The Irregular At Magic High School 1

=====NOTES=====
1. I'll only include onomatopoeia and mimesis which are meaningful and can't be understood without a translation since I'm lazy (sfx can mean onomatopoeia or mimesis for convenience).

2. Comments and notes to proofers and typesetters are enclosed in <!-- -->

3. // splits lines found in split bubbles

4. [TLN: ] is for translator notes that should be typeset into the release.

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===PG 1===
Top left: Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei
Top center: MAGIC
Vertical text center 1: Is a product of neither legends nor fairy tales.
Vertical text center 2: It has become a technology of reality for nearly a century.
Vertical text center 3: Various countries in the world are locked in a race in nuturing "Magicians".
Label on the left: Dengeki Bunko's highly popular work has finally started serialization as a comic!!
Bottom 1: AD 2095
Bottom 2: --- Affiliate of National University of Magic, First High School ---


===PG 2-3===
Right vertical: Everything starts from here.
Title: Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei
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Last two lines on the left: Dengeki Bunko ｢Mahouka Koukou｣ // Volumes 1~4 on sale and well received!! (Ascii Media Works Publication)


===PG 4===
Top: --- 2095, August 7 ---

Panel 2:
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Text on board: National Magic High School Friendly Magic Tournament Venue

Panel 3:
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B1: And now
B2: Nine Schools Battle // Second day of the Newcomers Battle.


===PG 5===
Panel 1:
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B1: << Ice Pillars Break >> // The final match is going to begin soon.


===PG 6===
Panel 1:
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B1: ... about time.

Panel 2:
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B1: Seems like Erika and the rest have gone to the audience area to cheer you on.

Panel 3:
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Unbubbled text: Do your best!
Bubble: And for the student council president and the public morals committee chairperson to come all the way here.

Panel 4:
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Unbubbled text: Do your best

Panel 5:
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B1: Don't get overly nervous from their expectations in you.


===PG 7===
Panel 1:
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B1: Miyuki.

Panel 2:
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B1: It'll be fine.
sfx: *grin*
B2: Because...

Panel 3:
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B1: You are here for me, Onii-sama.


===PG 8===
Panel 1:
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B1: As always, this mushiness which is unexpected from a pair of siblings...
B2: Jeez... really, this pair of siblings.

Panel 2:
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B1: Then go forth // Miyuki

Panel 3:
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B1: Yes.
B2: Onii-sama

Panel 5:
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B1: Nine Schools Battle, Newcomers Battle // The event is < Ice Pillars Break >. A single round final match.
B2: Contestants, enter.


===PG 9===
Panel 1:
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B1: First High School's representative
B2: Shiba Miyuki

Panel 2:
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B1: A kimono!
B2: She looks like a priestess!


===PG 10===
Panel 1:
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B1: Woah ~~~~
B2: Miyuki-san is beautiful.
B3: Since this match is to destroy the ice pillars of the opponent with long range magic, she won't need to use her physical body. // That's why it's customary for the contestants to choose clothing which are more geared towards fashion.

Panel 2:
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B1: ... this is

Panel 3:
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B1: It seems like the opponent is totally overwhelmed...
B2: Senpai

Panel 4:
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sfx: *inhaling*
B1: The match is starting.

Panel 5:
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B1: 3 seconds to starting ---


===PG 12===
Panel 1:
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B1: The entire match area has been controlled by the First School --- !?

Panel 3:
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B1: Kuh // what speed
B2: What magic power!?

Panel 4:
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B1: Hey hey, this is awesome
B2: What's that magic!?


===PG 13===
Panel 1:
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B1: Intense cold air at her own area
B2: Covering her opponent's area with scorching vapor!!

Panel 2:
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B1: The Seventh School is also using cooling magic to cool down her own ground again but...
B2: Kuah..

Panel 3:
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B1: She can't do it! // Their levels are too different!!

Panel 4:
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B1: D-d... // Don't tell me this is.
B2: There's no mistake.


===PG 14===
Panel 1:
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Text: << Inferno >> [TLN: written as "Ice Flames of Hell" but read as "Inferno"]

Panel 2:
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B1: A rank-A magic!?
B2: Hey, isn't this the Newcomers Battle!?

Panel 3:
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B1: A... // A genius!


===PG 15===
Panel 1:
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Right text: Affiliate of National University of Magic, First High School
Left text: In this elite school where the most excellent Magicians are produced ---

Panel 2:
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text: Completely talent-oriented

Panel 3:
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text: Harshly competence-oriented

Panel 4:
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text: That is the world of magic.

Panel 5:
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right text: In this school itself where only elites are allowed to enroll
left text: Right at the start of enrollment, the students are already divided into high achievers and low achievers.


===PG 16===
Panel 1:
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text 1: Course 1 student
text 2: Freshman representative
text 3: His younger sister who was the top entrant into the school
text 4: Shiba Miyuki

Panel 2:
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text 1: But...
text 2: As for me...


===PG 17===
Title line 1: Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei Chapter 1
Title line 2: Smart Little Sister, Dumb Big Brother
Bottom text: --- 2095, April ---


===PG 18===
Panel 2:
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Rightmost banner: Affiliate of National University of Magic, First High School
Hanging banner: Annual SCHOOL ENTRANCE CEREMONY // Affiliate of National University of Magic, First High School
B1: A little more to the right?

Panel 4:
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B1: I can't accept this.


===PG 19===
Panel 1:
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B1: Onii-sama, why are you a reserve!? // Didn't you top the entrance exams!! [TLN: The word 'reserve' here has a special meaning, read my translation @baka-tsuki if you want to know ^^]
B2: Miyuki, you're still on this?

Panel 2:
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B1: What's that? A fight?
B2: Among freshmen?

Panel 3:
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B1: The freshman representative should not be me
B2: But you, Onii-sama.

Panel 4:
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B1: This is a Magic High School. // It's obvious that they'll place more emphasis on practical ability than paper tests.


===PG 20===
Panel 1:
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B1: With my practical ability, it's surprising that // I even made it as a Course 2 student.
B2: Onii-sama, I say! // There's no one who's a match for you in studies and taijutsu. [TLN: It might be inappropriate to localize this into 'martial arts' or something similar, so wiki Taijutsu.]

Panel 2:
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B1: The truth is, even for magic ---

Panel 3:
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B1: Miyuki!

Panel 4:
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sfx: *gasp*


===PG 21===
Panel 1:
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B1: Even if you say that out loud, it can't be helped.
B2: You understand right?

Panel 4:
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B1: I...
B2: I apologize.


===PG 22===
Panel 2:
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B1: To see you getting angry in my place
B2: Makes me really happy.

Panel 3:
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B1: I'm always saved by that.
B2: ... liar.

Panel 4:
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B1: Onii-sama... // You're always scolding me...

Panel 5:
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B1: I'm not lying. --- But // Just like how you feel about me
B2: I also feel the same way about you.


===PG 23===
Panel 2:
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B1: O... // Onii-sama...
B2: No way... to tell me so suddenly ---

Panel 3:
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B1: How you feel about me.

Panel 4:
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B1: Seems like there's some sort of misunderstanding but // I'll leave it for now.

Panel 5:
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B1: Since it's more important to resolve the more immediate issue ---
B2: Miyuki.


===PG 24===
Panel 1:
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B1: Even if say, you back out on giving the reply address
B2: There is no way I'll be selected as a replacement.

Panel 2:
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B1: It'll just affect your appraisal // With your intelligence, you should understand right?

Panel 3:
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B1: About that...
B2: And besides, Miyuki...

Panel 4:
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B1: I'm looking forward to it.


===PG 25===
Panel 1:
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B1: Show this useless big brother of yours
B2: The glorious moment of his cute little sister.

Panel 2:
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B1: O
B2: Onii-sama is no useless big brother!

Panel 3:
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B1: --- but, I understand. // Please pardon me for being willful.

Panel 4:
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B1: Go on. // It's time for the meeting for the reply address right?
B2: Yes!


===PG 26===
Panel 1:
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B1: I'll be taking my leave!
B2: Please watch me // Onii-sama.

Panel 2:
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B1: Alright.

Panel 4:
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B1: The representative's rehearsal is two hours before the school entrance ceremony ---
B2: My job as an escort is done.

Panel 5:
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B1: Now... how should I pass the time now ---...


===PG 27-28===
Panel 1:
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Box: Affiliate of National University of Magic, First High School

Panel 2:
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Box: Today is the day I --- Shiba Tatsuya and my little sister, Miyuki, enroll into this school.

Panel 3:
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Box 1: Magic High Schools are institutions established under national policy for the purpose of nurturing Magic Technicians.
Box 2: In exchange for a granted budget from the country, this school has a quota to meet.


===PG 29===
Panel 1:
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Box 1: And that quota is to provide over a hundred graduates who either enter the University of Magic or enroll in a Magic Technical Institute of Specialized Higher Training.
Box 2: It is no exaggeration now to say that the nurturing of powerful Magicians equates to determining the power of a country.

Panel 2:
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Box 1: But consequently ---
B1: ... hey

Panel 3:
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B1: That kid is a ｢Weed｣ right?


===PG 30===
Panel 1:
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B1: He's really early.
B2: He sure is enthusiastic for a reserve.
B3: Even though he's just a spare.
sfx: *snicker snicker*

Panel 2:
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B1: A ｢Weed｣ huh...

Panel 3:
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Box: The word 'equal' does not exist in magic education.

Panel 4:
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Box: An eight-petaled flower emblem is present on the left chest of a Course 1 student, also known as a << Bloom >>.

Panel 5:
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Box: The emblem is absent in a Course 2 student, also known as a << Weed >>.


===PG 31===
Panel 1:
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Box 1: The fixed quota of two hundred students decided by their entrance exam results are divided into two groups.
Box 2: Those who are entitled to receive individual coaching on practical magic are the Course 1 students.

Panel 2:
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Box 1: If the entire Course 1 student cohort successfully graduate to further studies according to the quota given, the Course 2 students become unnecessary.
Box 2: However, accidents do happen in the course of magic education.

Panel 3:
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Box 1: There are students who may become unable to use magic due to trauma from accidents and have to drop out as a result.
Box 2: The Course 2 students are meant to fill in those gaps.

Panel 4:
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B1: Spare huh... I already knew that.
B2: Since I have enrolled in the school with that knowledge.

Panel 5:
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Text: The instant one aspires to become a Magician, he will be grouped based on his magic ability.


===PG 32===
Text: Even if say... they are blood-related siblings ---


===PG 33===
Panel 1:
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B1: Another thirty minutes more.

Panel 2:
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B1: ... it's almost time huh.

Panel 3:
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B1: Are you a freshman?

Panel 4:
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B1: It's better to head over to the venue soon.
unbubbled text: A Course 1 upperclassman?

Panel 5:
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B1: Excuse me, I'll be on my way immediately ---


===PG 34===
Panel 1:
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text: That's ---

Panel 2:
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Panel 3:
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Box 1: CAD --- Casting Assistant Device
Box 2: Replacing tools such as spell chants, magic circles, spellbooks, etc, it is a tool of necessity for any modern Magician who can supply it with an activation sequence for the purpose of invoking magic.
Box 3: With the use of CADs, the invocation time of magic can be drastically accelerated.


===PG 35===
Panel 1:
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B1: --- wait a minute.
B2: If I remember correctly, the only ones who can persistently carry CADs within the school compounds are...

Panel 2:
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text 1: The student council executives and
text 2: Specially designated committee members.

Panel 5:
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B2: Ah, I haven't introduced myself yet, pardon me.


===PG 36===
B1: I'm the student council president of the First High School
B2: Saegusa Mayumi.
Box text on the left: The first person he met is an elite among elites!?
Bottom text: Continuing in February issue >>> on sale on January 18.