Editing Mahou Sensou:Volume 2 Chapter 3 (section)

===Part 3===
The relationship with Kurumi occupied half of Takeshi's heart and the other half was taken up by Mui's problems. He had already noticed it from the first moment they set foot in the magic academy. All the classmates seemed to keep their distance from Mui. But that didn't mean she didn't have friends, as several of the classmates from the special class she belonged to before she was in class C, seemed to be very close to her, and since at the academy they basically grouped the students in teams of three, a boy from the basic course and a girl from the intermediate course were also her friends. Everyone else, however, had a very strange attitude towards her. It wasn't direct confrontations or anything like what those girls Takeshi encountered in the bleachers did the other time, but they were simply trying not to interact with her as much as possible.

"I guess it's easier for most to believe that guy betrayed Wizard Breath, than to believe that the Trailers, really brainwashed him," Takeshi mused.

He had confronted Tsuganashi before and had proven to see that it was true that he didn't remember his own younger sister, so he believed in the memory alteration, but to others it seemed to be just nonsense.

On top of everything else, there seemed to be some sort of caste system based on the community the students belonged to. After class right after finishing the affinity magic training with Ida and Kurumi, Takeshi was curious and asked them about it:

"-Communities? I've certainly heard a little bit about it but isn't "C7" the most representative group? -Commented Kurumi.

She mentioned that the C7 was a group formed by the seven largest communities among a group of more than 50 communities that existed and that those seven communities were also members of a consortium that was called "The International Association of Magicians" and that they had voting rights in that organization. Topping the list of the C7, was "Wizard breath" of course. Followed by the other six communities which were:

    "Eclipse"
    "Club Oz"
    "Ancient Pendragon"
    "Spriggan"
    "Bishop of The Camelot"
    "Fenix Foundation"

Most of these communities, were very exclusive and completely reserved the right of admission of their members. Each organization had its own rules and requirements to allow the entrance of a wizard. For example, "Ancient Pendragon" only allowed membership to wizards who belonged to the Magical Nobility. As for "Bishop of The Camelot", it was a community that only women could join. And there were also others with more radical characteristics, as was the case of the Trailers.  Wizard Breath was the community to which Mui belonged, and it was a community characterized by having the highest level of combat and probably the most hostile community towards the Trailers.  Naturally it was investing a lot of funds and a large part of its members for war purposes.

-How annoying... It's okay if we don't go into any of them, isn't it? -Ida asked.

Ida's priority was to learn to control her magic as quickly as possible, and besides that, she was worried about her little sister Futaba, who seemed to have entered a kind of rebellious stage, so she was not interested in the system of communities that the academy offered.

-But, it seems that most of the students are in a..." Takeshi answered.

Then Ida made a complicated expression. Kurumi thought about it for a while and then asked:

-Is there a community you want to join, Takeshi?

When Kurumi asked that, Takeshi thought of Mui. It was easy to say. It was just enough to check some communities and see if they required some kind of evaluation to join.

"I'm not so sure that one is a good choice...," He mused.

After seeing and hearing what her community mates did to Mui, she didn't know what to think of her anymore.

-I'm still thinking about it..." she replied letting out a sigh.

Kurumi made a worried face again. In a few days, Takeshi had started to worry again about the matter of the communities.

-You should have done that before....

-Don't fuck with me, my gun always flies away....

-Close your mouth...

After that matter, Takeshi and Kurumi were on their way to the science room so they had to move to another building through the corridor. Suddenly, they found five male students huddled on the second floor arguing.

When they stopped to look at them from the second floor, one of their classmates who was also heading to the same science classroom passed nearby and also stopped to look at those students and said:

-Wow, it looks like they are fighting again. It would be terrible to get involved with them. Better not look at them.

After the above said, the boy averted his gaze and covered his face with his hands. Takeshi also thought it would be troublesome and better move away from there.

-Does that happen very often? -Takeshi asked.

The boy removed his hands from his face and with a complicated expression, whispered in reply:

-Yes, that's right. Those are guys who are sympathetic to the Trailers.

-Are there guys like that around here? -Kurumi asked. Although she was not interested in jumping into the conversation.

The boy answered immediately:

-Some of them say they are just wannabes... But there are those who say there are Trailers infiltrating the Academy.

The boy spoke approaching Kurumi and Takeshi speaking to them between whispers as if it was a big secret and continued:

-What is for sure, is that they don't get along well with those from Wizard Breath so be careful who you hang out with so you don't get in trouble with them.

-Are you talking about Mui? -Takeshi muttered.

Kurumi's eyebrows suddenly twitched when she heard that name as if it was an involuntary reaction.

However, neither Takeshi nor the other boy noticed and continued with the conversation.

-Now that you mention it, I've seen that you guys are very good of Aiba-san, you should be careful because you don't know which of the two sides she's with. -The boy muttered.

-Which of the two sides?

-I mean the Trailers and Wizard Breath.  It is true that she belongs to Wizard Breath, so by nature she is an enemy of the Trailers, however in Wizard Breath she is seen as a traitor because of her brother.

Those words became quite familiar to Takeshi.

-When you go out with her, keep an eye on her and be careful. -The boy insisted.

After saying that, the boy left towards the science room. Takeshi stood there silently until Kurumi grabbed him by the sleeve.

-Come on, Takeshi, we'll be late.....

She pulled him and they both kept walking.

While being carried by Kurumi pulling his sleeve, Takeshi was lost in his thoughts.

"The principal had told me that the school was peaceful and oblivious to the conflicts of that war, but I guess that's not the case."

"Has Mui really been fighting in that war?"

"What am I supposed to have actually been watching?"

Kurumi looked at Takeshi again with concern as she tugged on his sleeve, but at that moment he came to his senses and smiled at her. Kurumi was a little surprised and quickly returned her gaze to the front.

-Gosh, Takeshi, you do get depressed when I'm not around you, don't you? -Kurumi commented.

Takeshi didn't notice that Kurumi's face turned red as she kept walking ahead and tugging on his sleeve.