Not Just Normal Mage Can Be A Magister Magi
A/N: Ah~ Yokatta, the next chapter of this story finally finished! I'm so glad I'm receiving good responses for this story and good advice too! So, without any random ranting from me, here goes the new chapter! Enjoy, minna-san~! (P.S: as always, Review Replies is on the end of this story)
-Chapter 4: Bath-Time Is a Relieving Times!-
~Kazumi's and Remy's Room, 05.00 A.M.~
We already know what happen at five A.M. on the morning with Asuna and Negi right now.
Asuna, as always, doing his side job as newspaper deliverer and met with Negi on her usual deliver route. Negi offered Asuna a ride with his staff so Asuna can do her job quickly.
Unfortunately, Negi can't make his staff floating more than three feet when Asuna also ride the same staff. Innocently, the young magician asking Asuna's weight and of course this make the Heterochromatic girl mad.
She began strangled Negi and punching him few times. At this point, Negi can't control his staff movement, so they fly toward the garbage so quickly. And finally…you know the rest. So, how about Remy? Let's see…
Remy opened his eyes, blinking it a few times even thought it doesn't make any difference. The only thing that was different for him this morning is soft sensation on his face and a warm solid figure hugging him.
Remy trying 'activated' his eyes ability and realize where his face on after all this time.
"UWAAA!"
*THUD!* Remy fall from his bed.
"Uhh~ what is it, Remy-kun?" Kazumi says, rubbing her sleepy eyes while look at Remy. Once again, even though Remy didn't 'see' it, he can tell Kazumi wearing tight tanktop and shorts. Remy began stuttered.
"Wh-what are you doing on my bed?!"
Kazumi throw Remy a questioning gaze, then examining her surrounding, and realize she was sleep on Remy's bed again.
"Ehehe~ you see, last night I felt really cold, so I unconsciously snuck up on your bed and taking some of your body warmth,"
Remy 'starred' at Kazumi while sweatdrop began forming on his head.
"You already use that excuse five times already, you know," Remy says, while Kazumi just laughed sheepishly and scratching her head. Remy sighed.
"Hah, forget it, it doesn't matter anyway. By the way, what time is it?"
Kazumi glanced at the watch on her table.
"It's five o'clock,"
"Then, it's time for me to wake up, if you still sleepy, you can go back to sleep and I will wake you up at seven, 'kay?"" Remy says, making his way toward the bathroom and started his morning ritual, while Kazumi continuing her sleep again.
~Skip Time, School~
it is now the end of English class, and now they happened to have a pop quiz today. And of course, this doesn't make Asuna happy at all.
"Here, Shiina-san. You almost passed this time," the class rep says as she hand a quiz paper to a girl with red hair, tied up into two small pony tails on each side. Taking the paper, Shiina thanking the class rep before walked back to her seat.
After handing all the quiz paper to their owner, class rep write something on the blackboard before turned her head toward the class.
"Those who score under 30 must attend after-school class today," Remy says, making Asuna frowned.
Yup, I guess, all of you already know why Asuna really really didn't happy at all. That was because she was one of the some student who have score under 30.
~After Class~
"Um…etto…" Negi mumbles with sweatdrop on his head while Remy just sit there, on Kazumi's seat and 'stared' at the girls in front of him.
There are five girls, who have score under 30. They are Makie, Ku Fei, Kaede, Yue…and guess who? Yep, Asuna.
"And so…" Yue begin, and then all of them – except Asuna – suddenly all do a pose with strange outfit like those on the Tokusatsu movie or such, with 'Baka Rangers' for their background.
"We're the stupidest ones of this class, Baka Ranger!" Kaede says, and suddenly fireworks appear behind them in very cool way, even makes Remy's eyes – somehow – gleaming with interest.
"Oh! Is that some kind of Tokusatsu? I want to join too!" Remy says, running to their side and began posing, while Negi just stood there and laugh nervously.
"Eh…anoo, here's a 10 point quiz…you won't be going home until you score 6 or higher on it…you wouldn't going anywhere too, Remy-sensei!" Negi says when he found out Remy trying to snuck up and going home.
"Wait a second, Negi-bozu!" Asuna says, walking toward the child prodigy, grab his collar, and drag him away from the other Baka Rangers.
"What's with this after-school class?!" Asuna hissed on Negi's ear, trying not to make any suspicion from the other Baka Rangers.
"I'd trouble you yesterday and this morning…so I'm going to repay you by helping you with anything I can,"
"I don't need help!" Asuna says grabbing his collar tighter and began shaking the poor boy.
"B-but, I heard that last year you joined Takamichi in her after-school class,"
"That's because it was Takahata-sensei! I'm already fed up living with you, so why do I have take classes with you?"
"Ah! It was Takamichi!" Remy said suddenly, making Asuna released her vice grip on Negi's collar and then hug him with 'Friendly' smile on her face.
"I really like taking classes with you Negi-sensei! I believed I will get a highscore on the next exam and make you and Remy-sensei proud~!" Asuna says in sing-song and way too cheerful tone.
*Whoosh* sound of wind.
"Pfft…hahaha! I got you! I never expected you'll fall for that!" *BONK!*
At this point, Remy already on the floor unconscious with huge bump on his head. The culprit? It was Asuna, of course. Asuna turned her attention toward Negi and making the said boy shivered.
"W-well…at least take this quiz and I promise, if you passed this one, you don't have to come to my after-school class anymore,"
Asuna looked at Negi and then sighed.
"Alright, but you have to keep your promise, ok?"
Negi nodded. After that, Asuna back to her seat, ready to take the quiz with determined face. Soon, the class fell into the silence, everyone from the Baka Rangers already take their own respective seat.
All this time, Remy – with a big bandage over his head – take a seat near the certain ghost of 2-A, while Negi seating in front of the class reading a book.
Just then, Yue suddenly stand up with her still-poker face.
"I'm finished…"
Negi looked up from his book for a while and blinking a few times.
"Wow, that's fast," grabbing a red pen, Negi start to marking the test. After looking over it, Negi found himself to be impressed.
"9 point! Ayase Yue-san, You're pass!"
On the backside of the classroom, Negi can heard Haruna and Nodoka cheers while Yue sent them a victory sign.
"Wow, that's impressive Yue-san," Remy says, suddenly looking at Yue's test result – secretly casting a Solid Script spell so he can 'read' Yue's test answer in braile word.
"You really can do well, Yue-san!" Negi says with beaming smile.
"…To be honest, I hate studying…"
And then, Yue walked out from the classroom with Nodoka and Haruna, leaving a sweatdroping Negi and amused Remy.
"I'M DONE – ARU!" Ku Fei exclaim, waving her test paper in the air.
"NEGI-KUN! I'M ALSO DONE!" Makie says suddenly, exactly few seconds after Ku Fei.
"ME TOO – DE GOZARU!" Kaede exclaim few seconds later after Makie.
"Let me help you to scoring those test, Negi," Remy says suddenly and receiving an affirmative nod from Negi.
A moment later, their score are consisted of a 3, 4, and another 3. The three of them just laugh sheepishly, making Remy and Negi sweat dropped
"H-how about you, Asuna-san?" Negi asked nervously, while the said girl lift her head a little before dropping it back down, causing all of them sweatdropped.
Another few minutes later, Ku Fei and Kaede once again find themselves finished their test and hoping they passed this time.
"Ku Fei-san, Nagase Kaede-san…" Remy started, with serious expression and making some kind of 'Mysterious' vibe around him. This making both of the girls gulping nervously.
"H-ha'i…?"
Few seconds later, Negi giving back their test paper while beaming a smile together with Remy.
"Congrats, Both of you have 8 points!"
Kaede and Ku Fei smile widely and then began high-five.
"We did it – aru! And that's all because Negi and Remy teaches well – aru!" Ku Fei said while beaming a smile toward her teacher and his assistant.
"Yes, they are quite impressive – De gozaru," Kaede said with her trademark smile.
"Nah, it's because you two tried hard," Remy said, while Negi nodding with enthusiasm.
"Well then, I'll be going now. See you tomorrow, Negi-bozu, Remy-bozu!"
With that, Kaede leaving the classroom while Ku Fei followed her behind. Truning around, Negi and Remy find Makie walking up toward Negi with a determined face.
"Ah, Makie-san, done already?" Negi asked, making the gymnastic girl shaking her head.
"Yup! I hope I will pass this time!"
After a while marking the test, Negi puts his pen down as he look straight into Makie's eyes.
"Well...Sasaki Makie-san…6 points, you're pass!"
"Alright!" Makie shouted, lifting up her fist to the air.
"But that's barely passed, you should do better next time, ok?" Remy said after taking a quick 'look' on Makie's test result. Walking forward, Makie gives a pat to Negi's and Remy's hand with both of her hands with a beaming smile on her face.
"I'm sorry for being a baka, Negi-kun, Remy-kun!" and then, Makie rushed out of the room before anything else could happen.
So, now the only ones left inside the room are, Asuna, Negi, Remy, and…a certain ghost. after a while of waiting, Asuna finally stand up, click her pen close, and brings her test over to Negi.
"Um…Kagurazaka Asuna-san…" Negi says nervously after finished marking Asuna's test, while Remy just sat there with blank face. Asuna gulped nervously, silently hoping she was good enough for at least getting a 6 points. But unfortunately…
"…1 Point…" Remy says with monotone voice.
An invisible rock that formed '1 point' in Japanese word suddenly falling down on Asuna's head, making her head dropped forward after hearing her score. Negi suddenly began panic and trying to cheer her up, but he just making it worse.
"Um…Well, it's almost…Somewhat nearly…"
"Enough!" Asuna finally snapped before dropping her head, making both Negi and Remy cringed.
"I-if you want, I can go over it with you…" Negi says while stuttering, while Remy just played along with nodding his head.
"It's fine…" Asuna says with forced smile, making Negi mind go into 'Oh No' mode.
"I'm stupid anyway…"
"No, don't say that, I know you can do it. I can also go over it for you," Remy said, now started panicking too. Then, deciding that moment to drop in on the child teacher, no other than Takamichi asked:
"So, how's it going, Negi-kun, Remy-kun?"
The three of them looks over at the unexpected guest, all having a shocked expression.
"Oh, so the last one is Asuna-kun,"
DEG! Remy sixth sense become aware. He looked at Asuna and find that her aura began wavering slightly. On Remy's point of view, wavering aura means a person feel either nervous or…sad.
"Don't give Negi-sensei and Remy-sensei too much trouble," the old man says with his smile on and then went away, while Remy's face turned into pale one.
'Uh-oh, that's the last straw,' Remy thought, now can clearly 'see' Asuna's aura wavering. Negi noticed this too, so he tries to cheer her up again.
"Um…w-we can find other way…there must be another way…"
"BAKA!" Asuna said suddenly and charged out of the room. Back to the class, Negi and Remy poking their heads out the door, only to find Asuna already on the school hall, leaving nothing but dust as she run.
Then, without any second thought, Negi grabbed his staff, while Remy produce his snowboard out of nowhere and started their pursuit.
Following Asuna's track, they found themselves already past the cheerleading club, church, tea ceremony club, Chao Bao Zi, and so on. The chases continues until the sun set, with the trio panting near the shore of a lake.
"Geez, *pant* you're a good runner, Asuna-san *pant*" Remy said while clutching his snowboard tightly.
"Y-you *pant* you able to catch up with me *pant* that's…preety good," Asuna said, still try to keep her breath in control.
"My staff *pant* is about the same speed *pant* of a bicycle *pant*," Negi said between breath.
"You two sure are persistent…" Asuna said, now fully getting her breathing under control.
"Well, it was simply because we're your teacher now…" Remy said, while Negi nodded.
"…And helping people in trouble is the main job of Magister Magi," Negi said, finishing Remy's statement.
"Che, that Magi-thing again? Kids should just play like kids, you know? You can just become that magi-whatever-is-that after you become an adult,"
"It was possible, but it much easier to learn when you're younger," Negi said, scratching his head while smiled nervously.
"Beside, we have our own reason of why we wanted to become a Magister Magi," Remy said, now sitting position while his snowboard on his lap.
"In my case, my father is also a Magister Magi. Everyone said that my father died in his travel…but I don't believe he is dead…I believe I will meet him again,"
Asuna suddenly finding the ground more interesting when he hear Negi mentioning about his father.
"And do you think I want to be a helpless kid because of my blindness? Hell, no! Even though I'm blind, I still want to be a Magister Magi! And someday I will meet my parents again for sure!"
"That's why," Negi began standing up, Remy following.
"We will become a great magician so we can achieve our goal, no matter what!" the two chorused, beaming a smiled toward Asuna with red sky as their background. Asuna blushed seeing this, thinking that even though they still just kids, they have a clear goal.
Reaching a conclusion, the school girl stands up and dust off her skirt.
"Ah, wakatta, wakatta…I just have to study, right?"
"Asuna…san?" Negi asks, taken back by the proclamation, while Remy just stood there while grinning.
"But it's not for the both of you, got it?" Asuna says with a frown, but soon turned into a smile. With that, the trio just stand there and enjoy the last of the sunset – and let's consider Remy actually can 'see' the sunset too, of course with his own way.
When the sun finally disappear behind the mountain, they going back toward their respective dorm.
~Kazumi and Remy Dorm~
"Whew…Tadaima…" Remy says as he walked into the room.
"Ah, Okaerinasai! Finished already?" Kazumi asked after reply Remy's greeting.
"Yeah…you can say that," Remy says, now in front of the refrigerator and taking out a juice box from it.
"Say, is teaching English is the same thing when you do exercise?"
Remy give Kazumi his questioning 'look' and then realized what is she mean.
"If you have a pretty troublesome student, then I guess the answer is yes," Remy said gulping down the juice to clear his thirsty throat. Kazumi get into thinking pose and the her face lighten up when an idea struck her brain.
"Well then, I think it's time for you to relax~!" Kazumi said, taking few of bath equipment and then pulled Remy outside the dorm.
~Mahora Bathhouse~
"Is this just me…or this place are really freaking huge?" Remy mumbles with mouth wide open when he entered this bathhouse.
"No, it was real, Remy-kun~" Kazumi said. Turning around, Remy found Kazumi already wear nothing but towel covered up her upper body. This time, Remy didn't show any reaction.
"Eeeh? Where's your 'Innocent-boy-reaction' that always you shown to me?" Kazumi asked while pouting. Remy jus sighed.
"To be honest, I'm already used to it,"
"You're no fun," Kazumi reply while pouting, but soon turned into wicked grin that making Remy sweat nervously.
'I have a bad feeling about this…' Remy thought, ready to sneaking out from this place as soon as possible.
"Then, it's bath-time!" Kazumi said, grabbed Remy and began stripping him down.
"Wait! Hey! I can do it myself! Wait, don't touch there! AAH!"
After finished stripping Remy's down, Kazumi throwing Remy into the bathhouse and…
SPLASH!
"WAAA!" Remy gasping for air and then brushing his eyes because some of the water went into his eyes. Even thought he was blind, it still hurts you know.
"What's this? It's just Remy and Kazumi," someone said from Remy's behind. Turning around, Remy found Asuna and Negi on a stool, with Asuna brushing Negi's hair while Negi just sit there with some comical tears on the edge of his eye.
"Oh hey there Asuna!" Kazumi said, greeting Asuna as she sit down in the Hot Spring.
"Not now Kazumi, I'm still trying to wash this dirty puppy!" Asuna said as he brushed Negi's hair harder.
"That's mean, Asuna…" the child prodigy said, comical tears still intact in his eyes, making Remy sweatdropped. Then he sit beside Kazumi while using his Sixth Sense to 'see' how big this Hot Spring was.
"Hm…this place is really huge, in my opinion, it can contain 300 people at once, all bathing and still have enough space for relaxing," Remy said, receiving a clap from Kazumi.
"That's a good deduction you have there, Remy-kun!" Kazumi exclaim loudly. Getting up, Kazumi grabbed Remy's hand and pulled him toward a stool nearby.
"Now, let me washes your back,"
Remy freeze on his track. She want to brushes his back? It was not a common thing on Europe! From this point, Remy's face began heating up and believe me it wasn't because the Hot Spring heat.
Noticing this, Kazumi show her trademark grin.
"He? I thought you already said you already used to it, but now you're blushing? Why, is it because it was me who wash your back?" Kazumi began teasing Remy, hugging Remy's hand against her breast. Of course it was not helping, instead it was making Remy's face redder.
"Oi, stop it already Kazumi," Asuna said, sending a glare toward Kazumi who laughing while pinching Remy's cheek.
"Ahahaha! Ha'i, ha'i…" Kazumi said, started washes Remy's back. While doing this, suddenly they can heard many footstep toward the hot spring and heard a group of girls talking.
"Uh-oh!"
"Oh god…this is bad. Hurry! We've got to hide!" Asuna said, pulling Negi with her, followed by Kazumi and Remy. Swimming over to the fake tree, Baka Red and 2-A human Database looks back just in time to see some girls walking into the bath house.
"Ah, nobody is here…anyway, lets enjoy while we can girls!" a girl with long blonde hair – the Iincho of 2-A, Yukihiro ayaka – exclaim before jumping into the pool-like bath tub.
The rest of the girls following right behind. The girls played in the water happily without noticing that there's two another girls AND boys in there.
'…I'm almost lost my consciousness…' Remy thought, really hated that his eyes can clearly 'see' what happen around him even thought he was already turned his back.
"This is really bad. We need to get out from this place ASAP!" Asuna whispered, loud enough so Negi, Remy, and Kazumi can hear what she say.
"The question is: how we get out from this place full of these boys fangirls?" Kazumi asked. Then they heard something unexpected from the girls.
"THE ONE WITH BIGGER BOOBS CAN GET NEGI-SENSEI OR REMY-SENSEI!" Haruna says loudly.
The group of girls – the girls from 2-A to be exact – on that place began cheering loudly, while Negi and Remy just stood there with mouth wide open. Asuna went wide-eyed while Kazumi snickered and whispering 'Good idea' quietly.
Both of the child genius just have on thing on their mind: 'This…is not good,'.
"Then, who's the winner?" said Konoka – surprisingly there too.
"Definitely not us," Haruna said with sad tone, glancing toward Nodoka and Yue. But deep down in her mind, she really want to win, at least to get Remy.
'Wait a second…what am I thinking?!' Haruna thought, with her face suddenly become red.
Back to the child genius and their roommate, Remy sneeze quietly and think that there's somebody thinking about him. Then he turning around so he can thinking about escape route from here.
"I think I know how to get out from here," Remy said, catching Asuna and Kazumi attention. They gave the boy questioning look while Remy look at how their aura reacted as if asking him a question.
Remy pointed toward the door that currently wide open without any 'barricade'.
"We can get out from this place with that door without getting noticed by other girls," Remy said, loud enough so just the four of them can hear it.
They looked at each other before finally nodding their head.
"Ok, on my sign…now!" Remy said, quickly running toward the changing room with Kazumi in tow and they arrive without getting noticed by anyone. But it seems like fate against Asuna and Negi today. As Asuna also get out of the pool but she loses her balance when they almost there.
"KYAAAH!" and…she tumbles into Negi. Looking over at where the voice came from, Ayaka find the sight that – in her opinions – only happens in her Nightmare.
"ASUNA-SAN! WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO POOR NEGI-SENSEI!?"
"IINCHO! IT'S NOT WHAT YOU THINK!"
"Well then, let's settle it this way then," Ayaka said, accusing a finger toward Asuna's face.
"I challenge you to the competition!"
"EEEH?"
And chaos occurred after this because of certain Mage with glasses and his roommate. On the outside of the bathhouse, Remy facepalming while sweatdropped at his friends 'bad luck'.
"Mattaku…They're really troublesome,"
Kazumi giggled.
"Well, at least it wasn't us. Say, how about we stop at Chao Bao Zi for dinner?"
Remy thought about it for awhile and then smile widely.
"I accept your offer,"
"Good! Then, let's go! Ah, While we eat, can you tell me more about magic?"
"Not gonna happen,"
"Aw, you're no fun,"
Meanwhile, on top of a building roof, stood two figures. They stared down to Remy whose walking toward Chao Bao Zi with Kazumi and then stared at the Bathhouse where Negi still trapped in.
"Chachamaru…" said a figure with long blonde hair to a girl taller beside her with long green hair.
"Yes, Master...?"
The first figures turning around and looked up to the half lit moon.
"Soon, I'll have my chance to revenge…" the figures said while leaking some Killing intent.
On Remy side, he can feel something that making him shiver. Something cold, like ice, yet it was colder and have some Killing intent on it. Turning around, Remy find no one nearby.
"What's up, Remy-kun?"
"…no, nothing. Maybe just my imagination," Remy said after few second of silence and then walking beside Kazumi.
-To Be Continued-
Review Replies Corner:
leo247: oh! You're already read my mind! Of course I will make Natsumi have feeling for Remy too! I'm agree with you, she was actually cute with her freckles. You will got that leo-san! :D
crazyman90: really? Wait a second…you just give me an idea for Remy's development! I will make he can see anything clearly when the rains comes (Spoiler, Spoiler~) thatnk's for reminding me about Dare Devil
On Soaring Wings: ahaha…I guess my ability to mess up with typos and detail really that obvious, isn't? Sorry for the mistakes, I will trying improving my writing style. Thanks for telling me about that and thanks for your advice too! *bow and smile*
To All Of You: Thank's for reading this story! Still mind to review? Te he~
