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Originally Posted by willx

Hm, it depends on what you refer to as combat .. 1) he would've been drilled full of holes during the Yokohama incident if Tatsuya didn't stop him, 2) [at least to me] he doesn't seem like he could beat any of the talented girls in Tatsuya's group or even a capable "Bloom" in a 1v1 fight in the same circumstances as Tatsuya & Hattori, 3) he doesn't come off as particularly strong during Monolith Code and 4) the currently translated bits seems to indicate he gets beat up by the Vampire - but I get the trope reference



Sorry? I'm not sure how what I said is insulting though -- I'm paraphrasing and summarizing (and drawing an analogy) with what Tatsuya himself says in V2C7:

Spoiler for Quote:

Miyuki asked this in the beginning.
Why would magic students join the activities of Anti-Magic Organizations like Blanche or Egalite?"
"Hm... Is it because they don't know the real philosophy behind the anti-magic parties?"
"People that can't use magic cannot learn it no matter how hard they try, and thus feel that it is unfair for society to reward Magicians for using magic.
Then, how about the students who can use magic, but lack the talent to catch up to the truly outstanding students regardless of their diligence, and in turn are looked down upon — this type of thinking would be perfectly reasonable, right?
Differences in talent is not unique to magic. This is apparent in other fields, such as the arts or athletics.
Even if they don't have talent in magic, maybe they have talents in other areas.
If they cannot bear to have no talent in magic, then they should find another path."
If someone who was only superficially acquainted with Tatsuya heard these words, they might have thought he was saying this to himself. But Miyuki, the only person present, would never make that kind of mistake.
"I believe that people who learn magic reject the 'differences' caused by magic, because they are unwilling to abandon magic.
Unwilling to give up, but unable to accept being second-rate.
Unable to accept the truth that there are people with such talent that are completely beyond their grasp.
Unable to accept the possibility that putting in many times more work still puts them out of reach.
Thus, they reject using magic as an assessment.
The fact is, they know that the people with talent also put in the same amount of work. This is evident before their eyes. But, they choose to ignore this and pile all the responsibility on inborn talent, and reject it.
Well... It's not like I can't understand that sense of weakness. I have similar thoughts myself."
"There is no such thing!"
Miyuki knew that Tatsuya was not really depreciating himself. Even so, Miyuki could not control her own voice.
"Onii-sama possesses skills that no other person can emulate, and while you don't have the same talents as other people, haven't you still put in exponentially more hard work to get to this point?"
Tatsuya did not possess any mundane skills, but possessed talents that far exceeded anyone else's. This, Miyuki knew better than anyone. And, even if it's Tatsuya himself, Miyuki would allow no one to deny it.
"That's just because I have other talents as well."
"Ah..."
But Tatsuya was someone who, while understanding Miyuki's statement, could still "understand that sense of weakness". Miyuki blushed when she realized how shallow her rebuttal was.
"If someone isn't talented enough in modern magic, then use some other method to make up the difference.
Because that is possible, then they can objectively make an assessment as a third party.
If that's not possible... Then it's not surprising for them to sink into that delicious fantasy called 'equality'. Even knowing that it's all an illusion in the end."

Well you already answered my question. If you were referring to this series, I don't mind it a bit. Reality is a different story however as anyone can surpass anyone whether they have innate qualities or not, it depends how much one puts in and how successful it becomes.