The Infinite Dimensions Starting from The Irregular at Magic High School

Rather than calling it Bala, it was more like...

It was a brand-new magic after being advanced!

The dry-ice bullets that had originally been fired as a single shot had actually increased from one to two!

Immediately after that, there were four.

Eight...

Twelve!

As the number of launched clay targets continued to increase, it doubled!

And they were still being fired in every direction, with no blind spots across all three hundred and sixty degrees!

On the clay-target range more than thirty meters away, the sky was already filled with dry-ice bullets in just a few short seconds. Though those bullets seemed to be flying chaotically, each time they precisely avoided the opponent's targets while shattering their own targets with speed and accuracy.

Not only was the accuracy unexpectedly high, the speed was also—

"So fast," Ichihara Suzune could not help murmuring softly.

Compared with Mari, her expression was much calmer, but the shock in her heart was far greater than Mari's.

No wonder the President had looked so serious when she took the field.

Not only was the magic activation speed extremely fast, but controlling that many "Meteor Streams" while precisely hitting the targets was something even Mayumi would definitely have to focus all her attention to accomplish.

And the contestant who had originally been on the same stage as Mayumi, competing for the championship...

At that moment, she had already been frightened stiff on the spot.

Magic of this caliber had already completely exceeded the scope of a high school student. There was simply no qualification left to keep competing.

This match had thoroughly become Mayumi's solo performance.

Her speed even broke the all-time record for "Speed Shooting," and without missing a single shot, she claimed the championship perfectly!

The moment it ended, thunderous cheers erupted from the audience stands.

Far more heated than before!

Mayumi's title of "Fairy Sniper" was completely engraved in everyone's hearts.

"Brother, Saegusa-senpai's 'Bala' can actually be used like that?"

Miyuki, who had also been watching the match, voiced the question on everyone's mind.

Erika, Mizuki, Kitayama Shizuku, and Honoka, who were sitting in the front row, all turned their gazes toward Tatsuya, hoping to get an answer.

But Tatsuya shook his head and denied it.

"No. That wasn't Bala's original method of use. Mahiro must have altered the activation sequence, reduced the redundant parts, sped up the spell sequence cycle, and added an entirely new spell sequence inside..."

However, even he was unclear about what that spell sequence specifically was.

Because he had never seen it before.

It was probably brand-new magic.

It had changed the original Bala from a dual magic into a triple magic that activated simultaneously.

And in terms of processing speed, it was practically even more streamlined than the flight magic he had invented not long ago!

Yet even if Tatsuya did not understand it clearly, what he had said was already enough to leave them dumbfounded.

"That guy's tuning ability is actually that amazing?!"

The one who spoke was Erika, but Mizuki beside her was also nodding along, as though this was what she had wanted to ask too.

Miyuki answered on his behalf, affirming it with pride.

"That's right. This is Mahiro-oniisama's true strength."

Hearing Miyuki's answer, the others felt their understanding overturned once again.

But among them, the calmest one was still Kitayama Shizuku.

Sitting in the front row, as a contestant in this year's "Speed Shooting" newcomers' event, she was now looking at the President on the field receiving countless cheers, her eyes filled with deep envy.

While the audience stands were discussing the highlights of this final, Mayumi had already left the field.

"Mahiro-kun! That was really amazing!!!"

The instant she walked into the passage, she was so excited that she pounced straight onto Mahiro, wrapping both arms around his neck and hanging there like a koala, giving him a huge hug.

"Calm down, senpai. It's nothing." Mahiro patted her back, signaling for her to get down.

"Mmph... Mahiro-kun, your reaction is way too calm!" Mayumi complained resentfully.

Though she was a little reluctant, she also realized that her behavior had indeed been a bit too overjoyed, to the point that she had actually done something so bold.

So she pulled herself out of Mahiro's arms.

Still, it could not be helped that she had reacted this way.

Just by adding a single spell sequence, he had completely rewritten the entire magic of Bala.

Its power had grown even stronger, and its precision had climbed another level!

"Speaking of which, Mahiro-kun, what new formula did you add to the CAD?" After calming down, Mayumi could not help but grow curious again.

She knew very well that asking was rude, but she simply could not suppress her curiosity.

Seeing how interested she was, Mahiro did not hide it and said with a smile, "It's nothing much, really. You could call it an original magic of mine, named Multiple Shot."

"Multiple Shot?"

"Yeah, exactly."

Or rather, Multiple Casting would have been more accurate.

It was magic he had created from the insight he gained after learning Multiple Observation.

It amplified spellcasting by multiples.

The only regret was that, in addition to increasing psion consumption, it also required Multiple Observation as support, and could only be used after fixing a spatial coordinate system.

However, after hearing his explanation, Mayumi stood frozen in place, staring dumbfounded at his back.

Her cherry lips parted slightly, yet she could not say a single word.

In a certain sense, this was no longer merely helping her win the event at the Nine Schools Competition. It was helping the Saegusa Family...

The first day of the Nine Schools Competition came to a close with First High School's Fairy Sniper claiming the championship and temporarily taking the lead.

After it ended, it was not only the audience who developed a strong interest in First High School.

Even the other schools began heated discussions about today's events, especially the brand-new Bala Mayumi had used in the final match.

For example, right now, inside Third High School's conference room.

Both competitors and magic engineers had put down the work in their hands and gathered around the round table.

"George, what do you think of the Bala that First High School's Saegusa used today?"

In the room filled with twenty people, Masaki Ichijo looked toward the red-eyed boy seated beside him.

Shinkuro Kichijoji, also known as "Cardinal George," was a genius magician who, at the age of thirteen, had discovered one of the "Cardinal Codes" that had previously existed only as a hypothesis. Among researchers, he was a figure known to everyone.

But at this moment, Cardinal George's brows were faintly furrowed. From time to time, he shook his head and sighed, his eyes filled with grave solemnity.

Only after a long while did he slowly speak. "...I think that probably wasn't the original way Bala was meant to be used."

"The magic engineer must have added a completely new formula inside when adjusting the CAD."

This conclusion was exactly the same as what Masaki Ichijo had thought.

Moreover, creating a new formula and adding it in was not actually that big a deal in itself.

The problem was, this was the Saegusa Family's secret art!

Someone had actually been able to update and iterate on the Saegusa Family's secret art, drastically modifying the magic to increase its power...

Just what kind of person could do something to that extent?

"And not only that. The calculation device Saegusa used today was already no worse than a specialized model in terms of speed and precision, while also possessing the advantage of a general-purpose model, able to process activation sequences for different systems of magic."

"To be honest, an engineer capable of doing all that is not at a high school level at all. They're a monster."

Even George, a genius himself, had no choice but to admit that at this moment.

So there was even less need to mention the others, who all drew in sharp breaths in unison.

How terrifying would someone have to be to earn Cardinal George's admiration?

"Mm. It seems our thoughts are aligned."

Masaki Ichijo nodded in agreement, then looked toward the others and said:

"However, I heard this engineer was only added in temporarily, and is still a contestant himself, participating in the rookie Speed Shooting event and the official Monolith Code event. So everyone can set their minds at ease for the time being."

Hearing him say that, although they were incomparably shocked—he was not even a dedicated magic engineer!—they still more or less breathed a sigh of relief.

At the very least, they would not have to stay on edge for all ten days.

"But we also need to prepare ourselves mentally.

We don't know which events that guy will be responsible for next, so when it comes to magic devices, we must assume we are two or three generations behind the other side."

Masaki Ichijo could never have imagined that First High School had not just one freak like Yotsuba Mahiro.

There was also Shiba Tatsuya, who bore the title [Silver].

As soon as those words came out, most people silently took them to heart, though some felt Masaki Ichijo was making a fuss over nothing.

"Ichijo, surely this won't happen again, right? Since he's a contestant, at the very least, tomorrow, the day after, and the day after that, he shouldn't be able to continue appearing as an engineer."

However, Masaki Ichijo did not speak, merely shaking his head.

He did not know just how far the other party could go.

And deep down, he also felt a little anticipation.

After all, he was also an official Ice Pillars Break competitor, and he was looking forward to seeing what kind of surprises First High School's mysterious engineer would bring him.

August 4th.

In other words, the second day after the Nine Schools Competition officially opened, Mahiro put on the technical team's jacket and arrived at First High School's tent area set up in the competition zone.

Today's events were Monolith Code, as well as the preliminaries for Ice Pillars Break.

Originally, he should have been entered in the rookie Ice Pillars Break event, not the official event.

But Katsuto Jumonji had placed him in the official event under the banner of displaying the dignity of the Ten Master Clans, leaving only Speed Shooting as his rookie event.

And his match happened to be right after Mayumi's Monolith Code.

So, early this morning, his task was still to accompany Mayumi through her warm-up exercises.

Only, when he saw Mayumi's outfit, he almost failed to keep his expression under control.

"...You're going onstage dressed like that?"

"Yes."

Faced with his question, Mayumi nodded as if it were only natural. She even lowered her head to look over the clothes she was wearing and asked, "Is it strange? ...Does it not suit me?"

"...No, it suits you very well. It's very attractive, too."

However, the moment he finished saying that, Mayumi's gaze toward him turned strange. She crossed her arms over her chest, took two steps back, and said:

"Even if there's no one here, lewd stuff is absolutely not allowed, okay!"

As she recalled the intimate mood in the library, her face could not help turning red.

"..."

Am I that kind of person?