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Tokyo. 

After his entrance exam, which practically was as good as being accepted, Masa of Mahouka stayed in Tokyo most of the time, whether to manage the trade on the financial market or build the new headquarters of the Isshiki Family in Tokyo. 

Yup, after he gained the "Voice of the Future," Masa directly focused on gaining a lot of money from the financial markets, whether it was a stock, FX, commodities, etc., and made a lot of money. 

He needed a lot of money at this moment since he planned to buy a bank. 

Yes, a bank. 

Masa knew that his family was probably known as the wealthiest magician family, but it was far from enough to make their family's power in this country become more powerful. Their target was the regional bank, especially in the e San'in and Hokuriku regions, since their reputation was good in those areas as they created many jobs for the people in those areas. 

Whether it was politicians, businessmen, or many others, they were dependent on their families in that region, and that was why they decided to be bold and buy a bank.

However, this was the first time for a magician to take control over a financial facility, so there was no doubt that while the residents of the region might be okay, and there were no rules that a magician couldn't own a bank, there might be some resistance since it might be the first attempt of the magicians to take control over the economy of the country. 

In the past, the Isshiki Family, the family which Masa came from, took control of the cybersecurity market and then expanded to many businesses, but this time, a bank was something that was on another scale, so they might need the help of all the Magician of One, the magicians that were born from the same institution as them to also buy this bank together with them. 

Naturally, the majority of the shares, if not most of them, were in the hands of the Isshiki Family, yet Masa knew that no one would reject them since those families didn't have as much money as his family, and more importantly, no one would reject the money. 

After all, there was no word of "enough" for money, right? 

The more, the better. 

It might be a little hard, but then, as the Isshiki Family had developed two new ventures, this plan might succeed, and by then, the Isshiki Network plan could start. 

All the preparations had been done, and they needed to walk step by step to achieve their ambitions. 

Yet, even if one plan ended up being a failure, it was all fine since Masa had calculated for most possibilities, backup plans for interference, and counters for any possible threats.

Yet, compared to his business, he was more cornered about the headquarters of the Isshiki Family in Tokyo, which would be his home in the future. 

'My home.' 

So, what was his first impression of his home? 

Expensive. 

This was his first impression since the amount of land used in this place was so immense that it took a chunk of the family's account to build. However, everything was worth it since this place was located in Tokyo, the heart and the central economy of Japan. 

Their home might be in Kanazawa, but having a base in Tokyo was necessary so it could be easy to manage all of their business.

The headquarters, which should be called a building, was located in the middle of a largely undeveloped site, which played the role of a "serf trench" and was stuffed with many protective systems. 

The office part up to the third floor had absolutely no windows, and its lighting was organized by a fiber-optic structure. Residential areas, located on floors four and above, instead of windows, for the most part, had balconies, so it wasn't easy to see the interior from outside. Completely covering the top floor and the roof, the protective fence was installed not to protect it from falls but to protect it from outside penetration. Instead of blinds on the windows, armor plates may be provided.

Masa also added all of the magic that he learned from the DxD, whether it was barrier magic, to protect, detect, and various other benefits without the knowledge of the others. 

If Masa had to say, the building was very much like a fortress; it was in the middle of a large plot of private land with many security devices. There were lots of offices without windows, and it also was designed to prevent people from being able to break in from the outside.

'If possible, I also want to learn Fengshui.' 

Unfortunately, he had no such knowledge, but he hoped Masa of DxD could get it since he knew it could bring good luck and put the residents in a good mood. 

"Well, let's do it step by step." 

One shouldn't be impatient, and as he was young, the only thing that he didn't lack was time. 

Yet, there was no doubt that his moving to Tokyo and his entrance to the First High School attracted much attention, especially from those family magicians who included Tokyo as their area of influence. 

Every family of magicians was placed in various regions to protect those regions, except for Kyushu, Okinawa, and Hokkaido, as those locations were protected by the National Defense Forces. 

Still, due to his decisions, many couldn't wait to meet him, especially due to the feats of the Isshiki Family that could create so much wealth on the foreign exchange market. It might not be wrong to say that their family had the most cash in the entire country, and this was why they planned to acquire a bank to expand their influence. 

Masa's decision to enter the First High School would probably be seen as an attempt to connect their family with people with influence within this country. 

Whether it was politicians, businessmen, or many others, they would probably think of engaging their female relative to Masa.

Unfortunately, the head of the Isshiki Family worked fast and handled this situation by engaging Masa with his daughter, Isshiki Airi. 

Yet, there was no doubt that Masa's appearance in Tokyo made those criminals and those who were envious of the Isshiki Family's success hesitant to cause a conflict with this family. 

Yes, while it might be strange, his existence in Tokyo also worked as a guard dog to protect the wealth of the Isshiki Family, considering his mastery over the fastest magic, "Mercury," which allowed him to reach Mach 3 at speed. 

This was officially written, but unofficially, Masa could reach the speed of light, okay? 

However, certain families felt Masa's appearance in Tokyo couldn't be just described as a mere guard dog. 

"So, there is no chance for an infiltration?" 

"Yes. The guard is tight, and with the specialty of the Isshiki Family, all electrical devices are as good as useless." 

"...this family's magic in the current era is too unfair." 

"You can say that again." 

There was no doubt that the magic of the Isshiki family, who allowed them to control electrical devices with their bio-electricity, was simply god-like. 

At the same time, this was also the reason why this family, who had always been shrouded in mystery, felt tense since they were afraid that the Isshiki family knew the secret that they had hidden. 

"Though, they might be just talking about a business since I have heard they plan to acquire a bank and also plan to enter the space-related industry." The man's voice appeared to be amazed. "The Midas of the Isshiki Family is amazing." 

Midas 

This was Masa's nickname, and he hid his identity well when he started to help manage the Isshiki Family industry. 

As someone who could create so much wealth for the family, naturally, his identity was hidden since it would bring more trouble than benefits, which left him with the title of the "Blue Beast," as this title helped him to make his enemies be wary of making their moves, considering his power and all. 

"If only Midas was born in our family..." 

"We also have Taurus Silver, right?" 

"That failure is nothing like Midas!" The man seemed to be in much denial and anger when the woman tried to equalize the Midas with the Silver Taurus. 

Yet, this was normal since, for every magician, there was no doubt Midas was like their dawn, during their darkest moment, as he was the first person who created a non-profit organization that aims to pave the way for people in the magic community to become active in society, even if they don't meet the standards put forth in the past. Specifically, he wants to provide non-military job training and create non-military job opportunities for magicians.

In the eyes of some people, Midas was like a thorn, but for the magicians, he was their hope to change the status quo. 

As for the Isshiki Family, it was like they were messengers chosen by Midas to bring justice and fairness to the magicians in this world. 

However, some people felt that it might just be a ploy by the Isshiki family to hide the identity of Midas, who was among their family. 

Yet, the fact that the Isshiki family was the wealthiest magician family didn't change, showing that the might of Midas that could create unlimited wealth wasn't something that could be scoffed at. 

The bank aside, the space-related industry that Masa planned was delayed, and at the same time, due to Midas' problem, people thought that magic that could magically tell how a market worked and lead them to a profit existed, which made many greedy eyes turn their direction to the Isshiki family. 

However, the Isshiki family also had their own trump card, which was impossible for anyone to ignore, and this trump card was related to their venture. 

"Those problems aside, have you found out about their beauty and hair restoration business?" 

"...I do." The man thought that it was because of the woman's selfishness that she asked him to do this task, but he had to admit the Isshiki family had the power to restore beauty and hair. 

"I have asked my subordinates, and they have seen how all the main members of the Isshiki family have become younger and more good-looking." 

"I see..." The woman seemed to be in a daze for a moment and said, "Please continue with your investigation, but don't force yourselves in case they think our action is a provocation." 

Being the enemy of this mysterious family might cause everything to be destroyed, but being the enemy of the Isshiki family would cause someone to live their lives in humiliation and have their social lives destroyed completely, as no secrets could be discovered by this family. 

The two families never tried to get themselves involved with each other, but even so, Masa's entrance to Tokyo made them a bit wary, considering two people within their family would enter the same high school. 

"Yes." 

Still, even so, facing the Isshiki family, the woman couldn't help but have a headache, yet also a strong desire to control this extremely useful family. Yet, when she thought of the two people who would also enter the First High School, she hesitated for a moment and asked, "Hayama, is it true that person is going to visit the Isshiki family?" 

"Yes." The elderly man bowed his head respectfully and said, "There might be a chance that this family will be chosen as a member of a Senate." 

"....."

Hearing those words, the woman tapped her finger on her smooth chin in silence, thinking deeply about this family. 

Still, while the woman was in deep thought, Masa looked at his uncle strangely when he saw him bringing a beautiful woman in her early 40s with doubt, then looked at his uncle with disdain inwardly. 

Somehow, Masa's uncle could tell what Masa was thinking, even if Masa's expression was as respectful as ever, which made him wish to beat up Masa. Yet, glancing at the woman, who was in a daze when she saw Masa, he smiled inwardly, thinking that Masa's charm was as useful as ever, and introduced the woman respectfully, "Let me introduce you, Masa. She is Her Excellency Hazumi Asuha, the Four Great Elders of the Senate, and the head of the Hazumi Family." 

Yet, Masa's expression transformed that solemn. 

"Senate?" 

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