Mahouka: The Yotsuba Prince (OC x Mayumi)

Part 4

Chapter 4

SAEGUSA MAYUMI

Saegusa Mayumi was the eldest daughter of one of Japan's most powerful and infamous numbered magical clans, and so the connections and the family name came with both perks and burdens.

As a burden she was to do her duty in carrying her family's bloodline and make a useful match in the future, to dedicate and give her life to protect the family and the country. Yet for those and the hundreds of burdens she carried, there were perks to being a Saeguse that granted much power and say. Much more than would usually be given to a seventeen-year-old teenager.

And so, it was because of one of those perks that she had gotten access to the scores of the incoming class, using both her position as the President of the Student Council and the daughter of the Saegusa clan.

And it was for good reason. About six months ago, a certain rumor had begun to spread in the upper echelons of Japan's magical society. A rumor that could have unimaginable consequences for all of the world, for the first time in recent history they had begun to sense movement from the Yotsuba family.

Even amongst the Ten Master Clans there were two clans considered above the rest, the Yotsuba and the Saegusa, yet the truth was that few understood the true might and power of the Yotsuba who had always preferred living in seclusion and secrecy.

And now, after staying quiet for nearly three decades, they were making a move. And given that their last public act had been the absolute destruction of a nation, everyone was on edge.

It was one reason that she sat opposite the acting head of the Jumonji clan, Katsuto Jumonji, who was her own classmate and head of the Club Management Society.

"So, what have you found out?" he asked, and she bit her lip as she nodded.

"The rumors were true. Among the new class, there was a student with that surname," she began as she looked him in the eye.

"Inei Yotsuba, we cannot be sure whether he is truly a part of the Yotsuba clan or not, but if his scores are any indication I would bet my money that he is the real deal," and it was not just his scores that had blown her away.

This new incoming class was one of the most promising one she had ever seen, especially in the female section.

"What was his rank?" Katusto asked.

"First," she answered, and he raised a brow.

"He was tied with another girl named Shiba Miyuki. Although they had the same total score, the boy's practical scores were higher than hers by a few marks. They had the highest marks in the entrance marks in the school's history," she added and saw Katsuto frown.

"Even higher than you," and Mayumi would not boast, but she was a model student, considered by many a prodigy in her generation. Yet now she had just been outclassed by not just one, but two people.

"Perhaps we will learn more about them during the entrance exam. The student with the most marks gives a speech, don't they," and she nodded.

"They do, but Inei-kun has already declined the offer. Shiba Miyuki will give the speech alone," she added. This was an honor, one that few would ever refuse, but for some reason, Inei Yotsuba had refused it nonetheless.

"It would not surprise me if he is indeed the real thing, but we still know very little about the Yotsuba. This all could be a simple coincidence," Katsuto nodded.

"Yes, but many in the clan think otherwise. They think that this is real, that the Yotsuba are making a move. I am to report anything suspicious and peculiar at school back to the clan," she added, and he nodded.