Magical inferiority: quantum control Chapter 102

Released on June 20, 2025

The path originally led straight ahead to the main road, from where I could slowly stroll back to my room. It was a rare shaded area, a nice place to clear my head.

Unfortunately, some people just didn’t want that!

Qianyu Ye You did not return to the main road. Instead, he followed a fork in the path and delved deeper. As Qianyu Ye You walked further, the surrounding human presence became scarcer. Gradually, even the streetlights disappeared. He sensed that those people were still trailing him, completely unconcerned, as if they had locked onto their prey, barely even bothering to conceal their movements anymore.

“Boss, it looks like this kid found us a long time ago. It wasn’t by chance!”

“This kid is not ordinary!”

A slightly astonished voice echoed in the silent small forest.

“Hmph!”

“What if he’s not ordinary?”

“He’s just a student after all!”

The one called Boss seemed quite dismissive. After all, he was just a high school student, even if he attended a direct-affiliated high school under a magic university, what of it?

What kind of trouble could a high school student stir up?

“Then do you think he’ll cooperate with us?”

This voice sounded a bit worried.

“Hmph!”

“He doesn’t have a choice!”

The Boss remained unconcerned.

“Sigh!”

“If this matter isn’t completed, those big shots will be in big trouble!”

Through the swaying leaves, a few slivers of moonlight shone on the face of a man in a suit, wearing a fedora, and with a cigarette dangling from his mouth.

“This isn’t just a matter of big trouble!”

“If this thing gets messed up, they’re finished!”

“Their shareholders would kill them!”

“And this matter can’t be a case of the pot calling the kettle black. Those guys’ identities aren’t simple; none of them are people they can afford to offend!”

When the Boss heard his subordinate’s words, his expression couldn’t help but become serious.

This matter involved many people, and the forces behind them were even more complex. They absolutely couldn’t afford to offend either side.

“Our mission is heavy!”

The Boss also sighed.

Honestly, he was a small-time leader in the organization. If he truly had a choice, he really wouldn’t want to deal with this matter. A slight oversight could lead to utter destruction.

You know, this was a military-controlled zone!

If any disturbance occurred and caught the military’s attention, heh heh…

No matter what, he didn’t want the military to notice him, after all, he wasn’t one of those enhanced soldiers who absolutely followed orders.

Who wants to die when they can live?

“Sigh!”

“I wonder where such a freak came from!”

“We were originally prepared to manipulate the scores, but now, the target is fine, and that little girl named Watanabe Mari not only didn’t withdraw from the competition but also won various victories. The total scores of First High and Third High are getting further and further apart!”

“Now it’s good, the backup plan isn’t even needed. I think Third High is in a tough spot!”

“Alright, stop complaining. As long as we deal with this guy, we’re very confident in stirring up trouble from within First High.”

“What’s wrong?”

The Boss suddenly saw his subordinate looking at the path ahead in terror, as if startled by something. His mouth was wide open, and his finger trembled as he pointed forward.

“He… disappeared!”

“What disappeared…”

The Boss looked up ahead. In the brief moment he turned his head, Qianyu Ye You, who had been walking in front, suddenly vanished!

“How is that possible?”

“Are we tracking a ghost?”

The subordinate mumbled in a trembling, fearful voice.

“Idiot!”

“What era is this?!”

“This is magic!”

The Boss was certain that Qianyu Ye You had used some magic to instantly disappear from their sight.

Clap, clap, clap!

A series of claps came from above, making both their hearts skip a beat.

Both men instantly jumped forward and simultaneously turned to look up.

They saw the boy who had just disappeared leaning against a thick branch, looking at the two cautiously wary men with a somewhat playful gaze.

“Quite knowledgeable!”

Qianyu Ye You commented with a smile at the corner of his mouth.

However, the expressions of the two men were somewhat grim. Qianyu Ye You’s words were definitely not praise, but outright sarcasm!

In this era where magic ran rampant, any unreasonable desire would become reasonable due to magic. Any ordinary person with a bit of knowledge knew that supernatural phenomena were basically the work of mages, let alone people like them?

“I presume this is Qianyu Ye You, correct?”

After a brief moment of panic and vigilance, seeing that Qianyu Ye You had no further aggressive movements, the Boss felt much more at ease, so he boldly spoke.

“Hmm, that’s right. May I ask what your intentions are, following a respectable young man like myself late at night?”

Qianyu Ye You propped his head with one hand, looking at the two. Their appearance was both surprising and expected.

These guys were running a betting operation behind the scenes, setting up such a huge scheme, greedy enough to try and swindle their partners out of money. How could they allow First High to win first place again?

After all, as long as First High’s total score was no longer first among the nine schools, they would gain immense profit.

Causing trouble was inevitable; finding him was just a matter of time.

It’s just that…

“We are… for some reasons, we hope that First High will not be the overall first place in this Nine Schools Competition. I wonder if Qianyu Ye You could help us?”

“Please rest assured, we will pay a very substantial reward.”

“It will definitely satisfy you greatly!”

The Boss spoke persuasively in a very gentlemanly manner.

“The previous incidents were also your doing, weren’t they?”

“My apologies!”

Hearing Qianyu Ye You’s question, the Boss apologized first.

“We were forced into it. If First High wins first place again this time, we will be in great trouble.”

Looking at the Boss’s humble and polite demeanor, if he hadn’t known that the person next to him was casting magic, influencing him, he would have truly thought these two were great philanthropists!

“Oh, I see. Then I will definitely help…”

Qianyu Ye You looked a bit bewildered, very compliant with the other party.

“Boss, it worked!”

“Hmm!”

The Boss hadn’t expected things to go so smoothly and nodded happily.

“But why isn’t this guy coming down?”

The subordinate looked at Qianyu Ye You in the tree with some confusion.

“?”

In the tree?

Not coming down?

Not good!

“Damn it!”