The Infinite Dimensions Starting from The Irregular at Magic High School

While everyone was still too stunned to recover, he took Miyuki by the hand and quietly slipped away.

On the way, Miyuki brought it up, so he gave her a brief explanation and analysis.

"Since that woman chose to greet you and Tatsuya in front of everyone, that means she doesn't care at all about exposing the Shiba Family."

"And she only said you were relatives. She didn't reveal that you're a candidate to inherit the Yotsuba Family, so there shouldn't be any problems."

"As for whether someone will look into it, I think there's even less need to worry."

"Erika may look like she's always laughing and joking around, but she's actually very tight-lipped."

"As for the others, I don't think they'll go around talking nonsense either."

"And if someone really does investigate, there's still the colossal Yotsuba Family behind us. Who would dare make a move? Right?"

"Mm... What you said does make a lot of sense, Mahiro-oniisama."

Miyuki nodded, finally putting her mind at ease.

"But... as for being a candidate to inherit the Yotsuba Family, Miyuki still thinks you are the one most suited for it, Mahiro-oniisama."

"Come on, forget it. Leaving aside whether I'd even want to be the family head, that woman would never give me that position in the first place. And even if she really did, the other branch families wouldn't agree."

"Who says!"

Miyuki suddenly refuted him with great agitation. "I, Ayako, Fumiya, and Yuuka-oneesama would absolutely support you, Mahiro-oniisama!"

Seeing the girl argue back so earnestly, Mahiro habitually stroked Miyuki's long hair.

"Miyuki, you should know very well that the decision isn't in our hands. I've never cared about these things either."

"But..."

Miyuki lowered her head shyly, her voice filled with dissatisfaction. "But besides you, Mahiro-oniisama, what right does anyone else have to sit in the family head's seat?!"

Those were Miyuki's heartfelt words.

In terms of excellence alone, whether it was the Mashiba Family, the Shiiba Family, Shibata, or any of the other branch families, none of them could compare to even a single hair on Yotsuba Mahiro's head.

Even if they all joined forces, they still wouldn't be enough for him to beat with one hand.

But the problem was, in the end, didn't it all come down to that woman Maya Yotsuba's attitude?

Very soon, Mahiro and Miyuki arrived at the destination according to the address Maya Yotsuba had left.

It was a VIP reception room in a military hotel.

And the one waiting for them at the door was the Yotsuba Family's head butler, Hayama.

"Good day, Lady Miyuki, Lord Mahiro."

Dressed in a butler's uniform, Hayama placed one hand over the right side of his chest and bowed slightly.

"It has been too long, Mr. Hayama!"

Miyuki replied that way. She had a very good impression of Hayama.

Because Hayama was one of the rare people in the Yotsuba Family who handled matters strictly as business without mixing in any personal feelings, and he held Mahiro and Tatsuya in high regard.

Especially Yotsuba Mahiro.

The evaluation "monstrously powerful, a match for the strongest magician" had come from Hayama.

Mahiro, meanwhile, looked at Hayama with slight surprise. This was the first time Hayama had greeted him.

"Then, though this is rather impolite, may I ask you both to proceed immediately to the reception room ahead."

"Madam has been waiting for some time."

Mahiro and Miyuki said nothing, only nodded. Immediately afterward, Hayama placed both hands on the door handles and pushed the doors open with force.

Only after stepping inside did they realize that there were quite a few people present.

"Uncle Kuroba, Ayako, Fumiya, Miss Sakurai, and Aunt, good day to you all. It has been too long."

Miyuki was exchanging greetings with the people present, like some kind of aristocratic social circle. Mahiro had no interest in it. Instead, he spotted Sayaka sitting opposite Maya, and walked straight over.

When Sayaka saw Mahiro arrive, joy immediately appeared on her face.

"Congratulations, Mahiro, on winning Monolith Code. The match was wonderful, and you were... very handsome then. But I'm sorry I couldn't congratulate you right away."

Sayaka was holding a teacup in her hands, her fingertips gently rubbing the rim.

It was a small habit of hers. Whenever she got nervous, she would do that.

Naturally, Mahiro noticed it at a glance and reached out, gently covering the back of her hand.

"That's nothing. As long as you're all right. That woman didn't do anything to you, did she?"

The way he called her "that woman" made Sayaka involuntarily sneak a glance at Maya on the sofa opposite them. Seeing that she was smiling as she watched them, without the slightest displeasure, Sayaka finally relaxed.

She shook her head and smiled gracefully. "Lady Yotsuba treated me very well. She also spoke with me just now about many things concerning you and the Yotsuba Family."

After saying that, she turned to look at Miyuki and gave a slight nod. "Kouhai Miyuki."

"Senpai Sayaka," Miyuki replied.

The two of them were getting along very peacefully, and Sayaka showed not the slightest surprise at Miyuki's appearance.

It seemed Maya Yotsuba had already told Sayaka about Miyuki's identity.

"It's been so long, my dear child."

At that moment, the elegant, extraordinarily beautiful woman across from them spoke in greeting.

Her red lips parted slightly, and her voice was as clear and crisp as a skylark's song, yet carried a hint of forbidden allure.

"I wouldn't call it that long. Compared with those days, how much time has really passed?"

Mahiro raised his head and looked across at her.

Maya Yotsuba's appearance had not changed in the slightest.

Her smooth black hair spilled down to her waist, and she possessed a delicate beauty enough to intoxicate any man, along with a graceful figure that women would envy.

In particular, the sexy black-and-red long dress she wore accentuated her curvaceous body to the extreme.

The fullness at her chest looked as though it might burst free of her neckline at any moment.

It was as if the years could not leave even the faintest trace upon her.

Even her sitting posture was extremely casual, like she was reclining on the sofa, a languid air about her; every movement of her hands and feet exuded seduction.

"Are you not planning to tell me your purpose in coming here personally?" Mahiro asked.

"I have no purpose."

Maya Yotsuba crossed her exquisite little feet and lifted them slightly, revealing a length of cool, pale jade-like leg beneath her skirt.

She picked up the rich, fragrant plain black tea and took a small sip with the cup against her red lips.

"I am merely a pitiful mother who, after being abandoned by her own child, secretly came to the sports meet to see her son."

"Heh... First of all, saying I abandoned you is complete nonsense. Never mind whether I could even do something that awful— even if I wanted to abandon you, it'd be impossible.

Second, how exactly did you combine the words 'pitiful' and 'mother' and place them on yourself? Don't you find that out of place?"

That blunt statement practically scared everyone out of their wits.

Whether it was Kuroba Mitsugu, Ayako, Fumiya, or even Miyuki, all of them looked at him in shock.

Hayama's brows furrowed slightly, and he was about to speak and reprimand him, but Maya Yotsuba stopped him.

"Mahiro-kun..."

Sayaka, seated beside him, gently tugged at his sleeve.

"I'm fine."

Mahiro took a deep breath, calmed his restless emotions, and looked at that woman again.

"Why don't we talk about the real matter? If there's nothing, I'm leaving. I still have things to do."

"What an impatient child..."

Seeing Mahiro rise as if to leave, Maya Yotsuba looked at the young woman beside him and said to her, "Sayaka, could I trouble you to take Fumiya and Minami around the Nine Schools Competition venue?"

"They've been looking forward to the Nine Schools Competition very much."

It was an excuse so obvious it could not have been any more obvious.

Though Sayaka hesitated a little after hearing it, she did not refuse.

After Mahiro arranged to have dinner with her later, Sayaka took Fumiya and Minami out of the reception room.

Immediately afterward, Hayama and Kuroba Mitsugu also withdrew from the room.

During this process, Maya had already set down her teacup and propped her fragrant cheek on one hand.

That inscrutable smile still hung on her face as she watched Mahiro the entire time.

"School life has been enjoyable, hasn't it?"

"Mm."

"And you've caused me quite a bit of trouble, haven't you?"

"Mm."

"Was the CAD I had someone deliver useful?"

"Mm."

It was like an ordinary conversation within a normal family, and Mahiro's answer each time was only that one syllable: "Mm."

Yet in the very next second, Maya suddenly changed the subject.

"It seems you have indeed been very earnestly carrying out the task I gave you~"

"Mm... hm? What do you mean?"

He met Maya's gaze. Those eyes, like deep violet crystal, were filled with a teasing smile.

"Erika Chiba, Mizuki Shibata, Kitayama Shizuku, Mitsui Honoka, Mayumi Saegusa, and the Mibu Sayaka who just left."

As if reciting treasures she knew by heart, Maya Yotsuba spoke the names of the girls gathered around him.

"The Ten Master Clans, the Hundred Families, famous entrepreneurs, elemental families, and possessors of special talents. Not bad at all."

An elegant smile curved the woman's lips, as though Mahiro's every move had taken place under her watch.

And when Mahiro heard those names, his expression sank completely.

"You investigated me?"

"That is only natural."

Maya picked up her teacup and took a light sip, then said unhurriedly, "No matter how you put it, you are an adjusted magician who walked out of the Fourth Laboratory. In essence, you are property of the Yotsuba Family, so of course I have the right to supervise you."

"Are you serious?"

"Exactly."

The instant her words fell—

An invisible wave of psions spread outward, enveloping Maya's entire body, as though Mahiro could kill this fragile woman with a single thought.

"Brother Mahiro, don't!"

Miyuki noticed something was wrong and hurriedly grabbed Mahiro's arm, urging him not to act rashly.

Even Ayako was shocked.

She did not even know whose side she should take. One was the Lady Maya she respected, while the other was her favorite and most beloved cousin!

At that moment, Maya Yotsuba lifted her eyes from her teacup and met his gaze again.

Although Mahiro could not see this woman's true thoughts, deep within those pupils he saw an indescribable emotion lingering there.

She even seemed utterly unconcerned by his threat, and then tossed out an even more explosive piece of news.