The narrator introduces us to a new character, a young man named saki, who is a member of a local magic club. He and his assistant, saki-san, are trying to find a way to get into the club, but they've run into a problem: they don't have enough members to fill out the roster. They're desperate. Ooh, the assistant says, he's been studying magic for a while, but he can't do it on his own. Aww, that's kind of weird. He's still not used to the idea of doing magic, and he doesn't know how to get started. He asks the assistant to show him a trick, but the assistant won't let him do it. He says, "I'm still... not used" , and the two of them try to figure out what's going on. Excuse me? Is this a bad time to be a freshman? Well, it