Editing Mahou Sensou:Volume 1 Chapter 2 (section)

===Part 2===

Mui went upstairs as told and entered Takeshi’s room.

His room had an orderly atmosphere and he did not have a lot of possessions.

His bed was by the wall and his desk was by the window. He had a single small bookshelf standing by itself and he didn’t have a single poster or decoration.

Mui had entered his room but just stood there as she did not know where she could sit.

There was only the chair for the desk and she would feel shy if she sat on his bed.

Mui recalled her earlier meeting with Takeshi’s mother at the entrance.

She had facial features similar to Takeshi and perhaps she had felt that cold atmosphere from her because she wasn’t a very sociable person.

―That person, it feels like she had seen her somewhere before……

Mui went across the room to the only window and shut the curtains because it was less likely that they would be discovered by their pursuers.

Almost unconsciously, she sat down on the bed which was carefully arranged.

Then, once again she recalled the face of Takeshi’s mother and became puzzled.

―Was she a celebrity?

―She understood that she was a magician the moment she saw her.

Mui’s shoulders sagged. Her beautiful black hair that was similar to enamel like her brother’s, fell down in front and concealed her face.

“Mou, I really am completely useless,” she said, her voice unintentionally loud.

Just what could she do, she knew how serious the current situation was.

For example, the fact that she will receive punishment no matter what will not change.

She had to somehow save her benefactor, that’s right, there was no use crying, it might be cruel but she could not bear to not tell him anything.

“Sorry to keep you waiting. All we had was tea and cola in the fridge.”

Unaware of Mui’s distress, Takeshi came into the room with a cup on a tray.

“Ah, er. Please don’t trouble yourself with me.”

Looking at the tray that was placed in front of her, Mui looked up at Takeshi and laughed with ''fufu'' sound.

“What?”

”Because, you brought both tea and cola.”

Three cups had been placed on the tray.

There was cola in two of them and tea in one.

There were two people, so there was one too many.

“My bad. I didn’t know which one would be good,” said Takeshi with a sullen expression.

Taking the chair from the desk, Takeshi sat down in front of Mui who was on the bed.

“Thank you. Then, I’ll take the tea.”

Takeshi watched Mui take the cup and put it to her mouth. He then said:

“That uniform……”

“Eh?”

“Nah, it’s just that, I don’t think I have ever seen that uniform before.”

“…………”

Mui looked down at her uniform.

It was a navy blue short sleeved blouse with three lines on the sleeve and a green plaid ribbon on the chest. Her legs extended from a dark blue pleated skirt and the socks were self-designated.

“I don’t think I am familiar……which school is that from?”

Mui shifted her gaze away <ref>The actual Japanese text is 六が意味深な目を向けると, the first half after her name 意味深な means with profound (usually hidden) meaning, while the second half 目を向けると means to shift one’s focus or attention. There’s no way to literally translate and have it make sense so I did the best equivalent I could think of, if anybody has a better suggestion feel free to change it.</ref> and Takeshi shook his head.

“No, it’s fine.”

Mui felt that Takeshi wanted an explanation but he wouldn’t pursue it any further.

She felt sorry, but she had considered the fact that she didn’t want to get him involved any further.

Mui wanted to leave things as they were, part from Takeshi here and return to her own world.

But, even if she wanted to, that was no longer possible.

Mui quietly returned the cup with its contents half drank to the tray.

“Have you seen it yet?” she asked.

“What?” Takeshi asked back.

“Have you seen…………like this?”

Mui stood up and pulled out her gun, and immediately shot it.

“Knock it off!”

Takeshi fell backwards out of the chair he was sitting in.

One centimeter away a wind traveled by his ear which made his body shudder.

Light vigorously hit the wall, and with a ''bachibachi'' sound it scattered.

But when Takeshi looked back at the wall, there was not a single scratch on it.

No bullet had entered.

The bright yellow flash that had been fired instead, seemed to have been charged with electricity.

When it scattered in all four directions, the small flash of lightning branched and then disappeared.

“As I thought, you can see it.”

Mui’s voice clearly sounded disappointed.

“I saw it. It had an aura similar to light.”

“It’s a special type of particle.”

Mui tucked the gun in her skirt, and sat down again.

Takeshi who sat opposite of her diverted his look.

“I guess I should give you an explanation.”

Takeshi was annoyed that she abruptly discharged her gun, but aside from that it looked she had resolved herself about something, when she suddenly looked at him straight in the eyes for the first time, Takeshi started to feel uneasy.

He didn’t want to hear anything.

Not about their pursuers, not about her uniform, not about her gun, and not about all the supernatural phenomenon, it was one thing after another.

But, that did not stop Mui from talking.

“It’s a particle that can only be seen by a magician.”

“That’s what you say!” Takeshi stood up from his chair and yelled out in order to reject her words.

Still, she never once turned her gaze away and stared straight at Takeshi.

“Even I found it unreasonable to give you an explanation. But, it’s impossible otherwise.”

Takeshi folded his arms and looked away from her.

“I am a magician.”

Mui said that much too readily, almost as if she was saying something simple like “I am a high school girl.” 

“The guys who were chasing me are also magicians.”

Takeshi did not feel like listening.

Just now she acted foolishly, if that was the case then maybe he should consider that she wanted to return somewhere.

“You know, I really did not want to hear anything at all, you were being chased and I thought you just wanted to bring someone along with you, it’s okay, however, you just wanted to return home right?” Takeshi who was turned away, asked her in a tight tone.

“Did I not just say that a little while ago? Weren’t you listening?”

“…………”

“I told you that the aura or smoke you saw before was a special particle that only magicians can see. In other words, you also bear the burden of being a magician.”

Before, Takeshi would have been able to reject everything including her words.

“My bad, I really am troubled by this. I want to be able to stay home.”

“Then listen properly!”

“I, am not religious so therefore I don’t know what kind of solicitation to give.”

“I’m not religious?”

“For generations my family has been Buddhists. Well, they are only Buddhist when it comes to funerals. Besides, no matter how you look at it, there doesn’t seem like there is any money here. Well, the house is two stories, but we’re just barely getting by.”

Takeshi started unilaterally speaking about unrelated things, Mui standing up, forcefully grabbed Takeshi’s shoulder and tried turn him around to face her.

“Listen to me seriously. I am trying to make you aware of the fact that you can use magic!”

Takeshi looked over his shoulder which was forcefully grabbed closer.

“…………Is something the matter?”

“When you threw that sword towards the window at school the color of your pupil became purple.”

Mui’s face was earnestly coming closer.

“Ba……bakabakashii. If you are seriously saying that, then you are quite messed up in the head.”

In an attempt to escape from Mui, Takeshi shook off her hand and separated from her like there was a disease.

Mui bit her lips tightly and glared at Takeshi.

“Wh, what?”

Takeshi tried not to be overpowered by her gaze and glared back at her, once again she approached him with her hand on her chest.

“If I do this, then whether or not you like it, you might start to understand what you can do.”

In that moment, Takeshi’s body was gently lifted off the floor a few centimeters.

“Uwa!!”

A few seconds later his feet which had been separated from the floor were returned.

“No…… No……No way…………!”

“You can also do this.”

Mui let go of him, there was not a hint of an expression that said she was lying.

Instead, she awkwardly hung her head in shame and then suddenly kneeled down in front of Takeshi.

“I’m sorry.”

Her head had touched the floor.

Surprised by her sudden action, all Takeshi could do was look down.

Once again, Mui bowed down into a position like a cat.

“I really am sorry!”

After Mui said that, she slowly looked up and saw that Takeshi was bewildered.

With tears in her eyes, she said, “I changed you into a magician.”

There was too much remorse in her voice for her to have been joking.

Mui’s voice and facial expression, along with the fact that both her fists were trembling told him everything.

Somehow, Takeshi couldn’t bring himself to throw her out of his house, his original intention was shaken by her earnestness.

“I didn’t think something like this would happen. Truly. It was not my intention to cause trouble for everyone. But……I just wanted to bring back Nii-san.”

Tears had accumulated around her eyes and large drops began to fall onto the carpet.

It became painful for Takeshi to watch her, with a big sigh, he sat down in front of her.

There wasn’t a single guy who could throw her out after listening to her, watching her bow her head in apology, and then crying.

With a reluctant tone Takeshi said, “Maa, I don’t quite understand what’s going on, yet I will still listen to you.”

From Mui’s eyes tear drops continued to fall.

She squeezed her eyes shut with all her strength in order to resist crying aloud. It was so pitiable that Takeshi faced away and said, 
“If you are crying when you ask I can’t hear you properly.”

“I’m not.”

There was a reply, but it had become nasally.

No, she was still crying.

Her retort was as expected and Takeshi could only nod his head.

☆☆☆