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Prologue Part 9: Rash Tactics!

Yuuto's POV

After some minutes, we found Grim in the cafeteria. We were now tying to catch him, but he was darting all over the place.

"Crap! He's darting around everywhere!" Ace huffed in frustration.
"Hehehe! Catch me if you can suckers!" Grim teased us and he goes to take cover up in the chandelier.
"Kuh, getting on the chandelier is an underhanded move! We haven't learned the magic to fly yet...We need something to get up there and also catch him... Ah, I've got it!" Deuce said, looking like he had an idea. I don't know if I will like this idea. Ace, on the other hand, was still thinking of an idea.
"I've gotta think of an idea... Woah, woah, wait a sec!" Deuce then started to point his pen at Ace. This isn't going to end well.
"Why are you pointing your magical pen at me!?" I would also like to know.
"I'll just throw you!"....What? Throw him?
"Deuce I don't think that's a good idea." I tried to warn him but he didn't listen.
"You're joking!? Wooaaahaaa! Don't make me float!" Ace screamed at Deuce.
"You're really going to throw me!? Knock it off!"

"Catch him, ya hear." Deuce told him.
"Deuce, like I said I don't think it's a really good idea!" I tried again to warn him.
"Take aim... Fire!" Only to be ignored again. Deuce then aimed and threw Ace across the room.
"Gyeeuuuhh hhhaaaaaa!!" Ace screamed in terror while he was flying and coming close to the chandelier. In the end, Ace hit the chandelier with Grim falling out.
"Ffngaaaa!!!??" Grim also screamed in terror.
"The chandelier!!!" I yelled, but it was too late. The chandelier broke into pieces.

"*Cough*! *Cough, cough*!!! I can't believe it!" Ace said before struggling to lift himself up. I went to help him and also lifted Grim, who was knocked out.
"Ffnyaaa..." Grim tried opening his eyes, but failed.

"I, I screwed up! I didn't think about the landing!" Deuce stuttered.
"Are you... AN IDIOOOOOOTTT!!!!????" Ace yelled at Deuce as he approached him.
"We caught Grim but if the headmaster finds out we busted the chandelier..." Before Ace continued, a voice interrupted him.

"If I... find out?" I turned to see the headmaster. Great.
"Ah... Headmaster..." Ace was at a loss for words. He didn't know what to say.
"Just~ what~ exactly~ ARE YOU ALL DOING????" The headmaster yelled at us.

"Ffnyaaa... The room is spinning..." Grim mumbled, half-conscious.
"There, there." I said as I petted Grim.
"You weren't satisfied with just damaging the statue so you decided to destroy the chandelier!? This is the last straw. I will have all of you expelled!" Crowley yelled again.
"Eeeeeeeeehhhhhh!!" Deuce and Ace screeched.
".....Hmm" I hummed. Well, in my case I wasn't really attending this school in the first place.

"Please! Anything but that! I have things I have to do at this school!" Deuce begged Crowley.
"You have nothing to blame but your own idiocy." Crowley said, harshly.
"I will pay for all damages if I have to!" Deuce said, still desperate.

"This is no normal chandelier. This is a magical chandelier that uses candles that will burn for eternity. It is a masterpiece made by a legendary maester of magical tools. It has been entrusted to the school since it's very foundation... Taking into consideration its historical value, it would cost no less than a billion madol. Can you pay for those damages?" A billion madol? That sounds like a lot.
"A b-billion madol!?" Deuce stuttered.
"But teacher, can't you just fix it right up with magic..." Ace asked.
"I doubt that magic would fix something this valuable." I said to Ace as Crowley nodded his head.
"Like Mr. Tachibana said, magic is not all powerful. More importantly, what we call the heart of any magical tool, the magic crystal was shattered. No two magic crystals are the same. This chandelier will never be lit again." Crowley sighed.

"How can that..." Ace also sighs.
"Crap... What am I doing... What am I going to tell mom..." Deuce kept mumbling. I put my hand on his shoulder and gave I gave him a squeeze to reassure him. He smiled slightly at this.

"... That's right. There's one way." Crowley said. This looked like it gave Deuce a little bit of hope.
"There might be one way to fix the chandelier."
"Eh!?" Ace and Deuce gasped.
"The magic crystal for this chandelier was mined in the Dwarfs' Mine. If we have a magic crystal of the same kind as the original, repairs might be possible." Crowley explained.

"I will go find a magic crystal! Please allow me to go!" Deuce said with determination.
"However, I have no guarantee that there are any left in the mine. The mine has been closed for a while and it's very possible it's exhausted for crystals." I sweat dropped from that.

"I'll do anything to get the expulsion rescinded." Deuce said, still having the determined tone.
"... Fine. I shall give you one night. Come to me with a magic crystal by tomorrow morning, or face expulsion."
"Yes! Thank you very much!" Deuce said.
"Uuaaah. I suppose. Let's go get that magic crystal and be done with it." Ace said a bit annoyed.

"Okay then!" I said excited. When I said that, they both looked at me.
"Wait, you're coming? But you didn't really do anything..." Deuce said.
"Yeah but I'm responsible for this little guy and I feel like it was my fault that he got away. I'm coming, whenever you two like it or not!" I said. I am a really stubborn person and whenever I make a decision, I'll stick to it.
"Alright then. You heard him." Ace said, agreeing with me.

"Use the Gate in the Mirror Chamber to go directly to Dwarfs' Mine." Crowley told them.
"Yes Sir/Mr. Crowley!" Me and Deuce said at the same time.

"Ha! What now...? What exactly did I..." Ah! I forgot that Grim was still in my arms.
"Hey little guy! You okay?" I asked him.
"Huh? Where are we going?" Grim noticed as we were going to the Mirror Chamber.
"Oh.. that. Actually, you might have been happier staying unconscious hehe~" I said while petting the confused Grim.

We reached the Mirror Chamber after explaining everything to Grim.
"Aaaaah... Why did it turn into something like this? Today is really not my day.." You can say that again.
"Now isn't the time for mumbling! Let's go! Mirror, mirror on the wall. Light our way to Dwarfs' Mine!" Deuce said and the Mirror started to light up.

To be continued...