Chapter 8: Chapter 8
Minato was irritated. Being prevented by Course 1 students from walking home with Miyuki was one thing. But being suspected of something by the President of the Disciplinary Committee was another.
Minato:(Seriously, why can nothing be simple for once?) was he current thought as he stood in front of Wanatabe Mari, staring blankly back at her.
Miyuki went to his side and decided to end the staring contest by apologizing.
Miyuki:"I'm terribly sorry for making you get involved." She said, bowing in front of Mari.
Mari was slightly shocked and couldn't say anything else for a moment. Mayumi, taking the opportunity, decided to step in and help Minato.
Mayumi;"That's enough, right Mari?" she said as she leaned forward. She turned around, facing Minato.
Minato:"Minato-kun, it really was a just a demonstration, wasn't it?" she asked, winking at him, signalling him to play along. Minato ,sighing, decided to agree with her.
Minato:"Yes. That is true."
Mayumi:"Of course, students teaching each other is allowed, but there are detailed restrictions when using magic. You should refrain from self-studying things that involve activating magic." Mayumi said, as she talked the group of students.
Mari coughed lightly into her hand, clearing her throat, before adding, "As per the President's request, I'm willing to overlook the details this time."
As she spoke, everyone bowed as a form of apology. After her speech, Mari walked away, but not before asking, "What's your name?", directing her question to Minato.
Minato smirked slightly before replying, "Shiba Minato from class 1-E."
Mari stared at him for a little longer before continuing to walk away. As she did that, she added, "I'll keep my eye on you."
Mayumi followed after Mari and the both of them left the school gates, leaving behind the group of students and Minato and his friends and siblings.
The Leader student who attacked Leon and Erika spoke up beside Minato, "you better not be thinking that i owe you,all right?"
Minato shrugged, as he walked back towards the gates, he replied, "I don't consider it a favour. But, attack my friends again, I will stop holding back and will utterly crush you, Course 1 student or not."
Upon finishing his statement, Minato stared back at the brunette, as if daring to attack him and his friends again. The Leader stepped back in slight fear as Minato slightly release his killing aura.
Finding courage, the brunette said, "My name is Morisaki Shun. I'm a member of the main Morisaki Branch! I refuse to acknowledge you, Shiba Minato!" Pointing at Minato's retreating figure, Morisaki added, "Shiba-san ought to be with us!"
Then he proceeded to walk away. Upon hearing that, Minato stopped. He turned his head slightly and said, "Skipping the honorific already?"
For a moment, Morisaki flinched at the retort, before continuing to walk away, his group of friends trailing behind him.
Placing his hands in his pockets, Minato reminded his siblings, "Come on and let's go home. Tatsuya and Miyuki. I'm starving already."
Both of them chuckled at their brother's appetite before following him.
"Um…" a female voice said. The Shiba siblings stopped and turned around to face two girls who were looking at them. One of them was blushing when Minato looked at her. Both girls stared at them and they stared back.
After a long silence, the pig-tailed of the two, spoke up.
"I'm Mitsui Honoka. I'm sorry for what happened." She apologised, bowing deeply with her friend. Minato just continued to stare blankly at her.
Honoka:"Thanks for covering for us. Morisaki-kun said what he did, but it was thanks to you that it didn't get out of hand, Onii-san." She continued.
(Onii-san). The words reverberated in Minato's mind. He was immediately reminded of Maiko. He reminisced of the moments he spent with Maiko before walking up to Honoka and rubbing her head.
Minato:"No problem." He replied with wistful smile plastered on his head, "However, do please try not to use 'Onii-san' to refer to me as both of us are first-years."
Honoka:"All right, if that's what you want." She said with a smile, clearly enjoying the head rub she was receiving.
Honoka"What should I call you, then?" She asked.
Minato:"Minato would be fine."
Honaka:"Okay! And so, um…" he trailed off, embarrassment evident on her face.
Seeing her embarrassment, Miyuki strode forward and asked, "What is it?"
Plucking up the courage, Honoka decided to boldy ask Minato to walk her and her friend to the station. Minato, surprised at her outburst, could only intelligently give a "Sure?"
Everyone except Tatsuya went "Huh?" upon hearing Minato's reply.
Location:Side Street on the way to the station.
Minato and the gang was walking down the street when Honoka decided to ask Miyuki a question.
Honoka:"So, Miyuki-san, is Tatsuya-san the one who modifies your CAD?"
Miyuki:"Yes. It's mostly Tatsuya-niisama who does , Minato-niisama does occasionally help with the overhauling of my CAD if it was in need of one. I'm most comfortable with letting them modify it." She answered.
Tatsuya"I just make minor adjustments." He added.
Mizuki:"Even so, you can't do it without really understanding the device's OS." He stated, raising a finger as if to prove a point.
Leo:"You need the skills to access the CAD's basic systems, too. That's impressive." He complimented Tatsuya.
At this point, Erika decided to shamelessly ask Tatsuy, "Ne ne, Tatsuya-kun, can you take a look at mine, too?"
The moment Tatsuya heard the question, he immediately said "No."
Tatsuya:"I'm not confident enough to modify such a unique CAD. If you really want to, ask aniue to help with that." Tatsuya explained, chuckling a little as he saw Minato's frown.
Erika:"Oh. Minato-kun's better than you? Looks like I will have to ask him then. Will you modif-"
"No." Minato said before Erika could finish her sentence. Having heard his reply, Erika pouted childishly and said, "Meanie."
Erika:"Anyway, you're pretty awesome, Tatsuya-kun." Complimented Erika.
Puzzled by her compliment, Tatsuya asked, "Why's that?"
Erika:"You realised that this is a CAD." She explained, taking out a black rod in her hand. Minato could only raise an eyebrow upon seeing it.
Leo:"Carving type spell?" He questioned.
Erika:"That's right. It's all hollow except for the handle." She explained.
Leo:"That means that you have to keep filling it with psions, right? It's incredible that you don't run out of power."He asked.
Erika:"This really is your field of expertise! But unfortunately, there's one more thing. If you infuse psions in the beginning and while attacking, it isn't that exhausting. It follows the same principle as helm splitting… Eh?" She said, turning to look at Minato and the others.
Erika:"What happened to everyone?" She asked.
Miyuki:"Erika.Helm splitting is a secret and elaborate technique, which is more impressive than a high psion count." She explained.
Mizuki:"Are normal people rare in our high school?" She asked.
Shizuku:"I don't think there are normal people in a magic high school." She said.
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