Twisted wonderland X F! reader (Huntik cross-over)

a new task (book 3 Ch 6+7+8)

Jack and you sat in the Lounge of Ramshackle "I think it's safe to say that everybody with an anemone stuck on their head......gambled on Azul's contract and lost. The terms of said contract were apparently to place in the top 50. But with the sheer number of students signin' on most of them never stood a chance of getting in at all. That was Azul's game from the start." you sighed "i knew something was up when Ace and Grim didn't fight each other with their magic this morning, but i didn't expect it to be such a mess" Jack nodded at your statement "I mean, c'mon! If you're gettin' good grades off someone else's work, what does that even prove? You're throwin' away a perfectly good opportunity to show others what you're capable of. Frankly, you're cheating yourself." you shrugged "i agree with you Jack but people are simply not like that most of the time" Crowley came in with a bang causing you and Jack to get startled "WHOA! Headmage?! You startled me!" you sighed knowing what is about to come as the headmage kept speaking "*Sigh* So transpires another year of me being unable to clamp down on Ashengrotto's little "side business."" 

you shook your head "why am i not surprised this happend before, what do you know  about all this Mr.Crowley?" Crowley nodded "Azul Ashengrotto: Sophomore. Housewarden of Octavinelle Dorm. Much like Rosehearts, he is a highly capable student already running a dorm as a sophomore, but...He's a bit-no, I daresay QUITE a bit troublesome." 'with other words he is twice as intelligent as you' Jack looked at Crowley "Are you talking about him swindling people? Seems to me like one word from the headmage could put a stop to this whole thing." Crowley shook his head "Ah, but it is precisely BECAUSE I am in a teaching position that I cannot prohibit his actions." you nodded "yeah i thought so" Jack looked at you and Crowley "Why not?" Crowley explained "Here's the thing about those study guides that Ashengrotto handed out to the students. There was no illegitimate activity involved in their production. Nobody snuck looks at test questions or answers beforehand. It was crafted exhaustively by hand, after researching the past century's worth of Night Raven College exam questions and their patterns.In other words, it's an entirely legitimate study guide."

you looked impressed "that's....genius, especially if it truly helps people" Jack also looked impressed "Huh. Well, I'll be. If he did that all by hand, the guy's got chops. Hm? Wait... So the problem is that there IS no problem with it?" Crowley nodded "You strike right to the heart of the matter, Howl. As a teacher, I can hardly prohibit a student from crafting an exam study guide via honest work. Nor I can prohibit a student from "kindly" sharing their notes with friends." "If you did, you'd basically be tellin' students, "no studying" AND "no helping your buds." Grr... Talk about a seriously briny pickle" Crowley nodded "That is most certainly is." now you spoke up "but this happend before right?" Crowley nodded "indeed it did. Of course, last year his study guides didn't have quite the reputation they carry this year. So the commotion was much more contained, relatively speaking. This year, on the other hand, rumors abounded throughout campus that if one wished to score well on a test, they should visit the Mostro Lounge." you sighed "and because of the NDA the student wont speak up."

Crowley nodded again "So it would seem. Thus did Ashengrotto have a steady stream of students lining up to accept his bargain this year. And the test average across all subjects and years has jumped above 90, much to my chagrin. Of Course, I would be even more chagrinned if all our subject averages were failing grades. But still!" you looked at Crowley "so what you are saying is that most of the students have used this guide?" Jack Looked at Crowley again "Does that mean that there are guys from last year who lost the bet and still haven't gotten their powers back?"Crowley shook his head "Actually, he returned the powers he took from students last year as part of an arrangement he made with me. In return, I granted him permission to run the Mostro Lounge on school property." Jack got surprised "WHAT?!"