26Disclaimer: I do not own the rights to Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei. All characters are from Satou Tsutomu and there is no profit intended in this story.
August 18th, AD 2092 / Yotsuba Main House
"I, at that time, had died once.
I lost the life that Okaa-sama gave me; I received a new life from Onii-sama.
Therefore, all that I am belongs to Onii-sama."
That being said how am I able to be of help to Onii-sama? A day after the Okinawa incident, Miyuki held this silent prayer in her heart. Returning to the Main house with Maya and Tatsuya, Miyuki huddled in a corner reflecting on the truth of her beloved Onii-sama.
"To him I owe a huge debt and my life. I can't expect him to stay as my Guardian after that…"
"Well, first come to first let me find Onii-sama."
At the same time Miyuki was having her internal monologue, Miya was facing Maya in the Yotsuba Reception room.
"Miya you gave birth to a monster."
"…"
"Now the Joint Chiefs have demanded to find out his true identity and wants him to join the Military. This is rather troubling."
"I'm sorry. I should have stopped him from running amok."
Maya gave Miya a despondent look as she sighed.
"But still, now that the Yotsuba have a strategic-class mage within our midst, the balance of the Ten Master Clans have tumbled. If any of the 28 families find out about it, the Yotsuba will become a target of the entire Magic community of Japan. Especially the Saegusa."
"Yeah… Koichi-san is one that holds grudges for a long time. More importantly, we should find a way to seal his powers and keep him hidden from the world. That child has enough power to destroy half the Yotsuba clan after all."
"Agreed. I plan on using Miyuki to seal his powers. After all she inherited your Mental Interference Magic. Besides now that he's her Guardian, he won't betray the Yotsuba."
"… I have no objections."
"Good. Now then Hayama"
"Yes Mistress?"
"Summon Tatsuya and Miyuki here please."
"As you command."
While the Yotsuba twins where planning the devious plot to bind Tatsuya to the Yotsuba, Miyuki was shyly staring aimlessly at the front of her brother's door.
"I came here to ask him about my homework. Yeah nothing to be shy about."
Just as she was about to knock the door, someone slid it open.
"May I help you?"
Miyuki wore a befuddled expression as she looked wordlessly at the nonchalant face of Tatsuya's.
"Can I ask you something? As you know my grades are not as good as yours."
Tatsuya gave a warm smile and nodded a simple Yes to her.
Stepping into his room for the first time, Miyuki was in awe. The plain room had a single-bed and a desk solely for CAD calibrations. Not to mention there were books that on first glance proved difficult for Miyuki to even comprehend. However this was not what she is was surprised at. For the Yotsuba, this room was undoubtedly too simple for a member of the elite family of Japan. But then Tatsuya was not considered one of them. When Miyuki came to this conclusion, she wore an expression of regret and unhappiness.
"Ojou-sa…"
"Don't call me Ojou-sama!"
"I'm sorry. It was a slip of the tongue. Please forgive me Miyuki"
Tatsuya bowed down his head 30 degrees showing that he was indeed remorseful. However no one can blame him. For the past 7 years he has been treated as a servant. A normal brother would have just laughed it off but Tatsuya was mistreated and never taught how to interact with people other than his masters. Knowing that Miyuki fell deeper into remorse.
"Eh… No it's not that serious. It's just that Onii-sama, you are not a servant. Please don't act like one."
Hearing that Tatsuya's face wore an expression of pure shock. Every social interaction he was taught up till now was being challenged by Miyuki. Unsure of what reaction to make, he just stayed silent.
"Ermmm… Onii-sama, may I ask what are you doing right now?"
In order to avoid becoming awkward, Miyuki move the conversation forward.
"Oh. Right now I'm reading the Loop Cast theory of CAD. In this modern age, CAD is indispensable for Magicians and this theory aims to increase the casters speed by allowing them to bypass the creation of another activation sequence for spells belonging to the same system. This however is still theoretical and is thought to be impossible to create. However there seems to be a way according to what I read."
This was the first time Tatsuya had gave Miyuki his lecture. Miyuki looked stunned but was happy that their distance was now close enough such that Tatsuya would let down his guard against her.
"In order for…"
However their peace was disrupted by a knocking on the door.
"Tatsuya-dono, Miyuki-sama, sorry to interrupt your chat but the Mistress would like to see you."
"WHAT?!"
This sentiment was shared between the 2 siblings. The Queen of the Night, Yotsuba Maya. Feared as the strongest magician in this generation is ordering a direct order to meet them. Anyone else in their shoes would have likely peed their pants.
Arriving at the reception room, Tatsuya and Miyuki were greeted by the sight of 2 ethereal beauties in their late 30s. Maya was sitting on the chair while Miya was standing right next to her. After escorting the siblings in, Hayama closed the doors and let his master do the talking.
"Miyuki-san."
Maya started the conversation to the already trembling Miyuki.
"… Yes?"
"You must have been scared stiff in Okinawa. I highly regret allowing you to go on that trip. Luckily ''that" was with you or you might have died there. Please forgive me."
"Eh… No… Ermmm… As you wish."
Miyuki was flabbergasted but managed to give a reply. On a side note, the "that" Maya was referring to was standing by the door waiting for his commands.
Now Miya was the one who spoke
"Miyuki. Due to Tatsuya's actions in Okinawa, the JSDF has asked us to hand him over. However doing that will severely undermine the Yotsuba family so a condition has been agreed."
"…"
"Tatsuya's powers will be sealed using your Mental-Interference Magic and under no circumstance are you to unseal his powers."
"What the…"
Miyuki felt that she was already a burden to her Onii-sama and yet now she has to bind him with her magic? Miyuki was enraged.
"Tomorrow I will be teaching you the spell. Please bring Tatsuya along."
"Understood"
Never once did the twins look at Tatsuya and order him. Miyuki thought that this is probably due to his status as a Guardian. However, she was dead wrong. The twins were in terror of the existence that is Tatsuya. They know the only one capable of keeping him on his leash was Miyuki alone hence they did not even try to handle him. They knew one wrong step taken with him and the carnage he can inflict was unspeakable.
August 24th, AD 2092 / Yonba Middle School
A week after the confrontation, the siblings were now commuting to their recently entered Middle School. A month ago, Miyuki would have sat in the back seat of the limousine and Tatsuya up front but Miyuki insisted that Tatsuya shared the same seat as her. Hence the 2 siblings were sitting side-by-side, much to the discomfort of the driver as he viewed Tatsuya as trash while Miyuki the heir apparent.
"Onii-sama do you have any friends in school?"
"No. I cannot fulfill my role as Guardian if I am distracted by social cliques."
"How many times did I tell you not to talk that way. You are not inferior!"
"I'm sorry."
"Hey didn't I tell you no apologizing!"
"…"
Tatsuya had no idea what Miyuki wanted him to do. The way she treated him and expect to be treated back was completely alien to him.
"Looks like it will take a lot of work to get him back to normal huh"
Miyuki sighed as she thought to herself.
"Now that I think about it Okaa-sama said that the only thing that he can feel precious is me does that mean that he views me as a woman? If so then maybe…"
As her thought process went into the wrong direction, she turned her head around blushing furiously.
"Then I'll be heading to class."
"… Yes"
Before, Miyuki loved the idea of having her awkward brother in a separate class. But now she dreaded the seconds she was away from him. Reluctantly wording her answer, she gave Tatsuya the command to meet her during lunch in her class.
Of course Tatsuya was not one to object as he replied a soft yes
"Hey isn't that Shiba-kun from 1-B?"
"Oh my god it is!"
"Gyaaaaa! Shiba-kun!"
"What's he doing in our class at lunch?"
As Tatsuya entered the class, the normally mundane classroom burst into an uproar. It was just like a movie star had just appeared. Overwhelmed by her brother's fame, Miyuki fell silent.
"Miyuki I have arrived."
"…. Yeah"
"Eh, Shiba-san you are Shiba-kun's sister? I totally didn't notice! Why didn't you introduce us earlier?"
The one who stuck up the conversation was Chitanda-san, Miyuki's first friend in middle school.
Before she knew it, Miyuki and Tatsuya was surrounded by a horde of 12-year olds.
"Are you 2 twins?"
"Hey, Shiba-kun can you join the soccer club?"
"No he's going to join the science club!"
Before a riot broke out, Tatsuya silenced the group with a cold voice.
"I'm sorry but I plan on eating lunch with my sister. If you don't mind please excuse us."
However this cool attitude backfired heavily on him as it just fanned the girls' fervor.
"Then let's eat together!"
"Yeah it'll be fun!"
Tatsuya had a minor headache. Being closer to those twice his age made him more mature and collected hence, a normal 12-year old girl's logic was beyond incomprehensible to him.
"Please don't disturb Onii-sama!"
However the shouting of girls was drowned by the outpouring magic that was invocated. Miyuki has passed her tolerance limit and her magic power was showing just that. This was the first time Miyuki's magic power had run out of control.
"Miyuki!"
As Tatsuya grabbed her shoulders, the psions that were originally out of control became calm. As he left the room with her in his arms, the class became a silent library.
"I'm sorry for my poor display earlier."
Miyuki apologized with her cute puppy eyes. Tatsuya was caught up in her cuteness that he blanked out for a moment.
"No, Okaa-san did say that it was the side effect of sealing my powers. Unfortunately we will have to live with that scar."
"I'm sorry."
Tatsuya did not know what Miyuki was apologizing for but yet did his best to cheer her up.
Author Notes:
Hi this is my first time writing in fanfiction and i came across the opportunity to write for Mahouka. So i thought why not write about something that has been bugging me. The time-gap between 2092-2095. This is all my fiction ideas on what had happened during that time and i do wish to write more about it. However to improve my writing, please give a honest review. Thank you!
