01x01 - I'll Cherish This for the Rest of My Life

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A fire has broken out. A fire has broken out.

If you are inside the building, please follow
the evacuation route and leave immediately.

Repeat. If you are inside the building...

"FIRE ALARM ACTIVATED"

please follow the evacuation
route and leave immediately.

Brother, I'm so hot!

Hang in there!
I'm going to take care of you, okay?

Feels so cool.

The exit is up ahead.

Can you two make it?

Yeah.

You're a good big brother.

Now be careful
and find your way to safety.

Aren't you going to run, too?

I am not going to run.

This is who I am as the Magician...

Miyuki Shiba.

This is my fate!

This is what I must do!

Miyuki, I'm done testing you
and adjusting your CAD.

Thank you very much, Brother.

He won't look at me again today.

I'm starting high school this spring,
but he still sees me as a child.

And here I thought that I'd grown a little.

It's almost my--

Come to think of it...

it's almost your birthday, Miyuki.

Th-Then, you remember?

Of course I do.

How could I forget your birthday
when you're so important to me?

Brother!

Is there something you'd like as a present?

I would like...

anything that you give me, Brother.

No, what would be the point, then?

Tell me what it is that you want, Miyuki.

You can have anything
if it's within my power to give to you.

Anything?

Then...

please spend the whole day with me!

"MARCH 25, 2095"

What a lovely day!

It's like the weather's
celebrating your birthday, too.

Again, Happy Birthday, Miyuki.

Just like I promised,
I'm spending the whole day with you.

Thank you very much!

Is there someplace you'd like to go?

Anywhere is fine
as long as I'm with you.

What's wrong?

N-Nothing at all! I'm sorry!

Are you okay?

Yes.

Just in case...

why don't we hold hands?

That's right. After all,
we're not boyfriend and girlfriend.

We're brother and sister.

Right now, we're just ordinary
fifteen year old students.

We're the same age...

but that's only for about another month
until my brother's birthday.

To hope for anything more than this...

Would that be asking for too much?

Please forgive me for keeping you waiting!

Don't worry about me.

Didn't I tell you? This is your day.

Thank you very much.

Would it be too unladylike
to show this much skin?

But...

I would so love to show my brother!

What do you think, Brother?

Miyuki...

Not that it doesn't become you...

but this isn't the place
to put it on full display.

P-Please excuse me!

I certainly embarrassed
myself in front of him.

I suppose I deserved it for trying
to draw his attention. Such wicked thoughts!

Thank you for waiting!

Wow!

This is the special
birthday dessert you ordered.

Happy Birthday!

Brother...

This place is renowned for the
look and taste of what it serves.

So, I ordered that ahead of time.

You did that for me?

Now then, let me try it.

Delicious!

It's so delicious!

I'm glad you like it.

That smile of yours is my ultimate reward.

My brother's always thinking about me.

To think that I can be
with such a wonderful person...

Thank you very much, Brother.

Hey, that looks nice!

Wanna eat here?

Boss, the place is really packed
today for some reason.

You're right.

Oh, so that's what this is about, huh?

Go serve those guests there you know what.

Huh?

Just give them any reason you can make up.
Keep them at that table for a while.

Understood!

Excuse me.

This is our special Lovers' Parfait.

L-Lovers?

We didn't order this.

It's a special treat, on the house.

We thought you should have it,
since you two look so cute together.

Which is why we're serving it to you!

Cute together?

If you could use this spoon
to feed each other...

Meaning that my brother and I
look like lovers?

and deepen your bond as lovers...

Uh, no. We're actually--

U-Um!

W-Well, you see, they were kind enough
to serve it to us. Would it be wrong to indulge?

Right. If you say so, Miyuki.

All right, Miyuki, open your mouth.

To think that my brother
would do such a thing for me...

Such a wonderful thing to happen!

It's delicious!

You have some cream on your mouth.

I'm just kidding.

Really! How could you, Brother?

E-Excuse me!
Can you bring us the same thing?

I'd like to try it, too!

A Lovers' Parfait for us, too!

Thank you so much.

Thank you for the lovely present!

No, that was just us
having a meal together.

I have another present in mind...

but if there's something you'd like,
don't be shy. Tell me.

Something I want?

Is something wrong?

Miyuki...

Miyuki...

Would you mind stopping by this shop?

Huh?

So humiliating.

What an indecent delusion that was.

Miyuki!

What's this?

Would you mind putting it on for me?

How beautiful!
You'd think it was made just for you!

What do you think?

Well, there's a mirror over there--

That won't be necessary.

All that I need is your opinion, Brother.

It looks great on you, Miyuki.

Then, would it be all right
if I asked you to buy this for me?

Of course.
I more or less picked it out myself.

But are you sure about that?

This is what I want.

Because you chose it for me, Brother.

Is that right?

Getting to spend time with my brother

and having all these lovely
things happen to me...

This is the best day of my life!

Oh, by the way, Brother,
why did this hair ornament catch your eye?

Well, I thought...

it was made well in terms of Magic Geometry.

It might've been made by a renowned magician.

Do you really think so?

I'm not really sensing
any magical power from it.

I'd never let you wear
anything so dangerous.

Magic isn't that easy to wield.

I agree.

What's the matter?

It's the head family.

The Yotsubas?

I'll burn you to the ground!

All you miserable people
who looked down on me!

I'm being summoned to the Kanto Branch
of the Magicians' Association.

Why today of all days?

Well, the Association is in the same building.

I'll be all right. Please don't worry
about me. Just go ahead.

Sorry.

I'll be right back. Wait for me inside.

All right.

I'll be waiting for you.

My brother was summoned by Maya Yotsuba,
head of the Yotsubas of the Ten Master Clans.

Our aunt.

As long as one is a member
of the Ten Master Clans, you cannot refuse.

But to use my brother as if he were a pawn...

Master Tatsuya...

Forgive me for summoning
you without warning.

Mr. Hayama.

It's been a long time.

But why would my aunt's head butler
be called on for such a trivial matter?

This particular job involves
a political hassle, you see.

I've been dispatched to clean up
after you've completed your task.

A political hassle that requires cleaning up?

In other words, the SDF?

The target is a magician
that's been modified, no...

A magician that's undergone
reinforced experiments?

Take a look at this.

They're being extra careful
if they're using hard copies.

"SEX: MALE"
"DATE OF BIRTH: 02/15/2048 [47 YEARS OLD]"
"PLACE OF BIRTH: HACHIOJI, TOKYO"

Oscillation type...

A magician whose Heat aptitude
was reinforced?

Although he underwent
reinforcements at fifteen,

because his skills were specialized for battle,
he was more or less left to languish.

This went on for more than 30 years,
and it seems that he's finally snapped.

An experiment that fell short
of becoming a hero...

So? Where did the target escape to?

I didn't see any action predictions in his file.

He's here today.

What did you say?

Apparently, the man in question sought payback

from the Magicians' Association
for ruining his life.

We anticipate that he will do
some saber rattling this afternoon

somewhere here in Bay Hills Tower.

Master Tatsuya?

Saber rattling here?
You've got to be kidding me!

Miyuki!

A fire has broken out in this building.

Please evacuate immediately
according to our guidance.

What's going on?

If it were a fire, the sprinklers would
turn on and extinguish it right away.

"FIRE SPRINKLERS ARE
MALFUNCTIONING DUE TO HEAT."

Impossible. It should be fire proof
and able to withstand a blaze,

so how could it malfunction
because of heat?

This is...

A fire on the first floor of a high rise

with a large number of people
still on the upper floors.

There's no guarantee that there won't be
any casualties before the firefighters arrive.

Not only that, but this is no ordinary fire.

I felt a powerful spell being cast...

just before the alarm went off.

There's no question.

This fire was triggered by a magician
with devastating power!

Burn, burn! Are you watching,
Magicians' Association?

You mocked me for only being able
to burn things! Well, this is my magic!

How deranged he is.

I feel ill.

How dare he use magic to commit a crime!

That's absolutely unforgivable.

This is the duty I charged myself with.

So that magicians can exist as humans,
rather than as weapons.

That's what my brother and I are striving
to define as the role of the Magician!

Inject the CAD with Psions.

Activation sequence, commencing output.

Confirming coordinates.

Outputting magic sequence.

Targeting the Eidos.

Magic, activated!

Now rewriting actual phenomena!

Impossible! What the hell is going on?

Just what I'd expect of you, Brother.

Your CAD adjustments are flawless.

Who are you?

I'd like to ask the same of you.

Using magic to commit arson...

That's an unforgivable act!

Shut up, you little brat!

You seem to be capable of some magic,

but as someone who's undergone reinforcements,
I'm an upper level magician!

You can just lament the fact
that you didn't know your place!

What the hell is that look in your eyes?

Mommy, where are you?

Mommy!

No!

You're safe now.

Just wait a little, all right?

Let's look for your mother together.

What? Don't tell me this is...

Area interference?

Arson via magic, an attack on a young child...

And how dare you... How dare you...

destroy the hair ornament
my brother gave me!

S-Stay away from me!

Even if magic doesn't work...

this should!

Did you think you could win
if they were live b*ll*ts?

I've suppressed all flammable phenomena.

expl*sives cannot be ignited.

I-Is that a genuine...

Upper Level magician?

You fool.

Stop!

Miyuki!

Brother!

Miyuki, we're going to get out of here now.

Even for an emergency...

that was too much of a display to put on
this close to the Magicians' Association branch.

The magic surveillance network here
is far more dense than in the city!

We'll talk later! Come on!

I've disabled the video
of the surveillance system.

And though there were
no signs of any other people,

we'll have to ask our aunt
to monitor the internet.

Don't worry.

There won't be any trouble with Aunt Maya.

Since it was our aunt who
requested us to target that man today.

Even if we ask her to cover it up,
we won't owe her anything.

That's also why Mr. Hayama is here.

I-Is that right?

Not only that, but it made me happy.

The fact that you used magic to save everyone
even if it meant possibly blowing your cover.

As your older brother, I'm proud of you.

Brother...

Okay, we're done here!

Momoka!

Mommy!

Big Sister!

Thank you so much!

Miyuki!

Don't tell me that's--

You don't know who might be listening.

But that's...

It's an inorganic object with no nerves.

There's nothing wrong with rewinding it.

Once again...

Happy Birthday, Miyuki.

Brother...

Brother!

Who would've thought I'd get this present
from you twice? This time around...

I'm going to treasure it forever!

Coconspirator?

Yes. It seems like the man in question
was goaded on by an anti magic organization.

"Blanche," was it called?

Master Tatsuya took care of the situation
in an extremely swift manner.

Not that I don't get the feeling
that it was Miyuki who did the actual work.

But since the results were satisfactory,

it wouldn't do for me
to voice any objections.

If you say so.

I will delete as much footage
of Miyuki as possible.

Don't forget to monitor the video websites.

As you wish.

By the way, will you be
admonishing Ms. Miyuki?

That won't be necessary this time.

But if this kind of thing continues,
I don't care if she is my sister's child.

I will have to do something about it.

So, that's this year's top freshman.

"FIRE INCIDENT WAS A
MYSTERIOUS MAGICIAN INVOLVED!?"

I can't believe you spotted her in that.

For some reason, there were
only indistinct images left.

Well, who would've noticed that but me?

"ENROLLED STUDENTS"

"FRESHMEN"

"FIRST YEAR/CLASS A"

"FEATURED ARTICLE"

It's so reassuring, don't you think?
Having a girl like this come to First High.

You're going to have her
join the Student Council, right?

Of course!
Traditionally, all top freshmen do.

Too bad. I was hoping to recruit her
to join the Disciplinary Committee.

But I hear that there's also a boy
around the same age.

Oh? If he ends up at First High, too,
I'll drag him into my committee by force.

Magic.

At the dawn of the 21st century,

this product of fairy tales was
systematized as an actual technology.

Every nation in the world is competing
in the race to develop magicians.

Here in Japan, nine magic
high schools have been established.

The very fact that you've been
permitted to enroll at these schools...

makes you one of the elite whose rare talent
in magic has been acknowledged.

But...

Miyuki...

Good luck with your
class representative's speech.

Thanks, Brother!

At the National Magic University
Affiliated First High School...

the school we'll be attending starting today...

since the moment we're enrolled,
there are "Blooms"...

and "Weeds."

I can't accept it!

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