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Anehara Cross School of Magic

I want to change!

I might be able to change. That's why I...

Did you need something?

A school for mages.

I'm not sure where you heard that, but my rate is pretty high.

A school that teaches you magic.

That's what was written on the pamphlet I found, but...

If you take a normal student's

allowance for the month, it'd probably be 300 times that.

Is it really that expensive?

She thinks this is a school for magic.

Oh, yeah. This is my great-grandfather's Code.

Let's see... What's your name?

Morishita Koyomi.

Sorry to say it, but this was only a school back in the 1800s and early 1900s.

Now, it's just a normal residence.

No way...

This is pretty impressive, though.

A ton of spells are in the paper's watermark.

It's just a magic trick.

She said "spells" just now.

Why are there always crazy people like this girl asking my sister for things?

There's no way magic exists.

You can't just call one of my business partners crazy right in front of them. Pout! Pout!

You can't use "pout" that way!

And besides, how long are you going to stay dressed like that?

What's wrong with my shirt?

And what's with this weird letter, anyway?

"If you want to change yourself..."

"Anyone can do it!"

Sounds like someone out for your money!

O-Out for my money? Th-That's not good.

I don't get much allowance...

You're fun.

Come with me. I'll show you something good.

This is...

Where I work.

I guess you could call it a sorceress's studio.

A sorceress's studio...

Anyway, take them off.

Take them off...

Okay, stand on that.

Wh-What's going on?! It tingles!

Oh, you can tell?

That's a Code.

What's a Code?

To put it simply, it's the source of all magic.

There's a Code circulating in this,

but you can't make magic with that alone.

You could say it's 99% done.

That's why you're the remaining 1%.

But-

It's okay. All you have to do is concentrate.

What about saying spells?

There aren't any.

Those are just something to help you focus.

If you really wanted to, you could think of the guy you like or something.

I don't like anyone right now.

It doesn't matter what it is, as long as you concentrate.

And if nothing unusual happens, everything will go fine.

Nothing dangerous to worry about, either.

Relax.

Okay, let's start.

Focus on where you're stepping.

Concentrate. Concentrate.

No! A mean guy like that isn't anything to me!

Oh, yeah! If I end up able to use magic,

I can really give it to him!

What is this?

It feels like a mix of cold and heat spinning inside me.

Is this magic?

That's weird. I was certain the Code-

Get down!

Wh-What are...

You can see them?

What are those?

You can see the Daemons clearly?

Watch out!

Keep your head down.

Watch out!

Are you okay? You're not hurt?

I-I'm okay.

I wonder how they got in here...

Um, what happened to my magic?

Looks like it failed.

It was a simple Code, so it shouldn't have failed, but...

Next!

Right!

Next!

Morishita-san!

Oh, right!

Morishita-san?

Hold on.

Class Prez, could you take Morishita-san to the infirmary?

Okay.

I'm sorry, Prez.

Why are you apologizing?

Because...

Prez, be gentler with it.

Don't move.

I'm sorry.

I don't understand why you'd apologize.

And stop calling me "Prez."

I'm done.

First-Aid Kit

Prez-I mean Kaho-chan-you live out this way?

No. I'm going to Akihabara today.

Akihabara?

That's the place where, if you stand still, you end up

with a bunch of guys around you taking tons of pictures!

Want to come with me?

Would you like curry buns?

Sorry.

Could you look this way?

This way please!

We-We're good. We haven't been noticed yet.

Morishita, you'll be left behind.

Huh? W-Wait up!

K-Kaho-chan!

Wait! I'm...

Parts & Repai-

I forgot about Morishita.

We got separated.

I ended up someplace weird again.

S-Sorry!

Um... Uh...

Hi?

No!

This is...

Damn it!

I thought so. This is getting strange.

Oh, you're the girl from yesterday.

Anehara-san, how can I ever thank you?

I'm just glad she's safe.

Frankly, I was quite frightened.

She's the lifeline of my agency.

I'll tell it like it is.

You should stop the event.

My Code is having a larger effect than I thought.

If you do this the wrong way, you'll create more extreme fans like we just saw.

More extreme fans?

Well, that's absolutely perfect.

It means that huge pile of money I paid you was worth it.

Well, I guess I've warned you, then.

We've increased security. There's no problem.

I see.

Well, at least change out the clip I made.

If you want, I can put together something to replace it.

Guess we have no choice.

You didn't copy this, did you?

Of course not.

'Kay.

I'll be contacting you later.

This is perfect.

You have time after this?

To resume our plans from yesterday.

Um, what are you doing?

I told you. We're finishing our activities from yesterday.

Here we go.

Wow...

In the past, you might have chanted long spells

or undergone elaborate rituals,

but recently, this is becoming more mainstream.

In place of spells, you write a program to

reproduce a Code on the computer.

That's Modern-Day Magic.

Modern-Day Magic...

Work's all done.

I guess all that's left is to see how well Ms. Cinderella does.

When the clock strikes midnight, the magic will end.

Isn't that what...

Actually, I guess I'm impressed to see it all going as I predicted.

Well, then I guess I have to punish them for breaking the contract.

Just what you'd expect from an Anehara Misa program.

Thanks for that.

A-Anehara-san!

I told you not to copy it.

This is-

All the people are leaving.

The magic ended.

I cast a spell that encourages purchases so people will buy her DVD.

What you do is add the Charm Code to the software ahead of time.

In this specific case,

I added the Code to the video codec used for the promotional materials.

The magic itself isn't that powerful at all,

but as it's distributed on the Internet,

the effect grows exponentially.

But, including the Daemons from yesterday,

it seems all the Codes throughout the city are acting up.

Would you be interested in helping a mage on the side of good?

Let go of me!

No!

I found the bad guy!

How can you mistake your own idol,

Mr. Agency President?

When I checked earlier, a flare was missing from your car.

You can't go and try to make things happen

just because you want her in the news.

Damn it.

Damn it!

I overwrote the commands on the Daemons from yesterday.

D-Don't move!

Where is she?

Where did you hide her?!

The Code's working too well, huh?

I-If you don't tell me right now...

It's a good luck charm.

Use it if you have to.

You use it the same way I taught you yesterday.

But I messed that up.

Can I ask you something?

Huh? S-Sure.

Why did you want to learn magic?

I trip over nothingness.

I mess up at whatever I try.

So I thought if I could use magic,

maybe I could improve myself in those areas, too.

Magic isn't infinite.

What you can do with it is limited, and learning it is extremely difficult.

But as long as you don't give up,

I'm sure you'll be able to find your own type of magic.

My own type of magic...

Damn it. You're getting in the way of our destiny together!

It'll be okay. I'll be able to do it!

The moment the magic completes,

the Code, given form, will run throughout your body.

That will be your own magic.

My own magic...

Huh? Huh-huh?

A wash basin?

This is my magic?

Do you really want to learn magic?

I can teach you magic if you want.

But I don't get much allowance, and getting a part-time job would be kind of...

No, I wouldn't charge you.

I'm bad using machines with more than three buttons,

so will that still be okay?

What are you saying?

It might have been okay a hundred years ago,

but computers are necessary for Modern-Day Magic.

I told you it'd be hard to learn.

What are you going to do?

Seeing each other again today might have been by coincidence,

but depending on your choice, you can change chance into fate.

I'll do it!

I'm Anehara Misa.

Morishita Koyomi here.

Morishita?

The Mage Layer.

It's a space where different laws take precedence.

In that venue, where common sense ceases being common sense,

the girl will meet another mage.