The Infinite Dimensions Starting from The Irregular at Magic High School

First Meeting Mayumi Saegusa

School.

The word felt so nostalgic, and so distant.

He had never expected that after being away from school for so long, there would actually come a day when he went back.

And in another world in the year 2095, no less!

Entrance exams and the like were nothing much, thanks to the Yotsuba Family's arrangements, not to mention his own ability.

And so, he smoothly got into First High School, affiliated with the National Magic University.

In this season of cherry blossoms in full bloom, he stepped through the school gates for the first time.

"In that case, Brother Mahiro, Miyuki will go prepare for the new-student speech at the opening ceremony."

A pleasant, melodious voice interrupted Mahiro's thoughts.

The speaker was a young girl.

Her graceful figure was like that of a snow spirit.

She had delicate features, perfectly proportioned facial contours, and a pure-white long-skirt uniform that outlined her curves just right.

She was as exquisitely beautiful as a doll.

And this perfect girl, whose beauty could never have been naturally produced through mere genetic inheritance, was his neighbor and classmate—

Miyuki Shiba, along with Shiba Tatsuya, who followed behind her.

That was right.

Maya had settled him next door to these siblings.

Who knew what that bargain-bin mother of his was thinking? Had she calculated that Shiba Tatsuya, this overpowered protagonist type, couldn't kill him, so she was deliberately provoking him?

After the Shiba siblings left, Mahiro felt numerous gazes falling on him from all around.

In particular, the female students coming and going through the school gates kept glancing sideways at him.

But he had long since grown used to the feeling of being watched.

He was not bragging.

As the Yotsuba Family's finest adjusted body, leaving other aspects aside for the moment, his looks alone were absolutely beyond reproach—perfect, even.

Absolutely handsome!

He was no worse than the Kudou Family's adjusted body, Minoro Kudou.

"But where should I go next to kill time?" Mahiro raised his head and looked up at the clear blue sky where cherry blossoms danced.

Although being able to leave that hellhole called the Fourth Laboratory and regain his freedom was a good thing, after getting out, he would often fall into a brief spell of confusion.

It was like a prisoner who had been locked up for too long and was suddenly told his sentence was over and he was being released.

He had absolutely no idea what he should do, and felt an uncomfortable sense of being at a loss.

"You must be a new student, right? Is there anything you need help with?"

Suddenly, a gentle voice of concern interrupted his thoughts.

When his gaze focused again, he found that a young girl had appeared in front of him at some point.

The first things that entered his view were her uniform skirt, and two locks of glossy black hair resting neatly over her chest.

Then came that face, exquisite to the point of near perfection, and her wine-red eyes.

She was a very pretty girl.

The only flaw in all that beauty was that she was a little short, roughly around 155 centimeters by his estimate.

But perhaps it was precisely that smaller build that stirred a man's protective instincts even more.

And this girl seemed to be standing just a bit too close to him, the elegant fragrance she gave off lingering at the tip of his nose.

"Thank you. I'm fine."

"I see."

The girl put on a faint smile. "If you run into any trouble, please feel free to tell me. I'm Mayumi Saegusa, the student council president of First High School. Sae as in the number three? No—Saegusa as in seven for the number, and grass for plants. Pleased to meet you."

Her tone was very gentle, carrying a soothing comfort that seeped into the heart.

And with her beautiful-girl appearance, together with her petite yet exceptionally shapely figure, she gave off a unique charm.

As though the purity of an angel and the allure of a succubus had been gathered into one...

No, was it magic?

A faint arc of light flashed through Mahiro's eyes, as though he had understood the truth behind this upperclassman.

So he took a small step back and gave the petite girl before him a polite nod.

"Hello, Senior Saegusa. I'm Yotsuba Mahiro. Yotsuba as in four for the number, and leaf for tree leaves. Pleased to meet you."

"...Huh?!"

The sudden cry drew the attention of quite a few passing students.

Yotsuba?!

When Mayumi heard Mahiro introduce himself like that, she covered her mouth, her eyes widening slightly in surprise.

"Is something wrong?" Mahiro asked, puzzled.

"No, I'm just a little... surprised. Yotsuba-kun, are you really one of those Yotsuba?"

"I don't think anyone would dare casually impersonate someone from the Ten Master Clans," Mahiro answered offhandedly. "And aren't you the same, senpai? With your ability, you could find out with a single check."

Mayumi Saegusa was nothing like a weed like him. She was the proper, legitimate eldest princess of the Saegusa Family.

The problem was, Mayumi was this surprised precisely because she did not know.

Among the Ten Master Clans, the Yotsuba gave the impression of being mysterious and powerful, a family viewed as heretical and feared.

After the previous head, Genzo Yotsuba, passed away, the Yotsuba Family had even been given the title of "Untouchable."

But one thing was common knowledge.

The current head of the Yotsuba Family, Maya Yotsuba, was unable to bear children.

All future successors had to be selected from the branch families.

Then where had this boy before her, who called himself a member of the Yotsuba Family, come from?

This thoroughly aroused Mayumi's curiosity. She slowly took a step forward, wanting to take a careful look at this Yotsuba underclassman.

Mahiro's expression did not change as he took a step back, maintaining a polite distance.

Yotsuba-kun's reaction is quite interesting~

Mayumi thought so.

Naturally, she had noticed his movement.

But Mayumi was not displeased by Mahiro's step back. Instead, her curiosity only grew stronger.

Leaving aside just how powerful her magic and Magic Eye were...

Her beauty alone, the kind that could bring disaster, was enough to set the hearts of First High School's students aflutter.

Yet Yotsuba Mahiro, standing before her, not only showed not the slightest reaction to any of it, but even maintained a certain distance from her without changing expression.

Mayumi could not help developing the small urge to tease him a little.

"Hey, Mahiro-kun, let's go to the school auditorium together first! The entrance ceremony will be starting soon."

Mayumi blinked, then slowly turned around and invited him.

Even the way she addresses me has changed...

Although Mahiro felt that walking together with this beautiful senpai would bring trouble, he still nodded and agreed, walking alongside her.

"By the way, Saegusa-senpai..."

"Just call me Mayumi. There's no need to be so formal."

"All right, Mayumi-senpai. Is there something you want to say to me?"

Mahiro was very handsome.

That was beyond doubt.

But he was not narcissistic enough to think he could win over a peerlessly beautiful senpai with looks alone.

"Nope."

Mayumi closed one eye and tilted her head at him, looking somewhat playful.

"I just wanted to ask what impression First High School gives you, Mahiro-kun."

"My impression..."

Mahiro thought for a moment, then answered seriously, "It's wonderful. The scenery is beautiful."

"It's also very large and impressive."

Those were his true feelings.

Though that was only in comparison to the hellholes that were Mashima Island and the Fourth Laboratory.

"But there is still one flaw in an otherwise perfect picture. The divide between students seems a little large."

There seemed to be something pointed in Mahiro's words.

Following his gaze, Mayumi turned her head in surprise and immediately understood.

She saw a student pass by a classmate who did not have an eight-petaled flower emblem and say to that classmate with disdain, "Tch, a mere weed."

"Hey, Mahiro-kun, do you know about the school's system of dividing students into Course 1 and Course 2?"

"I know. It means Course 1 and Course 2 students are taught and managed differently. The difference basically comes down to whether they have an instructor, and whether they can receive personal guidance from a teacher."

This was also the main source of the divide between students within the school.

Those with the eight-petal emblem were Course 1 students. Those without it were Course 2 students.

The two were assigned based on grades, and so the lofty "Blooms" were born, along with the "Weeds" trampled underfoot, insulted, and looked down on.

"Then, Mahiro, do you have a different opinion on this system?"

"Not really."

Faced with Mayumi's question, Mahiro said bluntly, "It's nothing more than putting the honor students and the underachievers right out in the open."

"Huh?"

It was an answer completely beyond her expectations.

Mayumi could not help pressing him urgently. "Could you explain in more detail, Mahiro?"

She very much wanted to know what this underclassman before her was thinking.

Ever since she became student council president, the student council and the Public Morals Committee had been working constantly to ease the conflict between Course 1 and Course 2 students.

So much so that they had all forgotten what the most basic source of that conflict was.

"There really isn't much to say." Mahiro shrugged. "First, let's confirm one thing. Mayumi, everyone who can study at First High is supposed to be elite, right?"

"Yes, that's right." Mayumi nodded in agreement.

They were far more than merely elite.

First High admitted only two hundred students each year, but the number of applicants taking the exams was far more than two hundred.