Chapter 81 - 081 : Invasion

"And then, when I come back to the school there is a rebellion but there is not even a tree that gets burned?"

The lunchtime in the student council room is happening with the sabotage from the group that called themselves an aspirants alliance who wish to abolish the differences within the school yesterday as the main topic.

"If they damage school property then they can't demand negotiation at all, and what type of rebellion that happens in your imagination?"

"But you disappointed with how all of this is end up without fight scene, right Mari-senpai?" Arthur look suspiciously at Mari and Mari just turn her head and didn't look at his direction

"What are you talking about? There is no way I want a fight to broke out"

"So, there will be public forums held tomorrow? You didn't give them an opportunity to prepare, well that's a good move. And you will be the one who speaks, Mayumi-senpai?"

"Yes, if only one person is speaking, there shouldn't be any concerns about stepping on one another's toes. Although Hanzo-kun will also be on stage, I will be the only one speaking"

"Are you sure putting him onstage?" Hattori never showed his face in the student council room after his mock battle with Tatsuya

"No matter what he is still vice president, so of course he must be onstage"

"...So, it's just going to be the President alone?" Tatsuya's voice was quite skeptical, it's quite understandable because of how she acts every day in front of them make it unbelievable if just she is alone who is speaking.

"Maybe this is your first time seeing Mayumi speak in a public forum so it is understandable you can't trust her, but you can rest ȧssured because she has the ability to handle it" Mari answer Tatsuya skepticism and Tatsuya accept it because he knew Mari and Mayumi is spend a long time together and they understand each other quite well.

"Are you will be fine, Mayumi-senpai?" And the only person who is worried about Mayumi Well being is just Emilia

"Ahaaa! The only one who is thinking and caring about me is just Emilia-chan alone!" Mayumi rose from her seat and give Emilia a hug "You didn't need to worry, you must believe in your sister here.

"If you have this much confidence than in other words, you definitely won't lose in a traditional debate?" As Tatsuya said this, Mayumi confidently nodded her head.

"There's another thing," Mayumi's light voice was tinged with an air of expectation. "If they truly possess the ability to overcome my arguments, wouldn't it be wonderful for them to pass it onto the school as well?" In everyone's ears, Mayumi seemed to be hoping that they'd demolish her side.

"So you object about course one and course two systems?"

"I just feel it was meaningless and a mistake that has been neglected by the school leading to all of the conflicts that happened between the students"

"But sometimes discrepancy in treatment between an average student and above-average student needs"

"Arthur?" Emilia feels weird about Arthur word

"Everyone must remember, there is no justice in this world if you didn't have the strength to get it. In my opinion with the system being implement by the school, I hope everyone tries harder to getting better every day and surpassing their own limits. But sadly it turned to wrong directions, the course two students just blame their own incompetence without trying to search their own advantage that other people didn't have, they drown themselves with a lot of reason.

'this is my limit'

'There is nothing I can do because I born like this'

'Nothing will change no matter how much I try'

And in the end, they just say 'Aahh, the treatment from the school didn't bad at all, let's just enjoy it, for now, this is just three years after all'.

They didn't accept the discrimination, but they stop to struggle, then what makes them different from small pebbles at the bottom of the river? Just following the current wherever the water flows"

"So you think the school didn't wrong, but the students are?"

"No, there is no way the school system is perfect. Just what you already know, the test to separate the course one student and course two students didn't cover all of the aspects. But the most unfortunate in this system is the course one student stopped progress and became ċhėsty because they think they're already on top of other people, they're better than course two students, they're elite, they have superior talent. With the current situation, course two students who have the special ability will never uncover their hidden potential and the course one student will stop to grow and waste their potential. Of course not all of them, and this is just my own interpretation"

From their experience as upperclassmen here, Mari and Mayumi realize what Arthur said is true, but they can't think how to fix it.

"Well, let's talk about another thing. Mari-senpai, what are we going to do for tomorrow as Public Moral Committee? I think this will not be a peaceful public forum"

"You have some information?" Mari become serious after she hears what Arthur said because yesterday Tatsuya says there is a possibility for the involvement of criminal organizations in this event

"I can't be sure, but the possibility is high. There is some strange activity from several students. And there is also suspicious activity at the school surrounding"

"And you speculating they will attack tomorrow?" Tatsuya can't neglect the possibility of a dangerous situation that will affect his sister.

"I hope not... but we need to prepare. I can't pinpoint their hideout accurately, but what I know is they will use antinite in the shape of ring or bracelet"

"Antinite..."

"So we need to arrest the one who uses a ring or bracelet?" Mari thinks about how to prevent any bad events that will occur

"That is impossible and will make the situation turns to worse. If the majority is students from course two and the members of alliance then it will make them think we didn't fulfill the promise and didn't have intentions for negotiation and public forum just a scheme to arrest them" but Arthur word make her silent

"So we just let it happen first before we can act?"

"You're right, Mayumi-senpai. There is no other way other than this"

"Their objective?"

"Well, other than kidnapping gifts students for brainwashing purposes or whatever they do, there is another thing they really need from this school"

"Database...." Mayumi realize it was a high possibility for their objective is a library itself and all of this commotion just a smokescreen

"Well, we didn't need to worry about library" Arthur look at the outside and smile "Because fortunately, we have a witch-neet who successfully evolved into the Hikki-witch"

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"What the heck is this... this is clearly discrimination. I know it will provide me a better place to oversee the whole school... she must be planned it" Arthur feel annoyed when he remember Mari face when she orders him to stay here.

'The one with the highest combat ability and crowd control is you, so we need you to stay in the highest place'

And now Arthur on top off clocktower, the highest building in the First High School. The Public forum is already starting inside the auditorium with Mayumi as a spokesperson for Students Council.

"But... I can't treat it lightly, this is different..."

The auditorium unexpectedly full of students with a ratio of Course 1 to Course 2 students was about fifty-fifty, there was a surprisingly large number of students, whether Course 1 or 2, who were deeply concerned about this issue.

"It seems Mayumi can handle the situation" there is loud applause from the auditorium it was indicating the public forum is running smoothly.

Abruptly, a loud blast rattled the windows of the auditorium, shaking the applauding students from their reverie. The mobilized members of the Public Morals Committee sprang into action including Arthur.

The loud blasts not just comings from one direction but it was coming from several directions

"No... we're surrounded"

Due to the need for constant magic supervision, magic schools usually had Magicians staffed as teachers at all times. First High, being the authority in magic schools, boasted a teaching staff composed of first-class Magicians.

Of course, even though there was a conscious understanding that possible attackers did exist, this was still beyond their expectation. A complete lack of danger was the real cause behind the relaxing of the guard.

"They planned it carefully and executing it perfectly"

Arthur scene the school perimeter and he could also hear further blasts, like the sound of explosives being set off, the flammable liquid that was still burning as it clung stubbornly to the walls raising cloud off black smoke to the sky.

"As I thought... anime is trick me again, there is no way small numbers of terrorists can make a huge commotion in this school if they come more nearly hundred people like now than it was understandable" Arthur's eyes turn to golden color and he can view everything clearly "time to work... Niflheim"

A large mass of cold air which contains a fog of liquid nitrogen, diamond dust, and dry ice particles is formed and spread out to every corner of the school extinguishing the fire.

Arthur cancels his magic because he can hinder the staff to make counterattack with magic, even if their first attack is can be said as failed after Arthur extinguish the flames, the terrorist didn't stop and continue to invade the school. Because they're caught off guard, several magician staff is injury and some even need to retreat with other people help.

Large fluctuations of psion are coming from the library, there is a large dragon made up by water, its wings had claws on them and its size spanned over tens of meters. There is a figure on top of the dragon's head, a beautiful girl clad in black dress held both of her hand in front of her ċhėst.

"You lowly lifeforms, you dare to bother me when am I gathering new knowledge? Die for me" Echidna raise her hand, the dragon open its mouth and shoot several water bullets to the terrorist who tried to invade the library but run away after they confronted Echidna, when the terrorist getting hit by the water bullets they didn't get blast by it but they're turning to ice sculpture and stop moving, the Unlucky one is break and turn to ice dust when his comrades accidentally bump him.

Blood curling voice is heard in every corner of the school, there is flashing figure of Arthur appearing here and there, and every time he shows himself there will be terrorist with both of their hand and foot impaled to the ground by the ice spears.

"What the hell is going on?"

"That's Arthur... right?"

The prowling boy responsible for protecting the teachers shouted out as he caught sight of Arthur is Leo, A moment ago he, Erika, Mikihiko, and Mizuki is inside the practical skill-building than they heard a loud blasts when they go to the outside to check what happened they're greeted by a volley of bullets and need to take cover.

There is an unfortunate teacher who tries to protect them but being shoot before he can make a proper magic shield and blast to the wall and Leo protect him. Erika prepares herself to confront the terrorist when there is a silhouette of Arthur impaled the terrorist and then he is gone.

"Leo, Erika, Mikihiko, Mizuki, are all of you fine?" Tatsuya running to Leo and the other place with Miyuki following behind

"We're fine, but Tatsuya what happened here?" Erika is the one who asks, she is looking very calm even if she is in a dangerous situation before.

"The terrorist invaded the school and they have a large number too, how about the teacher condition?"

"He is fine, he just lost consciousness" Leo check the teacher and make sure there is no injury on his body

"I'm glad there is no one who injury" Miyuki sigh in relief when she heard they're fine

"You can't just make rash decisions and try to confront the terrorist head-on, Erika"

"What? Tatsuya you can see it? How?! But more importantly, that's Arthur who saves us before?"

"Yes, that's him" with his eyes Tatsuya can see Arthur not use speed type magic but he uses something he didn't know.

"That's amazing... what type magic that can make him move at such speeds" Mikihiko is amazed by Arthur, and think that's a speed type magic

"We need to thank him for saving us later" Mizuki is the one who is the most terrified with the previous situation, it was understandable because she is from normal family not like Mikihiko and Erika, or like Leo who has his gene-modified.

"Onii-sama, that's Ayako-chan's..."

"No... that's not mock teleportation... it was something more interesting" Tatsuya has a smile on his face with his eyes try to capture Arthur movement.