The moment I utter that out, the headmaster looked at me a flabbergasted expression before he regained his composure.

"Another world, you say? Are you sure you aren't lying to me?"

I shook my head. "I see no reason to lie about it. I had the feeling that even if I did tell you where I originally came from, it wouldn't have existed in Twisted Wonderland."

This is what I get from reading way too much manga, watched way too many Anime, and played way too many games.

Since this is an Isekai fantasy genre story I'm in, I'm going to assume that I can't go home again anyway beyond the reason I stated earlier that you can't return a dead person.

Honestly, my memories of my current self are still beyond memories of my pre-reincarnated life, if you could call it.

So I don't know much about what my current self's life is like, other than the fact that her personality has merged with mine.

It's the only inkling I had to why I was thoroughly collected throughout all that earlier.

There's that panicking earlier when the whole audience were shouting around… but I think I'll rationalize that for another time. I don't know why I reacted that way.

I think maybe it's a good idea that I didn't go back home at all.

Even if it's possible for me to return, I think it's cruel for my reincarnated self's family to welcome the return of a stranger.

I may have "Yuu"'s personality merged with mine and also the main host of this body of hers… but I still feel myself as someone who took over the body of someone else.

Given time, maybe the memories of "Yuu" will eventually merge fully with me and… well, it's a weird feeling honestly.

Maybe I'm at the early stages in the process of merging with my reincarnated identity when I got summoned into Twisted Wonderland.

The masked man scrutinized me for a good while after my reply. "Still, I have to ask you of where you come from, even if it is a possibility that you are from another world."

Huh, alright. That's a fair point at least.

"Alright."

The man clasped his hands. "Good, now let's be on our way to the library. There should be a world map there. You could inform me of your whereabouts en route to the library."

The headmaster looked for the map as soon as we both arrived at the library.

While I'm here, waiting for the headmaster to find the map, I found myself looking at the books suspended in mid-air all around the library.

The sight in front of me only gave me more proof that I'm really Isekai'ed.

My answers to the headmaster gave me an idea to some basic information about my reincarnated self.

My full name is Shiina Yuu, sixteen years old and born in March 18.

I'm born in Japan and live in the Hokkaido prefecture.

I have two little brothers and my parents run a café.

But that's it.

My memories about my reincarnated life are blank beyond my vague recollections of the basic information I can remember.

Since the headmaster is taking his time, I decided to take the nearest book I can find and read it.

"Patrick Johnson and the Holy Grail"

Huh, so they have an equivalent of Percy Jackson here.

I'm saying this because it's a guess, because the title reminds me of how the Percy Jackson books are released.

Maybe this time I'll actually get reading with the Percy Jackson series instead of only knowing the movie. Even if it's from an equivalent of it in another world;

…If I can survive here, that is.

I decided to take that book and start reading while I waited for Headmaster to come back.

"The Patrick Johnson books are a favorite to read among many a student of Night Raven College."

I was brought back to reality when I hear the Headmaster next to me.

I put the book down and decided to ask, standing up from my seat as I did so. "Did you find anything?"

He shook his head. "I have looked into the world map of Twisted Wonderland and cross-referenced the History books available in this library… the name of your homeland don't exist in any form at all."

He looks at me head to toe and asked. "Do you not have anything else with you such as a phone or an identity card?"

I shook my head in response.

I checked the pockets of my pants earlier while waiting to see if I have anything else with me and the result is a "Nope".

So I'm officially empty-handed.

And an interesting fact is that the book I read has two versions in English and Japanese. So Twisted Wonderland follows two language systems... which benefit me a lot if I have to adapt here. At least I know how to speak those two languages.

Anyway!

"So you were telling the truth of the possibility that you are actually from another world." He stated.

I nodded. "It's the only guess I could think of to my situation."

The headmaster looked at me in the eye. "…Frankly speaking, I can't allow you to stay here because you lack magic to fully participate in many of the classes."

Well, good thing I know how to speak the language this world used anyways-

"However," The Headmaster added. "As an educator, I can't just toss out a lost pennyless teenager who lacks a form of communication on their own person."

The man mumbled for a good moment before he brightened up. "I have an idea!"

"What idea?" I can't help but ask.

"There is an unused building in the campus that you can stay in. It used to be a dormitory in the past but with enough maintenance, you should be able to stay there."

"…So I can stay there for the time being?" I wondered.

The Headmaster smiled. "Why yes! I shall allow you to stay there until I can find a proper way to send you back to your home. For, I am a benevolent and gracious Headmaster!"

Not sure how much I could believe that but I'll take what I can get.

"Thank you then." I bowed my head.

Before the Headmaster said anything else, I decided to ask in order to confirm my suspicions about what kind of school Night Raven College is like. "Is this an all-boys school, by any chance?"

"Yes. It has been since its establishment."

Huh. Good to know.

Time to face the music;

With that in mind, I blurted out. "This might not be the best time given the situation… but I'm not a boy."

The headmaster paused. "…Come again? Did I hear that right?"

"There's only you and I here headmaster. You're not hearing things."

The man stares at me as if I just said that pigs are flying. "…Are you sure about that?"

"…If I was lying, I wouldn't even be talking about this." I concluded.

The headmaster keeps staring at me for a good while and then murmured. I wouldn't call it actually murmuring when he had been loud about it for me to hear.

"Not only did the ebony carriage bring a student without magic, said student also happened to be a girl… or she could be a student who prefer different pronouns… Oh what to do… In retrospect, the Mirror of Darkness had always referred to the students in a gender neutral manner… while yes we have a variety of students who identify themselves differently… but this is an all-boys school…she's magicless…"

"If it helps, I prefer pants over skirts." I spoke up.

I'll wear skirts once in a while when I feel like it or unless I had to but usually? Never;

I don't mind wearing them once in a while but I hated the stereotype that girls have to wear a skirt. I'd rather wear shorts underneath if I have to wear them.

I'm not gonna wear skirts if I have to attend in this academy. Nope.

Been there, done that. Never again will I wear a skirt in this life.

That said the subject of gender is also a bit of a doozy issue for me.

I do accept and see myself as a girl biologically but sometimes, I feel like I wasn't because most of the things I find myself interested in are mostly targeted for boys and some of my mannerisms are more like a boy too at times.

Yet I don't see myself as a full girl either.

Honestly, I'm still trying to figure my gender identity out even to this day.

Maybe one day I'll get a clear idea about what I identify myself as.

…Speaking of, I don't know what my reincarnated self identify as beyond the fact that she is biologically a girl.

…There's a lot to unpack in such a short time, okay?

The man cleared his throat. "Well then, I must ask since it's only fair. What do you identify as?"

"Genderqueer;" I answered.

"Pronouns?"

"…I prefer to go with "She" and "Her" pronouns but may I request to keep this quiet until maybe a few months in?"

He stares at me quizzically. "Why?"

I take a breath and answered. "It's safer for me and to be honest, I'd rather wait until they are all accustomed to my presence than to say it outright."

There are pros and cons to that but in all honesty? Even if there are other gender identities in the school, being the lone girl in an All-Boys School screams like a disaster waiting to happen.

Plus, while hormonal teenagers are a thing, I'm more worried at the idea of getting picked on because I look like an easier target instead.

The man pondered at my words for a moment before he obliged. "If that's what you wish then."

With all that said and done with, the man smiles. "Now come. I shall escort you to your temporary residence!"

And with that, we leave the library.

We were only a few steps away from the library when something, or rather, someone, flew straight to us.

It all started because I hear the sound of bats getting closer to where we were.

Actually, why are there even bats at this hour?

I got my answer when-

"Ah, there you are Crowley. And it seems that you're still here. Young one;" Lilia landed right in front of us and recognized me after he greeted the Headmaster.

Lilia isn't wearing the cult like attire he was wearing earlier and instead, wore a tiny hat with horns, an oversized jacket above a white blouse, a black tie, and a belt too big on him that there are two buckles of it with black frills underneath it. Under the frills are shorts and purple stockings with black-heeled boots.

Oh there are purple frills with his outfit too.

The spindles at his belt gave me the hint that there is also a Sleeping Beauty inspired dorm in Twisted Wonderland and he said he's in Diasomnia, which I take to be the name of the Sleeping Beauty inspired dorm.

…I didn't get to watch the trailers for the Sleeping Beauty inspired dorm.

Sometime after I watched the trailer for Scarabia, I ended up having a fixation over Fire Emblem Three Houses since the game interest me and it'll be my first actual Fire Emblem game proper because I never got to actually play Awakening or Fates when the games are out in 3DS. When I tried to play Awakening for once, it's sold out in most of the local game stores that I knew.

…I haven't finished my Golden Deer feat. Ashen Wolves run either…

…Rest in peace my beautiful Crit monster husband, Yuri. I'll miss you.

"Vanrouge-kun, I thought you have returned to your dorm?" The Headmasted wondered as Lilia approached the two of us closer.

"I requested Silver to brief the new students. I was searching for Malleus when I noticed you exit the library… have you seen him?"

The Headmaster shook his head in response, causing Lilia to exhale a sigh.

"Well then, I shall look for him somewhere else… but may I ask why the young one there is still here?"

Lilia questioned next, staring at me as he did so.

Hearing that, the Headmaster spoke and explains about my situation at the moment. "To sum it short, the Mirror of Darkness is unable to return this one to their original home for they are from a different world."

That sums it quiet nicely.

Lilia nods at the Headmaster before he turned his eyes towards me.

"…I see. So that's your predicament right now." Lilia placed a hand under his chin in wonder as he observed me.

He stepped forward towards my direction and looked at me for a moment before he asked.

"Given that Crowley calls you "They"… what do you identify as?"

"Genderqueer and with "She" and "Her" pronouns;" I answered honestly.

I'm not sure what kind of species Lilia is but given that he called me "Young" and the Headmaster by name… he's probably something immortal.

From his looks, I can only guess "Vampire".

I'm honestly glad that I look androgynous enough as my reincarnated self. It helps my survival here.

Lilia nods at me in return and faced the Headmaster. "Where will she be staying?"

The masked Headmaster answers. "Why, I was planning to escort her to Ramshackle Dorm right now."

Lilia frowns when he heard that answer.

"Are you going to make the young lady stay in that dorm with only the clothes on her back?" Lilia pointedly questioned the Headmaster.

"Why, how rude! I was going to provide her of her daily necessities after I escort her to the Ramshackle dorm!"

"And a lady would need more than just the daily necessities. Beyond hygiene, she is in need of clothing beyond her Ceremony Robes and that has yet to include her under garments."

...Well.

Lilia shook his head. "…You did not think that far yet beyond giving her a home to accommodate for the time being, did you?"

…Aaaaanddd that's a second strike.

The Headmaster is sweating buckets at this rate.

Lilia sighs. "Well, no matter."

His hand then fell on my shoulder. "I shall accompany her to Young Sam's store so she can get her own clothing."

The headmaster blinked. "Are you sure, Vanrouge-kun? I thought you were looking for Draconia-kun?"

"The search for Malleus can wait. The night is still young at any rate. This detour shan't take too long." Lilia cooly replied.

The headmaster took a moment to ponder at Lilia's reply.

Lilia smiles and added. "You could as well clean up that dorm off from the dust layering the rooms as she would be staying in that dorm for an indefinite time at any rate."

…Just how long has Ramshackle dorm been abandoned actually?

…Either way, at least I had some privacy there.

That seems to snap him out from whatever he is thinking. "Oh? Ah, yes. Of course, the clean up;"

…How absentminded is the Headmaster?

The Headmaster smiles at Lilia. "Well then, I shall leave her under your care Vanrouge-kun! I shall clean up the dorm as much as I can as I wait for your arrival!"

With that, the Headmaster is off on his own way.

"…I'm not sure if I can trust his promise on that." I spoke up after keeping quiet for a good while.

"Crowley is certainly… a character, so to speak." Lilia chuckled.

Lilia's hands moved from my shoulder and he turned back to me as he showed his hand as if he is about to guide me. "Now come, young lady. I shall guide you to Young Sam's shop."

I nodded and followed after Lilia.

The shop was a small cottage nearby an old withered tree.

The lights of the interior are on as I was about to enter the building with Lilia.

When the door closed, my eyes feast upon the sight in front of me.

What's inside the shop is an interesting sight really.

Skulls, magic crystals, and somehow, a piano is also in there.

It feels like a mix-and-match… but from the looks of some of the things the shop has here, it's like a combination of a store and some Fantasy world Fortune teller or Dark Magic shop.

I don't have the right word for that.

"Welcome to Mister S's Mystery Shop, Little Demons!"

I hear a voice from behind the store and there was a tall dark-skinned man with a fancy stitched looking top hat decorated with a skull. He wore a purple blazer above a purple shirt…

Well, that's a lot of purple.

Anyway, he has white gloves and there's a black apron thing that is tied at his waist along with a glowing hand and a bone standing out at the pocket.

…Honestly, that top hat he is wearing is fancy and looked cool to wear.

…I want to wear that top hat.

The shopkeeper, Sam, as Lilia calls him, noticed who his guests were and smiled. "Hello there, little demon! What is it that you need? More Mandrakes? Or is it a Lizard Tail that you are looking for?"

…For magic potions perhaps?

Lilia smiled at the shopkeeper. "While I would be grateful if you do have them in stock, I'm here to buy clothing and daily necessities for this young one today."

Sam smiles back. "I see, I see!" With that, Sam walked towards me and questioned. "Now what do you need, little demon?"

I asked the first thing that came to mind. "Do you have some hoodies?"

"We have them in stock, little demon!" Sam answered cheerfully.

…What.

"…Do you also sell tank tops?"

"In stock now!" Sam answered again with the same cheer as the first time.

…Uh.

"…Are they cursed?" I blurted out.

There's just no way you can just have everything in a shop…

That got Lilia chuckling. "Fret not, young one. They are not cursed." Lilia smiled at me. "Also, Young Sam has everything that you will need in this store so there's little shortage of variety of what Young Sam sells."

Lilia patted my shoulder and then turned back to Sam. "Do prepare for whatever she is ordering. I shall pay for her expenditures."

"Wha-"

"Right away, little demon!" Sam saluted.

I turned to Lilia. "Uh, Lilia-san? You shouldn't have-"

"It is of no problem for me, young one. I have quiet a lot to spend and you barely have any Madol yourself given your situation."

Ah… yeah, I'm pennyless.

"If I left you with Crowley, he would have made you wear the same clothes you are currently wearing until they are nothing but worn and teared off until he is reminded."

…Well, that does say a lot about what kind of guy the Headmaster is.

"…Thank you, Lilia-san." I bowed my head to him.

Lilia smiled back. "It is of no trouble for a courteous and brave child such as you are young one."

In the end I bought a bunch of casual wear, oversized clothings for cold nights, sleep wear, under garments, hygiene needs like soap, shampoo, tooth brush and tooth paste, pads… yeah.

Sam apparently sells spare uniforms and also Night Raven College dorm inspired hoodies, of all things but I forego the thought of getting the uniform and get the hoodies instead. Lilia recommended the Diasomnia hoodie because it's his dorm's colors.

So I managed to get changed from that Ceremony robe attire to a big white shirt, black jeans, and said Diasomnia inspired hoodie under that shirt.

I was also thinking of getting a phone as well while I'm here but I fear of becoming a burden to Lilia so I decided against it.

Lilia decided to escort me to the dorm I'd be staying because it's late and I can't exactly carry all the things he bought for me by myself.

He used magic to carry them while we walk towards our destination.

I have to wonder how old Lilia actually is for him to refer to the Headmaster by name and to be this loaded…

But I think it's a question that I best not ask.

On the way to the Ramshackle dorm, Lilia told me about some of the school's facilities I can use and also reachable from the dorm.

The Botanical Garden is very close to the dorm and the warden of that garden will provide for fruits when requested.

And how despite how considerably close the dorm is to the school building, the school is actually up above a cliff so the dorm is actually farther away from the school building.

Lilia reminds me of an old grandpa from the way he speaks and while this might be a villain's school, considering that Twisted Wonderland is a world where every single major character are based on Disney villains… I think I'd like to trust Lilia in this school.

The Headmaster, well, he tries at least. But I feel like I can only trust him from a distance considering how absent-minded he has been the more I stay around here.

After walking through the clearing surrounded by a forest, both Lilia and I caught sight of the dorm I would be staying.

Ramshackle Dorm.

Ahead from the fence is a quaint looking building which I assume to be the Ramshackle Dorm.

With the withered trees around here and the lone building standing up there, I would have thought that this was a haunted mansion out of context.

"Quiet a sight." I commented, keeping any biting comments I could think up of to myself.

"As abandoned as this dorm has been, it still has a certain charm." Lilia added as we both walk our way up towards the building.

I opened the door once we reached the entrance and headed inside.

The interiors of the dorm actually looks way modern than what the exterior looked like.

Some of the places look a bit rundown but given that it's been out of commission as an official dorm for a good time, it's a given that some locations are going to show the rundown feel.

Lilia and I walked together towards the lounge and there stood the Headmaster and-

Wait, why is that gremlin cat from hell here?

I thought he got kicked out of the academy already!

The Headmaster turned towards our direction after some squabbling with the gremlin who was bound by his magical whip and smiled at us.

"Ah, you have arrived!"

He walked forward towards us.

"Have you bought everything that you needed?" He asked of me, I nodded in response before my eyes landed onto the bounded gremlin cat from hell.

"That monster has returned it seemed." Lilia pointed towards the struggling cat.

"Oh, yes. I came across this monster trespassing the Ramshackle Dorm grounds as I was cleaning up the rooms that Yuu-san would be staying in along with the facilities that she could use but he shall be handled with."

"Let me go!" The monster shouted.

Hearing that, Lilia nods. "I shall leave the young lady under your care now. I have to return to my search for Malleus."

"Do not worry, Vanrouge-kun! She's in good hands!"

With that, Lilia placed my shopping items down to the floor and was about to turn back to the door when I called. "Lilia-san;"

He turned back towards me. I spoke out. "Thanks again… for all this;"

Lilia smiled at me in return. "You are welcome."

And so Lilia left.

That leaves me alone with the Headmaster and… this gremlin from hell that wanted me to strip and nearly burned me alive.

The Headmaster faced me and informed. "I have cleaned up as much as I can of this dorm but because it has been left in disrepair for such a long period, some places would need time to be repaired so I only cleaned up the places that aren't as rundown."

"Ah, thank you." I thanked him.

"Don't ignore me!" The gremlin cat screamed again. Then he turned towards me and exclaimed.

"The great Grim wouldn't have been bound like this if you actually gave me your ceremony robes to start with!"

…Good grief this gremlin is tasting my patience so badly-

"What makes you want my clothes so much that you want to humiliate me to go naked and even cause my death anyways?" I questioned him; my patience ran thin at having to hear his egoistic attitude.

Crowley blanched at what I just blurt out to the monster. The monster, on the other hand, didn't register what I was implying and instead answered.

"Why? That's easy! Cause the Great Grim is destined to be a Great Magician!"

He confessed and attempted to raise his arm, well as much as he can while bounded.

Remembering his current state, his expression contorted in pain but he chose to continue.

"So I waited for the Ebony Carriage to pick up the Great Grim…But…"

He was about to tear up at the thought but he quickly got back up seconds flat. "The Dark Mirror has no eyes for greatness, hmph!"

I can see the headmaster's vein about to pop right there, like some Anime.

"But the Great Grim isn't giving up! So I came here on my own…to not enroll the Great Grim would be such a loss for the world after all!"

...Son of a bitch. I was about to sympathize with his situation had it not been for his ego kicking in at the last minute.

That is it!

"So what?" I flatly told him.

The gremlin cat from hell's jaw dropped at my nonchalant reaction after he told me of his reasons for wanting to enter Night Raven College. "So what!? That's all that you have to say human!?"

"I don't see a point in saying anything else when what you're planning to do to me is rude and inappropriate in human standards. And you could have gone about this by, you know, not burning people?" I emphasized the last part. The gremlin looked like he is about to argue but I gave him an unimpressed look and finished.

"What you're doing instead just proves that you don't understand how to integrate with humans and lower your chances of actually getting into the school. You only give proof to people who would become your peers that you're a harmful individual who could end their life anytime you wanted."

Hearing that, the cat monsters ears flattened. "I… I wasn't trying to kill anybody… I just wanted them to recognize my greatness…"

"And you have many ways to go about it. Acting like an arsonist is NOT showing off and make them recognize your greatness." I bluntly stated.

The Headmaster, who had been silent as the gremlin confessed, frowned. "Even if your desire to enter the school is genuine," He turned to the cat, grabbing his whip so he is seeing Grim at the man's own eye level,"you still have harmed the students with your stunt. Therefore, I can't allow you to stay here in good conscience as an educator and Headmaster of this academy."

The cat monster shrieked and paled at the man's words. "NO! YOU CAN'T KICK ME OUT! YOU CAN'T DO THAT!"

"Your actions prove that you are only a danger to the students so you have little say in this." The masked man cooly said as he turns and about to walk towards the entrance.

Oh boy, it feels like he is getting desperate from the way the gremlin is struggling even harder to get out of his binds.

I had the oddest feeling that he'll come back again even after the Headmaster kick him out twice.

I never see anyone, or anything like this monster from what I know of Twisted Wonderland, but I had the feeling that he is someone that plays a major role to the story of Twisted Wonderland.

It's not that I'm letting the story I barely know about run it's course, but it's more that I'm Savvy enough with story twists and had the inkling that the storywriter of this tale wants this monster, Grim, to be present no matter what.

There are things that "can be" and things that "may be". The case of this monster's presence proves that this gremlin cat from hell is a presence that "can be" than "may be". Given that he tried to come back even after he got kicked out.

So I called. "Wait, Headmaster."

The man stopped and turned to me. I decided to vouch for him.

"How about letting him stay with me for the while?"

The man looked at me as if I grew a head while Grim looked at me as if I gave him some hope and implored. "What brought this on?"

I answered. "From how desperate he is, he's far more likely to think of even more desperate measures just to prove a point that he can be a student here. Like, maybe burn the nearest town?"

I can see the Headmaster paling at the thought. I shrugged. "It's my guess but desperate people are willing to do anything just to get what they want. This gremlin from hell included."

The Headmaster looked as if he is starting to consider what I said. "Even so, he is still a dangerous individual for what he has done in the Entrance Ceremony."

"And that's why I suggested letting him stay with me because he could have pulled a stunt that would make what happened in the Entrance Ceremony look like child's play." I countered.

At that, the Headmaster hummed in thought before he looked at me with a serious expression.

As serious as he could be under that mask anyway;

"Are you sure about this, Yuu-san?"

I nodded. "Yeah, better let him stay around than to make him cause even more havoc. At least he'll have people watching over his behavior if he stayed around."

The Headmaster looked thoughtful at my words before he said, "Considering that you are magicless, you can't be a student here and neither can he."

"That's fine." I obliged.

"What!? I wanna be a student!"

"And you still don't know how to mingle with humans beyond committing arson when things don't go your way. And need I remind you that you threatened to burn me unless I strip?" I pointed out as soon as I hear the cat monster complain. Emphasizing the last word at him with the most disapproving and unimpressed expression that I could muster with my current self.

I may like cats, but this one gremlin will NEVER make it into the list of cats I like. Even if I vouched for him to let him stay;

Well, the cat at least had the decency and courtesy to look down in shame when I pointed that fact out.

"…Can you let him go, headmaster?" I requested.

He obliged and let go of the whip's hold on the monster that soon landed on the ground on all fours.

I kneeled and looked at him. Saying, "Just so we're clear, I hate individuals with personalites like yours. And I have the final say to whether or not you get to stay here as your supervisor to be. But that doesn't mean that it can't change."

The cat stares back at me. I continued. "If you actually wanted to stay here, then prove that you can actually change while you're under my watch. So you can prove that you are worthy to be a student of this school."

I saw Grim's eyes and ears acting as if he felt hope at what I have done before he returned my gaze with resolute eyes. "I'll do that!"

I nodded at his answer. "Then it's settled.

I stood up and turned towards the headmaster. "How about that, Headmaster?"

The Headmaster had a thoughtful look on his face and murmured.

"…I saw a glimpse of what she had done during the Entrance Ceremony that implies that Yuu-san could be a beast tamer in the making but I might need to observe more to be sure…"

Uh, what?

"...I shall permit that. I will inform you of your new task tomorrow morning. It's late and you need some rest, Yuu-san."

"…Alright. Thank you."

It rained late in the night after the Headmaster left.

The Headmaster brought food for Grim and I after we settled the deal about getting Grim to stay and then left us to our devices since.

Grim followed me around since he had little to do and I decided to set up some of the things I had for a bath and brought the clothes and other necessities I bought with Lilia's money to the room where Grim and I would be sleeping in.

It's a pretty large room for one person, all things considered. In the center of the room, there's a large mirror above the fireplace and a canvas holder near the bed.

There's also a green sofa big that looks comfy enough to relax in and the first aid kid and other needs are at a shelf above the bed.

All I can think of after I finally placed all the clothes I got into the room's closet and prepared some of the necessities I would use such as a bag, was that I'm tired and it's been a long day, or rather, night, for me.

"Grim, you take the sofa. I'm taking the bed."

The cat shrieked. "Fnah! That's unfair! I want the bed too!"

"You can sleep with me once you learned what is appropriate and inappropriate for human standards." I quipped and ignored him as I hopped onto the bed.

And then I slept.

black or white chapter 2, Abridge edition:
In which Crowley tries to be a "Dad" but Lilia wins the "Best Dad" Award instead
Jokes aside, here's chapter 2! The chapter title is named after a Deemo track of the same name.
The Abridge edition is inspired and in courtesy of a conversation on Bread and Bitter Discord about Lilia's appearance in this chapter.
Yuu (Rei) identifies as Genderqueer with She/Her pronouns.
As you can see here, unlike the canon MC, the SI takes no shit from Grim's ego and they'll be spending a good chunk of time clashing with each other before they could even get along. The only reason she agreed to keep Grim is because Grim would be more likely to be even more dangerous if he is kicked out of the academy out of his desperation.
And yes, she is never living down the fact that Grim wants her to strip as her first impression of him.
Lastly, I have a big shout-out for Noa's fic (Pen-name KlonoaDreams), counting sheep here! Noa's amazing and her fic is awesome so do check it out!
That's it for now. See you next time!
- shuu