"............"

Even as the voice of the girl went on, Ichinose Glen paid no heed to it and looked up at the sky.

Cherry blossoms danced in the air.

The season of enrollment.

Framed by blacked hair covered in very gentle waves, accompanied with a somewhat cold look in his eyes. With those very eyes, he looked at the girl who had been babbling non-stop beside him.

She was Hanayori Sayuri.

"Erm, so, even though I think it might also be because of my own failings, ahhm, I'll do my best so please take good care......"

"Ahh, Sayuri."

"Your clamoring has been rather annoying for a while."

Sayuri raised her hands to her shocked face, and further added,

Clearly downhearted, Sayuri shuffled to the back.

She then said.

On hearing that, the girl who was called 'Yuki-chan' looked up at Sayuri.

She was Yukimi Shigure.

Shigure said.

"...... that's because you were really annoying."

"...... if you babble too much, you will just lower the dignity of our master, Glen-sama of Ichinose House, and who on top of that is the next head of Ichinose House, so can you please stop?"

The two of them were sure noisy.

"Haah......"

At the school road with fluttering cherry blossoms.

However, as it stood, Sayuri was probably not the only one who would feel nervous about walking on this road, thought Glen.

Since it was an unsavory, cursed school ruled by Oni and sorcery.

《 First Shibuya High School 》.

It was a school for nurturing sorcerers, a school operated and administered by a prominent religious organization in Japan, which was known as 『Mikado no Oni』.

And it was also an elite school, where only the selected best of the believers of 『Mikado no Oni』 were gathered.

That was the true nature of the First Shibuya High School.

"All these people here, are my rivals huh?"

Shigure, who was behind Glen, came forth to his side and said. With a thin smile as she too, looked intently at the other students,

Following that, Sayuri joined in excitedly,

By the way, Hiiragi, had been the reigning house of 『Mikado no Oni』 ever since the organization arose 1200 years ago.

Of course, Ichinose House could not publicly oppose Hiiragi House which was overwhelmingly larger and more powerful ---

"Firstly, judging from the system they created, whereby having the head of the Ichinose House enter the high school of their turf while he is still young and making him yield, one can know the caliber of those people from Hiiragi. Their era has ended, I say."

"Yeah, yeah, I too have always thought the same. So, Glen-sama, please do not worry. We definitely are the stronger ones."

"Not to mention worry, I'm not even nervous. You were the only one who had been clamoring all this while."

Following that, he looked down at Shigure and said.

"Yes?"

"Ah, I'm sorry about that. As a result of my repulsion towards the Hiiragi people, I just......"

"Then?"

Glen then said to her.

"Appearance-wise, you are the brat."

Uttered Shigure, who then said while biting her lips, her usually expressionless face in a tinge of red.

"Haha, I'm just saying that you girls are underestimating the Hiiragi House. Thus I dare say this. Don't let your guard down for even one second. Stay alert. You should already know this, but the only 『Mikado no Tsuki』 people here are just the two of you and myself. In other words, the remaining people around us --- are all enemies."

And by that time, their surroundings were already teeming with students aligned with the Hiiragi House.

This was the road used for commuting to their school.

Shigure and Sayuri's faces tensed up.

They could even hear their voices.

"The crest on their collar school badge is not that of 『Mikado no Oni』 huh......"

Voices like these started to proliferate among the group of students quickly.

At the moment, he could feel more than a hundred pair of eyes directed at him.

Shigure said,

But, she was interrupted by Glen.

"But."

After saying that, Glen turned around to face his followers and smiled at them.

They would not show their power here.

"............"

Dohn, he felt something hit his head.

What hit his head was a plastic bottle that contained cola. The cap was open. Naturally, cola covered his head.

Sayuri shouted.

Shigure wanted to step out.

"Don't butt in."

However, while grinning foolishly, Glen put his hand on his head and said.

Upon saying that, the students who were under the patronage of the Hiiragi House all laughed at once.

--- how cowardly can he get?

Glen did not know who threw the plastic bottle. But, he did not care about that.

Thus, while receiving the dissing and mocking laughs from them, Glen told his followers.

"...... yes."

Their voices trembled. They trembled in chagrin. They were bitter about seeing having their master ridiculed.

If he had the power to crush the entire Hiiragi House now, he would not need to bear with all this. Because if the Ichinoses could overwhelm Hiiragis, then such a thing would not be happening.

"I'm sorry for making you feel this lousy. But, we have to bear with this for three years. Will you continue to accompany me?"

"O-Of course. Since the only reason why I was born is to serve you, Glen-sama!"

"The extent of that feels, heavy."

Sayuri groaned as she was brushed aside.

"...... but, this is vexing. If you can just use the spells you have, Glen-sama, even in the Ichinose House, you have been dubbed as the talent who appears only once in a thousand years."

"My, father......"

"Yes. Even the rest of the top brass of 『Mikado no Tsuki』 also said that, as Glen-sama is the genius that appears only once in a thousand years, I have to protect you even at the cost of my life......"

"I see. That's how highly they think of me huh."

"Then, also tell those top brass old geezers."

"For the Ichinose House which has a history of not even 500 years, there's no way you can get a genius who appears only once in a thousand years, morons."

Shigure smiled in slight amusement.

"My, Yuki-chan, you're smiling, how rare."

Both of them seemed to have calmed down.

If school was starting, then the other students could not help but to stop teasing the worthless trash.

The ones who were left was the Glen who was soaking wet from the thrown cola, and his two retainers.

Shigure then said.

"Ah?"

"Shut up fool. It's the master's duty to protect his subordinates."

Shigure then kept quiet.

"Hey hey hey, Yuki-chan, why is your face red?"

"Eh eh eh eh eh, why!? Why're you hitting me, Yuki-chan!?"

Then, with a gloomy face, Glen started turning towards the direction of the school.

Tall roadside cherry trees.

He had rare white hair. Just like him, he was in a uniform with a stand-up collar.

He was clearing smiling at them.

In his right hand.

Instantly, a flash of lightning appeared in front of his eyes.

However, even so.

Glen judged.

If so, how should I act?

The nervous signals interconnect in his brain as he considered in this manner, and then, he acted.

Then, at that moment, the lightning bolt popped.

"Guah."

He could tell that both Sayuri and SHigure were yelling something. With their eyes widened slightly and faces on the verge of crying, the two of them called out to him.

That was a little dangerous ---

But, did I manage to show that I couldn't react to it well enough?

"..........."

While pondering about such things, he waited for his entire body to recover its senses.

"Glen-sama, Glen-sama."

"My face is touching your breast you know?"

Following that, Shigure stood in front of him as if to protect him and was looking at the school gate.

Glen then said to her.

"Eh!?"

"No way......"

"Damn, what in the world happened......"

Shigure's face looked troubled for an instant, and following that, she pointed in the direction of the school gate,

She said in a somewhat monotonous tone.

The man was still looking at them.

On seeing that, Glen moaned gloomily,

The man then shrugged his shoulders, and turned around. He entered the school.

"Well, shall we get going as well?"

"But your wound......"

Glen touched his forehead with his hand. There was a little blood. He wiped the blood off his hand,

"Then, I'll go back and get them."

"And also, check out the true identity of that guy. He looks pretty strong. We need to be on our guard with him."

After nodding in acknowledgement, Shigure started running off in the opposite direction of the school.

On hearing that, with an apologetic look as before, Sayuri said.

"Just by being by my side, you're already a big help to me."

"Firstly, we are in the middle of our enemy's turf you know? I won't bring anyone else other than the ones I trust the most. So don't make that kind of face."

"E-E-Erhm, Glen-sama, my life belongs to you......"

"Auh auh ah!?"

"Jokes aside, let's go. But well, it seems like right from the first day, our high school life is going to be fun."

And thus, the 15 year old Ichinose Glen, became a high school freshman.