After Arthur defeated Carter.
Arthur : heavy breathing That...took more outta me than i expected... he was exhausted from the fight
Arthur: i hope Silvia is alright, i used a lot of mana, so she must be just as drained as me...
Arthur: anyway, i have to get back to the estate, and i guess I'll take those 2 along. he grabbed Roko and Carter and started dragging them towards the estate .
In the meantime.
Sam: Gah!
Halbert K.O. the last of Roko's friends.
Halbert: oh come one , either you guys have been skipping class a lot or teaching ain't like in the old day anymore. he had a clearly disappointed tone of voice
All of Roko's friends were on the floor, K.O. to the last.
Halbert: oh well, guess i have to make sure you don't run. he used his sin magic to create multiple chains that came out of the floor and tied each of them up.
Halbert: well..I'm done here, are you girls do-..Lady Silvia! he turned around and saw that Silvia collapsed on the floor
Halbert: Is she ok?! he was clearly worried
Sky was focused on healing Lilith.
Sky: she's fine, Arthur must've used a lot of mana, she'll be fine with a good rest.
Halbert: good. he picked up Silvia and took her to her room where he layed her on her bed then returned down stairs.
Sky: Lilith is hurt , bad, but i can heal her.
Lilith: where ...is...brother?
Sky: don't talk! You must rest as much as possible.
Lilith:...
Sky: Halbert, bring me some bandages !
Halbert: yes. he went to grab some bandages.
things were not calm at the Academy either.
Hetra: everyone ready?
Student: yes miss, we're ready to capture the culprits!
Hetra: good.
Nick was hiding inside his locker.
Nick: -this is bad...Hetra saw us and now she is prepared to assault Carter and Roko! This means ...I'm done for...- he was clearly scared, he knew their little revenge got discovered
On the road , inside a car
Mr Raymer: i hope Carter had enough fun, cause our turn is coming.
Miss Raymer: we can finally have some payback on those brats.
Mr Raymer: don't forget the butler, stabbed us in the back and kicked us out!
Miss Raymer: Sooo, who's taking who?
Mr Raymer: Arthur's mine.
Miss Raymer: Silvia's mine then, the rest we'll share.
Mr Raymer: yes, but first, let me call Carter to make sure everything is ready. he picked up his phone and called Carter.
Carter's phone was inside the estate on the table.
Halbert: what's this? he picked up and answered.
Mr Raymer: hello? Carter?
Halbert:... he was not happy to hear his voice
Mr Raymer: look, we'll be there in 4 minutes, make sure they are ready by then.
Halbert : you're not getting anywhere near this house!
Mr Raymer: what the? Halbert?! he was shocked to hear Halbert's voice
Halbert: surprised to hear me?
Mr Raymer: where's my son?
Halbert: most likely sitting somewhere unconscious.
Mr Raymer: what?
Halbert: listen here, if you're such a family of cowards that you can't even face us without first restraining us , then just try and set foot in this house. I'll take care of you myself!
he closed the phone.
Inside the Raymer's car
Miss Raymer: what happened?
Mr Raymer: Carter failed...they're free... he was clearly furios and frustrated
Miss Raymer : what?!
Mr Raymer: all we can do now is turn back and go home.
Miss Raymer: no, we're gonna keep going, we'll catch them off-guard and kill them!
Mr Raymer: that butler...had the guts to threaten me!
Mr Raymer: Driver, Step on it!
At the estate
Arthur arrived and entered through the door, he had Carter and Roko.
Halbert: Arthur! he went to him
Arthur: hey, can you take care of them?
Halbert: of course. he binded them like the others.
Arthur collapsed on his knees on the floor.
Halbert: are you ok?!
Arthur: i just...went a bit far... he was exhausted, he didn't get to rest after Rome, then there was the crystal draining his mana and Ray used up a lot
Halbert: Lady Silvia passed out as well...Its a miracle you're awake right now.
Arthur: I have more mana than Silvia...But stilll he stood up and went to the sofa , then collapsed on it
Arthur: my whole body is clearly screaming at me right now..
Halbert: Sky said it should pass with some rest.
Arthur: speaking of...where is she and Lilith?
Halbert: I took Lilith to her room and Sky's there in order to keep working on Lilith's wounds...you are clearly hurt as well.
Arthur: oh well, I also got shot in Rome by a clerk..
Halbert: you'll have to tell us how it was.
Arthur: maybe...later... he passed out on the sofa.
Halbert: oh dear...i guess I'm the only one left to-
A fire ball hit and broke down the door.
Miss Raymer: WHERE'S THAT BRAT?! she shouted as she had fire on her hands , clearly ready to attack
Mr Raymer: This place has seen better days.
The Raymer's arrived.
Halbert: you...
Mr Raymer: hello Halbert...good stars , i didn't knew you lift!
Miss Raymer: enough with the chatting!
Miss Raymer was preparing another fire ball
Halbert made more chains come out of the ground.
Hetra: STOP RIGHT THERE! she arrived with the cavalry
Hetra: Put away your magic! You're surrounded!
The Raymer's put their hands up.
Hetra: go inside and pick up the rest of the gang!
student: yes ma'am!
multiple students went inside and took Carter , Roko and the other 4.
Mr Raymer: we should've turned back...
Miss Raymer: damn it!
Hetra: all of you will be taken to the Academy and questioned!
Halbert: thank you for coming Hetra.
Hetra: I saw them beating Arthur through the window, we're looking for Nick, but they will be punished severely.
Halbert: i hope they are, now if you excuse me, i need to clean.
Hetra: please , allow us to help.
Hetra: Give a hand to this old man!
Student: yes ma'am! - does he need help? He seems to be in good shape.-
Multiple students went inside and cleaned around, they even moved Arthur while he was sleeping to his room.
Student: - he's heavy...-
Halbert: thank you for your help.
Hetra: no problem, we can't have such things happening arround here, students must learn to respect others!
Halbert: exactly, now, if you excuse me, I'll go and rest.
Halbert: thank you for fixing the house and healing my wounds.
Hetra: tell Arthur and the other 2 that they can stay home tomorrow, they need a day to rest.
Halbert: I'll tell them. he went back inside.
The Raymer's are obviously done for , Carter and his "gang" are most likely gonna be punished worse than anything the devil might come up with, or not, either way they're getting what they deserve.
The next day
Time 8: 56
Arthur: yawn Man, how long was I out? And who carried me to my room? He went downstairs, the others were there as well as Miss Hetra.
Sky: look who decided to join us.
Silvia: morning.
Arthur: Morning. Why's Hetr-…oh crap, we're late!
Hetra: relax, you're not, due to the events that happened yesterday the Academy agreed to let you all have at least 3 free days to recover. You obviously need them from what I see now.
Arthur: Yesterday?. Oh right!
Hetra: yes, Roko and Carter , as well as the other 4 have been punished as well, 3 months cleaning the Academy and 1 month suspension for Carter.
Arthur: why not expel them?
Sky: that's what we asked.
Hetra: you see, while Carter and his parents refused to cooperate , Roko said everything.
Arthur: he spilled the beans easily?
Hetra: more like, he hates Carter's beans now….turns out Carter used his and Nick's grudge against you to his advantage.
Hetra: therefore , they got of easy, they barely dodged expelling AND being arrested.
Arthur: I guess…so, what will happen from now?
Hetra: Nick, Carter and Roko have been warned, if they cause any more trouble of this kind , they won't be spared a 2nd time.
Silvia: Still…aren't Nick and Roko victims as well?
Hetra: they've been manipulated ,but that doesn't change what they did, Roko attacked Halbert with his friends, that got 2 weeks suspension by the way, and Nick abused the trust of the teachers and gave those 2 permissions for power usage inside the Academy's walls.
Arthur: I see.
Silvia: I guess it is not so easy to forgive as we thought.
Hetra: yes, but…there's something else…Roko surprised me on this one.
Arthur: what?
Hetra: he requested a meeting with you , all of you.
Silvia: What?!
Sky: What does he want?
Halbert: If he wants a good beating, I'll be more than happy to give it to him! he clearly had a grudge on him
Hetra: he said he only wished to talk.
Arthur: I'll talk to him.
Silvia: what?
Sky: you can't be serious!
Arthur: believe me I don't like that guy either, especially after what he did!
Arthur: But if he wants to talk, I might as well give him what he wants.
Hetra: ok then, that'll be all I came here to tell. Oh,yeah, I almost forgot.
Hetra: The Raymer's have been fined as well, they tried to cover their tracks, but we took the crystal and it had their mark on it. They didn't got of easy..
Halbert: good to hear, they've done a lot of awful things behind the curtains, more than I have fingers on my hand to count. It's good to hear that they've got what they deserved in the end.
Hetra: Exactly. Now, I'll be taking my leave. she left
Silvia: are you really going to meet up with Roko?
Arthur: he asked for it, besides, I want to tell him 2 words myself.
Silvia: be careful, from what we know it might be another trick to get to you.
Arthur: I know, that's why I'll make a public place.
Sky: the cafeteria, but wait, they're suspended.
Arthur: I'll talk to Miss Hetra, see if he can come to at least talk, besides, not like he can beat me in a fair fight.
Sky: you do have a point, your ice is in disadvantage against his fire, but if you use water and wind separately,well, that's another story.
Arthur: I guess it's settled then, tomorrow I'll talk with Hetra and arrange a meeting .
Somewhere in the village near Prismaura.
Roko: we should've never trusted that guy , Nick. he regretted his choice
Nick: I agree , he used us and now we're suspended! he was clearly upset about it too
Nick: also, why are you talking to me?
Roko: you're a low ranks, so you have to listen!
Nick: Arthur was a A rank then got promoted, does that make him an ex-low rank?
Roko: don't say that name! Now I know how strong he is, and honestly , I think I want to be on his good side.
Nick: He froze Carter solid, broke the rules, and got away un-punished!
Roko: ok, for that one I respect the guy, but I still hate his gut!
Nick: then why the hell do you want to be on his good side?
Roko: look, who started it ?
Nick: what do you mean?
Roko: well, you assaulted him on a suspicion of rule breaking, " DURING one's time at the Academy" , sounds familiar?
Nick: You don't have to remind me...
Roko: And I , well, I might have picked on his friend and went too far...he kicked me good...
Nick: now that I think about it...I should've asked him WHEN he made the tattoo, there are ways to find out when someone's lying using water magic.
Roko: well, I did what I usually do, pick on the weak...and got my ass handed to me.
Nick: So, what now?
Roko: I told Hetra to pass a message to Arthur and everyone in that house.
Nick: what message?
Roko: i requested a meeting with them so i can say sorry.
Nick: really? Do you think a simple "sorry" will be enough ?
Roko: watch it ! And I do.
Nick: alright , alright. May i come as well?
Roko: why not , not like you have your permission anymore.
Nick: Removed on reason of corruption. I don't blame them for that one.
Roko: Anyway, I'm off, gotta do some stuff.
Nick : see ya around.
the 2 went on their on different ways
End of the chapter