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Warning, may contain Out of Character moments.

After leaving the bus, John and Roxy entered the Rolling Hills Course. Before the land was bought by its current owner, the Rolling Hills was a quaint little park that was as peaceful as it was beautiful. It was because of this that the owner decided to build the course's holes around the old features. And after two years of design planning and construction, the Rolling Hills Mini-Golf Center was created for all to enjoy.

So upon obtaining their putters, the two went onto the course and immediately saw Sakaki, Arthur, and several others playing the final hole. "Morning Sakaki." John greeted. "Morning to you too John. And good morning to our newest member. Glad you to meet you in person Roxy, you'll be great addition to the family." Sakaki greeted. "I'll be in your care Cap." Roxy replied with a bow. "As you can see, we're all almost done with our game, it's between me and Arthur right now." Sakaki said, gesturing to Arthur who was putting. The final hole went from a straight path to a ramp that faced a three layered fountain. Each layer of the fountain had a hole in its bowl that guided the ball to a different location on the other side. Getting the ball to the very top layer will get you a hole in one. Arthur, with sheer focus, struck the ball and it glided quickly across before hitting the ramp and launched itself upward. The ball soared through the air and landed in the very top. It then rolled down the hole and went on to the land in the cup… Until it stopped at the very rim of the hole. "Well, that is one hell of a place for it to park." Arthur commented. "Two strokes." Sakaki said as Arthur sunk the ball. "Let's see if you can sink this in one my friend." Arthur said as he stood aside.

Sakaki putted the ball and it went through the same paces. It rolled through the straight before hitting the ramp and flew across the air into the top layer of the fountain. It too was going to make it to the hole, but it stopped right on the rim again. "Two strokes." Arthur said as Sakaki sunk the ball. "That was disastrous. Anyway, great game everyone. I'll treat you all to some lunch to celebrate a successful game." Sakaki announced before his group began leaving. "Let me help pay, I have plenty of tickets to use anyway." Arthur offered. "Its fine man, it's the host's duty to make sure his guests are satisfied." Sakaki replied. "Then it's the guest's duty to make sure to repay the host for his kindness." Arthur answered. "Good point… Well, if you insist, then I'll gladly accept. But I won't let you pay for more than twenty five percent of the total." Sakaki replied. "No promises. A knight never leaves his debts unpaid. Speaking of which… John, give this to Tavros when you see him." Arthur said, handing John a small box.

"This was when Tavros gave me money for something important. But I have no purpose for it now, so I'm giving it back to him." Arthur said. "Are you sure you want to give it to me? Tavros should be arriving soon, so it's probably better to hand this to him in person." John asked. "He'll try to start an argument with me over this. Please John, it's important that you give it to him. And tell Tavros that 'life is a sturdy mirror' and he will understand why I'm giving it to him." Arthur answered sadly. "Just take it John, he doesn't seem to be in the mood to fight over you about it." Roxy whispered. "Could I ask about what this is exactly?" John asked.

Sakaki looked at Arthur, who then responded with a nod. "Inside the box is a pendant that Arthur was planning to give to his girlfriend to celebrate the anniversary of their first date. Tavros helped Arthur here get the money he needed to buy the thing, despite him still recovering from his summer accident. But before Arthur could give it, he discovered that his girlfriend was cheating on him. And now, Arthur feels like he has wasted Tavros's efforts and deserves that the pendant should belong to him." Sakaki explained. "Oh, I'm sorry you had to find out like that." Roxy apologized. "Don't be. But it's funny, one moment you were playing mini-golf with the person you thought to be the love of your life. And then the next, you playing alone on the field, lost and confused." Arthur replied. "Will you be alright?" John asked. "I'll be fine. After all, friends are the light that guides one through the darkest night." Arthur replied. "Damn right, that's what friends are for. Remember John, no matter what happens to you or anyone else you know, there are always people that are willing to help you get through your problems." Sakaki said wisely.

"You're sounding very sagely Sakaki. Maybe you should find a job in motivational speaking." John commented with a small laugh. "I probably wouldn't be that good, I still have my own issues to sort out after all. Anyway, let's get going Arthur before we miss the bus. And I'll see you two after the holiday." Sakaki said before walking off. "Until then. Remember, 'life is a sturdy mirror'." Arthur added before following Sakaki. And as the two were leaving, Tavros came rolling onto the course and immediately ran into the two. John, be Tavros.

You are now Tavros. You came here to Rolling Hills for a round of Mini-Golf. And despite your condition, you are still a pretty good mini-golfer. You see your former co-captain and the Captain of the Magic Club just walking away from John and Roxy. You wonder what they were talking about. Tavros go greet Arthur. "Morning Arthur. How did everything go yesterday?" Tavros asked. "For one thing, our recruitment hit an all-time low, only two new members have joined this year." Arthur answered. "You should probably blame Grant for that. The guy is gets more and more unhinged every time I see him." Sakaki commented. "And how's the rest of the team taking my sudden resignation?" Tavros asked. "Everyone is a bit heart broken, but they are going to try and move on. Nothing's going to be the same as before though." Arthur replied. "Oh, okay. Well I may drop by next week to check up on you guys. But for now, got to go. There is golf to play." Tavros said before rolling off. "Careful, Hole 7 is a bit weird on the curve." Sakaki warned as he and Arthur left.

Tavros, after signing in and paying for some rental equipment, Tavros rolled on over to John and Roxy. "Hey guys, what was Arthur and Sakaki doing here? Other than playing golf." Tavros asked. "They had a get together with the other team and club captains. Played the whole course by the time we got here. But I'm surprised that Jane wasn't playing with them, must have decided to play with us." Roxy answered. "Also, did Arthur seem a bit sad? It's a weird question but there was something about him that didn't seem right." Tavros asked. "The guy asked me to give you this. And told me to tell you 'life is a sturdy mirror', hoping that you would understand what that meant." John answered, handing Tavros the small box. Tavros' face lit up with a somber expiration and took the box. "That love easily breaks…" Tavros mumbled. "What was that?" Roxy asked. "Oh, don't worry about it, I'll talk to him about what's wrong. Anyway, everyone's here." Tavros said before pointing at the rest of class 217 approaching.

"Well then, let's play."

John, Roxy, and Tavros, greet compatriots.

And that was Chapter 25.

Don't know how I feel about this chapter looking back. I can certainly say it wasn't one of my best. But hey, you learn as you go.

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So, until next time, T1.

Class is dismissed.