Haneda International Airport, Tokyo.
Beside the girl standing at the security checkpoint was a large suitcase. She stood there, curiously looking around, her smooth shoulder-length hair swaying slightly with her movements. Even amid the bustling crowds, the girl's captivating charm was obvious at a glance.
"Hasn't she arrived yet...?"
As she spoke, the girl glanced at the watch on her wrist to check the time.
Just then, a small hand suddenly appeared from behind her and lightly patted her shoulder.
"Yo."
"Eek!"
Startled by the sudden surprise, the girl cried out softly and turned around. There stood a girl with a fiery red ponytail, slightly shorter than herself, grinning at her.
"Sorry, sorry. I'm late."
"No, um... are you Miss Red Ponytail?"
"Why are you being so formal? It sounds weird. Just call me Little Red."
"Ah, okay."
Perhaps because the girl before her looked younger than she was, the black-haired girl finally seemed less nervous. She turned around and respectfully bowed to Red Ponytail.
"Nice to meet you, Little Red. My name is Kiritou Senka... I'm Teacher Fiore's disciple."
"Mhm, mhm, mhm. Fiore already told me about you, but honestly, this is rather unexpected."
Looking at Kiritou Senka before her, Fang Zheng, transformed into Red Ponytail, could not help but sigh. To be honest, when he had handed that list to Fiore, he had only intended to take a few swings and see whether anything came of it. He had never expected that his casual, just-in-case move would lead to this result.
According to Fiore, Kiritou Senka was one of her disciples, and currently her most gifted one. That was not surprising. By the standards of Nasuverse magi, Senka, who possessed neither a Magic Crest nor many Magic Circuits, was not especially promising. But under the Main World's magic