Mahou Project!!

"Huhuhu and in just one day, you already got 4 servants. You never cease to impress me Ken Mercer."

After the ritual of Servitude was performed at the Lunar Mansion, Sora gave a cheerful remark at the copy magus.

"Well, the more the merrier, right?" Ken with a sheepish grin said as he scratched the back of his head.

"Indeed. By the way since you are now officially one of us, then you'll be staying here~" The girl with the albino colored hair said with a gleeful tone.

"Here?" Ken could not help but asked.

"Of course, silly!! This is also the residence of the Lunar 10 and as such being one, it is a requirement as expected of our duties." Sora answered.

"Makes sense. I bet that mom just wants to keep a group of 10 powerful magi on her leash as to make guarding us easier." Ken said in response.

"How perceptive of you Mr. Mercer." The two of them heard Drake Talion emerged from upstairs as he looked at the copy magus with intrigue.

"Huh, guess I was right." Ken just uttered.

"Yes Mr. Mercer, housing a group of the most powerful magi of the Academy might bring a lot of trouble at stake given that our enemies will find eliminating us easier in one place, but at the same time they'll also be wary and prove to have a harder time in doing so given our combined might." Drake answered as he nodded in agreement.

"So, what are you doing here Drake?" Sora asked with a mischievous smile.

"I was about to inform Mr. Mercer about his new living arrangement but you already did so Ms. Ray. Your new room will room 04 by the way. Just look up at the second floor and you'll find it in no time." Drake said with a friendly and accommodating tone.

"Great, thanks Drake." Ken said with appreciation.

"No problem Mr. Mercer. If you ever need any help, then don't hesitate to ask any one of us. The others may not look like it but they're a friendly bunch." The Wind Sage added as he turned his back on them and left going upstairs to his own room.

"Huh, I like the guy." Ken said with a smile.

"Well, he is not called the Number 1 Boyfriend Material of the Academy for nothing." Sora answered with a wide smile.

"So, how are they?" Ken asked Sora about his brand-new servants, his friends currently in a room being tormented by the after-effects of the ritual.

"Well, they will be fine just like the girls. You're probably wondering why you seemed to be alright after right?"

Ken simply nodded at Sora's statement.

"Well, the more you do the ritual, the more you'll get used to it, thus allowing your body to adapt to the harsh treatment that the ritual has to offer. That's why you woke up only 2 hours after this time, and the last time I think was about over 5 hours." The white-haired Berserker added.

"I see." Ken nodded in understanding.

After some time, the two childhood friends were seen emerging out of the quarters with a huge grin on their faces.

"Yo Kennie!!" Peter called out with a goofy grin on his face.

"Hey!!" Ken greeted his two friends with a wave.

"Damn it bastard you failed to mention about us getting drained of our blood and mana after the ritual huh?!" Peter said as he suddenly tackled Ken playfully into the floor and ruffled his hair vigorously.

Sora approached Minato and asked "Are you guys always like this?"

"On a case to case basis." The Orange-haired Swordsman answered.

"I see." The Berserker Queen nodded in understanding.

After the two men on the ground finished their rough housing, both stood up as Peter grinned with Ken shaking his head off with a facepalm.

"Now that you guys are up, all of us should gather together to confront Miabi." Ken with a now serious expression told his two friends turned servants.

"Yeah, yeah let's just get this over with." Peter spoke with a bored tone as he yawned.

"You can count on us Master." Minato bowed down with a mock respect as he smirked playfully at Ken who in turn does the same in response.

Sora merely eyed at the scene going on between the three men with an amused smile as she thought-

'The Shadow Assassin and the Sword Emperor. What interesting bunch Ken Mercer gathered.'

***

It was late night as the full moon shines brightly at the Academy.

The Circle of one Ken Mercer now together gathered altogether at the center of the Academy, a clean plaza devoid of any trash and litters save for the fallen leaves scattered around.

"So, if we manage to capture this Miabi Aventus, what is our next course of action Master?" Minato serving as the strategist of the Circle consulted his fellow members.

"You're not dropping the Master fiasco huh?" Ken eyed the Swordsman with a passive look.

"Nope. Even if you are my friend, we Fuyuzakis are Sword Knights before anything else. Being the Master of this Circle automatically makes you my liege." Minato answered with a respectful tone that offers no room for any Bullshit.

"Right, I forgot that your family comes from a long line of Sword Knights that served countless Kings and Masters for generations." Ken said with a sweat drop.

It's no secret in the magi community that the family of Sword Knights, the Fuyuzakis have somewhat of a Master Complex that sometimes border Craziness to a whole new level.

Whenever a Fuyuzaki would found someone worthy, someone powerful and honorable enough to their liking, then he/she would in an instant mark them as a master worthy of their service, offering themselves in both body and soul.

Minato having known Ken for many years deemed the copy magus as someone deserving to be his Master and Ken being a leader of his own Circle validates that fact even more.

"Anyways to answer your question oh great servant of mine, after capturing that Warlock chick, then naturally we are going to hand her over to Mom since that old hag knows what's best." The copy magus answered.

"That makes sense, but I want some revenge for her possessing me!!" Ana voiced her frustrations as she shouted.