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2 [[caption-width-right:350:The first volume cover]]
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4->''"I'll become a great Mage... and change destiny!!"''
5-->-- '''Shchel''', every other chapter.
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7Once upon a time, there was the [[BigBad Great Demon King Chestra]], who terrorized the world with his army of demons. But that was [[Manga/ViolinistOfHameln 20 years ago]] - nowadays, the world is barely bothered by some puny monsters wandering lost here and there, thanks to the Five Great Hopes and [[GondorCallsForAid the gathered armies of all human countries]]. What's there left to tell?
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9A young boy called Shchel dreams of being a powerful mage just like Clarinet, leader of the Magicorps, who saved him from a mazoku attack 10 years ago. To achieve this dream, he travels to Sforzando carrying nothing but the clothes on his back and Piroro, his FairyCompanion. While on a train ride he comes across an aloof teenager violinist called [[MeaningfulName Great]], who informs him of the existence of a School of Magic in Sforzando. This encounter may have just [[ScrewDestiny changed their destinies]].
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11Meanwhile, bustling villages turn into ghost towns overnight, black mutated fairies attack students, the government scrambles to suppress information, and a new enemy seems to be after Great's blood... ''literally''.
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13Created by Michiaki Watanabe again. The "Shchelkunchik" subtitle is the original Russian name for "The Nutcracker" ballet. It was not as popular as the original series, and with some health problems, he ended the series rather abruptly. It only ran for 8 Volumes. Unlike the original series, only part of this series was translated into english. With the announcement of the series ending the scanlation team also stopped their work.
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16!!Provides examples of:
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18* ActionGirl: The String Sisters, Biyorne and Bratsche, who could turn any man into mince-meat... by accident.
19* BadassBookworm: Clari and Lute, all the way.
20* BadassNormal: the minimal requirement to be accepted into Sforzando's School of Magic, which makes it all the students in the first year class. [[spoiler:Shchel impresses the judges by ''stabbing himself with scissors'']].
21* BatmanGambit: Clari almost catches the spy in the school by means of one, and the jury's still out on whether he was out-gambited or not.
22* BodyHorror: Nocturne's creations feature it in spades.
23* BewareTheNiceOnes: Shchel is the sweetest guy in the world. [[spoiler:He burns a huge chunk of forest in chapter 45.]] Bratsche is also a sweet little girl but she'll still turn you into mince meat.
24* {{BFG}}: The String Sisters - one has a giant mallet, the other has a giant axe. Gustav has a huge mace, but it's normal in comparison to them.
25* BigGuy: Gustav, who also seems to be a GeniusBruiser.
26* BlueBlood: It hasn't been mentioned in the story yet, but old readers know who Great and Lute's mother is...
27* BullyingADragon: Yeaaaah. Some people of the world [[TooDumbToLive hadn't really learned anything since 20 years ago]]. Even if you honestly believe that one of your fellow students is a demon reborn, is it such a great idea to rub this in his face, even after [[CurbStompBattle seeing and experiencing firsthand]] [[SuperpoweredEvilSide the terror to which such taunts can lead]]?
28* ButtMonkey: Shchel is weak and puny and has had absolutely ''no prior training in any technique whatsoever''. His homeroom teacher refuses to believe it until after putting him through several terribly painful evaluations.
29** And during [[spoiler: Flute's]] first physical appearance in this manga, [[spoiler: it's revealed that she's still being treated this way by Hamel despite being married to him for years.]]
30* ChewToy: Shchel, again.
31* ComedicSociopathy: Great, like his father, goes from hero to [[JerkAss huge dick]] whenever [[MoodWhiplash the scene stops being serious]].
32* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Shchel, Bratsche, Gustav...
33* {{Determinator}}: Shchel. Dear ''god'', Shchel.
34* DrunkOnTheDarkSide: Robert [[spoiler: a former acquainance of Schel and a victim of the same experiments]]. [[AxCrazy Very much so]]. Baroque too gets high from the very thought of getting his hands on the Demon King's blood.
35* EnemyWithin: Great seems to have a downloaded copy of the Demon King inside his head.
36* FairyCompanion: Piroro.
37* {{Fanservice}}: Subverted when the one who's constantly losing clothes and striking suspicious softcore poses is the (ugly) BigGuy, Gustav.
38** There are, of course, some straight examples, like when certain characters get in their heads the idea that Shchel is a girl and their imaginations start running wild. [[spoiler: Of course, these pages may retroactively approach "DudeNotFunny" territory once you see ''why'' Shchel does not want others to see [[NightmareFuel how his body looks underneath the clothes]].]]
39%%* GambitRoulette: [[spoiler:By the Black Fairies, to get a sample of Great's demon blood.]]
40* GenerationXerox: plays it straight at first, but after the second volume the story starts [[SubvertedTrope messing with the roles]]. [[spoiler:So... Hamel's son is actually the ''Raiel'' to sweet little Shchel who was supporting him at first? And Shchel is the one with crippling confidence issues who needs moral support?]]
41** Played straight with Lute, though. Not only Lute Jr. is actually supposed to be the reincarnation of his uncle, the author basically admits that he's introduced to return one of his favorite characters and give him a chance to live a life without horrible FateWorseThanDeath.
42* GrandTheftMe: Great is possessed by Chestra [[spoiler:whenever his eyepatch falls. Putting it back ''usually'' turns him back to normal.]]
43* GratuitousEnglish: What the hell kind of name is ''Great''? Granted, it's not as obvious in japanese, where "[[BigBad Great Demon King Chestra]]" is "Daimaoh Kestra". Spells are also either these, or random gibberish.
44* GratuitousRussian: Or so would one assume. What the hell ''is'' a Shelkuzals?
45** Actually, everything in here that starts with the prefix "shel-" has been derived from a word "Shelkunchik", which is the [[DubNameChange widely accepted Russian name]] of... yeah, the Nutcracker.
46* HiddenDepths: Great's {{Jerkass}} front is pretty ingrained, but whenever he drops it, he shows himself to be more heroic and dependable than his father, an actual hero, was.
47* HiddenElfVillage: The fairy tribe. [[spoiler: Before they were found by the bad guys, at least...]]
48* HumanResources: [[spoiler: The process of making artificial spirit art users utilizes ''fairies'' as fuel. Just when you think, that experiments that kill most of their involuntary human subjects and turn the rest into enslaved killing machines can't get any more repulsive...]]
49* ICanStillFight: Shchel. Every time he fights.
50* InstrumentOfMurder: a (this time, normal-sized) violin.
51* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Great. He's even more aloof than his father used to be, but at the same time subtly nicer, and more sincere when it comes to his friends.
52* LargeHam: Gustav, though he's toned it down and may be closer to a BoisterousBruiser. Professor Horn-Pipe plays it straight.
53* LoveAtFirstSight: All Piroro needed to fall for Lute was some nice words.
54** Also Bratsche has a huge crush on Shchel from the moment they meet. And when the class jumps the conclusion Shchel is a girl because he refuses to undress in the public baths, Bratsche [[SingleTargetSexuality dosn't seem to mind one bit]].
55* MagicMusic: It ''is'' a sequel to ''Manga/ViolinistOfHameln''. Both Great and Lute represent, though Lute is less skilled, having chosen to specialize on magic early in his childhood. Great himself is skilled but inexperienced, having trouble using his father's "signature move", Marionette Version, for anything other than comedy.
56* MonsterClown: Baroque proudly upholds the tradition of Orgel.
57* MoodWhiplash: A bit less than in the original ''Violinist of Hameln'' because the main characters tend to be more mature (and because everyone familiar with the first series already expects the real plot to be anything but lighthearted). Still, the trademark mix of absolutely ridiculous gags and over-the-top comedy with serious, dramatic fantasy epic that characterized ''Violinist of Hameln'' makes its return.
58* MrExposition: Gustav is ''always'' in on the juiciest gossip. Then again, he's nosier than a very nosy thing...
59* NonHumanSidekick: Piroro, Shchel's self-appointed bodyguard, who hasn't shown any ability other than healing and threatening people with sewing scissors.
60* RankScalesWithAsskicking: Clarinet was already badass ''before''... now he's [[TookALevelInBadass over 9000]].
61* RestrainingBolt: Great's eyepatch.
62* RoyalBlood: Tenor Sax Bone may be the son of Trom Bone, previously prince and now King of Dal Segno. [[spoiler:Great, Lute and all their siblings also qualify.]]
63* ScrewDestiny: Shchel's mantra.
64* TheWorfEffect: Poor Gustav.
65* TrainingFromHell: The School of Magic. ''All the time''.
66* WasOnceAMan: [[spoiler: All of the "black fairies".]]
67* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: The children of Stacatto almost caused a new Disaster of Anthem in Great's childhood. His current classmates, too, either gang up on or avoid him as soon as his ancestry is revealed; subverted in that, after the dust settled, some of the more sympathetic students talked them out of mistreating Great with perfectly reasonable arguments. Currently, the bulk of Great's classmates are either neutral or awkwardly supportive, and a group took the initiative to befriend him.
68* WizardingSchool: Sforzando's School of Magical. Rather less whimsical than the usual examples, as it's geared towards military training for Sforzando's army and its special forces, the Magicorps. The entrance exam is a battle royale, for crying out loud! 80% of the student body is comprised of hardened veterans from all over the world, and the rest are young geniuses with a family tradition, like Lute. (And then you find an oddball like Shchel.) That said, the freshmen, who aren't expected to know the first thing about magic, are stuck learning about magical puppies and flowers that bloom with magic until they develop enough aptitude for the showy stuff.
69* YouAreWhatYouHate: Apparently, [[spoiler: Tenor Sax Bone.]]
70* YouCantFightFate: Great's initial attitude. Tenor agrees.

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