The Knight of Mahora Academy

Period 34: Day 1 - Negi Rush

Oh man, that month off did me wonders. Don't be afraid to take a break from time to time, everybody!

Welcome back!

And here we go!

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"Cassiopeia," Negi repeated the name, marveling at the impossible item he was holding in his hands, "The pocket watch time machine." Little sounds of disbelief and wonder slipped out as he inspected the watch before looking up at its creator, "I-I can't believe you built a time machine, Chao-San!"

The genius blushed and scratched the back of her head shyly, "Pretty impressive, right? It's a mix of ground-breaking science powered by the giant swell of magic coming from the World Tree. Science and magic mixed into a glorious invention, just like Chachamaru!" She sighed in relief, "I'm so glad it worked. This is only the second time it's ever been used. I was afraid that something might have happened to you if it didn't work."

Setsuna narrowed her eyes suspiciously, "What exactly would it have entailed if it didn't work properly?"

"You three floating endlessly without any way out from the fabric of time and space!" Negi, Setsuna, and Chamo all paled in horror at the unspeakable fate they had thankfully avoided. Chao smiled, "Yeah, that would have been bad! But glad to see it worked out well!"

Negi swallowed the lump in his throat before looking up at the older girl, "C-Chao-San, if this was the second time the watch has been used, what was the first?"

"When I used it." Chao grinned before leaning in towards the young teacher. She whispered, "Don't go telling anyone this, Negi-Bōzū, but I'm also a time traveler."

"You are?"

"That's right!" Chao smiled brightly, "I'm the super genius Martian girl, Chao Lingshen, from the future!"

Setsuna and Chamo seemed skeptical of the claim. But Negi's eyes sparkled in amazement.

"Now, since I bet you have a really busy schedule, Negi-Bōzū, you can hold onto that." Chao smiled while looking down at the young Welsh lad, "You'll be able to attend everyone's events, and maybe help fix some things that might go wrong over the next few days. If being at this school has taught me anything; it's that the big, important events that shouldn't go wrong are usually the most susceptible to Murphy's Law."

Negi looked down at the Cassiopeia with starry eyes, "Thank you so much, Chao-San!"

"Just remember that it only works during the Mahora Festival when the magic is at its strongest. And try not to do anything too crazy with time travel; like kill a past version of yourself or become your grandfather or bet on sports events and get rich!" They looked at her like she was disturbed, "You always have to cover your bases with time travel stories! Always!"

"I-I won't do anything like that, Chao-San!"

"I'm glad to hear it, Negi-Bōzū!" Chao grasped his hands and shook them excitedly, "Then we trust one of our greatest creations to you! Sorry, but I don't have a lot more time!" She turned and rushed off, "This is a big festival and Chao Lingshen has a lot to keep up with! I'll see you all later!"

"Goodbye, Chao-San!" Negi waved off his genius student as she rushed down the path, "And thank you so much for your help!"

"No problem, Negi-Bōzū! Have fun and live it up!"

As Negi continued to see her off, Setsuna couldn't help but feel wary of what the super genius' motives could be. If this was just a kind gesture done out of the goodness of Chao's heart then there wasn't anything to worry about. But even though Setsuna wasn't close friends with the exceptional girl, she knew her well enough from sharing a class for nearly three years.

Chao Lingshen was a genius. She was also incredibly capable and ambitious, joining several clubs and even starting a restaurant that quickly gained renown throughout the entire school. She made dealings with Evangeline A.K. McDowell and created Chachamaru Karakuri, a revolutionary combination of magic and science. She brought shoddy and unfinished equipment to class to have her classmates test its effectiveness. She sold ready-made buns in class to turn a profit when she knows they were at their hungriest.

Chao looked for every opportunity to get what she wanted when she could. And Setsuna couldn't help but think this was no different.

"Well, with the Cassiopeia, I won't have to worry about missing anything in my schedule now!" Negi happily cheered, "Which means if there's anything coming up, I can give it my full attention!"

Chamo ran up Negi's shoulder, "Hey Aniki, don't you got a hot date with Nodoka-jochan coming up soon? Shouldn't you be getting ready for that?"

"Oh right! I don't want to miss my date this time around! I promise I won't leave Nodoka-San waiting this time!" Negi quickly pulled out his planner and gave it a quick look over, "The most important things I had to do today were the date with Nodoka-San, qualifying for the martial arts tournament, and patrolling. But now that I have the watch, I don't have to spare time. I can go back at different points and handle each one with the time it deserves."

"I think you should go on your date with Nodoka-San first." Setsuna said while walking up to his side, "That seems like the most important part of the day. And she's been looking forward to it all week."

Negi blushed, "R-Right, I should go get ready! Konoka-San helped me pick out an outfit to wear that'll be appropriate for a date!"

"And how long will your date be?"

"Um…I was originally planning for an hour and a half?" Setsuna and Chamo groaned in response. Negi panicked, "W-What?! What's wrong?!"

"Aniki, you can't relegate just a little over an hour for a date like this!"

"He's right, Negi-sensei. That's very inappropriate."

"B-But Setsuna-San, you said you've never been on a date before! How would you know proper etiquette?!"

Setsuna blushed, "I-I haven't been on a date, but I have listened to other girls talk about dates before! Only an hour and a half is unacceptable!"

Chamo sighed, "C'mon, Aniki, looks like we're gonna have to help you prepare for this date properly."

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Naruto stared at his mirror image in utter disbelief. The supposedly future version of him just stared back in bored indifference as he was examined like a test subject, "There's no way this is real." He poked his future self, "This can't be real." He grabbed his cheeks and pulled them out, "I mean this has to be fake or set up or-"

"Hey!" Future Naruto smacked his hands, "I am real! I am you! I am from the future!"

"I-I mean how can I believe you?! What if you're just a convincing fake or a mask or-"

"Yesterday, Negi had to take a bath and Asuna took him there with Konoka following behind. Kyūbi stepped out for a bit and Chamo left to score some new panties. You were tired from the day you had and wanted to unwind, so you went into the bathroom and locked the door. After that, you had two tabs opened to Chiu's cosplay page and another one to Buck Wild Bucking Cowgirl-"

"Stop! Stop!" Naruto immediately panicked and covered his future self's mouth in fright. With pink cheeks, he hissed, "What the fuck?! Why did you say that out loud?! We never say that out loud!"

"Yeah, which should prove that I'm real." Future Naruto insisted before clapping his hands, "Focus! Listen, we don't have time for this. Negi needs your help, remember?"

"R-Right." Naruto nodded, still coming to terms with the idea but trying to focus, "What's happening? What happened to Negi?"

"He's about to be affected by the World Tree."

"What?! How could that happen?! He's so careful and he knows the risks of being near the tree! How…" Naruto's eyes widened before he realized the answer and sighed, "It was Nodoka, wasn't it?"

"Gotta admire her for taking the shot at least." Future him shrugged, "Anyway, she does something that affects Negi, and he loses his mind and starts fighting off Asuna and the others. They need help, and you need to get there."

"Right." He nodded to his future self, "Okay, I can do that! I can – oh, what about my rounds? I-I'm supposed to be patrolling so Negi has some free time for-"

"He has a time machine! He has plenty of time!"

"S-Sorry, I'm still getting used to the idea! I just found out time travel is real!"

"Yeah well it's not new to me, and I've had to deal with way too many people trying to come to terms since I started traveling! So some quick adaption would be appreciated!" Future Naruto barked irritably before sending a look back at the group gathering for patrol. He sighed, pulling off his mask and hood completely to reveal a bright green stain that died part of his hair. Before Naruto could comment, his future self walked forward, "I'll take up the patrols with this group, so just go and help Negi as soon as you can! He needs you!"

"Right!"

Naruto nodded and immediately dashed away. He was still in a daze of disbelief after interacting with a future version of himself, but he focused on the task at hand.

Negi needed his help, and he was going to help his little friend if it was the last thing he…

Naruto immediately slowed down atop a building before stopping entirely. With all the bustling sounds of the festival and the people enjoying themselves around him, the whiskered blond stood by and tilted his head, "Where is Negi exactly?"

The sound of smoke bombs popping off with the honk of a boat was his only response.

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Negi held his hat as he picked up the pace to the meeting spot he'd decided on with Nodoka. The young Welshman couldn't deny he was feeling a little nervous as he thought about the date he was going to have with his librarian friend. Suddenly he wished he had gotten the chance to go on a practice date to work out the kinks of it as Naruto and Asuna did.

Because his plan was no good if Setsuna and Chamo's critiques were anything to go off. Why did they have to be so critical? He was doing the best he had with a limited schedule and zero prior knowledge of what he should do next.

He spotted Nodoka amongst the crowd, "Nodoka-San."

"Kyah!" Nodoka immediately shut her book and spun around to face Negi, "O-Oh, h-h-hello, Negi-sensei!"

"I'm sorry if I was late."

"N-No, you aren't late! I-I just arrived a little early is all."

"N-No, I'm late." Negi sheepishly admitted under his breath before looking up at Nodoka again, "So what were you reading from your book?"

The treacherous inner machinations of her mind begging to score an adult, deep kiss from Negi - a desire that had been implanted into her mind with Haruna's devious words.

Nodoka blushed atomically and avoided eye contact with him, "N-Nothing important. J-Just people watching - o-or people reading, in this case."

"But don't you need to know a person's name in order to-"

Nodoka panicked, "N-Negi-sensei, we should get started, right?"

"O-Oh yes!" Negi blushed as well as the nervous, meek pair started to walk alongside each other toward their first destination.

Some meters away, hidden behind some bushes, a group of their closest and most interested friends watched the pair start their date.

Haruna snickered maliciously as Yue crouched at her side, "And so this sordid dance begins. Oh, how today marks the end of innocence and the emergence of something…more primal in these young hearts."

"Haruna, what exactly are you expecting to happen?"

"Yeah, Paru," Asuna pouted, "Negi's ten, and Honya-chan's too sweet to do something. Don't expect anything gross."

"Oh come on, what's the point in sticking around if you - WHOA!" The bespectacled librarian nearly jumped out of her skin at the sudden appearance of Asuna, Konoka, and Setsuna by their side, "When did you get here?!"

"A few seconds ago." Konoka squealed, "Ah, they're so cute! Nodoka looks so pretty! And I knew Negi-kun would look great in that outfit! Good idea with keeping the hat on for him, Secchan! It pulled the whole thing together!"

"Well, I thought it looked very nice on him, Ojou-sama."

"Good job waking him up in time for this, Setsuna-San. It was the right call letting you handle watching over him."

"R-Right." Setsuna felt guilty about hiding her mistake from her friends, but she knew now wasn't the time to be bringing it up without some evidence to back up the ridiculous claim.

"Whatever." Haruna shrugged, "Come on, they're getting away! We have to follow them!"

"What? Just let them go on their date in peace."

"If we did that, what's going to happen when we miss something juicy?!"

Konoka looked at her friend with sparkling eyes, "Do you think something juicy is going to happen?"

"Almost certainly!"

"Then let's go!" Konoka and Haruna quickly made to chase after the duo on their date as Asuna, Setsuna, and Yue sighed.

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"Dammit! Think, stupid, think!" Naruto patted the side of his head and hoped to jog his memories. Straining his brain the blond closed his eyes, "He said he was going to…to see a - a movie! He's at the theater!"

The blond twisted and dashed through the sky. He streaked over the heads of the unaware civilians as he beelined towards the cinema.

When he arrived he quickly jumped down to the street where no one could see him and ran out to the front of the cinema. However, short of running inside and searching each theater for Negi and Nodoka, he had no idea where they could be.

"Calm down." Naruto closed his eyes and focused, trying to locate where Negi could be in the middle of this gigantic crowd. He pushed out his senses and tried to find his young friend. His sensory skills weren't the best - a fact Rakan continued to heckle him about to this day - but he could at least recognize Negi's significantly better than most. And he-

"There!" Naruto's eyes snapped open when he pinpointed Negi's energy. It wasn't in the theater, but it was Negi's signature. Naruto rushed along the ground, moving fast enough that no one could recognize him as anything other than a speedy blur. Before long he finally spotted a little redhead-

"Negi!" He slid to a stop in front of the startled young teacher, "There you are!"

"N-Nii-San?" Negi, dressed in a little vampire outfit, looked up at the blond in surprise, "O-Oh dear. I-I swear I left you in the bed so you could get some rest-"

"Negi, where is Nodoka?!"

Negi blinked in confusion, "Nodoka-San?"

"You're on a date with Nodoka now, right? Where is she?"

"O-Oh," Negi gasped as he started to understand, "Nii-San, have you traveled back yet?" He shook his head, "Then you must be looking for the me going on a date with Nodoka-San, right?"

"There are multiple of you running around?!"

"Yes, but that doesn't matter. You're looking for me during my date with Nodoka-San, right?" Naruto nodded eagerly, "Um, I think I was closer to the river when that was happening. I might have been jumping from the rooftops while avoiding our tail?"

"You were being tailed?! During your date?!" Naruto palmed his face, "C'mon, that's just cruel. Okay, so the rooftops near the river, right? On it! Thanks, Negi!"

"Nii-San-"

Naruto dashed off before Negi could get another word in. And as the young redhead watched his friend leave, he sighed in worry, "I hope he'll be okay. I'm still not sure what happened back then but with him there I'm sure it'll clear things up."

The little Mage's eyes widened, "Wait, what time was it that we started running?" He blanked on the detail and rubbed his head, "Oh dear."

"Negi-sensei, isn't there another place you wanted to go?"

"C'mon, Negi! We're gonna be late!"

"Coming!" Negi quickly ran over to meet the others and hoped that Naruto would be fine on his own.

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While Naruto started to jump between the rooftops of buildings around the river like a madman, down in the streets the duo of Negi and Nodoka were enjoying their cozy little date without a care in the world.

The two had been nervous when things began, but steadily got more comfortable around each other as time went on. They walked through the streets and visited some of the booths and food stalls that filled the way. It was nice and peaceful and comfortable and-

"Boring!" Haruna seethed, biting her lip and making her eyes roll in her head in agony, "I need excitement! Panic! Thrills! Not comfortable atmospheres and silence!"

"I think they look pretty cute." Asuna whispered beside Setsuna and Konoka, "Maybe we should just leave them be now? We've been watching them eat and visit bookstores for over an hour."

"And they found another one." Konoka giggled watching Nodoka and Negi stop by an outdoor book depot while sharing a serving of cotton candy between them, "Hehe, Nodoka just can't seem to help herself."

"Haruna-San? What are you doing?" Setsuna asked.

The bespectacled girl smirked, "If this is all they're going to do, then I'm gonna have to step in with a little 'encouragement'."

"Nodoka-San, look at the selection of books over here!" Negi eagerly told the librarian while holding up a book he had spotted, "This is the story you suggested I read, isn't it?"

"Yes, that was one of my recent favorites. I think you would love it, Sensei." Nodoka said with a happy smile while watching the object of her affection get so engrossed in the books around him. Something about knowing he liked books just like she did left a warm feeling in her chest.

With a pleasant hum, Nodoka looked around for a book she could enjoy-

The Love Shared Through A Kiss

Nodoka nearly choked on the cotton candy when she saw the inappropriate book in front of her. The meek girl blushed like crazy and turned away-

The Mechanics of Deep Kissing

"H-Ha!" A strangled, gasping noise came out of Nodoka's mouth as she spotted another book based on kissing. She covered her eyes and turned-

Kissing, and When You Know It's Time to Tongue That Cute English Kid

"IYAAAHHH- wait," Even through her blush, Nodoka picked up the book and examined its custom-made cover over a different book entirely, "D-Did someone make this-"

"What's that, Nodoka-San?"

"Kya!" Nodoka reacted and tossed the book and cover away before she spun to face Negi, "I-It was nothing, Negi-sensei! J-Just an inappropriate book that shouldn't…be…"

Despite herself, Nodoka couldn't help but feel her eyes linger on Negi's lips. Her blush deepened even more as her mind treacherously drifted to thoughts of her lips gently pushing against his and-

"What are you doing, Negi-sensei?"

Nodoka's soul nearly rushed out of her body in panic as they looked back at the sudden interruption. They found an older blonde girl in a St. Ursula Academy uniform standing by a younger girl in a Mahora uniform. Negi gulped, "T-Takane-San and Mei-San?"

"Shouldn't you still be doing your rounds, Negi-sensei?" Takane asked with a studious frown, "This is hardly the time to be fraternizing with your student, isn't it?"

"Onee-sama," Mei quickly spoke up as a gadget in her hand started to sound off while pointing at Nodoka's, "I'm getting very high levels of emotional peaking from this one! I-I think she's ready to confess!"

"What?"

"What?!"

"H-How rude!" Negi blushed and stood defensively in front of Nodoka, "Please don't just scan her like that! We aren't-"

"Negi-sensei, have you forgotten your duties? We're supposed to be looking out for people who might do something to trigger a reaction from the tree. And this girl is in such a state." Takane sternly said to the young Mage, "Do not let your personal feelings and bias get in the way of doing your duty."

Negi flinched, startled by the harsh but accurate words from the older girl. He knew he should have put duty first and secured the sights where the World Tree's influence was strongest. And his duty as a Mage of the Mahora faculty should have been the priority.

Yet when he looked up at Nodoka's frightful expression…and knew she was confused by all of this…he knew he couldn't stand by and let it happen.

Quickly taking the young librarian's hand, Negi ran while pulling Nodoka along, "Nodoka-San, come this way!"

"N-Negi-sensei?"

"Negi-sensei, where are you going?!"

Negi pulled Nodoka along through the crowd of people as they tried to put some distance between them and the two Mages following after them. Negi knew they were never going to get away just on foot, so he quickly slowed down and scooped Nodoka off her feet with a gasp, "I'm sorry, Nodoka-San, but this will be much faster!"

"W-Wha-"

In an instant, Nodoka felt a massive rush of wind across her face and body. She gasped and struggled to keep her eyes open while the wind rushed in. But suddenly it stopped and Nodoka looked out to see the dazzling landscape of Mahora bathed in a mix of the sun's setting light and the lights of the city starting to light the way. Nodoka felt her breath get taken away, in no small part to the fact she was in Negi's arms in this unbelievable moment.

She caught his kind smile as he spoke, "We're going to land now, okay?"

"Y-Yes."

Negi gently landed on a rooftop and carefully put Nodoka back on her feet, "I'm so sorry for the trouble, Nodoka-San."

"Sensei, what were they talking about? W-Why were they saying that I might trigger a reaction?"

"I-It's complicated. In no small part to the fact they are technically right, and I just did something bad." Negi sweated and nervously scratched his cheek before looking at Nodoka, "B-But this is your date, Nodoka-San, and I didn't want my other responsibilities to ruin it! S-So if there's any way I can make up for ruining it, let me know!"

"Y-You didn't ruin it, Sensei." Nodoka quietly said, "But if you want to make it up to me…t-then can you…"

She whispered so lowly that he couldn't make out what she said, "Nodoka-San?"

"I-I'd like a kiss if you can. O-Our first one was just an accident, s-so this time, I'd like an authentic…"

Negi was left stunned by her request. And Nodoka quickly stammered out an apology with a flustered face and told him to ignore what she said. And as Setsuna and Asuna approached jumping from the rooftops and making their way over to check on them…

They didn't notice until it was too late that the World Tree started to glow like crazy.

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"Pah!" Naruto exhaled after taking a very long and satisfying drink from the water fountain. After he did he sighed and wiped the sweat off his face, "Goddammit, I've been running around looking for that little jerk for over an hour! Where the hell is he?!"

The blond didn't want to keep searching fruitlessly while the clock was ticking. And he couldn't trust his sensing again because it was too underdeveloped and whatever trace of Negi he did find usually ended up being some version of him that had jumped back from the future.

Seriously, it was baffling how many versions of the kid were running around and crossing his path.

He rubbed his head with a groan before he opened his eyes. They widened when he spotted an identical version of himself walking through the street while eating a chocolate banana.

"Hey!" Naruto wasted no time and rushed over, ignoring the looks he got as he cut off his identical copy and begged for help, "You're a version of me that jumped back from the future, right? Listen, I need help! I'm supposed to be looking for Negi and helping him with some big problem but I can't find him! If you're from the future, you must've already done this and found him before, right? So help me! Tell me where I can find Negi!"

"…"

"…"

As the other version of him stared at him in silence and bit into his chocolate banana, realization crossed Naruto's face as he scowled, "Kyūbi, is this you walking around with my face again?"

"You sound like you're in some shit."

"DAMMIT!" Kyūbi carelessly continued to snack on his treat while he watched the irate blond stomp his foot and curse in anger. Naruto snarled and turned on the demon fox wearing his face, "I TOLD YOU NOT TO DO THAT ANYMORE!"

"I know you did. But I got bored and decided I wanted to try seeing the festival like this." Kyūbi said, "But do you have time to waste complaining about me? Isn't the Little Red Moron in trouble or something?" He took another bite, "Sounds like you should-"

"Give me that!" Naruto snatched the chocolate banana out of his hands and took a bite, "I bet you used my money to buy this, didn't you?!"

"That's mine!" They struggled for all of four seconds before Kyūbi reclaimed his snack and took a bite of it spitefully, "What's the problem anyway?"

"The problem was that a future version of me told me Negi was going to get into trouble because of the World Tree and I had to go help him! But I've been searching forever and I can't find him anywhere! And if I don't hurry then whatever happens with the World Tree is going to affect him!"

"But if a version of you from the future told you he was going to be taken over by the World Tree, doesn't that mean you were never going to arrive to stop it from happening? Otherwise, there would have been no version of you to come back and tell you that it was going to happen, right?"

"…"

"…"

"S-Shut up."

"Okay," Kyūbi shrugged and pointed behind him, "By the way, is the tree doing that part of the thing you were talking about?"

Naruto looked over his shoulder and saw the World Tree glow like a lantern as its magical power skyrocketed. From somewhere on the rooftops, he saw a bright glow spike up before immediately fading.

"Fuck me."

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"Negi-sensei! Snap out of it!"

"A kiss." Negi spoke in a monotone with lifeless eyes as he threw strikes and kicks in Setsuna's direction to keep her back as his focus returned to Nodoka, "I must give Nodoka-San a kiss."

"What kind of crazy magic does this stupid tree do?!" Asuna bemoaned as she watched Negi force Setsuna back while she stood at Nodoka's guard. She looked down at her fan and an idea struck her, "Wait, if I hit Negi with this, do you think the magic will wear off?!"

"I don't know, Ane-San!" Chamo called from Setsuna's collar as he held on for dear life during their speedy exchange, "But anything's worth a try at this point!"

"Wake up, Negi!"

She swung for his back but the little Mage disengaged with Setsuna and slid further down the roof. Asuna stared at him, unnerved by his emotionless smile before she groaned, "Setsuna-San, take Honya-chan and get out of here!"

"Are you sure, Asuna-San?"

"He's gonna keep coming after her! If you run with her I can focus on trying to get him out of this magic funk! Trust me!"

Setsuna nodded and quickly scooped up the startled Nodoka before jumping to the next rooftop.

Negi watched them leave and stared at Asuna, "Asuna-San, please step aside. I must go after Nodoka-San to give her what she wants."

"Ugh," Asuna cringed, "I know you're not in control of yourself right now, but that sounds so wrong." She raised her fan and stood with determination, "Hang on, Negi! I'll wake you up soon!"

The twin-tailed girl braced herself as Negi dashed at her-

And a yellow blue tackled him from the side.

"FOUND YOU, YOU LITTLE TURD!"

"W-Wha- Whiskers?!" Asuna shrieked when she saw the blond teen pin Negi to the ground, "What are you doing here?!"

"Helping! I heard Negi was in trouble and - whoa!" Naruto almost fell over when Negi's hands blurred out and knocked his elbows aside. He nearly escaped Naruto's grasp before the blond quickly pinned him back down, "Slippery little bastard! So what are you doing?!"

"I'm trying to hit Negi with my fan and knock him out of this funk!"

"Oh, that's a good idea! I'd offer to get out of the way - BUT THIS DAMN KID BUCKS LIKE A BULL!" Naruto tried to keep Negi pushed down, "Negi, stop fighting! What did Nodoka do to him? How strong was the confession?"

"It wasn't a confession! She just asked for a kiss!"

"A kiss?! A kiss did this?! But it's just the first day!" Naruto groaned as Negi tried to cast a spell and Naruto had to turn him over and pin him to the floor face first. He felt bad, and knew if this relentless struggle continued he might end up hurting the poor boy, "Couldn't you just let him kiss her then?"

"Are you kidding?! Negi's like a little kissing Terminator right now! He probably would've sucked the life out of poor Honya-chan!" Asuna complained, "Plus could you imagine how bad it would be if other people made requests like that?! What if someone said, 'Hey, kiss everyone here!' That would be a disaster!"

"Good point. Anyway, bonk him on the head and wake him up!"

"Okay!" Asuna got closer, "Sorry Negi, but time to-"

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"Over there!" Takane announced to Mei as they spotted the tree light up and another shine of light from a rooftop, "I think Negi-sensei is over there! Are you ready, Mei?"

"Yes, Onee-sama!" Mei nodded as she, Takane, and her shadow puppets rushed to the roof to confront the rebelling young Mage.

"Negi-sensei, release the girl you ran away with and stand down! We are here…to…"

"Mmmmmm!" Asuna's sounds of struggle were muffled by the lips currently stuck against her own. Her hands smacked and slapped Naruto's chest as his arms curled around her body and pulled her in. Takane and Mei were stunned to see them kissing at such an inopportune moment while Negi quietly picked himself up.

Naruto finally pulled away from Asuna and she quickly fell to the ground gasping for air. The blond looked away from her and stared at the two new arrivals with the same lifeless eyes as Negi.

"Targets acquired."

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