a dumbass gets isekai'd: the novella

32. girl why, i fucking drowned

Leona and Ruggie were lazing around in the dorm lounge when the smell of seawater wafted through the area. Then entered the source of the salty scent, Jack, Grim and Yuu. Ruggie observed the defeated looks on their faces.

"Huh? You guys actually went to the Coral Sea?"

"You're too stupid for your own good." Leona said, sitting up from the beach chair he was lying on to judgmentally look them up and down.

The androgynous urge to smack the two Savanaclaw students was building up within, but Yuu had to resist it. Grim was fuming as well.

"YOU'RE THE ONES WHO TOLD US TO GO!"

"Hmph, no one told you to go directly to sea. I was implying that you think of some alternatives first. You know that you don't stand a chance against mermaids right? From the way you did it, you set yourselves up for failure."

"Um. Did you know that they were mermaids, Leona?" Jack asked.

"Pretty much."

"I remember seeing Floyd turn into his original form during joint swim lessons last summer. I can imagine how terrified you were seeing him chasing you looking like that." Ruggie added.

Yuu sighed. "It would've been nice if you guys warned us about this stuff beforehand." They could feel their blood pressure rising by the second.

"If you asked, I would have told you."Leona smirked. "You just up and left without asking for any necessary information."

"Exactly. You gotta be careful before you make a move. Shishishi! You guys would dry out quickly in the savanna."

Yuu was internally trembling, throwing up, and banging their fist against the wall. The dudes weren't wrong, but the way they were acting was still annoying as hell.

"You guys are jerks!" Grim groaned.

"So that means Azul planned on getting in our way since the beginning?"

"Obviously."

"The Leech twins are pretty well known for being Azul's lackeys and for being a nuisance for people who make deals with him. There's a rumor that they do whatever they can to keep you from fulfilling the contract conditions."

Yuu rubbed their tired eyes. That's it. God, I'm coming up.

"What a cheater!" Grim tugged on his anemone. "If Yuu loses, does that mean I'll be used by Azul forever?"

On second thought, bring me back down.

They may be almost on the brink of tears, but Yuu sure as hell weren't gonna let their son get forced into labor for the rest of his school years. And they really didn't want to give Ramshackle dorm to that Azul.

"Grim don't be like that, we still have two days left. We'll...think of something. Hopefully."

They were trying their best to keep their emotions hidden, but little did they know Leona had a front row seat. He watched Yuu go through the five stages of grief. Were they seriously already breaking down on the first day?

Ugh, fine, he'll help the dumbass idiot.

He got their attention with a begrudging sigh. "...Azul's unique magic is called 'It's A Deal.' As long as someone makes a deal with him, he'll be able to confiscate the target's magic. Worst case scenario, if the target does not fulfill the conditions they are bound to work under Azul indefinitely."