Yuuto's POV
"Off with your head!"
And with those words, the match ended as soon as it started.
"Uwaaaah!!" The boys yelled in pain as the collar on their neck appeared.
"Ugh... Shit! We didn't even have time to get out our magic materialized!" Ace gritted his teeth in annoyance.
"To come this far and not be able to do a thing..." Deuce mumbled in disappointment.
"So fast... I didn't even see what happened..." I said to no one in particular.
"Strong magic comes from a strong imagination. The stronger your ability to accurately imagine magic, the stronger and more effective it will be. Mr. Rosehearts has polished his magic to a beautiful shine." Crowley explained. Well, I guess now I know how that works.
"Ffgnaa... The level gap is too wide." Grim commented.
"Huh. It didn't even take 5 seconds." Riddle smiled victoriously.
"And you thought to challenge me with those skills. Aren't you embarrassed? This just proves that rule violators are always wrong. Just as mother said."
"Guuh... You're right, rules should be followed. But enforcing absurd rules just makes you a tyrant!" Deuce exclaimed as he glared at Riddle.
"Ha? Rule breaking has consequences. And, in this dorm, I am the rules. Those who refuse to obey don't get to complain when I take off their head!"
"You don't get to do whatever you want because "it's the rules"! That's completely wrong!" I shouted at him. I may have stayed quiet so far, but enough is enough.
"What is wrong is all for me to decide!!" Riddle exclaimed as he started smirking at me.
"If you can't even follow a simple rule, just what was your education like?" Just my luck. Does he even know about my past? Of course not!
"You were probably born from parents that can barely use magic." Yeah, right! I didn't know who my parents were. All I had was some people who treated me as if I was a punching bag. Except for Yuki.
"And didn't receive much in terms of schooling before coming here." So what? I don't even remember how the heck I came here. It wasn't even my choice to begin with. All I want is to get out of here right now, before I break down any time now.
"You're utterly inadequate."....... I felt tears coming out of my eyes, but I did my best to not let fall. I really wanted to run, but my legs couldn't move. I then felt a hand on my shoulder. I looked up to see Deuce's worried face before changing as he glared at Riddle who was still smirking. Though I could see that there's some regret in his eyes. I could also feel Grim jumping on my shoulder as he tried to comfort me. I must say, I never knew that Grim could be this nice. Could use this to tease him sometimes. But, not right now.
"... Why you..." Deuce gritted his teeth. But before he could say anything, Ace ran straight at Riddle.
"SHUT THE HELL UP!!!!!!" And with that, Ace gave a punch to Riddle.
"Guuh!?" Riddle exclaimed as he stumbled back.
"RIDDLE!?" Cater and Trey exclaimed in shock.
"Mr. Rosehearts!?" Crowley was also shocked by this turn of events.
"Eeh..! He punched the dorm leader!?" Some of the residents yelped as they took some steps back.
"He hit him right in the face with a beautiful right hook!" Grim beamed as he smirked proudly.
"A-Ace!?" Me and Deuce yelped.
"Ahh, I don't care. About the dorm leader, about the duel, any of it."
"Ow...? He hit me...?" Riddle stuttered out.
"Kids aren't their parents' trophies, and kids' achievements don't determine parents' worth. The reason you're such a bastard isn't your parents' fault, I finally understand that! You didn't make a single friend to tell you off for being a tyrant in the past year, this is your own damn fault!" Ace yelled at him.
"What... are you saying?" Riddle asked, still stuttering a bit.
"Growing up under your obsessive mother was probably some kind of hell. But is all you have to say "mama this" "mama that"? Try thinking for yourself! You're no "Crimson Ruler"! You're just a baby that's good at magic!"
"A... baby? Me? You don't know anything... You don't know anything about me!" Riddle exclaimed in anger.
"Ah, I've got no idea. There's no way I would! Do you think I'd know, with that attitude? I'm not letting you off the hook."
"Enough, enough, enough!! Shut up!! My mother was correct! That means I'm correct!!" Riddle shouted. Trey then spoke up as he was surprisingly glaring at Riddle.
"Riddle, calm down. The duel is already over!"
"It's as Mr. Clover says. The challenger is disqualified for his outburst! Continuing to escalate goes against school regulations!" Crowley stepped in.
"The freshman is right! I can't handle this anymore!" One of the students cried out.
"Uhh!?" Suddenly, an egg was thrown at Riddle.
"!? Is this... an egg? Did one of the residents... throw it?" Trey stuttered.
"Who did it! Who threw this egg?" Riddle demanded but none of the students dared to answer.
"Hmm... hahaha, HA HA HA!! You can't handle it? I'm the one who can't handle it anymore!! No matter how many times I take off your heads, no matter how strict I become, you all keep breaking the rules! This guy, that guy, you're all selfish idiots! Fine, have it your way. If you won't come forward, I'll just punish all of you! Then it's off with all your heads!"
"Off with your head!"
Collars then appeared on everyone's neck.
"Waaahhh!! Get outta here!"
"Guwah!! The collar...!" Everyone was starting to panic from the collars on their neck.
"Ahahaha! How's that? None of you can touch me! Strictly enforcing the rules does make me the most correct!" Riddle chuckled maniacally.
"Stop this at once, Mr. Rosehearts! This isn't like you at all!" Crowley demanded.
"Trey, this is bad... if he keeps casting magic like that..." Cater muttered.
"Grrr! Riddle! This is enough!" Trey demanded.
"Hey, you! Not everything is going to go the way you want! Throwing a tantrum when things don't is what makes you a baby!" Ace shouted at Riddle, but by the way Riddle's face turned completely red, it doesn't take a genius to know tha he didn't take that well.
"Take that back this instant! Do you want to be run through!?"
"No way! Absolutely not." Ace retorted.
"Giiiiiii!!!!!" Riddle roared in anger causing everyone to be frightened by the angry dorm leader.
"This is seriously bad! Everyone get outta here!" Cater yelled out. Soon after, everything started to grow dark, and rose trees were flowing around the garden.
"Waahh... The rose trees are all starting to float around the garden...!" Grim yelped as he shivered on my shoulder.
"This is a huge amount of magic! Is he really going to come after us with all that!?" Deuce screeched in fear.
"Rose trees, head my call! To pieces with them all!!!" Riddle chanted.
"This is bad! Move away!" Crowley shouted.
"Hurry and escape!" I exclaimed.
"Gah....!" Ace grunted as he fell on one knee. I tried to go and help him but I was struggling to stand up and walk. With all my strength I managed to stand up but then something unexpected happened.
"Yuuto, watch out!!!"
To be continued...
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DiversosYuuto Tachibana is a peculiar boy with a not so good past. People consider him as mischievous but is that really the truth? Well, after a strange event that included a strange mirror, he got transported to Twisted wonderland, where he's going to be...
