The Prince of Darkness: Mahouka SI Ch.6 (Patreon)

Chapter 6

SHIBA MIYUKI

Magic was believed to be an amalgamation of powers, obtained my mankind to fulfill their desires. It was a theory of sorts, one that greatly explained her and her brother’s prowess.

Miya and Maya Yotsuba had suffered greatly in their life, and it was the desire of Lady Maya Yotsuba to watch the world burn that had resulted in the birth of her brother, and it had been her own mother’s desire to contain that power which had given birth to herself.

They were born per the wishes of those before them, to fulfill their heart's desire. It was why she loved her brother as she did, cared for him as she did for she knew that the prejudice and hate he suffered was not because of his own actions, but for power he held in himself.

And yet what would become of a child who was not born but bred, created, all for one purpose? Global domination. Inei Yotsuba was one such person, and Miyuki had forced herself to read about his life and had not been able to sleep all night because of it.

Such depravity. Such cruelty, it was unimaginable, worse than what even her brother went through.

And yet now, as he sat there surrounded by a cabal of girls as they waited for their homeroom, she found herself surprised at his humanity as he smiled and greeted them all.

Instantly, she saw the boys' eyes turn towards her, gazes filled with awe and admiration. She had felt such gazes on herself nearly all her life as she searched for her seat and found herself seated next to Inei-kun.

She sat down in her seat, and felt a swarm of boys surround her, and she would normally have been able to deal with them, yet her sleepless night affected her mood and as she saw them surround her, she began to feel agitated.

“Miyuki-san!””Where are you from!” “You are so elegant!” “Come sit beside me, Miyuki-san. I am Moris....”

And then suddenly they all stopped, their bodies went stiff infront of her eyes, and she felt a sudden chill pass over her, as psions filled the air.

“Maa Maa, class is about to begin. Why don’t you all leave Miss Miyuki all alone?” Inei-kun added, and his own reputation and name were enough to force all the boys to leave her alone as he looked at them with his red eyes.

“Who a....” and the smile vanished from his face in an instant.

“I said leave her,” and she saw the boy’s face pale as his whole body began to shake, and then he backed off leaving her all alone, the pressure had been enough to make the girls leave him as well.

Their eyes met and he raised a brow.

“You seem rather tired for, especially for a first day,” he said, and her lips thinned.

“Thank you for your help, Yots...”

“Call me, Inei, Yotsuba makes it all too formal,” he cut in, and she nodded.

“Inei-kun, I am grateful for your help,” she said as she gave him a small bow.

“There is no need for that. So, what have you so down in the morning, or is it that you hate school just like me,” he asked.

“Then why are you here?” she asked, “did Aunt Maya force you to attend?”

And he shrugged.

“In some ways, she did. But she made me an offer, which I accepted without hashing out the details,” he said as he plopped his head down, tiredly making her chuckle.

“That witch! She fooled me,” he complained wearily as he rubbed his face. And she had never seen anyone call her Aunt a witch like that. Even she had always maintained absolute decorum when it came to her.

“Plus, you seem a lot less hostile to me, unlike yesterday. May I ask why there was a sudden change of heart?” he asked, and she became quiet at once and looked down.

“I apologize for my behavior yesterday. I did not know anything about you and react...”

“I don’t mind. I was testing you and your brother as well,” and then the homeroom teacher walked in.

“We will talk later.”

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INEI YOTSUBA

School was just as boring and tiresome as he remembered, and Inei had long lost the patience to sit through hour-long lectures, so in the end, he had ended up bunking the last class to take a look around the school.

And now, with the end of the day near, he suddenly found his other cousin with another group of friends.

He walked up to him, and their eyes met.

“Shiba,” he greeted.

“Yotsuba,” he reciprocated.

“Yotsuba-kun,” another voice cut in and he looked to the side and found a few of his own class mates standing there.

“Where did you go? We were really worried about you,” she spoke out of turn, and he smiled sheepishly.

“Ahh, I went out for a breather, and kind of got lost,” he replied sweetly.

“I am thankful for your concern though, Miss Honoka right?” he tried to recall her name and she blushed as she nodded.

“Yes,” she replied in a high-pitched tone.

“The perhaps...”

“Hey Mitsui-cahn, Shiba-chan why don’t you introduce us to that friend of yours,” another voice cut in and this person he recognised, for her family had caused him quite trouble when he was trying to get his papers made.

The Chiba family, were amongst the numbered clans and could be called synonymous with he Police. They were a very powerful family and were good enough magicians, of course, not better than him because, in the end, he was now a legal citizen of Japan with a proper paper trail and documents.

“We are not friends,” Shiba cut in.

“Don’t be rude, Onii-sama,”Miyuki’s voice cut in as she appeared with another crowd, who backed off when he gave them a glare.

“Miyuki-chan,” the red-head girl greeted.

“Hi, Chiba-kun, Saijoun-kun,” she greeted Tatsuya’s classmates.

“This is Inei Yotsuba-kun from 1-A, my desk mate from class,” she introduced him.

“Hi,” he waved and saw all of them perk up at his second name; despite being shrouded in secrecy, the Yotsuba was the boogeyman of the Magical world, and it showed, given how everyone cowered in fear at that name.

“Yotsuba,” Erika Chiba, the prodigy daughter of the Chiba clan, looked at him with a narrowed gaze.

“Miyuki-san, Mitsui-san, what are you doing interacting with this trash? You should come and join us,” one of his classmates came up and talked to the two class goddesses.

Shiba Miyuki was the traditional Japanese beauty, while Honoka and her friend had more distinct looks.

“Yes, yes, and you too, Yotsuba-san. They are ‘weeds’. It would be best if you did not hang out with people like them,” and he sighed as he saw Tatsuya’s classmates frown and get enraged at that insult.

He saw people reaching for their CADs shouting insults, even as a few tried to get things to calm down.

“Yes, they are nothin....”

“Shut up!” and for the second time in the day, he let go of his psions, and immediately, the whole clearing quieted down as he walked up to the leader of the bullies.

“You think too highly of yourself, Morisaki,” he admonished the orange-haired boy, as the boy’ literally shuddered in fear infront of him.

“Who do you think you are? Just because you are a Yotsuba you think you can....” he tried to resist and Inei was somewhat impressed that he was able to, yet even more annoyed as he focused his psions just on the boy.

“Know your place! Mongrel!”

THUNK!

The boy literally fell to his knees as Inei stood there, hands in his pocket, looking down at him.

“WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE?” He saw an object racing towards him, focused his perceptions, and twisted his fingers.

“Dismantle!” The spell broke down in an instant, forcing the magic user to back off. He turned to the side and found the president and Mari Watanabe, the head of the Disciplinary committee.

“I ask what is going on here,” she barked. Her eyes narrowed on him as she pulled back her CAD. It was an extendable sword, and she seemed to have used a spell to electrocute him.

“He is using magic! He is bullying us,” one of the students complained as he pointed a finger towards him.

“Yes, we were just trying to save our classmates from those ‘weeds,’ but he used some kind of magic on Morisaki-kun,” another joined in.

“Then Inei Yotsuba, I, as the head of the Disciplinary Committee, put you under arrest for the illegal use of magic,” she shouted, and it seemed as though he had wounded her pride.

“And what magic would that be? Mari-senapi,” he asked sweetly.

“Mari, stop. Let me h...”

“The one you used on a fellow classmate,” and he nodded as he stepped away from Morisaki-kun.

“Then I am afraid you have no grounds to arrest me,” he smiled.

“After all, I did not use any magic at all.”

“Impossible,” she retorted as she aimed her CAD at him.

“He is right,” another voice cut in. He looked to the side and saw Tatsuya stepping out of the crowd.

“Until you attacked him, Inei-kun did not use magic at all.”

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My insomnia strikes again! Enjoy!