The Irregular at Magic High School Volume 17

Futatsugi Mai would remove the poisonous fumes,

Maya was acting as a flashlight in those lightless corridors once the
flames were put out.
Itsuwa Isami and Shippou Takumi didn’t have a chance to do anything.

It was impossible for those bomb-carrying corpses to kill or even wound
any of them.

The Family Heads had already noticed this fact.
"It’s going to be tough finding a countermeasure to the Media."

Gen complained all the while making Swiss cheese out of the corpses.

"I guess we have no way of deceiving them at all."

While putting out a wall of flames, Atsuko made a comment with a tone
of resignation.

"Although we managed to get a photograph of the fact that it was
corpses who were holding the bombs… I think revealing this to the
public would have quite the negative effect."

Isami, who had given up on any hope of getting a turn at doing anything,
he agreed while taking photos.

"Still, I doubt purposely injuring ourselves would help much, if at all."
Hearing Maya’s point, Raizou shrugged his shoulders.

"Shall we hide until the flames of their fury cool down."
Raizou’s comment which might have been either a joke or a serious
statement, no voice of objection came.

February 5th, 2097 A.D., 10:30 A.M.
The number of victims of the Hakone XXXX Hotel’s terror bombings
came out to be 22, and it became a disaster with as many as 34
casualties.

Furthermore, the number of uninjured people was 33. The number of
Magicians among them was 27.
The harshest criticism came from the public opinions of those who
claimed that the Magicians had prioritized their own well-being above
that of others.

(Electronic version of the newspaper dating from February 6th 2097
A.D.)

Afterward

Have you enjoyed, ‘Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei’ Volume 17 ‘Master
Clans Conference Arc’ <Part 1>? This time around action wasn’t a
factor, instead I tried to introduce plenty of love-hate components. (Lie)

Not all of the men and woman are pessimistic about the establishment of
the Class One couple. I think the majority is rather 'glad' and would
congratulate the two of them, and those who are on the side of 'They are
stuck together willfully' will think that it's common. As for the couple
themselves, if people think about them living as an established couple
later on, it would probably be best to have them give their blessings.

But due to people being friends, acquaintances, and perhaps something
that should be expected from a rival's grief, it isn't rare for 'lover'
relationships to be formed. They're certainly present within today's
world. Surely the majority lies in this direction for fictional worlds.

However, speaking of established couples who were urged by their
parents… How's this: I think the author himself should become engaged
before they officially become a couple. Well with the case (Refrained
due to Spoilers), the person himself might be thankful since he has a
clear mind to do as such. There are tons of late-bloomers though.

But I think (Refrained to due Spoilers) is an extreme nuisance. One's
true feelings get set aside.

Although it was slightly different from the previous illustrations, Lina
had appeared in the storyline for around one year now. She is an easy
character to write so I really want to include her a lot more… as of now,
she has yet to depart from America. Even though she’s appeared on
stage for a while, perhaps it will take form this time. Too bad.

Well, the next book will be ‘Master Clans Conference (II). This section
will be made up of three parts just like the ‘Visitors Arc’. The content
will be similar to that of the ‘Visitors Arc’. You might say that the
games ‘Out of Order’ and ‘Lost Zero’ are similar.
…Since I won’t try to “not spoil anything anymore”, please look
forward to enjoying the next book ‘Master Clans Conference Arc (II)’.

(Satou Tsutomu)