Magnum Opus || TBATE x reader

Chapter 8 - Ah, right, I have class with him.

You sigh and open the door to the classroom, slipping into your seat from last time.

"What exactly did you two do?"

You avert your eyes.

"If you told him-"

"I made him suspicious of me?" You laugh to yourself. "Oh, look, here he is."

He walks in, and the students start booing.

Am I allowed to fall asleep?

Arthur speaks, and you watch as augmenters and conjurers try to do the opposite of what they're able to do.

"Let's get a demonstration," Arthur smiles. "Helios, would you like to try?"

You smile, and Helios grins.

"You're a conjurer, correct?"

"Yes," he nods. "A fire and wind type."

"Please try what I explained just now."

Helios steps into the arena, and he creates an orb of fire.

"I need to absorb it?"

"Yes," Arthur smiles.

He launches the fire and assimilates it back into himself.

"Just like that." Arthur smiles. "Excellent demonstration, Helios."

Helios nods, and he sits back down next to you.

"Could you teach me?!"

Helios jumps in his seat, and you wave him off.

I'll never find... ah, the student who fell down earlier.

Your eyes glow slightly, and you smirk.

Bingo.

The bell rings, and you run to the boy, transforming yourself into a girl with bright orange hair and green eyes.

"A-ah, what you did back there! That was really cool of you to stand up to the professor like that!" You beam at the boy.

"A-ah? Thank you so much! I would've thought that you were going to be professor since you beat the previous one. You're much better suited than that commoner anyway." He stumbles over his words.

You smile to yourself. "Ah, but, do you happen to know if there's a way to get rid of all the commoners? I don't like how many of them are wandering around the halls..."

The boy flushes pink. "Ah, actually... there's an organization that's planning to overthrow the commoners here. Would you like to join in a meeting?"

You smile and hand him a scroll. "Of course! Just let me know when."

"Of course." He smiles. "Ah, what's your name again-"

You disappear.

-⧖-

Helios yawns, and you stare from the roof.

Do you have the recording artifact?

Helios tosses it to you, and you set it up.

"What do you mean? We're clearly terrified right now!" Lucas laughs.

It's a shame. He would've been real fun to peg...

That's disgusting.

You hum while you write down the students' names.

The large student's mana fluctuates out of control, and you sigh.

Stay here and keep watch. I'm dealing with the student.

You pull out your mask from your ring, and you change your uniform with magic.

"DIE! DIE! DIEEEE!!!!" The student rushes toward Arthur, and you slam the student into the ground.

"Mask?"

You nod, and you pull out a feather.

Are you ok?

"Arthur?! Mask?!" Claire rushes over, and you nod.

"I was scouting nearby when I sensed a large mana fluctuation. What happened?"

You point at the bloody ink seeping from the student's spine.

"Not another one..."

You glance at the student.

I have the recording of all the perpetrators. I need to retrieve it. I'll meet you both at the director's office. Here's the feather for healing.

The two nod and you warp back to Helios.

The recording.

Helios hands it to you.

Head back to our dorm. 

You disappear again.

You stare at the two Lances in the room. 

Ah, Wykes and Alea. I think sister mentioned them once.

You sigh, and you wait at the door for the two Lances.

The male glares at Arthur.

"You think arrogance runs in the family?" You mumble to Arthur through the mask. 

Arthur freezes at your voice, and you walk in with Claire. 

Taking a seat, you hand the director the recording.

"This is...?"

"It has today's student on it." You speak. At the same time, your half of the scroll shakes.

The principal's eyes widen. 

"It does?"

"I had my bond set up a camera while I went to subdue the student." You kick one leg over the other, and you move over to make space for Arthur. "It should be enough to get the other two students a suspension. I'm working on getting to the root of the bloody letters."

The director nods. 

"I have a meeting to infiltrate. Arthur can fill you in on the details." You open the window.

"Stay safe," The director nods.

"Of course."