayumi looked at Watanabe Mari, her face showing concern for her friend, but Mari could tell at a glance that this guy was definitely gloating.

“Hmph!”

Watanabe Mari snorted angrily.

“Actually, I can recommend a few people to you. There’ll definitely be no problem for them to join the Disciplinary Committee as disciplinary members!”

Chiba Yoru thought for a moment. Anyway, those guys were just idle, so he might as well sell them out!

“Oh?”

“Who?”

Ichihara Suzune became interested.

Watanabe Mari and Saegusa Mayumi exchanged glances. They didn’t expect Chiba Yoru to have such an eye for talent.

“First-year Class A, Morisaki Shun!”

Watanabe Mari nodded upon hearing this. This was already within their plans.

“First-year Class E, Shiba Tatsuya, First-year Class E, Chiba Erika!”

Upon hearing “First-year Class E”, Hattori’s face changed. Weren’t those the 『Weeds』?

“No!”

Hattori immediately retorted.

Upon hearing these two names, Saegusa Mayumi didn’t react much, instead showing a hint of amusement, but Watanabe Mari frowned slightly.

“Chiba Yoru, since you’re recommending people to the Disciplinary Committee, you must have some understanding of what a disciplinary member does. When they carry out their duties, they often have to rely on their strength. Although students in the academy generally don’t carry CADs, in special circumstances, disciplinary members need to use their strength to suppress the situation!”

Watanabe Mari stopped speaking there. She knew Chiba Yoru would understand the rest.

“You’re right, but the people I recommend are absolutely reliable!”

Chiba Yoru replied with a confident expression.

This was also why he only mentioned Shiba Tatsuya and Chiba Erika, and not Saijo Leonhard or Shibata Mizuki, because their strength wasn’t quite enough to directly suppress students who violated academy rules with force.

Chiba Yoru was very clear about Shiba Tatsuya’s strength, or at least a part of it!

Beating up these students was no problem.

And Chiba Erika was no simple character either. The youngest daughter of the Chiba family was definitely a talent underestimated by many. Her identity as a Course 2 student cast a heavy shadow, obscuring much of her brilliance.

Or perhaps it was purely to highlight Shiba Tatsuya’s protagonist aura.

“Oh?”

“Then I’ll have to take a good look!”

Watanabe Mari said thoughtfully.

“By the way, that Shiba Tatsuya you mentioned, was he the one just now?”

Watanabe Mari suddenly remembered the guy from earlier. He had indeed left a deep impression on her.

“Mhm!”

“Shiba Miyuki’s older brother!”

Chiba Yoru nodded.

Watanabe Mari said nothing more, but she did include those two in her list of candidates for consideration.

“Watanabe-senpai!”

“Please wait!”

Hattori Gyoubushoujyou Hanzou stood up directly when he saw Watanabe Mari looking thoughtful.

“Hmm?”

“What’s wrong?”

“Vice President Hattori Gyoubushoujyou Hanzou.”

The others looked up at Hattori Gyoubu, who had stood up.

“Sit down!”

“Why are you getting so worked up?!”

Chiba Yoru still had to crane his neck to look at him, which was quite uncomfortable.

“Bang!”

Upon hearing Chiba Yoru’s words, Hattori Gyoubu immediately sat down.

“Pfft!”

The four girls laughed unkindly.

Hattori Gyoubu’s face turned completely red.

Damn it!

This cursed instinctive reaction!

Hattori Gyoubu cursed inwardly, embarrassed.

“Please don’t call me by my full name!”

Hattori Gyoubu’s face was flushed, as if he was shy.

What the heck!

How did you transition so quickly from shame to shyness?

That’s beyond the pale!

Chiba Yoru genuinely admired him.

“Then, President Hattori Hanzou!”

“It’s Hattori Gyoubu!”

Hattori Gyoubu corrected him again.

“Isn’t that a title, not a name? Like, your family’s.”

Watanabe Mari said with a puzzled expression.

She didn’t quite understand why this guy liked that name so much.

“That title no longer exists! Calling me Hattori Gyoubu at school is…”

Hattori Gyoubu stammered incoherently.

“I didn’t mean to say all that!”

He then immediately realized that his senior was just trying to change the subject!

That’s right, Watanabe Mari did want to change the subject.

Currently, the conflict between Course 1 and Course 2 students at First High School was growing. It could be said that one spark could ignite an unpredictable major incident.

Trying to reverse the prejudice of Course 1 students against Course 2 students by only working from the Course 1 side was impossible. It also required Course 2 students to come forward as representatives and set an example for other Course 2 students.

This was why Saegusa Mayumi, including Ichihara Suzune, did not object earlier.

Changing only the arrogance of Course 1 students was not enough; the inferiority complex of Course 2 students was the main reason.

If the two people Chiba Yoru recommended truly met the strength standards, then it wouldn’t be impossible to select them as disciplinary members.

It would be a good opportunity to use Course 2 disciplinary members to convey an attitude to Course 2 students: it’s not that we don’t give you opportunities, but if you don’t strive, how can we give you opportunities!

“Then what do you want to say?”

Watanabe Mari said helplessly.

If one were to talk about Course 1 students having prejudice against Course 2 students, this vice president was definitely one of them.

However, it was a good thing that this guy wasn’t particularly stubborn. As long as he acknowledged the strength of those two, it would be fine.

“I object to appointing those two first-year Class E students as disciplinary members!”

Hattori Gyoubu said with a serious expression.

Sigh!

This child really hasn’t had enough beatings!

Chiba Yoru really didn’t know what to say.

“In the past, there has never been a precedent for appointing 『Weeds』 as disciplinary members!”

“But there’s no explicit rule saying we can’t appoint Course 2 students, is there?”

Chiba Yoru looked at Hattori Gyoubu and said indifferently.

“Are you so familiar with our rules?”

Saegusa Mayumi was shocked again. Had this guy stolen their regulations and memorized them?

Does he really need to know that much?!

“Calling Course 2 students 『Weeds』 is forbidden. You have quite some guts to use that word in front of me!”

Watanabe Mari narrowed her eyes, looking at Hattori Gyoubu with an unfriendly expression.

“Just rephrasing the language is meaningless. Or are you trying to provoke more than a third of the entire student body?”

“Besides, the Disciplinary Committee is a position that uses strength to stop students who don’t follow the rules. Even if Chiba Yoru can vouch for their strength, we haven’t seen it, have we?”

Hattori Gyoubu glanced at Saegusa Mayumi.

“The Disciplinary Committee is a position that uses strength to stop students who don’t follow the rules. 『Weeds』 who lack strength cannot fulfill this role, and aren’t 『Weeds』 called 『Weeds』 precisely because they lack strength?”

“I still have doubts about their strength!”

Hattori Gyoubu continued.

As a Course 1 student, Hattori Gyoubu was still very proud.

Moreover, Chiba Yoru hadn’t had much contact with those few people. Furthermore, one was in first-year Class A and the other in first-year Class E; they didn’t even attend classes together. How could he know them well?

Therefore, he remained skeptical of Chiba Yoru’s recommendation.

It wasn’t because he didn’t trust Chiba Yoru, but rather based on the notion that Course 1 students were stronger than Course 2 students. Until this idea was overturned, he wouldn’t believe that Course 2 students had the qualifications to be disciplinary members.

“Indeed, the strength of a disciplinary member is indispensable, but strength also comes in many forms. Tatsuya possesses the eyesight and mind to directly analyze activation sequences and accurately predict magic, which you’ve witnessed yourself, haven’t you?”

Watanabe Mari had actually been tempted when Chiba Yoru brought up Shiba Tatsuya. That ability to analyze activation sequences and accurately predict magic was exactly what their Disciplinary Committee needed.

“He can become a powerful deterrent for those unjudged, minor offenders. And I have another reason for wanting him to join the committee!”

“As you said, there’s a rift between Course 1 and Course 2 students in this school. If only Course 1 students punish Course 2 students, and not the other way around, this rift will only deepen. I don’t want the committee I lead to promote such discriminatory ideas!”

Watanabe Mari also expressed her thoughts. Ichihara Suzune and Nakajo Azusa next to her nodded, agreeing with her approach, and Saegusa Mayumi was deep in thought, considering the feasibility.

“Even if I acknowledge his ability, I still need to test his combat power. And what about the other one?”

Hattori Gyoubu pressed on again.

“President, I object to these two becoming disciplinary members!”

Hattori Gyoubu still didn’t trust Course 2 students, or perhaps he looked down on them?

“In that case, let them both have a mock battle with you then!”

“What do you think?”

“Hattori Gyoubu?”

Chiba Yoru suddenly interjected.

“Alright, I have no problem!”

Hattori Gyoubu’s face was full of smugness, as if he had this in the bag, which made Chiba Yoru want to laugh.

“This…”

Saegusa Mayumi and Watanabe Mari were all surprised. How confident were they in these two people!

Do you think these two are like you?

However, they also nodded, indicating that they could give it a try.

“But junior, you seem to have changed the subject!”

“Are you accepting our invitation, or are you accepting it?”

Saegusa Mayumi showed an alluring smile, looking at Chiba Yoru.

“Haven’t I already started to consider myself a member of the student council?”

“Besides, you didn’t give me any other choice!”