"I'm going to be a fortune teller in London! What's your assignment, Negi?"
"Lets see..."
Negi Springfield, age 9 and ½. Just graduated from the Wales Magical Academy with high marks. In his hands was the diploma that would assign him to a magical post in order to guide the new Magister in Training.
"A Inn Caretaker..." said Nekane.
"In Japan?" Finished Anya.
"MAGUS!"
And the wheels of fate turned once more, this time shifting gears.
Side B : Love Negima!
Written by Shaun Garin
Mahou Sensei Negima and Love Hina are created by Ken Akamatsu. All characters used for entertainment purposes only. All rights reserved and all information comes from Akamatsu's manga.
Chapter 1 : Welcome On Your First Day!
"Hello? Is anyone at home?"
Negi set down his bags as he looked around the spacious Inn. "Wow, it's so big. I wonder how much room this place sits on?"
"Hello?" Called out Negi but there was no answer. Wandering deeper into the Inn, there were various rooms that showed signs of habitation but no one answered. "Wow, I wonder where all the residents are? Unless... I'm the only one here?"
"Hello?" Called out Negi once more but there was no answer again. Then, turning the corner, Negi's eyes lit up. "Wow! An open aired bath! I never thought I'd be running a place with a hot spring!"
Sniffing at his collar, Negi made a face. "Well, I suppose a bath is in order. Or just a long soak."
Shucking off his clothing quickly and heading into the water, he sunk in deep to his neck. "Oh wow, this is really nice! I could sit here for hours!"
Negi sighed as he leaned up against a rock and stared into the skies. "Anya... Neesan, I'm going to do my best here. Don't worry."
Just then, the sliding door slid open and Negi looked to see who was coming in. Then, he gaped in shock as a blue haired girl sank down into the water. "Wha...?" stammered Negi.
"Mmmm... the water is great," she said. "Don't you think so Su?"
The girl looked over at Negi who froze. She froze simultaneously and Negi raised a hand. "Um, hello?"
"KYAAAAAAAH!" Exclaimed the girl, bolting out of the water. "There's a pervert in the bath!"
"I'M SORRY!" exclaimed Negi as he ran out of the bath, trying his modesty towel around his middle. And then he slammed into a very shapely form that belonged to a auburn haired girl who looked down at him in surprise as she was clad in a towel. One of her long hairs hit his nose and with a tremendous sneeze, blew her towel off her.
The girl, exclaimed her outrage as she screamed, "Pervert in the bath! Naru Punch!"
Negi found himself flying backwards. 'Wha? Her blow nearly destroyed my wind barrier!'
"A pervert!" exclaimed a girl with long hair and carrying a long sword. "Die!"
"AIYEEEEE!" exclaimed Negi as he took off like a shot through the changing rooms. "Don't let him get away!" cried the auburn haired girl as he crashed headlong into the blue haired girl again. "I'm sorry I BLAUGH!"
The girl had struck him with a frying pan out of nowhere as Negi was sent flying through the nearest wall and crashing into a girl who was in the middle of a beer. The beer splashed all over them and Negi got up, both hands on her breasts. The girl looked at him curiously as the auburn haired girl and the girl with the sword came running in. "Get him, Kitsune, that's the pervert!"
"It's a misunderstanding!" exclaimed Negi but the kenko-ka was faster with a cry of "Boulder Cutting Blade!"
"EEEEEEEEEEE!" Negi flew upwards in a high arc and crashed landed onto a high placed deck with a couple of bounces and then rolled to a stop at the foot of a tanned girl who poked him twice. "Ouch," whimpered Negi as the other girls came to a stop having caught up.
"Now we've got you, you pervert!" exclaimed the auburn haired girl.
Negi moaned as he dragged himself up to the railing of the deck and hauled himself up. His modesty towel fell off and there was a round of gasps. "Yooouuuuuu," growled Naru. "Iron punch!"
"GAAAAH!" Enunciated Negi as he bounced once onto the roof. "Can't we talk this out?" he called out as he scrambled to find a loose tile to cover himself with.
"You can't be serious!" exclaimed the auburn haired girl. "You come here, take a dip in our private Hot Spring, peep on Shinobu while she's naked, molest Kitsune, blow off my towel...!"
"Please, I only came because I was supposed to become the manager of this dorm!" exclaimed Negi.
"What's going on up here?" asked Urashima Haruka as she walked up. "Naru, why are you picking on a ten year old boy?"
Naru blinked twice and then took a good look at the boy, slipping her glasses on. "Oh... um... oh... but housemother, he came in and groped the residents and saw Shinobu naked! He's even showing his THING to us!"
Negi squeaked and covered himself up. "I can explain! I was sent here to become the manager of the dorm! I didn't mean to be any trouble!"
"Hmm," said Haruka. "Interesting. Girls, get him some clothing. We need to talk about this."
"No WAY! We can't let this perverted little brat stay here!"
"Calm down, Naru," said Kitsune as she tried to hold Naru back from savaging the little boy. "You really want to be known as the slayer of little children?"
"But he's a pervert! He probably traumatized Shinobu for LIFE by showing his THING to her! She's only in the seventh grade!" exclaimed Naru.
"Um, it wasn't so bad," said Shinobu. "He's just a little boy. He wasn't like a man after all."
Negi sunk into a deeper despair. Why did his first assignment begin like this?
"Well there's just a hitch with this," said Haruka as she held out a sheaf of papers. "Granny Hinata has faxed me this morning with instructions to have Negi Springfield the caretaker of the dorm. The rest of the dorm and the lands and subsequent area around it goes to Urashima Keitaro, my nephew."
"You can't be serious!" exclaimed Naru. "Not only we have to let this little kid be our caretaker but the Dorm is being owned by a guy? One we haven't MET yet?"
"Indeed," said Motoko. "This is a girl's dorm and not one for men to be around. Even little men."
Kitsune laughed. "I'm surprised that Granny Hinata sent a ten year old from Wales no less. You have to wonder how much she gets around."
"But... we can't have someone like this run our dorm! He's barely even into his teenage years, what are we supposed to do, wet nurse him!" exclaimed Naru.
Negi sighed and got up. "I'm sorry for the trouble everyone. I was just looking forward to the job really. I guess I'm headed back to Wales."
As Negi walked to the door, grabbing his pack and his wand, Haruka cleared her throat. "Actually, you can't leave."
"What? But no one is happy here with me." Protested Negi.
"That's just it," said Haruka. "Read the last page."
Negi scanned it and paled. "You mean...?"
"Yes. This is a TEST, Negi."
The girls looked back and forth as Negi sighed. "I suppose it wouldn't be any problems if I actually stayed here, would it?"
"Granny Hinata is backing him as well," reminded Haruka.
"He is a nice and well mannered kid," said Shinobu.
"As long as he does not interrupt our daily life, it is all right with me," added Motoko.
"I like him! He has a lot of HPs!" exclaimed Su.
"No problem here," said Kitsune and Naru found herself outnumbered.
"Fine fine. Welcome to the Hinata House."
"They're all so violent," said Negi to himself as he rubbed his jaw. "I wonder if all Japanese girls are like that or these ones in particular have issues?"
Pushing the doors to the room labelled "Landlord's Room", Negi dropped his things and stretched out, wincing. 'Those girls are strong... I could barely keep my wind barrier from dropping constantly.'
Negi sighed and closed the door and then jumped a meter. "Whaugh! Su!"
"Hey, what's this?" asked Su as she pulled out a pistol with a long rounded barrel and Negi freaked. "Wow, it's a magical gun, .34 gauge with magical bullet chambers!"
"Nooo!" exclaimed Negi in shock as Su continued to paw through his things. "Those are really delicate!"
"Wow, so much stuff!" exclaimed Su as she flitted around the room, placing things in what Negi realized was a delicate spacing to keep various types of magic from interacting badly.
"You know what these are?" asked Negi.
"Mmm hmmm!" exclaimed Su. "My brother likes to collect these things! He goes around the world studying abroad and collecting neat things like this!"
"Oh," said Negi as he placed his wand to the side of the door. "I suppose if you know what these things are, it's okay."
"You have a lot of antiques here," said Su. "You a collector?"
"Yeah, that's one way of putting it," said Negi. "Um, could you leave? I sorta need to get dressed."
Su grinned and skipped out of the room as Negi sighed heavily. "That was close. She almost pegged me down for a wizard."
Looking at his wand, Negi sighed and slumped to the floor. "It could have been worse I suppose, but..." His face flushed as he recalled the memory of the naked blue haired girl, Shinobu. "Shinobu was really pretty."
"Um, excuse me?" asked Shinobu as she knocked on the door. "I was wondering if you wanted some tea."
Negi made an "erk" sound as he quickly dressed into a pair of slacks and a shirt that read "I Can Fly 1999". "Oh, Shinobu-san," said Negi politely. "Come in."
"You must be tired," she said as she set down the drinks on the table. Negi sat across from her, his legs folded underneath himself in traditional Japanese seiza. "I brought some herbal tea and rice balls before supper is ready."
"Oh thank you!" exclaimed Negi as he took a sip of the tea. His expression became wide eyed and sparkly. "Oh wow! This is so good!"
"Is it?" asked Shinobu, blushing. "I thought you'd like it."
Negi smiled and drank more of his tea. "Do you do most of the cooking in the inn?"
"We all take turns mostly," said Shinobu. "But there's times when I also clean the place. We had to with Grandmother Hinata away on her world tour."
"That must be interesting. Do you get any messages from her usually?"
"The occasional fax here and there." Shinobu smiled as Negi bit into his rice ball and finished it off in quick succession. "I'm glad you like the food."
"It's incredible," said Negi. "It makes me feel at home, you know?"
Shinobu smiled shyly. "Yeah, I know the feeling."
"Hello!" exclaimed Su, ramming a kick into Negi's head. The Ministral Magi in Training went sprawling head over heels in surprise with a "Phrrrgh!" as Su landed on his back. "You alive?"
"Augh! Su! Why did you kick him?"
"Because he reminds me of my brother!" exclaimed Su happily as Negi got up, surprisingly carrying Su's weight.
"I'm glad someone enjoys this," said Negi with a laugh as Su dangled off his neck and walked along with her hands.
"PUNCH!" Shouted Naru as she struck Negi. "What the heck are you doing in my bed?"
"Owwww, I'm sorry Narusegawa-san, I sleep walk and back home I sleep with my sister so..."
Naru softened at the sight of Negi tearing up but coughed into her fist. "Look, you can't go around sleeping with the girls in the dorm, okay? I know Su does it, but try to ask before you start crawling into someone's futon, okay?"
"Yes," said Negi as he rubbed his head. 'Twice now my wind barrier nearly failed me. Is she really THAT strong?'
"Hey Naru! You're late for Sasaki Seminar!" exclaimed Kitsune as she threw the door open. She then took in the sight of Negi in Naru's room and Kitsune grinned foxily. "Well now, this is a surprise. We'll leave you there right now."
"KITSUNE!" exclaimed Naru and Negi made a "Erk!" sound as Shinobu, Su and Motoko appeared in the doorway.
"Awwwauuugh," exclaimed Shinobu as she fainted. Su grinned and said, "Eeew, kinky!" and Motoko went beet red.
"Narusegawa-san, you are doing... this and that... with a ten year old?" exclaimed Motoko, also a brilliant red color.
"No no no! He sleepwalks and sleeps with his sister..."
"That's true! Narusegawa-san smells like my sister and I sorta..."
"No excuses!" Shouted Motoko as she went to town on Negi with a shout of "Evil Cutting Flash!"
"Aiyeeeeeee!" Negi went sailing out the window as Motoko followed.
"That's a bit harsh, ain't it?" asked Kitsune as Su decided to join in the melee with a "Whee!"
Naru sighed. Then, Kitsune's words sunk in. "Oh no! I'm late, I'm late!"
In a flurry of skirts and clothing, Naru was out the door, stuffing a rice ball into her mouth. "Thanks for breakfast!" she exclaimed.
Negi stumbled into the lobby and looked at Naru who ran past him. "Where is she off to at this time of day?"
"Sasaki Seminar," said Kitsune. "She's a high school student trying to get into Tokyo U."
"Really? That must be such a wonderful goal for her! I never knew how Japanese girls were so dedicated to getting into the top ranked school of the country." said Negi with sparkles in his eyes.
"Hehehe, Negi's like an old man, so traditional," said Kitsune.
"This'll get it out of him!" exclaimed Su as she drop-kicked Negi who to his credit, did not go flying head over heels but she did land on his head, her skirt flipped up. "Whoops!"
"ARRRRGH!" exclaimed Negi, flapping his arms as Su grinned and hopped off his face. His face was brilliant red.
"Looks like poor Negi is getting off seeing my panties, huh?" said Su with a wide grin. "If you want, I'll show them all you want!" With that, she lifted her skirt and Negi back-pedalled with Su chasing him, shouting "Lookie, lookie!"
Shinobu roused and looked at Su chasing Negi chanting "lookie, lookie!" while holding her skirt up and fainted once more.
"Negi, are you all right in there?"
"Urgh," said Negi as he crawled out of the space. "I'm fine, I just needed to get at this spot."
Kitsune smiled as she said, "You know, you work hard for a kid. Makes me want to do something new and unique."
"It's fine really, I... ACHOOO!"
The resulting gust of wind nearly blew the Ebisu Beer out of Kitsune's hand as the wind kicked up. Kitsune raised an eyebrow. "Odd weather in here."
"I'm home!" exclaimed Naru as she walked in the door. "Crazy day today, Kitsune. I met this guy who's the nephew of the Housemother."
"Really?" asked Kitsune. "What's he like?"
"Well for one, he's a sensei at our old school," said Naru as she took her hair out of the thick braids. "Secondly, get this, he's a second year Ronin trying to get into Tokyo U!"
"Bwahahahahaha!" laughed Kitsune. "Oh wow, I thought you said he was a sensei at Mahora Academy and a second year Ronin!"
"I did," said Naru as she finished undoing her hair. "And that perverted bastard is shacking up with Konoka-chan! The nerve of him so I let him have one. Oh, Negi, you're covered in dust! Kitsune you didn't help him?"
"Negi wouldn't let me," said Kitsune as Naru dusted off the child. "So yeah."
"Honestly," said Naru. "Negi, go take a bath, okay?"
"Um... the fact is that... um..." said Negi. "I... don't like baths. I like hot springs but not baths..."
"That's no good," said Naru as she grabbed the back of his shirt and dragged him away. "You might be a kid but you still need to clean up after yourself. C'mon, lets get you a bath. Kitsune, drag out my old school swimsuit, would you?"
Kitsune giggled and went upstairs to find said garment.
The bath was nice and clean due to Negi's hard labour as Naru got his clothing off and changed into the swimsuit that Kitsune provided her and sat him down on the stool. "Here, soap and shampoo. You want me to do it?"
"Um... Narusegawa-san, it's scented. I'll smell like a girl."
"No, you'll smell like ME," retorted Naru with a grin as she dumped a bucket of water on his head and ran her hands into a lather. "C'mon, if you're going to work hard, you want to be clean afterwards, right? You're such a kid anyhow. I can't believe you're such a hideous pervert."
"I-I'm an English gentleman!" said Negi, feeling put off. "I'm not interested in female bodies."
"You seemed like it yesterday," said Naru as she dug her hands into his hair. "Look, even though you're the manager of the dorms now, you're still a kid. Most of us are over sixteen years old now, and we can all handle ourselves. Why are you HERE anyhow?"
"It's... sort of a test for me," said Negi. "To see if I can become better."
Naru let out a sigh as she rinsed his head off. "A test huh? I know how that feels like."
"You were saying something about a guy you met?"
"Oh, well a guy who just happens to be the grandson of Granny Hinata is a sensei at my old school. I went to school in Mahora Academy for junior high. I think my favourite sensei was Takahata-sensei."
"Takahata-sensei? Takamichi?"
Naru lathered up his back and said, "Yeah, do you know him?"
"Small world. I didn't think that nut was a sensei now. He was a friend of my father and I learned how to fight for one month under him." said Negi. "I'm surprised he's at a school right now."
"Well, in any case, I went to school there and my grades were kind of bad. At the end of the junior high year, I moved here to Hinata House. I also got a tutor, a friend of Haruka's. He was a nice guy."
"I'm surprised that you're trying to get into the top ranked University. How come?"
"Well, I suppose it's because of my old tutor," said Naru as she rinsed Negi off and helped him into the water. "Noriyasu Seta was a friend of Haruka's and I always thought that one day, I could see him and then say, I did it."
"Aaah," said Negi. "It's a wonderful thing, shooting for a goal."
Suddenly, Su appeared out of nowhere and drop-kicked Negi. "HELLO!"
"You know, we never had a welcome party for Negi," said Kitsune as she emerged from the changing room. Shinobu appeared behind her with a tray of food while Motoko followed in her own school swimsuit. "Party for all!"
"You guys, Negi's having a bath!" exclaimed Naru in protest.
"Ooh, Negi parts!" exclaimed Su, grabbing low. Shinobu fainted.
"Perverted slimeball!"
"WHY ME!"
"What a rowdy bunch," sighed Negi as he entered his room and flopped on the floor. "Oh! There's a hole in the ceiling. I think Narusegawa-san lives above me."
Grabbing his staff, he floated upwards and pushed the lid off. "Narusegawa-san? BLAUGH!"
Naru was in the middle of pulling her panties down and Negi went a brilliant crimson red. "OH MY GOD!" exclaimed Negi, trying to duck down but his shirt got snagged on the rotted boards.
At the sound of Negi's exclamation of shock, Naru turned to see Negi clasping a hand over his face while waving the other. A flash of hot anger surged through her body as she realigned her pyjamas and hauled Negi up through the hole with her incredible strength, staff and all. "I'm really sorry." Said Negi, flinching to brace himself for the punch.
"Look, you can't keep doing things like this!" exclaimed Naru hotly. "Kid or not, I'll hit you good if you keep doing things like that!"
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" exclaimed Negi, truly afraid. "I really just want to fit in, you know? I didn't think it would be this hard."
Naru sighed once more and set him down on his feet. "Look, you're young. So why are you here, playing manager for us?"
"Because I have to." Said Negi. His hands curled around his wand and he looked over the skylight of Hinata City. "Because I want to see him again."
"Who?"
"My father. They said he's dead but one night, long ago, he gave me this staff," said Negi. "I kept it because maybe one day, I'll get to see him again."
"I see." Naru set the little boy down and said, "You know, did you ever make a promise?"
"A promise?" asked Negi curiously.
"Yeah, a promise to see him again. I'll bet you did, right?"
Negi nodded. "If only to myself. I wanted to see him again."
"Heh," said Naru, ruffling his hair. "Look, get to bed. But no sneaking into my bed, all right? If you need to find someone to sleep with, I'm sure Su would be all right with that."
"You're actually helping me?"
"Of course..." Naru ruffled his hair again. "You're our landlord and you're still a kid. You probably miss your family, don't you?"
"Yeah, I do," said Negi. "All right, thank you, Narusegawa-san."
As Negi ran off, Naru jumped at the sound of Haruka behind her and the tang of her cigarettes. "I'm impressed," said Haruka.
"Haruka-san? When did you get up here?" asked Naru, her heart racing.
"I got one of those hunches," said Haruka as she held up a hammer. "He's still a kid so go easy on him. Sure he's durable but that's just something you have to live with, okay?"
Naru smiled and shrugged. "All right. But I can't say anything for the others."
"Negi's a perv!" exclaimed Su from the lower levels and Negi went flying out the dorm.
"Aaaah, what nice weather we're having," said Negi as he swept up the steps. "I think this is going to be a nice post for my Ministral Magi training."
Nearing the bottom of the steps, the Hinata Lower Tea House stood open as Urashima Haruka stuck her head out. "Good morning, Negi." she greeted. "Isn't Kitsune helping you with this?"
"Kitsune-san is doing the upper half of the steps," said Negi as he pointed upwards. There was Kitsune working on her steps at a bit of a slower rate than he did. "Motoko-san is training, Shinobu-san is working on dinner and Su-san is somewhere."
"Hmm, good to know. I think you've eared a break, Come on in for some tea."
Negi soon found himself sitting at the Tea Shop counter as Haruka served him up a rich black tea. "Here you go," said Haruka.
"Thank you," said Negi as he sipped his tea.
"So how was the first two days at Hinata House?" asked Haruka. "All right?"
"It was all right," said Negi, obviously embarrassed by the amount of skin he had seen over the two days. "The girls are very spirited in this place."
"It's the place," said Haruka with a smile. "Don't worry about being serious for a while. You're still a kid and you need your time to adjust. Come visit whenever you need advice, all right?"
"Thank you, Haruka-san."
Haruka smiled and let the formality slip. "All right, I think Kitsune is slacking off again. Go and get her working, you hear?"
"Yes ma'am," said Negi and escaped before Haruka could perform the punch of death.
Halfway up the stairs, there were loud shrieking sounds and then there was the sound of Motoko crying out "Shinmei Ryu special technique, Boulder Cutting Blade!"
There was a tremendous explosion and Negi made a "ACK!" sound as he took off at top speed. At the top, Mokoto stood, her hakama top hanging out and her breast wrappings half undone. Shinobu was laying on the ground, eyes spinning and Su was running around with some kind of energy propelled net with Kitsune standing back, observing the chaos. "What's going on here?" exclaimed Negi.
"There's some kind of perverted furry beast in the house!" exclaimed Motoko, obviously uncomfortable and frightened at her near molesting. "Negi, as the manager, you must drive it out!"
"All right, leave this to me!" exclaimed Negi.
He soon found himself at the forefront of the newly dubbed Hinata Protection Squad which consisted of himself, Motoko and Su who was armed with a weapon that seemed to hum and pulse. Kitsune waved the banner behind them and Shinobu carried a frying pan and looked very nervous "So... what is this thing anyhow?" asked Negi curiously.
"It is a evil creature," said Motoko as she placed a hand on her sword. "THERE!"
A blur erupted from a room and Motoko swung her sword. "Demon Cutting Blade!"
The burst of chi flared out as the creature dodged. Su flicked on her weapon and laughed. "Firing the Anti-Perverted Beast Gun!"
A thunderous clap of energy erupted from the barrel as it smashed a hole in the wall the size of a car. "Come back here!" exclaimed Su, gleefully shooting and Motoko close behind.
"W-wait!" exclaimed Negi but the girls were too far away. "Oh dear." Taking off into a run, the girls were attacking the white blur and every so often, there would be a yelp of panic as one of the girls would be attacked by the evil creature.
The fighting spilled out into the courtyard as Motoko, half naked by now, flared her aura angrily and raised her sword. "Ultimate Strike, THUNDER BLADE!"
There was a tremendous blast of energy as Negi shielded himself, Kitsune and Shinobu with a uttering of his wind shield. When the dust settled, there was a cry of "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU GUYS DOING!" As Naru erupted from the rubble.
"Whoops, we caught Naru-yan in the blast," said Su, grinning widely.
"Naru, did you see the demonic creature?" asked Motoko.
"You mean this demonic creature?" Asked Naru, holding up an unconscious snow-white Ermine who carried a bra in his mouth.
"K-Kamo-kun!" exclaimed Negi.
The Ermine stirred and then to everyone's shock, said in a dazed tone of voice, "No more cigarettes Anesan, I need to cut down."