Irregular at Magic High School: The Black Dragon

Chapter 1: Enrollment I

Magic. This product of fairytales was synthesized into actual technology in the 21 century. However, in the year 2030 the world was experiencing drastic climate cooling and the world food supply dwindled. Energy supplies were soon being fought over, and in the year 2045 World War III broke out, lasting for 20 years. Earth's population plummeted to 3 billion. The only reason that the war didn't escalate to thermonuclear war was due to the invention of magicians, people who could use magic. It is currently the end of the 21 century and the world powers are racing to develop magicians to head off the next war.

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4-3-2095

Hachioji, Tokyo

Rehearsals for the matriculation ceremony will begin soon. All concerned parties are asked to gather in the auditorium.

"This is bullshit!" a man said.

The man in question was a 5'7'' blond male with glasses. He wore a white and green uniform with a flower emblem on his shoulder. He was talking to his brother, a 5'6'' black haired male. He also wore the same white and green uniform with a flower emblem.

"One point, one god damn point." The blond man said.

"There's not much you can do about it, Jonasan." The black-haired man said.

What the now identified Jonasan was raging about was that he missed getting the class representative position by one point. He had aced the paper test section but had fallen just short in the practical exam. He had scored high enough to be made a Course 1 student but not to be the class representative.

"I know that Kurisu, but it still pisses me off." Jonasan said.

The two brothers were walking around campus to get a feel for it. After all, they had only arrived today and wanted to get the lay of the land, should things ever go south. They were currently at National Magic University Affiliated First High School, although that was quite the mouthful so most just shortened it to First High. It was often believed that being permitted to enroll at that state-run institution for training magic technicians made you one of the elite. Someone whose skill in magic has been recognized.

As the two kept walking they passed two other students who sent them scathing glares.

"Damn Blooms, just who do they think they are?" one muttered.

Ah there it was. The derogatory remarks that were abound in this school despite the fact that they were banned words. Blooms and Weeds. Blooms were Course 1 students, students who had high magical potential and could cast powerful spells. Weeds were Course 2 students, students who didn't have high magical potential but excelled in other areas. The problem with the enrollment exam was that it is noticeably skewed toward the practical exam but doesn't cover any complex spell casting. Meaning that there are most likely Course 2 students who were powerful casters but didn't have the high magical potential that most of the Course 1 students had.

"I see that those words are going to cause some problems." Kurisu said.

"No doubt. The only problem with being Course 1 students is that we are going to be thrown in with the crowd of those who act all high and mighty when it is obvious when you get to know us that we don't act that way." Jonasan said.

Jonasan looked ahead of them and noticed something. He nudged Kurisu.

"Hey, isn't that Mayumi?" he whispered.

"Yeah it is, and isn't that the Mahesvara?" Kurisu replied.

Indeed, it was. On the front steps leading to the school, there was a woman with long black hair and beautiful red eyes. She was wearing the female version of the school uniform. She was talking to a black-haired man that was taller than Jonasan and also wore the same green and white uniform that they did although he was emblemless.