"Scattering Mist!"
[Target successfully eliminated]
[Activation time: 68ms]
[Error: 0]
[Verdict: Pass]
A cold, mechanical voice echoed in the laboratory of the Fourth Research Institute.
In the center of the institute's testing ground.
As the swirling dust gradually dispersed, a shirtless young man slowly emerged from it.
His figure appeared quite slender, but his muscle lines were exceptionally clear.
His handsome appearance, with features that seemed meticulously sculpted, looked almost like an artificial creation.
The only thing slightly out of place was his eyes.
Dark and profound, yet imbued with the warmth of humanity.
His name is Yotsuba Mahiro.
More precisely, Yotsuba was merely his affiliation; he had not received true recognition from the Tendo Main Family.
Mahiro himself was a transmigator.
He had originally intended to go out and buy something, but instead received a violent baptism from a hundred-ton truck.
Good news: he wasn't sent to Warhammer or Dark Souls.
Bad news: he was sent to The Irregular at Magic High School world, a place where technology made magic soar, known as the 'Anti-Chinese Hero'.
But fortunately,
He was reincarnated into one of the Ten Master Clans.
The so-called Ten Master Clans are ten families that dominate the Japanese magic world.
A magical organization composed of the Ichijou, Futaki, Mitsuya, Yotsuba, Goryuu, Rokutsuka, Saegusa, Yashiro, Kudou, and Jumonji families.
Of course, besides these ten families, there are other candidates.
However, unfortunately, the place he was reincarnated into was the Yotsuba Family.
And the Yotsuba Family's Magician Skills Development Research Institute was an even more inhumane existence.
Besides being abbreviated as the Fourth Research Lab, it also had the alias of the 'Research Institute of Death'.
Which is the place he is currently standing.
But the most unlucky thing was that he also had a mother who constantly wanted to kill him—
"Oh, Mahiro, you are indeed as excellent as ever."
Speak of the devil, and he shall appear.
Just hearing that scalp-tingling voice, he knew it was his cheap mother.
A complete black-haired beauty.
She had an enviable amount of hair, which still looked fluffy even when tied in a ponytail.
Aside from her excessively impressive chest, her fair skin, the tear mole at the corner of her eye, her alluring red lips, her elegant demeanor like a noblewoman, and her seductive, charming queenly aura...
These were almost all the unique hallmarks of this woman.
And this woman, who often wore an elegant, inscrutable smile, was his cheap mother—
The head of the Yotsuba Family, Yotsuba Maya.
"Oh, long time no see, it's rare for you to visit me, Head of the Yotsuba Family."
Mahiro's tone was full of flippancy and mockery, without the slightest hint of politeness.
Especially the deliberately emphasized title.
This particularly displeased Hayama, Maya's butler, who was over 70 years old.
But before he could even reprimand him, Maya had already stepped forward.
The crisp sound of her slender high heels tapping on the floor echoed with her somewhat nonchalant, languid, and charming tone.
"You truly are a disobedient child. Even I would feel sad if my own child treated me this way~"
"Is that so? That's rather regrettable, as I can't see any sadness in you at all."
"Oh dear, really, disobedient children will be punished, you know."
As soon as her voice fell.
The dark "Night" rapidly spread from beneath Maya's feet.
In just the blink of an eye, it enveloped the entire testing ground within her Night's Barrier.
Brilliant, shining stars appeared in the darkness.
The pure white ceiling transformed into a moonless night sky, with meteors tracing lines of flowing light.
It was like a real night sky.
This was the trump card of the woman before him, known as the "Queen of the Night"—
The Aggregation-type Magic, "Meteor Shower."
Under the witch's control, the stars twinkling in the night sky suddenly stopped their movement, transforming into countless rays of light that shot towards Mahiro.
"Parade."
Facing this witch who acted without a word, Mahiro didn't hesitate and immediately activated his magic.
The next second, all the rays of light hit his body.
But strangely, those rays of light actually "passed" through his body!
Yotsuba Maya's expression subtly changed, and a meaningful look, like anticipation and pride, appeared in her eyes.
But it was only for a brief moment before she returned to her usual, inscrutable, elegant smile.
"Heh heh, that's truly impressive, Mahiro. I didn't expect your 'Parade' to have reached such a level of proficiency."
"Is that so? Then how does it compare to your teacher, Kushima Retsu?"
The magic "Parade" does not belong to the Yotsuba.
The Yotsuba Family excels in mental magic.
And Parade is an information manipulation type of illusion magic, originally a secret art of the Kudou Family.
But by some coincidence, he learned it with just one glance.
In fact, even Yotsuba Maya's "Night" had long been mastered by him, known by heart.
He even had at least ten plans if he wanted to kill this woman in front of him.
But there was no need for that.
Killing this witch would not benefit him in the slightest.
Moreover, she was his mother in name.
Though for them, mother and son, that title was merely a formality.
"Heh heh."
Facing his question, Maya didn't answer directly, but instead folded her arms and chuckled, "Being able to use it skillfully is a good thing, but don't use this magic casually when you're out and about, it will bring trouble to the Yotsuba."
"Going out?"
Mahiro's gaze towards the woman grew increasingly strange. "You're willing to let me, this 'monster,' leave the Fourth Research Lab?"
He had been in this world for fifteen years.
But the number of times he had left was countable on one hand, not even ten times in total.
Basically, all his food, clothing, shelter, and transportation were within the Fourth Research Lab on Mishao Island; he rarely even saw the sun.
Aside from Yotsuba Maya of the Yotsuba Tendo Main Family, the other branch families basically treated him with fear, like a tiger.
Now she's suggesting he go out?
She must be joking.
"You shouldn't put it that way."
Uncharacteristically.
Yotsuba Maya swayed her graceful figure and came before him, looking up and gazing at him "deeply."
"No matter what, you are my child, and you are already sixteen years old; it's time for you to go out and see the vast world."
"....What exactly do you want to do?"
He didn't believe this witch could be so kind. "Aren't you afraid that the moment I step out of the Yotsuba gate, I'll run away?"
"You won't."
Maya stepped forward, her clear eyes, like violet jewels, reflecting his image.
"I am your mother, and I believe you wouldn't do that. Besides, I will provide you with a 'monitor,' and I will also contact you regularly."
Sure enough, this is more like it.
"So, what kind of trick are you up to again?"
"Nothing, I just want you to go to school."
"Oh..... Huh???"