Magical inferiority: quantum control Chapter 016

Dawn was breaking, and through the emerald leaves and glass window, dots of warm sunlight shone on Qianyu Ye You’s face, who was still lying in bed, not yet awake.

Qianyu Ye You rubbed his eyes, got up, washed, made breakfast, ate, cleaned up, and then headed out towards the school.

With the increasing popularization of magic, transportation tools became fewer and fewer. Those vehicles were not even as convenient and fast as magic self-acceleration formulas.

However, not everyone could afford to use magic for travel, so a new type of small, single-person vehicle was developed. Its high-speed, convenient autonomous driving mode could be easily operated by both mages and ordinary people, making it very popular.

Among the small vehicles coming and going on the roadside, a figure was hurrying. With each leap, a cyan magical rune would flash beneath their feet.

“Ye You-kun!”

Qianyu Ye You had just arrived near the school when he heard a familiar voice calling him.

Qianyu Ye You turned his head at the sound and saw Saegusa Mayumi jogging towards him, waving her hand. As she ran, her long hair fluttered over her shoulders, adding to her youthful beauty.

“My esteemed President, you’re so full of energy this early in the morning, truly spirited!”

Qianyu Ye You helplessly reached out and took the handbag from her hand.

“Hehe!”

“So thoughtful!”

“Thank you, Ye You-kun!”

Saegusa Mayumi smiled playfully and handed the handbag in her hand to Qianyu Ye You.

Saegusa Mayumi and Qianyu Ye You walked side by side. Suddenly, she quickened her pace and blocked Qianyu Ye You’s path, then spun around. Her orange-yellow skirt billowed gently with her turn, and Qianyu Ye You couldn’t help but stare blankly.

“Does it look good?”

Saegusa Mayumi used her small hand to brush a strand of hair near her earlobe, adjusting the mischievous wisp of black hair, adding a touch of charm to her face.

“It looks good, just a bit too short.”

Qianyu Ye You said, a little lost in thought.

“Ye You-kun!”

“Hmph!”

Saegusa Mayumi knew very well that this guy was doing it on purpose. She let out a somewhat coquettish snort, feigning anger, and took the lead, walking towards the school.

Saegusa Mayumi was initially a little smug when she saw Qianyu Ye You’s dazed expression, especially when he uttered the first half of the sentence, her smile grew wider, and then her smile froze.

For the stunningly beautiful Saegusa Mayumi, height was definitely a fatal flaw, but she didn’t really care about it, provided he didn’t say it so openly in front of her.

Seeing this, Qianyu Ye You chuckled softly, quickened his steps, and caught up.

“Tatsuya-kun!”

After only a few steps, Qianyu Ye You saw the Student Council President waving and greeting the Shiba siblings in the distance.

“This scene feels so familiar!”

Qianyu Ye You silently glanced at the handbag in his hand and decisively followed the President’s pace.

“Tatsuya-kun, Miyuki-chan, good morning!”

“Good morning to both of you.”

Qianyu Ye You greeted Shiba Tatsuya and his sister Miyuki.

“Good morning to both of you.”

The Shiba siblings replied in unison.

“Are you two here together?”

Shiba Miyuki looked strangely at the handbag in Qianyu Ye You’s hand.

Hmm, two.

Then her gaze became even more excited.

“We met halfway!”

Qianyu Ye You lifted the handbag in his hand, gesturing, hesitating whether to shove it into Shiba Tatsuya’s hand.

He thought about it and decided against it; that would be too unethical.

“Oh~”

Shiba Miyuki nodded, looking as if she understood, realizing their situation. She had thought there might be some gossip to enjoy.

The Student Council President began to repeat her old trick, performing in front of Shiba Tatsuya and then asking him if she looked good.

[It’s happening again, she’s having an episode!]

[This child is beyond saving!]

Qianyu Ye You covered his face, unable to bear watching.

Saegusa Mayumi had failed to tease Qianyu Ye You, so she was trying to find a reaction from someone else.

However…

Shiba Tatsuya looked puzzled and turned to Qianyu Ye You, asking with his eyes.

Shiba Tatsuya: What’s wrong with her?

Qianyu Ye You: She’s having an episode!

Shiba Tatsuya: ?

Shiba Tatsuya: Mental issues?

Qianyu Ye You: No, just crazy!

Shiba Tatsuya: …..

Shiba Tatsuya was speechless.

“What are you two winking at each other for?”

Shiba Miyuki looked displeased at her brother and the annoying guy opposite her.

That’s right, this action made the yellow-haired girl misunderstand again.

“???”

Qianyu Ye You looked at Shiba Miyuki’s gloomy little face, completely dumbfounded.

[Good heavens!]

[Are they starting to be wary of men now!]

[Ew~]

[Indeed, when women get frisky, they’re fiercer than men.]

“So, what do you think?”

“Tatsuya-kun!”

Saegusa Mayumi’s smiling face was puffed up like a steamed bun.

“Uh, good…”

Shiba Tatsuya said perfunctorily.

Saegusa Mayumi raised an eyebrow at Qianyu Ye You.

Qianyu Ye You sighed. Can’t she tell he’s just being perfunctory?

Or perhaps she just didn’t want to see it!

“Um, there’s something I’d like to discuss with you and Miyuki. Do you have any plans for lunch today?”

Saegusa Mayumi suddenly reined in her expression, adopting a humble, businesslike demeanor, which made the three of them feel a little unaccustomed.

Shiba Miyuki did not answer immediately, but looked at her brother, Shiba Tatsuya.

Shiba Tatsuya gave Miyuki a reassuring look.

“Yes, President, my brother and I will be there!”

Shiba Miyuki replied after receiving her brother’s affirmation.

“You don’t forget to come either!”

Saegusa Mayumi looked at Qianyu Ye You and instructed him.

She wasn’t afraid he’d forget, but rather that he wouldn’t come at all.

“Me too?”

Qianyu Ye You pointed at his nose in surprise.

“Aren’t you part of the Student Council?”

Saegusa Mayumi rolled her eyes at him impatiently.

“I thought I only had things to do after school!”

Qianyu Ye You pouted.

Hearing Qianyu Ye You’s words, Saegusa Mayumi was glad she had added that extra sentence, otherwise she definitely wouldn’t have seen him at noon.

“Bye-bye!”

Then Saegusa Mayumi turned and walked away. Their third-year building was not the same as the first-year building, but it wasn’t far, just next to their building.

“Oh!”

“By the way, Tatsuya-kun, please bring Chiba Erika from your class!”

“I also have something to discuss with her!”

Saegusa Mayumi suddenly remembered that she had forgotten someone, so she turned and said to Shiba Tatsuya.

“Alright.”

Hearing Shiba Tatsuya’s reply, Saegusa Mayumi bowed slightly and then turned to leave.

“I’m leaving too, I won’t disturb you two siblings, bye-bye!”

Qianyu Ye You turned and left.

To be honest, he had no particular feelings for Shiba Miyuki. Even with the Student Council President, it was just playful banter, so he never expected anything.

Qianyu Ye You deeply knew what he currently needed and what he should be doing.

His magical technique had started at a very high level compared to his peers, but it wasn’t enough!

He didn’t know what the future held.

But he couldn’t remain unknown unless he was mediocre.

Anything Qianyu Ye You currently learned or created, if even a little bit leaked out, would be hailed as elite, and even more often, it wouldn’t be as simple as just being considered elite.

After all, Qianyu Ye You was not Shiba Tatsuya.

Strictly speaking, the Shiba siblings were part of the Yotsuba family!

Shiba Tatsuya also had the military behind him.

So even if Shiba Tatsuya was a prodigy, there would be someone to back him up.

Even if the military was vying with the Yotsuba family for ownership of Shiba Tatsuya, they would definitely not let anything happen to Shiba Tatsuya.

But Qianyu Ye You was different; he didn’t have such a powerful background in Japan.

He probably only had the option of marrying into one of the Ten Master Clans.

Becoming a son-in-law in a prestigious family was not what Qianyu Ye You wanted. Not only did it sound bad, but it was also quite disgusting to do.

However, even with the idea of “if you can’t beat them, join them,” he couldn’t just conjure a Ten Master Clan out of thin air, because there was no one.

Thinking of this, Qianyu Ye You couldn’t help but feel a headache.

[Forget it, let’s take it one step at a time!]

Qianyu Ye You cleared his mind of all the jumbled thoughts and walked into the classroom.

“Ding-a-ling-ling…”

As the bell signaling the start of class rang, the students who had been chatting in twos and threes returned to their seats, waiting for the teacher to arrive.

“Tap, tap, tap…”

Following the sound of high heels tapping on the floor in the hallway, a beautiful woman with long black hair entered. She looked about twenty-four years old, and her tight-fitting suit, which outlined her perfect curves, did not diminish her beauty but instead added a touch of authority.

“A new teacher?”

“Strange!”

“Isn’t this class ‘Basic Magic Explained’?”

As the teacher entered, the entire class began to murmur. Because there was a schedule for courses, every instructor had a photo and specific personal information listed on it, which could be easily checked. But this teacher was not the original one.

“Qianyu Ye You, what’s going on? Do you know?”

Shiba Miyuki turned her head and asked Qianyu Ye You.

Qianyu Ye You rolled his eyes at her impatiently, then shook his head.

“Alright!”

“Everyone, quiet down!”

The black-haired woman frowned at the increasingly noisy classroom and spoke to stop them.

Once the classroom quieted down, she began her self-introduction.

“Hello everyone, my name is Chiba Hana, and I am your new homeroom teacher!”

With Chiba Hana’s self-introduction, Qianyu Ye You also understood that this was a temporary transfer, a practical magic teaching instructor.

[Good heavens!]

[As expected of the First Course students’ treatment!]

[No wonder First Course students call themselves ‘Corolla’ and call Second Course students ‘Weeds’.]

[Compared to First Course students, Second Course students are like children without a mother, the kind no one cares about whether they live or die.]

This entire morning of new lessons made Qianyu Ye You once again experience the superior treatment of First Course students.

Things like accelerated casting theory, photon theory, psion-to-matter conversion, and so on—Second Course students had none of it!

Why was he so sure?

Because these projects all had laboratories, and they hadn’t seen a single Second Course student on the entire floor all morning!