3) For Whom the Haunted Bell Tolls

Part 2

Somewhere not far from the academic buildings and out on Lake Mahora is a huge building that's about three stories tall and covers the whole island. It was called Library Island, Mahora's largest and only library building of the academy. Inside the Library contained a plethora of books and bookshelves all over the place from top to bottom.

At the front desk, the librarians, Nodoka, Yue, and Haruna are organizing and stamping books they collected back from the English department. Yue was writing a checklist to keep track of books that were rented and returned, while Nodoka pulled out something from her blue jacket. She took out a paper and unfolded, revealing a flyer of the Mystery Club. Yue noticed it and looks at Nodoka.

"Yue?" Nodoka asked, "Do you think we should meet this Matt Oda? A few of our classmates, including Negi, met this man, and they said he's unique and kind. Are we worthy to see him?"

Yue puts down her pencil on the checklist. She calmly replies, "Maybe not today, but tomorrow I think we will meet Matt Oda. If the news says he is a worthy person to be here at Mahora Academy, then seeing him at least once is a good opportunity for us. It might be struggling due to the fact Matthew Oda has gynophobia, but I think he is a special person that every girl in this academy should meet him."

"I totally agree with you Yue," said Haruna as she came to the front desk carrying ten books on her. She placed the books on the counter. "I really like to see this Matt Oda fellow too. If what people said this gentleman is really good, then maybe I'm interested in trying and signing up for that Mystery Club of his."

"I would to," said Nodoka in a quiet and cheerful mood. "the way I see it, Matt might be an average person, but there's something about him that makes him so amazing and special."

"Aw Nodoka, do you like him?" asked Haruna in a cheeky mood.

"Ah!" Nodoka gasped as her face turned red.

"Haruna enough," said Yue in annoyance. "We'll meet him tomorrow in the afternoon, but for right now, let's get these books in order and fast. The sun is setting as we speak."

Nodoka and Haruna nodded and continued with their work.

Later that late afternoon, Matt locked up the club room, and everyone exited the building. They all walked outside and down the steps of the English department. Once outside, Satsuki, Satomi, and Chao went in a different direction. The trio girls said goodnight to Negi, Matt, Chamo, and the other girls and left the scene.

Matt yawned and stretched himself. "(YAWN)… Ooo excuse me," Matt said. "I never felt this tired before."

"Might be because you were getting up too early these days," said Asuna with arms crossed together. " And you haven't gotten used to the hours here yet."

"That, and removing Negi away from you Asuna while you're both asleep close together," Matt thought as he looked away for a moment. "Hey, it's going to kick in for me. Lately, I have been getting up one and a half hours early, instead four hours early."

Suddenly Negi stopped and spotted something. "What is it Negi?" Matt asked and noticed Negi's statement. He looked to see what Negi is looking at.

There in front of Negi, Matt, Chamo, Asuna, and the other girls are two girls, one who looks like a teenager with long, bright, and green hair and the other who looks like a ten-year-old with long blonde hair. The little girl smirked at the gang while the tall girl quietly stares at them.

"Evangeline? Chachamaru?" Negi said.

The two girls walked closer to the gang. "Well, if it isn't you, boya." said the little girl with a British accent. "How are you doing?" She had that evil cold look in eyes. She is acting mischievously as always.

"Well, I'm doing great so far as a high school teacher," the boy professor replies. "How about you?"

"It's always the same to me. Have you forgotten I've been here for sixteen years now?"

"Oh, right. It's just that…, it feels like things are different around here at the high school district." Negi giggled and placed his left hand on his head.

"Boya, you're such a kid."

Matt started to shake, sweat, and widen his eyes as he stares at Eva and Chachamaru. Then, with a twitch, Eva spotted Matt shaking his body. Matt jolted a little and froze when Eva spotted him. Eva walked in front of the frozen Matt Oda and smirked evilly at him. Matt sweated more and his eyes widen bigger. Matt then had the intention to hide behind one of the girls, but…

"Huh?" Matt wondered. For some reason, Matt can't lift up his feet. He got curious and looked. And to his surprise, his shoes are stuck within frozen ice. "What the…!?"

The fact is, Eva had her index finger pointed upwards, and on her fingertip glowed a ball of light. Evangeline uses her ice powers to stop Matt in his tracks.

"H-H-Hey!" Matt panicked, trying to break free, "What's this!? I c-c-can't move!"

Negi and the other girls became a little embarrassment of this Eva's devious habit. Eva then gets very close to Matt Oda, as he is now more scared than meeting Asuna and the others for the first time.

"Well, well, what do you have here?" said Eva in a mischievous mood. "My, you look honest, kind, and… tasty."

"T-T-T-T-TASTY!?" Matt screamed.

"Negi, where did you find this odd and mysterious guy? He looks so good I could just–"

WHAM!

Eva was interrupted and brutally smacked when Asuna got her harisen and hit Eva on her left cheek. Matt is freed from Eva's ice spell, and he quickly hid behind Setsuna and Chisame.

"Damn you, Asuna Kagurazaka with your cancellation spell!" Eva shouted in ire. "You hit me AGAIN!"

"Quit it, you old hag!" Asuna yelled. "Can't you see our great friend here is afraid of girls!?"

Eva suddenly stopped her anger and made a quick jolt. "Uh? Afraid of girls? Wait…" Eva carefully looks at Matt who is hiding behind Setsuna and Chisame, and she caught a glimpse of Matt's terrified face. Eva rubbed her left cheek and then she smirked again. "So that means he's the one and only Matthew Oda, right?"

"That's right Eva," said Negi in a little shock, "but how did you know his name?"

"It's obvious that Matt Oda is the only man around here who's afraid of girls."

"So that means Eva, you must've read or heard the news about Matt Oda's successful solved cases," Konoka said.

"Indeed, Miss Konoka, and I would bet that Matt Oda already found out about Negi's sorcery secret."

"How did you know about that?" Chisame wondered. Matt slowly peeked up from behind Setsuna and Chisame as he was astounded by Eva's deductive skills.

"Well, why would a young man be hanging around with my magical student all the time? That young man must've already known Negi's magic secret from some time ago." The gang, except for Chachamaru, was all amazed by this mischievous girl. Eva turns her head toward the setting sun and then looks back at Negi and his friends. "The sun is about to make a complete sunset. I think you should all, including me, get a good snooze. C'mon Chachamaru." The girl with long green hair nodded and follows Eva. The two exited the scene while Matt Oda slowly came out from hiding.

Matt slowly breathed strongly to catch his breath after that terrifying trick Eva played. His right hand is on his chest, feeling his heart beating like a hammer. "My lord, who was that cold girl?" said Matt in relief.

"Sorry about that, you'll have to get used to her," said Setsuna in little embarrassment. "She might be mischievous at first, but she's really a kind and sweet girl."

"I guess you can say that," Chisame followed. "That little girl is Evangeline, she is one of our classmates."

"And the other girl next to Eva is Chachamaru," Konoka stated. "And she's a robot."

"A robot?" Matt questioned. "She looked like a real girl to me."

"We'll explain everything, Matt," said Asuna as she patted on Matt's head. "Right now, let's head back to the dorm."

Negi, Matt, and the girls exited the academy and boarded a tram leading to the girls' dormitory.