Twisted Wonderland | Mickey's Print

33. The Second Arrival

Silence once again ruled the infirmary for three seconds after the headmaster's announcement

"What!?" All the boys exclaimed except Yuu, who was too surprised to say a word, just like his confused sister.

"Yayyy!!" Grim exclaimed, determined to make her Ramshackle's new student.

"Hm? What's with that reaction, boys?" Crowley asked, apparently surprised to see the shock.

"Isn't that obvious!? You just said something weird!" Ace exclaimed.

It was true that they had imagined Yukiko being accepted as a student. But except for Grim, they didn't think it would actually happen.

"Isn't Night Raven College an all-boys school? Just for boys?" Deuce added, stunned.

"Yes, but there's nothing against making an exception so one or two girls can study here," Crowley said before turning to the prefect. "Even you seem surprised, young Yuu. Have you forgotten I asked you yesterday about your sister's personal information while she was still unconscious?"

Yuu blinked in surprise. "Uh, no... But you have never mentioned anything about admitting her as a student, headmaster. We only talked about how she would live with me at Ramshackle dorm."

"Oh, you are right. We still had the issue about the tournament on our hands, so I completely forgot to inform you about it."

Yukiko got worried. "Me? As a student here?" She questioned. "Am I even allowed?"

"And why would you not be? I have got the authority to approve it, you can do magic and your soul was called here by the Dark Mirror, just like the rest of the students in this school, even if the circumstances are... unusual," Crowley stated.

"Just like Yuu and me! Yuu can't use magic, but I take care of that 'cause I'm a great magician," Grim said proudly.

"Exactly, a prefect without magic and a monster that can use it make a complete student together!" Crowley agreed. "Also, it wouldn't be the first time that Night Raven College has accepted a female student."

"What?" Everybody asked, almost in unison, with this new revelation.

"What do you mean?" Jack questioned.

"Surely you didn't hear about it because those are long-time stories. But there have been a few occasions when young girls studied here and were sorted into their respective dorms," Crowley explained. "For example, the most recent female admission happened a little over a century ago, with one of the younger sisters of the grandmother of the current queen of Queendom of Roses."

The two Heartslabyul students were dumbfounded and exchanged a glance. "Someone of our country's royalty studied here!?" Deuce exclaimed, dumbfounded.

"And on top of that, a princess!?" Ace continued.

"The sister of the what...?" Grim asked, dizzy from that lineage description.

"To sum up, this princess was not the next in line to the throne, but she had a strong interest in participating in the government's politics, so her family decided that Night Raven College was the best option for her training, both in magic and academics. At first, the school was hesitant to accept her and insisted on recommending teachers and other schools to instruct her in their place. But her mother, the queen at the time, took great offense at it... She reminded the school that most of the Great Seven were female figures, and even threatened to give a bad image for rejecting good magicians," Crowley shuddered just thinking about it and took a deep breath. "Oh, such a strong character! Never cross a queen, young students! You will save yourself from a good scare and a risk of scandal."