(DISCONTINUED) The Celestial Wizard | 𝗧𝗪𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝗪𝗢𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗗

Neige LeBlanche

     "You seem to find the event a joke," Riddle firmly told him. "Can you please stop talking as if the audience is a friend to me?! It shivers me to the point I can't talk anymore... I can't imagine myself on that stage with so many audiences!" Idia exclaimed, stammering rather.

     "We still have more than a month, Idia-senpai. I suggest you practice your voice before the festival or should I offer my help using my special class dedicated to how you conquer your fear in front of people?" Riddle offered, staring at the tablet. Idia shrieked behind the tablet, "I'll manage to talk before the event, okay?!" He assured as he whispered about not wanting to be attending Riddle's special classes.

     Riddle nodded, "Splendid. I'll be looking forward to your appearance. That's all for my reports for the event," he announced. Crowley clapped his hands, "Now, that's all for the dorm leader's meeting. I hope everyone shall cooperate!"

- Pomefiore Dorm - Vil's room -

     Vil sat at his chair, gripping his clothes. Can't contain the anger anymore, he threw a vase on a wall, "Mira, Mira... Please enlighten me..." He took his phone to talk to his A.I. butler. "Yes, what would you like to know, Vil-san?" It asked.

     "Currently, who's the fairest of them all?" He asked. Mira seems to appear with two pictures on his screen, "Web results from the keyword fairest are Neige LeBlanche and (Name) Heartfilia..." Mira answered.

     Vil put his phone on the table, angered by the answer. He placed a hand on his forehead, "Neige and (Name)... I see the time finally has come, I shall claim what's mine and mine only..." He whispered as he looked at his reflection. "I'm sorry, I didn't quite catch that."

- A few days later, Cafeteria -

(Name), Frosch and Lector are nowhere to be found since they were excused by the two Professors, Mozus Trein and Divus Crewel. Carla, Happy, and Pantherlily are left alone with Grim, Ace, and Deuce because of that. It's quite gloomy because of how tired they are in Physical Education...

     "I'm so hungry," Grim murmured as he rested above Carla's head. "Every time we have Professor Vargas as our teacher, it feels longer than usual~..." He sighed, his stomach grumbling.

     "Aren't you hungry for like every after the subject?" Happy stated, using his commonsense, he was sitting on Ace's left shoulder. Ace nodded, "Happy has a point. You always grumble about how tiring every subject is," he added as he gave Happy a high five.

     "There's a lot of people gathered around that bulletin board," Deuce pointed to the crowd. As they squeezed into the crowd, "Let's see, there's a big paper sheet in the center. An audition for the Join Cultural Event's Voice and Dance Competition?" He asked.

     "Seems legit," Pantherlily commented. "Ah, it's the upcoming music competition event. I've seen those on TV before, but I didn't expect that the audition shall happen on the same stage too," Ace said.

Come and join us! Aspiring singers and dancers, it's your time to shine at last! It's your chance to present your respective schools. Do write your names under the column below to audition to be one of the finalists for the competition! The prize money shall be divided among the participating members, a total of 5 million madol!

     "What?! 5 million madol?!" All of them exclaimed, even Carla. Then a certain Headmaster clapped behind him, amused by their reaction, "A wonderful amount for such an event, isn't it?"

     "Don't scare us like that!" All of them said in unison, angry at the Headmaster. "I have to say this to you Headmaster, don't you dare appear out of nowhere! It's scary!" Ace angrily told the Headmaster.

     The Headmaster gave a small laugh, amused at their reaction, "Pardon your humble Headmaster, I didn't mean to scare you. You must be surprised by the prize money for the event, VDC in other words. Large companies all over the world are sponsoring the VDC for this year," he told them. "The VDC is not just any event, but it's an opportunity to be offered by different entertainment companies to join them. You'll be able to have a debut in the same company, too."

     "Impressive," Carla commented. "Your dreams to be a famous artist shall come true. It's a fair competition and you're bringing the name of the school you're in as well your future! To be frank, the prize money should be as same as the impressive performance we shall see!" Crowley continued.

     "So like, if the companies got their new stars in this event, the 5 million madol is just a bonus for them," Ace said, imagining what'll happen for the winners. Grim, opposite of Ace, was thinking something else, "If I have that kind of money, I'll be probably buying every tuna can ~! Right, Carla?" He asked the white cat.

     Carla, who's in her human form, shrugged, "I don't know, Grim. Isn't (Name) giving you daily tuna cans tho? You're still not satisfied with it?" She said to him, raising an eyebrow. Deuce placed a hand under his chin, calculating something, "Wait, isn't the prize money divided among the winners? If we're gonna join, then 5 million divided by 7... Um, two million... One million... Um..."

     Ace took his phone out, calculating the sum, "It'll be 714,285 madol for each of us," he said. "That'll be around 2 thousand tuna cans that cost 300 madol." He told the cat.

     Happy has sparkles in his eyes, "So many fishes for me!" He cheered. Pantherlily couldn't hide his excitement since he'll also manage to buy a lot of kiwis with that kind of money, "Hey, Carla! Let's join the competition to get the prize money!"

     Carla rubbed her temples, "You need to pass the audition first before doing that," she told the grey cat. Crowley nodded, "Indeed, you need to audition first before getting the prize money. The members are usually selected from Drama Club and Light Music Club. There are new rules and everyone from other clubs is allowed to join!"

     Deuce's eyes can be seen with hope, "A fair competition! Who's the best shall be the last!" He cheered as they wrote their names. "Of course, I'm your kind Headmaster! You also have a lot of rivals that's been practicing since last year, so it's quite a challenge for everyone to join this year." The Headmaster said as he chuckled lightly.

Carla is still suspicious of Crowley and (Name) as well. Every middle of the night, she always leaves the room to talk to someone. She doesn't have any idea who she talks to, but it seems to be related to her grandfather. Crowley's case is different somehow, first time she saw him, her instincts tell her that it reminds her of (Name)'s overblot when she was a kid...

     "I'm very gracious, what do you think?" Crowley asked the youngsters, who seems to be disagreeing with his statement. "Everyone has the right to audition after all. I'm excited to see who'll be the representatives of our school!" He added as he chuckled in delight.

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