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Miyuki was sowhat surprised to see the ugly look that Erika wore when everyone showed up for the arranged lunch eting in the cafeteria.
"Erika, is yesterday's incident still weighing on your mind?"
Until the mont they separated at the bus station, Erika was extrely irritated that the suspected special agent from USNA intelligence got the last laugh during the final monts. Even though she didn't verbalize her displeasure, her attitude was apparent from a glance.
This was already an incredibly frank admission on her part considering her usual antics where she used a mischievous smile to hide her true feelings. It was simply unheard of for her to brood on this until the second day.
At Miyuki's question, Erika's answer was half confirming and half dissenting.
"It's not simply because we could only watch as he got away."
The words, watch as he got away, seed to denote her frustration, but apparently that wasn't the full story.
"That guy's words were really worriso...... Don't let down your guard even on campus, doesn't that an that so of the students......"
Mikihiko and Honoka didn't participate in the incident back in April so they weren't able to follow, but Tatsuya and Miyuki imdiately grasped what was on Erika's mind.
At the ti, Sayaka had been an unwitting pawn for foreign agents posing as terrorists.
Even now, Sayaka was unable to put that behind her.
"If we're putting on an encore for that unpleasant business, please count
out......"
Tatsuya was both in the know and understood those feelings, so he made a comnt that ran counter to his personality in an effort to take care of Erika's mood.
"Still, it's not like we can arrest them if they haven't even done anything yet."
"That may be true......"
Her sulky tone hinted that she hadn't fully accepted this, but at least he successfully defused her intent to do so snooping around on her own, Tatsuya thought.
Speaking of which, though Erika wasn't a "goody two shoes" by any stretch, when sothing pertaining to one of her close friends arose, she would "change the subject" even when there wasn't a direct connection.
"Yet, isn't it to our disadvantage to always be reacting? That's not a problem if it's a head-on assault, but theft would be......"
"Not like we can always worry about sothing like that......"
Tatsuya smiled and shook his head at Leo and Mikihiko's concerns.
"Since we don't carry that data in a terminal on us, there's no danger of physical theft. Originally, it would be strange to worry about theft or burglary on campus, no? Well, discreet photographs aren't out of the question, but that issue wouldn't be restricted to this competition only. To steal data from on campus, it would be more convenient to go after the docunts hidden behind lower safeguards, but we're not that silly. Is it possible that we have been misinford by a suspicious individual?"
"Is that so...... But we still need to guard against the other person directly spying on you yesterday, so be careful."
"I know."
Even though Mikihiko's words were largely bucking against Tatsuya's explanation, he looked like he was satisfied with that answer.
Still, in Tatsuya's eyes, Erika and Leo both gave him the impression that they remained silent because they wanted to say sothing more, but were unable to co up with any argunts of their own.
Compared to the 52 representatives selected for the Nine Schools Competition, the Thesis Competition only had three. The difference in scale was so great that the event almost seed pointless. Even so, the Thesis Competition was seen as an important event that rivaled the Nine Schools Competition itself.
One of the reasons was that this event was actually another stage for the nine magic high schools to determine a victor. Especially for schools that obtained undesirable results in the Nine Schools Competition, the desire to erase their old sha beca a powerful motivator.
Another reason was that many students were able to participate beyond the selected three representatives.
The greatest difference between the debate and research competitions for non-magic high schools and the "National High School Students Magic Thesis Competition" was that a live demonstration was incorporated into the presentation.
In addition to the thesis presentation, a fully functional magic device was required to display the actual manifestation of the magic. Even though the presentation only required a model, this was no simple child's toy that could be stuck together with glue and papers. The device needed to run reliably, or at least mimic reality
this was the Thesis Competition for magic high schools.
For this, the design of the magic device and the support systems involved, the controlling software, outer fra, required conditions and target production, testing personnel and supporting testers, individuals in charge of safety...... Near the actual deadline for the competition, the Technical Club and Arts Club would naturally join in. Even clubs that work on purely theoretical ideas and students with outstanding grades would be mobilized for the success of the official competition.
The total number of participants for the report preparation exceeded that of the Nine Schools Competition.
Since the official competition was set for the Sunday two weeks from now, not only was the campus filled with sounds of machinery and magic activating, "Self Design" and "Self Study" sprouted up to squeeze more ti in. The open area in the quad was swiftly filled to capacity by prototypes, calculation devices, and other machinery. Even consolation squads ford by female volunteers loaded with drinks and snacks entered the fray. In order to support these consolation squads, the Robotics Research Club chipped in the Humanoid Ho Helpers as well.
"Ah, there they are."
The person Erika was looking for stood amid the ruckus. "Hey, Tatsuya-kun"
Next to Erika, who was shouting while waving her arms back and forth, Leo turned his body in another direction. Mikihiko chose to simply move two ters behind Erika to a safe distance. The two of them were probably pretending not to know her.
"Erika-chan, please don't bother everyone......."
Mizuki wasn't as brazen as Leo, so she still tugged at her friend's sleeve despite knowing this would do nothing. As expected, there was no effect.
Seeing Erika waltz over, Tatsuya stopped his hands and smiled wryly as if to say "what can I do
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