In chronological order, first off the Magic University students and
staff have been killed, the staff of our House investigating were killed
while trying to avenge the previous loss, and meanwhile the victims
had also increased, causing this kind of situation."
"Indeed, we can’t ignore it."
Leaving the damage received to the edge of the facial expression from
Mayumi, Katsuto nodded deeply.
"Are there not any clues? If it’s someone who possesses ability to
injure the Saegusa magicians, we can only consider either enhanced
soldiers or magicians. And also, the possibility that it is a foreigner is
high. Either someone who entered the country before and after the
case outbreak, or a suspicious person among the foreigners who have
gone to Tokyo?"
To Katsuto’s inquiry, Mayumi shook her head. It’s likely that the
Saegusa also considered the same thing and had already investigated.
"But, speaking of foreigners who entered the country before and after
the case outbreak…"
Mayumi had faltered there, but in response to Katsuto's gaze urging
her to continue, she hesitantly continued speaking.
"From the USNA, there are a lot of foreign student magicians and
Magic Engineers who entered the country. There is also an exchange
student in this school, who has come… Juumonji-kun, do you think
she is suspicious?"
"I think she is suspicious, but she is probably not the culprit."
Katsuto’s reply was immediate.
"I don’t think she is completely unrelated, but may we leave her for
the time being?"
"If Juumonji-kun says so…"
Mayumi also did not seriously seem to doubt Lina. To Mayumi, who
cast down her eyes as a loss of self-confidence, Katsuto asked
something that was bothering him.
"But, if it is such a thing, I think you should cooperate with the
Yotsuba."
To the reasonable proposal of Katsuto, It was Mayumi’s turn to frown
this time.
"Actually, I think so too, but… this is breaking the unwritten rule here.
If Father doesn’t apologize and admit his faults, I think that the fencemending
will be impossible."
"But your father has no intention to apologize to the Yotsuba, huh…
though it is understandable given the past discord between Maya-dono
and Koichi-dono… However, it is really rare for the Yotsuba to harden
their attitude until now."
In the policy of independency if portrayed positively, or the policy of
self-centeredness if portrayed negatively that the Yotsuba adopted
(though, the independence doesn’t originally have a bad meaning),
they had always adopted the stance of not caring about what the other
Houses do. Solidly progressing towards improving their own
efficiency, ranked with the Saegusa in the top of the Ten Master Clans
only by the virtue of their magic power, it was a Clan which can be
said to be heretical even among the Ten Master Clans.