Before I start this stuff, I just want to say a few things. One thing is... damn, Mahouka movie is awesome! The movie just came into my country and I'm about to watch it for the second time. Worth every penny spent. Anyway, for those who reads strictly Mahouka story, I will say this right now. This story used to be a crossover with Highschool DxD but I scrapped it because the base source for the DxD was another scrapped story of mine so I decided to do a total overhaul and kick away all the DxD part and make it a strictly Mahouka story. This story is an AU where there are 10 people who are at Tatsuya's level, including Tatsuya himself. So we have 10 monsters running around the world. I had this idea to make things more interesting and make it so that Tatsuya would have to really work for his victories even at full power. I imagine Mars and Venus would disappear from the star system at the end of this story.

Disclaimer: I do not own Mahouka, just the plot idea and the remaining 9 monster magicians.

魔法科高校の劣等生: 十人の天将

Chapter 1: A Certain Day's Meeting

In this world, magic is a product of neither legends nor fairy tales, but instead has become a technology of reality since a time unknown to people.

The first verifiable record dates back to AD 1999.

The incident, in which police officers possessing special powers stopped a nuclear act of terror carried out by a fanatic group in order to fulfill the prophecy of destroying humanity, became the first verifiable case of magic in modern times.

Initially, that unusual ability was termed 'Supernatural Power'. An ability that was present in a person as a result of a purely inherent, sudden mutation, whose systematization as a technology which could be spread among the masses was thought to be an impossible thing.

That was an erroneous notion.

Through the research of 'Supernatural Power' by both the influential Eastern and Western nations, the existence of people who were imparted 'Magic' was gradually made public. It became possible to reproduce 'Supernatural Power' through "Magic".

Of course, talent is required to do that. However, only those who are blessed with a high aptitude can attain a mastery that can put them at a professional level, much like those who possess ability in the fine arts or sciences.

Supernatural power became a technology systematized through magic, while magic became a technical skill. A 'Supernatural Power User' became a "Magic Technician".

Skilled Magic Technicians, capable of suppressing even nuclear weapons, are powerful weapons to a country.

At the end of the 21st century in the year 2095, the various nations of the world, which are far from unified, locked in a race to nurture Magic Technicians.

The First High School is affiliated with the National University of Magic.

It is an upper-level, magic institution known to send the most graduates to the National University of Magic every year.

At the same time, it is also an elite school that churns out the largest number of excellent Magicians.

With regard to magic education, there is no official stance on providing an equal opportunity in education.

This country does not have the luxury to do so.

Furthermore, childish, idealistic debates revolving around the clear disparity that exists between the capable and the incapable are not tolerated, thoroughly talent-driven and harshly competence-oriented.

In this school where only elites are accepted, right at the start of enrollment, the students are already divided into high achievers and low achievers.

One such high achiever is an astonishingly beautiful girl with pearl-like skin and long black hair styled in princess cut. Her name is Shiba Miyuki

Normally, students who got accepted into a new school will feel either nervous or excited but this girl is feeling neither of those at the moment despite being one of those students who has the eight petal emblem of First High on her uniform.

Yes, wearing the school uniform with the school emblem should've made her happy but Miyuki is currently far from being happy. Around her, she could see other students wearing the uniform of first high, all of them freshmen. But not all of them have similar uniforms.

It is just a small, minor difference but at the same time a very large difference too. Miyuki watch as a group of girls wearing similar uniform pass by her, similar but with one simple difference that made her sick; the lack of the eight-petal emblem on their uniform.

The designation of 'Bloom' and 'Weeds' where she who wore the emblem of first high is called bloom while those who doesn't were called weeds. It defines them based on their skill but… it felt all wrong to Miyuki, especially since her brother is part of those who does not have the emblem on their uniform.

The quota for the freshmen in this school is two hundred.

Among them, one hundred of them entered this school as Course 2 students.

The First High School, which is affiliated with the National University of Magic, is an institution established under national policy for the purpose of nurturing Magic Technicians.

In exchange for a granted budget from the country, it had the obligation to produce definite results.

Every year, this school produces over a hundred graduates who either enter the University of Magic or enroll in a Magic Technical Institute of Specialized Higher Training.

While it's a pity, the fact is that magic education is a trial-and-error thing. Accidents, which go beyond the level of minor mishaps, can easily happen directly through magic slip-ups from practice training and experiments. Even while the students are aware of the dangers involved, one will bet one's future on one's own talent in magic and the possibility that exists in oneself, and walk the path to become a Magician.

When there are only a handful who possess such talent, and that talent is highly valued by society, few would throw it away. Even more so for the young men and women who have yet to reach their individual maturity, rendering them unable to pursue a road outside of a 'brilliant future'. Another fact, as a consequence of such a belief system getting fixed inside of them, is that, many children have been burdened with 'wounds' from that belief system.

Thanks to the accumulation of know-how, most accidents resulting in deaths or handicapped bodies have been eradicated.

However, one's talent in magic can be easily impaired from a psychological component.

Every year, the number of students who have dropped out as a result of being unable to use magic due to the shock of an accident is by no means small.

The ones who fill the gap are the 'Course 2 students'.

Shiba Miyuki cannot feel happy at the moment because her brother had sent her away, all because he wanted her to not be seen being around a 'weed' on her first day, an unnecessary consideration because other people's view does not matter to Miyuki, only her onii-sama's happiness matters and his happiness is her happiness.

While Miyuki is deep in thought, she was about to turn around a corner when she bumped into someone. She almost fell when that certain someone caught her hand, breaking her out of her thought concerning her brother.

"Ahh, I'm sorry about bumping into you. I was deep in thought so I did not notice anything in front of me."

Miyuki regain her balance and look up to the person she bumped into. It is a male student, a 'bloom' who looks troubled, definitely an unusual sight with how different the other 'blooms' act. He has bluish hair and a pleasant smile as well as a friendly air about him.

"It's fine, I also didn't pay attention so the fault also lies with me."

Miyuki replies. This person looks friendly enough.

"No it's my fault. I wouldn't be like this if I had only prepared for my speech. Uhh, what should I do?"

Speech? Miyuki wondered why should he be thinking about a speech. Then it hit her. During the entrance ceremony, there are two people who usually gave speech based on what her brother told her. One is the student council president, a known name to them, Saegusa Mayumi of the Ten Master Clan. This boy cannot be Saegusa Mayumi since, well, he's a boy and Mayumi is a girl for one thing. That can only mean that he is the second person to give a speech on this day.

Miyuki is indisputably one of the most talented magician in the world. Even her peers praise her for her talent. But her score, despite being amazing, had been surpassed by one other. Her brother had thought that it was impossible, but it happened, and that person is now the one who would give a speech as the Freshman representative.

Miyuki had imagined him to be someone arrogant who look down on all other people, just like other 'blooms' but much worse. Or someone extremely serious, even more than her onii-sama, and is practically a machine because Miyuki cannot imagine many people could surpass her. Some might call it arrogance but it is simply reality that nobody she had met are superior to her.

Until now that is.

"Anyway, I'm Tendouji Ren, nice to meet you."

Never in her imagination did she expect to meet that person before the entrance ceremony and she definitely did not expect him to be someone so kind.

"Miyuki, Shiba Miyuki."

At the beginning of the new school term, Shiba Miyuki met Tendouji Ren. Little did she know that this meeting would drag her and her brother to a world beyond what she knew now, a world where her brother actually belongs.

A rewrite and a total overhaul of my Mahouka x DxD crossover into a pure Mahouka story. As the title suggests, Tatsuya is not the only monster magician around. There will be ten of them each with capabilities as absurd as Tatsuya and maybe even more. This is the introduction. I decided to scrap the crossover idea because the base for the crossover was discontinued. So, this chapter is just a slight modification of my old crossover chapter. The story starts with Miyuki meeting Tendouji Ren, one of the Juunin no Tensho or as I call them, Irregulars.

Now, here's a list of the known Irregulars, their title, and where they are.

1. ? [USNA]

2. ? [Eastern Europe]

3. ? [Great Asian Union]

4. ? [Western Europe]

5. Tendouji Ren(?) [Japan]

6. ? [USNA]

7. Shiba Tatsuya (Mahesvara) [Japan]

8. ? [Western Europe]

9. ? [New Soviet Union]

10. ? [Western Europe]