Mahouka: The Yotsuba Prince (OC x Mayumi)

Part 12

Chapter 12

INEI YOTSUBA

With a pressing deadline and a weighty task at hand, the team had accepted the high-stakes challenge of negotiating with the course two student body. Leading the negotiations from their side was Kamono Kinoe, the Third year head of Kendo club, and the half brother of Japan's Blanche commander.

That made it clear that this was not a negotiation but a trap, one that they were going to spring intentionally. With Mayumi giving her final instructions to the others, he found himself alone in the hall contemplating everything, only to be joined by his two cousins later.

"Will you be fine Inei-kun?" Miyuki questioned, and she smiled.

"You need not worry about me. You have a herculean task of your own," and indeed, they did. Both of them were to lead the defence of the School's Main Data Centre, a place that Blanche was looking to target.

"Still the enemy will be attacking us while you will be walking into their den. Is there anything you need," Tatsuya asked, and he shook his head.

"I will be fine. Though I have one request to make," he said, and Tatsuya nodded.

He watched as Mayumi walked out of the room, ready for what they were about to do.

"Do try to keep a few of yours' alive for further questioning. I don't know if I will be able to spare the one on my side," he whispered so only Tatsuya and Miyuki would hear me, and the black-haired boy simply nodded.

"You just keep the Mayumi-san safe. I will handle that part," and with that burden off his shoulders, Inei turned towards the girl who was set to walk into this hyena's den.

"You ready, President-san?" he asked, and she nodded.

"I am," and with that, after a final nod, they set away, their duties and tasks already decided.

So, he and Mayumi walked out of the school building using a special exit to reach the meeting site, and he did not miss how tense she seemed.

"Why are you so worried?" he asked as he slowed his pace, seeing her look up and bite her lip.

"The more I think about it, the more guilty I feel for putting all of you in this difficult situation," she said as her fists balled up and she raised her hand.

"Especially you. As your senior and the student..." Inei rolled his eyes as he tapped her forehead a bit forcefully, making her wince.

"Ouch," she said as she began to rub it.

"You worry too much, President-san. Everyone is doing this because they believe in you, and Mari and Katsuto-san both spoke against this because they cared for you quite a bit. They did not wish to see you get hurt," he said, reassuring her.

"And with me here, that is an impossibility," he said as he turned away from her and began to walk once more. She followed behind him, face down and flushed.

"Now, no matter what happens inside, I want you to promise me one thing, Mayumi," and she seemed a bit taken aback as he used her name.

"Once inside, do not leave my side," he said, and she nodded.

"I won't."

And then, both of them took one more step forward and entered the abandoned building that was set as the meeting point.

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SHIBA MIYUKI

Shiba Miyuki was outside the school's data building, along with the rest of her brother's friends and one more disciplinary committee member, all of them poised and on edge for what was about to happen.