N/A: I am really really really really really (A thousand more reallys) sorry! I was so busy doing a project in English that I didn't have a lot of time to update! Please forgive me for the great delay and be happy with this update!


"Ojou-sama, Hideki-sama would like to see you," a servant said. "Thank you for telling me," I replied. I ran down the stairs and sat on the couch in front of Otou-sama.

"Tell me," he said. I raised a brow. "What are THESE?!" Photos of me and Tatsuya-kun shopping together and walking together after school were spilled onto the coffee table. I let out a small gasp. "You were spying on me?!" I asked. "It's for your safety, Hiromi," he said. "Now, who is this boy you've been spending time with?" I hesitated. "Shiba Tatsuya...my...boyfriend…" There was a short silence. "Otou-sama?" I asked. He looked shocked. "I...um...I'll just go now…" I said, walking back up to my room to get my uniform on. I had a feeling that tonight was not going to go smooth.


Student Council work was boring as it always was and the day went as it always did.

The next day, Mari-san, Mayumi and Tatsuya-kun were going to the Special Detention Center. I wanted to go, but…

"Don't worry Hiromi," Mayumi said. "I'll keep him safe!" Every time she teases me, I just want to use Monarch on her. "T-Thanks," I responded. When she turned around to leave, I used Nymph to track her. I saw that they fought with Lu Gonghu, he lost. When they came back, Mayumi reminded me what she "promised" earlier. "More like he protected you," I mumbled. "Did you say something?" she asked. "It's nothing," I immediately replied.


As usual, I followed the siblings to their home to give the usual check up for Tatsuya-kun. But this particular night was interesting.

I was headed to the living room and noticed that the door was open. I peeked at the siblings. Miyuki seemed to be staring at her Onii-sama's lips while he was asleep, or I think he was. A part of me prayed that it wouldn't happen. Tatsuya-kun opened his eyes, Miyuki startling him and him startling her. Her hand slipped off the side and her face fell toward his. Tatsuya-kun caught her before the accident-kiss could happen. Yes!, I thought. I regretted that thought.

The two stared at each other for a while. Then, "F-Forgive me!" Miyuki said. Her cheeks were pink as she ran away. The girl didn't even notice me as she ran past me. Tatsuya-kun followed her steps and I ran to the other hall to hide. I followed him as he walked to her room.

"Miyuki?" Tatsuya-kun said. "Y-Yes?" Miyuki responded. "Can I come in?" he asked. "Just a moment, please!" she replied. Miyuki opened her door and said "Please come in." He only stood there, as if he was waiting for something. Miyuki blushed hard and tears fell as she met her Onii-sama's eyes. Tatsuya-kun walked to her and held her cheeks.

"Well, uh…" he said. "What was it? I'm sorry. Looks like I've made you worry. I'm going to be just fine, so don't fret anymore, Miyuki." He smiled and put his hands down. "You go on to bed now," he said. Then he walked away. Miyuki only stood still, frozen. "Keep this a secret, okay?" Tatsuya-kun asked me. "Don't worry, I will," I said, smiling.

As I left the house, I felt like Miyuki was giggling right now. I only smiled and walked home.


The day after was finally the day, the Thesis Competition. I was scheduled to talk with Hirakawa Chiaki at the National Magic University Affiliated Tachikawa Hospital. When, Asuka-sensei left to give us some private time, I talked to Chiaki.

"What is your goal?" I asked. Silence. "Why do you want Tatsuya-kun to make a regretful face?" More Silence. "How could you?" she finally spoke. "How could you stand to be with him? It's all his fault that he didn't tell us about the virus in the first place!" Chiaki glared at me. "How you ask?" I said. "You have quite the childish reason for revenge, you know." I glared back, which made her look at her hands. I met her eyes and said "He won't show the face you want him to show. Have you ever asked yourself if your Nee-san wanted this? Or if Kobayakawa-san wanted this?" Her eyes seemed to have realization in them.

"Every choice you make shapes your fate, and nobody knows what that fate will be. There are many outcomes to the path they walk on, but of course, that person doesn't know what the outcomes are. If I were you, I would choose the right path. To forgive Tatsuya-kun." She gave me a confused look. "But you said nobody knows the outcomes." A card appeared on my finger and spun. "You should be careful from now on. Like I said, every choice you make shapes your fate. That fate is a bad end right now." The card flew off of my finger and landed on her lap. She picked it up and turned it to the other side. "I'll ask again. Does your Nee-san or Kobayakawa-san want this?" Chiaki stayed quiet, curious what the card is trying to tell her. I left.

As I closed her door, Suzune was in front of me. "What are you doing here?" I asked. "Work," she said. I raised a brow, but let it pass just for once. "Whatever you're planning, you're making me feel uneasy."


The trip to Yokohama was pretty peaceful. I ended up seeing Fujibayashi Kyouko.

"Hello there, Hiromi-san," she said. "It is nice to see you here, Kyouko-sensei, but may I ask if you're only here for Tatsuya-kun and just in case attacks happen?" I asked. "Ara, you always have a sharp mind, Hiromi-san," she responded. "You shouldn't be saying that when you already know that I know his secrets now," I said. "Of course I do," she replied. "Now, if you can excuse me, I have to go meet with him." Before going, she asked "You're not coming Hiromi-san?" I responded, "I have duties to attend to."

I sat with Erika and them when it was about to start.

It was a long presentation, and it was well doned. We clapped when it ended. Soon after, the place started shaking like there was an earthquake.

Soon enough, unknown men opened the door and ran in with guns. Tatsuya-kun used magic to cut off one of men's arm. The intruders all turned their attention to him and Miyuki cleaned him up with magic. I used Monarch on two of them and they hit the wall. They were all handcuffed and I walked down the stairs to Tatsuya-kun with Erika and them.

"What are we gonna do now?" Erika asked. "The magicians on guard duty are still battling the intruders at the front entrance. Even if we're going to make a run for it, our first order of business should be to wipe them out," Tatsuya-kun replied. "'I'm heading over alone, so you guys wait here...' You wouldn't say anything like that, would you?" Erika asked. "I guess that's better than getting assaulted after we've split up?" Tatsuya-kun replied. They grinned and we started to head out.

"Wait! Hold on a second, Shiba Tatsuya!" Cardinal George said. Tatsuya-kun turned around. "What exactly do you want, Shinkuro Kichijoji?" Tatsuya-kun asked. "Just now...that attack...wasn't that Molecular Divider?" George asked, pointing at Tatsuya-kun. "That's a top-secret technique developed by Major William Sirius, the former commander of STARS-the USNA Combat Magician Brigade! How can you possibly use that?" Tatsuya-kun replied, "If I could use it...what would matter, anyway? I don't have time to debate that with you!" We left then.

As we hid behind a wall, Leo walked ahead. "The enemy…" Tatsuya-kun said, pulling him back by grabbing the back of his collar. "...is using anti-magician high-speed bullets." Leo fell to the ground when he let him go. "Tatsuya...you're merciless," Mikihiko said. "But thanks to him, Leo's been spared," Shizuku replied. "Miyuki, could you silence the enemy's gunfire?" Tatsuya-kun asked. "Very well. But Onii-sama...in order to deal with so many at once...I'll have to…"

"I can help you, Miyuki," I said. She smiled with gratitude and together, we silenced every one of their gunfire with ice magic. They seemed to realize what had happened. "What?" one of them said. Tatsuya-kun then ran forward and used the same spell from earlier to kill a few of them. I casted Nymph on a few of them, then casted Sulphur. Their bodies started to turn into butterflies, I could hear their screams of pain. My hand shook while my eyes were closed and a drop of sweat ran down my face. Then someone took my hand that was shaking. I opened my eyes and saw Tatsuya-kun. The shaking stopped, the drop of sweat evaporated. He gave me a smile to assure me and I gave one to him in return.

"I never even got a chance," Leo said. Erika was patting his shoulder. "Now, now…" she said. Mizuki and Honoka looked a little pale from seeing all the blood. Tatsuya-kun noticed and said, "Sorry. Was that a little too much for you?" Honoka replied, "No, I'm all right!" Mizuki replied, "Me, too, I'm fine!"

"So what's the plan now?" Leo asked. "We need more intel. Apparently, something bigger and more serious than we'd anticipated is going on. If we try to wing it, we could end up mired in a dire situation," Tatsuya-kun responded. "In that case…" Shizuku said. "Why don't you use the VIP conference room? That's where they hold meetings for politicians and economic groups, so you should be able to access all kinds of information." She pointed up and Honoka looked at the ceiling with curiosity. "I can't believe you know about a room like that," Erika said. "My father once brought me here, so I know the security key and access code, too," Shizuku replied. "I'd like you to take you up on that, Shizuku," Tatsuya-kun said. She nodded.


We arrived in the VIP conference room and Shizuku put in the access code. A map of Japan showed up on the screen behind us and closened up to Yokohama. Twelve red dots appeared in areas. "Whoa! What's this?" Erika said. "That's beyond messed up…" Leo said. "Onii-sama…" Miyuki said. She had a worried face and Tatsuya-kun patted her head to assure her. "The situation is quite dire," he said. "If we loiter here too long, we'll probably be captured by the enemy. But even if we tried to escape, there's no viable transportation."

"Then should we evacuate to the shelter?" Mikihiko asked. "That's probably the most realistic option…" Tatsuya-kun replied. "Okay, so it's the underground passage, right?" Erika asked. "No, let's go from aboveground," Tatsuya-kun responded. "Huh? But why?" she asked. She looked at the map. "Oh, right," she said. "Also, I'd like a little time before we head over," Tatsuya-kun said. "Huh? Why is that?" Honoka asked. "I want to destroy the demo devices," he answered.

When we got to the backstage, students were there. "What are you doing?" Tatsuya-kun asked. "I'm deleting the data so it won't get stolen," Suzune answered. "And Saegusa-senpai and the others?" he asked. "We can't just run off and leave you behind, can we?" Mayumi said. "Shiba? Saegusa?" Juumonji-san said. "Juumonji-senpai," Tatsuya-kun said. "I thought you'd gone ahead and evacuated?" Juumonji-san said. "We're deleting the data," Mayumi replied. "Does it take many to do that?" he asked. "Nakajo has taken the other students to the underground tunnel," Hanzo reported. "You should get going, too…"

"Underground tunnel?" Tatsuya-kun said. "Is something wrong?" Sawaki Midori asked. "No, I'm just a little concerned, that's all. Since the underground tunnel isn't a direct route..." Tatsuya-kun replied. "It's possible that they may run into other groups." Mari and Mayumi made worried faces. "In other words, an encounter battle?" Hanzo asked. "If that happens, they could very well be forced into a head-on clash underground," Tatsuya-kun responded. "Hattori, Sawaki-go after Nakajo right now!" Juumonji-san ordered. "Right!" Hanzo said. "Understood!" Sawaki said. They left. "I'm going to patrol the area one more time to make sure there are no more stragglers. Kirihara?" Juumonji-san said. "Yes, sir!" Kirihara responded. They left.

"Shiba-kun, can I ask you to take care of the devices left in the other room?" Kei asked. Tatsuya-kun nodded. "When we're done, let's meet up in the green room," Mari said. "We'll decide our next move there."


We were now in the international conference hall green room. "Now then...about our next move…" Mari said. "Only one enemy ship has invaded the harbor. The area around the shore is more or less under enemy control. Ground transportation's completely paralyzed as well..." Mayumi said. "I'm thinking that might be the work of the guerillas." Kei asked, "What could they be after?" Mayumi responded, "The fact that they've targeted Yokohama means...they must be after something that they'll only find here...Although strictly speaking, there's one in Kyoto, as well…"

"The Magic Association branch office!" someone said. "To be precise, they're probably after the Magic Association's main database. Because all the crucial data is being centrally managed in Kyoto and Yokohama," Mayumi explained. "When will the rescue ship arrive?" Mari asked. "It should be here in another ten minutes," Mayumi responded. "But it doesn't look like it has the capacity for this number of people." The sound of a button being pressed was heard. "Regarding Nakajo-san and the others, who headed for the shelter, unfortunately it seems that Shiba-kun's concerns were dead-on," Suzune said. "However, since the enemy force is small, they should be able to drive them away soon, according to Hattori-kun." Mayumi nodded.

"You've all just heard what our situation is. Unfortunately, we have no chance of getting on that ship. At this point, even if it's somewhat risky, I believe our only option is to make our way to the shelter at the station," Mari explained. "I...I agree with Mari-san's opinion!" someone said.

"Onii-sama?" Miyuki said. He was facing the door silently. I used Nymph to see what he was looking at and closed my eyes. I saw it. A man was driving a truck and was going to crash in through the entrance. I opened my eyes and heard Tatsuya-kun taking out Trident. "Onii-sama!" Miyuki said. "Hey!" Mari said. "Tatsuya-kun!" Mayumi said, pressing the buttons on her CAD. It seemed like she saw it because she gasped. Tatsuya-kun shooted and the vehicle disappeared. "Tatsuya-kun…" Mayumi said. "What was that?" He only glanced at her. Kyouko came in.

"Sorry to keep you waiting!" she said. "Eh? I-Is that you, Kyouko-san?" Mayumi asked. "Long time no see, Mayumi-san!" Kyouko replied. Major Kazama Harunobu came in. "Special Officer...Information control has been temporarily disabled," she said. Tatsuya-kun saluted and Miyuki looked saddened. Juumonji-san and Kirihara arrived. "Shiba?" Juumonji-san said. "I'm Major Kazama Harunobu of the JSDF," Kazama-san said. "So you're that Major Kazama, then? I'm the acting Master Clan Conference representative for the Juumonji clan, Juumonji Katsuto," Juumonji-san said. Kazama-san nodded. "Fujibayashi, give him the current rundown on the current situation," Kazama-san said. "Yes, sir," Kyouko responded. "At this time, our forces stationed at Hodogaya are battling invaders. We also have one battalion each from Tsurumi and Fujisawa rushing to this site. The Kanto Branch of the Magic Association has taken a defensive position on its own."

"Good job. All right, Special Officer. In light of these special circumstances, our battalion, which had been on its way to Hodogaya on a separate mission, has just been ordered to add our support to the defense. In accordance with JSDF special assignment regulations, I'm hereby ordering you to mobilize as well!" Kazama-san said. Everyone seemed to be shocked. "The JSDF requests that this special officer's rank remains confidential. Please be aware that this is based on the JSDF's secrecy protection law. I hope you understand," Kazama-san explained.

"Special Officer?" Sanada Shigeru asked. "We have the Mobile Suit you designed ready for you in our trailer. Let's hurry." Tatsuya-kun nodded. "My squad and I will be providing protection for the rest of you," Kyouko said. "I'm sorry. You heard them. Go with the upperclassmen...and evacuate to the shelter," Tatsuya-kun said, walking out. As he was nearing the exit, Miyuki said, "Onii-sama, please wait." She walked to him and they looked into each other's eyes. Her hands touched his cheeks. He crouched and Miyuki lifted his chin up. She then gave him a kiss on the forehead. It was nothing to be jealous of, because I knew what she was doing. A bright light burned. "What the…" Leo said. Everyone but Miyuki and I did not cover our eyes. "Is that…?" Honoka said. It ended.

"Onii-sama…" Miyuki said. "You now have free rein." She curtseyed with a smile. "I'm off, then," he replied. He gave me a look. "It's time," his look told me. I nodded.

It was time for Mahesvara and Phantom's comeback.


N/A: I will update the last chapter of the anime during Thanksgiving Break! Also, I'm pending if I should continue this through the LN or no! Once again, please forgive me for the super long delay!