"You think that your mother forcibly erased my memories?" Archimedes asks in disbelief.
"I can't think of anyone else who would resort to such measures to keep you from regaining your memory." Tatsuya says, tapping away furiously at his terminal's keyboard.
"But Onii-sama. Archimedes said himself that he has never met our mother." Miyuki adds.
"Unless she erased my memories of meeting her as well…" Archimedes says.
"I think Archimedes is right. I wouldn't put it past them to do so for security measures."
The room goes quiet for a moment. Suddenly, Miyuki jumps out of her seat.
"Wait! Does that mean Archimedes can never recover his memories of his past?" She exclaims in distress.
To this, Archimedes smirks evilly.
"I don't think I'll need to…" He says with an ominous voice.
"Archimedes?" Miyuki asks, shrinking back into her chair.
"What are you thinking Archimedes?" Tatsuya asks, looking up from his terminal.
"The Yotsuba clan has shown great interest in me ever since my Necromancy was awakened, correct?"
"That's correct." Tatsuya responds.
Miyuki begins to blush deeply, remembering her conversation with Tatsuya earlier.
"The Yotsuba Clan is always looking for powerful wizards to add to their gene pool, right?"
Miyuki blushes even more at this.
"I think I see where you are going…" Tatsuya says, locking his terminal.
"Would you two mind explaining it to me then?" Miyuki asks after regaining her composure.
"I don't have to do anything because the Yotsuba Clan will be able to figure it all out for me. And, if they don't tell me on their own, I can always steal the information. But, I'll give them some time. I don't want to jump the gun."
"Are you sure that that is the best course of action?" Miyuki asks with a worried tone.
"Yeah, it will be fine. After all, you two need my help to take down your aunt anyways so we might as well train for now."
Tatsuya looks surprised for a moment before regaining his composure.
"Right… Shared memories…"
"And don't you forget it! We are in this together now, Tatsuya!"
Archimedes is currently in the basement of the shared house working on his combat robots. He is in a small sound proof room etching runes into the various parts of the HAR he is currently modifying. Thanks to his grandfather's position, he has been able to receive an ample amount of HARs built to his specifications. Each one stands at about 160 cm and has a skin like polymer painted on. But, these robots are devoid of physical features. Full prototype body suits of Tatsuya's design hang behind each HAR. But, Archimedes has made one major change to them. Each one is now a blinding white rather than the black Tatsuya intended. An array of magic-equipped rifles and side arms are hung on the walls. Archimedes finally completes carving the last rune into the combat robot. He stretches and cracks his back before disabling the do not disturb program he put into place. He admires the 5 new robot prototypes he has just completed. Each one is in a display case, surround by each's person effects. He lets his gaze wander to the previous prototypes he has made. He keeps one robot from each prototype phase and scraps the rest. He is currently on the 5th generation of his modified HARs. He hears the door being opened and turns to see Miyuki carrying a cup of coffee with a smile.
"I see you have finished your new robots." She says, handing him his coffee.
"Yup! Now all that is left is to test them."
Miyuki looks at him curiously.
"What, is there something on my face?" He asks.
"You haven't been coming to meals lately and I haven't seen you leave this room. You have huge bags under your eyes right now. How long exactly have you been working?"
"Um…"
"Don't lie to me Archimedes."
"In total?"
"Since the last time you slept."
"Well, I started working on Wednesday…"
"It's Saturday."
"Oh. Huh, I guess time flies when you are building killer robots."
Archimedes chuckles to himself as Miyuki watches him with an unwavering gaze.
"Are you waiting for something?" Archimedes asks, slightly concerned at what the cool beauty in front of him may have done.
"I am just waiting for the sleeping pills I put in your coffee to kick in."
Archimedes is stunned into silence.
"You did what?"
"I put sleeping pills into your coffee. I know that you have been training with Sensei Kokonoe in order to train your Ancient Magic and your physical body, but you can't keep pushing yourself like this."
The first wave of drowsiness hits Archimedes like a truck. He stumbles into the small cot he had set up and sits down.
"What's this? Miyuki is actually worried about someone other than Tatsuya? Thank Kami! I am finally being noticed by the Ice Princess." He mumbles jokingly.
Miyuki sits down next to him on the cot.
"Of course I worry about you. You are my cousin after all, not to mention a very close friend."
Miyuki pauses for a second.
"There is also a high likelihood that I will have to marry you." She whispers.
Archimedes responds by slipping into unconsciousness due to the sleeping pills and falling into Miyuki's lap. She smiles at this, adjust his head to a comfortable position while the multiple robots tasked with keeping him alive while he is working move the rest of his body onto the bed.
"Miyuki? Archimedes?" Tatsuya calls as he enters the house, just getting back from training.
He decides to check the basement since he told Miyuki to keep an eye on Archimedes while he was gone. As he walks to Archimedes' workshop, he discovers an unusual sight. Archimedes is asleep on his cot, with Miyuki sleeping next to him. Miyuki has Archimedes in a hug from behind, a small smile on her face. Tatsuya smiles at this, glad that his sister is happy. He leaves the two alone and goes off to do some work.
Miyuki wakes up, but does not open her eyes. She is very comfortable where she is and does not want to let go of the warm object she is cuddling. She nestles deeper into the object, wrapping herself in the warmth. As she does this, the object lets out a groan. Her eyes snap open, but all she can see is the white cloth that she has nestled into. She slowly sits up, her face growing redder by the second. She sees Archimedes, completely passed out on the cot, not moving; his face is the picture of serenity and innocence. She quickly scrambles off the cot, only to trip over one of the robots surrounding the cot to make sure Archimedes doesn't fall.
'W-w-what happened? W-w-why was I s-s-sleeping with A-A-Archimedes?' She asks herself.
She searches her memories to try to figure out how she got into that position.
'Alright, so Archimedes was sleeping in my lap and I must have dozed off… But how did I end up in that position?'
The small robot she tripped over begins emitting soft sounds of protest. With that, everything snaps into place for Miyuki.
'Archimedes' robots! They must have moved me into that position when I fell asleep!'
Miyuki's thoughts are interrupted by a soft chuckling at the door. She turns to the source of the sound and her embarrassment intensifies. Tatsuya is standing in the doorway, his face full of mirth at his sister's predicament.
Miyuki runs out of the room, heading straight to her bedroom.
Tatsuya watches her run and chuckles once again. He then proceeds to walk over to Archimedes and flick him in the forehead. This prompts Archimedes to mumble out an incomprehensible stream of words. Tatsuya rolls his eyes and bends down to Archimedes ear.
"I brought new experimental tech from FLT…" He whispers before stepping back.
Archimedes jumps out of the cot, frantically looking for said tech before shooting Tatsuya a dirty look.
"Come on, I set up everything we need for the test you wanted to do." Tatsuya says, walking towards the testing area.
Archimedes grins fiendishly and follows behind.
"Alright Tatsuya, I am all ready." Archimedes says after casting necromancy on the HAR that Tatsuya prepared.
Tatsuya raises his silver CAD and aims at the robot.
"Remember, you just want to target the Psions I have in place controlling it." Archimedes says.
Tatsuya nods and pulls the trigger.
Both of them wait for a few moments.
"Did you successfully cast the spell?" Archimedes asks with trepidation.
"I did."
"Do it again."
Tatsuya pulls the trigger time after time, each time attempting to destroy the bindings between Archimedes and the HAR. He continues to do this until Archimedes taps him on the shoulder.
"I think it's safe to say that this confirms our suspicions?" Archimedes says with a grin as he dispels his necromancy.
Tatsuya nods, returning the smile.
"Alright, so let's go over what we have learned about my Necromancy so far."
"It's very convenient that you have always referred to Necromancy as Necromancy rather than a type of magic, because I am unsure if we can truly classify it as magic at this point."
"Right, since my Necromancy does not alter the Eidos, it is technically something completely separate from magic."
"I am still not sure how to interpret our last test though..."
"Why? Did you see something with your elemental sight?"
"Yes…"
"Okay, what did you see?"
"The Psions you were applying to the HAR did interact how you expected, but it is still a bit difficult to wrap my head around. Your Psions were not affected in the least by my Decomposition passing through them, pretty thoroughly proving that there are no activation sequences taking place."
"So I have a type of 'magic' that does not have any activation sequences, doesn't change Edios, and has an information footprint that is unable to be picked up by magicians."
"Correct. I only notice it because I can see your Psions traveling to that which you are trying to control."
"Interesting… Do not record any of this on paper or electronically. We can't let them find out about any of this."
"Since when did you start ordering me around?" Tatsuya asks with a sly grin.
"Oh, come off your high horse, 'Silver'.
(Note: Long time skip.)
Archimedes is sitting on a bench outside of first high, watching the comical conversation between Tatsuya and Miyuki. He calls out to Miyuki as she runs up the stairs into the school.
"GOOD LUCK MIYUKI!"
Miyuki turns and waves to him before entering the building. Tatsuya sits down next to him with a sigh.
"What's wrong buddy? Sad because your sister and I are in course 1 and you aren't?" He teases in good fun.
Tatsuya rolls his eyes at his friend's teasing.
"You of all people know that I don't care what class I am in as long as I have access to the secure documents about magic they have here. I am not entirely sure why you chose to be in course 1 anyways. I would think you would enjoy the freedom of course 2 more."
Archimedes leans back and looks at the sky, his long silver hair sparkling in the light.
"You know full well that I did this for Miyuki. Neither of you do not have access to your full power right now. This way, I can help protect her while you do the research you need to do. And you don't have to worry about me not being able to use magic. We can always use our hat trick if worse comes to worst."
Tatsuya chuckles at this.
"You really thought all of this out didn't you? You may be smarter than I originally thought."
"Oi! Who do you think modified the plans for the Silver Line to raise loop cast efficiency by 120%? And what about your custom 'Trident' that I built and maintain? Not to mention the 11 generations of humanoid combat robots in my lab!" Archimedes exclaims, keeping his voice low so that no one other than Tatsuya can hear.
"I get your point. Calm down." Tatsuya says.
Archimedes takes deep breath and leans back again. As he does this, two girls walk by.
"Is that a Weed?" One of them asks.
"He is early despite being a reserve. I wonder why that Bloom is sitting next to him?"
Archimedes frowns at this and casts Necromancy on a bird flying overhead. He has it drop two little white bombs in the girls walking away before releasing it. The two girls shriek as his "presents" hit them in the head. Archimedes tries desperately to contain his laughter whereas Tatsuya only rolls his eyes.
"Well, if you are done messing around, I am going to do some research." Tatsuya says, pulling out his mobile terminal.
"Alright then. I am going to take a nap." Archimedes says, leaning back into the bench.
Tatsuya raises an eyebrow.
"How long has it been since you last slept?" Tatsuya asks.
"What do you mean? I slept the 8 hours required of a growing boy last night." Archimedes says with an innocent smile.
"I am not Miyuki. Just tell me how long."
"It's been a week, give or take."
"This is why they call you the "master of the mind" at the temple. It's incredible how well you can manage your body."
Archimedes shrugs before falling immediately into a deep sleep.
Archimedes has perfected the art of sleeping with the help of Sensei Kokonoe. He is capable of immediately falling into a deep sleep at will, no matter where he is and what's going on around him.
