9 2B a Caterpillar

Lev is seen standing in one of the school hallways, carrying his bag. He was standing in front of the audio-visual room currently being used by the student council and a group of students from course 2 who called themselves the Sympathiser Alliance.

His eyes closed, he trying to hear the conversation going on inside.

And why did he do it? Today, after school a group of students calling themselves the Sympathiser Alliance sabotaged the school radio and broadcast their goals and agenda throughout the school. Of course Lev didn't blame them all, they were just a bunch of kids being toyed with by Blanche.

"A Caterpillar who still can't make up its own mind," Lev thought.

After a few minutes had passed and the sun had completely set, the discussion ended and everyone started to leave the audio-visual room. There were about 3 people from the Sympathiser side there, including the girl Lev saw at the Kendo club a few days ago, Mibu Sayaka. And from the student council side, who else if not...

"Saegusa-senpai."

The student council president of First High, she looks so tired. Naturally, taking on a discussion of 3 people alone would be quite tiring even for someone like her, even though Lev knew that it was a one-sided discussion. Mayumi dominates.

"Haiba-kun? What are you doing here?" Mayumi widened her eyes.

"Do you have time? There are some things I want to talk about."

"Huh?" Mayumi was confused.

It seems like she won't be going home alone today.

***

"So you listened to everything, that discussion..."

Lev nodded.

Him and Mayumi are currently seen walking together outside the school. Lev told Mayumi that he would drop her off at the station.

"Well, I have to admit your way of pulling the discussion in the direction you want is quite terrifying, senpai."

"Ara~, is that a compliment or an insult?"

"Both. You didn't give them any chance to refute your argument. I don't think the title of the demon queen is exaggerating." said Lev, teasing Mayumi.

"Hmm~, I don't have such a title. " Mayumi pouted. She then continued her words.

"But you're right, maybe the fact that I'm alone in that discussion also reduces their chances of finding a fault and some inconsistency in our argument. Also... I wouldn't lose in a logical debate." Mayumi said, smiling at Lev beside her.

In the end, the final decision of the discussion will be an open debate which will be held tomorrow.

There was silence before Mayumi opened her mouth.

"So, what did you want to talk to me about? Don't tell me you came to me just to said that?"

Lev glanced at the woman beside him with a calm gaze.

"It's about the group of people behind the movement of this 'Sympathiser Alliance'."

"..."

Mayumi listening, there is no change in her face expression. Lev realized that.

"Senpai… As the future head of the Saegusa family, have you ever heard of an Anti-Magic Organization called Blanche?"

Mayumi immediately stopped her steps.

*swung*

The atmosphere was quiet, the streets were quite quiet and there were only a few cars passing by. Lev stood staring at Mayumi in front of him, waiting for her answer.

"As expected... So they're the ones behind all this." Mayumi said, stroking her forehead.

"Are you surprised?"

She shook her head.

"I'm not surprised, Its just that I'm dissapointed on how easily they enter the school and influence our students and manipulate them for their own benefit."

Lev was silent. Mayumi also seemed to be thinking about something before she glanced at the man in front of her with a sharp gaze.

"Besides, rather than being surprised at a possibility that I expected. I was more surprised by the fact that you know something like Blanche, Haiba-kun."

Mayumi said. But Lev's expression didn't change in the slightest, he had expected that Mayumi would say this ever since he decided to discuss this matter with her.

"You say that as if they are some kind of super secret organization, Senpai. They are quite popular in Russia, in a bad connotation. Though it seems their existence in Japan is not that popular."

"...I see... You're right." Mayumi then smiled.

"In that case, do you have any ideas for taking care of these people?" Mayumi asked.

"Actually I want to ask you for help, no... to the Saegusa Family to be precise." said Lev. The data he got from the Russian government on Blanche's Japanese branch activities in the past year was scant.

He didn't want to do it, but the only way was to ask for help from the family that held most of the power in the police force, the Saegusa family.

"Help?"

Lev nodded.

" Yeah, I want-- "

But before Lev could finish his words, he suddenly felt an unfriendly presence from afar. Mayumi who noticed Lev's change in expression, raised her eyebrows.

"Haiba-kun?"

Lev then stared into the distance with a sharp gaze. He saw a big man who stood up to 2 meters tall, wearing a black hoodie that covered his face. He walked towards the two of them casually, not at all suspicious, but Lev's instincts couldn't be fooled that easily.

"Step back, senpai. We seem to have an unfriendly friend here." Lev muttered. Hearing that, Mayumi understood what he meant and immediately took out her phone, she seemed to be calling the police or the Saegusa family's bodyguard.

The big man keeps walking closer, and Lev who saw that took a few steps forward leisurely.

"Nice to meet you, sir. How can I help you?" said Lev.

The man just kept quiet and didn't say anything, he was just silent as he walked past Lev and that's when Lev knew what this man wanted.

' He wanted to kill Saegusa-senpai. '

And quickly, Lev sent a kick towards the man's body, seeing that, the man immediately turned around and tried to block Lev's kick. It was an extremely fast reflex for such a big body, but...

*bump* *crack*

The man widened his eyes as he felt a crack in his right hand. And without wasting much time, Lev immediately tried to knock the man down by sending a punch to his face.

But a red magic circle shone on the man's body and he disappeared from his place in an instant before suddenly appeared behind Lev.

' Acceleration Magic... And that magic sequence, it's quite unusual in Japan... Foreigner? ' thought Lev.

The big man then took out a bayonet from his pocket, it looked so small in his hand, but his movement was so fast, he trying to rip Lev's neck up.

However, all the attacks he launched with the knife in his hand were easily dodged by Lev. It was indeed fast, despite his large body, his natural reflexes plus his acceleration magic made his movements almost difficult for the human eye to follow. But Lev has a Superhuman Body, his physique is 10 times stronger than normal humans even without using any magic to strengthen his body.

Coupled with the martial arts he uses. Its just unfair

The man was annoyed that all of his attacks could be dodged easily, by a high school student. Mayumi who was watching from a distance was also flabbergasted, she couldn't interfere this fight, it wasn't like a fight between two magicians.

As the big man trying to stab Lev's stomach from the left side of his body, Lev elbowed the big man's wrist before he sent a knee kick towards the man's large hand, making the fracture worse, and breaking it.

*cracks*

The man gritted his teeth in pain, before he realized that the bayonet in his hand was already in Lev, who seemed to be analyzing it. He is so chill compare to that big man.

" XIN X Bayonet series 8, huh... Great Asian Union. What are you doing here?" Lev looked at the big man in front of him with a cold gaze.

The big man realized that he had no chance against this boy in front of him, at least for now.

"Answer me." Lev said coldly. However, without saying anything, a red magic circle then surrounded the big man's body before his figure turned into a red flash and disappeared.

Lev just let the man go, even with his Superhuman Body it would be hard to match someone that expert in acceleration magic. And he had no intention of using his magic here, at least for now.

Lev then turned around and saw Mayumi who was approaching him with a worried expression. But there was only one thought on his mind.

' If the Great Asian Union is involved, then that person must also be behind all of this, Zhou Gongjin...'

***

*pant* *pant* *pant*

In one of the forests on the outskirts of the town of Hachiōji, a man is seen sitting leaning against one of the trees, panting for breath. It was the same person who attacked Lev and Mayumi, Liu Zhigang.

Total humiliation.

He didn't expect that the mission, which should have been so easy, would turn into a disaster and ended as a failure. He held onto his broken right hand as he tried to tie it up, preventing complications.

"Fuck, that brat's kicks are really abnormal for his body size, Fuck." Zhigang cursed many times.

"But it's my fault, I was too rash… I should have prepared a more thorough plan, I didn't expect someone that strong to be in a high school. And forget about magic, he only needs his physical ability and martial arts to beat me up."

After exchanging blows with Lev, Zhigang realized that it was not normal for a high school student to have hand to hand combat skills at that level. Except, he wasn't just an ordinary high school student.

"And also that martial arts..."

Zhigang then widened his eyes, he remembered it. The martial art that Lev had just used against him, was called...

"...Systema, huh."