The Nine Schools Competition has ended, and it is now the second semester. Ayako and Fumiya visit Tatsuya to deliver a letter they were entrusted directly from Maya. The letter was a request asking for Tatsuya's cooperation in capturing Gongjin Zhou. The Kurobas were also pursuing him but lost sight of him in the Kyoto area. It seems Gongjin Zhou has been receiving help from the Traditionalists, a faction of Ancient Magicians, in his escape. The Traditionalists and the Kudou Family have been in conflict with each other for many years. So, Tatsuya decides to reach out to Fujibayashi, Retsu Kudou's granddaughter, to ask for Retsu's cooperation in capturing Gongjin Zhou.
Since ultimately, I won't sustain
any injuries as a tactical ploy,
بما أنّني في نهاية المطاف، لن أتكبّد
،أي جروح كحيلة تكتيكيّة
Mich, der letztendlich keine
Verletzungen erleiden wird,
Como, a fin de cuentas,
no saldré herido como carnada,
Como, a fin de cuentas,
no saldré herido como señuelo,
Comme je n’aurai
aucune séquelle à la fin,
Mettere sulla linea di tiro me,
No final das contas, não é errado usar a mim,
que nunca fica ferido, como isca.
Мне не грозят серьёзные травмы,
а потому самое место на передовой.