When Haru and Miyuki entered the student council room, Mayumi said, "Haru, Miyuki, you're a bit late."
"Sorry, Mayumi-senpai, there's a lot of things that happened in the class before," Haru said simply.
"...." Miyuki looked at Haru speechlessly, but she didn't say much.
"Well, you two, come here and let's talk about the Nine Schools Competition since, without a doubt, you two will be our main competitors in the competition," Mayumi said without hesitation, after all, the result of the exam of both Haru and Miyuki were so dazzling and other than both of them, she didn't think that anyone was suitable to become the main competitors.
"Senpai, even though I know about the Nine Schools Competition, can you tell me more about this?" Haru asked.
"Sure." Mayumi nodded and then coughed several times while looking at Suzune.
Suzune, who was being stared at by Mayumi, was confused and asked, "What's wrong, Mayumi?"
"Cough! Cough!" Mayumi coughed several times.
"...." Suzune.
"Hmm, Suzune-senpai, Mayumi-senpai might want you to help her to bring that board," Haru said.
"..." Suzune looked at Mayumi and asked, "Can you do it by yourself?"
Mayumi pouted, but in the end, she did the preparation by herself. She pulled the board in front of everyone so it could be easily seen, then wore glasses. If possible, she wanted to change her clothes like a teacher with a suit a teacher, but since it was troublesome, she decided not to do it. She looked at Miyuki and Haru and said, "Alright, you two, listen to me carefully, alright? I'll explain to you more about the Nine Schools Competition."
"Yes, Sensei!" Haru said without hesitation.
"...." Miyuki.
Mayumi seemed quite satisfied with Haru's response and started with her explanation. She didn't need to explain what the Nine Schools Competition was, but she explained the rules and what kind of competition would be held in this competition.
The competition is divided into the Official and Newcomers' Divisions. Only 1st Year Students may participate in the Newcomers' Division, while the Official Division has no restrictions. Each contestant may participate only in two contests, and the maximum number of participants per contest is three from each school, with men and women calculated separately.
"Up to 10 guys and girls in the official division and newcomer division participate in the Nine Schools Competition battles. In short, that's 40 members from each school." Mayumi looked at her two juniors and said, "Then I'll explain to you two about the six events that will be held in the Nine Schools Competition."
The first is the Monolith Code, which is a game where teams of three compete with magic surrounding a monolith. Victory is determined by incapacitating the opposing team or splitting the monolith in the enemy camp in order to transmit its code.
The second is Mirage Bat, a contest where magic is used to jump into the air and hit holographic orbs projected in the air with a stick.
The third is Ice Pillar Break, a contest in which one breaks or possibly destroys the opponent's 12 ice pillars while protecting their own from atop a scaffold in their own side.
The fourth is Speed Shooting, similar to clay shooting, a contest that has targets that are shot into the air to be destroyed with magic.
The fifth is Crowd Ball, a contest to get the most balls shot from the shooter into the opponent's court with a racket or magic within the time limit.
The sixth is Battle Board, similar to surfing a race riding a board and using spells like acceleration magic to complete three circuits along a man-made watercourse.
"Of the six events, four aren't gender-specific. Monolith Code is for guys only, and Mirage Bat is an even for girls only. Each school is allowed to have up to three people participate in each event, and each person can participate in up to two events. That means five guys and girls will have to participate in two of the five events. The remaining five will only need to do one event. This rule was put in place out of concern for 1st-year girls. Participating in 2 events for the newcomer battle will be extremely taxing for one's stamina," Mayuki said.
Haru glanced at Miyuki and knew that the last words were meant for Miyuki. After all, without a doubt, Miyuki would participate in 2 events. He did the same and knew that he would also participate in 2 events too, considering his result on the exam. He thought for a while and knew that he might join the Monolith Code, and as for the other event, he wasn't sure which one he should take, but he could do anything, so he didn't need to worry too much.
"Since the Nine Schools Competition is a team competition, deciding on who competes in which events, where opposing aces will go, and who we should challenge them with... figuring out that strategy will be essential. Aside from the participants, up to four people can be part of the tactical staff," Suzune added with another explanation.
"We're aiming for the 3rd consecutive championship, right?" Haru asked.
In the past two years, the First High School had become the champion of the Nine Schools Competition.
"That's right for us in the 3rd year. Winning the championship this year will be a true victory," Mayumi said with a smile.
Mayumi, Mari, and Juumonji were known as the strongest generation. After all, both Mayumi and Juumonji were coming from the Ten Master Clans, and Mari, even though she wasn't coming from Ten Master Clans, her strength didn't lose to both of them.
"Haru and Miyuki, we believe in your strength, and as for the other contestants, most decided from these results of the exam. It's reassuring that we have so many excellent freshmen this year. Mitsui-san (Honoka) and Kitayama-san (Shizuku), as well as Satomi-san and Akechi-san, will all probably be nominated. This will be the third year in a row that Mari, Juumonji-kun, myself, and the rest of my generation can win the tournament, so we absolutely must not lose. I look forward to seeing how valuable you are to our forces," Mayumi said while looking at Haru and Miyuki with a smile.
"Thank you." Miyuki nodded gracefully and with determination since everyone had trusted her so much, so she needed to do her best, but...
"What's wrong, Haru? You don't have the confidence to win?" Suzune asked since Haru didn't say anything.
"No, I believe that I can win, but I feel like there might be a lot of trouble that might be coming at us, so I want you to be prepared," Haru suddenly said, which made everyone dumbfounded at this moment.
"...Huh?"