Chapter 10 • Mutual Aggression

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Ace was still laughing when he turned his back

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Ace was still laughing when he turned his back.

Ace: "Pfft... Ah ha ha! I can't hold it back anymore! Ah ha ha ha ha!"

Grim bristled instantly.

Y/n stood slightly behind them both, silent, watching the flow of the conversation like it was a system she hadn't decided whether to debug or ignore yet.

Ace wiped a tear from his eye, still grinning.

Ace: "Come on, you're the ones who turned orientation into such a fiasco, right? The one summoned by the Dark Mirror who can't even use magic, and the monster no one summoned at all!"

Grim snapped.

"HEY! YOU DON'T GOTTA BE A JERK ABOUT IT!"

Ace shrugged, grin widening.

Ace: "So in the end, neither of you got admitted, and now you're janitors? Ah ha! SO lame!"

Grim growled.

"What did you just call me?!"

Ace leaned back casually, feeding off the attention now.

Ace: "And you're both so clueless you don't even know who the Great Seven are. Not a one of them. Maybe before you try getting into the academy again, you ought to take a second crack at kindergarten!"

Grim's fur bristled.

"GRRRR..."

Ace lifted a hand dismissively.

Ace: "Anyway, just thought I'd tease you a bit. And man am I glad I did. It's been a blast!"

He turned on his heel.

Ace: "Unlike you, I actually have classes to get to, so I'll let you get back to picking up trash. Bye!"

That was the moment Grim lunged.

"MYUH-UH! YOU AIN'T WALKIN' AWAY FROM ME!"

MYAAAAH!

Ace blinked, surprised but amused.

Ace: "Whoa!"

Grim charged forward, fur bristling, flames flickering.

"NO ONE MAKES FUN OF GRIM, MASTER OF FIRE!"

Ace smirked.

Ace: "Explodey-head? You wanna throw down with me, shorty?"

Grim snarled harder.

Ace opened his mouth—

And stopped.

Because Y/n stepped forward.

Not fast.

Not aggressive.

Just in between them.

A single step.

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