"What did her father say about it?" Asuna asked, with an irritated expression. "What about her mother?"
"He agreed to it, he wanted her to be an asset to the clan. And her mother died protecting her from a pack of demons." Chidori answered, sadly. "Yukiko hated the idea and ran into the forest to hide, her mother when after her only to find Yukiko surrounded by a pack of demons. Her mother protected her from several hordes of demons. Haruto found them and dispatched with the demons, after that day Yukiko followed him everywhere he went."
Both Yukiko and Setsuna were hiding behind a tree, with a huge blush on both of their faces. Yukiko looked at Setsuna again just before looking away again.
"You know you don't have to be so nervous around everyone." Setsuna stated, with a smile.
"I've never been around anyone most of my life, everyone just looked at me like a weapon." Yukiko responded, as she looked down at the ground. "I'm a Hanyou just like you."
Setsuna looked at her with a surprised look, but she smiled at her.
"I guess that makes me something like an older sister, huh." Setsuna asked, with a slight smile.
Yukiko looked at her with a surprised expression, until she finally smiled brightly at Setsuna.
"Nee-San." Yukiko called out, as she hugged Setsuna.
Setsuna blushed intensely, but she wrapped her arm around Yukiko. And both of them smiled and closed their eyes, Konoka caught up to them. She smiled as she saw them smiling, back at the opened field Takeo was overseeing Negi's training.
"Are you ready for your match against Chachamaru-Chan?" Takeo asked, with a smile.
"Yea." Negi answered, as he stopped practicing.
Negi sat down on the ground next to Takeo, and they both looked at the sun.
"Well, it seems we're both luck." Takeo stated.
"How so?" Negi asked.
Takeo looked around and saw everyone socializing together and laughing towards.
"Just look at everyone, our friends who're supporting us. Our families who raised us to become who we are today. And our role models, who we're both trying to impress." Takeo answered, with a wide smirk on his face.
Negi smiled bright and nodded in agreement, night fell. Negi was waiting for his challenge against Chachamaru, he walked up and saw Evangeline, Chachamaru and Chachazero standing in front of him.
"Negi Springfield, here for the Apprenticeship Test!" Negi called out.
"Well, it seems you actually showed up." Evangeline stated, with a smirk on her face. "Alright, if you can get one hit with off of Chachamaru then you pass and you'll be appointed as my apprentice. But first…"
The glared at everyone who showed up along with Negi, it was Takeo, Asuna, Setsuna, Makie, Ako, Yuna, Akira and Ku Fei.
"Can't you do anything about your little audience?!" Evangeline asked loudly.
"Takeo-Kun, where'd you sibling and Yuki-Chan go?" Ako asked.
"Oh, they went with my mom." Takeo answered. "She got an apartment around here, though I still have to prepare myself."
"Eh, prepare yourself for what?" Yuna asked.
"For the demonic child, I call a brother." Takeo answered. "He always try to prank me while I'm asleep."
Takeo looked with a serious expression, Akira looked at him and laughed to herself. Negi's match with Chachamaru, he enhanced his abilities with magic and charged at Chachamaru with a precise performance of Kenpo.
He was holding his own against Chachamaru, which surprised everyone. Until Chachamaru sent him flying with a kick, Negi blocked the attack and sent him flying backwards.
"Negi-Kun!" Makie called out.
Negi regained his balance and charged at her again, but Chachamaru started overwhelming Negi with powerful attacks. Negi fell on the ground not moving a bit, Evangeline made a displeased expression.
"Too bad, boy. But that's just how you are." Evangeline stated. "Go wash your face and fix yourself up."
"Negi!" Asuna called out.
"Negi-Kun!" Makie called out.
Negi started laughing, he popped up and stood back in a fighting position.
"I'm not dead yet, Evangeline-San." Negi stated, with a smirk on his face.
"Ah, this kid." Takeo said.
He saw Negi charging at Chachamaru, but again she was overwhelming him.
"N-N-Negi-Kun." Konoka called out, with tears in her eyes.
"Does, Negi-Sensei still intend to continue?" Ako asked.
"B-But, that's…" Akira added.
"Un, he doesn't stand a chance at winning." Yuna stated, with a look of disbelief.
Takeo remained watching Negi as he fought against Chachamaru. An hour passed, and Negi with a bruise on his cheek. The girls were begging for Negi to give up, Asuna pulled out her pactio card and was prepared to stop the fight.
"Wait, Asuna! Don't stop him!" Makie called out, as she stopped him.
"Negi-Kun, is trying his best. It'd be terrible if you stopped him now after he's trying so hard." Makie stated.
"Makie-Chan." Asuna responded.
"She's right you know." Takeo stated.
Everyone turned towards him as he was still Negi watching fighting against Chachamaru.
"Everyone has their own trials they need to deal with, and for Negi-Kun this is one of them. That's why I'll keep watching him fight not matter what happens, if he loses he'll just try again." Takeo proclaimed. "That's what it means to have a goal and a dream."
"But, he's still a kid." Asuna stated. "He's just being stubborn, that's why I have to stop him."
"Asuna-Chan, you do realize if you want to stop this match." Takeo declared, as he turned towards her. "You'll have to go through me."
Asuna glared at him, she was still planning on stopping this match.
"Asuna-Chan, Negi-Kun is an adult!" Maki declared. "He's has an objective and he's doing his best to achieve."
Asuna was struck by Maki's words, so was Chachamaru she looked for just a couple seconds.
"Hey, Chachamaru!" Evangeline called out.
"Eh." Chachamaru turned around.
Negi gathered the rest of his strength, and got one hit off of Chachamaru. Before he fell on the ground, with a smile on his face. Everyone looked at him with a surprised expression, which later turned into a loud cheer.
"Well, it look like you have another apprentice to torment." Takeo stated, as he walked towards them as they were for from everyone.
"What did you come over here for?" Evangeline asked, as she glared at him.
"You told me once, I reminded you of a mage you met over a century ago." Takeo answered. "Now, that mage wouldn't have been named Ryutaro Narukami."
Evangeline looked at the smirk on his face, and glared at him even more.
"Yea, you remind me of that idiot…you both have that stupid smirk." Evangeline stated, with a slight sigh. "But, he was a talented mage for someone his age."
Evangeline remembered meeting the young Ryutaro on the battlefield in the magic world.
"I helped him create that spell he used against that demon, it was based off of a Forbidden Spell that I created in the middle of war. Evangeline answered. "He asked that I pass it down to one of his descendants, if one was skilled enough."
Takeo later remembered the tough physical training that he went through, he smirked at her.
"So that's why, you made me go through the hellish training." Takeo stated, with a smile. "Thanks, Nee-San."
Evangeline gained an embarrassed over hearing Takeo calling her his older sister. Suddenly Takeo's smile reminded her of a dear friend of hers.
"D-Don't you call me that!" Evangeline demanded.
"Nah, I think I'll keep calling you that…Nee-San." Takeo responded, in a mocking tone.
Evangeline gritted her teeth and started chasing after him, Takeo ran away from her with a big grin on his face. Chachamaru looked as she was chasing him around.
"So, what was that great spell he used?" Takeo asked, as he stopped running.
"He called it, Magia Alethea. He channeled different offensive spells and channels it through his body, until it becomes a part of their body. Increasing his abilities depending on which on he used." Evangeline answered. "Though it was still inferior to my own, but it was still impressive."
Takeo looked at her with an amazing expression, his eyes were basically beaming with excitement.
"So what was this awesome spell you created?" Takeo asked, with a smirk on his face. "And can you teach it to me?"
"Well, since you're not human to begin with…hmm, no just master that idiot's technique first and I might teach it to you." Evangeline stated, with a slight smirk.
Alright, Nee-San." Takeo responded, in a mocking tone.
As he started running back towards the dorm room, Evangeline became embarrassed after hearing him call her his older sister again. But she smiled again, it later turned into an irritated expression as she heard Chachamaru and Chachazero laughing to themselves.