Bab 44: Chapter 43 - Mahora Festival 6
Near the field under the World Tree, Rin and Shirou could feel a bounded fields that has been installed to prevent a non-magicians people from entering the field.
"Rin, did you see it?" Shirou asked.
"Yeah," Rin answered. "The Bounded Field that installed here is a type that prevent ordinary people to going into the field."
"The principal has installed a kekkai to drive ordinary people away," Setsuna said. "Surely what he wants to discuss with us is very important."
"We will know if we enter the bounded field," Negi said.
When the four of them entered into the bounded field that had been installed, The Principal and the other magician teachers in Mahora are waiting the four of them in the middle of the field.
"Ooh," Konoemon said. "The four of you finally arrived. We have been waiting for you."
Negi, Shirou, Setsuna and Rin were quite surprised by the number of magician teachers in Mahora. Because there were quite a lot of them, what Shirou and Rin didn't think was that Taiga also stood between the magician teachers, and they both didn't expect that.
"These people," Negi said.
"Ummh I forget to introduce you to them," Konoemon said. "All the people here are magicians on duty from elementary to university teachers including the students."
"Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeh!" Negi said.
"Wooow," Rin said. "I never thought there were so many magician in Mahora."
"That's right," Shirou said. "But what surprised me most was that Fuji-Nee was apparently also a magician, I didn't expect it at all."
"Hehehehe," Taiga said. "Your father Kiritsugu was also surprised when he learn that I am a witch!"
"I didn't know that Fujimura-Sensei was a witch," Negi said.
"Neither do I," Rin and Setsuna said together.
"Eheeem," Konoemon said. "Sorry if I interrupted your conversation, but I hope you focus, because I summon all the magicians in Mahora to this place because there is a problem that arises. "
"Eh, I'm sorry, Principal," Shirou said. "But my father and my mother are not here."
"Ah," said Konoemon. "The two of them are on another mission so they're both not here."
(No wonder father and mother brought a big suitcase this morning, apparently they have a mission from the principal. That means they both won't go home today) Shirou told himself.
"Now, I will continue this conversation," Konoemon said. "Regarding the problem that arises, this problem requires the power of all the magicians in Mahora Gakuen to solve it."
"What kind of problem?" Shirou asked.
"Do you all know about the legend of World Tree?" Konoemon asked.
"Yes," Rin said. "It's said whoever make a wish on the last day of the Mahora Festival that wish would come true."
"Wait, isn't the rumour said that anyone who expresses they feelings for someone under the World Tree their feelings will be accepted?" Shirou said.
"That rumour is true ," Konoemon said. "The World Tree does have the ability to grant wishes, once in 22 years."
"Whaaaaaaat!" Said Rin, Shirou, Negi and Setsuna.
"Is that true, Mr. Principal?" Shirou asked.
"That's right," Konoemon answered. "But it is limited to controlling someone feeling and perception, so the task that I will give to all of you is to prevent a love confession in the area around the World Tree during the Festival."
"So all of that legend is reality and not superstition," Rin said.
"Yeah," Konoemon said. "The real name of the World Tree is the Divine Banto tree, a magic tree that is able to collect large amounts of magic energy, every 22 years the collected magic energy reaches its maximum amount and eventually overflows from within the World Tree, the formation used to collect the excess overflowing magic energy was made in six places that surrounded the World Tree and one of them was in this field. And the collected magical energy has the power to affect the human heart. "
"Is that why the Headmaster told us to prevent the love confession?" Rin asked.
"That's right," Konoemon answered. "Desires like dominating the world or earning a lot of money will not come true but when the wish is love confession, the success rate is 120 percent at the level of the curse."
"That's terrible!" Shirou said. "Influencing other people's feelings to loves us without knowing that person liking us or not, is a slavery!"
"Your words are true Emiya-kun," Konoemon said. "The actual time the magic energy in the World Tree is overflowing should be next year but because there is an abnormality in the path of magic energy in Mahora, the magic energy gathering becomes a year faster. That's why I gathered all of you here."
"B-But there's no problem if they loves each other," Negi said.
"You're wrong there, Negi-kun," Rin said. "Even though they like each other and be happy forever because World Tree magic. That was just a fake happiness, influencing people's hearts is always contrary to the morals and principles of magicians."
"I-Is that so?" Negi said. "I-I'm sorry, because I don't really understand things like that."
"Someone's eavesdropping," Shirou said.
Shirou felt something in the direction of the bounded field that eavesdropped on the conversation they had been making. He then projected his large black bow and then released a standard arrow in the direction of the eavesdropping.
A Drone equipped with a camera exploded due to being hit by an arrow released by Shirou.
"A Drone that can penetrate mid-level bounded fields," said the teacher who wore a black suit. "This must be Chao Ling Sen job, only she that can make a Drones with a technology this advanced."
"So Chao is watching us, huh," Rin said. "What is that mad scientist purpose?"
"Rin-san, is Chao Ling Sen who is my student and one of your classmates know about magic?" Negi asked.
"Not just knowing," Rin answered. "Chachamaru which is one of Eva-chan's dolls is the result of collaboration between Chao and Eva-chan. Although Satomi Hakase is the one who designed Chachamaru, the technology to make Chachamaru came from Chao."
Negi was really surprised by Rin's statement, he really didn't know that Chachamaru was made based on technology owned by Chao Ling Sen.
"I also knew about that from Evangeline," Shirou said. "Does Chao have a specific goal by watching over our conversation using drones like that?"
"That's what we don't know yet," Konoemon said. "Chao Ling Sen has done this several times and she can get away from us because there is no evidence that even with the drone that Emiya-kun had destroyed earlier, it will not be any proof. Chao Ling Sen may have bad intentions with anything she planned."
"I- I am not sure if Chao-san has a hidden purpose," Negi said. "Because when I eat several times at Chao Bao Zi , she doesn't look like someone who would do evil."
"Negi," Shirou said. "I know you don't want to suspect your own student, and it's not good to suspect someone. But this time I can't defend Chao-san because her actions are suspicious."
"B-but," Negi said.
"No but Negi-kun," Rin said. "If you are naive like that, one day you will experience problems because of your naivete."
"Negi, a long time a go, I was naive like you," Shirou said. "And I'm having a lot of problems because of my naivete and stupidity. Even to the point of making a lot of trouble for those closest to me."
Negi couldn't say anything after being lectured by Shirou and Rin. He felt that Chao was not a bad person, but Shirou and Rin did not believe in that, Negi had any inkling that Chao planned it was not a bad thing and he believed in it.
"I still believe that Chao is a good person!" Negi shouted while running away from Shirou and Rin. "And I'll prove it."
"Haaah," said Shirou sighing. "He is as naive and stubborn as me."
"Believe in one thing that he considered true, even though the thing that he think is true is a wrong thing." Rin said.
"Let's just let Negi-kun calm down first," Konoemon said. "Our conversation is over, everyone's disbanded!"
Konoemon immediately deactivates the bounded field and in a flash suddenly appears a lot of people.
"Shirou-sama," Setsuna said, "What about Negi-Sensei?"
"Let's leave him be," Shirou said. "He is too stubborn to listen to our words right now, it is better we now meet Chao to ask what is the real purpose of using drones to eavesdrop on the conversation we have here."
Author Note: The first part of the Mahora Festival Arc is finished here.
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