𝓣𝔀𝓲𝓼𝓽𝓮𝓭 𝓦𝓸𝓷𝓭𝓮𝓻𝓵𝓪𝓷𝓭 || Shattered Glass

《 2 - 11 》

《 Main Street 》

Once we arrived at main street, we slowed down our pace.

"Hey, I wanted to ask you this earlier but did you go somewhere last night? You were gone when I went to the bathroom." Grim asked.

"I just went out for fresh air last night. Then I met this SUPER tall guy with horns on his head like this." I used my fingers and placed it near in my head, trying to show Grim what the horns looked like.

"Weeh? You met a weirdo with horns on his head? What's his name?" Grim's eyes glimmer with curiosity.

"He didn't tell me, I also didn't tell him my name. But he did say I can call him whatever I wanted..." I reply, placing down my hands.

"Hm...Than how about Tsunotarou?" He suggests, feeling proud of himself.

"I feel like that doesn't fit his image though...He's very dark and mysterious from what I know." I stated, trying to think of a better nickname.

"Well if that guy is a student here, you better introduce me to him! I've never seen a guy with horns." Grim exclaims eyes beaming with excitement.

"Morning Azuma-Chi!" Cater greeted as he waved at us.

"Morning Cater, Riddle!" I wave back.

Riddle approaches me, "Your tie is crooked. Following the rules start with your attire. Your dormmates won't listen to your if you look improper." He muttered something I couldn't hear.

'I feel embarrassed...I didn't notice my tie was loose...'

"Alright, there you go." Riddle says as he finished fixing my tie.

"Ace and Deuce aren't with you?" Grim asks with wide-eyes.

"In accordance to Rule 249 of the Queen of Hearts, they are currently feeding the flamingoes, dressed in pink." Riddle stated.

'One question. Why...?' I look at Riddle with wide-eyes, questioning why does that rule exist and how was he able to say it so seriously.

"By the way, there was another accident last night." Riddle stated, changing the topic.

All of us turn to him, the mood becoming more serious.

"According to the portrait who witnessed it, the victim is a 2nd Year from Scarabia. His name is Jamil Viper, apparently it happened in the Kitchen." Cater informed us.

"The portraits act like security cameras..." I grip the handle of my bad tightly, letting my mind wander.

"Breakfast is still on-going, so they should be in the cafeteria. Let's check." said Riddle, taking the lead while we all follow behind.

《 Cafeteria 》

"Umm...Jamil has dark skin and long black hair...Oh there he is!" Cater spots a table where the two Scarabia students, we saw before, sat.

Before we could talk to them, Grim was already on their table "Yo. You're the guy who got hurt last night in the kitchen, right? Tell us about it."

"Huh? Who are you guys?" Jamil asks, sounding wary of Grim.

"Aah! That's the tanuki who set my butt on fire during the entrance ceremony!" The white-haired guy exclaimed, standing from his seat. "Kalim, please sit down." Jamil muttered.

"Grim, it would be better if you watch your words." Riddle said sternly before turning to the two Scarabia students, "We're sorry for disturbing you during your meal."

"The Prefect of Heartslabyul and the wild tanuki from the ceremony. Ahahaha! What a weird combo!" Kalim says cheerily.

"I ain't no tanuki! I'm the Great Grim! And here is my hench-" "No I'm not." I quickly interrupt him knowing what he was going to say.

"You guys are a weird combo too!" Kalim laughs.

"He's my...dormmate?" I say, unsure if I was using the right term since Grim was more of a dorm mascot or a troublesome pet than anything.

"Is that so...? I'm Kalim, Scarabia's prefect. This is my Vice-Prefect, Jamil. Nice to meet ya!" Kalim says with a smile.

"Y-Yeah..." Grim leans in to whisper, "This guy's got a few screws loose."

"So? Why do you want to know about my injury?" Jamil asks, still having suspicions.

"The headmaster asked us to look into it." I reply bluntly.

"Is that so...Well, I wouldn't mind it either way. Last night, I went to the kitchen to prepare some friend buns with lamb per Kalim's request." He stated.

I take out my pocket notebook,  ready to write down any important details.

"Jamil's fried buns are the best! You guys should try it sometime!" Kalim exclaims, praising Jamil.

"Kalim, don't get us side-tracked." "Ah! My bad, my bad..."

Jamil sighs, "While I was chopping the ingredient, for some reason, my hand slipped and I got injured." 

"Jamil's knife skills are praised even by our head chef's, y'know! Were you tired because of Magift practices?" Kalim asks.

"No, not so much that my hand would slip like that. However, for a moment, it felt like I lost my awareness for." Jamil replies, recalling what he experienced.

"Are you sure you were feeling well that time?" I ask.

"Most would probably think so but...I've felt that sensation before. My guess is that it's someone's unique magic." Once Jamil has said that, all of us stopped in realization...None of us thought about the cause of the incidents to be someone's unique magic.

I decided to place down my notebook and grab the tablet Ortho gave me...

I turn on the tablet and see the Ignihyde logo light up. Then it showed me a playable video, that looked like something from the security cameras. I pressed play and...

'Holy Shit....' 

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