Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei LN - Archived Discussion

[hakazee]

Originally Posted by ahmadyazidozi

i believe if (only if) we swap the position of GAA and Japan.
we probably will see Japan taking countermeasures like GAA now.

Yep, if GAA has Material Burst, they will make all country to become their Colony.
The Chinese is crazy war maniacs. After the very very bloody world war 3, they still has the desire to kill. Japan in the other hand, has no Colony and live peacefully in their own country.

Originally Posted by ahmadyazidozi

no, not wrong at all
but, dont you think a lil different scenarios will be good too??

and, i suppose, when Tats does Schorched Hallowen, the Japan more or less kill the spirit of the GAA to re-launch a direct attack to Japan Hhahahaa

Yeah but the GAA not surrender.

Actually now after the Japan has MB, they should force the Chinese to surrender.

Just Bomb one of their military base - surrender or not.

Second Bomb - surrender ?

Third Bomb.....

And so on till they Surrender to Japan.

[cyberdemon]

Originally Posted by hakazee

Yep, if GAA has Material Burst, they will make all country to become their Colony.
The Chinese is crazy war maniacs. After the very very bloody world war 3, they still has the desire to kill. Japan in the other hand, has no Colony and live peacefully in their own country.



Yeah but the GAA not surrender.

Actually now after the Japan has MB, they should force the Chinese to surrender.

Just Bomb one of their military base - surrender or not.

Second Bomb - surrender ?

Third Bomb.....

And so on till they Surrender to Japan.

So do the exact same thing that the US did to them lol

[azziz]

if we were to see a chinese mage as beautiful as miyuki or lina,or as eccentric as mayumi&erika,the way we would see them would change diametrically-that's just how simple we otaku are:so ple to the chinese-korean bro who are member of this forum,don't let such subjective détails prevent you from enjoying such wonderful light novel.
i'm french myself so i've no reason to care about the political sub-context of japanese otoku culture(be it anime,L.N.,manga,V.N. and so on)so it may seem easy to you,but i also read wuxia novel or Watch Kdrama and profondly love your different and yet magnificent culture:stop opposing each other regardless of the stupid pride of your politicians and realize the extraordinary luck you have-you don't know what i would give/done to be able to live in one of your three great country-there's nothing near as interesting in france(television,cinema,literature,animation or comic=everything here is mediocre compared to what you Lucky bastard find normal)so when i see you no getting along about the senkaku island or because japanese prime minister like to honor criminal of war...
we are otaku-the reast doesn't matter!

[pampz21]

Originally Posted by fujin of shadows

If Tatsuya and Miyuki does not end up together...I WILL RIOT........

TatsuyaxMiyuki OR WE RIOT

Nope aint gonna happen....no just no!!!!!!
Ive been always in conflict when its about TatsuyaXMiyuki, my mind cant bear incest...If they would stay close is fine but sexuality is no good, no good at all!!!!

Originally Posted by azziz

if we were to see a chinese mage as beautiful as miyuki or lina,or as eccentric as mayumi&erika,the way we would see them would change diametrically-that's just how simple we otaku are:so ple to the chinese-korean bro who are member of this forum,don't let such subjective détails prevent you from enjoying such wonderful light novel.
i'm french myself so i've no reason to care about the political sub-context of japanese otoku culture(be it anime,L.N.,manga,V.N. and so on)so it may seem easy to you,but i also read wuxia novel or Watch Kdrama and profondly love your different and yet magnificent culture:stop opposing each other regardless of the stupid pride of your politicians and realize the extraordinary luck you have-you don't know what i would give/done to be able to live in one of your three great country-there's nothing near as interesting in france(television,cinema,literature,animation or comic=everything here is mediocre compared to what you Lucky bastard find normal)so when i see you no getting along about the senkaku island or because japanese prime minister like to honor criminal of war...
we are otaku-the reast doesn't matter!

When did Erika became eccentric?

If I see Miyuki & Erika in reality, I would propose on the first sight, be rejected at the same time and get arrested with child abuse !!!( Jinsei no bakayaro!)
What about Lina & Mayumi?
Ill just ignore them like trash!

[Requiem-x]

Originally Posted by pampz21

When did Erika became eccentric?

If I see Miyuki & Erika in reality, I would propose on the first sight, be rejected at the same time and get arrested with child abuse !!!( Jinsei no bakayaro!)
What about Lina & Mayumi?
Ill just ignore them like trash!

Ignore... Mayumi...? Wha... what kind of nonsensical gibberish is that...?

I do agree Erika is nowhere near eccentric, though. Rather, she's one of the most common character types in the whole thing.

[iCloudz7]

Originally Posted by pampz21

What about Lina & Mayumi?
Ill just ignore them like trash!

You.Just.Dont.Simply.Ignore.Mayumi

If we were in ancient times I would raise war agaisnt you just for saying this blasphemy...

[bietchie11]

Originally Posted by iCloudz7

You.Just.Dont.Simply.Ignore.Mayumi.

That berserk button!!

I ignore Mayumi*Push*
I ignore Mayumi*Push*
I ignore Mayumi*Push*
I ignore Mayumi*Push*
I ignore Mayumi*Push*
I ignore Mayumi*Push*
I ignore Mayumi*Push*

[ahmadyazidozi]

Hahahah

Mayumi is also lovely in my opinion, same as Miyuki and Erika
Hahhaahaa

Lina is somehow lovely too, but on different level from those three though
Lina is more like the avarage beauty probably
hahahahaa

Originally Posted by pampz21

Nope aint gonna happen....no just no!!!!!!
Ive been always in conflict when its about TatsuyaXMiyuki, my mind cant bear incest...If they would stay close is fine but sexuality is no good, no good at all!!!!

as I said, i cant bear incest too, but if somehow, in the end or somewhere that it will not be an incest.

i mean somehow, well, that they are actually not a true bro and sis. so that they could be together.

they're both are already lovely.
it just, somehow make them not a bro and sis, and we got a really lovely couple

we still dont know how things gonna progress though
Hahahhaa

looking forward to it

i would like to See Erika pair up with Leo and Miki(hiko) with Mizuki. thats more like it Hhahaha
Mayumi just go with Katsuto, they will be quite a unique pair Hhahahahaa

[hakazee]

Originally Posted by cyberdemon

So do the exact same thing that the US did to them lol

Why not ? That's Super Effective. US and Japan become allies after that.

Also that's fun to see Tats crush the Chinese like cockroaches.

[fujin of shadows]

Originally Posted by hakazee

Why not ? That's Super Effective. US and Japan become allies after that.

Also that's fun to see Tats crush the Chinese like cockroaches.

Can we avoid racial slurs in this thread? Please.....

[pampz21]

Originally Posted by Requiem-x

Ignore... Mayumi...? Wha... what kind of nonsensical gibberish is that...?

I do agree Erika is nowhere near eccentric, though. Rather, she's one of the most common character types in the whole thing.

Most common mean the ideal girlfriend :>

Originally Posted by iCloudz7

You.Just.Dont.Simply.Ignore.Mayumi

If we were in ancient times I would raise war agaisnt you just for saying this blasphemy...

The thing about Mayumi is she feels like a decoration!
Why bcuz decoration is a one time view, you find it beautiful only at first sight and you'll just get used to it or you will just find it annoying when time goes on....why do you think Tatsuya cant resist Mayumis request...bcuz he find it their is no point in arguing...That is why Erika isnt good with her cuz they treat Tatsuya as their toy...well shes just jealous =)

Originally Posted by bietchie11

That berserk button!!

I ignore Mayumi*Push*
I ignore Mayumi*Push*
I ignore Mayumi*Push*
I ignore Mayumi*Push*
I ignore Mayumi*Push*
I ignore Mayumi*Push*
I ignore Mayumi*Push*

Yeah push that sh*t

Originally Posted by ahmadyazidozi

i would like to See Erika pair up with Leo and Miki(hiko) with Mizuki. thats more like it Hhahaha
Mayumi just go with Katsuto, they will be quite a unique pair Hhahahahaa

Dude you just made the greatest taboo of Erika and Mayumi fandom

[CatRules]

Originally Posted by ahmadyazidozi

Hahahah

Mayumi is also lovely in my opinion, same as Miyuki and Erika
Hahhaahaa

Lina is somehow lovely too, but on different level from those three though
Lina is more like the avarage beauty probably
hahahahaa



as I said, i cant bear incest too, but if somehow, in the end or somewhere that it will not be an incest.

i mean somehow, well, that they are actually not a true bro and sis. so that they could be together.

they're both are already lovely.
it just, somehow make them not a bro and sis, and we got a really lovely couple

we still dont know how things gonna progress though
Hahahhaa

looking forward to it

i would like to See Erika pair up with Leo and Miki(hiko) with Mizuki. thats more like it Hhahaha
Mayumi just go with Katsuto, they will be quite a unique pair Hhahahahaa

can you have sex with someone you see as your blood-related sibling for years?
Will they really change to couple if they ain't brother and sister? I doubt it.
(beside I wonder what Tatsuya will think if Miyuki isn't his sister since he only love her because he is her brother.)

about Erika. She explicitly declared she will make Tat think of her, and about from her past history it doesn't seem she will give up easily like her friend(Sayaka).


P.S. No pampz,bietchie, you guy can't ignore Mayumi!!
That's cruel! She's on the ship too!!








................ the ship to Juumonji household.

[pampz21]

Originally Posted by CatRules

can you have sex with someone you see as your blood-related sibling for years?
Will they really change to couple if they ain't brother and sister? I doubt it.
(beside I wonder what Tatsuya will think if Miyuki isn't his sister since he only love her because he is her brother.)

about Erika. She explicitly declared she will make Tat think of her, and about from her past history it doesn't seem she will give up easily like her friend(Sayaka).


P.S. No pampz,bietchie, you guy can't ignore Mayuki!!
That's cruel! She's on the ship too!!








................ the ship to Juumonji household.

Dude no one here can ignore Miyuki =)
We're talking about MAYUMI....shes done anyway her time is OVER and I wish we'll see her lesser this up comming volumes!

"Good morning, Tatsuya-kun, Miyuki."
One of the people they were waiting for showed up right on time.
"Ara, Erika. You came with Yoshida-kun?"
"It's just a coincidence! ……Is it just me, or do I sense a little bit of malice here?"
"It’s just you."
On the other side from where the female students were having their heart-to-heart(?) conversation

Why is Miyuki angry?

Edit: now I get it, Miyuki learned of Tatsuya and Erika's night drive#! Shes provably thinking Erika hugging Tatsuya and almost naked with only a jacket and torn clothes while Erika's almost bare bre*st are touching Tatsuya's back(die)


PS: after rereading vol.10 ch. 8
When did Miki knew Erika like Tatsuya?

[CatRules]

Originally Posted by pampz21

Dude no one here can ignore Miyuki =)
We're talking about MAYUMI....shes done anyway her time is OVER and I wish we'll see her lesser this up comming volumes!



Why is Miyuki angry?

Edit: now I get it, Miyuki learned of Tatsuya and Erika's night drive#! Shes provably thinking Erika hugging Tatsuya and almost naked with only a jacket and torn clothes while Erika's almost bare bre*st are touching Tatsuya's back(die)


PS: after rereading vol.10 ch. 8
When did Miki knew Erika like Tatsuya?

It want to say Mayumi but said Mayuki instead.

Miki probably know Erika more than others. He might already notice his childhood friend behave strangely around Tatsuya. So there is no surprise if he knows.

[iCloudz7]

Its a matter of view, I love Mayumi, shes my the second best girl (IMO) in the series... Idk... I feel like shes the more natural girl there... Erika is just Erika ... Buy Mayumi is childish, spoiled and selfish girl (just my type lol)... And She can handle Tatsuya very well...

PD: MayumixJuumonji never.gonna.happen.

[Requiem-x]

The way you put it makes it seem like Mayumi doesn't have actual good points Childish? Definetly, and just in the right amount to make her lovely. Spoiled? By Ten Families standards, of course, but very far from being a brat. Selfish? not really, no.

[bietchie11]

Originally Posted by CatRules

P.S. No pampz,bietchie, you guy can't ignore Mayumi!!
That's cruel! She's on the ship too!!

Nope, i don't ignore Mayumi.
I just said that since it sounds like fun.

It's just that moment when people say "don't do something" and you just want to do the opposite.

[nosaer]

Mayumi - she's my favorite by far. she's beautiful, intuitive, and very playful. probably the most playful girl so far and she likes teasing. I see her as the most fun girl by far. the main issue I have with her is height. she's like 5'1 or something. I'm 6'2 so I prefer a little bit more height in girls. if she was a few inches taller that would be like perfection.

Erika - she's probably my next favorite. she's pretty intuitive herself and has a fiery attitude that draws me toward her. she is a bit prone to violence though and sometimes doesn't know when she's going to far. but I doubt I'd be bored with her around.

Mizuki - she's sexy and shy. probably a bit submissive as well (not in an s&m way so stop) and she has huge titties.

Miyuki - she's a yandere case waiting to happen. great with all the domestics but very jealous and extremely attached to Tats. Ichijou has his work cut out for him here, and in order to not have her killing my favorite girls she either needs Tats or more character development lol.

honoka - all they ever talk about are her loyalty, innocence/shyness and apparenty big breasts. she would be a very attached girlfriend, but idk how interesting she would be as one.

and I'll stop there for now. for me, Tats x Mayumi or Tats x Erica would make the most interesting couple. he has a lot of interesting dynamics with them, and they bring out sides of him that he didn't even know he had. but that could just be me pushing my favorite girls on him which is weird cuz most guys would keep their favorite girls for themselves don't you think?

[Sylux]

My favourite is Tats x Lina and after that Tats x Mayumi, because i don't think it would ever get boring with one of them around.

[pampz21]

Originally Posted by iCloudz7

Its a matter of view, I love Mayumi, shes my the second best girl (IMO) in the series... Idk... I feel like shes the more natural girl there... Erika is just Erika ... Buy Mayumi is childish, spoiled and selfish girl (just my type lol)... And She can handle Tatsuya very well...

PD: MayumixJuumonji never.gonna.happen.

natural? where did you base that off?
Yeah shes childish, spoiled, selfish and can handle Tatsuya very well....
but did you know their conversation only goes from one way?...

Erika is just Erika

Best compliment ever=Means shes has her own definition!
Its like saying

"Exactly, though this doesn’t really merit praise. You wouldn’t be Tatsuya if you couldn’t discern things of this level."

Spoiler for Space...:

Tatsuya arrived at the classroom just before class to find Mizuki frantically trying to comfort the sulking Erika in the room.

"Ah, Tatsuya."

The one who struck up a conversation was Mikihiko.

As usual, Leo sat with his back to him and a scowl on his face.

Mizuki must have stepped on a landmine, with Mikihiko pouring oil on the fire.

Tatsuya immediately grasped the situation.

"Erika, it's about time to let it go."

Tatsuya said as he brought up the soft drink can and lightly tapped Erika's face.

"Ah!?"

Erika jumped out of her seat in surprise.

"What are you doing?"

"Catch."

Tatsuya put the can of cola into the hands of Erika, who was 50% more aggressive than usual.

"Hot."

Erika said this in an odd tone like someone catching a hot potato while directing a confused look at Tatsuya.

"Drink something sweet to change the mood."

"......Hmph, don't think you can get back into my good graces with this."

Erika said this as she popped the cap, though her face had relaxed somewhat. Tatsuya's smile reached her eyes.

"......What?"

Upon seeing Tatsuya's expression, Erika was forced to ask. Still, though there was still some resentment, her overall tone had softened.

"You borrowed the Chiba Family's power to train Leo and teach him new magic, right? I didn't intend to tease you guys, so relax."

These words were originally intended to soothe Erika, but they brought an entirely unexpected result. Pure astonishment suffused Erika's face.

"......Is Tatsuya-kun really clairvoyant?"

"No, I am not clairvoyant. I speculated that was the case after gauging Leo's energy consumption and, in conjunction, the fluidity of his magic."

The magic that Tatsuya spoke of was something that combined psion fluidity and phenomenon rewriting in order to invoke magic.

Fluidity of psions impacted Magic Sequence construction speed, precision, and scale. Yet, just this alone was unable to affect the Eidos. All of these had to be combined with the power to rewrite phenomena in order to constitute magic.

"No, energy this and magic that, you said it so naturally...... No, at this point."

Magicians were adept at perceiving psions and judging interference strength. However, Erika was getting tired of being constantly surprised by the depth of Tatsuya's knowledge. —Speaking of getting tired, Erika definitely wasn't the only one.

Mikihiko finally showed up in class after the second period was over.

"Is it done?"

He wasn’t late.

Today, he was also being cared for in the infirmary.

"Tatsuya…… I hate you."

Initially, the tone was out of concern, but what came afterwards was a heavy tone of complaint.

"Hey, that’s not very friendly."

While the words were probably in jest, the emotions laden within were definitely true.

After overhearing those words, Mizuki shrank back in fright.

"If all I’m going to do is complain, you might as well let me vent it all out. After that, do you know how painful my memory of that ulcer was……?"

"Saegusa-senpai just sat there smiling without a single word, Erika shut her mouth with a totally displeased look on her face…… I was the only one who had to keep talking.

That empty feeling was like sitting on pins and needles."

"Didn’t Juumonji-senpai say anything?"

"Do you think that kind of person would do something so trivial like interfering?"

In that case, that’s true.

Mayumi, Erika, and Katsuto all acted in concert with their "personality".

"Well…… There’s no real reason, but I understand that must have been a tough time for you."

Mikihiko seemed to be a little healed by Mizuki’s undisguised words of comfort.

Next to Mizuki, Erika remained sprawled over her desk.


Erika finally revived around lunch time. Maybe because she was finally revitalized, she grabbed onto Mizuki and started complaining.

"Did you hear? Up until now, there was only one of them fleeing, but now suddenly there are three of them. Don’t you think that’s devious?"

Probably taking into account how terrible it would be if someone accidentally overheard them in the cafeteria, Erika skipped lunch and dragged Mizuki into an empty classroom – the lab that Mikihiko frequented.

"Um, is that so?"

Mizuki nodded to follow along, but in reality, she wasn’t entirely sure what Erika was referring to.

She hazarded a guess that this was about the "vampire" incident, but she wasn’t aware of the specifics. "Do we count vampires by ones or twos?" was the thought running through Mizuki’s head.

"……Before that, you better hurry to the cafeteria. Lunch break is almost over, right?"

"I’m not really hungry."

That’s because you’ve been asleep the whole time! Mizuki really wanted to point that out, but felt that doing so would throw Erika into an irretrievable sulk, so she opted against it.

(Ha…… I give up.)

She wasn’t fasting – not that she pursued that habit(?) – Mizuki absconded from lunch. There was no physical education or technical skills class later today, so skipping out on one meal wasn’t going to be that detrimental, she told herself. Compared to that, there was something she was more worried about.

"Hey, Erika-chan. Why did you get into a fight with Tatsuya?"

In that instant, Erika’s shoulders started shaking.

"W-what are you talking about, Mizuki. We totally aren’t. Definitely not."

She emphatically shook her head and waved both hands.

As a result of letting her hair grow out since spring, her long ponytail – Erika’s favorite hairstyle – also danced back and forth with her head.

"There’s no need to panic…… It’s not like I thought Erika-chan did something to Tatsuya.

Even if you cause a fuss, wouldn’t Tatsuya just smile and accept it?

So if Erika-chan was the reason, there is no way there could be conflict between the two of you."

"Um, well, I’m really not sure if that was a compliment or an insult……"

Just like her words, Erika wore an "undecided" expression as she lodged a protest. Probably.

"I am doing neither. I am merely stating the situation as it is."

On the other hand, Mizuki decisively pressed on.

"Even if you put it like that, I still feel I can’t accept that!"

"Yes, yes. At any rate, I don’t think Erika-chan is the reason."

The indignant riposte that was lacking in fervor was easily ignored.

"Mizuki, you’ve gotten stronger……"

"If you don’t want to talk about it, do you think I will stop asking?"

Erika’s attempt to use a comedic line to muddle the issue was met with a fastball right back at her.

Powerlessly, Erika slumped down.

"We’re really not fighting…… It’s just that I’m feeling awkward from my side.

I don’t plan on dragging this into tomorrow, so can you go easy on me today?"

Her head tilted, Erika weakly peeked out between the gaps between her hair and arms.

Hm~, Mizuki also tilted her head slightly and tapped her index finger on her chin.

Her hair had a slight tendency to curl inwards and the shoulder-length tresses matched her head’s swaying motion.

Swiftly after she did so, her head straightened.

"Since you are able to say that you’ll be back to normal by tomorrow, I guess that’s OK."

Her mood appeared to be headed in the direction that Erika was hoping for.

"Yeah, seriously…… Ah~, how annoying."

Originally, even Erika didn’t believe that nonsense about returning to normal by tomorrow.

After coming to some sort of realization, Erika rose with a lethargic expression.

"In the end, we were probably only flirting with Tatsuya. We plainly never requested Tatsuya-kun to 'lend us a hand' and worked under the assumption that even if we didn’t say anything, he would still chip in to help. So I was furious~ when I saw that he was also helping that woman and keeping a foot in either camp…… Damn it, I’m getting embarrassed again."

In between the gaps of the arms covering her face, a hint of a blush could be seen. Her embarrassment was not just restricted to her words.

Seeing this oddly adorable appearance, Mizuki sighed deeply.

"……What, that sigh of yours was like saying 'you amaze me from the bottom of my heart'."

"While I’m not sure if it’s from the bottom of my heart, the first part is true."

Mizuki rolled her eyes in response to the sharp glance Erika sent her way from beneath her fingers.

The edge gradually disappeared from Erika’s eyes.

Mizuki shifted herself so she was right in front of Erika (she just changed the orientation of her seat) before reaching out and plucked away the arms covering Erika’s face.

"So in the end, you’re just stubbornly stuck in a pit of self-loathing…… I think this sort of thing qualifies as a 'soliloquy'."

"Ouch! Mizuki mercilessly stabbed my chest with her words~."

"I’m being very serious."

"……I’m sorry."

Though there was no emotion behind those words, Erika’s body seemed to shrink even more.

"To put it bluntly, Erika-chan, you can’t rely on Tatsuya-kun to take the first step to approach."

"……Just like I thought?"

"I’m not certain if you’re really in pursuit or not, but if all you do is hide, then he’s really going to put you aside, right?

In the first place, Miyuki-san occupies everything in Tatsuya’s head. Even if you don’t make any overt gestures, if you don’t at least make an effort to remain in his field of vision, then will he even remember you?"

"……That, is a definite possibility."

"I think I can safely say that the idea of Tatsuya actively paying that kind of attention to Erika is definitely false. I’m certain that you’re actually missing out if you start off with that assumption."

"Yeah…… You have a point.

That guy has nerves of steel and calling him slow on the uptake would be too kind to him. With him as an opponent, being embarrassed won’t get me anywhere."

Erika tightly clenched her fingers.

Seeing this, Mizuki revealed a warm, nurturing smile.

This was the scene that greeted Mikihiko when he walked in.

"Ah, so it’s true that you guys didn’t get anything."

As soon as he entered, Mikihiko uttered these words.

Before the two of them could ask "what are you talking about?", Mikihiko pulled out two sandwiches from the plastic bag in his hand.

"Here, Erika, this one has tuna, potato and carrots. Shibata-san wants the egg sandwich, correct?"

"Eh, how?"

"T-thank you."

"You’re welcome."

That was in response to Mizuki’s reply.

"No reason in particular.

If you don’t eat anything, you’ll still be hungry even if you did nothing but sleep, no?"

Afterwards, that reply was for Erika’s question.

"Ho~…… Miki, you’re becoming more observant."

"I would like to say you’re welcome, but these are from Tatsuya.

Since you appear to be avoiding him, he had me bring them to you."

Hearing Mikihiko’s words, Erika and Mizuki exchanged a glance.

"So he didn’t forget……"

"Looks like you’ve not been put aside……"

Suddenly, Erika sprang up in a determined manner.

"W-what is it?"

Erika adopted a victorious posture before the wide-eyed Mizuki.

"If you have your own thoughts on the matter then so do I, Tatsuya-kun!

I will not resign myself to being treated like empty space!"

"You clearly fled when he was paying attention to you."

"Miki, did you say something?"

"Nope. I just said that you better eat quickly."

The next morning after the seven of them combined to beat back the Parasite – and not destroying it.

"Good morning, Tatsuya-kun."

"Good morning, Mizuki, Mikihiko. ……Is Erika still like that?"

In his classroom, Tatsuya ran across a certain female friend who was sitting at her seat with both arms propping up her face and fuming.

"Good morning, Tatsuya. ……She’s still like that. Pretty much just sulking."

"I am not sulking!"

Next to where Mikihiko was chuckling wryly and nodding his head, Erika scoffed and returned to her "sour position".

Of course, there was a reason behind why she was adopting such an easily understood position.

During lunch break yesterday, after the vampire transformed into its information body form and the subsequent desperate struggle, they finally beat back the enemy. Afterwards, despite the overwhelming 6-to-1 advantage over Lina, Tatsuya let her go without attempting to subdue her.

Herein lay the reason why Erika was sulking. She believed that Lina was working alongside the vampires. Behind all this, Erika had no way of retaliating against the Parasite once it took on the form of an information body. This was simply a matter of someone being adept at handling certain opponents and not others and certainly not something to be ashamed about, except Erika seemed to think otherwise. She furiously argued her case when Tatsuya was about to let Lina go, to the point that she even swung her blade at Lina. –That was probably her temper talking. In the end, Erika never really planned on actually connecting with the hit, but she quieted down after Mikihiko held both of her arms back from behind. (Yet, she laid a full blown beat down on Mikihiko for what she termed sexual harassment due to him latching onto her from behind.)

Still, this did not signify that Erika accepted this result, and her displeasure was on full display ever since yesterday after lunch.

"Erika, it’s about time for you to let go."

Despite Tatsuya directly striking up a conversation with her, she still kept her back to him.

"I believe I clarified this yesterday, right? At that time, the welcoming party had already arrived."

The words were intentionally vague after taking eavesdroppers into account, but the "welcoming party" referred to the reinforcements that Lina had summoned.

"Just yesterday’s situation was enough of a ruckus already. Anything more than that could not possibly be kept from the students. In the worst case scenario, we might even have had a panic on our hands."

—Speaking of which, the person pulling overtime keeping everything under wraps was Mayumi and not Tatsuya.

"I get all that……"

Such things were within Erika’s understanding, but she still maintained her sulky mutterings while keeping her back to Tatsuya.

"In addition, we needed to compromise for the sake of the employees from Maximillian Devices."

—Furthermore, the one who created a situation that necessitated that compromise was Tatsuya while the one who actually brokered the mediation was Lina (well, her subordinates at any rate).

"I never said that Lina is completely innocent, but there was no need to paint her as completely black at the time. If Lina is truly guilty, then we will plan accordingly. I will hold nothing back when the time comes."

Tatsuya spoke in his usual tone, but the danger lingering behind his words caused Erika to turn her head.

"……Can you win?"

Erika wasn’t aware that the crimson haired Magician with the golden pupils was actually Lina. Still, based on their back and forth struggle with the Parasite yesterday, she instinctively judged that Lina was no run of the mill opponent.

"Victory and defeat are a matter of luck. Furthermore, there’s no proof that Lina will begin the offensive."
"But you’re not going to hold back."

"Naturally."

Tatsuya’s tone was too placid, but that only served to highlight his utter sincerity. As for the listeners around them, Mikihiko had already shrank back while Mizuki was clearly cowed. Yet, Tatsuya’s display sat perfectly well with Erika, allowing her to completely revert to her usual mood.

Damn I think Tsutomu-sensei really like Erika's desk!
Fck I cant control my imagination, I cant wait to see Erika's visual in their 2nd year....!