(✔︎) ❝𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐁𝐔𝐓𝐋𝐄𝐑❞

45 | Leona Kingscholar

*Please, please help me give Luke a dorm

*Also, (Name) can't overblot considering their origin, or maybe I could do some miracle~

- Mirror Chamber -

The demoness sighed as Vil fixed her makeup while the others were busy doing their things. It seems like Lilia asked for (Name) to take his place since he and "Horn-san" are taking care of her child...

     "Pardon my tardiness, so since everyone is here please start the Magift meeting," Crowley announced as he sat in the middle. "Let's start with the speech of our manager for the Magift Tournament, Mr. Azul Ashengrotto of Octavinelle," he acknowledged.

     The dorm leader of Octavinelle smirked and tap the papers he have, "Thank you for your time, everyone. I'm Azul Ashengrotto, the manager of this year's Magift," he introduced himself. "I have told the organizers to install the food stalls, so we won't need to worry about trespassers stealing spots for the school's clubs and outside food corporations. We've already sent royal invitations to every country, as well as the public tickets that are almost sold out."

     "How interesting," (Name) commented. "It is. That's how prestigious this school is," Vil whispered.

     "Interviews for the players from TV stations and newspapers are being rowdy these days like any other year," Azul added. The tanned guy clapped his hands in delight, "This Magift sure sounds lively~! I always get excited every time I get an invitation to watch Magift before I came here," he remarked. Then he went near the lion, poking his arm, "Hey, hey! Leona-san, aren't you a Prince? Maybe we met each other when we were kids~!" He chortled.

     "Ugh, I dunno. I couldn't care less," Leona grumbled. Vil checked his face using his hand mirror, patting his cheeks, "I should fix my foundation. This sport surely will destroy my make-up if I don't," he stated.

     Riddle checked his papers, "Pomefiore is the only dorm that takes timeouts to fix their make-up..." He whispered. The tablet groaned in annoyance, "How can you guys be hyper in front of a bunch of people? Imagining it makes me puke, disgusting..." He said.

     Azul coughed, "Quiet, everyone!" He said. Once silence returned, he continued, "As soon as possible, every dorm leader please pass your line team-up for this Magift to me. If your paper is late before the deadline—"

     "You'll get disqualified, right?" Riddle interrupted.

     Azul shook his head, "—I will accept a compensation fee. An express delivery free, if you will," he smiled slyly at Heartslabyul's dorm leader. "I think that's not allowed... Making a rule like that is prohibited, it said so in the past Magift's rules," Riddle said and glared at the manager for the Magift.

     The tanned guy laughed it off, "I'm grateful for it though!" He exclaimed. Crowley coughed, "We're getting out off-topic, so I would like to share an idea. At the beginning of this Tournament, I would like the head of Diasomnia—Malleus Draconia—to be included in the hall of fame."

     "Eh?"

     "What's the meaning of this idea of yours, Teach?!" Leona asked firmly, anger was heard in his tone. The Headmaster smiled at the dorm leader of Savanaclaw, "Ever since Malleus Draconia entered our school and became dorm leader of Diasomnia, all the other dorms that went against them lost without scoring a point. Out of the majority of the points, 90% were from him," he told.

     "That's right! Last year we went against them, we didn't manage to move!" The tanned guy exclaimed, indirectly praising the dorm leader of Diasomnia. "He's probably a bot cheat character that destroys the game!" The tablet exclaimed.

     "I fear that's not the problem, gentlemen. As I've heard, Malleus Draconia is one of the strongest magicians in this world," the demoness remarked. The Headmaster nodded, "Indeed, Ms. (Name) is right. This tournament isn't any game because to discover new talents and faces, the world is the judge. The Diasomnia students are exceptionable because of how they crush the opponent in mere seconds before they could move, which I admit is quite a feat."

The dorm leader of Savanaclaw doesn't seem to be pleased because of this, knowing the fact Savanaclaw excels in sports and martial arts—therefore making the Diasomnia dorm override the unique talent of Savanaclaw, which made the lion angry. Diasomnia has defeated Savanaclaw in the past two tournaments, but thankfully they're still in the Top 3. The demoness covered her mouth as the lion yelled at the Headmaster...

      "That one sentence I hated the most You'll never be number one," the lion told the Headmaster. "Magift isn't just about physical and magical abilities. It's also about using your head on making a plan."

     "I don't think I can beat Malleus if we're talking about using our brain."

     The lion scoffed, "For you, that is. Don't compare yourself to me," he told the tanned guy. "Sure, no one's gonna win against him if we're talking about brawns. So why not try to defeat him by using brains," he said.

     "Oh?"

     "The King of Beasts managed to get his place using wisdom and hard work. Prioritize that and might as well make it your goal to defeat that son of a bitch, that way the whole world will probably admire which dorm will manage to do that," Leona said, encouraging the other dorm leaders. "I hope you won't let such an opportunity pass."

     Vil nodded, "He has a point, Headmaster. We may have been crushed by the Diasomnia Dorm, but certainly, your impulsive bias is showing? I despise those," he muttered. "I agree with Vil-san. Every magician is unique in their way and it seems stupid to back down without fighting," Riddle said.

     "I want to make the world see his face in the disappointment of losing, just thinking about that bastard's face makes me laugh in victory," the lion hummed. Azul chuckled, "Indeed, just think about the high ratings from the netizens," he remarked.

     "Mhmm! We shouldn't exclude others!" The tanned guy exclaimed. The tablet huffed, "So that means I'm the only one that agrees he should be in the hall of fame? Well, that sucks," he muttered and the demoness just chuckled from the sidelines.

The majority of not putting Malleus Draconia in the hall of fame won, leaving a devastated Headmaster with the lion cheering mentally. That covers all of the loose ends for the meeting until Vil asked if they invited Malleus for this sudden meeting, making the demoness raise her hand as the representative for the Diasomnia dorm. He probably forgot the demoness is originally from the dorm, but it probably confused him because she's wearing the Pomefiore dorm's uniform...

     "(Name), huh..." Leona whispered, looking at the demoness's retreating with Vil talking to her. "That bastard's new lackey, I guess... Hmph..."

Unbeknownst to them, one of the players for the Heartslabyul line-up started to tumble on the stairs. In the distance, a couple of Savanaclaw students were blocking a certain hyena who was doing a weird stance like he was falling. He peeked at the shoulders of the one who was covering him, chuckling as he saw the student going to the infirmary with his friend...

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