Let's start the magic. This time the books was not that good as I expected, in terms of a possible insurrection or something like Yokohama last year, but was good in a sense.
I think this time the LN focuses in make everyone at certain level, being power or politics so it's more like a threshold for something else in the future.
Volume starts like the preview, then Miyuki and the others left the SC in order to go to Kyoto to "arrange things". This is just a cover, because this time Tatsuya has to deal with Maya's mission.
Leo, Erika and Mikihiko went too, and they meet Minoru for the first time.
I don't know if it was said, but Minoru is one of the nicest persons in the series.
It's also know here he is Fujibayashi's cousin.
Al the group register in the same hotel (CR) and while Tatsuya, Minoru, miyuki and Minami are by their own, the other three were ambushed by traditionalists. This is one of the best team fights also, and Mikihiko proves him stronk as well, but ultimately they are going to lose just to be saved by Masaki."
"(continue)
They make the presentations, and the only one new here is Erika, who rather being known as second year of 1st High than a daughter of Chiba family.
Masaki is here alone, George is in 3rd High making preparations for the Tesis Competition, it was a coincidence that they met there.
Masaki is staying in hotel KK, the one nerby Cr so they can tag and go together in the same direction. Erika also comments kind of surprised he has a motorbike too.
Masaki hears it, and ask why "too". Of course Tatsuya has one, and he is now alert.
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I forgot, but this time Shizuku and Honoka couldn't go because Tatsuya didn't permit it. They have the bbf moment in the bathtub as well.
Also, there are a lot of talk about the traditionalists and the "9"s all over the first chapters."
"Later (some stuff between Minoru and the others like conversations and Tatsuya's teasing happens before), Masaki and the others join to tatsuya's group and talk about what happened.
Tatsuya then decides to make Masaki part of it and reveals a shocking truth: He is a Special Officer of the Magic Independent Battalion 101, and his mission is to capture a certain individual.
Masaki is shocked, but some things start to make sense about Tatsuya, then he got another piece of intel: this man is supposedly a 20' years old foreigner linked to de GAA, Zhou Gongjin.