We are all unfortunate

Chapter 18

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Summary of chapter 17:
• Kaiden and Crowely's overall break on Rune Island.
◦ More of the structure of Rune Masters
◦ Kaiden and said masters are working on breaking the seal on his core.
▪ Zera: Master of seals and some healing
▪ Gildir: Master of the Guides→ in essence a glorified manager
▪ Acsper: Also known as 'Professor' till the last chapter... Master of wards.
• Winter break ends, Crowely returns to the school.
◦ Kai's core and UM is too volatile to return yet.
◦ They are still researching the seal.
• POV change for short time to Arlan
◦ More insight into his character.
◦ Yes I made him a bit unhinged... though at NRC almost all are kind of crazy in a way.
▪ The statue...

Summary of this chapter:
• Mostly a glossing over/picking up pace with the main storyline of the game.
• Yuu and Arlan will be the main focal points for the next chapter or 2.
◦ Yuu notices Kaiden's prolonged absence.
◦ The Pomfiore Trio is worried for their little mirror
▪ Arlan is getting noticeably more unstable the longer Kai isn't around.
▪ Yuu, with the absence of Kai, finally figures out who his secret benefactor was.
• Explaining magical anchors (Something that has been implied but now is out in the open)

AN: Yes, I included some things in the summary last time that didn't happen, it was more like a timeline to tell you what is going on at the same time. Yes, Crowely did get scolded, just I didn't really write it in.

I'll also be adjusting the heights of characters if I have time. I was thinking in relation to those who have an animal side... like I'm pretty sure pufferfish wouldn't be super tall.
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Yuu settled back into their own bed with a sigh of relief, well to be more exact, it was the bed that the Heartslabyle kids had provided them after the whole Riddle overblot incident. They'd found out that they didn't have a decent bed to sleep in, so they took it upon themselves to get Grim and Yuu a few basic necessities.

The bed was a second hand, as they'd pooled together their left over money and helped pay for a mattress and frame. The moth-eaten covers and sheets were replaced with borrowed linen from the nurses office, yet after Leona's overblot, his brother gifted Yuu with furs, pelts, and blankets from the Sunset Savana. They'd even supplied them with some reparation money, to which they proceeded to use on trying to get the bathroom and kitchen pipes better installed and what would be a safe condition to use.

In hindsight, the Octovinelle Mafia was one of the better things that could have happened. They, in hopes of fully getting custody for collateral, had cleaned up most of the dust and dirt. Even replacing several rotting sections of the walls and the like. Magic was wonderful, they'd done so much for the place in a matter of days.

As they laid there, Grim knocked out cold next to them, their mind drifting back to their mysterious benefactor. Nothing had been dropped off for a good few weeks. Sure... It was still considered winter break, yet something kept nagging upon their mind. Every other week, without fail they would drop off a nondescript brown package. The items contained would range from preservatives, to cleaning materials, to the wonderful fluffy blanket that covered the bed they lay upon.

Other items didn't seem to have a purpose till later. A bag which came in handy when the leech twins threw them out of the Ramshackle dorm. A light vest and clothes, which they used in the incident at Scarabia, to which they also found out that it was fireproof and waterproof. They were going to take care of that one for a LONG time, who knew what could happen with this school's track record and them.

The first several boxes hadn't been anything specific to these that could be used on these incidents. Yet, some boxes right before each overblot event would contain at least one item that would somehow need to be used.