First meeting

"I am finished, teacher." 

"Ah, yes, you have finished." 

"Thank you." 

Masa's voice awoken the teacher, but the teacher quickly fell into a daze, watching the speed of Masa performing his magic. Similarly, all the examinees were dumbfounded before they all roared. 

"0,05 seconds!" 

"How is that even humanly possible!" 

"If I am not wrong, the reaction limit for a human is 0,1 second, right?" 

"Hey, wait a moment, that's a reaction time for one to move, right? But this is a time for him to perform his magic!" 

"Then, that means... his reaction time is much, much faster?" 

"....." 

After a moment of roaring, everyone fell into silence and then looked at Masa with a complicated gaze. All of them were young, and as they were born as a magician, many thought that they were special, thinking that they could change the world. 

Amongst the young, only one in 1,000 could become a magician, which showed how special they were, right? 

Yet, at this moment, all of them realized that in front of Masa, they were nothing!

"Wait a moment, what is his name again?" 

"Hiromi Masa, if I am not wrong..." 

"Why does this name appear familiar?" 

"Blue Beast..." 

"Wait, that Blue Beast?! He is that Blue Beast!" 

The famous young magician who stopped the "Invasion of Sado," the Blue Beast, Hiromi Masa. 

At this moment, all of them quietly accepted why there was a huge difference between them. 

Still, while many wanted to approach him, many hesitated, considering his extraordinary background and identity. More importantly, if they failed the entrance exam, what would happen? 

Still, somehow, after knowing Masa's identity, even if Masa's result for the practical exam was amazing, it didn't put pressure on all of them since, at this moment, all of them realized they were not at the same level. 

A human is like this: when they see someone too high and different, instead of being jealous, all they can feel is helplessness and acceptance that they are two different people. 

However, when Masa thought that he could have a quiet, peaceful time, someone approached him. 

"Are you the "Blue Beast"?" 

Usually, Masa would ignore someone unless they had a certain status within the society. He knew that this might appear like he was arrogant, but well, yes, he was a bit arrogant, yet at the same time, he just didn't want to waste his time. 

There were many things that he had to do in this life, especially when he wanted to help the other Masas, so how could he waste his time on people who had no worth? 

Still, the person who approached him had a certain status, and Masa also felt that this was also a heroine, especially when her appearance was above many, and she had this lively yet strong aura like a swordsman, but then again, he could tell that her talent in magic wasn't that impressive. 

Masa didn't think to ignore her, but he didn't show much interest in her and just looked at the other examinees who were doing their practical exams with slightly sleepy eyes. "Don't call me that. It's embarrassing to be called your nickname, right?" 

"If you are bored, how about you visit Chiba Dojo when you are in Tokyo?" 

Masa then turned his gaze toward the girl for the first time.

"Now, you look at me, huh?" The girl looked at Masa with a snort and said, "Is your status so high that you will look down on the mortal?" 

"Yup." Masa nodded. "If your status doesn't match up with mine, it will be a waste of time for me." 

"You are so arrogant." 

"I have the right to be one." 

"You are not wrong, though." The girl nodded and didn't hate his slightly arrogant attitude since it wasn't that unpleasant; considering Masa's status, she thought that he must have shared being approached by annoying people who just wanted to know him due to his status, so she didn't feel surprised by his attitude, considering she had a share of similar experience, "My name is Chiba Erika. Nice to meet you." 

"That Chiba?" 

"That Chiba." 

"Main family? Branch?" 

"I am the daughter of the head." 

"Now, you got my attention." Masa smiled as he met Erika's gaze and said, "Still, I thought that people of our age would disdain to use a family status and on the rebellion period." 

"Then, you can see how exceptional I am, right? I don't shy away from using my family status," Erika said with a laugh, which caused him to laugh, too.

"...." 

Still, this laugh made Erika fall into a daze, thinking that this guy was too handsome, right? 

Or rather, when Masa smiled, it caused many to fall into a daze, showing how destructive his charm was. 

This was just three Masas. What would happen if there were four or five or more? 

Masa dare not imagine! 

"So, what do you think? Do you want to visit my family dojo after this exam?" 

"Let's do it later when we reach the high school." Masa looked at Erika softly and said, "If you don't do well on this entrance exam, it will be embarrassing to meet me again, right?" 

"Oh, just wait then! I will be accepted in this high school!" 

"I will wait." 

Erika snorted and then walked away, but in her mind, she would definitely be accepted into First High School! 

Nevertheless, when Erika looked away, Masa looked at her back, watching how perky and tight her body was. Probably because she trained her body from childhood; her body is suppler and appears better than most. 

At the same time, Masa had to say that the quality of the heroines in this world was high. 

Or rather, he hadn't seen an ugly magician, and probably because originally they were genetically created, they appeared better than most; even if some had an ordinary face, no one was ugly, he thought. 

'Still, Chiba, huh?' 

Masa knew the Chiba family well, and they were part of the "Hundred Families." 

The Ten Major Clans might be the strongest families with the most influence in the country, but even if Chiba was just part of the Hundred Families, a family magic that possessed numbers in their names and was just second only to the Ten Major Clans and 18 Assistant Houses. 

Chiba was part of the Hundred Family and was known as the "Magic Swordman," renowned for using personal Speed and Weight Magic in close-quarters combat.

The Chiba Family's strength lay not in the fact they could adeptly use spells but in a new system they pioneered for the training and development of close combat magicians.

Presently, of the Magicians serving as policemen or infantry in the military, it was rumored that half of them were directly trained under the Chiba Family's system. This was the case for the Navy and Air Force as well. Any unit that might encounter close combat situations often petitioned the Chiba Family for training. If they were solely dependent on connections within active-duty troops, the Chiba Family's influence may eclipse that of the Ten Master Clans.

Masa felt that becoming friends with Erika was a good thing, though he felt a bit helpless when he thought about his nickname. 

'Blue Beast, huh? Well, it can't be helped.' 

Due to the new trademark magic that Masa created for the Isshiki Family, he also understood why he got this nickname. 

Nevertheless, let's talk about his nickname later since it was time for him to go back. 

While many wanted to talk to him, he didn't want to waste his time; when he was about to leave, his steps stopped as he saw the most beautiful woman that he had ever seen. 

She is so lovely, with perfectly symmetrical features, a slim body, and healthy curves that show her womanly qualities. 

Yet, one that attracted him the most was no doubt her skin and hair, which reminded him of snow and night. 

At the same time, Masa had to say this beauty wasn't that humanly possible; instead, it was as if her beauty was artificially sculpted. 

However, there was no doubt that whether they were female or male, all of them would say "Offu" and become flustered in front of her presence due to how beautiful she was. 

'So, this is Shiba Miyuki.' 

Yet, while Masa was surprised for a moment, he quickly recovered and walked away. 

Still, he had to say, Tatsuya's face was so ordinary that it made him bored.

Meanwhile, Shiba Miyuki was also stunned when she saw Masa for the first time, as she had never thought someone so handsome could exist. Still, watching him walk away after looking at her for a moment, she couldn't help but be in doubt and surprised as it was her first time to see someone react that way. 

Yet, the one that surprised her the most was the reaction of her older brother. 

"Onii-sama?" 

Tatsuya couldn't look away when he saw Masa for the first time. He thought that high school would be a boring place, yet when he saw Masa, he realized what a strong magician would be. Not only the body but the aura that emitted from him was too magical, which made him curious, and he used his "Elemental Sight" on Masa to identify him fully as he recognized Masa as an element of danger, which might endanger Miyuki. 

Only, he underestimated Masa too much, so when he used his "Elemental Sight"—

Bzzt!

"Hnh!"

Tatsuya released a painful groan as he closed his eyes as he felt his eyes and brain being attacked by an electricity current. 

"Onii-sama!" 

Yet, Miyuki was in a panic when she saw Tatsuya's eyes were bleeding! 

"I am fine. Calm down, Miyuki." 

Tatsuya quickly used his "Regrowth" to recover since his eyes had turned blind, which shocked him, but his thoughts quickly stopped when he noticed Masa was staring at him. 

The two stared at each other for a moment, and Tatsuya rooted in place. He was ready to use his magic to fight as if he were facing a dangerous beast. 

Only Masa turned and walked away, causing Tatsuya to sigh in relief inwardly. 

"Was it because of that person, Onii-sama?" 

Miyuki was filled with anger somehow as she released her magical aura, which caused the temperature to lower dramatically and made the others panic. 

"Calm down, Miyuki. It was all my fault to use my ability on him." 

"....." 

Miyuki was at a loss for words when she heard Tatsuya admit his mistake. 

"But that person is..." 

"There is nothing wrong. That young man should be "him." Tatsuya quickly realized Masa's identity. "The Blue Beast, Hiromi Masa." 

Yet, there was no doubt Masa's impression on Tatsuya was the worst of the worst.