Chapter 124 - FIRST DAY AT THE SCHOOL

"Let me introduce you to the members of the *Student council*. This is Watanabe Mari, the *Public Morals Committee Chief* and also my close friend." said Mayumi with a smile as she looked at the two insanely handsome boys who had taken seat at the council table.

Mari is a young, beautiful woman of average height with short black hair and brown-gold eyes, though her features and aura causes her to appear quite a handsome, young woman. Mari nods towards Ichizu and Nikasu with a strict expression on her face.

"This is Shuzune Ichihara, the treasurer of the *Student council*. 'Rin-chan' makes the best tea you would have ever tasted." said Mayumi with a drooling face to which Mari coughed a few times indicating that she should have some self-restraints.

Suzune is m_a_t_u_r_e, perceptive, intelligent, and a person who is good at analysis and fairly beautiful. She has talent in comprehending the mechanics of magic after seeing it only once, she also appears to be very calm and composed. She bows towards Ichizu and Nikasu as a form of greeting which they return by bowing back at her.

"This is Nakajou Azusa , secretary of the *Student council* ,'A-chan' is skilled in the area of C.A.D maintenance." said Mayumi with a smile.

"Dont call me that president." retorted Azusa with puffed cheek.

Azusa is a girl even more petite than Mayumi and possesses a more childish face, yet whenever she directs a teary-eyed face upwards, she unintentionally gives off the impression of a child about to cry.

She is an intelligent girl who excels in both technical and practical skills, and is one of the top students in her cohort.

"Welcome to the student council a hope we will have the chance to discuss about different magic devices..." said Azusa while Mayumi interrupted her with a cough.

"Let me introduce them to everyone and you can then discuss about magic devices...." said Mayumi with a bitter smile.

"Device otaku....." Mari couldn't help but mumble the words to herself. Though she spoke very softly, due to Ichizu's and Nikasu's training and enchanted body they could hear her words clearly.

Nikasu's brow twitched a little while Ichizu maintained his calm expression.

"And finally Hittori Gyoubushoujo Hanzou, the vice-president of the *Student council* ,Hattori is a very rational and talented man with exceptional skills." said Mayumi with a smile.

Hattori has a handsome visage, that does not warrant additional words to describe, and an unremarkable build.

It's seems that he doesn't give off a robust impression, but from the way that psion light densely clings to the air around his body, he seems to be someone with considerable Magic Power.

"President ,even though the authorities have already approved of them joining the student council body i don't understand the reason for why they aren't under the jurisdiction of the council or under the command of Mari-san." said Hattori ,annoyed by the fact that Mayumi was treating Ichizu and Nikasu as very close friends.

"That is something i too want to know,. I don't mean disrespect but i wouldn't allow just anyone to join the student council even if they had extremely high score in the practical and theoretical exams. After all practical exam and real situation handling are two different matters." said Mari as she gazed at Ichizu waiting for his answer.

Mayumi was about to say something and after glancing at Ichizu and Nikasu's faces she calmed down and stayed quiet.

Seeing Mayumi wasn't defending Ichizu and Nikasu ,Hattori asked again "Please prove that you both are capable enough to join the student council body."

Nikasu glanced at Hattori with a cold look while Ichizu smiled and said "Why did the authorities allowed us to become a part of the council ,this question would be answered after Miss Mari spar's against any of us. As for the second question for why aren't we under the school authorities control....well i will tell the reason after the battle."

Mari was slightly surprised by Ichizu's suggestion to spar against her after all she was one of the three strongest students in the whole school along with Mayumi and 'that' individual. She looked over towards Mayumi who had a slight smile on her face which caused Mari to tense up after recalling Mayumi's title aas 'Little imp'.

She thought she had just smashed her leg on the log. She bitterly smiled and asked "Let's test out your capabilities then." There was still much time before the ceremony would officially begin to welcome the freshmen this year.

They quickly arrived at the sparring area and entered number-231 room.

"Both of you are forbidden to use any kind of lethal attacks which can put your opponent's life in danger or can potentially damage their magic capabilities." said Mayumi to which Ichizu and Mari nodded.

"What kinds of weapon would you be using???" said Mari as she took out a black scale type weapon.

Ichizu calm straightened his arms as 8-*black keys* appeared in his palms. They appeared normal and black like Mari's weapon but only Ichizu knew just how dangerous these keys were.

The *Cremation Rite* causes the target to burst into flames upon being pierced, the *Internment Rite* causes petrification upon the target being pierced, the *Mummification Rite* desiccates the target upon being pierced, and the *Ex-carnation Rite* causes countless crows to descend upon the target.

He also has the ability that immobilizes the target upon the blade piercing their shadow. He was able to instantly change the direction and momentum of Black Keys that he threw or deflected by enchanting the word "Set", whereupon glyph would appear from the bottom of the hilts, freezing them in mid-air, then propelling them towards a target.

He also demonstrated the ability to greatly enhance their size, throwing them into the ground wherein a burst of magic they would grow to several times the size of a person. The impact power behind the *Black-keys* could be as great as crashing into a fast moving truck. It can even damage souls of the opponent and exorcise spirits.

"Let's begin shall we...." says Mari as she takes a stance and strikes.....