章 26: Grow
Engagement.
Masa didn't expect that he would have a fiancee when he was so young, yet somehow... it was hard for him not to expect this.
This was normal, he thought, especially when everyone knew how exceptional he was.
Masa's genes were definitely sought after, and whoever married him, their descendants would inherit his powerful genes.
More importantly, with how powerful, smart, talented, and handsome he was, many wanted to court him early.
To be honest, when he was young, many families came to him, asking him to engage with their daughters, nieces, and others since having to get him meant that they could get involved in the Isshiki Family and gain a powerful magician.
Yet, of course, the Isshiki Family couldn't agree to that, especially when they thought about how generous Masa was.
Thinking how Masa would create magic for the family that he would be married to, they somehow couldn't accept it. Yes, they knew that it was petty of them, but Masa could only be for the Isshiki Family. No one could steal him from them!
This was what everyone within the family did.
More importantly, Masa was about to go to Tokyo, a place where he would lack the supervision of his family. While they could believe in him, considering how reliable and mature he was, he was still young and, more importantly, a virgin. While he might be okay with facing other trickery and deceits, what about a honey trap?
Being seduced by a beautiful woman, could he stop himself?
More importantly, many had seen how he was often so close with so many beautiful women, and somehow... they felt worried!
So, this decision was made to engage Masa with Airi.
The two were childhood sweethearts, and naturally, their feelings have been tested. Even if love might not bloom between them, it was possible for love to bloom later.
As for the problem of being a cousin, it was all fine, and no one thought that it was a problem.
Yet, while all the family had agreed, Masa and Airi, who knew nothing, were dumbfounded, and it was impossible for the two to accept everything so easily.
More importantly, Masa's little sister, Hiiro Hiromi, was so shocked that she fell onto the ground, yet no one paid attention to her, and everyone had been staring at Masa and Airi.
No, their gazes were always on Masa, who was their leader.
From one of the weakest families in the 18 Assistant Houses to one of the strongest families, if there was no Masa, it was impossible for them to reach this stage.
"What's wrong, Masa? You don't want to be engaged to Airi?"
No one said anything, and only the voice of the Isshiki Family's head, his uncle, was heard as he questioned Masa.
Masa, who fell silent, also woke up and then looked at Airi, who was looking at him worriedly and with hesitation.
'Damn, what am I hesitating for?'
Masa was surprised, but he didn't hate the idea of being engaged to Airi.
"No, I am happy with her as my fiancee as I can imagine her as my future wife, but what about you, Airi? Are you okay with me?"
Feeling his eyes on her, Airi could feel his gentle yet determined eyes. Her heart was beating so fast as she was nervous, yet she was also happy, and the words that she wanted to say came out so naturally from her lips.
"Yes, please take care of me, Masa..."
Watching the cute girl who followed him all the time like a brat and then growing up into such a charming woman who was also his fiancee, Masa knew what he had to do.
Holding her hands in his hands, Masa said, "I will make you happy."
"Me too! I will make you happy, too!"
Airi couldn't control her emotions and hugged him tightly.
"OOOOOOOHHHH!!!"
As the two hugged each other, everyone cheered happily at the engagement of the two.
Unlike Tatsuya, who was hated, Masa was loved, after all.
Yet, Masa and Airi two ignored everyone, feeling each other warm as they clung to each other.
However, Masa's uncle couldn't stay calm!
"Stop! Stop! Stop hugging! Wait till you grow up!"
However, even so, nothing could stop the enthusiasm of everyone in the Isshiki Family.
Yet, even if everyone was happy, one person couldn't, but with her awkward personality, she could only remain silent as she forced herself to smile, following the crowd, who was happy with the engagement of Masa and Airi.
Nevertheless, Masa knew nothing about that, and he was quite busy for a while as everyone wanted to hug him and throw him to the sky.
Lucky.
This is what Masa truly felt when he was born into this family, and because of that, he was going to protect this family and make everyone stronger so that no one could threaten them.
Not only a financial and political but also a military power.
Masa knew that if others heard him, they would think that he was simply crazy, yet this warmth and love he didn't want to lose, and before someone tried to take it, he was going to make the first move since those with the initiative had always been the one with the advantages.
At this moment, the world was still peaceful, but he knew once he entered high school, it would be a different matter.
The tragedy that happened to most magician families wouldn't happen to him and his family, and he had made up his mind to protect everyone.
As he thought so, he prepared to train all of his abilities, learning, and many others to improve himself.
Knock! Knock! Knock!
The door of his room was knocked, but the person didn't immediately enter and waited for his answer quietly.
"Come in."
"Masa-niisama."
"Hiromi?"
Masa looked at his little sister, who had changed into her cute pajamas and held her treasured doll, which he had given her in the past. "What's wrong? Do you want to sleep with me?" He made a joke, but unexpectedly, she nodded shyly.
"Can I, Masa-niisama?"
"...how old are you again?" Masa was speechless, causing Hiromi to lower her head in embarrassment, squeezing her tiny toes together nervously as she remained silent.
Watching her reaction, he smiled softly and said, "Sure, wait for a moment. I need to finish something."
Hiromi's eyes shone brightly before she closed the door hurriedly and went to Masa's bed.
In the past, they often slept together since their parents went to work, and he felt that she needed someone to take care of him, so as a sibling, their relationship was quite close.
Probably, she was lonely, thinking about his leaving for the First High School.
Still, Hiromi, who had entered Masa's bed, laid down and then turned, watching her older brother, who was typing on a keyboard with lightning speed. In the current world, such a method is simply old or might not be seen, especially when everyone has already accepted the convenience of visual pointers or neural assistance when they enter data into the computer.
Yet, for Masa, whose physical ability was so amazing, using the keyboard was much faster, considering the visual pointers and neural assistance might not be able to match his thinking speed.
Hiromi didn't bother Masa and just observed him, but fortunately, he didn't make her wait too long.
Masa turned off his computer and light, then entered the bed as usual, even if his little sister was by his side.
"Let's sleep."
"Um~!"
While Hiromi's expression didn't change much, the happiness in her voice was clear, and when she saw the gentle smile on her older brother was so close, she felt her heart beating so fast.
Yet, when she thought about what had happened earlier, she couldn't hide her gloomy thoughts until her head was patted softly.
This touch was as gentle as ever, still similar to how she felt in the past, yet even so, she knew that she couldn't monopolize this touch any longer as Masa would marry someone else.
Closing her eyes tightly, she tried to stop her tears, but she couldn't, and in the end, she just moved closer to him, burying her face closer to his chest. She was his little sister, and she knew that she shouldn't expect more than this, yet... her heart said otherwise since the more she stayed with him, the more greedy she became.
Yet, for now, this is enough.
That night, the two siblings returned to their past childhood, close and happy without thinking of many problems, yet, even so, they had grown up, and they had to part, especially when Masa had to go to Tokyo for his First High School entrance exam and to meet the protagonist of this world.
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Everything is pure, okay?
章 27: Light
"So, he is in Tokyo now?"
"Yes."
"But..." Shiori looked at Airi with a complicated gaze and said helplessly, "But I never thought the two of you would become a fiance and a fiancee..."
Hearing those words from her best friend, Airi blushed shyly, but she didn't intend to hide this fact since it had already become a fact, and she even announced it to the magician community.
"Yes, he will be my future husband..."
Her voice was so gentle, and her eyes were filled with affection.
When Shiori saw Airi, who was in this state, it was hard for her to stay calm, but fortunately, they had finished the entrance exam for the Third High School.
"By the way, has he finished his entrance exam?"
While Shiori wasn't sure why, she tried to change the subject of their conversation, hoping for Airi to stop talking about her engagement with Masa.
"Not yet." Airi looked at her mobile terminal, seemingly waiting for Masa's email, but unfortunately, it might take him a while to send it. Still, she didn't want to bother him, especially when he should be busy with his entrance exam.
As for her entrance exam?
Well, it was easy, and she didn't think that she would fail.
Airi also thought that Masa didn't have a problem with his entrance exam and wanted to hear his voice, but even so, she didn't want to bother him and waited for him patiently like a good wife.
"....." Shiori.
Meanwhile, Masa had arrived in Tokyo for the first time and stayed in the hotel, which should be owned by his family. Yes, including the cyber-security field; naturally, he also made the Isshiki Family enter the real estate industry, including a hotel.
Why?
It was for safety.
After all, having their own hotel was safer than staying at a different place, right?
The Isshiki Family, who had many new magics due to Masa, wasn't weak, but even so, it was better to be prepared than be sorry.
At the same time, due to Masa's stay in Tokyo, his family also prepared a new house for him, but the security system still needed to be installed.
Still thinking of that new house, Masa wondered whether his family might be over-preparing since, instead of a house, he felt that the place his family had prepared for him was a fortress.
Yet, for the future head of the Isshiki Family, all of them thought it was nothing, or rather, such preparation was needed, especially for Masa, who would be everyone's future head of the family.
Go all out instead of being sorry.
Probably, this was the motto of the Isshiki Family at this moment.
Yet, inwardly, in this world, was there anyone who could even fight him?
While Masa was busy with his entrance exam, he didn't forget to train all of his abilities, especially those that were gained from Masa One Piece.
Masa of One Piece had devoured Machvise and Kizaru, but even so, he needed time to consume and develop the abilities he gained from the two.
While Masa One Piece was on his way to learning all the necessary knowledge and started his beginning after his dangerous fight with Kizaru, Masa DxD also did his best to learn and improve the ability of Ton Ton no Mi.
Ton Ton no Mi was a simple power, yet even so, it needed time to train.
More importantly, as Masa DxD had a lot of experience with physical ability, there was no doubt that he was the most suitable person to train the Ton Ton no Mi.
Meanwhile, Masa Mahouka wasn't lazy; instead, he worked hard to learn how to improve Pika Pika no Mi's ability.
After getting the power of Pika Pika no Mi, besides manipulating light, Masa had been thinking about how to improve this ability further.
In the original, the way Kizaru used the ability from the Pika Pika no Mi was pretty simple, which was just turning his body into a light, using his physical ability to attack someone with the speed of light or shoot a laser.
Still, Masa didn't underestimate Kizaru and felt that such a way of using the Pika Pika no Mi was good.
If there was something that Masa had to add, it was the fact that he could control the light to create a hologram, an optical illusion, by using the Pika Pika no Mi.
This was probably the best way for him to improve the ability of Pika Pika no Mi, and as for the rest, it was enough to use the way Kizaru used this ability as with the speed of light, how could chase after him?
What about others?
Frankly, there were a lot of possibilities for the Pika Pika no Mi since the light was everywhere, and it was also dangerous as he could even create a gamma ray, x-ray, microwave, and many others.
To be honest, among all the Logia-type of Devil Fruit, the Pika Pika no Mi could be said to be one of the most dangerous.
Yet, there was a massive problem in developing such an ability.
Radiation.
Yes, whether it was a gamma ray, x-ray, microwave, or many others, all of them generated radiation.
While Masa was immune, the environment wasn't, and if he really developed a magic that destroyed the environment, then he would be as good as gone. He also didn't like the idea of destroying the environment, considering how important it was for him and his family, especially in this country, Japan, where the useable land was so limited.
Masa might say to leave the improvement of the Pika Pika no Mi to him, but then again, in reality, there was still a limit to what he could do.
'If I have a "Regrowth..."
If Masa had "Regrowth," Tatsuya's innate ability, which allowed Tatsuya to return everything to its previous, original state within 24 hours, he would develop all the possibilities of the Pika Pika no Mi.
Unfortunately, he didn't have such an ability, so he could only improve the Pika Pika no Mi in the field of illusion, especially optical illusion.
Oh, and a laser, too.
If possible, Masa hoped for Masa One Piece to devour Bomu Bomu no Mi or Pamu Pamu no Mi the next time the next Masa appeared, so that way, the ability of the Pika Pika no Mi could grow stronger, but he knew that when the next Masa appeared, what everyone aimed for wouldn't be Bomu Bomu no Mi or Pamu Pamu no Mi instead it would be a certain Zoan-type of a Devil Fruit.
Nevertheless, this was fine, too, Masa thought.
Still, as he thought of how to develop his Pika Pika no Mi, he was already about to arrive at the First High School to start his entrance exam, and he could see many middle school students walking toward the same, seemingly also intending to join the entrance exam.
Nevertheless, no one intended to talk to each other since everyone in this place was a rival, and no one wanted to fail to enter this prestigious high school.
Still, even so, even if everyone was a rival, everyone couldn't help but look in the direction of Masa.
Masa was wearing a facemask, hiding most of his features, but even so, his large body was impossible to ignore.
While everyone's height was mostly less than 180 or even further below, his almost 190 cm was towering, and even though he appeared slim, everyone could feel the dense and powerful aura that came from Masa's body.
It felt... hard to breathe somehow when they were close to him, as if he was an existence above them.
Yet even so, many of them wished to get close to him, especially when all of them saw his appearance and hoped to see his real face under that facemask.
However, while the majority were attracted to his appearance, one girl stared at him in a daze due to how warm and bright he was. The Pika Pika no Mi had turned him into a human light. Instead of the powerful bio-electricity on his body, his light was more vibrant, and it might not be wrong to say that he was like the sun.
Yet, even so, ordinary people and magicians might not notice this.
However, it was different from this girl, who was particularly sensitive toward the light, and because of Masa's light, she just... couldn't look away.
"Honoka, what's wrong?"
Her friend, who walked by her side, looked at the girl in confusion.
"Hey, remove your facemask. You can't enter the school with that."
At the entrance of the First High School, such a conversation happened, and Masa, who was told to remove his facemask, did so and caused everything to be in silence. Yet, he ignored everyone's reaction and asked the school staff. "Can I enter now?"
The staff, who was in a daze, quickly nodded. "Ah, yes, please!"
Masa nodded, then entered the school casually, giving off a laid-back attitude, yet even so, many still couldn't wake up from their stupor from watching his face for the first time.
Masa's charm, which had become three times better, was just so destructive, after all.
Yet, Honoka's friend, Shizuku Kitayama, who followed her best friend's gaze, understood why her best friend had been in a daze and rooted in a place.
Was this the beginning of the first love of the two girls?
Spring, new encounters, and love.
The weather might still within the winter, but even so, they couldn't help but imagine that spring had come, and all the girls who had seen Masa for the first time anticipated such a future, and they hoped to succeed in their entrance exam so that they could meet him!
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