N/A: I apologize for another delay! Keep those reviews coming guys! Heheh that hot spring part is also in here for a treat by the way...
We had a meeting about the Nine Schools Competition in the Student Council. It was decided that Tatsuya-kun would become one of the engineers. I swear, I never seem to get tired of Mayumi jumping out of her seat. Her eyes twinkled with hope. It made me want to say "Mayumi! Would you please stop looking at Tatsuya-kun with those eyes?!" Then a prep session was planned for after school.
Later, we were doing our own work. Tatsuya-kun was trying out his new holster for his CAD. Azusa was, once again, very happy to see the Silver Horn Custom "Trident". Man, she must really really like Taurus Silver. Well, I've heard of the genius engineer of course. But I wasn't that much into magic engineering as well. As if a switch went on, Azusa's eyes sparkled so much while being let to touch the CAD. "Oh, how I adore you Lord Silver…" she said while holding it tightly to her cheek. Miyuki suddenly missed. Then, a question caught my attention.
"I wonder what kind of person Taurus Silver is?" Azusa wondered. "Does he intrigue you?" Tatsuya-kun asked. "Eh? For sure, he intrigues me!" she responded. "I mean, it's that Taurus Silver! Starting with Loop Casting a reality, he's an engineering genius said to have catapulted specialized CAD software by at least ten years!" I was very surprised. I've never seen her much like that before. That must mean she's very interested in Taurus Silver very much huh?
"I see I'm not well-informed. Who knew that he was held in such high regard…" Tatsuya-kun said. "Hey, hey, Shiba-kun, what kind of person do you think Taurus Silver is?" Azusa asked. "Let's see…" he replied. "He might actually be a Japanese youth like you or me." Miyuki missed again. "M-Miyuki is something wrong?" I asked nervously. "Nothing! Everything is certainly fine!" she responded. "Well then, please d-do a little better at not m-missing...okay?" I stuttered. Why would she be concerned with Taurus Silver? Wasn't the only person she was in love with was Tatsuya-kun? Or...was he Taurus Silver? They certainly did have the same initials. The more I wonder the more it feels like I'm getting close to finding out something.
"Japanese, did you say?" Azusa asked. "Since he works exclusively for FLT, a Japanese firm," Tatsuya-kun answered. "By the way, A-chan," Mayumi cut in. "Yes?" Azusa said. "Weren't you supposed to finish your assignment during the lunch break?" Mayumi asked. Azusa gasped. "Chairwoman!" She broke into tears, well just not crying, you know what I mean? "I'll help you out just a little, all right?" Mayumi said. "For real?" said Azusa. "So what kind of assignment is this, exactly?" Mayumi asked. Azusa grabbed her touchscreen and Mayumi got up to go to her. I didn't listen much, but I only heard about Flying Magic not being feasible in the real world. I couldn't focus on two things at once, so yeah.
Now it was the prep session. Tatsuya-kun had to prove himself, so he had to adjust someone's CAD. That someone was Kirihara. In the end, Tatsuya-kun was allowed to become an the engineer in the Nine Schools Competition. To be honest, I was very glad for him.
The next day was the Nine Schools Competition Launch Ceremony. I stood with the other students up on the stage. Miyuki pinned the school's symbol onto all of our jackets while Mayumi said names. I watched Miyuki blush with a smile to Tatsuya-kun. I badly wanted to cut in between the two, but I stood still. Then the audience clapped.
After, I was chosen to have Tatsuya-kun as my engineer. I thanked Kami-sama. The only thing that bothered me was that everyone in his group was a girl. That doesn't count Miyuki though, because I understand that she feels more comfortable with Tatsuya-kun adjusting her CAD.
A few days later, it was time to go. I went inside the bus with the others. Mayumi was an hour and thirty minutes late. She was wearing a sun hat and dress with yellow heels. I watched her walk closer to Tatsuya-kun. He walked away after talking to her. Minutes later she was annoyed by him and was complaining. I was sitting next to Shizuku. I glanced at Miyuki, who looked sad. I guess she was looking forward to sitting with her brother. Shizuku got up and talked to Miyuki. Miyuki looked at the three of us and smiled while blushing slightly. "You're right," she said to Shizuku. "Really, Onii-sama can be kind to a fault in the strangest ways." Honoka smiled and quietly said "All right!" Miyuki had her hands on her cheeks and giggling. This made me chuckle.
What is this? What am I sensing? I shot out of my seat. "There's something coming!" I shouted. Chiyoda Kanon sensed it as well. "Look out!" she said. It was a car and it was going to crash into the bus. We stopped roughly. I sensed magic. This wasn't an accident, was it? Kanon rose up and began to cast a spell. Morisaki got up and drew his CAD saying "Vanish!" Shizuku also started to cast a spell. "Stop!" she said. "Disperse!" Kanon said. "Idiots! Stop it!" Mari yelled. "Everyone, calm down!" Mayumi said. "Cancel those spells!" Mari commanded. "Juumonji, do you think you can hold it off?" she asked Juumonji-san. "Just blocking it won't be a problem…" he answered. "But the Psion storm is overpowering. I can't extinguish the fire as well!" Miyuki turned to face him. "I'll take care of the fire!" she said. "I'm counting on you," Juumonji-san said. "Right," she responded. Her activation sequences started. Then it was done.
It wasn't Miyuki who stopped the fire, was it? Gram Dispersion. I knew who cast that spell. It was Tatsuya-kun.
Everyone was now safe, and I was glad.
We finally arrived at the accommodation. I walked out of the bus. Miyuki immediately ran to her brother. He gave me a look. "You know right?" his look said to me. I nodded and gave him a look. "You were the one who stopped the fire. Thank you. Also, I think we should keep our guards up just in case. Ever since that incident, I've been getting a strange feeling." He nodded back at me and I walked inside the building.
That night was the banquet. Students from all nine schools were there. People approached me and asked me questions. They cleared the way for Ichijo Masaki and Cardinal George. "It is nice to see you here, Ichijo-san," I said, bowing. "So now First High has three people from the Ten Master Clans?" he asked. "Mitsuya Hiromi," I introduced myself. "The charming and beloved daughter, correct?" George asked. I chuckled. "As expected from you Shinkurou Kichijouji-san." He was quite surprised that I knew his real name. They left, but I pulled on Masaki's coat. He looked at me. "Shiba Miyuki...may not be for you," I said. "Is it true?" he asked. "Is it true that you are the family's fortune teller?" I gave no answer. "Good luck," I said. He continued walking.
A few minutes later, it started. "Uh…" the announcer said. "At tonight's Nine Schools Competition banquet, we have a number of eminent guests in attendance. Let us now take this opportunity to receive some words of encouragement from the chairman of the Magic Association, Mr. Kudou Retsu." The lights shut off. A spotlight turned on and a woman stood there. Eh? Wait, that's not it yet. I sensed Sensory Interference Magic. Kudou-sama was behind the woman. He whispered something to her and she walked off the stage. Then the lights came back on, revealing himself. Everyone was surprised. He spoke.
"But as far as I could see, only six of you saw through it as a magic trick," he said. I raised an eyebrow. He spoke for a while. At the end, everybody applauded.
After the banquet, we were sent to our rooms. Honoka, Shizuku, Miyuki and I sat on our beds and was wearing our sleepwear. We talked about the NSC. We decided that we were going to see Mayumi's speed-shooting. I was looking forward to see the Elven Sniper/Princess in action again. There was a knock at the door. Honoka opened it. It was Eimi and the others. We were all going to go to the hot spring.
Miyuki showered and I was putting on my robe. "Honoka, you've got such a great body!" Eimi said. "Ehhh?" she replied. "Honoka…" Eimi said. "What do you want?" Honoka asked. "Would you mind if I peeled them?" Eimi asked. "Of course I mind!" Honoka responded. "Shizuku! Help me!" I heard Shizuku getting up. "Why not?" she said. "Shizuku!" Honoka pleaded. "But why?!" There was a quick moment of silence. "Because you've got a big bust Honoka," Shizuku responded. "Whaaat?!" Honoka said. "Now that we've got Shizuku's permission…" Eimi said. "Let's just do it!" one of the girls said. "Can I help?" Subaru asked. "No!" Honoka yelled. I had been waiting for Miyuki and she was ready. Her hair was tied up while mine was left down as usual. We both came out.
"What on earth is that commotion about?" Miyuki asked. Three of the girls were around Honoka. They stopped what they were doing and looked at both of us. Miyuki and I slipped into the spring and sat gracefully. The four girls were staring at us and were blushing. We looked at them, curious why they were looking at us like that. "What is it?" we both said at the same time. "Oh, uh, sorry about that. I was mesmerized for a moment," Subaru said. "Hey, stop it, you guys! Miyuki and Hiromi's normal!" Honoka said. We both tensed up. "Come on…" Miyuki said while I nervously chuckled. We were both blushing. "We're all girls here…" I said. "What are you saying?" Miyuki asked them. "All girls here…" Eimi said. "Yeah, we know that, but…" They blushed more. "I don't know how to explain it," Subaru said. "But it's like gender doesn't even matter anymore...looking at both of you, Hiromi, Miyuki…"
"Oh, please. Stop teasing me," Miyuki said. I slipped my whole body in and Miyuki followed. Once again we were graceful. "Hey!" Miyuki said. They all moved toward us. "You'd better cut it out, or all of us here will end up soaking in a bath of ice-water!" Eimi said. "Hey, we were just joking, okay?" Subaru replied. "That's right, it was just a joke," one of the girls said. "What's going on?" Shizuku asked.
After a while they started talking about Masaki. A statement caught my eye. "I've never thought of him as a potential love interest," Miyuki said. You're lying aren't you? Even if you have straight face, I can tell that you do think of Tatsuya-kun like that.
My fears came back. No. I mustn't think of that. I cleared my head. The Nine Schools Competition is going to start soon. And I'm sure that someone will try to interfere. I just know it.
N/A: Xorion1997, I think I will make Hiromi more love struck and amazed! Also, Ferduran, maybe it will, maybe it won't restore his emotions...only fate will decide...:3