Volume 19, Gu Jie’s Covert Maneuvers

Gu Jie, alias Jiedo Heigu, had kept an eye on Japan for many years, watching carefully for his opportunity.

The anti-magic organization that he acted as leader of, “Blanche”, had fabricated the organization “Egalite” within the First High School, to cause an uproar about a revolution.

In the previous year’s Nine Schools Competition, Gu Jie used the “No Head Dragon”, an international crime syndicate created with the support of Richard Sun, to send “Generators”, living weapons that used the bodies of magicians, to the competition grounds. (Furthermore, he also provided dangerous magical supplementation devices known as ‘Sorcery Boosters’, which amplified the destructive power of magic)

Gu Jie’s last disciple, Zhou Gongjin, provided guidance to the Great Asian Union Demolition Squadron, responsible for the Yokohama Disturbance, and he also caused the previous year’s “Parasite Doll” incident at the Nine Schools Competition, causing chaos.

Finally, the “puppet terror” at this year’s family conference grounds was brought about by corpse-manipulation magi Jie’s specialty.

All this for the purpose of revenge against the Yotsuba Family, and the Japanese magical world. But the motives for such actions were not yet clear, even to himself. The Kunlunfang Institute had been hostile towards Gu Jie as a result of a difference in thinking between ancient magic and modern magic, and the Yotsuba Family had pursued the Institute until its destruction. The Yotsuba Family should have instead been the "enemy of his enemy", but.. Perhaps it was because of his patriotism, or perhaps it was because he bore an unreasonable grudge at having the target of his revenge stolen away from him.. As assessed by Zhou Gongjin while he was alive, the only thing that could be known for sure was that Gu Jie's mental state was delusionally fanatical, like that of a vengeful spirit.

Gu Jie’s Special Abilities

Gu Jie's specialties included techniques for creating "Sorcery Boosters", magical devices that utilized humans as the components, a technique for creating human tools such as "Generators", and "Necromancy" that allowed him to manipulate corpses. He was also skilled in the "Surgery of Perpetual Youth." However, he could only preserve 'apparent' immortality and not actually extend one's lifespan. Gu Jie developed these immortality techniques at the Kunlunfang Institute, and this surgery was one of the reasons that the ancient magicians were banished from the Kunlunfang Institute.

What’s “Ichijou Masaki’s Transfer Student Diary”?

A secret diary kept by Ichijou Masaki, the eldest son of the Ichijou family and the next family head. Known as the “Crimson Prince” as a result of the New Soviet Union’s invasion of the island of Sado, he was a student of the Third High School.

This diary was composed of his uniquely genius thoughts on advanced magic theories that he came up with between his studies, tactics for magical warfare, thoughts about the future of the Ten Master Clans, and more.. or so the rumors go.

Thanks to arrangements made by his father Gouki and Principal Maeda of the Third High School, he is currently attending the First High School, where Tatsuya and Miyuki are enrolled. For this reason, it is thought that the incidents occurring there are also recorded within his diary.

Incidentally, even his best friend Kichijouji Shinkurou nickname “Cardinal George”, does not know of its existence.