-Shippou confirmed as being similar to Matou Shinji - there's something about that seaweed-hairstyle that screams you're unlikable. Due to Shippou's family trait 'Million Edge' that allows them to cast spells without a CAD, he looks down on Tatsuya's talent with CADs and the Magic Technician department Crest on Tatsuya's uniform. Miyuki got pissed at that (Illustration here:
http://i49.tinypic.com/20idjly.jpg) and Shippou got completely overwhelmed by her oppressive aura. Granted, it's nowhere near the one Miyuki pulled out during the last election, but to first-timers feeling this it's a tad too much.
Later on, Tatsuya and Miyuki discussed various reasons why Shippou seems to hold enmity towards them, concluding that the Shippou family as one of the 18 assistant houses doesn't have the resources to break through Yotsuba's info-control. None of them even considered it's because they're thought to be linked with the Saegusa family. They decided to be careful, since it's one of the twenty-eight families (10 main + 18 assistants) they're facing after all.
Oh, and more Miyuki/Tatsuya shipping moments: Miyuki comes to the conclusion Shippou is focused on Tatsuya with his enmity, and he (almost) gave a spit-take. He said it's more likely it's because Miyuki was last year's freshmen representative, he's just a extra attachment that comes along with her. Miyuki vehemently denies that's the case, if anything she's his attachment/possession (Flere821: ... I'm not sure if you can't call this yandere with her fixation...), and says at the very least Tatsuya is her important partner. Tatsuya can't convince Miyuki otherwise, and changed the topic to whether Shippou's family broke through Yotsuba's info-control.
- Mayumi showed up at the 1st High's opening ceremony in casual clothes, and there was much rejoicing from her fans in the Chinese fandom
Mayumi teased him that he's a lot different now compared to this time last year, and Tatsuya decided to return the favour in his snarking/teasing: she looks a lot more mature than before with her choice of clothing, and Mayumi took a while before she realized he's implying she has a childish appearance/attitude, a loli-esque body, and making fun of her short height compared to her peers. Mayumi staggered at the implications and Tatsuya 'innocently' (heh) asked if she's alright. Mayumi stepped closer to accuse him of making those insinuations and he tried to suggest he didn't do so in any way, resulting in a compromising position that can leads to misunderstandings. As narrative convention dictates, one of Mayumi's twin younger sisters saw those two and thought Tatsuya is hitting on Mayumi and rushed to intervene. Translation stopped here for the day, so tune in tomorrow to see what happens from here on
(Illustration for this bit here:
http://sphotos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphoto...16980763_n.jpg )