Kenia Hara

The video message from Raymond Clark, one of the Seven Sages, makes waves not just in Japan but across the entire world by announcing the Dione Project, which Tatsuya realizes is essentially a plan to exile magicians from the planet. To counter this, Tatsuya unveils his very own ESCAPES Project, a project utilizing a stellar reactor that he has been researching for some time. The time to determine the future of magicians everywhere has come!

Late April 2097—the use of strategic-class spells doesn’t stop with the Brazilian military, as the Great Asian Alliance deploy Thunderclap Tower in the Gulf of Guinea. Magic fans the flames of war, which soon engulf the entire world. As public opinion inevitably turns against magicians as a whole, Edward Clark, a researcher of the USNA, proposes an expansive space development endeavor called the Dione Project to promote the peaceful use of magic. Taurus Silver’s name appears on the list of chosen candidates, which leads to people uncovering the truth—that this is in fact Tatsuya, throwing him and Miyuki into yet another trial.

The Ten Master Clans and the Eighteen Support Clans have gathered for a conference to raise concerns about Tatsuya's behavior. His official position is that all his actions were necessary to protect Miyuki and he has the full support of the Yotsuba, including the current head of the clan, Maya. Naturally, some of the other families are not so easily convinced. And while this captures everyone’s attention, Mitsuya Shiina vanishes without a trace, kicking off yet another incident that may affect more than just First High...

It's March of 2097 when Synchroliner Fusion is deployed in South America, and the worldwide upheaval that rose up in its wake has finally reached Japan. The following month, Tatsuya and Miyuki receive a message from the head of the Juumonji clan, Katsuto. They are both formally invited to a conference of the Eighteen Support Clans over rising hostilities directed at the group, ensuring yet more trouble in Tatsuya's future.?