What covered Miyuki's slim and exquisite legs were not a pair of
black leggings or tights, but black stockings. The clothing around her
upper body was rather loose and there was a hint of Miyuki's pale
flesh between the mini-skirt and stockings.
This was all well and good while standing, but the moment Miyuki sat
down, he immediately noticed that, wasn't this a terrible situation? --
And exactly why was this terrible, Tatsuya calculated.
Unaware of her brother's feelings -- not that he had any way of telling
-- Miyuki placed the coffee mug in front of her brother.
Except today, she sat across from Tatsuya rather than on the sofa next
to him.
She did not adopt a lotus-like posture and place her legs atop one
another.
Rather, she placed her knees together and kept them slanted
diagonally.
This was a very amorous posture which hinted at the secret charms
beneath her skirt.
Uncertain of Miyuki's intention (the superficial intent was obvious,
but the true meaning remained elusive), Tatsuya elected against
focusing on that.
After making that decision, Tatsuya's gaze ceased wavering.
Across the table, he could detect a trace of displeasure from Miyuki,
but he chose not to call her on it and began to speak while watching
Miyuki.
"Continuing our earlier conversation, I believe there is a high
possibility that Lina is "Angie Sirius"."
Last month, Tatsuya had received a warning from his aunt Yotsuba
Maya that the USNA's Army Magician unit Stars had begun
investigating the Magician responsible for the Strategic-Class Magic
"Material Burst". At the time, Maya had made it very clear that
Tatsuya and Miyuki were likely to be included among the possible
suspects.
Tatsuya believed that Lina coming to First High was likely one aspect
of the ongoing intelligence war.
"Currently, the problem is that we have uncovered Sirius's identity
despite our opponent's efforts to conceal her identity. In addition, we
can also see that they are trying to unravel our true identities."
It was only natural that Tatsuya was confused, given the inexplicably
weak personal and mental defenses around Lina, at least by USNA
standards. The reason behind this remained beyond Tatsuya's grasp at
the moment.
"Furthermore --"
Maybe he would burst into laughter upon learning the truth, but right
now Tatsuya wore a serious expression as he continued his analysis.
"Why would USNA send Sirius, who is practically their trump card,
over here?"
Miyuki had long since switched gears and was following Tatsuya's
example by adopting a serious tone of her own.
"Just so. Based on the observations in the past week, I feel that Lina's
strengths do not lie in intelligence work. I fear that her real mission
may lie elsewhere and her disguise is meant for that.