Musings of an Old Man

Since Zelretch discovered that a community of special humans exist yet not subject to the Counter-Forces of Gaia and Alaya because this very community utilizes Life Force that turn into Dying Will Flames that with constant usage returns prana back to the world through the Arcobaleno System.

The Arcobaleno are seven most powerful flame users in terms of Flame Purity in a generation whose bodies are turned into toddlers for the burden to be easier on them as the Pacifiers use their flames as a medium, to absorb the wasted mana caused by Magi who are relentless in their pursuit of their craft, and give them back to the Earth along with flames the flame users use. The Arcobaleno clearly does not know Magi and Magecraft exist.

And just as Magic Circuits are genetic, the usage of pure prana without Magic Circuits that become Flames are also genetic. Humans have access to this power if awakened and trained. The genetic part coming from Flame-Types. Magi however, cannot access this power just as humans without circuits can never use Magecraft.

To be specific, both communities have NO IDEA the other exists.

Only the last True Ancestor Kawahira knows the truth. He is the last True Ancestor who didn't die from Arcueid Brunestud's hands as he and a handful of others sought ways to save Gaia by returning mana back to the Earth using seven special cores that are soon turned into three sets of rings, the Tri-Ni-Set.

Sepira gave the Vongola Rings to the Vongola Famiglia, kept the Mare Rings and Kawahira is the Administrator of the Arcobaleno Pacifiers, sustaining them himself until he finds seven strongest every generation. And each set has a miracle of its own that maintains balance and stability of the world from past to future and parallel worlds.

He was bamboozled that its not just five true magics...its in fact, EIGHT.

The remaining three under the control of the flame-using ringbearers.

So Zelretch sought out new entertainment...and found it in Japan, in the form of a bullied little girl who just calmly accepted the bullying in utter resignation since nobody clearly helps her and turns a blind eye to the bullying going on.

Well, this is a wrong picture if you ask him.

This was how THAT was born after all.

Yes, he's referring to Rin's sister's case.

'Now now, we can't have that!' as a responsible adult, he chastised the children so harsh he made them all cry while running from him. 'Are you alright, ojouchan?'

'...you saved me...no adult who passed by saved me from them.' said the girl in a hollow, lifeless voice. 'This happens everyday so I guess I'll be thankful for the miracle called 'today'.'

'Happens everyday?'

'Yeah...I wasn't clumsy and no-good before...but there's a blank in my head...I don't know what that is...then suddenly, I trip even if the floor is smooth...I have trouble learning and remembering things...everyone calls me dame-tsuru because they could and bully me simply because they're better than me. Teachers are no good at all because I'm no-good, they never help me and my Math teacher says I'm hopeless and useless. And mama thinks my bruises and ruined school stuff are because I'm clumsy, not because they wrecked it.'

"...what's wrong with these people?" Zelretch thought, baffled. 'Then, ojiichan will help you.' he said, healing her wounds and bruises with magecraft, and repaired her school things to her amazement.

'That's amazing mister!' she gasped out. 'I'm not hurting anymore. Are you a magician?'

'I am!' Zelretch grinned. 'Wanna learn fire magic little lady?'

'Un! And can you transfer me to a nicer school too? Where nobody will bully me anymore?'

'That's fine too but what will your parents think?'

'Mom's oblivious most of the time anyway and Dad left for his job in Italy after a seven-year paid leave by his boss last year.'

That got the old wizard pausing.

"Huh...?" an oblivious mother and what kinda boss gives employees seven years of PAID LEAVE?! That's a freaking LUXURY!

That was why Zelretch caused havoc until he got bored, met Kawahira, and learned about the Flame Users.

Mitsuru is a child of a Sky Flame user, and Skies are very rare, and revered to be royalty as they 'ground' their Guardian Elements who in turn, also ground their Sky, giving each other a bond through a sense of 'home' and 'family' and very protective of each other as a result, especially to their Sky.

But he diagnosed her as a tap that's 'forcefully shut', causing the 'pipes' to 'inflate' and 'get stunted' thus screwing up with the poor girl's life, and fixed her as thankfully, same power source despite different abilities which is why he could pull it off. He then balanced the flow of her wave energy to kickstart her recovery.

She'll take a while...a year minimum to recover.

'I took care of the problem.' he said. 'Notice anything different?'

'Y-yeah...' Mitsuru choked out. 'Dad brought home his boss, an old man too.' she said. 'He's a nice old man, then he poked my forehead with his finger on fire!' she exclaimed. 'That's what's missing!'

'And that fingerpoke doomed you to your misery.' came the deadpan to Mitsuru's horror. 'He meant to seal away your powers, but did it wrong and you paid dearly for his screw-up.' said Zelretch wryly to her justified anger. 'Well, I'll be back in a year kiddo. You have to fully recover before I teach you!'

'OK jiichan! I'll wait!' Mitsuru swore as Zelretch vanished.

He was the first adult who gave a damn about her so she would wait like a good girl.

Now, she's no longer a no-good. She's free!

Well, in a form of avenging the girl who didn't deserve what she endured, Zelretch cursed all desks and chairs in her current school that will only trigger on Tsuna's bullies and the useless adults in school. The kids who bully her will suffer her clumsiness and difficulty in learning, and teachers will only suffer the clumsiness. The curse will only end when they realize the Karma and stop to change to be better people.

He also transferred the girl, Sawada Mitsuru to another Elementary School and she became his pupil after Rin graduated off his tutelage to teach her how to properly(through insanely-difficult riddles and by telling her exactly how much it costs) make the Jeweled Sword, and polish her current skills so that when she truly attends the Tower, she would graduate a Brand. But Rin wanted to make up for the lost years with Sakura than attend a school of a bunch of people who tried her in a Kangaroo court for saving all of humanity, THEM INCLUDED!

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A year later, when Mitsuru was nine years old, she was happier.

Her grades are stellar as she is a fast learner.

In her new school, she wasn't known, and actually has friends. Nobody bullies her here either, unaware of the curse Zelretch inflicted on her old old school.

When he came back on the very same date she met him...

She was opened to a new world.

She learned about Flames, Flame-Types and Attributes and was trained in it.

She also gained knowledge about Magi and Magecraft and how their society works, the Flames, Flame Users, Mafia and about the Tri-Ni-Set, the existence of Kawahira and 'his thankless job' as well as gained physical conditioning so intense that he promised her that if she sticks to his menu without neglect, she would have peak condition in physical prowess, stamina, endurance, flexibility, agility and speed. He also taught her what she can do to a limited degree as she is not a Magus, a human born with Magic Circuits.

He also taught her 'tricks' other flame users can do, that she can teach to her future Guardians.

She could only learn limited Runecraft revolving around aspects she can actually use as she is not a Magus, and 'watch anime, inspiration is there'.

'Inspiration?' Mitsuru asked him.

'Yes. While due to your flames you're limited only to Runecraft and still limited to aspects you can only actually use, but you can use raw Hadou to enhance your body, therefore doubling your peak condition. Remember, its only effective after you pushed yourself to peak condition, OK?'

'Hai, jiichan. Thank you for all you've done for me!' Mitsuru cried gratefully.

Zelretch chuckled and patted her head.

'Well, I'll send Emiya your way to teach you how to be a badass chef.' said Zelretch. 'But since the guy is married, I'm sure he can get creative!' and he was gone.

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Fuyuki City...

'Shirou-san, we got a letter from...Zelretch...' Emiya Sakura blinked owlishly. 'It's for you.'

'Zelretch? Isn't he Tohsaka's teacher?' Shirou blinked owlishly. 'Why'd he write to me when Tohsaka's across town? I'm not his student...' he sweatdropped as he opened the letter to find parchment and...runic writing. 'I don't understand this.' he sweatdropped again.

'Oh, that's runic letters.' said Sakura. 'Magi use runic alphabet to conceal information from ordinary humans as security.'

'Hummm...can you read it? I sure can't!' he said, scratching his head as Sakura took the letter from him.

'Let's see...' she looked at the letter. 'Ah, Zelretch found a new pupil in Namimori Town because he found her interesting, and asks you to teach her how to cook by sending her your style of cooking since she can't do what you do on food. She's a specialist like you.'

'But hopeless on everything else just like me. Ouch.' Shirou snorted with a mock-wince. 'The address?'

'It's here too. I'll write it down while you compile a recipe book, shall I? You'll write down what you taught me after all.'

'True true.'

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3 days later, Mitsuru got a thick book from Shirou inside a gift-wrapped box.

Its table of contents comprised of how to prepare ingredients and how to cook them to achieve ideal texture and taste, how to make delicious sauces, how to cook the perfect rice, and then washoku recipes and recipes of fried rice. This guy is a tad passionate about washoku no matter the ingredients used, but he gives a rat's ass about rules regarding sauces as long as he finds that they and the dish complement well in flavor. He even included in how to make the perfect Chocolate!

There was a footnote about the Chocolate chapters.

My wife insists I learn how to make chocolates
in order to teach you. Two words: Valentine's Day.

'Assuming I'll have a boyfriend...' Mitsuru sweatdropped.

She memorized everything by heart, and began her Culinary Training once she has the notebook memorized, and her mother her guinea pig.

Author's Notes: The Runecraft Fem!Tsuna, Mitsuru can do revolves around flames, barriers and how to make explosions like good ol' Cu Chulainn does, but she can never be as versatile as he is due to her limitations as she is not a magus, therefore can only do what she could being a Flame User and exploiting the aspects and rules of Dying Will Flames, Hadou, and manipulating them in order to be able to use limited Runecraft. With her Will and Resolve, she can make it work and make her flames make this work.

Ansuz- means God and Ancestors. Magic-wise, it greatly boosts power.

Kaunaz- means Fire and Knowledge.

Laguz- means Fertility and Water. Magic-wise, she can't use its 'water' but she can use Fertility to multiply power by factors.

Othila- means Inherited Property and Genetics. Magic-wise, she can use 'inherited property' involving her Sky Flames and using its aspects and aspects of other runes for a chain combo.

Sowulo- means Thunderbolt. Magic-wise, its just 'sharpened fire' which is why trees burn when struck by it. But unlike thunderbolts, she cannot electrocute. Just slash n' burn.

Thurisaz- Protection, Polarity, Regeneration. Magic-wise, its the core for her barrier techniques.

Uruz- Primal Creative Force, Gateway. Magic-wise, Explosions.

Algiz- Divine Protection, Sanctuary. Magic-wise, its the core for bigger, defensive domes.