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𝘾𝙃𝘼𝙋𝙏𝙀𝙍 13

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In a frantic, Ace pointed a finger at Deuce and quickly said, "Hey, you!... Uhhh.. Juice? Whatever your name is!"

"Juice" raised an eyebrow at Ace, baffled by the new nickname given to him, "Excuse me?! My name isn't Juice! It's Deuce! With a 'Deu-'"

But Ace merely brushed him off, "Yeah, yeah! Whatever! You took part in this with that cauldron of yours so this is practically your fault! Help us catch this deformed raccoon, will ya?"

But, this only sparked confusion in Deuce, "how is me stopping you from escaping punishment mean I now have to take part in... whatever this is?!"

To which, Ace smugly replied and spared a glance at you as he said, "Well! Apparently this one here," Ace pointed a finger at you, "was assigned to prevent Grim from getting into any trouble! But! Get this! They're completely magicless and can't keep up with Grim so they're completely useless. But, as people capable of using magic, why don't you say we help this sad state out~"

You felt yourself cracking your knuckles as you glared daggers at Ace, who briefly made eye contact with you and immediately looked away.

Unfortunately, Ace's horrible logic rubbed onto Deuce as he cupped his chin in thought, before saying, "Hmm.. Helping out the magicless.. that would be an honoring way to use magic. Very well, let's catch this raccoon!"

Thus, the three of you ran down the hallways in pursuit of Grim.

While running, you looked over at Ace and stated, "Ace, I'd just like to say that I will be remembering this interaction."

———

Outside, Ace used some magic and summoned a net to catch Grim with. You didn't know anything about the specifics of the spell, but you hoped Ace imbedded it with some sort of protection against fire, since if Grim were to be caught in that net, he could simply burn his way to freedom.

Numerous attempts were made, with Ace trying his best to capture Grim. But, Grim was simply too quick for the three of you. It almost felt as if he were taunting you, as he grew more and more cocky the more times you failed to catch him.

But, like what happened with Ace, his growing ego resulted in his downfall.

You see, Grim grew so cocky as to purposely get closer to you, expecting you to swoop in and catch him. But the moment one of you would swing at him to try and catch him, he'd quickly get away and restart the cycle.

Eventually, after some much annoying teasing from Grim, in one fell swoop, Grim was captured.

The relief and grins on all of your faces was evident, so happy to finally catch someone SO arrogant!

"Pftt! Who's escaping punishment now! And to seriously taunt us? You got some serious nerve, furbrains." As Ace continued provoking Grim who was in a state of shock from being catched, he struggled to turn around in the weird space he was in, as he turned to you, he gave you these pleading eyes and said,

"Myrah! [name]...! Tell Ace to let me go, will ya?! I wasn't escaping punishment, I promise! I was just getting a head start to the window cleaning spot!"

You deadpanned at Grim, before sighing and saying, "Grim, we'll discuss this later in the dorm. Unbelievable.."

Deuce promptly spoke up and stated, "Here, Ace, right? Give me the net, I'll summon a box to keep Grim trapped in." As Deuce gave his suggestion to put Grim in a box, he stepped closer to Ace in an attempt to take away the net he was holding.

"From the guy who summons cauldrons? No, I'm good." Ace smugly replied.

"No, trust me! I learnt this one trick, and it'll keep Grim more secure."