9.πΉBOOK 1 : THE RED ROSE RULERπΉ
Chapter 3:Β How to make a tart π°
" Hey henchhumen why are we helping?" Grim complained.
" Because helping your minions is what a good boss does " I chimed
(Β Yes I had to bribe grim with words to make him agree to help . Well this is what happened,
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β After all that drama we requested trey to guide us miserable broke first years to make an apology tart. Trey was wary of me of course but still agreed. To get to know suddenly that the junior you were treating casually turns out to be literally who has the authority over your house warden,is enough to scare you. Crater quickly escused himself when time came . Of course he did not finished painting the flamingos. Crater was a little more careful because he knows he messed up hard . This is the reason IΒ demanded this position. Game yuu really had a hard time adjusting to everyone. I simply won't . If I am stuck, I better be comfortable.
Β Β Β Β Β Anyways we needed chestnut to make a chestnut tart . So Trey make us bring 200 chestnuts . Mind I tell you tart is a hard thing to make . So now I ,Ace Duece and Grim set out for chestnuts . Even though trey told us where we are gonna find them,I set my system to locate it on campus map . I tried experimenting with my system and seems like it has a world map loaded in it with all live charecter locations. It's like the Marauder's Map /Β Magical GPS ,but twisted wonderland edision .
I wished I could skip this part but I still have a lion to hunt for . I really hate giving someone bad impression.)
" Hah! All this hassle for that rule maniac " Ace scoffed.
" Well stop insulting him " Duece defended .
" Who puts on a stupid collar uponΒ stranger on meeting" grim complained.
" Grim that was your fault" I stated
" If you break a rule you should be punished , but yes the degree is not justified" I explained.
" I don't concent with him using his unique magic on whoever he sees fit "
" What exactly is a unique magic, henchhumen?" grim asked.
" That means it's a spell- only he can cast " duece answered.
"Yup that's right, curious about his unique magic" I said .
" His unique magic blocs magic of the one he collars , unabling the mage to use their magic"
" Not having your magic is same as not having your head for a mage "
" His spell is - Off With Your Head"
"Even the name is completely psyco" grim shook from fear.
" Well it's said that the unique magic one mage gain is based upon their experience, life , and deepst emotions "I explained.
" It said to represent you!"
" Well that is something else but I am curious prefect.."Ace questioned
" How do you know all these details"
( I paused , turned back and smiled)
" What do you think I did last night"
" Did you..." Ace was shocked.
" Yes I took in the records of each and every important student in NRC" I chimed.
" I learnt about theirΒ unique magic and stuff"
"After all of I am the prefect I need information to help students when they ask me for help"
" That's why you were so sure about that Lilia guy from Dinsomnia? " Duece said.
"Β Dia-som-nia! Yes that's correct, " I corrected him.
" Oh that's how to spell it " Duece chimed .
" That's a little scary, henchhumen" grim looked at me in droopy mood.
" Well can't help, oo here we are "! I stated.
( There were a lot of chestnut trees. )
" Woah! There are a ton of chestnut lying around " grim become lively again.
"Let's get grabbing - OUCH!" Grim shouted in pain .
" Ya! About to say that , the spines are gonna hurt you grim" I sighed.
" Could say earlier, my paws hurt " grim wined in pain .
" I was about to but you acted anyway!" I defended myself.
"I don't think we can do it with our bare hands" Duece said.
" We have to look for supplies in the botanical garden " Ace added.
( Thus ,I set out with this quest.Β The botanical garden was huge so we separated ways .I walked quite the distance with grim in my arms . He was in awe of all the fruits growing here . I thought too that I can have some from here as free food. I was wondering soo , That is when I located him or rather his tail . It's barely visible from the bush. now I have to just step on it - no plot said I needed to break his slumber . What if I do this)
" Hey why my feet feet squicy ?" Grim said .( Sorry grim. I let himΒ be the slaughter goat .)
" Hey you got some nerve stepping on my leg and getting away " Leona said as he appeared from the bush.
" Um.. excuse me ?" I asked Leona.
" Hu ?" Leona was not pleased. He didn't notice me?.
" Nothing worse than a nobody waking you up from a good nap " He asked.
" I am sorry I was looking for the grounds keeper , have you seen him?" I asked.
" Yes we looking for some tools to harvest those chestnut to make a tart for that idiot Ace to apologise to that psyco from the hearts - whatever ?" Grim added.
" Heartslaybule,grim ! And stop calling riddle that you should never judge a person like that !" I scolded.
" You I know you - you are that herbivore from the orientation that can't use magic right?"
( He sniffed me to confirm his statement. His eyes widened as if he smelled my dad's sock )
" You really don't have magic but there is something else.... What are you?"Leona asked.
" I guess that's my charisma??" I replied, what did this guy smell ? I am sure I don't smell horrible.Β I wash every day.
" Not that!Β " He was not pleased from my answer.
" Hey stop smelling my henchhumen?" Grim said while climbing on my shoulders.
" Oh i see aren't you that weasel that set the hall on fire?"
" I am not a weasel!! You grounds men !!" Grim yelled.
" You don't know,who am I ?" Leona asked.
" Sir you are saying as if we are supposed to know who are you?" I stated.
" Well he looks like a lazy lion to me. You should not talk to students like that!" grim snikered.
" Well can't say that it's fun to hurt someone powerless." Leona scoffed.
" But that insult is gonna cost you a tooth"
( This earned grim a kick . Grim was on my shoulder. I was ready to defend in case situation went south. And thanks to grims running mouth it did. I quickly sat down . Leona missed and I pull his other leg . Resulting him in losing his balance. He landed with a thud . His face was priceless)
" He he he this is what you get " grim laughed. ( I gave him two punch in the head as well)
" Ow! What was that for " grim complained.
" It's for bad behaviour and sir , I am sorry for his rudeness but it appears you made a wrong assumption" I firmly stated .
" I can defend myself if I need to, I don't hold back"
" Especially when I don't have enough money to spend on dental clinic"
" You got some nerve herbivore..... I like this attitude. " Leona laughed.
" Hey leona - there you are !" ( Ruggie is here ) .
" It seems like your friend is here , sorry for causing you trouble, let's go grim " I excused.
" I will let you go this time but next time there will be a price to pay for trespassing my territory" leona stated.
" Hey wasn't that the kid from orientation? What happened" ruggie asked.
" Interesting, thing they don't have a scent to their skin!" Leona thought.
" ???" Ruggie was confused.
" Hey yuu,grim what took you so long?" Ace asked.
" Did something happen??" Duece also asked.
" You won't believe what happened!" Grim said.
( Grim filled in to what happened to Ace and Duece. We harvested good amount of chest nuts and went back to trey )
" I am starting to think there are an awful amount of delinquent here in Night Raven College " Duece commented.
" What do you expect the school to be filled with after the Dark Mirror looks after the student selection!" I scoffed.
" Any ways let's take these to trey" Ace added.
" Myahaha! Now that we are all gassed up , It's destination Flavour town baby !" Grim got excited.
" Welcome back looks like you got plenty" trey said.
" Now you can make us a massive tart" grim cheered.
"Well the bigger the tarts the harder it will be it to peel the nuts - so good luck with that" trey informed.
"We have to peel all of these ...?" Duece asked.
" Suddenly my whole world is spinning "
" Preparation is the key to good baking " I stated as I already started to peel the nuts .
( Trey raised an eye in acknowledgement.)
" We won't give up now !" Ace got fired up.
( Trey instructed Duece and Grim to use magic for the job . I and ace relief on hand as we both can't use magic. But the process was miserably slow. Grim was failing and Duece applied so much strength that the nuts got smashed. Ultimately it was turning fruitless. I had more nuts peeled than them. )
" Henchhumen do something! " Grim wined.
" It's gonna take forever to peel them "
" Wait i will be right back!" I said
( I went away and came back with a strange metel tin can.)
" Here is a chestnut peeler from your prefect " I winked.
"All we need to do is put the chestnut in them and compress them "
" But it is still gonna take a lot of strength and time but !"
" If Duece and Grim can use the right amount of magic to compress it then it will be clean and quickly done !"
" That's amazing prefect!" Duece chimed.
" A device like this will make the job faster " trey also recognised.
" All right what are we waiting for let's do it !" Ace got excited.
" Wait , if it doesn't have the correct amount of chestnuts or got compressed more then it will be a mess all over again!" I warned.
" Let me guide! The process"
( The twist tune started. From what I understood the single sigrels were each of the small basket we can put into the device and the dragged ones are the amount of time they need to be compressed.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β It worked !. The right compression and viola . The first batch came out nice . All got excited. It took barely 15 mins to get the chestnut ready. I got the reward for perfect score too. )
" That was so easy!" Ace stated.
" A tool like this will really make baking easier - hey yuu- can I have this !" Trey asked
" Yes! But This is trademarked from my world. So I will ask for something in return!" I replied
" Trademarked? your world do have creative way of solving problems " trey said.
" What do you want?" He asked warily.
" Your family happen to run "Patisserie Clover" , which is in fact one of the best bakery inΒ Queendom of Roses? Right" I chimed.
" You know that!" Trey blushed from the praise.
" Prefect know about all " Ace stated. He was not even bothered at this point. Unlike Duece who was shocked.
" I will just except occationl free treats " I winked.
" That will do! " he was happy.
"Alright now let's make the puree"
" What!!" All of them screamed.
" I said it tart is hard to make" I sighed
" Well thanks yuu ,but are you sure your hands are ok?" Duece asked. (Well I used my ability to never get tired . I did the maximum churning. )
" No problem Duece! If you enjoy the work ,there is no pain " I chimed.
"Do mine as well " Ace requested.
" Fine , but I will take an extra tart for my service " I stated. He had to agree.
" Finally they are done " Ace added.
" The smell alone is making me drooling " grim said.
" Now I just need to add butter sugar to the chestnut paste and a sensible amount of Oyster sauce - that's my secret ingredient " trey added while holding theΒ ' Walrus-brand Young ' oyster sauce.
" Oyster sauce?" All of them questioned.
" But isn't Oyster sauce super salty " Ace added.
" Guys he is pulling your leg " I blanked.
" Pft haha ha " trey laughed.
" You are not easy to fool "
" Why do you yanking our chains " Ace complained.
" Well at least you used your brain " trey added.
" Let it be your lesson not to believe what ever you listen "
" And here I thought he was a decent person " grim added. I shrugged, after all it's twisted wonderland.
Suddenly trey discovered he had less cream.
" It seems like you need cream " I checked upon him .
" Yes we over did the nut paste" trey informed.
" I see you would exactly require -two cartoon of milk, two crat of eggs,five muffin cups and a can of fruit essence" I asked.
" Right exactly!" He was surprised.
" Great! Duece grim come with me " I asked.
" The half bill is on your head Ace " I chimed and left.
" Now where do you think you are going " trey hold him back and we left.
(We arrived at mr. Sams shop . It was filled with a toons of things I have never seen before.One thing for sure is that every item was overpriced. But not for me I am still a school staff. Grim was in awe with all the items displayed in the shop. There were wierd items like some wierd herbs and stuff for the portionology and wands books and other stuff. I was curious with the magical artificiary . Duece looked for the products . He and I both looked at the price and felt the same. We are going to be robbed .)
" Is milk so costly here?" I asked.
" It's just costs 43 rupees per litre from my world "
Duece was shocked from my words.
" Just that! It's minimum 100 thaumarks" ( I knew living in twisted wonderland is as costly as Switzerland but still it sting some where deep in me. Generally I did study the currency value. Twisted wonderland doesn't have the critical currency and trade system of our world. It's simple like thaumark are uniform currency. The value of products are fairly higher than the general of our world due to bad supply chains, limited production and monopoly ( Al -Asims for example). This proves the world was not so like ours in real time. They might have plane but still use candle's )
" Damm the economy is this worse here" I asked.
" The cost here is a bit high than usual" duece remarked
" Good to know all in campus stores scam their students" I snikered.
" Please don't say like that" mr. Sam posed from the counter.
"Hello mr. Sam , !" I greeted.
" When was he standing there?" duece asked.
" Hello my stry imps how can I help you?" Mr.s asked
" Do you ne- " I didn't let him finish"
" Sir we would exactly require -two cartoon of milk, two crat of eggs,five muffin cups and a can of fruit" I stated. (I want to get over with this chapter and I am not in mood to be scammed. )
"Woah quite the list I see ! " He faultered.
" We are making chestnut tarts for a unbirthday party" I chimed.
" That's quite the recipe for disaster" me. S said while raising an eye. (Duece and Grim missed the key words.)
" I know,but never mind do you have all these!" I asked. He snikered at my mischief.
" All right all these item are .."
( I wonder if it's his unique magic??)
" Thanks, we need nothing more! Make the bill in staff account I will pay it !" I said.
" Haha ! You are planning to get on crowley's head?" He asked.
" You bet sir !" I stated while with- drawing.
" If you need to cause more trouble for him, feel free to hit here later, bye imps !"Β He sent us off excitedly.
( Grim and Duece were astonished to what happened? They don't know how speed shoplifting works but they were happy with the purchase.)
" That was quick!" Duece remarked.
" I don't know what you did but feels like you saved us alot of money!"
" Bet sure I did!" I said.
" He is a scammer,.. actually this entire economy is filled with them!"
" You sure do want to be careful with your purchase, that goes for you as well grim "
" Mrah ! Henchhumen I know we already have a lot of tuna " grim chimed.
" Huph! yuu it seems like you have the packet with all the cans and heavy stuff!" Duece said.
" Here I will carry them, I have a trick to carry heavy bags "
" Thanks Duece, you are quite the power lifter!" I thanked
( he is such a gentle men ! Real life boys should learn from this .)
" You see my mom used to stock up during sales and as the only man I used to do the heavy work - oh! Sorry I didn't mean to monopolise the conversation!" Duece apologised.
" It's okΒ I do love to hear about you, besides I like that you help your mom ..... Your mom is definitely happy to have you as her son " I replied.
( Not all of us have this type of bond with our parents,do we?. Somewhere I lost that rope while trying to chase life . It's not like I don't love her but I guess it's not that deep . Sometimes I envy this type of fantasy family setup)
" Thanks for saying that but I can't say thats true" Duece stated.
( Suddenly the delinquents from the morning came and crashed into Duece. As a result a dozen of good eggs were wasted.. Duece was laying astonished on the ground.)
" Duece are you alright?" I asked him extending my hand.
" Mryah! The eggs " grim grasped.
" The carton- of eggs is totally smashed and now the bag is dipping of egg goo.." Duece was pale.
"Ouch! Watch where are you going hey- you are the jerks who ruined my carbonara" the delinquent said.
" I have had enough of you punks . You need to know your place" another chimed .
" And still you were able to eat that egg" Duece coldly replied.
" Yet you destroy SIX of our eggs!"
" Yeah he is right!" Grim chimed.
" Oh! So it's our fault" the delinquent snikered.
" You should pay for those eggs and apologise to the chicken " duece asked.
" Aww look who got that big boy pants on ! " Another teased .
" Enough of this, pay up and leave " I snapped.( They are really getting on my nerves).
" Oh ~ and why should we listen to your stupid rant about these stupid eggs, you magicless nobody "
" Ah ha ha ha!" they have finally done it.
" You called my eggs stupid! "
" And say that to prefect!" Duece finally snapped.
" NOBODY GETS TO SAY THAT!"
" Those eggs might not have turned into chick but they were gonna make good tarts "
" If you will not pay for them then rather you get a bruise for EACH ONE!"
" What happened to this pretty boy - eah!" He got punched right into face and fell.
(I walked past and approach the fallen delinquent. )
" This hurts right you know what would hurt more" I pepper spray him right into his eyes .
( The jerk was scoffing in painΒ and yelling in agony)
" What is this sorcery, remove this curse !" He screamed in pain.
( With this the turn match activated. There are many of them. Glad I have my system. So no need to worry at all .But I guess I too can get the itch off my hands. Time to relive my frustrations. I had way more level up cards than the opponent.so I was relaxed . Duece punched another one causing him to fall back and grim bite some ones - ouch ! Let's say where it hurts most . I kicked a boy on the leg and sprayed him. Then hit his guts hard! . He writhed in painΒ . As they saw themselves loosing they turn to magic. I chose grim for first. GrimΒ Β Β Β " SR stripped ribbon card."His void shot literally had them kiss the ground. Then Duece " R School Uniform card" ,wind magic but with a little twist. I decided to put my pepper spray right there. Causing the pepper wind to directly enter their eyes . This was not longer a mage duel , but chemical warfare.(. R.I .P to Geneva Convention ) .They had to surrender.)
" These people are insane! " One cried.
" Let's get out of here" another agreed.
( And they ran away , saving what ever dignity they had left .)
" Next time you eat an egg , you bet sure to apologise you bunch of Chums!" Duece yelled.
" Woooooa " grim was astonished.
* Pant pant " utk!" Duece finally snapped out.
" Buddy are you ok ,did you get hurt?" (I asked even when I know what exactly happened to him . He was having a panic driven anxiety attack . He was scared to be exposed. He is lost in his own moral compass. Poor him , I looked into his eyes while helding face . His eyes were not focused, moving in constant panic , murmuring the fear he held in his heart. The fear to disappoint some one he loves. His hand,bruised from the fight were cold .I hold him in an embraceΒ to let him know it.)
" I -i did it again! Didn't I ?I was ded set on becoming an honour student.. this time too !" he panicked.
" Duece! Breathe!" I comforted him. (grim came near me . He didn't understand what was going on.)
" When I was in middle school , I was pretty wild " Duece started explaining.
" I cut school all the time and got into fights"
"I called my teachers name ,hung out with bullies and bleached my hair. ."
"I tore around tight curves on my blast cycle"
"I show off magic to kids who could not use it yet , I was a total punk "
"So you were a little more annoying then you are now ?" Grim stated.
" So what made you change. Because the person in front of me is not the man you described "
" You don't have that vibe at all!"
" Well ..one night I heard my mom talk to my grandmother. She was trying to hide her conversation but I saw her ,she was crying " he continued.words filled with sadness and guilt.
"She said she was a horrible mom and that she should have never tried to raise me alone. "
" But it's not her fault was nothing to do with her . It was all me!"
"When the carriage came to take me for night raven college. She was so happy."
" I decided then and there to not do anything to make her cry"
"This time I would be an honour student and make her proud "
" And I already messed it up " he was disappointed from himself...
" Hello miss spade speaking?"
( Ya I kinda took his phone between)
" Yes , who am I speaking to?"
" Hello, ma'am I am yuu ,your son's friend in college"
" Yes ,dear Duece told me about you! How do you do dear "
" Did Duece do something?"
" You called mom !" Duece was surprised.
" Yes , ma'am Duece protected me from bullies today so I wanted to thank you for being such a great mom to him "
" Truly, ! I want to talk to him is he near !"
" Ya sure " ( I handed over the phone)
" Mom !" Duece exclaimed.
"Duece are you ok? You are not hurt right?" She asked.
" No mom but I...I got into a fight again "
" Even when I promised, I told you that I am gonna be an honour student "
" Oh my silly son ! You protected your friend. That's what honour student do "
" Yes protecting those who can't fend for themselves are what honour students does " I chimed.
" Your friend is right, I am proud of you my boy "
" Really,... thanks mom."
" I will call you tonight, bye "
" Bye and don't get hurt ok! "
" I will make sure about that, bye aunty!" I chimed .
" Sooo.. . Your mom is very proud of you . And of course why not because Duece my friend here is an honour student "
"Yes even I ,grim the magnominous , who pounded those jerks into tuna paste aggres !" Grim also chimed.
" You know violence is not always the answer, that proves you are a good person "
"Just make sure you don't get hurt like your mom said " I added.
" And To be honest I really enjoyed that .." I chimed.
" And you are not to be mistaken for someone who can't fend for themselves " Duece added. Lifting his mood.
" Heh heh !You guys are right,Β .I hope those chicks could rest in peace "
" Um duece , you know that those eggs were never gonna be chicks , right? They were not fertilized " I asked sheepishly.
" WHA...WHAAAAAAAT! you are kidding me right!!" Duece exclaimed.
" Took you long enough " Ace complained.
" Sorry , we got in an situation " I said.
" Seems like you worked hard"
" Yes he made me do a lot " Ace groaned.
"You got back let's get the tar-dy started" trey chimed.
(( Now I want to try it π€€))
" Well now let's sprinkle some suger and we are done " trey finished making a tart.
Grim & Ace both chime "Finished!"
" Fin- nished " Duece said
" Those , eggs... Chicks.... For 16 years " Duece was not himself.
" Hey yuu did something happen on the shopping trip " Ace whispered
" Don't ask me " I was busy scoping the left over nut paste with grim.
" He is still in shock" grim also stated
" ?? Never mind making the tarts sure takes a lot out " Ace sighed.
" You look experienced?" Trey asked
" My friend Y/n is a baker !, her sweets are uncompairble. She taught me baking when we were kids" I chimed. Trey noted.
" No wonder you knew of baking " he thought to himself. The door shifted and Crater entered.
" Hey fam! You look totally wreaked!are the tarts done? hey those look cute " yes crater has to come now of all the time.
"Let me snap a quick pic for magicam " ( I peeked in his phone. He was taking good pictures.Β I needed to learn something from him.)
" What is a magicam" I chimed.
" You don't know about magicam! " He was stunned.
" Do you know about Watsapp? facebook? Discord? Instagram? Snapchat? Tumblr??" I asked .
" ..... Right, you would not " crater backed off.
" You teach me how to use it , I would also require a new sim actually" I stated.
" Ok we can call for some phone date " Crater chimed.
" Fair enough, treat will be on my side " I added.( I need his knowledge on phone and application here in Twisted Wonderland . Media acess is important anywhere. )
" Ahem ! *Ace coughed,"Pretty funny how you managed to show right when it was ready? " he was not pleased.
" I just came to see how hard my little newbs were working." Crater stated.
"It's tough work if you're not used to it. But there's no better cure for the ails of fatigue than something sweet from the oven!"Β Trey stated.
" Though I won't say that is for everyone " he looked at me and said in lower tone.
"Help yourself to some of this tart."
"YAY!" Every one cheered.
" Your timely arrival sure is suspicious " I asked.
"Heh heh. Someone's gotta be the official taster!" Crater chimed.
" Mmmm... That smells so good...
Glossy chestnuts on top, fluffy cream below... I can't wait another second, I'm going in!" Grim tasted and literally melted.
" Oh, dang..." Ace added too.
"Β Yuuum! Liked and subscriiibed!" Crater said while taking a small bite.Β "This is really like something from a fancy bakery just like prefect said"Duece stated and Crater got this questioning look.
" Rich in flavor, yet not too sweet... It's like chestnuts are dancing across my tongue!" Grim stated.
"Β Is that... a good thing?" Trey asked from confusion.
" Yes indeed it's praise worthy, and the teamwork makes it even more tasty " IΒ too had a piece.
"Β Oh, Trey! You gotta do the thing." Crater chimed.
" The thing? Oh... That." Trey understand what he mean.
"Β Uh, wanna fill me in here?" Ace asked.
" What's everyone's favorite food?" Trey asked.
" Me? Probably cherry pie. Or hamburgers." Ace stated.
"Β Canned tuna's at the top of my list. Then maybe cheese omelets, roast meat, pudding..." Grim the glutton ball he is.
"Β If I had to pick, I guess I'd say... omelet rice?" Duece answered.
"Β I like a nice lamb chop with diablo sauce." Crater stated.
" I would like a simple* Kidchri " I chimed. I was missing something home cooked.
((* Put any other dish made in your family . I gave this name as a place holder))
" ???? Prefect mind explain what is that" Ace asked. (They all stared at me . It's awkward. )
" Ok then, greek yoghurt icecream?" I asked.
" Ah ha , I think we don't know what is that too?" Trey added.(I see they don't have the variety of dishes from my world just those which are mentioned in the game and manga . I now kinda feel bad . I forgot about this worlds limitations sometimes. I think I should refrain from referencing too much about my world. Moment like these are becoming quite embarrassing!!)
" Alright just give me what Ace has " (I smiled in discomfort. I got this feeling from such a simple thing.Β I can't loose myself.)
"Β All right, you've got it... Let's "Paint the Roses"! Trey stated to smooth things.
"Β Huh? What does that mean?" Duece litted up.
" Huh? How- Now it tastes like cherry pie!" " Mine too!" We both chimed.
"Β It's just like canned tuna! *munch* *munch* Now it tastes like a cheese omelet!" Grim stated as he ate.
"And grilled meat! *munch* *munch* And pudding!"
"Neat trick, eh? That's gotta be a hit when Trey's having tea with the ladies." Crater replied.
" It's very impressive. Is changing flavors your signature spell, Trey?" Duece asked.
"Β Technically, it's "overwriting characteristics." I can change taste, color, smell, whatever." Trey answered.
"It only lasts for a little while.
But it is kinda like covering up the real thing hence, "painting.""
" If I had magic like that, I could be eatin' canned tuna every meal of every day!" Grim was delighted from the thought.
"That's way better than Riddle's stupid collar magic!"
" Grim you can only think of food " I sighed.
"Β Oh, that's in a whole other league. His signature spell is a weapon." There it was , Trey and his habit of downplaying himself.
"Mine's just childish prestidigitation.
Speaking of Riddle - it's too late to give him these now. Let's call it a day and do it tomorrow."
" I don't think so , " I stated.
" If hypothetically speaking, he can use his magic to overwrite any charecter's then why not hijack the spell itself " I stated.
" In my opinion it's op " I chimed.
(Trey got this look. But put it aside.)
" Anyways,Don't forget that tomorrow's the unbirthday party. You don't want to be late." Trey asked.
"Why don't you go and stay at yuu dorm too, Deuce, so you can keep an eye on him?"
"As vice housewarden, I can issue you a sleepover pass."
"Β That's our Trey, always spoiling the newbs." Crater chimed.
"What fun for you. Ooh, maybe I'll come too! What do you say, yuu?" ( Now they ask me )
" No pass for you." Trey said.
"Β Aww. Sad trumpet... Womp womp wooomp." Crater drooped.
"Β Sorry to dump them all on you, yuu. At least it's just for tonight."trey apologied.
"Tomorrow's the unbirthday party.
Finally, I'm gonna get rid of this stupid collar! Just you wait, Riddle!" Ace cheered
( After a full day class and baking I , grim Duece and Ace returned home. It's 5:30 pm . It's still early .They both are out for it . I too was exhausted from inside. But I still have to cook dinner. I think I will just cook cream pasta and garlic bread. It always lighten the mood. I asked ghost uncle's to bring some items from shop. I saw they did the house chores . I also brought the keys from crowley earlier . I went to the kitchen and started my work .)
" Hey henchhumen what are you making" Grim asked.
" Dinner, I am making cream pasta and garlic bread" I started.
" You know to cook . And you have literal ghost in your dorm. I didn't see them in the morning" Duece complimented.( He was informed)
" They didn't wanted to scare you"
" And living alone teaches you quite some useful skills"I chimed.
" Hey ,yuu it's not fare that you tell him earlier" AceΒ complained.
"Β Hey you came uninformed first place" I chuckled .
" Well not to bother you but I guess but you could use some change of clothes"
" You can use mine orΒ duece could you bring in some clothes"
" Your's are fine" ace said.
" Seriously you have no shame" Duece scoffed.
" Very well, I will give you some thing to change into" I stated.
" The magic school is so boring, I wanted to blast some magic" grim complained.
" I can teach you now " I stated
" What can you do ?" Grim questioned.
" So I have to hit you exactly" grim asked.
"Right " ( I was wearing my cricket/ baseball helmet . Yes I will train him a little. I will need him to be independent and level up for my plans to work . Ace is stuck thankx to the collar. My only weak card is now Duece and Grim. Trey and crater have significant level so their attack will carry a little more weight than these 3)
" But there is a catch " I stated
" Hit me without getting hit "
( Uncle stinkie and Streach carried the left out empty tuna cans and started rapid fireing randomly. Grim tried to douge them while attacking but still got hit and fell down. Ace was laughing his ass off)
" It's so fast, I can't douge them " grim complained.
" Ha grim can't do that" Ace teased.
" Give him a break Ace" Duece was supporting grim on his terrible effort.
" Hey ! You try " I asked Ace
"Ok , I am gonna show you how it is done" he was confident ( Bro tried hard , did better but failed . They three were bickering the whole time and got hit when distracted.)
" Ok that was tough" Ace huffed
" That result was to be expected" Duece stated.
" O could have done better if it were not you two chitchatting the entire time" grim complained
" Henchhumen why are we doing this anyway? " grim asked.
" A mages calibre is in casting spells as fast as they can. If you lack focus,you loose "
"This will help you in casting spells with out loosing focus "
" Just hit the target!" I stated.
" Can you do that your self" Ace asked.
" Ok change position" I asked
( They all were fired up , along with the ghost's they two started throwing, but I doged all of them ( had a little help from demo twist tune) and used my bat to hit some firey cans back . The cansΒ hit grim and Ace knocking both out . Duece dogged the cans barely before getting hit..)
" Owwch / merowh " both groaned.
" That hurts " Duece also stated in pain.
" It's embarrassing that they don't even have magic " Ace groned .
" You know why all of you failed" I stated.
" Because you were looking at the threats not the source"
" Don't just douge , predict it "
" Magic is about imagination with precision "
" And you all distracted yourselves by fighting amongst yourselves "
" This is why you could beat the mine monster but not the crater guy !"
" Ok henchhumen I will show you why I am a great mage" grim cheered.
" I am gonna do better as well" Ace also cheered.
" All right I will show you what can I do !" Duece was fired up too.
( They all trained hardΒ and fought less . I feel like a pokemon trainer . Grim Duece and Ace some what mastered it . They still got hit sometimes , evenΒ blamed eachother for getting hit but they were doing better. Uncle Fatso helped me in the kitchen. They all ate a lot. I guess they were hungry from the training and all day work. I insisted we study for 1 hour . They all fell in sleep in 30 mins .I made another bed using the hammer magitool I got . It's work like wonder . like select the item or think what I want to make . Even if that's not on my furniture list ,the tool will make it just like the nut cracker from this morning . I doubted it would work but it did!. In case of other furniture just summon it from the inventory. I tucked both of them in my joined bed and went to myΒ research room for searching my answers. I was studying history when my eyes laid upon this perticular statement " The mage stones were found in Dwarfs mine during the age of Magic" hummm.... I saw it . Today when I deliberately angered riddle to test my theories. I was curious about a question disturbing me from the very beginning? I saw his stone turn black.... I wanted to ask this question to myself . If the overblots are done deliberately then how are they instrigated . Like what can be the medium of causing them in a school? . Is it the food , no cant be many more are having the same . Some sort of spell casted ?? No Malleus is too powerful for that . What if it's a medium which they have to carry all times and they can channalise their magic ? . I am no fool to believe that only negative emotions and fatigue causes blot . Then Rollo should also have overbloted. He had more reasons than Azul . But he didn't as if he was not necessary for the plot. Then ,what about the mage stones . !!! Yes The school provides the mage stones . And the mage stone is a reoccurring thing in the story. As stated here in the book it's discovery started the age of Magic and skully was also telling about the magestone discrimination and stuff. That means .... !!
There was a sudden knock on the door. I opened it to see Ace . He was frowning)
" Hey prefect it's 3pm , you are still not asleep, what are you doing?" he asked trying to look inside.
" I was just studying, are you uncomfortable or in pain ? Does the collar hurt " I asked making sure the room is locked.( Thanks for the keys. No one else can open the door other than keys.)
" No fine but ( he hold my hand tightly and dragged me ) "
" What what are you doing?" I asked.
" You will sleep , tommorow is a big day remember, I don't want to carry your sick body around" he announced.( With that he threw me in bed and hold me and went to sleep, damm it i can't even move because of the three bodies I am between. Ace doesn't know I can't sleep. Guess i have to lay down like this for few hours.What a waste-
" I am never getting used to this " I sighed.
( Well now that I note I do feel the impact of pain ? Like I don't get hurt but I do feel pain . ?? Nevermind I guess it's something to do with my wierd situation.
The fog started clearing. The scean appeared. The same gloomy apperance of this colourless world...
The Queen of hearts punished the three of clubs for painting the roses. It does embody trey protecting riddle by painting over his flaws. He surely is underrated. He is the only one maintaining sanity in that Mad house.I wonder what he is painting over now. ?)
"Β Trey! Cater! You're finally back! We've been looking everywhere for you!" A student stated.
"What happened?" Trey and Crater both asked.
" Ten dorm members were caught violating rule 256..." The student stated.
"No drinking honey-sweetened lemonade after 8 p.m." Housewarden Riddle collared them all!"
"Β ......" Trey and crater had no words.
" I can't take it anymore! I can't live like this!" Another stated in desparation.
"Everything we do violates some insane rule! I want to transfer to another dorm... *Sob*"
"Β It'll be okay. We'll go talk to the housewarden. You go back to your room." Crater comforted.
"Sigh*... Guess I'd better go make some tea or something, as a show of deference to the Queen."Β Crater stated.
"Β Thanks, Cater." Trey stated
"Oh, but make sure it's herbal tea, not black. You know what rule 153 says about drinking tea at night."
" ...Yeaaah, sure. Of course." He left with a little irritation.
The prefect agreed to help me again? Ok I might be reading too much into this but who helps some one this often?? Are they going to demand something outrageous later . I not a fool to believe that they are helping because they think I am their friend. Ah ! How naive . In this way anyone can make a fool of them . They are so careless. Like getting into fights even if they are magicless or agreeing to go with crater that easily!! They could have asked me . Not that I care but still!! Wait i am in their bed.Β yuu must have made the arrangements. They are not sleeping this late.Β I guess i need to see where are they!
The prefect believes I am an honour student. They comforted me after the fight. I don't know why I stick around to help but I am glad to have them all as my friends. As mom said I should protect them.
Aw ! The newbs are so cute they were making tart for competiting riddle. Man I wish I had such sweet friend during my time. Well ,this is really going to be a testament of their friendship. The newb is not as tough as riddle which is more plus points. I hope I can keep them on my good side. It's a idea but I think being their enemy is worse than being their friend.
I can see crater trying to cozy up to them after he didn't allow the literal prefect in our dorm. He has messed up big time. I would also like to keep them on the good side of riddle and Heartslaybule. I must say what did they do to become a prefect on arrival? I tried to pry from Ace when he was alone. He gave a horrid look and then he laughed and said " something that would make me wish I didn't ask?" . What happened actually? Riddle was later called for a house warden meeting but nothing new was disclosed except them being the new prefect.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β They appear to have an innocent side as well . when the topic of food came up they rather looked uncomfortaI guess they miss their home. I could never imagine my self in their case. May be I can pry some recipes from them toΒ make later.
That herbivore dares to face me . Considering they don't know who am I ? Their courage can be appreciated. Considering their attitude towards their cat it seems they are very protective of them . But stepping on my tail will not be excused. I will see to that .
Wasn't that the new student Leona was messing with. Well !That looked more like them messing with him . Why was he in the ground? He won't even tell!!
Man ! This magic school is so boring . I am stuck with all these books. And I can't write with paws. Henchhumen also have trouble writing in the Twilish language even if they speak it with no problem. But they are surprised fluent in the common language. When I asked them they laughed and started speaking in other languages I and that blue minion could not understand. They said some special phenomenon allowed them to understand us . I am gonna have to ask that ca-teacher to teach them to write in Twilish . I am such a good boss.
(( Did I made everyone a little more aware of yuu's situation. Yess ! Does yuu give causual refference to their friends and family, also yess !! Long chapter because I needed to get a lot down in this one
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Also you will also note change in the behaviour of the in game charecter's due to changes made by yuu. So watch out if someone might fall in love and you may never ever return !!, just kidding π))
