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Once classes were finished, nearly everyone dashed out of their homeroom with one similar objective; check where the school's fifty highest achievers were displayed (and see if they were listed.) It nearly felt like a stampede due to the amount of students gathered in the halls, and that's included your peers.
Grim slid through the crowd with ease and to the front, a rare moment that his small body was an advantage for him. "Okay, where am I in the top fifty?" He questioned to no one in particular.
"With an average score over 90, we've gotta be in there, right?" Ace said with an undertone of apprehension as shoved his way through the students.
Grim's large, blue gaze inspected the board of mentioned students' names intensively and expectedly. "First ten places...nope." The further he proceeded to read and search for his name, the more he grew anxious, "forty-eight, forty-nine, fifty...nope. Wait a minute- I ain't in here at all!"
"N-neither am I..." Deuce mumbled under his breath dejectedly. He didn't want to believe this at all.
"Hooold up. There's a list of the total scores each top achiever got across all subjects." Ace pointed out before his eyes widened and his mouth fell agape. "The top thirty scored perfect marks- 500 points!" He yelled, gripping his hair in his hands. "Y-Y/n!? You're at the top five!" The ginger spluttered in disbelief.
"PERFECT MARKS!?" Deuce and Grim exclaimed in collective bafflement.
You slightly narrowed your eyes and raised a hand to cup your chin. "Could it be just me, or do the rest of you feel like something is...suspicious here as well?" You inquired, only for your question to be met by deaf ears as the trio was overly engrossed from the sudden awareness of their dilemma.
"B-but if I don't make it into the top fifty, that counts as a breach of contract!" Grim babbled in distress, while you pondered what he could've possibly indicated.
"Wait, "contract"?" Ace spoke slowly as he turned his head towards the feline, realization flashing through his widened eyes. "Oh no. Grim, did you...?" It seems he knew what was going on...
Deuce lifted a shaky finger directed at the latter. "Judging by the look on your face, Ace, don't tell me you also-"
Just then, an odd thing that resembled the appearance of a sea anemone shaded in a lavender and light blue gradient, began to emerge and materialize from the top of their heads. You blinked owlishly at the sight, subconsciously touching your own head to see to see if this was another strangely normal occurrence in the school. However, judging by their reactions and no sea anemone in your head, it wasn't. Of course, to no one's surprise, the single braincell group got themselves in trouble...yet again.
"MYAH! What in the world!? A sea anemone just sprouted outta my head!" Grim screamed. "I'll just give it a quick tug, and...OW! It's not comin' out!" He had attempted to pry it off by pulling it, yet to no avail as it only brought a sting of pain, like it was merged with his own fur.
