The Irregular at Magic High School: Mayumi Route

Volume 9: The Nine School Competition: Part 5

The trio walked into the wide hall and were greeted by multiple scents coming from the buffet of food displayed to them. Mayumi and Mari split off from Tatsuya as they had the task of greeting the other schools. As they left, Miyuki arrived. 

Inside the massive hall stood well over four hundred students, both the competitors and support staff included. With the massive amount of people all being catered to, it was no wonder that the hotel staff couldn't handle them all, which is why there were young people dressed in serving clothes. The younger people were clearly doing this as a part-time job. This also made Tatsuya realize what Erika was doing at the hotel. 

Both siblings turned around and to no surprise, saw Erika in a maid outfit, catering to the many people surrounding her. She eventually made her way to the siblings and asked, "Would you like something to drink?"

"Of course you managed to get a job here," Tatsuya sighed.

"Yep!" She smiled at him, "So, were you surprised?" 

Tatsuya stated bluntly, "No. I figured it out as we walked into the hall," 

"Oh," Erika's smile lowered slightly.

Tatsuya was about to ask how she had gotten the job but stopped himself. It was blatantly obvious how. Even though they were recruiting for the job of a caterer, they had set an invisible age limit. If you had looked around at all of the part-timers, almost all were above the age of twenty. Of course, as Erika was part of the Chiba family, one of the most well known out of all of the hundred families, the hotel couldn't just say no to someone like her. So in the end she had abused her own power and gained the job.

A silence befell upon the three before Miyuki nudged into their conversation, "Wow, Erika. You look really cute," 

"Thanks! Well, Tatsuya wouldn't say anything so I'll take your compliment," She complained, twisting left to right, showing off her Victorian-style dress, her skirt slightly expanding as she did so.

"Well, it is pointless to demand such things from my brother, Erika. You should know him well enough now," 

Erika let out a slight giggle as Tatsuya turned his head to the side ever so slightly. 

"My brother isn't taken in by such superficial things as a girl's clothing. He sees everyone as they are, without indulging in interest in a one-time-only employee uniform," 

"So Tatsuya probably thinks that cosplay is stupid then ." 

"Is this cosplay?" 

"Not really, but for the boys that keep chasing me, I guess it is."

"Boys? Do you mean Saijou?" 

"Well, I can't really say that much about him. Miki's the one who brought it up. I made sure to give him a good talking to for that though."

Miyuki's face turned to its side, "Who?" She was referring to when Erika had said 'Miki'. 

Erika soon realized what she meant, "Oh, right. Miki, well that's the nickname that I call him by... Actually," 

Erika darted off, leaving the tray she was carrying in Tatsuya's hands. 

Tatsuya's face turned slightly sour, "She probably went to go get Mikihiko. You know, that Mikihiko. Mikihiko Yoshida. He should be pretty famous in our year." He was referring to Mikihiko's high score in the written test. It had gained him much recognition, though Tatsuya was the one most praised. 

"He's in your class isn't he?" Miyuki finally realized who this 'Miki' was.

"Yes. I think he's known Erika since they were kids. You've never met him in person so I'm guessing she went to get him to show you in person."