When the trio went to the cafeteria to eat there were many people who had not seen Rose’s display in the morning, and clearly just wanted to talk to her, while ignoring Hironori. However, the combination of both Rose and Andrea managed to scare them off quickly.

After that they decided that it would be calmer if they were to eat outside. Then Andrea led them to a nice corner of the main courtyard. The scenery was great, flower beds everywhere, a large fountain, and to top it off was that sitting on either side of Hironori was a top class beauty.

As they were peacefully eating, Andrea said, “You seem do not seem to be that nervous anymore, Hironori.”

He replied, “Well, I have already gone through it twice so far so I think I am getting used to it.” And Rose also said “Of course, if Hiro got nervous over something like this, he would not be my contractor.”

Andrea just shook her head and continued “ Well, the next class is group battle practice, so you will not be participating for a while, since you can only use such basic magic.”

Hironori sighed in relief “That’s good, it looks like today wont be so bad.” While Rose trying to stir up trouble said “What are you talking about, even though you only know two spells, if you try they become quite powerful, I bet you could already be considered in the top one hundred of this year!”

“Shut up, there is no way that its that easy, I bet I am near the bottom of the list, aren’t I Andrea?” Hironori couldn’t believe that something like that was even possible, as he had only been thrust into the world of magic for a few days now.

“Umm, actually from what I have seen, you certainly do qualify to be in the top one hundred of the first years, and that is only using your current power, if you continue to practice, I am sure in a few months you will easily be in the top ten.” Andrea said something extremely shocking to Hironori and while Hironori was trying to accept that it was actually that easy to enter the top one hundred Rose asked with interest “What do you mean top ten, shouldn’t you say number one?”

“No, when I say top ten I am not underestimating Hironori, it is just that the top five this year are freaks.” This got Rose interested and asked what she meant by that and Andrea answered politely “ They are all SS rank. The first place is dominated by the twins Osaka Mei and Mao.”

This got Hironori’s interest and asked “What do you mean twins, why are they both in first place?”

She said “That is what I mean by freaks, it is extremely rare, but when twins are born, occasionally they also have identical souls, because it was split between the two bodies in the womb, then grew back to their original size in each body. This caused them to be able to use both their souls at the same time to summon a demon, and managed to get a SS rank demon. Second place goes to Ito Saki with a SS rank lightning demon.” This raised Roses eyebrows and murmured in a voice only she could hear, “To think that there were people with such ability, and they are even females, Hiro is truly lucky.”

When Andrea asked what she said Rose waved her hand saying “Nothing, nothing just continue.” Andrea shook her head and said “Well then, third place is Yamada Rina, with a wind demon, and fourth is Kato Sana, with an earth demon. And finally in fifth place is the only male Abe Hideo with a fire.”

While Rose was quietly making plans for the future, Hironori was curious and asked “What rank are you, Andrea?”

She answered proudly, “ I am currently at the eighth rank, and by this time next year, I expect that I will be able to defeat SS rank contractors, as long as I have some luck, and their element doesn’t go against mine!”

Hironori was curious and asked “What do you mean, I thought that it would be impossible to defeat a higher ranked demon with a lower ranked one?”

“Well, that is generally the case, but fire has the absolute greatest power, and my demon is currently just a hair away from a SS rank in terms of power.” 

“Oh, I get it now, so does that mean that a SS rank demon could defeat you and me Rose?”

When he said Rose’s name she came back to reality and realized what she was asked and replied “No, it is impossible for me to be defeated by even the strongest SS rank water demons.” When Hironori was staring at her with eyes that openly showed that he did not believe her she said with teary eyes “It really isn’t just bragging you know, there is a qualitative difference between SSS rank demons, and all the others. That difference being an insurmountable difference in power, not to mention I am in the highest tier of SSS rank, one of the seventy two pillars.”

When he looked to Andrea for confirmation she just nodded her head. After chatting for a while longer they heard the bell and while walking to group battle practice she looked like she remembered something and said to Hironori “Now that I think about it you will actually be seeing the twins I mentioned earlier in group combat.” While Hironori was shocked, and Rose looked happy she continued “While not exactly friends we talk to each other quite often, so if you would like I can introduce you to them, but just a warning their personalities can be a bit odd.”

Before Hironori could even make a choice Rose said that sounds great. They made small talk while they walked to an 

arena for group battles. When they arrived there were about forty students there and female teacher that gave off a strict, but caring feeling. She was about average height, with long brown hair, other than that there were really no distinctive features. She introduced herself as Sasaki-sensei 

The routine was the same as the last two times when the students heard Rose’s rank. And Hironori stood next to the teacher while various sized group battles were going on ranging from three VS three to ten VS ten, and the whole time Sasaki-sensei was explaining the various tactics the groups used to win, or the mistakes they made leading to them losing.

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At the end of class a ten-minute break was given, at that time Andrea, wearing a tight fitting white tee shirt and extremely short shorts, ran over to him with a smile, and said “Follow me and I will introduce you to Mei and Mao”

When the two followed her they met up with two girls who were extremely small, only reaching up to the middle of Hironori’s chest. They had golden, shining eyes with matching hair, and they were identical in almost every way, from their clothing to their expressions. The only difference being their hairstyles, the one on the right long flowing hair, reaching halfway down her back, while the other had a simple ponytail with a blue ribbon.

Andrea introduced them saying “The girl on the right is Mao, while the girl on the right was Mei.” They said in unison while curtsying “ Nice to meet you Onii-chan and Onee-chan, let us get along from now on.”

He slightly blushed and bowed while saying My name is Hironori, please take care of me” Nervously. They laughed, and it was a s beautiful as chimes in the wind and said “Onii-chan why don’t you form a team with us next class” and when he smiled and said okay nervously they laughed and ran away. 

Andrea smiled and said “They must like you, they actually already want to form a team with you, aren’t you lucky.”

She said goodbye and told him where to go for single close combat practice. When they arrived there was a group of people, almost none of which they recognized, and when he saw the teacher he saw a man with a larger build, and black hair. He was called Higa-sensei. While Hironori expected to just view again, he got an unfortunate surprise when Higa-sensei told him that the only way to learn was through experience. And called a random boy out of the crowd to teach him the basics, and to spar with him. 

He sparred nonstop with the boy, and all that happened was him getting used as a punching bag, and his only support was Rose from the side looking at his pitiful appearance, and yelling “Do your best, I believe in you!”

When the class finally ended he was bruised all over his body, and all his muscles were sore. While leaning on Rose, he walked over to the next class, which was weapon practice. The only thing that made Hironori happy was that there was no way he would have to spar in the next class, as he is a complete novice with weapons.

When he arrived he talked with the teacher, Miyagi-sensei, about his non-existent experience with any sort of weapon, he said, “First we have to decide which weapon you wish to use.” Rose answered for him “He needs to be able to use the scythe, there is no need for any other weapons.” Since his demon was the one to answer, he did not bother to consult Hironori himself, and nodded his head. “Then it is decided, while it is not the most conventional weapon, it can be quite domineering when mastered, that will be the weapon you will study. Since I have to watch over all the students I cant teach you the basics, but luckily there is a student here that has mastered practically every weapon there is, and she will teach you.”

He then called out “Ito Saki, come here for a moment.” 

A beautiful woman that looked to be the same age as Hironori walked towards them. She had beautiful silver hair, she exuded an extreme confidence, which made Hironori feel that if they fought he could not win no matter what, and she had eyes that shifted between orange and red depending on the light. She had nearly perfect proportions that in no way lost to Andrea. When she arrived she paid no attention to Hironori and directly asked the teacher “What is it?”

The teacher seemed used to this attitude of hers and paid it no mind as he said “ I need you to show this kid here the basics on how to use the scythe.” 

She looked at Hironori with eyes that were cold, but there was no ill will in them, it seemed like her natural expression. 

“Okay, follow me.”

They went found a scythe that was an almost perfect size for Hironori. They went to an empty corner of the field where she showed Hironori the way to properly hold the scythe, and some other basic movements, such as how to control it, and how to properly swing it to either stab, or slash an enemy.

After she showed him the basics she made him try each stance a few times, and every time he messed up she would correct him. Only when she was satisfied did she leave to practice on her own after saying, “Keep practicing until you are confident in your ability to control it. Then get me and I will teach you slightly more advanced maneuvers.” He nodded and said thank you Ito-san as she was walking away.

After practicing for another half-hour, he began to feel that he was starting to be able to control the scythe accurately. 

When the bell rang Hironori went to the cafeteria to eat, and people seem to have, for the most part, learned to stay away from them. After an uneventful dinner the two went back to their room where Rose told him that his targets now include the top four people of the first year.

Hironori sighed saying “I figured as much, but I honestly doubt that I can do it.” She hugged him when he closed his eyes and whispered “no rush, but more importantly don’t forget the promise you made with me.” 

He answered with a tired voice “ I know, I know. We are going shopping tomorrow.” Rose smiled and answered “Yep, tomorrow you are going on a date with me.” Had Hironori been awake to hear this he would have become flustered and tried to retort, but he fell asleep on the couch from exhaustion and Rose shrugged her shoulders and just laid down right beside him on the couch and slept with him.