On the second day of high school, everything was as usual when he woke up.
Even if he ran from the Fourth Research Lab to attend First High, the Earth's rotation wouldn't change.
What would change was only Mahiro's social relationships.
Just like yesterday, after waking up, he washed up and then changed into the First High uniform.
But when he left, he saw the young girl already standing at his doorstep, seemingly having waited for a long time.
"Mahiro-gege, good morning!"
"Miyuki? Where's Tatsuya? Why isn't he with you?"
That's right.
Unlike yesterday, today only Miyuki was alone; her guardian and brother, Shiba Tatsuya, was nowhere to be seen.
Miyuki replied with a slight embarrassment, "Brother, he... went to visit Jiu Chong Bayun-sensei, and will be late for school, so today it's just Miyuki..."
"Tsk, whether as a guardian or a brother, Tatsuya is unqualified!"
Mahiro complained indignantly.
Such things had actually happened more than once.
He had encountered it the first time he left the Fourth Research Lab.
He remembered it was in Okinawa, when Tatsuya was invited by the Okinawa base, he had left Miyuki alone and gone by himself.
At that time, it was he and Sakurai Honami who accompanied Miyuki through that period.
And now it's happening again!
And he even went to that bald monk, Jiu Chong Bayun!
"It's okay, even though Brother is Miyuki's guardian, he also has his own social interactions, Miyuki doesn't mind."
She said she didn't mind, but the smile on Miyuki's face was somewhat forced.
It was only because Miyuki was so tolerant and generous.
If it were any other magician, they would probably have thrown Tatsuya back to the research lab by now...
Oh no, Miyuki is Tatsuya's fuse; besides Miyuki and the deceased Maya, basically no one can deal with this overpowered character.
Not even Maya, that old woman.
"It's okay, since Tatsuya-gege isn't accompanying you, Mahiro-gege will!"
Mahiro took a deep breath, stepped forward, and gently put his arm around Miyuki's shoulder.
"Mm..."
Miyuki softly hummed, gently leaning her head against his chest, her fair cheeks instantly tinged with an alluring light pink.
"And Brother said he's very relieved to entrust Miyuki to Mahiro-gege..."
She said this in a voice as faint as a mosquito's buzz, but Mahiro still heard it.
"Is that so? Isn't Tatsuya afraid that I'll steal his most precious younger sister someday?"
"Honestly, Mahiro-gege, what nonsense are you saying!"
Although he said this half-jokingly, it still caused Miyuki to pull away from his embrace, pouting as she glared at him.
Her cheeks became even redder, like cherry blossoms scattered on the street, displaying a faint cherry pink.
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On the first day of school, the classroom of Year A was filled with a chaotic atmosphere, or perhaps it was the same for every freshman class.
Since many students had already met yesterday, many small groups had already formed in the classroom today.
Mahiro looked at the number on his desk and found his terminal device.
Bad news, his seat was in the back row by the window, a bit far from Miyuki.
Good news, all around him were beautiful girls.
It was just a bit subtle, though.
Even though they were all Adjustments, Miyuki was clearly much more popular, with many classmates already surrounding her, asking questions.
As for himself, although many eyes were secretly observing him, no one dared to come forward and talk.
Perhaps it was because of the Yotsuba name, so they kept their distance.
He also didn't know what kind of outrageous things his mother had done to make other families so fearful.
Mahiro simply didn't bother to care about these things and focused on adjusting the terminal device on his desk.
Before long, two beautiful girls in the neighboring seats approached him and initiated a conversation.
"H-hello, I'm Mitsui Honoka, please, please take care of me!"
"Oh?"
Mahiro shifted his gaze from the terminal, and what entered his sight was a cute girl with two adorable chestnut pigtails.
Beside her was a gray-haired, emotionless "loli" who looked at him with curiosity.
"Hello, Honoka-tongxue, my name is Yotsuba Mahiro, please take care of me from now on."
Mahiro tried his best to show a friendly smile.
Upon seeing his smile, Honoka's cheeks immediately turned red.
She was very shy.
And after introductions, the emotionless loli beside her was named Kitayama Shizuku.
He had some impression of her; he remembered she was the daughter of the wealthy Kitayama family, and her father, Kitayama Shio, although without magical abilities, was an active industrialist frequently featured in the news.
As the bell rang, the first day of classes at First High officially began.
However, when the first class ended, the classroom suddenly became noisy.
Everyone's gaze turned towards the classroom door.
"Hey, who's that? She's so beautiful!"
"Idiot, that's Senior Mayumi from third year, Student Council President Nanagusa Mayumi!"
"Huh? Why is the Student Council President coming to the first year class? Is she looking for Shiba-tongxue?"
"Of course, otherwise, who else would she be looking for?"
Amidst the whispers of the first-year students, Mayumi, standing at the door of Class A, leaned half her body in and found her target.
"Masaru-senpai, could you come out with me for a moment? I have something I want to tell you."
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"Senior Mayumi, is there something you suddenly needed to see me about?"
He didn't know what this Senior Mayumi from the Seven Herbs Family was thinking.
She actually took him to a cafe during the break and even specifically ordered him a coffee.
The students passing by were all looking at them.
But Mayumi seemed not to care at all; she picked up her black tea, took a small sip, and then, after putting down the teacup, formally began to speak:
"Masaru-senpai, I came to see you because I want to invite you to join the Disciplinary Committee."
"?"
Mahiro was a bit slow to react, slowly typing out a few question marks.
Hello, did the topic shift a bit too quickly? Is this already the main point?
"Because there's still one vacant spot in the Disciplinary Committee this year, I brought up your name, Masaru-senpai."
"And after careful discussion and decision by the Student Council, Disciplinary Committee, and Club Alliance, it was decided that you would join the Disciplinary Committee."
"Sigh..."
Mahiro sighed softly, "Senior Mayumi, don't joke with me."
"This isn't a three-party discussion and decision at all; it's purely an internal decision of the Ten Master Clans, isn't it?"
"Ara! Was I found out!"
Mayumi stuck out her small tongue, pretending to be cute, "But you can't say that, after all, Mori isn't from a Master Clan."
Hmm, indeed not.
But the Watanabe family is also one of the branch families of the Hundred Families.
"I say, Senior, if I'm not mistaken, Disciplinary Committee members need to carry a CAD at all times and enforce rules with force when necessary, right?"
Mahiro said with a troubled expression, "Senior Mayumi, I don't even have a CAD, how can I join the Disciplinary Committee?"
"That's also why I chose to talk to you here, Masaru-senpai."
Mayumi extended a slender, fair finger to lightly tap her lips, winking mischievously with one eye.
Immediately after, she pulled out a small, phone-like terminal from her pocket and placed it on his table.
It also carried the faint, delicate scent of Mayumi.
However, when Mahiro saw this, he was a little surprised.
"This is—?"