Chapter 15: Prosperity

As time flowed rapidly, Hikaru blend in with the class, although in a limited fashion. He was still a part of the class. During this time, Hikaru didn't neglect his studies, morning walks and of course, writing in his cherished diary. Like this, a week passed and the weekends arrived.

"Yawn! What time is it?" Hikaru said as he woke up and looked at his student ID which indicated that it was 4 o'clock.

"Well, I shouldn't disturb Ayanokoji today, so it's just me today I guess." Hikaru said as he changed into his sports attire before exiting his room and leaving the dorm.

'It's quite chilly today, isn't it?' Hikaru said to Reshiram and Zekrom via telepathy as he sprinted across the island.

'You are right.'

'It certainly is.'

As Hikaru finished his second lap in a record time of 127 minutes, he could see some upperclassmen gathering for some kind of group exercise of sorts, well it didn't matter to him anyway.

'Welp, today's morning walk is over. I better fetch something from the Convenience store as my breakfast.' Hikaru thought as he walked towards the Convenience Store, the sky was covered by dark clouds and thus the sun wasn't visible, just the way Hikaru liked.

After deciding to buy a few croissants and an energy drink for breakfast, Hikaru decided to eat them in the park nearby.

'Hmm, a weak already flew by. Three more weeks left I guess.'

'Indeed.'

'By the way, I amassed quite some points these few days.' Hikaru said while looking at his ID, he currently had 208,001 points.

After having breakfast, Hikaru dropped the wrapper in the trashcan and decided to run an extra lap, along the normal course of course. He couldn't afford to run an extra lap across the island, he would have simply passed out. But well, he decided to run an extra lap in the park, partly because the weather was to his liking and partly because he wanted to clear his head.

As Hikaru sprinted around the park at a moderate pace, he encountered a familiar figure.

"Good Morning Sae-chan."

"Hmm? Good Morning." Sae said as she continued running.

"Sae-chan, I have a question."

"Oh? What is it?"

"Do you think it's reasonable to take away a human's most cherished possession, his memories for the prosperity of others? The reason is irrelevant, but it will undoubtedly benefit society and the people around the individual. Do you think it's a justified course of action?"

"That's quite an interesting question. Taking one's memories is akin to killing the person, but if the individual consents to it and if it's for the betterment of others or society by large, I'll support it. Sacrifices have been made since time immemorial, and in this case, the individual is just acting as a sacrifice. I think it's wrong, it won't be a stretch to say that it's outright evil, but that's the necessary evil in society."

"Is that so, thank you for answering anyway. Can I accompany you?"

"Don't worry, it's my job and sure, why not." Sae said as she continued running with Hikaru matching her pace.

"Well, this is my limit. Thank you for the experience Sae-chan, now please excuse me." Hikaru said.

"Hmm."

'I like her way of thinking.' Zekrom said.

'Though why did you ask her those questions?' Reshiram said.

'No reason, I was just curious I guess.' Hikaru said to Reshiram via telepathy as he headed towards the dorms.

After entering his room, Hikaru changed into some more comfortable clothes as he laid on his bed, browsing the news section in his student ID.

"The First Magic Highschool's entrance ceremony is over it seems." Hikaru said as he browsed through the news.

The First Magic Highschool is an elite school for magicians which produces over a hundred graduates who either enter the University of Magic or enrol in a Magic Technical Institute of Specialized Higher Training every year.

It's a magic high school which is responsible for making the highest number of Magicians and Magic Technicians. It's quite similar to Advanced Nurturing Highschool, though most of the graduates from there are either Magicians or Magic Technicians who will be employed throughout the country for many purposes, though most magicians would be scouted by the army and the other's will be already affiliated to their respective families.

Whereas the Advanced Nurturing Highschool is a high school that produces Non-Magicians with authority, who effectively govern the political side of the country. In a sense, magicians are largely relied upon by Non-Magicians, but society can't afford to lose either of them, it would simply collapse in the absence of either.

"Anyway, It's 7 o'clock and Kikyo and the others agreed to meet at 9 o'clock. I better study a little until then." Hikaru said as he sat down on his desk and started checking on his notes, correcting and modifying them when required.

'You should dress up already, it's 8:45.' Zekrom said to Hikaru who was completely engrossed in his studies.

'Oh? Already?' Hikaru said as he closed his notebook and started changing his clothes.

He was currently wearing the outfit Kikyo chose for him when they were in the mall and well, that's the only casual outfit he had currently.

As Hikaru dressed up, he noticed that the sky was still cloudy, something the other might be uncomfortable with, but for him, it just made the outing even better.

"Yup, I am ready. Time to go." Hikaru said as he tidied his room before leaving it.

As Hikaru walked to the reception, the spot they had chosen to gather at, he realized that nobody had arrived yet.

"Well, that's unfortunate. I am a little early I guess." Hikaru said as he sat on the couch placed in the reception area.

"Oh, you are here Hirata-San." Hikaru said while looking at Hirata who was walking towards him.

"I apologize for making you wait for me Akiayama-san, where are the others though?" Hirata asked as he sat down across Hikaru.

"They haven't arrived yet. Though I can see Ayanokoji coming towards us now as we speak." Hikaru said while looking at Ayanokoji who was walking towards the duo. It certainly was gonna be a fun outing.

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Chapter 15 getto!

I was gonna post the chapter tomorrow, but LuciferHateia-san gave me a review which made me happy, so here is a chapter!