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Originally Posted by Rava
I blame Benio for that.
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I keep thinking that Benio is less intelligent than she lets on.
I agree that Mizuki is usefull to Tatsuya for her eyes, but Mikihiko is usefull to him because his skills in sb magic are usefull (someone teach him more ancient magic please. He's like one of the most likeable guys after Tatsuya). Good thing that both still need their development.
Leo and Erika are usefull due to their strength in fights. The thing is that Leo could prove to be even more of use to Tatsuya.
Shizuku and Mizuki are less usefull than Miki and co. because they only have their magic going for them and even that has it's limits (Honoka's utility in magic is great, but overshadowed by Miki who is also a big offensive asset. Not to mention that she's outclassed by Mizuki's eyes who is outclassed by Pixie. Shizuku is a strong magician but unlike the group she doesn't have an area where she's talented. She doesn't bring any magical specialty to the table. Shizuku is outclassed by Erika who is more of use versus magicians, by Mikihiko whose magical specialty and talent outperform her, by Leo who can be both attacker and defender, by Minami who brings a nice talent to the table and by Lina (if she returns) who rivals Miyuki). Shizuku can't use the influence of the Kitayama name like Mayumi can use Saegusa, Raymond contacts Tatsuya without her help so she can't be a middleman either. Honoka's strong points are being dwarfed by the others.
The thing that sets Shizuku and Honoka apart the most, is that they don't have that special background in comparison to others (for example you could write a character who is a descendant of the elements like Honoka where the elements part
does play a big role and that character would have a more interesting background compared to Honoka). The others have backgrounds that already gave them experiences (not only combat experience), which gave them advantages in comparisson to nearly all students of their peerage at first high. They're also more adept at using their magic in a practical way (you would think that Shizuku's affinity for Oscillation magic would surface in various ways but it's not the case.). And of course there is the whole difference of combat experience. Some would argue that Shizuku and Honoka are catching up in that department, but they aren't because they're the ones who end up being protected by the others.