The so-called Nine Schools Tournament is not much different from the fighting competitions in many online novels. It is a competition held between the First High School to the Ninth High School of the National Magic University. Each school is divided into men's and women's groups, and they participate in different types of competitions. The one with the highest total score wins - in simple terms, it is a large-scale inter-school sports festival.

Just like the settings in online novels, there are usually many high-ranking officials and high-ranking people in the magic world appearing in such competitions. On the one hand, they come to watch the competition, and on the other hand, they come to collect talents.

Similarly, this is also the best stage to show magic. For example, if someone shows a new magic during the Nine Schools Tournament, they will be immediately found by relevant personnel and asked if they want to join INDEX. On weekdays, even if you apply for your own magic to join INDEX, you will have to go through a very cumbersome procedure. However, in the Nine Schools Tournament, these rules are waived and everything is based on the final goal.

If Fang Zheng wanted to showcase his flying magic, then the best way would naturally be to demonstrate it in the Nine Schools Battle. This way he would immediately become famous and known to everyone.

In fact, Kitayama Shizuku's father had the same idea. There was no better opportunity for advertising than the Nine Schools Tournament. If the strength of the flying skateboard could be demonstrated during the Nine Schools Tournament, then basically no advertising would be necessary.

Fang Zheng naturally wanted to participate in the Nine Schools Tournament. Of course, the reason why he wanted to participate was not to win glory for the school or to make a name for himself. On the contrary, Fang Zheng wanted to destroy the young talents.

Those who are qualified to participate in the Nine Schools Tournament are all elite players from each school. If they can be completely eliminated, then it is equivalent to completely eliminating the future of the new generation of Japan. Fang Zheng has a lot of experience in this. When he played the piano, it was like this. Basically, many of the children who competed with him collapsed directly and no longer had the motivation to continue playing the piano.

The desire to fight against an unbeatable opponent in animations is just artistic exaggeration. In reality, when you realize that you can't win no matter how hard you try, what's left is naturally frustration and decline.

This is what Fang Zheng has to do now. He wants to appear in the Nine Schools Battle with an unparalleled crushing posture, making other opponents realize that no matter how hard they try, they cannot touch him at all, thus completely destroying their spirit and energy, making these future seedlings in the garden completely unable to recover and be doomed.

Fang Zheng is now like a pest in a garden, sharpening his knife and wanting to completely kill these tender seedlings in front of him.

Unfortunately, there was no gardener who could stop him.

After that, Nanakusa Mayumi and the others also tried the flying skateboard, and then, like Chiba Erica and the others, they went from being uneasy at first to being addicted to it, and even didn't want to leave in the end... If the class bell hadn't rang, I'm afraid all of these people would have chosen to skip class together.

Although everyone was in high spirits, there was only one person who was not very excited.

That is Shiba Miyuki.

Although she was excited about the flying skateboard at first, after returning to the classroom, Shiba Miyuki's expression became a little depressed.

Maybe others don't know, but for Shiba Miyuki, Fang Zheng has become her nightmare.

Before this, Shiba Miyuki always thought that her brother was the best. Although he had some problems with his personality, he was quite capable and superior to others - this was indeed the case. At least before Shiba Miyuki entered high school, she had never seen anyone who could be compared with her brother.

Until she entered high school.

At the beginning, when they were freshmen, she and her brother had similar theoretical scores, but her brother was deducted points because he was not suitable for practical operation. However, even so, Miyuki, who knew her brother's true strength, did not think that her brother would be a loser. She silently defended herself in her heart, saying that it was just that her brother was too special and other people did not know his strength.

If the results were calculated based on the power her brother possessed, then he would undoubtedly be the one standing at the top - this was what Shiba Miyuki originally thought.

Until Fang Zheng appeared.

Not only did they get full marks in theory, but they also got full marks in practical operation...even in the startup speed test, the two of them were exactly the same to the millisecond.

At first, Shiba Miyuki really thought it was just a coincidence, but as she got to know Fang Zheng better, she became more and more suspicious whether it was just a coincidence as he said. According to Shiba Miyuki's understanding of Fang Zheng, he could easily break her record, and the reason he didn't do so was because he didn't want to go on stage to give a speech on behalf of the freshmen, so he chose the same record as her.

Although this is consistent with Fang Zheng's character, Shiba Miyuki dare not imagine it, because the two of them were in different examination rooms at the time. If what she expected was true, then it means that Fang Zheng was not only able to know what she had done across examination rooms, but could even copy it perfectly. Moreover, in the subsequent rock-paper-scissors competition, he also deliberately lost... If this is true, then it means that this man's strength is unfathomable and unimaginable.

At least it was hard for Shiba Miyuki to imagine that her brother could do the same thing.

Apart from that, what Shiba Miyuki envied the most was his upright personality.

Her brother was deprived of emotions for some reason, which led to his slow reaction to people other than himself. Although he was not unresponsive, unless it involved Shiba Miyuki, Tatsuya Shiba had little interest. It was also because of this that he was used as a tool by so many people.

Shiba Miyuki had thought more than once that if her brother could speak his mind like Fang Zheng, and confront anyone who dared to cause trouble, then he would not have ended up in his current situation.

Because of this, Shiba Miyuki actually had a little resentment towards Fang Zheng deep in her heart. Her brother was obviously very capable, but he was not used to being in the spotlight, so Fang Zheng stole all the limelight. Now, before the end of the semester, Fang Zheng had already become a celebrity in the high school. Almost everyone from top to bottom didn't know him.

As for her brother...nowadays, many people even forget that Shiba Miyuki has a brother.

The research on flying magic made Shiba Miyuki feel a little anxious. Others didn't know, but Shiba Miyuki knew very well that her brother had also been conducting research on the generalization of flying magic. Originally, Shiba Miyuki was full of confidence in her brother. She believed that no matter how Fang Zheng stole the limelight, as long as her brother solved the three major problems of weighted magic, he would definitely be recorded in history and become a celebrity.

However, what Shiba Miyuki didn't expect was that even this was completed by Fang Zheng first?

But soon, Shiba Miyuki discovered that it was not just that.

With the end of the first semester, the results of the final exams came out. Among the first-year students, Fang Zheng still had the highest total score in theory and practical skills, with full marks at the top of the list, followed by Shiba Miyuki, Mitsui Honoka and Kitayama Shizuku.

The problem is not here, but in the theoretical results.

In the theoretical performance ranking, Fang Zheng was also ranked first, Tatsuya Shiba was ranked second, and Miyuki Shiba was ranked third.

Frankly speaking, this score ranking was quite a blow to Shiba Miyuki, because it was like both her brother and sister were hung up and beaten by Fang Zheng...

Fang Zheng certainly didn't care about the blow to Shiba Miyuki's fragile heart. After all, after the final exams were over, he only had one focus.

Battle of Nine Schools.

"According to the regulations, four of the six competitions are for both men and women. Secret Monument Decoding is limited to the men's group, and Illusion Star Picking is limited to the women's group. Each school can register a maximum of three people for each competition, and male and female contestants in the same event are counted separately. This includes the regular competition and the rookie competition. Five men and five women must choose two of the five competitions, and the other five can focus on one."

Nanakusa Mayumi finished explaining the rules again and then looked at the people sitting at the conference table.

"So about the contestants..."

"I have a problem with that."

Fang Zheng raised his hand and interrupted Mayumi Nanakusa.

"What is it, Kasugano-san?"

"I want to participate in both the regular season and the rookie competition at the same time. I wonder if the president can make it easier for me?"

"……Why?"

Upon hearing Fang Zheng's proposal, everyone present was stunned.

"Is that okay?"

Fang Zheng narrowed his eyes and looked at Nanakusa Mayumi with a smile.

"According to the conference rules, the rookie competition is limited to first-year students, but there is no age limit for the regular season. In this way, it should be no problem for me to participate in both the regular season and the rookie competition."

"But... there is no precedent..."

"Yes, Kasugano, and if you do this, you might get into trouble."

At this time, Watanabe Mari also interrupted and said, just as Nanakusa Mayumi said, according to the rules of the Nine Schools Tournament, each school can register a maximum of three people for each competition. If Fang Zheng requires himself to participate in both the rookie competition and the regular season, then it means that No. 1 High School will have one less player in each competition.

There were many people who wanted to stand out in the Nine Schools Competition. Fang Zheng grabbed someone else's spot without saying a word, which naturally aroused resentment.

"It doesn't matter."

Fang Zheng snorted coldly.

"And wouldn't it be more interesting this way? Just think about it, if there is one person who wins all the championships in both the regular season and the rookie competition, wouldn't that be interesting?"

"this……"

Hearing Fang Zheng's question, everyone was stunned for a moment, and then Watanabe Mari immediately showed an excited expression.

“It seems to be true!”

Having said that, Watanabe Mari immediately looked at Nanakusa Mayumi.

"In history, no one has ever been able to win both the regular season and the rookie season Grand Slams at the same time! If Kasugano wins, he will be the first in the Nine Schools Tournament!"

"But... even though I say that... there's no way to guarantee that Kasugano-san will be able to win all the championships..."

After hearing Watanabe Mari's answer, Nanakusa Mayumi seemed a little hesitant, while Fang Zheng shrugged his shoulders.

"That's easy. If anyone is dissatisfied, they can compete with me. If they can win, then they can participate. If not, then the spot belongs to me... No problem, right?"

“…”

Mayumi Nanakusa thought for a moment, and finally, under Fang Zheng's gaze, she sighed and nodded.

"Then it's decided."

After hearing Nanakusa Mayumi's answer, Shiba Miyuki sighed inwardly.

It would be great if my brother could also participate in the competition...