32 Chapter 30 Adjustments

"Yata! We're finally here!". The older of the two, Kasumi jumped when they entered the doors to FLT, being greeted with a blast of cool air and the looks from everybody in the main entrance.

"Kasumi! Settle down!", said Izumi in a loud whisper. She gestured with her eyes to the people around them, to which the bob-cut haired girl went red and bowed before Mayumi took them both by the wrist and dragged them off to the side.

"Behave, okay?".

The twins nodded and Mayumi was about to reprimand them before a voice rang out,

"Takemi! Are you back so soon?".

The young man turned and saw a familiar face with an afro and a goatee walking towards him with a smile.

"How was the testing? Did you get the data?".

Takemi nodded and returned the smile, "Yeah I did. Varuna Astra worked fine. Although the control over the spell did seem a little off. As well as the psion emission".

Ushiyama rubbed his goatee thoughtfully before saying, "I could probably fix that up for you. Maybe get the young-".

"Ah! Mayumi-san. where's my manners. This is the acquaintance I mentioned earlier, Mr Ushiyama".

He seemed to catch on when Takemi interrupted him before mentioning Tatsuya and when her referred to him as his acquaintance and gave the three a smile,

"Sorry for my bad manners. Just call me Ushiyama, I'm head of the Third Division here at FLT".

The younger Saegusa's seemed to want to start jumping up and down in excitement but Mayumi just looked at Takemi with a raised eyebrow.

"Head of the Third Division huh?", She said, "That's a pretty good friend you've got there Takemi-san. Want to mention anything else?".

Takemi just gave her a disarming smile, and placed his hands up in the air thoughtlessly, "Nothing worth mentioning I assure you.... hey, I have a good idea. Why doesn't Ushiyama give you a tour? I mean who better than the head of the Third Division right?".

Ushiyama, who greatly opposed the idea said, "Now wait, just a minute, I have to-".

"Great! Thanks Ushiyama! I've got to get this down to maintenance so I'll see you three later okay?". Takemi left with his case and didn't spend a single second in the entrance any longer before rushing off in the direction of Tatsuya's lab.

Leaving behind two excited fifteen year olds, a greatly annoyed seventeen year old girl and a confused 40 year old man.

"Um, I've got to get back to work. I'll get one of the staff to get you what you want, is that alright?", Said Ushiyama scratching the back of his neck.

"That'll be just fine Mr Ushiyama. I've got a bone to pick with a certain kouhai of mine anyway". Mayumi led them away, presumably to get their CAD, thinking something very different in her head.

'What are you up to Takemi? Having a state-of-the-art CAD and having friends up in high places that even my father doesn't.... just who are you?'.

The young man in question sighed before heading straight towards the Third Division, more specifically, Tatsuya's lab. When he got there, he was saw that he was not the only one in the room, and in fact, there was three more people other than the Shiba siblings.

"Miyuki, do you have to attend First High? With your scores-".

"I decision has already been made Father. I will be going to First High next year".

The middle aged man sighed before turning to face the newcomer in the room and raised an eyebrow.

"Excuse me? But I'm looking for a.... Tetsu. I don't want to intrude or anything", Takemi played dumb and feigned knowing the siblings at all. One of the figures, an older man with grey hair whispered something into the middle aged man's ears and he nodded understandingly.

"Are you Mikazuchi Takemi by any chance?", he asked.

Takemi nodded and the man walked up to him with an extended hand, "It's a pleasure to meet you Mikazuchi-san. I'm Shiba Tatsurou, Vice-President of FLT".

Albeit a little unwillingly, Takemi took the hand and said, "Likewise Shiba-san".

"I was wondering of you'd like to schedule a dinner in the foreseeable future. Perhaps after you defeat Gyoubu in four days?". He tried to boost Takemi's ego and he just smiled amicably in response.

"Perhaps, Shiba-san. I will be very busy with my duties as a member of the Student Council at First High.... and just between you and me, the crystallized mana has already been given to the military".

His smile didn't falter and he just gestured to the woman and old man beside him to start walking and he gave his son and daughter one last look before leaving.

"I hope to see you soon Mikazuchi-san. I believe we have much to discuss".

Shiba Tatsurou left these final words before exiting Tatsuya's lab and the Third Division. Takemi felt the temperature in the room drop suddenly before Tatsuya shouted,

"Miyuki!".

The girl didn't stop and a thin layer of ice formed around her, growing in size and decreasing the heat in the room by the second. Takemi was about to step in but Tatsuya grabbed his sisters hand and gave her a smile.

"It's alright. He's gone".

The look on Miyuki's face was one unlike Takemi had ever seen. Normally, she was the gorgeous and elegant "Yamato Nadeshiko", that drew everyone, regardless of gender in, into her beauty. But now, the once calm and collected face of her's changed into on of pure fury.

Her hand was shaking and was slowly stopping as she leaned into her elder brothers chest.

"Onii-sama.... those people....".

"I know. But they can't force us to do anything Miyuki....".

Takemi, who was standing in the corner of the room, was a feeling a little bit left out before taking a step out the door and saying,

"Don't forget to use protecti-".

He couldn't even finish the sentence before a shard of ice came hurtling at him aimed directly at his face.

Takemi dodged the foot long icicle and saw Miyuki whose face went red and had completely changed persona's again.

"W-w-what a-are you s-saying! Onii-sama and I are just siblings!".

The golden eyed young man walked back into the lab, although under the scrutiny of Miyuki whose face was slowly becoming her normal color.

Putting the case on the ground, Takemi opened it revealing the black CAD and threw a small storage device at Tatsuya who nodded and placed both items on the table and opened his keyboard and accessed the storage drive with Takemi's fight with Yanagi.

It didn't even last twenty minutes before all three of them watched Takemi's fight, with Tatsuya leaning back and humming.

"You are certainly fast when it comes to Magic Sequences aren't you Takemi".

The corners of his mouth lifted up into a grin, "I try my best".

"Your skill with the sword is bad either. Although you should've used your Zone Interference in the end to assure you of victory, that isn't what this is about".

Tatsuya brought up the CAD specs and asked Takemi while typing,

"How was the feedback regarding the Receive-Release System?".

"Not very good. Every spell gave made me feel as though something was itchy all over my body".

Tatsuya nodded and Takemi examined how Tatsuya used his skills to open up the CAD basic software and used Magic to examine the hardware.

"What about the Psion Wave Motions?".

"It was only a little better. I felt more Psions being drained than usual with every Magic Sequence that I cast".

Tatsuya's typing speed would've made most other people dizzy by now, but Takemi just watched his friend type, place the video in another tab, replaying it every several seconds and presumably adjusting something.

"Can you demonstrate your Psion Waves?".

Takemi nodded and placed two hands on the table and activated a Magic Sequence with no target or use in mind. It was essentially a burst of psions being emitted.

The older Shiba sibling completed his adjustments to Takemi's CAD and asked for him to perform the same Magic Sequence that he used to defeat Yanagi, [Enki].

"What do you think of Takemi, Miyuki?".

The Shiba siblings watched from behind a glass panel and looked down as Takemi entered the Magic Experiment Room. Miyuki gave her brother a cute, but questioning look and said,

"He's not a bad person. Rather honest and nice actually.... he's the only one who "knows" who we are and doesn't say anything....".

"And in terms of Magic?".

Miyuki's smile faded slightly, "He's strong. If we take his Eyes out of the equation, he is the fastest Magician I've ever seen. His psion count and control are phenomenal, and his Zone Interference can probably cancel out anyone not on our level. His CQC is definitely above average and while without a sword, can't handle someone like you or Kokonoe-sensei, would be hard to face if he had one".

Tatsuya nodded before saying, "It seems like our Aunt has taken an interest in him as well".

".... really?".

"Yes. She told me that a very interesting young man entered First High this year, and she suggested for me to start school at First High this year. Needless to say I refused".

The younger Shiba furrowed her brows and heard he brother say, "He might be someone that you'll have to consider Miyuki. As a-".

"He's already engaged remember? To Angelina-san?".

Tatsuya didn't make any remarks, nor did he make any nods or sounds.

"Anyway, lets just see how this goes.... alright Takemi? Are you ready?".

"Ready and waiting!".

Tatsuya raised a protective Magic spell on the glass panel of his lab with assistance from Miyuki.

Takemi saw the Magic Sequence protecting the panel and drew Varuna Astra from its sheath and activated in his mind.

[Enki]!

A giant Magic Sequence, glowing a radiant gold exploded beneath Takemi's feet and encircled the entire room. There was no sound and Takemi only raised hie sword and pointed it forward, creating a small stream of water which quickly turned into a large torrent and surround him, spinning at speeds that would peel the skin straight of a human body.

His Eyes opened, and a pale glow emanated from them before he moved his sword exactly ninety degrees to his right directing the flow of water to the wall. The water coiled above Takemi before becoming a thin, pin-like shape and being fired directly at the wall, hoping to pierce through.

At the very moment of impact, another Magic Sequence, that acted as a dampener took the majority of the impact for the wall but still managed to break through it and blow a hole straight through the concrete.

"Was that better?", Tatsuya's voice, rang out over the P.A.

Takemi looked at the damage the spell caused. A hole, the size of a fist had completely blown through the training room and Takemi could see two young looking girls with short brown hair looking through the hole and directly at Takemi.

"It was definitely an improvement. Maybe next time-".

"Ara, ara Mikazuchi-kun, fancy meeting you here?".

He cringed at the the sweetness in her voice. Although it was gentle to the ears, it had a hidden malicious undertone that caused him to started sweating.

"Yes, Mayumi-san?".

"We will be having words about this, okay?".