Chapter 2: The Revelation of His Power
After a couple of days since the hug between the two siblings. Each day, Kaisaka cooks breakfast for the two of them. Kazuhiro feels a sense of nostalgia from dining on the cuisine that Kaisaka cooks. Every bite for him felt the same as his mother cooking. Though Kazuhiro complains about her method of waking him up. Since the incident between them, she only wakes him up by dumping a bucket of water over him.
As the morning light gently streamed into the room, Kaisaka poured a bucket of water over him, Kazuhiro retaliated by flicking a water bottle at her, catching her off guard. As the antics were happening in their room, a rhythmic pounding echoed from the door.
Outside, Yuto and Yuka were impatiently knocking, their voices a blend of urgency and impatience. Eager to make them join in the morning classes with them, Yuka's determination got the best of the door, causing it to yield in a crash. However, the scene that met their eyes was not what they expected.
Within the room, Kaisaka and Kazuhiro stood, both undressing in their room. As Yuto and Yuka saw both in their wet undergarments. Kaisaka with her smooth white skin, a delicate figure that must be protected, an innocent expression from her pose to face structure, a blushing expression on her face and a silky body that seems to be created by the goddess of beauty herself combined with Kazuhiro's average-looking body. Yuka was embarrassed again upon the scene and left the room. Yuto entered the room with a face full of intention.
Yuto proceeds to say, "Damn, why wasn't I invited.", with a smirk on his face.
Yuka that is still embarrassed, overheard what Yuto said and she entered the room with an aura of death with her. As Yuto turned slowly towards her, Yuka grabbed him and threw him out of the room, breaking the wall in front of him. Yuka proceeds to apologize for interrupting the sibling's business.
As the realization of their peculiar situation dawned on Kazuhiro, Kazuhiro's eyes widened in panic. He cleared his throat and tried to convey his innocence to Yuka, who was still at the doorway, eyes wide like saucers.
"Yuka, wait! This is all just a big misunderstanding!" Kazuhiro shouted, his voice tinged with a mix of embarrassment and desperation.
But, as if fate had a penchant for slapstick comedy, just as Kazuhiro was attempting to clear the air, Kaisaka lost her balance. In a sequence of events that could only be described as straight out of a sitcom, she stumbled forward and, with the precision of a guided missile, landed squarely on top of Kazuhiro's bed, right on him.
The bed squeaked in protest, and Kazuhiro let out a slightly strangled sound that could have been mistaken for an exasperated sigh or a yelp. As if that wasn't enough, Kaisaka's hair tumbled down around her. Yuka, quick to grasp the need for privacy in such a moment, exited the room, her laughter barely contained.
And so, amidst the chaos of tangled limbs, a creaking bed, and a room still echoing with noises of pain that sounds like moaning outside of the room, Kazuhiro exchanged looks with Kaisaka, they glazed each other in embarrassment and amusement at the situation. As the room heated to the melting point, Kaisaka then got off Kazuhiro's chest with a damped wet body. She then proceeds to leave the room in utter silence. Kazuhiro just stared with a glance and sighed.
After some time passed by, Kaisaka and Kazuhiro start walking to class. Kazuhiro, embarrassed by what had come to happen, eventually met up with Yuto and Yuka in the hallway. Yuto was still smirking and had bruises all over his face.
Yuto said to the siblings, "It seems like you guys finished business without me.", Yuka proceeded to smack Yuto in the head, again and Yuto fell unconscious. Yuka proceeds to tell Kaisaka, "Sorry, Yuto was always like this since childhood", she then proceeds. to drag Yuto's body to class, as the siblings follow them.
A month have passed and once they arrive at their seats in the class, everyone is worried about one thing, magic evaluation. Everyone was practicing their magic powers over the days, so they had a chance to pass this exam. The teacher enters the classroom with a ready look on his face. Behind is the test assistant, she is an elf from Elbodia that has an amazing attribute in magical power and an amazing body that glazed the eyes of Yuto. Yuka seeing the look on Yuto's expression about to say something so mischievous that it might land him in prison, Yuka then pulls him by the ears of Yuto to stop him from speaking.
The teacher proceeds to explain to the class, "Greetings class, I am happy that all of you are paying attention, especially Yuto which is surprising since he never listens and focuses. Today we are gathered to explain the upcoming magic evaluation for today."
The teacher said that there are multiple rules and objectives in this evaluation. One of the rules is that we shall perform the spell "Fields of protection", it is a tier E1 magic spell*[Check the auxiliary chapter for explanation] that summons a forcefield that protects the user from magical projectiles. Another one is that it will be performed outside of the campus to not cause harm to the building. And finally, we shall at least perform and cushion or survive a hit from the assistant magic without any harm to the user the spell to pass.
For experienced magic users, an E1 spell is easy but we only practiced F5 to E2 spells and only performed certain E4 and E3 spells. So, this would be tough for the students to do tier E1.
The students started to get ready for the afternoon as the evaluation was coming. Kazuhiro is worried since he has never once used his magic since the teacher won't allow him for certain reasons. Kaisaka is not seen for a while since the teacher announced it and Yuto and Yuka are practicing together but it is more like Yuka is supervising Yuto's actions. Kazuhiro then meets up with the teacher to ask him.
"Sir, can I use magic now?", Kazuhiro said since he had never once used his magic.
"Your past teachers won't allow you to do magic and neither did I, so why do you think you can use it right now?", he explained and asked.
"I have always been eager to learn magic, but you only allowed me to learn magic in theory.", Kazuhiro said in a sad tone.
"How old are you Kazuhiro?", the teacher asked.
"Well, I am 16 years old.", Kazuhiro said in response.
"I think I shall allow you to use magic, Kazuhiro.", said the teacher.
"Thank you very much sir.", said Kazuhiro.
As the time for the evaluation begins, the assistant starts preparing for the evaluation by observing the surrounding areas and observing the students while the teacher prepares his notes.
The first student to be tested is Hiroto, who is one of the most advanced students in the class. He mastered E2 magic, a prodigy for his age (15 years old). He performed the magic by chanting "Fields of protection", putting his arm forward and imagining it in his mind which led to an orb on his hand then expanding, creating an above-average force field. The assistant then utilizes her magic launching the E2 magic "fireball" which dissipated once it landed on the barrier, with no damage nor collateral. It was a passing success with full marks and a great model for the other students.
The following students, utilizing Hiroto as a model, manage to pass the evaluation, but some fail by not creating a strong enough barrier. One of them got severely injured in the process, luckily there are medical personnel on standby.
Kaisaka then did the same thing, but as the teacher observed, she was holding back a bit.
Yuto and Yuka reached their turn, Yuto is pretty average, and his barrier survived the magic, meanwhile, Yuka's barrier reflected it, marking her extra points for said function because only advanced users can use the said spell on that level. Hiroto is frustrated by the turn of events but celebrated her.
Once it was Kazuhiro's turn, the teacher said "Don't push yourself too hard Kazuhiro. Even if you don't pass, this won't affect your grade."
Kazuhiro does the same thing that Hiroto and Kaisaka did, he takes a deep breath, imagines what the barrier will be and tries to launch it, but one thing holds him back, his trauma. For some reason, every time he uses magic, he thinks of his mom who used to use magic frequently. He couldn't help but think of her leading him to fail, the only thing he did was a spark.
Everyone sighed in disappointment and expected it to happen. Then Yuto came to him and said, "Maybe one day you can do magic Kazuhiro."
The teacher, sensing within that spark a glimmer of the gate for immense magic potential, asked him if he wanted a retest tomorrow night, which Kazuhiro accepted.
Later Yuto and Yuka were helping Kazuhiro learn how to use the spell, though they had almost no hope of him learning. Kaisaka just observes Kazuhiro training outside of the campus.
Once Kazuhiro arrived at their dorm, he sees Kaisaka preparing tea for the both of them. Kazuhiro sat down and was dejected about his situation. He then sips the tea that Kaisaka made.
Soon, as Kazuhiro put down the tea, Kaisaka started writing a note down. The note said, "You will do it". Kazuhiro proceeds to say thank you to Kaisaka and left.
Later when Kazuhiro meets up with the teacher to do the retest, he sighs thinking he can't do it. Though remembering Kaisaka's support make him push on. Once he's prepared to take on the exam, he then remembered the nightmare, the last time he saw his parents. As he starts shaking at the idea, he then looks forwards and saw Kaisaka in the distance, she is holding a sign saying "You will do it". Kazuhiro, now filled with determination pushed on with the spell, saying "Fields of protection".
What then happened is an immense amount of mana entering the spell and expanding, creating a massive force field. The assistant then proceeds to use all of her power into the fireball, knowing that the forcefield is strong. Once the fireball landed on the forcefield, it reflected that fireball and doubled the damage back into her. She only survived since she managed to dodge the incoming attack. The teacher smile because he is proud of Kazuhiro.
Yuto then came to Kazuhiro since he was watching with Yuka and the teacher, then said "I guess it takes a sister to unlock your power.", Kazuhiro then ask why he knows it is because of his sister, which Yuto said, "I mean, I saw her at the back waving a sign, I guess you two are really close. Maybe you even went i-", as Yuto about to say the last part, Yuka smacked him on the head and dragged him away. As Kazuhiro looked up, Kaisaka had already left for the dorms.
Later, the teacher went into his office, he looked at a family photo and said "Sis, I hope I made you proud. They grew up to be very strong."
Credits:
Special Credit for the beginning interaction scene (Kaisaka and Kazuhiro): Artin
Responsible for the important plot points of the story: Victor
Responsible for Characters and their development: Victor
Responsible for world-building and cosmology: Aris
Responsible for the storyline in the chapter: Victor and Aris
Responsible for writing: Aris
Responsible for the chapter: Aris