\19\ The Victims

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Grim had woken up far earlier than you had. He insistently pestered you to wake up. Taking a glimpse at the clock, you groan seeing it was only three in the morning.

"It's too early Grim... Go back to sleep." You grumbled and turned your body away from him.

"Nothing is too early!" Grim retorted. You sigh, feeling your patience running thin. Sitting up, you wrap him in another blanket.

"Please, sleep." You hiss out before laying down again, not waiting or wanting a reply.

~time skip~

Today you didn't have any classes, so you used this time to interview the current victims to see if you could get any information.

"The guy who hurt his leg is in here somewhere. Find 'em!" Grim then ran into the infirmary as you groan tiredly.

Two Heartslabyul residents noticed your group come in. You could see that the blonde haired male with tanned skin was laying on the bed while his friend sat beside him.

"What's up with you guys?" The blonde raised an eyebrow curiously.

The male beside him glanced at you and Grim. His eyes widened upon recognizing you.

"Huh, aren't you guys the one's from the Ramshackle Dorm that were at the unbirthday party?" He smiled.

"Ooh, look how famous we are!" Grim said.

"I'm sorry about him, you can just ignore him.." You whisper to the two ad they nodded. They seemed to be quite nice which made you smile. You then began to question them.

"Is it alright if I ask how you got injured? We were asked to investigate the accidents." You slowly withdrew a pad of paper and a pen to write things down.

The male looked quite lost ad he trued recalling just ehat had happened. "I don't really get it either.. Him and I were just talking. Before I knew it, I'd fallen down the stairs."

The male next to him nodded. "It wasn't like he stumbled or slipped or anything like that."

"Almost like my body just kinda lept forward.. I can't really put it into words."

You frowned, jotting down notes on the page as you thought about it.

Grim nodded. "I see, I see.."

You may have gotten quite little information, but you still smiled and thanked the two seniors.

~time skip~

You two had then gone up to the second floor. Soon Grim ran off ahead and entered a classrooms.

"Hey, hey. You got hurt pretty bad not to long ago, right? Tell us about it."

"And who are you guys exactly?" One brunette asked, looking at Grim like he was a strange bug. Seeing the ribbon on their arms, you could tell the two were from Pomefiore.

"He is upset that he can't participate in magift on top condition right now!"

"How could you be so tactless, throwing salt onto someone's wound like that. I challenge you! Pick up the glove!"

You sigh, wanting to just bury yourself alive at this point. After Grim had been challenged he was somehow able to defeat the Pomefiore resident.

The brunette huffed, crossing his arms. "Not bad.. Fine. I'll tell you about that day."

"It happened in the laboratory." The male beside him spoke up, his tone being rather dramatic.

"Out of nowhere he grasped a pot of boiling potion with his bare hands and threw the whole class into an uproar!" He cried out, explaining what happened. "Then he went and knocked the pot all over the counter. I was so suprised!"

"Are you going to tell them everything?!" The brunette exclaimed.

You and Grim nodded while listening to the dramatic male. You began writing down on the paper again.

"Please, take care." You bowed in thanks to the two males.

~Time Skip~

"I can't see anyone we talked to as anything other than clumsy." After You had interviewed the other victims, you two went back to Ramshackle Dorm. Trying your best to brainstorm some type of logical idea, but the details you two had collected weren't exactly enough.

"Do we still think these weren't accidents?" The monster asked you. You scanned the page of notes and frowned.

"I-" you were then interrupted by the dorbell ringing.

"Hm? Who's there?" Grim went to the door and opened it, seeing the one and only Ace.

"Yooo. Oh Grim, you look better," Ace teased with a grin.

Grim groaned upon seeing the stupid male. "Ugh. It's just you. Listen, I'm pretty busy right now so I don't have time to hang out."

Ace raised an eyebrow at the monster. "Busy? You're not gonna finish your homework?"

"Hello there, Ace," You greeted the spikey haired male. "And Grim, at least let him in."

The monster grumbled and moved out of the way.

"Thanks, (Y/n)! So, what're you guys up to?" Ace begin to ask.

"Let's just talk about it in the lounge. I'll also prepare some tea."

Ace hummed after You went into explanation on the case you had been assigned by the Headmaster.

"People getting injured suspiciously, huh." Ace sipped on the tea you had given him.

"But while we were listening to them it sounded like they were clumsy or getting caught up in the excitement for the tournament."

You then heard someone open the door as it crashed into the wall. Hurried footsteps ran through the dorm before Deuce appeared, looking extremely pale. His face covered in sweat as he tried to catch his breath.

"Ace! This is bad!"

"Huh? What's got your panties in a twist?" Ace stared at Deuce like he may have a few screws loose.

"Clover got hurt falling down the stairs!" Deuce cried out. Your eyes widened as You quickly stood up from the couch.

"What?!" Ace and Grim cried in unison. You bit your lip, anxious. The thought that this could have been caused by the same person as the other injuries crossed your mind. But you still didn't understand how.

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