Matsuda and Motohama are shouting something from afar……but this isn’t the time for it! I need to do something about these guys……or my friends will get hurt!
“So you are defending your comrades, Sekiryuutei!”
“Haha! It’s just like what is written on the report! You are soft!”
“But the ranking of his power in the youth Devils that the association gave him is SS! He isn’t just exceptional!”
What kind of nonsense are they saying!?
Association? Magic? Is it Mephisto Pheles-san? No, that isn’t it. I only met him once, but I don’t think a good-humoured person like that would send magicians with so much hostility to this school!
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……Stray magicians. I remember that I heard the story about irresponsible guys who weren’t acknowledged by the association and who have been repeating offences by destroying things.
But why are the stray magicians here!? During noon at Kuou Academy! This area is within the territory of the alliance of Three Great Powers. A strong barrier was built here, and it’s made so bad guys won’t be able to enter that easily!
In order to pass through, you need a certain level of qualification and also by passing the examination!
No, to begin with…there’s no way someone would let terrorists come in!
I somehow manage to lure these guys into the forest area within the school’s campus while having many doubts.
Several magicians and I confront each other.
They activate the magic-circle once again, and they have the magical aura gather to their hands.
Now, since there isn’t anyone here, I will make my gauntlet appear!
“Boosted Gear!”
A red gauntlet appears on my left arm!
……But there is no response from it. The jewel……isn’t glowing!
……Oh man. Looks like I made it appear within the time when Ddraig isn’t feeling well.
Oh man. With this, the only way I can use my gauntlet is for defending!
The magicians who are looking at me suspiciously because I haven’t used my ability despite making my gauntlet appear.
“……Isn’t he going to activate his Sacred Gear?”
“No, maybe he can’t activate it.”
“Hey hey, we came here to challenge the power of Sekiryuutei, you know?”
They were having a conversation like that. A challenge? They came here for a reason like that?
“You guys, what is your motive for coming here?”
I ask. They just laugh happily.
“The association of the chairman Mephisto has given ranks to you young Devils.”
I know about that. That they have given ranks to the groups of what they are calling “Rookies Four”. Thankfully, I’m also given a rank. And it’s a very high rating. They rated my achievement of taking down the terrorists.
……Well, the real fact is that I’m not the most popular one since the magicians that sent their resume compared my history with the how useful I will be for their research about magic.
One of the magicians shows a fearless smile.
“That’s why we felt like testing you while going along with the plan.”
Plan? Plan for what?
I became filled with doubts and then I hear the sound of an explosion. ……It came from the new school building! The ground also makes a small shake, and it makes me realise how serious this situation is! Does it mean they did quite a large-scale magical attack!?
The new school building! Is someone taking on the magicians!? Both the guys and girls of our class are having physical education right now. The guys are at the sports ground and the girls are at gymnasium. So it’s Akeno-san who is a third-year or Rossweisse-san who is a teacher. Or it’s the members from the Student Council.
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Then a bad premonition came to my mind after I thought about it!
……The first year’s classroom. Koneko-chan, Gya-suke, and Ravel.
The magicians……who are after those related to the Phoenix. The plan these guys spoke of……