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Mr. Harris has a conspiracy. It’s not 100% clear exactly what that is, although it’s safe to say it has something to do with stopping Ms. Suzuki’s attempts to restore ancient magic. He’d made that abundantly clear last week when he captured the rogue teacher, imprisoned him in a clock, and made Kurumi an offer to retake the Magumi test – and he’s doubling down on it, because it turns out he Also given to Yuzu and the recently removed Aniku. This is a big statement and shows how much he cares about what Ms. Suzuki is teaching because he covers all the bases. Two girls successfully use ancient magic, while the boy has the potential to learn it if he stays in the standard class.
Does this mean he’s expecting Ms. Suzuki to break out of her glass prison? not necessarily. Rather, it shows that Mr. Harris is preparing for all eventualities. if Ms. Suzuki was released, if Grapefruit or walnut refuse the offer, if Other hitherto unsuccessful ancient magicians also appeared among other members of the Standard Class, if He knew about the school nurse and the mysterious boy… He wasn’t worried so much about the specifics as he was about the fact that he was overlooking someone or something. I doubt he would act like a king if he could sleeping Beauty and remove all writing instruments from the Letolan grounds to prevent anyone from accidentally drawing the spell circle. This man is paranoid, you know what they say – just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean someone isn’t going to get you.
His investment in preserving the magic of the few remains unstated, but I’d bet it has something to do with power. Until now, the power structure of Retolan and the larger world has placed magicians above “ordinary” people; the fact that Asami is so picky speaks to more than just Kurumi’s dedication to learning magic. Put those two things together and you end up with a system that says magic is “special” and only the chosen ones can use it. Rttoran’s two-tier system – Magumi vs. Standard – says it all. If you are “standard” you cannot share in the wonders of magic. Only the chosen ones receive this honor. Divided things like this are almost always about one group of people saying they’re better than someone else.
Of course, such a system would be counterproductive. Revolutions are born, and even small-scale rebellions can be dangerous to systems based on “merit” that actually involve no merit or skill at all. While Hickory and Yuzu did choose to take advantage of Mr. Harris’s offer, more importantly Aniku did not. His removal from the Magumi left his eyes without scales, and the time he spent during recess with a group of mostly standard students taught him that there were good things like magic in the world. I’d venture to say that Asuka, the twin who didn’t make it into Magumi’s cut (probably on purpose), had a big influence on him, because if anything, Asuka seemed much happier than Kyo. But Yuzu and Kurumi, who were considered Magumi’s must-wins, may also have been underwhelming – neither ended up making it to Magumi and still performed well. Suddenly, happiness doesn’t seem to require magic, and when Aniku rips his invitation in half, all he does is reject what Magumi represents: a specific vision of the world that he now knows is wrong. That may make Aniku more dangerous to Mr. Harris than anyone else.
The increasingly unlikeable teacher may still be blinded by the idea that if Yuzu and Kurumi pass Asami’s retest, they’ll happily join the class. He probably doesn’t know how close Walnut is to not accepting it at all, and his worldview doesn’t allow for anyone to think that becoming a magician is the best thing ever. He could think Aniku was unqualified in every aspect, but what about Yuzu and Kurumi? This could be an eye-opening experience for him. I’m ready for these girls to start a revolution, one small piece of rejection at a time.
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