This coaching is not right.

As soon as Itosawa and Ichinose stepped out of the student council office, they quickly headed downstairs.

Ito Sawa just wanted to leave as soon as possible and avoid Nagumo Masaru. Ichinose didn't know why, but she still obediently followed him.

However, Ito Sawa did not expect that the original work's description of "immediately" was in such a short time, and Nagumo Masa arrived at the office building very quickly.

Just as they hurried down the stairs, Nan Yunya appeared at the top of the stairs on the second floor.

A sly glint in his eyes, and his mental energy, like an invisible net, surged directly towards them.

A golden storm quickly arose in Ito Sawa's mind, attempting to invade his inner world.

Although it appears to be radiant and magnificent, it is scattered everywhere, attempting to infiltrate more places, full of the intention to erode and control. It is rampant in Ito Sawa's spiritual sea, looking for an opportunity to attach and penetrate.

Unfortunately, his special ability was no different from Ito Sawa's. Soon, the power was compressed together and turned into a golden chess piece.

However, to Ito Sawa's surprise, the golden piece did not fall into a new position as before, but instead covered the newly formed phantom golden piece.

He was somewhat surprised, but after thinking about Akane's strange behavior all along, he had a guess in his mind.

No wonder she added a mental challenge to the assessment; it seems it was to prevent Nan Yunya's influence.

He just didn't expect that the original story's concern about Nan Yunya's influence would be transformed into this in this world.

As for Akane-senpai's ability, it seems to be imitation, the ability to imitate weaker versions of other abilities. Nagumo Ya's mental impact seems to be much stronger than Akane's.

As he pondered this, Ito Sawa snapped out of his mental shock and looked warily at Nagumo Masaru.

But he saw the smile on Nan Yunya's face.

He turned his head sharply to look at Ichinose and found that her situation was not optimistic.

The aura surrounding Ichinose dimmed, failing to be triggered and not easily transformed into part of her power as before.

Her eyes became vacant, as if she had lost her self-awareness. Ito Sawa was somewhat shocked and angry. He did not expect that Nan Yunya's ability was not only a mental attack, but also direct control.

Seeing that Ichinose was about to walk forward, Ito Sawa quickly reached out and grabbed Ichinose's arm tightly.

"Ichinose!"

Ichinose paused, a flicker of confusion crossing her eyes as if she were struggling to regain her senses. Ito Sawa gripped her hand tightly, trying to awaken her with his own strength.

"Ito... classmate," Ichinose's voice was weak, her body trembling slightly, clearly struggling with Nagumo Masaru's mental strength.

Nan Yunya stood on the stairs, a hint of smugness in his eyes. His mental energy, like thin threads, coiled around Ichinose, attempting to control her movements.

Although his special ability can only guide inclinations and make others feel more favorably toward him, actively using it like this is just a process of using mental power to guide others. It is not only mentally and physically exhausting, but at most it can only guide others to touch him. Once they touch him, it will immediately become ineffective.

However, it's enough as a bluffing tactic.

However, Ito Sawa, unaware of the situation, worried that if Nagumo Masaru encountered Ichinose, he would be controlled by her. Therefore, he concentrated his mental energy and tried to expand his domain to see the source of Nagumo Masaru's mental energy line and attempt to cut it off.

Ito Sawa's mental energy gradually spread out, and his consciousness searched around Ichinose, looking for those almost invisible lines of mental energy.

He quickly located the mental energy lines and then tried to touch Nan Yunya's mental energy lines. These lines were like transparent silk threads, wrapped around Ichinose's consciousness.

Ito Sawa operated carefully, his mental energy gradually enveloping these mental energy lines, attempting to sever them one by one.

As Itosawa exerted himself, Ichinose's steps began to slow, and her body trembled slightly, as if she were struggling with Nagumo Masaru's mental strength.

Ito Sawa's domain gradually expanded, and his extended spiritual power intertwined with Nagumo Masaru's spiritual power lines.

The few chess pieces on the board lit up, their light converging and beginning to erode Nan Yunya's mental energy lines, gradually weakening their power.

The chess pieces on the board dimmed, and Ito Sawa's breathing became rapid. His mental energy was constantly being depleted, but he still gritted his teeth and tried his best to dissipate Nagumo Masaru's power.

Finally, Ichinose stopped walking. Her body stopped trembling, and her eyes began to clear.

Nan Yunya's mental energy lines broke one by one and disappeared into his domain.

“Ichinose!” Ito Sawa’s voice was tinged with tension as he gripped Ichinose’s hand tightly to make sure she was safe.

Ichinose turned her head, a hint of confusion in her eyes, but quickly her gaze returned to focus. She looked at Ito Sawa, her voice weak but full of gratitude: "I'm alright, Ito, thank you."

A hint of surprise flashed in Nan Yunya's eyes. He hadn't expected that Ito Sawa could neutralize his mental power, even if he was in a sorry state, even if his strength in his ability wasn't in mental power at all. But he still managed to do it.

Instead, he laughed, a hint of appreciation in his eyes.

"Ito Sawa, you're stronger than I imagined. I'm starting to get interested in you. Just the beginning; I'll contact you again."

Sensing Horikita and the others' movements, he didn't linger any longer, leaving behind a single sentence before drifting away.

After saying that, Nagumo Masa turned and left the stairwell, leaving Ito Sawa and Ichinose behind.

Ito Sawa watched Horikita Manabu rush down from upstairs and finally breathed a sigh of relief. As the tension in his heart eased, his body suddenly went limp and he almost collapsed.

Sure enough, trying to deal with older students now would be a death sentence.

Ichinose noticed Itosawa's unusual behavior and reacted quickly, reaching out to support him.

Her hand firmly supported Ito Sawa's arm, preventing him from falling. "Ito Sawa, are you alright?" Ichinose's voice was filled with anxiety.

"Horikita-senpai, please check if he's alright."

Ito Sawa shook his head, pulled her back, and said with a hint of fatigue in his voice, "I'm fine. I was just too nervous just now. Now that I've relaxed, my body is a little weak."

Horikita Manabu conjured ice in his palm, which traveled around Horikita's body. "He's fine physically."

Then he gestured to Akane Tachibana to use the borrowed mental energy to examine the state of his mental sea.

Akane Tachibana stepped forward and sensed Ito Sawa's condition.

"It's just that my mental energy is exhausted. I'll be fine after a rest."

Ito Sawa looked up at the worried Ichinose and said, "I told you, everything's alright."

Ichinose finally felt relieved and, after thinking for a moment, helped him to the teacher's office on the first floor to rest.

After much effort, they managed to get Ito Sawa to the teacher's office, both of them looking rather disheveled.

Ms. Hoshinomiya noticed their arrival and immediately stopped her playful banter with Ms. Chabashira. "What's going on with you two?"

“Hoshinomiya-sensei, we…” Ichinose’s voice was tinged with weariness as she briefly explained the situation with Nagumo Miyabi.

After listening to Ichinose's explanation, Hoshinomiya-sensei fell silent. If it were any other student, she might have just taught them a lesson if she was in a good mood. But when it came to student council members, especially the student council president, or even the vice president, they were not people that she, as the homeroom teacher of a first-year student, could afford to offend.

She turned to Ito Sawa, her eyes filled with concern: "Ito Sawa, how are you feeling?"

Ito Sawa shook his head, and despite his poor mental state, he managed a forced smile: "I'm fine, Hoshinomiya-sensei."

Teacher Hoshinomiya could tell from his state of mind whether it was true or false.

She gently placed her hand on Ito Sawa's forehead, closed her eyes, and began to mobilize her mental energy.

Her spiritual power flowed gently into Ito Sawa's spiritual sea like a warm spring breeze. The chessboard in Ito Sawa's spiritual sea only emerged from the sea eye after her spiritual power left, and the pink chess pieces shone brightly.

Ito Sawa felt a warm power spreading through his mind, his fatigue gradually lessened, and his mental strength began to recover slowly.

He looked at Hoshinomiya-sensei with gratitude, his heart filled with thanks. "Thank you, Hoshinomiya-sensei."

Although he was able to recover on his own, he knew how invaluable Hoshinomiya-sensei's help was.

Teacher Hoshinomiya smiled and shook her head: "It was nothing, no need to thank me."