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𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚝𝚎𝚛 35

𝕐𝕠𝕦 𝕒𝕥𝕥𝕖𝕞𝕡𝕥𝕖𝕕 𝕥𝕠 𝕨𝕒𝕝𝕜 𝕢𝕦𝕚𝕔𝕜𝕝𝕪 𝕚𝕟 𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕟𝕥 𝕠𝕗 𝕁𝕒𝕔𝕜, 𝕓𝕦𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕦𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕔𝕣𝕠𝕨𝕕 𝕤𝕝𝕠𝕨𝕖𝕕 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕕𝕠𝕨𝕟. You halted, just as another group of students with anemones crashed into the mirror at the same time.

You looked at Jack, a worried expression hopefully telling him your feelings. "Yeah, there's a lot more students than I thought there'd be... Just what did those three get themselves into?" He asked, arms facing forward as if to shield you from an upcoming impact.

You managed to squeeze through, now appearing in front of a dorm, not in the Mostro Lounge, like last time. The whole dorm was underwater, and you both looked around like kids on a playground.

Both you and Jack looked at each with the same cheerful smile, "This whole dorm's underwater! Night Raven College is so cool!" Jack said, tail waving excitedly behind him. When he realized that he let his emotions get the better of him, he calmed down and coughed slightly.

"Uh, what I meant to say was that we're still in another dorm's turf. Keep your wits about you." He said, and started to walk slightly behind another group of students. You chuckled to yourself before catching up to him.

You walked through the mesmerizing dorm, and though you've seen it before, you couldn't help but admire everything for all it's worth.

You two were led into the Mostro Lounge. There were so many students, you squished your body against Jack's to avoid a student stampede. You both were eventually lead into the Mostro Lounge, barely squeezing through with the ocean (pun may or may not be intended) of students trying to get to the same place as you two.

You winced once another student bumped into you, accidentally pushing you on your unhealed bruise from the last overblot fight.

Jack's ears slightly twitched at your uncomfortable situation, so he simply wrapped his arms around you, just as a familiar lavender-haired housewarden stood on an elevated stage.

He looked over the mass of students, and took in the sheer feeling of raw power he held over them. He took a deep breath in, and smiled charmingly, "I personally welcome you all to the Mostro Lounge. As most of you may know, I am Azul Ashengrotto, Housewarden of the Octavinelle house and manager of this fine establishment."

Azul started to pick and taunt the poor unfortunate souls that ventured into the lounge, and Jack whispered, "You can just tell this guy's up to somethin'. Have to be careful around him." You nodded.

You couldn't help but sympathize with these people.

Failure is a fear that comes naturally to everyone, and the desire to do well in the final exams gave them the benefit of the doubt to trust Azul. They blindly signed a contract they couldn't properly comprehend, which led them here.

You started to get slightly dizzy from the amount of sea anemones you saw.

"Hey, wait! This is all just a huge scam!" A familiar voice shouted, and your head instantly snapped to the direction. Standing there was Ace, Deuce and Grim, all looking particularly angry and distraught.

"You're... Ace Trappola, Heartslabyul freshman, if memory serves. Your accusations are insulting, frankly. I upheld my end of the bargain and gave an impeccably flawless study plan. If you've used it correctly, you should have been able to get over 90." Azul responded, raising an eyebrow.

"Yeah, and I did. I got a 92."

"Why, that's wonderful news! I'm delighted to be of service." Azul smiled eerily. You couldn't help but wonder what was going through his head at that moment.