My main language is not English, so this story may contain many errors, read it at your own risk.
Lyrical Nanoha Detonation. The title of the film was a Spoiler and Nanoha turned out to be a second Emiya Shirou.
Information from the offensive spell simply called Thunder flowed quickly into my brain. The amount of mana needed to use it, the correct hand movements, the equations and formulas used. My brain absorbed all that like a sponge, holding every ounce of information and making sure I never forget it.
But things did not stop there, different ways to improve the spell appeared in my mind, make it more powerful at the expense of less mana, shorten the amount of necessary hand movements, use simpler equations, use the least amount of resources for a greater result to the original spell.
The sound of a body hitting the ground took me out of my trance, I saw how a teenager of my age was stopped by the police with no opportunity to defend themselves.
Shit, how much time did I leave?
I looked at the wristwatch I was carrying with me.
Apparently I was gone about 5 minutes.
I frowned, that's why I hate when people use magic in public without warning. I'd better hurry if I do not want to be late for classes.
I continued on my way to school, ignoring the scene of the teenager being arrested and taken to a police patrol. Maybe that will teach you not to use magic in public so irresponsibly.
A few years ago, if this had happened, no one would have stopped the idiot teenager using magic for stupid purposes. But fortunately things changed and the city managed to get officers capable of using magic to deal with problems like these. Of course the authorities in charge of maintaining public order were not the only ones, fire stations, hospitals, supermarkets, schools, and in general any type of business or person able to afford the hiring of a user of magic for their own purposes.
To my bad luck the city soon filled with people capable of using magic, I have nothing against the magical users, but it is annoying to lose myself in my thoughts every time one of them uses a spell he had never seen. Even so, I can not deny the benefits they brought to this city. A reduction in crime rates, a faster response to incidents caused by magicians or irresponsible demons, a better medical service, you know, things that seem insignificant but that really make a big difference.
Now, if only I could control these stupid eyes of mine then life here would be less complicated.
When I arrived in the classroom I was not surprised to be the only person present, after all I tend to get up very early and be the first to arrive, that way I avoid getting caught in the middle of a crowd of students who are on their way to school. Unfortunately arriving early also means having to receive classmates who arrive first. Normally I would not, but courtesy is very important in Japan, especially when some of my classmates are billionaires or space magicians that can ruin my life or make me explode into a thousand pieces if I say something or behave with them in a way inappropriate
Some may call me paranoid, but it is paranoia that has kept me alive all this time. In a world ruled by monsters, paranoia is one of the few ways to survive.
The other options are to become a monster or be subordinate to one. Needless to say, none of those two is to my liking.
The next few minutes I spent sitting in my seat, reviewing the history book. This is when a normal person would think. What kind of teenager spends his time reading a history book?
The answer is, a really curious teenager about the important supernatural events that occurred in the last 50 years. Seriously, this world has been full of incredible events taken from a fantasy book. Magic, technology, demons, demon kings and a dozen other things.
I would love to spend my day studying everything mentioned above, unfortunately I am imprisoned in the prison called high school.
Why the hell do I need to go to high school? I bet I will not use anything learned here. Maths? My eyes practically give me a knowledge about mathematics superior to any person, it is true that only works in spells, but unless I choose to study a career where mathematics is very important, then it is a waste of time. English? I know English, it's not that hard to learn, hundreds of hours playing video games in English helped me. Physical education? Please, I can simply use magic to increase my physical abilities beyond my limits. History? I have learned more on my own than what the school has been able to teach me.
Attending high school is just a waste of time.
After a few minutes the first student arrived, I greeted him politely and he returned my greeting, with the passing of the minutes more students were arriving and I repeated the greeting process, it was until the seventh student arrived that I finally stopped. With other people here there is no need for me to continue doing so.
Every once in a while there was someone who greeted me, but they did it just out of courtesy. Not that I cared, I decided to distance myself from practically the whole class.
My eyes was attracted to the door when a couple of girls entered the classroom, both could be described as beautiful and elegant, blond and purple hair respectively, both were surrounded by an air of fun and elegance. But it is something expected when I take into account their positions.
What caught my attention was that they were not accompanied by the other 3 girls, usually the 5 of them come to school together.
Well, it does not matter, it's not my problem.
The classes went by in a usual way, nothing unusual happened. The only class that was worth paying attention to was the history class, the rest was easily forgotten.
The recess on the other hand was quite interesting.
Being the antisocial being that I am, not eat in the company of anyone in the recess, I do not even really bring a bento or money to buy food, I do not find it necessary. But thanks to that I am able to pay the utmost attention to the gossip of the school.
Especially the most talked about news during the last week.
The appearance of the seventh Campione.
The first mention of this news was on Tuesday of last week on the internet. An unknown person stated on Twitter that the Seventh Campione had finally appeared, claiming that he was in Japan, more specifically in Tokyo.
The internet naturally exploded with this news, many people doubted its veracity, while others believed strongly in the news. It was not until Sasha Dejanstahl Voban publicly declared the birth of a Seventh Campione, that the doubts were finally cleared, only to give way to major problems.
The Campione are considered the strongest humans that exist and normally rule over the country or state in which they live, Sasha Dejanstahl Voban rules all of Hungary, but it is well known that he never stays long in his country, deciding to travel to other parts of the world to find and defeat strong opponents.
The appearance of a seventh Campione in Japan is good and bad news.
Good because there is now someone capable of defending Japan in the event of a war.
Bad because now there is an imbalance of power.
To put it in simple words, the Campione are not the only beings that rule in this world. There are beings called Primogenitors, which have a power equal to or greater than that of the Campione. There are only 3, each of them ruling over a country in separate continents.
It is no secret to anyone that the Campione and Primogenitors do not get along, especially since Voban tried to start a war against them, fortunately he ended up retiring. Nobody knows the reason, but it is rumored that Lost Warlord, the first Primogenitor, defeated him in combat and forced him to forget his plans.
They are just rumors, and Lost Warlord and Voban have refused to give a public statement.
But with the appearance of a Seventh Campione things have become complicated. Now the Campione not only have a greater numerical advantage against the Primogenitors, but that Japan has become a target if a war between both sides should explode.
But things get worse.
A few months ago the rumor began to run of the existence of a fourth Primogenitor. And not only that, the rumor also says that the fourth Primogenitor is living in Japan, more exactly on Itogami Island.
If the rumor were true then there would be another imbalance of power that could lead to a war.
But it gets even worse.
Because Itogami Island is located about 300 kilometers south of Tokyo. Only 300 kilometers from the territory of the Seventh Campione.
But it gets even worse.
The city in which I live, Uminari, is only an hour and a half away by car to Tokyo.
That means that if the Seventh Campione and the Fourth Primogenitor, for some stupid reason, decide to declare war, then it is very likely that Uminari will be hit by the conflict.
In other words, Uminari and all living beings that inhabit here will be erased from existence.
I do not know how much to worry about that, as far as I remember, the Seventh Campione is really just a high school student looking for a quiet life. But I can not be sure that this is the case, not in this world.
I can not say anything about the fourth Primogenitor, since I do not remember much about Strike The Blood, but hopefully it will be someone equal to the Seventh Campione.
In the best case, both will be good people and will not declare war on each other.
In the worst case, both will be idiots, they will declare war and most likely destroy Uminari in the process. If this happens then I will have no choice but to kill them.
Although I would prefer not to lose my anonymity and my peaceful life because of two idiots.
Oh, well, I'll worry later about that, for the moment I'll just enjoy peacetime.