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80 | Repent

*I repeat, unknown sender chapter in 82

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- Octavinelle Dorm -

Everyone watched Azul groan from the pain he just experienced. Jade asked how many fingers he was holding up, while the injured Azul tried to find his glasses—but he sooner told Jade the answer was eight...

     "Here, drink this. This will ease the pain you're still experiencing," (Name) gave the Octavinelle's dorm leader a cup of green tea. "He's still a little tense from earlier, but I'm glad he's alright. I'm glad the blot is gone now," Jade sighed in relief.

     "Man, can't believe you made us go through that," Leona grumbled as he ate the offered snacks from the demoness. Azul looks confused, staring at their bruised bodies, "What in the world did I do?" He asked.

     "You went out of your magic limits, causing you to go berserk. You don't remember then?" Jade told him. "Well, you were being a maniac, earlier. You kept yelling give me all of your powers and sucking everyone's magic here and there, ya know~," Floyd added.

     (Name) nodded, "Indeed, you went out of the line. I didn't expect you to go berserk honestly," she stated, patting the octopus's head. Azul kept denying he went berserk, while Ruggie laughed at it, "It's normal to be angry after your lost everything you worked for. I mean I'll be angry if someone makes fun of the piggy bank I have," the hyena assured.

     "But using a cheat is bad, yanno! You guys better repent after what you did!" Grim scolded the Octavinelle trio. "You're one to talk, Grim. Stop using someone's help and repent for what you did too!" Luke chided, earning bows from the other first years who got anemones.

     Yuu was still unconscious on the demoness's lap, while she chuckled from the commotion, "I have heard that Grim got 82 points because of the test reviewers you gave him. That's quite a feat honestly," she praised Azul's work, and earned a confused look from him.

True, it's quite a feat for doing a test reviewer from 100 worth of years tests in Night Raven College. He even managed to make Ace get a 92 and Deuce a score of 88 for this year's exams. The demoness just patted his head because he kept denying that consoling him that way won't work...

     "It's bad to use a cheat, but I admire the way you managed to do that," she praised him again. "Looks like Azul's gonna cry~," Floyd teased.

     Azul immediately hugged the demoness, hiding his face from his friends, "Oh, my. Did you come back from your old crybaby self?" Jade asked. He earned a shaking head response from the demoness, but Azul glared at Jade, "You two! Didn't we agree we're not gonna bring that up!" He scolded them.

     Jade chuckled, "Pardon your humble friend," he said. Jack then pulled the picture and gave it to Azul, "By the way, here's the picture you wanted us to get from the museum," he said. "The sun hasn't set yet so it's our win!"

     "Woah, you guys got it!" Luke exclaimed, looking at the picture. Leona peeked from the angel's shoulder, "What's so important with this picture anyway? It's just some random mermaid kids and they're just talking," he commented.

     "I'm guessing it's a picture from elementary school? Look, they look so small! Hey, Azul-kun, whaddya want on this picture?" Ruggie asked, calling for the shy Azul still hugging the demoness. Floyd peeked as well, "This picture brings memories~! This was the picture we took when we went there for a field trip and those little eels are me and Jade~!" The silly twin pointed at the top right side of the picture.

     "Oh, eels! So cute!" Luke is probably interested in going to the Coral Sea to see it. Floyd then pointed to the very far end of the picture, "Then the one hiding over there is baby Azul~!!!" He exclaimed.

Azul immediately tried to hide the pic, so they won't see his baby pic. Everyone was surprised that the one bigger among the mermaids is Azul's baby octopus form, Jack told Azul to give up since everyone already said it. Jade tried to calm the flustered Azul...

     "He looks soft and cute," (Name) chuckled and pinched Azul's cheeks. He was covering his face from embarrassment, while Deuce tried to console him, "It's fine! We understand that because sometimes we don't want to show our past selves! You guys should try to forget it!" He told the others.

     "You're being too honest, Deuce," Luke stated. "Fuck it!" Azul cursed under his breath and it caused the demoness to cover Luke's ears.

Azul sobbed as he told them about expanding the business and erasing his traumatizing past in a short amount of time. He thought his plan was perfect, but sadly it didn't work—he destroyed the picture in the yearbook and the photographer's album of taken pictures, but this specific picture still hunts him until this day...

     "That doesn't mean you let us do your dirty work instead!" Grim complained. Floyd just laughed and looked at the picture again, "That's not a problem now anyway~! I liked the young Azul, you know? He looks tastier than now," he shared.

     "STOP MENTIONING THAT! YOU TRIED TO EAT ME BEFORE, FLOYD!" Azul yelled, wanting to punch Floyd. The demoness chuckled lightly and pinched his cheeks, "Well, in my point of view, you're already perfect. You only have weak self-esteem that's why you're like that," she said.

     "Man, I want to return to my pot now..." He whispered, blushing from her praises. Jack cleared his throat, "Either way, we still achieve the conditions of your contract. The picture I mean," he told them.

     Grim shrugged, "Eh, it doesn't matter now since the contracts are already gone~!" He whistled. Jack looks furious, "I'm still not convinced after what happened! I know you're not the type to fix bad things you did, but you need to fix this," he demanded.

     "We'll help you out," Luke offered his help. Azul nodded, "I understand, but please can I have that picture so I can get rid of it—"

     "What a bad manner you have there, Azul," Leona called out and took the picture from Jack's hand. Jade nodded as he smiled, "I agree. Memories are meant to be kept as special possessions from the past," he remarked.

Floyd wrapped his hands around Ace and Deuce, scaring the both of them, but the silly twin wanted to go to the Atlantica Memorial Museum since it's been a while since they visited it. Then Ace must've noticed Grim sniffing on the ground...

     "My food senses told me there's a black yummy stone around!" Grim exclaimed, making the first years surprised by it. "You do know you're a cat, right?! Not a dog!" Ace chided and tried to take the black stone from the cat's hold.

Grim managed to eat the black stone before Ace could throw it away. Deuce sighed because Grim's eating something from the ground again and Ace is still wondering how a monster's stomach works...

     Leona went near the demoness, "Does he always eat those black stones?" He asked. She shakes her head, "Not really. Is there something wrong, Leona-san?" She questioned the lion.

     "No. Not at all," he replied. "Also don't forget about the feast you promised. I'll be waiting—"

     "No need to worry about it," she assured. "I have told Ruggie-san to get the food from the cooking club. I've already prepared everything on the table and feel free to enjoy it until the end of the day," she smiled and carried Yuu out of the dorm. "Luke, dear, come on!" She called.

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