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Basics of MagicMagic Schools – There are 9 magic high schools present in Japan. 1St, 2nd, and 3rd Schools accepted 200 students while the remainder

accepted 100. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Schools had an education curriculum superior to the remaining schools and were divided into Course 1

!ic"named #looms$ and Course 2 !ic"named %eeds$. Though the curriculum remained the same &etween courses, instructors

were onl' present (or those in Course 1, ma"ing Course 2 students act more as sel()stud' students. Since the schools are heavil'

talent)oriented, there is a general discrimination held (or Course 2 students.

10 Families – The 10 (amilies are the most power(ul magic (amilies in Japan and the true power in the nation. *ach (amil' holds a

num&er within their name and, due to hereditar' (actors, t'picall' houses power(ul magicians.

CAD – Casting +ssistant evice. The &asic pathwa' (or magic)processing is collection o( the -aria&les i.e. location, velocit', weight...$,

collection o( the *uation i.e. /ncantations$, Solving o( the *uation sing the -aria&les to guide the *uation$, and +ctivation o(

the magic. + C+ is a device which acts to augment a magic technicians a&ilit' &' essentiall' eliminating the Solving o( the *uation.

+ technician learns the magic *uation &e(orehand and inputs it into the C+. The technician then inputs the -aria&les into the C+,

allowing the C+ to Solve the *uation and +ctivate the magic. Though it is possi&le to cast magic without the use o( a C+, a C+

can cut down magic processing time (rom minutes to (ractions o( a second and, as such, is commonl' used amongst magic

technicians.

4 System/8 Type Magic – The &asic categoriation o( modern magic. agic that (alls under one o( the 4 s'stems Speed5%eight

+lteration, ovement5-i&ration, Convergence5issipation, or +&sorption56elease$ is considered to &e S'stematic agic. agic that

acts on matter &ut does not (ollow the s'stems is considered !on)S'stematic agic. agic that manipulates non)ph'sical o&7ects

ind Control, Spirit anipulation$ is considered 8uter)S'stem agic.

Psions/Pushions – sions are non)matter)&ased particles released &' thoughts, and ushions are non)matter &ased particles

released &' emotions. The' are the &asis o( modern magic. #ecause sions are more commonl' understood, the ma7orit' o( magic is

&ased on sion release and use.

Basic Coe – agic Theor' states that magic consists o( : attri&utes ressure, -olume, -elocit'...$, each o( which can &e increased or

decreased. +ll modern magic is said to &e some com&ination o( these 1; processes, termed <#asic Codes.=

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Cha!acte!sP!otagonists

Shi"a Tatsuya ) 1st >ear Student in Course 2 6eserve Course, %eeds$ and protagonist o( the stor'. ?e

specialies in regeneration magic and decomposition magic. ?is regeneration a&ilit' allows him to uic"l'

heal an' in7ur' consciousl', and should an in7ur' &e severe enough, will automaticall' heal himsel(

regardless o( will. ?is decomposition magic allows him to destro' an' t'pes o( magic and matter. ?is

decomposition magic comes in multiple (orms, &ut due to their destructive a&ilit', it is restricted &' the

militar'. ?e also has another a&ilit' o( currentl' un"nown origin, which is the a&ilit' to perceive magic

pathwa's, which allows him to read magic that have recentl' &een used, detecting people near&', and

reading the activation o( magic. ?e uses this to his advantage &' either sending out sion waves via hisC+$ to &loc" magic or his decomposition magic to destro' a magic &e(ore it has come to (ormation.

Tatsu'a is a student o( @o"one >a"umo, a nin7utsu instructor considered amongst the worlds &est, and a

highl' s"illed close)com&at (ighter. ?e is also a mem&er o( the /ndependent agic #attallion, a secret militar' group which tests new

euipment, and is involved in intel manipulation, and covert operations. ?is ran" is Captain.

?e is a mem&er o( the <4= clan, the >otsu&as, and guardian o( his sister, the candidate to &e the neAt (amil' heir. ?is primar' magic

a&ilit' is regenerationB as a specialied magician, though, he was una&le to per(orm normal magic. ue to this, he was deemed a

(ailure and was eAperimented &' the clan leader, >otsu&a a'a, at a 'oung age. sing her magic, she removed a portion o( his mind

which controls strong emotions and replaced it with a magic)processing device. This allows him to use simple magics without the use

o( a C+, &ut due to his magic specialiation, he still has di((icult' per(orming more compleA spells. #ecause he is a power(ul magical

technician, a gi(ted magical engineer, and relativel' emotionless, the entire (amil' (ears him. The (amil' "eeps him in chec" &' usingi'u"i as a ma"e)shi(t hostage via treating her as the neAt clan)leader candidate.

Tatsu'a is the son o( the president o( DT oa Di&s Technolog'$, the compan' &ehind the most advanced

C+ devices availa&le on the mar"et. ue to his naturall' superior intellect, he is used &' his (ather as the

leader o( C+ research. Tatsu'a releases his discoveries under the name <Silver= and is the engineer in

charge o( the so(tward &ehind the <Silver Taurus= series o( C+.

Shi"a Miyu#i ) 1st >ear Student in Course 1 #looms$ and Tatsu'as sister. She is considered one o( the top

3 magicians amongst the 1st 'ears and pro&a&le heir to the >otsu&a (amil'. She is a mem&er o( the Student

Council and eventuall' &ecomes -ice)resident. She is eAtremel' devoted to Tatsu'a, as he saved her (rom

some currentl' uneAplained incident a (ew 'ears prior to the start o( the stor'. nli"e her &rother, she can

use all (orms o( magic, her specialt' &eing ice. The true eAtent o( her a&ilities is currentl' un"nown. Di"e

her &rother, she is also a mem&er o( the /ndependent agic #attallion. ?er 6an" is currentl' un"nown.

F!iens

Sai$ou %eonhea!t ) 1st >ear Student in Course 2 and Tatsu'as (riend.

Chi"a &!i#a ) 1st >ear Student in Course 2 and Tatsu'as (riend. ?er (amil' trains soldiers.

Shi"ata Mi'u#i ) 1st >ear Student in Course 2 and Tatsu'as (riend. ?er e'es allow her to

see ushions and sions.

(oshia Mi#ihi#o ) 1st >ear Student in Course 2 and Tatsu'as (riend. ?e is iu"is

childhood (riend. ?e specialies in Spirit agic, a ushion)&ased ancient magic.

Shi"a Tatsuya

Shi"a Miyu#i

Sai$ou %eonhea!t Chi"a &!i#a

Shi"ata Mi'u#i (oshia Mi#ihi#o

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Mitsui )ono#a ) 1st >ear Student in Course 1 and i'u"is (riend. She is considered one

o( the top 3 magicians amongst the 1st 'ears. She eventuall' &ecomes Secretar' o( the

Student Council. She specialies in light)&ased magic.

*itayama Shi'u#u ) 1st >ear Student in Course 1 and i'u"is (riend. She is considered

one o( the top 3 magicians amongst the 1st 'ears.

Stuent Committees

+a#a$ou A'usa ) 2nd >ear Student council mem&er and C+ *ngineer. She eventuall'

&ecomes Student Council resident. She is ver' sh' and has an intense interest in C+s.

She us the user o( a uniue mind)manipulation)t'pe magic, +usa'umi

,uumon$i *atsuto ) 3rd >ear Student council mem&er and head o( the Clu& anagement

Committee. ?e is one o( the three strongest magicians in 1 st School and neAt heir to the

<10= (amil'. ?e specialies in &arrier)t'pe magic.

-atana"e Ma!i ) 3rd >ear Student council mem&er and head o( the u&lic orals

committee. She is one o( the three strongest magicians in 1st School.

Saegusa Mayumi ) 3rd >ear Student council resident. She is one o( the three strongest

magicians in 1st School and neAt heir to the <E= (amil'. She specialies in (ast, accurate

magic.

)atto!i .you"ushou$ou )an'o ) 2nd >ear Student council -ice)resident. ?e ran"s 4th in terms o( a&ilit' in 1st

School. espite this, he was de(eated &' Tatsu'a in a duel. ?e eventuall' &ecomes head o( the Clu&

anagement Committee.

!  School

chi$ou Masa#i ) 1st >ear Student "nown as the <Crimson rince.= ?is a&ilities are on par

with or a&ove the #ig Three o( 1st School, and he is "nown to have eAperience on the

(ront)lines o( war. ?e is the neAt heir to the <1= (amil' and specialies in an *Aplosive

t'pe magic which vapories an'thing composed o( water. ?e is restricted &' the militar'

due to his power(ul a&ilities.

*ichi$ou$i Shin#u!ou ) 1st >ear Student "nown as the <Cardinal.= ?e is considered a

genius due to his discover' o( one o( the <#asic Codes= at the age o( 12. #ecause o( his

"nowledge o( a <#asic Code,= his magic is much more uic"l' activated and precise than a normal magic

technicians.

Mitsui )ono#a *itayama Shi'u#u

+a#a$ou A'usa

-atana"e Ma!i Saegusa Mayumi

)atto!i

.you"ushou$ou

)an'o

,uumon$i *atsuto

chi$ou Masa#i

*ichi$ou$i Shin#u!ou

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Mino! Cha!acte!s

*i!iha!a Ta#ea#i ) 2nd >ear Student and representative (or the 9)schools competition.

*o#onoe (a#umo – Tatsu'as Tai7utsu aster. ?e is considered one o( the greatest hand)to)hand specialists in the world.

*a'ama )a!uno"u – ?e is a mem&er o( the /ndependent agic #attallion and Tatsu'as direct superior. ?e holds the ran" o( a7or.

?e is considered @o"onoes &est pupil..

Sanaa Shige!u – ?e is a mem&er o( the /ndependent agic #attallion. ?e holds the ran" o( Captain. ?e is in charge o( the various

technolog' the /ndependent agic #attallion uses.

(anagi Mu!a$i – ?e is a mem&er o( the /ndependent agic #attallion. ?e holds the ran" o( Captain

(amana#a *ousu#e – ?e is a mem&er o( the /ndependent agic #attallion. ?e holds the ran" o( Captain

Fu$i"ayashi *you#o – ?e is a mem&er o( the /ndependent agic #attallion. Se holds the ran" o( Second Dieutenant

no )a!u#a – Tatsu'as su&ordinate and counselor in charge o( the 1st >ears at 1st School. She does not "now o( Tatsu'as identit'

until he reveals it to her. She also has trained under @o"onoe >a"umo.

*uou 2etsu – + retired and well)respected adviser to the countr's agic e(ense orce. ?e is u7i&a'ashi @'ou"os grand(ather.

so!a *ei – 2nd >ear Student who eventuall' &ecomes Student Council Treasurer.

Chiyoa *anon ) 2nd >ear Student who eventuall' &ecomes u&lic orals Committee Chairman.