His "Secret" Technique...

Takes place: Chapters 240-241 of manga.

-With apologies to: Shirou Emiya, Rin Tohsaka, and of course, Archer, which is kind of redundant if you know anything about the UBW route, or the story in general...-

-While Training-

Negi Springfield, the child prodigy who only so long ago became a teacher at Mahora Academy to complete his training to become a magister magi stood there, quiet to the point of deathly stillness as he concentrated, his mind focusing all his power as he pondered over just how he planned to defeat the fabled hero, Jack Rakan. Yes, it was true this man fought against, and alongside Negi's father back during the war, but that was of no consequence to the child teacher.

Only the here, and the now.

His students' freedom depended on him and Kotaro's victory in the arena against his father's erstwhile companion, the mercenary Jack Rakan. He hadn't the time to become doubtful, only to prepare.

The three who'd offered their assistance in teaching him and his battle buddy, the young Inugami, watched on with wonder as the child's determination showed through a crease of his brow and a slight "hmm" sound coming from his lips. No one could figure out just what the young boy was thinking, though they'd hoped it was of a way to put Rakan's ego back to a manageable level.

Honestly, Ricardo and Seras both thought in unison, when something so intangible can help you burst out of another dimension, it does need to be taken down a notch!

"Do you guys think we should try and-" Kotaro realized his words fell on deaf ears as the others sat as still as possible, watching and waiting for Negi's next move. Before anyone could react however, Negi stood up, nodded his head, and began chanting something, though he stopped halfway, wrapping his left hand around his right fist as he remembered something, perhaps, of importance to whatever he'd just been about to do.

"I'll have to hope that it'll work..." Negi spoke softly. "Though, not being able to practice 'that' technique before the fight... ugh, well I guess there's nothing I can do about it."

Negi's few words piqued the interest of each person there, especially Theodora, who watched with rapt attention as the young male looked back at the four, signaling that he was ready to begin training yet again for the match between that broken character and his old friend's young son...

-At the Arena-

The crowd cheered, for the day was finally upon them. This day, here and now would show to all within the world of Megalomesembria whether the man calling himself "Nagi" was indeed the reincarnation of the hero that had saved the magic world years before, or nothing but a fraud banking on the fame his real counterpart had gained through his exploits. And, they all thought, who better to display this person's fraudulent claims, or truthful exclamations than his own once-ally, Jack Rakan!

"Ugh, if that brat doesn't get here soon, this crowd's gonna rip him apart before I can!" Jack burst out laughing, his ally swathed in shadows (strangely, not the underage stripper from Mahora) just looking at him as though the hero's sanity was going faster than originally believed.

Though, after a moment the man had slapped his forehead, remembering that in order to slip away, one's sanity must have been there to begin with...

"But really, does he have to steal the spotlight all the time?" Rakan whined.

Just as he was about to begin a short tirade, the cheers of the crowd pulled his wandering mind back to reality, and to the two competitors standing across from his and his partner's place in the arena.

"Good to see ya, kid!" The giant of a man spoke, the giant blade with which he rested his hands upon only adding to the intimidating appearance he bore. "Shall we get it on?"

Negi, his partner standing to his side as he made eye contact with the man before him, chose this moment to ask Rakan the question on his mind.

"Rakan-san, I've found another reason why I have to win this fight." Negi spoke, his entire body steeled at the thought of the ensuing battle just seconds away.

"Oh?"

"If I manage... to defeat you here, will you acknowledge me as having reached full manhood?" Negi asked, his jaw set.

Rakan chuckled. "Sure. If you can beat me."

With those words, Negi and Kotaro braced themselves as the battle got underway. "Well then," Negi readied his 'secret' technique, though he allowed for a quick glance here and there to see whether certain people were watching before hand. "I will use all my power... to win this battle at all costs!" And with those 'fighting' words, Kotaro sailed forward, giving Negi time to enact his new technique he'd been working on while they'd trained...

I am the spitting image of my father

Everyone stopped moving, the boy's chant catching even the mercenary hero himself off guard.

Tenacity is my attitude, perversion is in my blood

I have created tens of partnerships

Rakan and Kagetarou looked on, even Kotaro himself was wondering where such words would lead!

Not yet of age

Nor able to understand women

Have withstood great amounts of pain on behalf of my ermine familiar to create many pactios

Oddly, Chamo sneezed at the mere mention of his species.

Yet this one will never know monogamy

So, as I pry, Unlimited Harem Works!

The crowd sat in stunned silence (Though Setsuna, Konoka and the others' jaws all sat collectively on the floor they were all standing on) and Rakan and Kagetarou both shared the same face of shocked silent disbelief. It was as Negi shook Kotaro out of his stupor that Inugami had finally managed to ask just what in the hell his ally had said all that for when Negi chuckled, making his way over to their opponents as Kotaro tried in vain to stop his cheery companion from doing so. However, Kotaro's worries were unfounded as, Negi displayed, Rakan and Kagetarou were both unconscious, the mere idiocy of Negi's "Technique" being enough to fry even Jack's one-track mind...

And with that...

Negi and Kotaro were declared the champions.

The End.

I am back, and I hope this, though not of NegiXShizuna flavor, made you laugh.

Sorry if it didn't, though.