The Infinite Dimensions Starting from The Irregular at Magic High School

But he had to admit, Mayumi's outfit was practically a blessing for any old lech!

A polo shirt paired with a miniskirt gave off a youthful, girlish vibe.

Not to mention the long, slender, creamy-white legs she had on display. The visual impact was downright devastating!

It was a full-on tennis outfit from head to toe!

Though wearing tennis clothes was normal enough. After all, the format of Monolith Code was similar to tennis, just the magical kind.

But it was not the sort of fantasy tennis from The Prince of Tennis that could break through the heavens.

"By the way, Mahiro-kun, you have a match later too, don't you? Is it really okay for you to stay here with me?"

"Of course it's fine. It's only the preliminaries."

Yotsuba Mahiro said it as if it were nothing.

What was so interesting about preparing for a match compared with watching Mayumi stretch?

"Then... will there be any surprises today?" Mayumi asked with a hint of expectation.

With Mahiro helping her, it was like opening presents on Christmas. Every time, he gave her a different surprise.

In yesterday's preliminaries, he had first helped her optimize her magic activation sequence, and then in the finals he had helped her improve her magic.

She was looking forward to what changes might come next.

"Unfortunately, no."

Mahiro shrugged and said, "I already wrung myself dry yesterday improving your magic. There really isn't a single drop left now."

"Mmph... Don't say it in such a suggestive way!"

Mayumi muttered shyly, "Wrung dry and all that... It's not like I ever did anything that excessive."

Hearing Mayumi's bashful tone, Mahiro's expression stayed perfectly normal. He pursed his lips and said, "If you really want a surprise, senpai, it's not like I can't prepare one."

Under her expectant gaze, he added:

"At worst, I'll go to Jumonji-senpai and copy his family's ancestral magic, Phalanx. Using multiple moving defensive walls in Monolith Code should be pretty interesting, right?"

"Absolutely do not do that!" Mayumi hurriedly stopped him.

Those large, reddish-purple eyes stared fixedly at him, filled with resolve!

Putting aside whether she could even use the Jumonji family's Phalanx, Yotsuba Mahiro's behavior alone was enough to offend a great many people.

Although the Ten Master Clans did not mind others being able to use their family's secret techniques, that did not mean they would indulge it without limit.

If he kept going like this, sooner or later he would be censured by the various families of the Ten Master Clans.

"Suit yourself."

Yotsuba Mahiro looked thoroughly unconcerned.

In any case, Katsuto Jumonji would be taking part in Monolith Code, so the magic Phalanx would become his sooner or later.

After that, the Monolith Code match began.

The result was beyond question. Mayumi was obviously going to win, so after watching for only a little while, he set off for his own venue.

The spectator seats on the Ice Pillars Break side were already packed with people.

Aside from a small number of outsiders, most of them were students from the various high schools.

Because there was no limit on power, the contestants could freely display their magic, and the scene when the ice pillars shattered was also extremely spectacular.

That was why Ice Pillars Break was the second-most popular event in the Nine Schools Competition.

Sayaka, Erika, and the others were among the crowd as well.

Miyuki, Kitayama Shizuku, Honoka, Mizuki, Leo, and even Shiba Tatsuya, who was in charge of the rookie tournament, were all in the spectator seats.

"Hey, hey, say, Kaka, what were you doing yesterday? You actually didn't come watch the match."

"Huh? I... I wasn't feeling very well yesterday, so I slept in my room all day..."

Faced with Erika's question, Sayaka, who was sitting in the stands, looked a little uneasy. She tucked both hands between her thighs and rubbed them nervously, and even her gaze drifted all over the place.

"That really is a shame~"

Erika noticed that something was off with Sayaka. She was clearly lying!

So, in a teasing tone, she casually said, "But I remember you didn't show up the day before yesterday either, Kaka. It even seemed like Yotsuba-kun personally brought your meals to you~"

"Th-that was because..."

Sayaka's delicate body trembled slightly, and her face flushed red with a whoosh.

She could not keep making things up anymore, and she had no idea how to answer.

She could not exactly tell Erika that because she had spent the whole night rolling in the sheets with Mahiro, she had ended up too sore to move, and because she had been far too exhausted, she had rested for two days, could she?

"All right, Erika-chan, Mibu-senpai is already really troubled. Besides, the match is about to start."

"That's right. This next match is Mahiro-kun's match, so I suggest we don't miss it."

"Mm-hmm. With Mahiro's strength, I'm sure he'll win the match cleanly and decisively!"

Miyuki, Kitayama Shizuku, and Honoka all spoke up one after another, helping Sayaka out of her predicament.

Seeing that, Erika could only let it go for the moment and turn her gaze back to the arena.

But there was one thing she was certain of: something had definitely happened between Sayaka and Mahiro.

Though she had already guessed as much, if possible, she still wanted to hear Sayaka describe it herself.

After all, that would be much more interesting.

"By the way, Onii-sama, do you know what magic Brother Mahiro will use for the match?"

"...Sorry, Miyuki. I can't guess either."

Faced with Miyuki's question, Tatsuya could only shake his head regretfully.

As far as he knew, Yotsuba Mahiro was proficient in a great many kinds of magic, covering every system.

And there were countless spells suited to Monolith Code.

For example, Muspelheim, Ice Fog Domain, Inferno of Ice and Flame, Phonon Maser, Nihility, and so on.

There was even Maya Yotsuba's Meteor Shower, as well as his own Material Burst!

Although the latter was strategic-class magic, the tournament had no rule restricting the level of magic used in Monolith Code.

Given Yotsuba Mahiro's utterly unrestrained personality, he was absolutely capable of using strategic-class magic in public.

Under the eager anticipation of the entire audience, the men's Monolith Code preliminaries began.

But—

"Hey, hey, hey, is this for real?!"

"Is that... a magic engineer?"

"No way. What kind of joke is this?!"

The audience's doubtful voices rang throughout the entire arena; they were just short of shouting for refunds.

Even Erika and the others were utterly speechless when they saw it.

"I mean, why did Yotsuba come out to compete wearing that? Isn't that a little too much mockery?"

"Indeed. But it's very much Brother Mahiro's style."

Yotsuba Mahiro had walked onto the stage wearing the technical team's jacket.

Monolith Code was somewhat different from the other events. Contestants could take the stage in clothes that boosted morale, so most people wore outfits they liked, to the point that it had even once turned into a fashion show.

But someone wearing an engineer's uniform was a first in the entire history of the Nine Schools Competition.

There was nothing he could do about it. Aside from his school uniform, he had not brought any other clothes, and he was too lazy to change.

"George, looks like he's that temporary engineer from First High School."

"Yeah. I looked into him. His name is Yotsuba Mahiro. They say he's an abandoned child of the Yotsuba Family. Masaki, I'd say he'll probably be your biggest opponent in Monolith Code."

"I know."

Masaki Ichijo answered very calmly, but as he looked at the figure in the arena, his gaze was extremely grave.

A magician of the Yotsuba Family, the most mysterious line among the Ten Master Clans...

At the same time, the Ninth High upperclassman on the stage also looked terrible, his face flushing between green and red.

To think he had to compete on the same stage as a magic engineer, someone who could not even be counted as an athlete...

"You're looking down on me far too much! I'll absolutely make you regret this, and make you pay the price for underestimating me!!!"

"?"

What was this guy mumbling over there!

Without wasting words, the instant the match officially began, before the other side even had time to react, Yotsuba Mahiro drew Night Demon and aimed it at the opposite field.

Then he pulled the trigger.

—Multiple Observation—

—Multiple Casting—

—Nihility, activate!

Not even the audience had time to react before all twelve ice pillars on the opposite field were uniformly decomposed into molecular dust and mist.

The cold fog shocked the Ninth High contestant awake, but everything was already too late.

The broadcast announcing the end of the match had already sounded.

"What happened?"

"No idea..."

"That engineer seemed really strong..."

The audience in the stands looked utterly baffled. None of them had understood what had happened.

"...Is it over already?"

"Yeah, it's over."

"...Mahiro is amazing..."

Erika, Kitayama Shizuku, Honoka, Sayaka, and Mizuki looked at one another.

None of them had expected the match to end less than ten seconds after it began.

They hadn't even managed to see what had actually happened. All they knew was that the ice pillars on the other side of the field had vanished in an instant.

Just like the car accident they had encountered on the way here, they had been broken down cleanly and decisively.

And the matches that followed were exactly the same.

Instant kill!

Instant kill!

And yet another instant kill!

Not a single person could last ten seconds in front of Yotsuba Mahiro, or destroy even one ice pillar. Even reinforcing them with "Information Boost" had no effect whatsoever.

Miyuki had already covered her mouth in surprise.

She never would have thought Brother Mahiro would use "Nihility" in front of everyone...

But that was exactly the Yotsuba Mahiro she knew.

He had never cared what others thought. As long as someone was his opponent, he would eliminate them without mercy.