To his surprise, no one shouted.
That made everything more creepy but I couldn't help but notice how his companions were trembling while pretending to be calm.
"This place is also full of ghosts," Ace resigned when he saw the two figures.
"We don't have time to deal with them one by one, leave them behind," Deuce seemed to be acting brave but his look told Izuku the opposite.
"Hey you! Let's get out of here! At this rate he will beat us all!" Ace yelled at his partner who turned to look at him indignantly. "To begin with, if you hadn't done something so idiotic, we wouldn't be in this mess."
"Do you want to talk about who started it all? It was all because you didn't clean anything!" Deuce went from being scared to being angry.
"It all started when the furball burned the statue of the Queen of Hearts."
And now it was Grim's turn to growl at the orange haired man. "Fuñagh? That's what you get for making fun of me!"
"H-Hey, t-this is not the time to fight," he tried to stop them, the two had approached each other, really wanting to fight with each other.
"You! Do you understand the situation at this moment? We'll all be expelled if we don't return with the magic crystal tomorrow morning!" Izuku couldn't agree more with Deuce's argument; he didn't want to be kicked out of the institution and end up as a vagabond in a world he didn't know.
"That's why… Stop looking at us, it really bothers me."
"T-Calm down, all three of you," the presence of those in front of him was undoubtedly terrifying, he had never felt such terror in his life, not even with the mud villain! The freckled man assumed it was due to the magic that came from them since he had felt something similar when Crowley got angry.
The three continued arguing as if there were no tomorrow, their screams echoed in the mine bouncing off the few crystals and diamonds that were in the place, due to the darkness they could hardly be seen but Midoriya was almost sure that if it weren't for It was night, the place was full of colors. He moved as if from his place, he didn't like seeing how they yelled at each other but he couldn't help but walk away, and he cursed himself when he realized that he was doing the same thing as always, walking away from the problems that the students had with each other. , he knew he wouldn't have much luck because he couldn't face them without magic.
For a moment he considered the idea of going to look for the stone alone, but since it was dark and the only source of light was Grim, he had no choice but to stay with the three brawlers in order not to slip and fall. But he had to hold his breath when he felt something out of the ordinary, a presence that didn't let him breathe, his body tensed as he felt all that negative energy coming from the depths of the mine.
"...No... I WILL GIVE... I WILL NOT GIVE THEM TO YOU…", that distorted voice caused the four to remain silent, shuddering because of that grotesque voice that made the students' hair stand on end.
"That voice?" Ace muttered when he realized they weren't alone.
"STOP… IT'S MINE"
"I think… it's getting closer," both the duo and the inhabitants of Ramshackle Dorm backed away.
"... This is mine!"shouted the creature that was seen at the entrance to the nearest cave, causing the four of them to end up screaming in fear and run as quickly as possible to the exit.
"T-THERE IT IS!", everyone shouted as they ran out, Deuce had to hold Izuku's hand so that he wouldn't end up getting lost among the caves that were scattered all over the place, Midoriya wasn't good at sports so Running so fast ended up making him tired quickly but he wouldn't stop because he didn't want to be close to that thing. "What the hell is that thing?" Deuce asked when they stopped a cave away from the exit.
"No one said anything about this!" Grim yelled. "Quickly, let's get out of here!"
"It's so disgusting!" Ace followed but his eyes widened when he realized something. "But that… Didn't he mention a stone?!"
"STONE… one… no… I will give", the four were more scared when they saw the monster appear again, the four hid among some of the things that were there in the hope that they would not be seen, even Grim had reduced the flames in their ears so that they would not be found .
"Then there really are magic crystals left," Deuce rejoiced hopefully. The other two teenagers looked at him in disbelief, wondering if he didn't realize the situation they were in.
"I-I-I-Im-impossible, Impossible! I'm a genius, dog I can't beat that thing, you know."
"But we will be expelled without the crystal...I WILL GO!" He tried to leave the hiding place but Midoriya and Trappola pulled him back.
"YOU'RE JOKE, RIGHT?!" Ace yelled in a whisper.
I-It's impossible if you do it alone!" the freckled man tried to stop him.
"I cannot, under any circumstances, be expelled!"
"What would be the point of trying if you ended up hurt or even dead?!" Midoriya asked the blue-haired boy who looked at him in shock. "And I'm telling you once and for all that the death that awaits you will not be as beautiful as mine!"
If he had talked too much. But the situation kept him in a stage of stress that not even his mind was processing what he said or how he acted, and he knew it well when those words came out of his mouth and seeing the pale faces of his companions confirmed that he had said it out loud. high and not in his head. Deuce looked at him with a horror that he had never imagined seeing again in his life, that look reminded him of how Bakugou looked at him for the last time and he certainly didn't like that at all.
"I don't care, I'll do everything I can to get that stone, I don't care if I have to end up hurt to do it, I'll get it!" Izzuku saw the determination in his eyes and sighed, turning to look at Ace who was also leaving. recovering from what the minor had said and then nodded, but his look reflected how distressed he was by the information provided, he knew that at the end of all that he would have to tell them the truth behind his words and about himself.
If they came out alive.
"Good," he said, sighing. "What is your plan?"
The unknown creature ended up finding them before they knew it, Izuku managed to hold Grim before she ended up crashing into one of the pillars that supported the stones, the last thing they wanted was to be crushed to death. Izuku tried with all his might to prevent that thing from reaching them, he had managed to see the pike it brought with it and that only one blow was enough to kill it.
"Be careful, you have a weapon with you!" he warned his companions. "Try to avoid it, if it hits you we are lost!"
Even if they were at a complete disadvantage, they tried to look for the stone in the surrounding area while the others distracted the monster, although of course, the little magician experience they had was not enough to defeat or scare it away.
"...VaYanSe… LarGuenSE… LaRgO!..", the creature swung its pike and hit Deuce with all its force, causing him to end up hitting his head on one of the stone walls.
"Spade-Kun!" Midoriya shouted excitedly as he saw some blood falling from the named man's head.
"If you don't have control, it's of no use, serious sir!" Ace reprimanded him, turned to look at the unknown beast and prepared his pen. "And I will stop him!"
And with that he sent a large wave of air that caused both Izuku and Grim to hold on to the pillars so as not to fly away. But that only seemed to make the creature more angry, repeating the same thing he had done with Deuce, then he turned towards the two shelves and began to address them. Grim let out a screech of fear and threw a large fireball at the unknown enemy.
"That didn't work at all!" the two members of the cleaning service were alarmed. Suddenly, behind the monster they managed to see a faint white light that caused Izuku to squint for a moment.
"Something Shiny?"
"Behind that thing… At the end of the tunnel, something is…" Ace continued, although they knew it hadn't been an illusion.
"That light… Is it a magic crystal?"
"...I DON'T KNOW THEM I WILL GIVE THEM…"
"Hey you! Let's get out of here! At this rate he'll beat us all!"
Midoriya turned to the Heartsbuyl Drom students. "You two… let's run away from here!"
He didn't wait for them to respond, he just took them by the elbows and ran to the exit of the mine, but he still didn't stop, he continued running until his legs couldn't take it anymore. The four of them were catching their breath when they realized they had returned to the cabin.
"We're this far away," Grim said, catching his breath.
"It hurt!...What the hell was that?" Ace complained. "No one said anything about it!"
"Possibly because they didn't know," Izuku replied.
"He didn't look like a ghost," Deuce joined in.
"Seriously, let's give up and get out of here," Ace suggested, causing the other two teens to look at him. "I'd rather be expelled than fight that thing."
"Wh-...?!... Don't fuck with me...", Deuce no longer seemed like that kind boy he had met hours ago, his posture, his look and even his voice had changed, but there was something in him which made Izzuku retreat until he hid behind one of the trees. He knew that look, it could have been a different color but it was the same, how could he forget the look Katsuki had given him during the last decade of his life? "...I'd rather die than be expelled...There's a magic crystal in front of us, and you want to give up and go home!"
"You talk too much for someone worse at magic than me. If you want to go alone, then go, because I won't," and clearly Ace was too reckless to not notice the signs that he had a possible bully in front of him.
"Really?", his scream ended up scaring Grim who did not hesitate to float into Midoriya's arms and hide along with the "Then stay there cowering like a damn coward!"
"Me coward? Who exactly are you talking about?"
"He-Hey... Deuce... your character changed a little you know," Grim dared to say, drawing the attention of the blue-haired man who realized that the two missing in the discussion were a little far away watching everything that was happening, but it was Midoriya's look that made his expression change.
"S-Sorry…I lost my composure a little."
Izuku gulped when he saw that the two were warming up and moved a little closer, although not until he reached her side because he could still feel the tension between the pair. "Can you help me with your magic?"
"As the principal said before, magic is not all-powerful," Deuce began to explain in a softer voice, the last thing he wanted was for the shortest of the boys to end up running away. "If you can't imagine it, the magic doesn't materialize. "Large-scale agy is complicated and requires a lot of training to use."
"That's why we have magic schools," Ace continued. "You have to practice a lot to use magic the way it comes to your mind. Bluntly, you will be wrong if you lose your cool."
"Everyone has used it anyway," the freckled man tries to understand in a whisper.
"The things you are good at come instinctively."
"Anyway, I'll figure out how to beat that thing and come back with the magic crystal."
"That's why, judging by the incident with the chandelier, you're a complete idiot. You got hit before but now you're going to solve it?" he asked, mockingly, from the bottom of his heart. "You're going to end up the same."
"What did you say?! You too!"
"They're going to start again, you know…" Grim murmured, exhausted, even as he was getting tired of so many fights. The screams began again causing Izuku to begin to get tired of their fighting and Grim knew it well when he began to shake and frown, for a moment he trembled at the image before him.
"YOU BOTH SHUT UP!" he shouted with all his might, making the other three stop.
"You raised your voice too much all of a sudden. What's wrong?" Grim asked him, somewhat fearful of the freckled man's reaction.
"None of you could do anything right!"
"B-But what exactly do we have to do?" Deuce asked.
"We have to come up with an appropriate strategy," he crossed his arms, letting the other three understand that his decision had been made and there was no turning back.
"Strategy? "You mean get along and work together?" Ace asked with his typical arrogant smile. "Ha! What's that? What a fool you have no problem saying stupid things with a serious face..."
"I agree," Deuce accepted more calmly. "There is no way I will be working together with a loser."
"But...I feel like it's silly to be expelled on the first day of school," Grim couldn't contain his comment, causing Ace to become alarmed.
"That's not cool at all," he shook his head. Izuku didn't want to be expelled either, in fact this would be the first time something like that would happen to him, although the threat was already known to no institution that had expelled him but now they don't know. He found himself in his world and everything in that place was different and Crowley wouldn't mind doing it even knowing that he had nothing and no one to turn to.
"I understand. We just have to do it, right? We will do it," Ace gave up and turned to look at the green-haired man. "So what's your plan?"
And with that a wave of murmurs came out of Izuku's mouth and surprised the others, with how little they had lived with him they had never seen him talk so much, especially very fast to the point that they didn't understand what he was talking about, until now. He had been very quiet. After a few moments, Midoriya approached the other two closer and began to explain the plan. They were very surprised that the youngest would take into account the advantages and disadvantages of his opponent as well as his magic in a quick way, something that only some prodigies can do. they could do.
For a moment they wondered if Izuku really didn't have magic.
The four headed back towards the mine, their faces were full of determination but nervousness still ran through their bodies.
"Hey…" Grim called. "Do you really think it will go as planned? I-I'm scared-...just nervous, you know."
"I'm not sure," Midoriya admitted. "We just have to accept our fate."
"You're too rigid, just go with the flow," Ace told him. "Okay, let's get this over with!"
The four of them got into position. Grim looked at the entrance of the mine with some fear and then turned to see the freckled man who nodded, giving him the confidence he needed. "Hey, monster! W-This way you know!"
Just as Izuku had predicted, the monster came out of the mine in search of him. Everyone held their breath when they saw him thanks to the moonlight, he was dressed in old red clothes, brown pants and he had no feet; Instead of having a head, it had what appeared to be a circular bottle containing a thick dark liquid that fell through the crack in the glass. "...GET AWAY!..."
"Gha! Here it comes!"
Izuku came out of his hiding place for a moment, looking at the creature. "This way, monster!"
The named one turned in his direction."...THERE IS... A THIEF HERE... I WILL NOT GIVE IT... MINE... IT'S MINE!.."
He raised his pike and in a single movement tried to hit the freckled man, but he moved causing the pike to hit the ground, leaving a large crack.
"That blow is a knockout if it hits you!"
"Take him as far away from the cave!" Izuku told him, getting up and running with Grim towards where the second phase of the plan was supposed to begin.
"...GO... LEAVE..."
"It's quite far from the cave now," Grim warned. Izuku nodded and turned to see the remaining two who were hiding, giving them the sign.
"Ok, leave it to me," Ace replied. "Come on, extra big storm!"
As its name indicated, that storm removed all the trees in that area, the wind surrounded the creature, disorienting it for a moment but it was still not enough.
"Also the special fire of the incredible Grim!", and with that a large ball of fire came out of his jaws. The ink monstrosity, as Izuku was beginning to call it, let out a loud scream of agony.
"What about that? He can even fan Grim's sleazy flames with that of an inferno!"
And there was never a lack of Ace's bad comment.
"It's not bad quality! Seriously, every word that comes out of your mouth bothers me!"
"The monster was trapped in the fire!"
On the other hand, Deuce was hiding behind one of the large stones that surrounded the mine, his magic pen pointing above the ink monster. Izuku had trusted him enough to entrust him with such an action, knowing that it might not turn out as expected. It was planned.
"...Calm down... Aim well... The biggest thing... the most state... what I know... Come out, cauldron!", the last thing he heard after his own scream was the tremendous blow he gave to the creature that ended up crashing. against the floor.
"Did! "They did everything well!" Grim celebrated. Hey look! The monster looks flat as a pancake just like Ace before!"
"You don't have to mention that again," the one mentioned was quick to shut him up. "God, today is not my day."
"Let's go look for the magic crystal while that thing can't move." And with that the four of them entered the mine in search of the crystal without realizing what was happening behind their backs. They went through several of the tunnels but did not find the light that almost blinded them a few hours ago. It wasn't until Deuce managed to find the path he had previously taken that they found him.
"There is! A magic crystal!"
Outside the mine the beast did not seem very happy that its crystal was stolen so it stirred vigorously."... GET YOUR HANDS OFF... OFF!..."
"Shit! "That thing is lifting the fishing ground!"
"Hey, Deuce! Throw something heavier!"
"Anything heavier? Come out, cauldron!", and that's how three more cauldrons crushed the creature. Izuku didn't know whether to laugh or cry because his companion didn't know what else to throw at him besides cauldrons.
"You…don't you have anything but cauldrons in your repertoire?" Ace asked, bewildered.
"Be quiet! I'm pretty nervous already!"
Girl continued with her thing by launching a burst of fire at the rock that prevented the magic stone from being removed. "We have the magic crystal. Let's go at once, you know."
"Understood."
And with that they ran to the exit, avoiding signs and railroad tracks. When they left the mine they headed towards the cabin and took a break before going to the portal that would take them back. But a noise alerted them, when they turned around they saw an image that made their blood run cold.
"Are you kidding! He took off all those things and is coming for us?!" Ace couldn't believe his eyes.
"...-SELL IT... GIVE IT BACK!..."
"Curse! At this rate he will catch up with us!"
"This week! Now is the time," the freckled man told them, looking at the monster, his movements were no longer as coordinated as at first, he seemed to be disoriented and even hurt.
"Okay! Let's finish it! Don't disappoint me, serious sir!
"You too!"
"I will show my true power, you know!"
And with that the three attacked at the same time. It was difficult, there was no doubt, but between the three of them, using their magic and Izuku's little physical resistance, they managed to defeat the mine monster. But even so, the four of them ended up collapsing on the floor from exhaustion, it had been a very long night and with those last attacks they had used up their magical energy.
"Did we?" Ace asked in surprise.
"We won! "We really won, you know!" Grim cheered breathlessly.
"Very good!" Spade dropped onto the grass of happiness followed by Ace and Grim.
"Our victory! High five, you know!"
Izuku couldn't help but look at them in surprise, showing a small smile. "They're getting along!"
"No… it's nothing like that!" Deuce tried to deny but to Midoriya it was more than clear that those three had already become friends without knowing it.
"That's right, that's right. Can you stop saying weird things?" Ace told him. "I guess making excuses is pretty silly. I hate to admit it, but…we won thanks to your plan, I think…"
"True," Spade admitted. "We got the magic crystal because you didn't give sensible instructions. "We will be able to avoid our expulsion with this," he said, showing the stone. "I am so relieved."
"I'm glad everyone is okay."
"Yes, yes, we are all relieved. I'm seriously worn out and battered, let's go home already."
"I'm starving from using so much magic," Grim used to say although Izuku knew he was a glutton. "...?... What's that?"
There among the grass was a black stone, its color and essence did not agree with Izuku, which is why he had not approached it at all. "The remains of that monster, I think?" Deuce replied. "A magic crystal? No, but… I have never seen a pitch black like coal."
Grim began to sniff the object with great curiosity. "Somehow, this…smells really good…"
"Are you kidding?!" Ace looked disgusted at the idea.
"It has to be candy that the monster was hiding! Uhhhhhh, I can't contain myself, Thanks for the food!~", and with that he swallowed it.
"Did you really eat it?!" Midoriya asked in disbelief.
"Hey, are you okay?" Deuce asked when Grim seemed to choke.
"That's why you shouldn't eat things off the ground."
"Delicious!" the raccoon shouted, disconcerting everyone. "He has a lot of time but he is also very rich. With an aromatic sweetness that blooms inside my mouth Like an entire field of flowers in my mouth!
"Grim, I don't think that's true," said the freckled man, making a face of displeasure.
Ace almost couldn't contain the urge to vomit. "Real monsters have different tastes than ours."
"It's possible... but before that... Most people wouldn't even put a suspicious thing in their mouth without thinking about it."
"Monsters are omnivores…" Izuku commented, causing his companions to look at him in bewilderment.
"Ahahahah! Tasty, tasty," the cat celebrated.
"Grim, are you really okay?" Izuku asked, not entirely okay with Grim eating things off the ground without really knowing what it was.
"Don't worry, my stomach is not as weak as yours."
"Seriously… Don't come crawling and crying when you get sick later," Trappola told the raccoon.
"Now, let's change course, let's take the magic crystal to the director," Deuce followed.
"I don't know what time it is but…, I guess it's almost dawn," Midoriya murmured, looking at the sky, the moon had moved quite a bit since the last time he looked up.
"Eh!?" the adult exclaimed when he saw them appear in the shadow mirror room. He could see how unkempt, abused and dirty they were. Their faces were full of dirt and some blood stains were found on some parts of their body. "Did they really go to the dwarf mine to find the magic crystal?" His disbelief was so great that the quartet looked at him in bewilderment. "Well… I never really thought they would go for it… And also that they would come back with the magic crystal in hand," he said, looking at Deuce who was holding the object very tightly as if he was afraid it would disappear. "Just when you complete the paperwork for your expulsion."
"That?! What an unhappy guy!" Grim mentioned, each and every one of the youths looked at him with a frown. "While we were fighting a crazed monster!"
"A monster?"
"A monster appeared in the mine," Ace confirmed. "It was disgusting and crazy, it was horrible!"
"Could you explain to me in more detail?" Crowley asked them. Izuku nodded and the older man motioned for them to follow him. They walked through several hallways and climbed several stairs to what seemed to be one of the large towers of the school, all to reach a room with floating portraits of very recognizable characters. The office was very spacious and the color purple seemed to be my favorite. of Crowley since everything there was that color in different tones. The director allowed them to sit in the chairs in front of his desk, the four of them ended up telling him everything that had happened, from their trip to the mine and what they had found in the cabin, as well as joining forces to overthrow the monster. "A mysterious monster that lived in the coal mine and the four of you worked together to defeat it and bring back a magic crystal?"
"And."
"No… It's not like we work together… like he said," Ace tried to excuse himself, it was still difficult for him to accept reality.
"It was more that our goals were similar."
"Work as a team," Izuku told them as he saw how the two students tried to make excuses to avoid damaging their pride. A sound made them stop talking, they looked at the cause of that unfortunate sound, the director was hunched over his desk while holding his head with his eyes closed, sobs were coming out of his mouth and tears were visible even with the mask on.
"What's wrong with this one? "Why does an adult burst into tears?" Grim asked when he saw the human cry.
"In all these years that I have been principal… students of Night Raven College… So that, on their first day, they go hand in hand to face and defeat an enemy!"
"That?! "Don't hold hands with them!" Deuce yelled at him.
"It's a saying Spade-Kun," Izuku couldn't help but let out a small chuckle in his face.
"I would never do that, what a pig! By the way, director, how old are you?" Ace asked him, puzzled when he mentioned the above.
"I am overwhelmed with emotion! This incident confirms it," the man seemed as overwhelmed as his students a few hours ago when Izuku blurted out his death. "Your Izuku, you certainly have talent as a beast tamer!"
"Beast tamer?" asked the freckled man. "That's what I was talking about last night, right?"
"The students of Night Raven College are budding wizards named here by the mirror of shadows. However, when they are of a higher class, it makes them proud and selfish people who do not even have the slightest idea of working with others, making many of them selfish and self-centered.
"It's really not saying anything good, you know."
"You can't use magic," that phrase hurt the green-haired man. "But… Maybe… precisely because you can't use magic means that you could give instructions to the magicians and make them cooperate. Maybe that mediocrity is exactly what this school needs right now!" Izuku really didn't know whether to be flattered or offended. .
"He's not saying anything good, is he?" Ace was in the same circumstances as Grim.
"Izuku, I have no doubt… that your existence is essential to the future of this academy. "That's what my senses as an educator say," the aforementioned now knew that all of this was an exaggeration or a joke in very bad taste. "Young Trappola, young Spade along with rescinding your expulsion," he said to the two from Heartsbuyl and then turned to the freckled man. "...You... You have the requirements to attend Night Raven College as a student!"
"...EHHHH?!...", everyone shouted in surprise, the freckled man couldn't believe what the adult on the other side of the desk had said, was he being serious? Would you let him study at school? But he didn't have magic! That was supposed to be against the rules and that's why they wanted to kick him out in the first place. "Even though I don't use magic?!" He had to be sure of what he had heard wrong.
"Yes, because I am extremely kind. But there is a condition," Izuku almost fell to the floor in disappointment, but he must have imagined something like that, there was always a condition. "You can't use magic, becoming a magician is out of the question. You probably won't be able to complete all your lessons because of that… young Grim," at his appointment the creature looked at the teacher intrigued. "You have shown me that you have enough talent to become a magician. Therefore, I will allow you two to enroll together, as a single student at Night Raven College," Can that be done? the four now students asked themselves.
"Me too…" Grim seemed about to burst into tears, the thick tears he held in his eyes confirmed it to Izuku. "Not maintenance, but as a student?"
"Yes~...But!...Never let an incident like yesterday happen! We have a deal?"
Grim was still in a state of shock, processing all the information he had been given in less than a rooster's crow; Midoriya knew that it would be difficult to control it from now on, but that threat from Crowley seemed to have an effect because the small animal only nodded in agreement with the instruction.
"That's great Grim! "Now you're a student like you wanted," Izuku congratulated him with a small smile that looked more like a grimace, he was still getting used to showing his emotions more although he wasn't quite ready to do it naturally. For his part, Grim was celebrating the great victory he had obtained.
"Well then... The status symbol as a student at Night Raven College is a magical crystal," the eldest took out a small navy blue crystal from one of the drawers, it looked very similar to the feathers that Ace and Deuce used to do magic. . "I'll give it to you, Grim-kun."
"A magic crystal?!"
"It's the norm for students to have magic crystals in the shape of a magic pen, but... you wouldn't be able to grab it with your paws, right? It's a special custom, pay attention to even the smallest details! "Aren't I too kind?!"
But his students ignored him, they were more focused watching Grim celebrate. He jumped between the desk and flew above the other three while singing a little song that Izuku didn't understand at all.
"You're not listening to what we discussed, are you?" the older man asked the freckled man, who only shook his head. "Did you understand?"
"Yes sir."
"As you can see, Grim-kun is not used to human society, it is up to you to take the reins and supervise to avoid causing more problems!" Izuku had no idea how someone like him could tame someone like Grim but I would have to try to avoid being expelled.
"Ahahaha! Incredible!" Ace did not hold back in congratulating him. "Look at you! You just started school, and… Are you perfect already?"
"I see. It's just the two of you in your dorm… So if you were tasked with supervising Grim, that makes you a dorm prefect," Deuce commented.
"Prefect? From Ramshackle Dorm?" the freckled man asked incredulously. That place was anything but a bedroom, it looked more like a warehouse where they were going to throw away all the trash that no one wanted.
"Isn't that unheard of? So there is a student prefect who cannot use magic."
"Alright, that's great, a prefect who can't use magic!"
"W-Well, then I will give my all to be worthy of that position."
"Do your best, perfect," Trappola ruffled the shorter man's uncontrollable green hair.
"I see a prefect…heh," Crowley seemed to think a lot about the position in which the minor now found himself. "I have a job application and having a title like that makes it more convenient... Wonderful!" He took another object from one of the drawers of his desk, it was similar to those old cameras that they used before during the pre-Quirk era, it had different colors but what stood out the most was the mouse shape around the lens. "Young prefect… I trust you with this!"
"A camera?"
"This is a ghost chamber."
"Ghost?"
"I think my grandmother told me about it. "It's a super ancient magic tool right?"
"Isn't he super old...!", the adult seemed very offended by what the boy with the heart said. "It's true. This may have been invented during the time of your grandmother or great-grandmother. There is a very special spell about this camera. It captures not only the objects, but also a part of their soul."
"A part of his soul?" Spade asked, bewildered.
"We call this, Memory: A fragment of memory. Also, the most interesting part of this magical camera is that the souls of the photographer and the photographed connect deeply, and the memory of the photo comes jumping to you!"
"Are they coming jumping?"
"It depends on how close the subject and the photographer are. The image could move like a video or it can give the photo memory a life of its own. Very interesting, right?", Midoriya couldn't deny how amazing that sounded.
"Give life to the photo? It's like ghost photography!" Deuce still didn't understand the meaning of the camera's name.
"Yes… That's why it's called a ghost camera," and the director wasn't all that surprised by his oversight. "They say it was made before the era of videos for when people wanted to leave vivid memories. Young Spade is right. In the past, people screamed in terror: "ghosts!" Surprised when the memory surfaced. "They were paralyzed with fear at the thought of taking a photo with this camera."
Crowley seemed amused at the memory.
"A camera to drive people crazy," Ace admitted without imagining that his grandmother was one of those people who panicked.
"Young prefect. Please take photos of Grim-kun and the other students to leave many memories of their lives in this academy.
"He takes a lot of great photos of me, you know!" I definitely wouldn't give him the luxury of taking photos of him all the time.
"Especially, make sure you get memories when someone steps out of line," that made Izuku stop smiling, he looked at the older man carefully, those golden eyes told him more than words, as if Dire Crowley knew perfectly well what had happened to him. to Midoriya before arriving at Twisted Wonderland and that scared him a lot. "It's the most appropriate way to inform me, right?"
"S-Si"
"Keep an eye on your surroundings and take souvenirs as a prefect. To generously give you a rare item that can be used by non-mages… My kindness knows no bounds! "Right?!", the older man exclaimed, but Izuku knew that this was more than fake for some reason.
"Thank you so much!"
"Now, it's so late. Let's save the detailed conversation for tomorrow," he said, looking at the clock, it was early morning, it was past twelve at night and they were still awake knowing that in a few hours they would have classes. "Everyone go back to your dorms."
"Then excuse our intrusion," the four of them got up from their seats and headed for the exit, then disappeared through the hallways.
Crowley smiled until he could no longer see them, his calculating eyes staring at the spot where the freckled man had previously sat. He didn't know for sure how much he had understood him but it was clear that the young man was something more than what was seen, he could see the potential he had, but Midoriya himself seemed to lock himself inside a cage and didn't let his true colors come out. .
Colors that could possibly be wonderful as well as dangerous.
The quartet was walking through the hallways trying to get to the main street to go to their bedrooms, fatigue was taking its toll on them as their movements became slower and slower.
"...Expulsion rescinded...", the one with the pike sighed in relief.
"Oh, my, my."
Grim seemed to be the only one with energy in the group. "Starting tomorrow I will start as a student of Night Raven College, you know, I will leave you all in the dust and take first place, you know!"
"You talk big for someone who is only half a student…"
"I already want to see it in the written exams," Midoriya said almost mockingly.
"Well anyway, it's okay right?"
"We will be classmates tomorrow. Prefect and Grim"
"I wonder if it will go well…I hope we get along!"
"Saying that again… It's embarrassing, can you not say it?" Ace seemed embarrassed at the minor's small bow.
"It's true, even if we don't want to, we'll see each other every day," Deuce said. "I'm even in Heartsbyul with this idiot."
"Thinking about seeing your serious face every day…no, thank you…"
"That's also my absent line Ace."
"Yes, yes, Deuce almost crying," he walked past Midoriya away from the group. "Well, see you tomorrow, prefect."
"Those two… are going to be a big problem," Izuku whispered.
"Those guys can make a good combo, you know," Gri said, looking at the pair that was walking away from them. "They're the type, they fight because they're so close, Now! "We better go back to the bedroom. Tomorrow we won't be cleaning anymore!" the raccoon reminded him. "Finally…finally… Our brilliant life at the Night Raven College academy begins, you know!"
The green-haired man sighed tiredly, knowing that his stay in that world would turn his life upside down...
Notice! I'm not good with English so if you see something that doesn't add up, blame Google...
Sorry for taking so long to update, some things crossed my mind over the weekend and I was previewing part of the next chapter of Blood Inheritance as well as working on the last part of the prologue. This is the longest chapter I have written in this book and the truth is I don't even know how I did it, I had to redo this chapter a few times because I felt like it was missing something and in the end I liked this version better.
I hope you like it and that you enjoyed it.
See you in the next chapter!