In the morning, Haru and Sumire woke up and sat next to each other while eating breakfast in their room. Their hair and clothes were quite messy, but they didn't care much since they still needed to talk about many things.
"Still, Haru, after I've come to this world, I feel like I can see your aura." Sumire looked at Haru in amazement and said, "You should contain it somehow. After all, your aura is very bright and strong. It is like I'm watching the star, no, the star at the close distance, but..."
"But?"
"It feels warm and comfortable somehow," Sumire said.
Haru smiled, then contained all of his power into his body, erasing all of his aurae, but his presence was still strong and brought harmony to everyone. It felt like nature was revolving around him, or rather he became the center of the world itself. That's how Sumire felt at the time.
Before Sumire said that, she could see Haru's aura, but in truth, she could only perceive it. After all, each of the magicians in this world could perceive the lights and sounds of the Psions that ordinary people couldn't see.
Haru then looked at Sumire's aura and nodded. Even though it wasn't as powerful as him, he could tell that it would be easy for her to become a strong magician once information was given to her and she was taught by the knowledge.
"Well, enough talking about me, let's talk about which clan that we should go to now," Haru said.
"Well, we're going to either Ten Master Clans or 18 Assistant Houses, right?" Sumire looked at Haru and asked, "By the way, are those Ten Master Clans are different from each other?"
"Of course, it is different." Haru nodded and said, "The magic that they have mastered is different and very unique, especially on the research that they are focused on."
"Research? What kind of research?" Sumire raised her eyebrows.
"Magician Research and Development Institutes." Haru looked at Sumire while eating his breakfast and said, "It was ten research laboratories established by Japan, each with a specific research theme. Certain laboratories have been shut down, one after another, due to inhuman research conducted, among other reasons, with half of them still running as of 2094. Well, out of 10, only the 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th, and 8th laboratories are still in operation."
"Hmm, what kind of research are they doing in those 10 laboratories?" Sumire asked. She was too lazy to search the details about those 10 institutes since she was sure that this guy had researched it.
"Do I need to explain 10 of them?" Haru asked.
"Yes, I want to know all of them." Sumire nodded.
Haru nodded, then started to explain. "The 1st Research Institute researched the development of magic for direct interference of organic bodies in anti-personnel warfare. The vaporization magic "Rupture" is the derivative of that research. However, research on human movement control magic led to "Puppet Terrorists" (suicide terrorists manufactured from puppeteer humans) and was halted." He was about to show the video but stopped. "We're eating. I'll show you the video of the "Rupture" magic later."
"No, it's alright. I've seen a lot of blood. I don't really mind seeing it," Sumire said.
"...." Haru.
"Well..." Haru nodded and showed the video of a magician that used "Rupture" magic.
Rupture is a Dispersal Type spell, which evaporates all liquids within an object.
Haru and Sumire saw someone explode and all the blood on his body scattered outwards like a fountain.
"This magic is powerful..." Sumire murmured, then looked at Haru and asked, "You can control a liquid too, right? Can you do that?"
"Well, I can do it, but I don't really like to use it since it is disgusting," Haru said.
"Hmm... what about the next institute?" Sumire asked.
"The second is the 2nd Research Institute, and its research is the direct interference of inorganic substances, especially the development of oxidation to the de-oxidation branch of Absorption Type Magic," Haru said.
"I'm not interested. What is next?" Sumire said.
"...." Haru.
"The third is the 3rd Research Institute, and its research is developing Magicians that can independently handle multiple situations, it implemented multi-casting technology. Exploring limits on the maximum number of magic's that can be cast simultaneously and continuously, it is developing Magicians able to cast multiple magics simultaneously."
"Next."
"....." Haru.
"Next is the 4th Research Institute, but it is unknown, and no one knows about its location. Even Hlioskjalf doesn't know its location, but I'm sure that it still exists, but I don't recommend this since the one who is in control of this research institute is the Yotsuba Clan, which is the most powerful clan in the Ten Master Clans."
"Why don't you recommend this research institute?" Sumire asked.
"The first reason is that the subject research of this institute is to use Mental Interference Magic, it aims to strengthen the Magic Calculation Area, the reservoir of the superpower so-called magic that resides in a magician's unconscious mind."
The Magic Calculation Area is the mental area of Magicians, but it isn't an organ in the cerebrum. In other words, it is a place where the Magic Sequence or the Magic Chat is being performed on the Magicians, and it is also something that differentiates a Magician and a normal people.
"Mental research, huh?" Sumire frowned, but she didn't say much since she knew that this place's research would be cruel, or rather, she was sure that the mind of people would be peeped directly, which was pretty much inhumane research. However, as a doctor and researcher, she had gotten used to this kind of matter.
"But the reason why I don't really want to go to this place is that this clan might be the clan of the protagonist," Haru said.
"This is the clan of the protagonist?" Sumire was dumbfounded.
"Yotsuba Clan is the most mysterious and strongest clan in Ten Master Clans, and even in Japan, everything about this clan is in mystery. Even the Magicians who are affiliated with this clan are also hiding and disguise themselves. I'm sure that the protagonist should be hiding his identity, and probably also a flawed magician, I'm not sure, but I'm 90% sure of it," Haru said.
"No, I believe in you." Sumire nodded and said, "Still, even if they're the strongest magicians, can you invade their clan?"
"I can." Haru nodded and said, "If you want, I can directly invade anything easily since the mind-related ability is my forte, but I don't really recommend it since I don't really want to change the plot, or rather, I don't think that we should invade one among the Ten Master Clans, rather we should invade one among 18 Assistant Houses."
"Huh? Why?" Sumire asked.
"Because they're only background characters," Haru said with a smile.
"...." Sumire realized that this guy was really a sadist.
"Well, let me explain the next clan, and after that, we should decide quickly so we can start to move," Haru said.
"Good!" Sumire nodded and listened to all the explanations of the Magician Research and Development Institutes along with the Ten Master Clans and 18 Assistant Houses.