The Nine School Battle. Ever year in mid-July, students from magic high schools all over the country gather to participate in fierce competitions of magical skill. Miyuki Shiba is among the members of the team First High will send to the battle. The magical skill of the competitors will be a huge factor, but there's another one-the tuning of their CADs. Luckily, they've got someone with them who specializes in the field-Miyuki's older brother Tatsuya. But when the Nine School Battle is targeted by a sinister group, all the talent in the world may not be enough to secure victory...

Tatsuya and Miyuki Shiba are brother and sister, but they share a bond that transcends mere blood relation. Despite the fact that they're siblings who attend the same school, their lot in life couldn't be more different. Miyuki's a Bloom, one of the elite students of Magic High, while Tatsuya's a Weed, with low expectations and even lower levels of respect. But having skillfully diffused a tense situation, Tatsuya finds himself recruited by the school's disciplinary committee and soon discovers there's more to Magic High than he realized...

It hasn't taken long for Miyuki and her brother Tatsuya to start drawing attention at First High, though for very different reasons. When the student council takes an interest, the devoted Miyuki isn't about to sit idly by while her precious brother's talents go unrecognized But can these two siblings change people's attitudes in a system specifically designed to separate the "Blooms" from the "Weeds"?

"First published in Japan in 2012 by Kadokawa Corporation, Tokyo"--Title page verso.

First published in Japan in 2012 by Kadokawa Corporation, Tokyo.

Translation of: Mahaoka kaokao no rettosei.