Chapter 9

AN: Well just enjoy the chapter and please leave a review please...

Word Count: 3048

Enjoy~

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After the events from yesterday, Tatsuya's current day seems normal, he woke up and performed his daily run, making sure that Miyuki is always happy, and talking to friends and potential harem members... maybe.

After the class, Tatsuya accompanied Miyuki to the student council office to eat lunch.

"Tatsuya?" Watanabe asked.

"Yes?" Tatsuya answered.

"Is it true that you verbally abused the second year, Mibu, in the cafe yesterday?" She said, with a teasing tone, that surprised Tatsuya at the rumor.

"Since you are a refine young lady yourself, I don't think you should be batting around vulgar phrases like 'verbal abuse'." Tatsuya said that this caused Watanabe to laugh.

"Thanks! You are the only one who treats me like a refined young lady, Tatsuya" Watanabe said, with a smile amused.

"Hm? Is that right?" Tatsuya said.

"If I'll say, not treating his girlfriend as a lady your boyfriend isn't much of a gentleman" Tatsuya said with a smirk, which causes her to blush and stand up and defend her boyfriend.

"That's not true! Shu is..." She continues to look at Tatsuya, who still has a smirk while drinking, from his cups.

"Why aren't you saying anything?"

"Oh? Would you like me if I made some kind of comment?" Tatsuya said which causes Mayumi to cover her mouth to muffle her laugh but after Watanabe glare at her she looked away while still holding back her laugh which Tatsuya found Mayumi cute.

"So is it true that you verbally abused Mibu of the kendo club?" Watanabe decided to go back to the topic to avoid her embarrassment.

Hearing this, Tatsuya let out a sigh, as he was disappointed that his fun was over.

"That's not the least bit true" Tatsuya said while shaking his head.

"Is that so?~?" Watanabe asked in a teasing tone.

"I have witnesses who observed Mibu blushing red and looking embarrassed"

Then, suddenly, the temperature drops, and Psion surrounded the room, making their drinks solid.

"Onii-sama? What in the world were you doing?" Miyuki said, while her eyes were covered by her bangs while emitting a Psion.

"Eh? Magic?!" Nakajou said.

"Your Interference Strength must be unusually potent, Miyuki" Mayumi compliments her as they keep poking their solid foods.

Tatsuya held Miyuki's hand as she gradually calmed.

"Calm down, Miyuki, I'll explain everything to you" Tatsuya said while still holding her hand causing her to blush.

"Forgive me..." Miyuki said that she covered her mouth with her hand, causing Tatsuya to smile, nodding, and look at Watanabe.

"About Ms. Mibu, It seems that the Moral Committiee's activities have earned the students' animosity" Tatsuya said.

"What do you mean?" Watanabe asked as she was confused about what Tatsuya had said, causing Tatsuya to sigh.

"Actually..." Tatsuya began to explain what had transpired yesterday.

...

"Trying to score points, huh? Mibu's mistaken that the Moral Committee is just an honorary post, and is not subject to evaluation" Watanabe explained.

"But it's also a fact that the Moral Committee wields considerable power within the school grounds. Some see you as misusing your authority. Well, but there is someone who's been manipulating that impression..." Mayumi added, and Tatsuya was surprised that there was someone who had been manipulating behind the scenes, which he already knows but doesn't have proof of it.

"Mayumi, Do you know that person's identity?" Tatsuya stood up and asked her, which caused her to blush as he called her using her first name, which she insisted on calling her, and insisted that he call her using her first name when they were alone in the student council office.

"Oh?~ what's this? The first name bases already huh? You sure work fast Tatsuya!" Watanabe said in a teasing voice while she gave Tatsuya a thumbs up which also causes Mayumi to fidget around her chair where Miyuki was about to lose control of her Psion again Tatsuya held her hand and smiled at her as if saying 'I'll tell you later' which she pouted and nodded in the end.

Mayumi gave them a fake cough and glared at Watanabe slightly causing her to smile wryly.

"A-Ahem, Nope, It was just a rumor" Mayumi answered Tatsuya's unanswered question.

"If we knew who it was we'd have stopped him/her already" Watanabe said seriously.

"I don't mean that, I'm talking about the people behind whoever's doing the manipulation" Tatsuya said.

"Onii-sama?" Miyuki asked as she settled beside her brother after serving tea to people inside the room.

"For example..." Tatsuya said with a grin.

"The anti-magic international political organization, Blanche" he smiled when he saw their expression.

"W-What?" Watanabe said.

"How do you know that name? That's classified information..." Mayumi asked.

'of course, it was, but I got my source, trust me bro ｛・ω -*}' Tatsuya thought

"Ahem. It would be impossible to keep a lid on all sources of rumors" Tatsuya said.

"On the contrary, I think such things should be fully disclosed. The government has been ineffectual in its handling of this matter"

"I agree..." Mayumi said

"Even though there's an organization hostile to magic, they cover it up and refuse to confront them head-on" Mayumi said in a sad tone as she can't do anything considering she's a member of the Ten Master Clans.

Tatsuya saw this he sighed.

"That can't be helped, considering your position, President" Tatsuya said in a comforting tone.

"Eh?"

"This is a national institution, and the country is doing all the restriction and hiding" Tatsuya said as he decided to comfort Mayumi, this caused Mayumi to blush and attempted to cover it using her hands.

"Is that your way of consoling me?" Mayumi asked.

"B-But President, it was Shiba who drove you to the edge" Nakajou said looking at the blushing Mayumi.

"To drive someone to the edge and then follow through on your own, you're quite the brilliant gigolo, Tatsuya" Watanabe said while giving him a thumbs up.

"And it looks like you've got Mayumi tied around your finger!"

"M-Mari! Don't say things like that!" Mayumi scolds Watanabe who still has a blush on her face.

Subsequently, the temperature suddenly decreased again.

'Looks like my harem is still har huh...' Tatsuya thought.

"Gigolo... A brilliant one..." Miyuki kept muttering it until Tatsuya patted her head, which stopped her from producing more Psion.

"So Tatsuya. How are you planning to deal with Mibu?" Watanabe asked causing Tatsuya to look at her.

"I'm the one who's waiting for her answer, so I'll decide after hearing it" Tatsuya said

"I see. I'm counting on you"

"It's fine, but at this point, I have no clue what it is that I should be counted on for"

"Whatever you can manage, that will be fine" Watanabe said with a smile.

"You have either high hope for me or none at all. That's quite ambiguous" Tatsuya said while patting Miyuki on the head, which caused her to smile and blush.

"But fine. I will do whatever I can manage." Tatsuya said with a smile.

...

Currently, a beautiful and exceptionally charming woman who appears to be young enough to be fresh out of university, while at the same time exuding tangible experience, reads the file of Shiba Tatsuya until she hears a knock that she immediately closes from her computer.

"Come in" the woman said, and the door opened revealing the person's file she was reading.

"Excuse me" Tatsuya said before entering the room.

"Sorry to call you in on such short notice" She said as she gestured him to sit on the chair in front of her, and Tatsuya accepted the offer.

"So? Are you used to high school life now?"

"No. With so many unexpected events popping up, I have not been able to hit the books, " Tatsuya said, examining the charming woman in front of him, which made him nod in appreciation.

"What's the matter?" She asked while leaning forward, revealing the cleavage.

"According to the modern-day dress code, I believe your outfit is too provocative, Ms. Ono Haruka, which I do not mind, who does not want a beautiful woman who would dress for you, right? but know others might mind the way you dress" Tatsuya said with a smirk which causes her to blush as she started fidgeting in her chair.

"T-Thank you and I'm sorry" Haruka said while still fidgeting around which causes Tatsuya to let out a sigh and smiled wryly.

'There are too many cute women in this era! Even this mature woman in front of me acts like a shy maiden in her youth. If this keeps up my libido won't last and will explode!' Tatsuya screamed in his mind while maintaining an emotionless face.

"So why I was called here?" Tatsuya said going directly to the topic, because he was afraid that if he stayed longer, this woman would seduce him until he attacked her.

She let out a fake cough and had forced herself to calm herself before continuing.

"I asked you to come here today to ask for your cooperation in our work" Haruka said.

"At this school, to get a grasp on the students' psychological tendencies, we have ten percent or so of the first years receive ongoing counseling"

"In other words, you are saying that I am a guinea pig? If that's all there is to it, I'll be glad to help, I can even spend my time with a beautiful woman so why not, but what's your real purpose?" Tatsuya said that he gave her a knowing-smile that caused her to blush, but she fought it, causing her ears to redden.

"I-I'm not that malicious of a woman, you know!" Haruka said while pouting, as she crossed her arms under her bust and gave Tatsuya a 'Hmph' pretending to be angry.

'See? if I stay here for too long I won't be able to hold myself back as this woman keeps seducing me, well it's also might be my fault as I keep flirting with her...' Tatsuya thought as he smiled wryly inwardly.

"Well, I think I'm too unique to be used as a sample right?" Tatsuya said, he does have some suspicion why he was selected to be a sample, it is not every day for an emotionless dude who does not care about the discrimination of course 1 give and was chosen as a target for counseling right?

"That's precisely why I'd like your help" Haruka said with an expectation that he would accept.

'Well, there's no harm accepting a lady's request right?' Tatsuya said, As he sighed inwardly.

"Fine, then let's get to it" Tatsuya said with a small smile, which causes Haruka to be happy as he accepted her request, then she immediately grab the tablet on the desk beside her.

"All right then... Would you mind if I asked you some questions?" Haruka asked.

"No, please go ahead" Tatsuya said

...

after answering a few of her questions that are related to the school like 'What do you feel about the whole blooms and weeds' 'If you were given an authority what would you change in the school' etc...

After Haruka reviewed Tatsuya's answers, she placed the tablet on the table.

"Thank you. That's all I wanted to ask you for today" Haruka said, causing Tatsuya to stand up as he stayed long enough here.

"Then please excuse me" Tatsuya said as he went towards the door but was stopped when Haruk asked a question.

"By the way, this has no direct connection to your counseling, but..." Haruka asked.

"What is it?" Tatsuya turned his head around and asked.

"Is it true that Ms. Mibu Sayaka, a second-year, has asked you out?" Haruka said teasingly while covering her mouth with her hand, causing Tatsuya to sigh and smile wryly.

"Where exactly did you hear such a false rumor?" Tatsuya said.

"So it's not true?" Haruka asked.

"It is, but does that inconvenience you somehow?" Tatsuya asked.

"Nope, It's nothing. Well, to be honest, I was hoping to ask you to do something for me. if you did have any intention of dating her" she said while covering her smile with a tablet, causing Tatsuya to sigh.

"I did say that it was a baseless rumor, but where did you even hear of it?" Tatsuya asked hoping to know who was spreading the rumors.

"I'm sorry, that's classified" Haruka said but she doesn't seem to be sorry.

"All right then, I'll be leaving now" Tatsuya said before stepping out of the room.

"If Ms. Mibu ever causes you any trouble, you can consult me anytime!" Haruka said before the door was closed.

...

Currently, Tatsuya and Miyuki are in the living room where they are sitting next to each other on the sofa.

"Is it all right if I watch too?" Miyuki asked her brother.

"Since it doesn't seem to be something that you should ignore, I thought it would be better to share this information" Tatsuya said as he grab the remote and pressed the on button causing the screen to turn on.

"Cabinet name, Blanche, open," Tatsuya said the command, and the screen showed all the information he had related to Blanche.

"The political organization engaging in anti-magic activities whose name came up today?" Miyuki asked.

"Although they claim to be a grassroots movement, underneath it all, they're bona fide terrorists" Tatsuya looked at his sister.

"And there seems to be no question whether these guys are working behind the scenes at our school. In fact, during my committee activities, I spotted a student who seemed to be working with Egalite, Blanche's subordinate organization" Tatsuya explained to his sister as the screen showed an image of the student's wrist band.

"You mean a Magic High School student, at Magic High School?" Miyuki asked for clarification.

"Even as they advocate anti-magic policies, on the surface they don't reject magic at all" Tatsuya said.

"Their slogan is 'Eradication of Social Discrimination by Magic' So what do they mean by discrimination?" Tatsuya asks her sister.

"The fact that someone's abilities and efforts aren't reflected in their social status, perhaps?" Miyuki pondered.

"What Blanche sees as discrimination is the gap between median income. However, the reason that magicians' median income is so high is that the high-income bracket includes people with skills that are crucial to society" Tatsuya said.

"Then, people who can't use magic... Don't they know that using magic requires long years of study and training, not just ability?" Miyuki asked.

"No, they know that all right" Tatsuya said as grab the cup in front of him and took a sip of the warm tea.

"They know, but they won't say it. They keep their mouths shut about anything inconvenient, and they deceive others, as well as themselves, with their sweet-sounding concepts, such as equality." Tatsuya explained as he looked at his cup and saw his reflection from the tea.

"Then those Magic High students working with Egalite. is that also because?" Miyuki asked to confirm if she was correct, and Tatsuya nodded.

"They don't want to forsake magic, but they can't stand the thought of not appearing legitimate. They ignore the fact that those working on the front lines also have a price to pay and reject any evaluation by magic as 'discrimination' well... not that I don't understand that kind of weakness" Tatsuya said in a sad tone

"I know that deep down inside, I share that sentiment"

"That's not true!" Miyuki said.

"Onii-sama, you have the kind of talent that no one can emulate, it's just that you happen not to have the same abilities as other people. You've put in far more effort than anyone else, nobody can deny that!" Miyuki said as she's trying to defend her brother from himself for underestimating his hard work and efforts.

"That's correct. Because I've got that 'kind of talent that no one else can emulate'." Tatsuya said that, this caused Miyuki to cover her mouth with her hands.

"And if that weren't the case, I might be clinging to this beautiful Ideal called "equality" myself"

"Even knowing full well that it's just a lie, well that's all in the past, as the moment I got my memories of my past life the problem that I have has fixed itself" Tatsuya said as it made Miyuki feel better that her brother no longer cared what other's think about.

"Those unable to use magic"

"Those with inferior magic skills"

"All right then, these instigators who know everything, what's their true agenda?"

"Behind them, there's a hidden force that's driven to turn this country into a nation where magic has died out"

"Do you mean that the Anti-Magic faction is trying to undermine this country's power?" Miyuki asked

"Probably. That is why they are willing to stoop atrocious acts such as terrorism. So if this country is drained of its power, who profits?" Tatsuya asked Miyuki.

"It can't be... Someone's lurking behind them...?" Miyuki said.

"It would seem so. We cannot stand by and do nothing, but it's not something for you to worry about, I can deal with it myself" Tatsuya said with a grin trying to assure his sister, but his expression turned serious again.

"But there's no way that the Ten Master Clans will ignore them. Especially the Yotsuba clan"

"Yotsuba" Miyuki said with such disdain.

"If our aunt were to intervene, we'd... We'd have to go back to being Yotsuba's"

Tatsuya saw this and patted Miyuki's head.

"You don't have to be afraid. If push comes to shove, I'll take care of it" Tatsuya said, as he looked at her sister lovingly, his sister also looked at him full of admiration, appreciation, and love.

"Onii-sama" She said.

"Miyuki, are you enjoying high school?" Tatsuya asked as he hugged her, as she buried her face in the crook of his neck before inhaling his scent.

"Yes" she replied.

"I think you've found a couple of good friends in Erika and Mizuki" Tatsuya said.

"No matter what their numbers, I won't let any of them destroy this life of ours"

"Un" Miyuki replied as she pushed her body towards her brother even more.

'This is a dangerous situation...' Tatsuya thought that as he could feel the curves of Miyuki's body pressing against his while his hands are currently on her waist.