Irregular at Magic High School: The Black Dragon

Chapter 5: Enrollment V

4-15-2095

Kurisu and Jonasan were back in the café where Tatsuya and Mibu were meeting, although on the opposite side of the café and still pretending to do coursework. Kurisu was using Multi-Scope, a long-ranged Visual Perception Type Magic, to observe the two and relay what they were saying to Jonasan.

"You asked me a question the other day..." Mibu said. "At first... I thought that letting the school know that we weren't all about magic... I thought that would be enough. But I now know that it's not nearly enough. What we want... is to demand that the school improve our conditions!"

Tatsuya said nothing for a moment.

"Specifically, what is it you want them to improve?" Tatsuya said.

"Well... all aspects of the way we're treated!"

"The way we're treated? Like with our classes?" Tatsuya asked. "The main difference between Course 1 and Course 2 students is the availability, or lack thereof, of instructors... Do I take it to mean... that you want the school to add more faculty?"

"I don't intend to go that far, but..."

"Then are you talking about club activities? It's my understanding that the kendo team is allotted the same amount of space as the Kenjutsu team..."

Tatsuya took a sip of his coffee.

"He is shooting her argument full of holes." Kurisu said.

"Something's not right here. Her conviction is sound, but she can't come up with any counter-arguments. There's something else at play here." Jonasan said.

"Well... that may be true, but... Wait, are you saying that you're not disgruntled, Shiba?" Mibu asked in shock.

"Of course, I'm disgruntled." Tatsuya said.

"You sure don't act like it." Kurisu muttered.

"Then..." Mibu started to say with a smile.

"However... There's nothing in particular that I want the school to change." Tatsuya said.

"Huh?"

"My expectations of this school as an educational facility only go so far. So long as I can get clearance to read unpublished documents only made available at magic university-affiliated schools, and get my diploma from a magic high school, there's nothing more that I need."

Mibu looked shocked.

"Not to mention, I'm not about to blame the school for the puerility of some of our classmates, who toss slurs at us expressly forbidden by the school itself." Tatsuya remarked. "Unfortunately, it would appear that I don't share your principles, Ms. Mibu."

Tatsuya then got up, grabbed his cup of coffee and walked away.

"Well then, that was brutal but accurate." Kurisu said.

"Indeed, I have a feeling that Blanche will put their operation in motion tomorrow. This was, no doubt, a last-ditch attempt to get Tatsuya to join them, which he flat out refused." Jonasan said.

Tatsuya then looked at the Multi-Scope, which was still following him, and mouthed 'stalker'.

"Oh, fuck you, Tatsuya." Kurisu said and canceled the Multi-Scope.

"What happened?"

"Tatsuya was aware of the Multi-Scope the whole time, and just mouthed 'stalker' to me."

Jonasan just chuckled.

...

The next day, just as classes were ending, the intercom crackled to life.