1 Here Comes The Monster

Excel is a skinny 16-year-old boy, has pale skin, white hair, and deep red eyes.

He uses vector magic. A vector is something that has both magnitude and direction. This means that he has control over anything thrown at him. Not only control but also change its impact.

Excel due to his high magic potential has a superiority complex. He refers to one's who are weak than him as "Third string". One year prior he left the project to elevate him to level 6.

The people who can use magic are divided into 6 levels. And on each level ranks are assigned. From level 0 to level 5. Level 0 are the ones with little or no magic and level 5 are the ones with the most. In the whole world, there are only 200 level 5s.

Excel was level 5 rank 1. The strongest mage in all of Japan. But normal people have little or no knowledge about him.  But the level 5s and the dark side of Japan knows of him.

After his escape,  a scientist named Yoshikawa became his guardian.  She was removed from the project due to her unwillingness to continue. Both of them moved to the Mariana city. Excel     

decided to live a normal life. He decided to enroll himself in Toaru High School. And Yoshikawa joined a local middle school as a teacher.

In front of Toaru High school.

" So, this is it. A freaking normal life" said Excel looking at the entrance if his new school.

He starts walking towards the school. But everyone was looking at him.

Random girl: hey look. That boy. He looks so sad.

'What the hell are these third strings talking about?'

Excel ignored them and kept on walking. Until some delinquents started heading towards him.

Delinquent 1:Oii you. Aren't you miserable?

Excel: So, what third strings!

Delinquent 2: Hey don't talk like that.

Excel: So what are you going to beat me

Delinquent 1: we will.  If you don't give your payment.

Excel: what payment?

Delinquent 3: payment for your protection

Excel: protection from you. From your third strings. Don't make me laugh.

Delinquent 1: OK you don't wanna pay. So we got no choice.

A minute later…

Delinquent 3: what a loser. Talks like some big shot. But is a pussy.

Excel stood up from the ground. Cleans his clothes a little bit.

Excel : (biting his tongue) tsk jerks

He feels a hand on his shoulder. Excel looks around to see a boy.

Boy: Those jerks. Are you fine?

Excel: Yeah.

Boy: That's great.  Those guys bully people for money. And if you don't give them money they beat you.

Excel: What level are they?

Boy: Those guys who beat you were only level 3s. But the main issue is their boss who is a level 4.

Excel: I see a bunch of third strings.

The school bell rings.

Boy: Shoot. The class is going to start. I should hurry.

He leaves excel. But excel continues walking slowly. Towards the class.  And somehow he made it in time. To class 1-A.

The opening ceremony was after homeroom. Excel was sitting near the window.

Teacher: Hello everyone it's nice to meet you. My name is Kiryu Belladonna. And I am your homeroom teacher. OK everyone stands up one by one and introduce yourself. We will start with the seats near the window.

Excel was seated in the last seat.  After a while, his turn came.

Excel : (annoyed) Good morning everyone. My name is Excel Bruke a level 3.

He sits down

Belladonna: Is there nothing more you want to say Excel.

Excel: No.

Belladonna: So let's move on.

After ten minutes everyone had finished introducing themselves. 

Belladonna: OK since we are done with introductions let's move one.  So as you all know this is a magic school so we will have classes dedicated to magic.

Belladonna: The first period will homeroom,  then a subject, break,  after the break we will have two hours of magic class and after magic class, you will study different subjects.

Belladonna: So, do you all get it.

Class: yes.

After 5 min, the bell rings.  Now it was time for the opening ceremony.

Students started heading towards the auditorium. During the ceremony, the principal told some things which no one paid attention to.  Then, the student council president spoke. The president called on stage Sokuhou Misaki.

She had blonde hair and eyes with star-shaped iris.

Misaki: Hello everyone. My name is Sokuhou Misaki. I am level 5. My magic is Mental out. I hope we have a good academic year. She leaves the stage.  And all the boys were shouting.

Boy: Woo. A beauty.

Another boy: Really man. This year rocks. 

As Misaki was walking back to her seat. She saw Excel. There was a bit of surprise on her face. She stopped in front of him.

Misaki: Aren't you… one of us.

Excel: (Annoyed) Sorry I think you are imagining things.

She pauses for a moment and leaves him alone.

Excel:(mind) Really. Goddammit, The first day, and I was on the verge of being recognized She might have recognized me.

After the opening ceremony was over. The students either went to the cafeteria or to their class. Excel thought of buying a can black coffee from the vending machine in the cafeteria.

So, he starts heading towards the cafeteria. Luckily he found. He also buys a sandwich. And starts heading towards his class while drinking coffee.

During the break,  many students tried to talk to him but he paid attention to none.  After the break, was the magic class. The students started heading towards the magic hall.

Magic Hall

Excel was alone.  It seemed that everybody had already made their pairs.

Teacher OK students. Line up.

Teacher: So today you are going to show your magic. Let's starts roll number wise.

Excel's roll number was 12.

Teacher: OK now roll no 12.

Excel stood up and went in front of everyone.

Excel:  I am a level 3. And I use wind magic.

Teacher: (pointing at a dummy) OK Excel why don't you attack that dummy over there.

Excel: OK. ( Raises his hand to his shoulder level) Wind Cutter.

The dummy got cut in the middle.

Teacher: Very nice Excel, now you may head back.  OK then now roll number 13.  Luck Voltia.

Excel and Luck cross each other.  Excel sits down.

Luck: My magic is thunder magic. I am a level 4.

Teacher. You already know what you have to do.

Luck: Yes.  Thunder Blast. 

From the lighting that came out of Luck's hands. The dummy got burnt by the explosion.

There were two boys talking near Excel. 

Boy 1: So that's Luck Voltia. He is strong

Boy 2: Yeah man. I heard that although he is a level 4, many consider him as a level 5.

Luck after his attack went back to sit besides Excel.

Luck: Hey Excel wanna fight. I think you are strong.

Excel: No

Luck: OK then

Excel: (Mind) What the hell! It was random.

After 20 minutes

Teacher: OK since we are done with that.  So let's have a quick fight.  Please form a pair with the roll number next to you.

Luck: So we are fighting Excel.

Excel: Whatever

Luck and Excel were standing opposite to each other. 

Luck: I will start then. ThunderBolt

From Luck's body bolt of electricity went towards him.

Excel was standing still. Luck was planning to attack a second time as soon as Excel used a spell. But.

Boom.  It hit Excel. There was a  dust cloud no one could see anything. As the dust cleared everyone saw Excel lying on the ground unconscious.

Luck: (in a disappointed tone) Really. One hit.

A teacher came and took Excel to the infirmary. Excel was lying on the bed. Enjoying his time.

The day went by.  Excel started heading home.  On the way, he met some thugs.

Excel thought of walking past them. But they blocked him.

Thug 1: Hey you.

Excel: who

Thug 2: yes you.

They pulled him inside an alley.

Thug 2: Give us your money.

From the alley.  Screams were heard.

Excel left the alleyway. He made it to his apartment.

Excel:  Yoshikawa. I am at home.

Yoshikawa:  Welcome home.  Wash

your face.

Excel: ok

After 5 minutes Excel headed to the room where Yoshikawa was watching TV. 

Yoshikawa: So how the first day of

school.

Excel: Nothing much.  Got beaten up two times.

Yoshikawa: So you really didn't use your magic.

They talked for a while. Excel went to his room. There he opened his laptop and started watching YouTube and playing games.