( Yuuki's POV )
When I landed with Cecilia in my arms, the teachers and students ran towards me worried.
Chifuyu: What happened?
Yuuki: I think she's sick, I'm going to take her to the infirmary.
I left the others to continue with the class, and while I was carrying Cecilia, they looked at me strangely, but I ignored that, in the infirmary, the nurse was absent, so I put her in one of the beds.
Yuuki: You're such a handful, but I appreciate the excitement you bring around you.
Cecilia: Yuuki...
I wanted to help her and use my healing magic to make her feel better but when I reached out my hand she took it and said my name while she was asleep, I looked at her face and she opened her eyes and gave me a small smile before closing her eyes again, I'm not going to lie that was very cute.
I used my other hand to heal her and she was able to sleep more peacefully but she did not let go of my hand, The nurse returned shortly after but when she saw me holding Cecilia's hand she put on a smile and left us alone, I had already cured Cecilia but it would have been better if I had at least checked on her.
I missed class, and when Cecilia woke up she blushed and almost jumped out of bed.
Cecilia: Y-yuuki, what are you doing here?
Yuuki: I brought you here, don't you remember what happened?
I explained to her what happened during practice, and I thought that her fever was what had her so calm, and she was going to respond like she didn't need my help, but she thanked me honestly, after that, I left the infirmary and let Cecilia rest.
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After that incident, Cecilia's attitude towards me changed completely, and she became much more friendly with me, that was not a problem for me but it was somewhat suspicious, Tsukiumi let Cecilia get close to me but not too much unlike most other girls who she scared away right away and we train together every day in preparation for the upcoming competition.
As I watched her fly her IS, I couldn't help but think of improvements for her unit, even though it was unlikely she would let me modify her unit.
On the day of the competition, only a small group decided to participate, Charles, Ichika, Cecilia, Tsukiumi, another girl I didn't know, and me.
The competition was a small tournament, and the first fight was Charles against me, his personal unit was orange and not much different than a mass-produced unit, but I wasn't going to get too confident.
Yuuki: Let me tell you, I'm not going to hold back just because we're friends.
Charles: That's what I was waiting for.
The descending counter appeared and when it reached zero I started shooting with my antimatter rifles, Charles flew sideways to avoid it and he quickly equipped a pair of machine guns, in the same way that the IS could be compressed into a small accessory that could store a small arsenal in themselves, Charles said his unit was all-rounder just like mine so he must have a lot of weapons hidden.
When he started shooting I stayed where I was and used my tails to hit the bullets, when he saw that that didn't work he didn't hesitate to change strategy, He changed one of his weapons to a grenade launcher and used a mortar technique to force me to move, and I'm sure he had his next move planned depending on where I moved.
I flew back and when the grenades hit the ground, Charles flew over the explanations and when he was behind me he shot again, Surely he thought he couldn't block what I couldn't see but things weren't going to go the way he thought, I stopped all of his bullets with ease and with a burst of speed I was on his side.
Yuuki: Nice try there, but I have eyes in the back of my head.
I swung my sword with great power, Charles took out a shield to stop my attack, but that was not enough, I destroyed his shield and hit him directly in his side, he crashed into the wall, and the announcement that I had won rang out across the arena.
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When the battle ended, I went to the locker room to check on Charles because maybe I went a little overboard in our fight, When I entered the place, I didn't see him, so I called for him.
Yuuki: Hey Charles, are you here, man?
Charles: Oh yeah, I'm almost done, just wait there.
Yuuki: I already told you I don't want to see you change.
Minutes after he answered, Charles appeared somewhat agitated.
Charles: Do you need something?
Yuuki: Just checking on you, you didn't break anything, right?
Charles: I'm fine, don't worry.
Yuuki: Great, let's go watch the rest of the competition.
After my victory, I was thrown straight into the finals, so I had some free time, and the next fight was interesting, Tsukiumi vs Cecilia, when they found out in the stadium the atmosphere became serious, which was strange coming from Tsukiumi, not to insult Cecilia, but her chances of winning are almost non-existent.
Tsukiumi: I hope you're ready, if you can't hit me at least once, I won't let you get close to Yuuki.
Cecilia: I'm ready!
When I heard that their seriousness came from something like that I could only let out a sigh.
Charles: What are they talking about?
Yuuki: I have no idea, but Tsukiumi does that kind of thing sometimes, I'll just have to trust her.
Charles: You two are very close and have the same last name, what is your relationship with her?
Yuuki: Our relationship? She is my cute fiancée.
'EEEHHHH!!'
The girls in the stands were very interested in our conversation, and when I revealed our relationship, they were very surprised, I thought it was obvious, but it seemed Tsukiumi wasn't obvious enough, but that wasn't important, I was more focused on the fight, and Cecilia in particular.