Magical Warfare (魔法戦争)

April.

Subaru Magic Academy was preparing to welcome new students.

Please check in over here!

Once you pick up your card, please proceed to the gymnasium.

Thank you very much.

Mommy, this way!

Isoshima and I were asked to help check in the new students.

It's just like the way we did things in our old world.

Hey, guys!

Take care of my little sister for me!

She's entering the elementary school.

This is Ida Futaba!

Please watch out for her!

Ida-kun's...

...little sister?!

Magical Warfare

Wizard Brace's Darkness

Are these your friends, Kazumi-chan?

That's right!

This is Nanase.

And this scary old lady is Isoshima.

Who're you calling old?!

So she's okay with being called "scary"?

Thank you for taking good care of Kazumi-chan!

He's been taking care of us, too.

I'm Nanase.

I guess he has.

I'm Isoshima Kurumi.

I'm Ida Kazumi's little sister, Futaba.

Pleased to meet you!

She's so cute...

Very cute...

Are you... not actually related by blood?

Were you found under a bridge or something, Ida?

She's 100% my real little sister, you jerks!

I can't deny that she's cute, though.

Since I raised her myself,

she grew into the cutest girl in the world!

And the nicest one in the universe!

You're a dummy, Kazumi-chan!

Why am I a dummy?

Hey, um... how did Futaba-chan become a magician?

Well, there's this boy in Futaba's class who invited her

to his birthday party during spring break.

But Futaba was the only girl invited, so I told her not to go.

What happened then?

Futaba said she was going anyway,

so we got into an argument, and I kind of flared up

and accidentally used my magic...

It singed a bit of Futaba's hair, which is why...

Is that so?

Jeez, Kazumi-chan!

Stop saying things like that!

It's embarrassing.

Futaba! Hold up!

You can't go over there!

Takeshi?

You're both looking well. I missed you guys.

Gekkou?

Why are you here?

Why?

I'm here because I became a magician too, of course.

But how?!

Oh, let's save the explanations for later.

Well, I need to get to orientation. See you later.

Gekkou...

But in the end, the days passed without my ever hearing

an explanation from him.

Then one day, something happened that I'd never expected.

Hey, Takeshi...

Want me to scrub your back for you?

Um... Gekkou?

It's hard for me to talk to you if I don't do something like this.

Why are you...

I've had time to think things over.

And I... realized I've been cruel to you.

Ever since I got injured

and my body stopped doing what I wanted it to,

I just got so irritated.

I knew it wasn't really your fault, but...

I needed something to take out my frustration on.

It's probably too late now, but I wanted to apologize to you.

I always knew I needed to, but...

Takeshi...

I guess it really is too late to ask your forgiveness?

You'll forgive me?

So we're friends again, huh?

Yeah. We're friends again.

Is something wrong?

No, it's nothing...

The new spring was warm and bright,

and truly filled with hope and joy.

Gekkou!

Wipe off your sweat.

Thanks, Takeshi!

Mui,

did Nanase give you a gift in return on White Day?

Jeez! That's none of your business, Brother!

Why won't you tell me?

Is it a secret just between the two of you?

It's nothing like that!

Which made you happier, Nanase's gift or mine?

Th-That's—

Don't ask me that!

Good afternoon, Violet-sensei.

Nanase-kun?

Hitouji-sensei.

Are you having lunch with Isoshima-san and the others today?

Yes. Ida's little sister and my younger brother Gekkou are with us, too.

I see. Siblings, all eating together...

Sir?

Oh, it's nothing. I just...

Just what?

Nanase-kun, your brother

seems to think very differently from you.

It might be good for you to act as his role model and guide him.

Huh? Um, sir...

Honestly!

Stop checking on me during class!

Aw, it's no big deal!

Why shouldn't I come watch my cute little sister in action?

It is a big deal!

Ida-kun, if you don't take your practices more seriously,

Futaba-chan will surpass you in no time.

There's no way!

Ooh, that grilled fish looks delicious!

Is something the matter, Takeshi?

Oh, no. Nothing at all.

What to do about this?

Takeshi...

Takeshi...

I'll never forgive you!

Gekkou! Stop this!

Apologize to me!

Make it up to me!

Don't steal my things from me!

Kurumi... Twilight, too...

This time, I'll steal everything from you!

Gekkou...

Washizu!

What are you doing here?!

Cool your jets.

If I wanted to kill you, I'd have done it already.

Why are you here?

I just wanted to have a little talk.

A talk?

About what?

A history lesson.

I'm sure you learned about this in class,

but my version's a little different.

At the end of the 8th century...

Magicians were being ruled by other magicians...

by the magicians of Wizard Brace.

A history of persecution simply continued to repeat itself.

Please! We won't use magic!

We swear we won't use magic ever again!

So please forgive us!

Why are you monopolizing all magic?

Is your group alone special?

Is no one but Wizard Brace allowed to use magic?

That's right. In this world, only Wizard Brace may use magic.