3rd POV
"Magic Crystals are created after a gem absorbs all the magic power around it." Crowley said, explaining the origins of Magic Crystals. "And therefore, it's not strange to see a blot turning into a crystal. Even so, I have never seen a real black crystal before. The case of Overblot is extremely rare, it wouldn't happen that often..... But still......." (A/n: Unless you have a school full of kids who needs serious therapy!!)
"We've encountered there "Extremely Rare" cases a few times..." Y/n mumbled out.
"Hey, Headmaster. Are you trying to say that.... The black crystal is the one that increases the harmful effects of the blot... Am I right about that?" Ace asked.
"Yes." Crowley simply answered.
"grim had eaten quite a lot of Black Crystals, the magic power might have already affected him." Ace said, remembering those times where Grim ate those Crystals.
"Did the crystal cause him to act violently.....?" Deuce muttered in fear.
"........ I can't confirm any of your statements for now. Even hough Grim could communicate with us, he's still a monster." Crowley said. This caused Y/n's eyes to glow in anger. "Perhaps the violent Grim is his true self. The festival will continue tomorrow. We can't leave a dangerous monster that just attacked someone on the outside."
"A dangerous monster!? How can you say that!?" Deuce shouted, rising up from his seat. He wasn't the only one angry from what Crowley had said about Grim.
"I didn't want to suspect him either." Crowley said. "I allowed him to enroll in he school because I trusted him. But well...... Depending on how serious the situation is, he might not be able to stay in this school anymore."
"Huh? Do you mean......" Ace muttered.
"In any case, I have to gather all the Dorm Leaders, we need to capture Grim immediately." Crowley soon rose from his chair.
"N-No!" Deuce and Hooty stuttered out.
"You can't-!" Y/n shouted, rising to her feet and dropping her journal and pen on the floor.
"Please let me excuse myself-"
"You can't take Grim away!" Y/n blocked Crowley's path.
"I am your Headmaster, and it's my duty to protect the safety of my students." Crowley said to Y/n as the girl glared daggers into his masked eyes. "This is for your own protection. Y/n, don't forget to lock the doors and windows! And both of you, go back to your dorm!....... It's about time for them to come."
".... What does he mean by 'Them'?" Y/n muttered to herself.
"Huh?" Ace hummed. He too heard what Crowley had said.
"It's nothing. Ah, I have many things to do......" And with that, Crowley has left Ramshackle Dorm as the room goes silent. The silence has never been this loud. Ace decided to break it.
"The Headmaster sid Grim might not be able to stay on this campus depending on the situation...." Ace said, recalling what Crowley had said. "Does that mean they will get rid of him after labelling him as a monster?"
"This will only happen to Grim only... I mean, I know he is mean, impatient, and selfish-"
"Is there a 'But' in this sentence, Deuce?" Hooty glared.
"But I'm sure he would never hurt Y/n and other people without any reason!" Deuce stuttered out. "....... I'm sure he wouldn't.......... maybe......"
"Hey, don't scare us like that." Ace huffed out. "Well, he is indeed a monster and a beast. If he roams around the town, it will definitely cause a huge commotion on the street. I agree with everything the Headmaster said just now."
"Ace.... You....!" Deuce glared at Ace.
"But in this half year, he did get along with Y/n really well as a pair. Even the two Owls got together with Grim well." Ace continued. ".... And us too."
".....!" Deuce and Y/n didn't expect Ace to say something like that.
"Yes! He also had a close relationship with our classmates!" Deuce said with a reassuring smile.
"Ace.... Deuce...." Tears fell from Y/n's eyes. Ace and Deuce started to panic until Y/n jumped on them with a hug. "Thank you..." They smiled and hugged back.
"That's what friends are for." Ace and Deuce gave a cheeky grin as Y/n wiped away her tears.
"What are we going to do now? I mean, Y/n. What do you want to do?" Ace asked the girl.
"I don't want to leave him in this way!" Y/n huffed out, determined to find her friend again.
"I knew you would say that. Alright, let's look for that idiot." Ace gave a small laugh.
"Okay! We should find him before the others capture him, then we will ask him after I punch him in the face!" Deuce said with a smirk, his fist in his hand. Ace, Hooty, Owlbert and Y/n couldn't help but laugh.
"Alright! Operation Grim is a go!" Y/n said with determination as they rushed out of Ramshackle and out into the night.
Meanwhile on Main Street, Crowley has all the Dorm Leaders as he explained the situation at hand. His mind kept going back to Y/n and the look of betrayal in her eyes.
".... That's all. I want all of you to help me capture Grim." Crowley said as he look at the Dorm Leaders. "The Teachers are already taking their action."
"I see, so Y/n has been atta ked by Grim." Vil muttered out, crossing his arms over his chest. He was conflicted with the information that was given to him.
"I never thought he would do something like this." Kalim shook his head lightly, not believing the information himself.
"I thought something serious had happened after I woke up, but it turns out a cat had gone missing. I can't do this, I'm tired." Leona said with a mix of a groan and a yawn.
"The festival will continue tomorrow, we need to capture him in order to ensure the safety of our guests." Riddle mumbled out, feeling uncertain himself.
"Grim is really a problematic student, he would always cause some trouble during an event." Azul sighed out, adjusting his glasses a bit. "Don't let Y/n hear any of this or she'll kill us."
"Malleus is taking a night walk, I'm here to replace him." Lilia informed as Crowley nodded, taking note. "Ok bad at fighting people, but I think it's better to have many people around."
"I have a question! Should I check the survival status of the target?" Ortho, who was clearing representing Ignihyde, raise his hand in question.
"Of course you should!" Crowley huffed out, close to a yell. "Please try not to cause any injury to him!"
"This mission will fail if we don't follow the rules, right? Kay." Idia said through the floating tablet next to Ortho. "Well, Ortho can easily clear this event anyway."
"Hehe, I have installed the map data of the whole Campus!" Ortho giggled out. "I can find him by activating my infrared radiation."
"Students, I'm counting on you." Crowley said as everyone reluctantly nodded. 'I will not let the events of 14 years ago to happen again. Not on my watch.' Crowley thought to himself as he soon went off to find Grim.
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At the woods behind campus, Ortho and Idia's floating tablet followed the data Ortho calculated to find Grim. It led them to the dark woods. They stopped a few minutes later as Ortho scanned the area for anything that would lead them to the whereabouts of Grim.
"Detected a living being at around 15m. Height 70cm, magic power detected. Target confirm." Ortho informed, his usual voice turned more robotic. "Starting the operation now." Ortho and Grim engaged in a battle. Ortho had planned everything perfectly and countered Grim'd magical and physical attacks. And soo,n Grim was down.
"FFGNA~~~!!" Grim screams in pain as he soon went limp and passed out on the ground.
"Target is knocked out. Checking the vital signs." Ortho informed, checking Grim if he's okay. "Pulse, normal. Breathing, normal. No serious injury detected. Mission cleared. Sending a report to the administrator now."
"Good job, Ortho." Idia muttered out as his floating tablet floated towards Ortho and stops next to him. "We Speedrun the quest. Wait, no. I guess it's more like a tool assisted Speedrun. Whatever, we have already cleared the mission in the fastest way possible. We should hand him over to the Headmaster mow."
"Okay~ I'll go back to the Dorm after that~" Ortho cheerfully said. (A/n: If Cheka's the Sunshine of Royal Sword Academy, then Ortho is Night Raven Collage's Sunshine!)
"It hurts my heart just thinking that we will lose a precious fluffy cat on our campus." Idia mumbled out with a sigh. "I hope he doesn't get kicked out of the school."
Back at Main Street, Y/n, Hooty, Owlbert, Ace, and Deuce started to get more and more worried. Hooty and Owlbert already flew around Campus and had seen no sign of him anywhere.
"HEY, GRIM~!" Deuce shouted, cupping his hands up to his mouth.
"Deuce...!" Y/n yelped out, clapping her hands on his mouth.
"Are you stupid? We are not supposed to be here, low down your voice." Ace whisper-yelled at Deuce who nods in response. "And we will get our heads chopped off if our Dorm Leader finds out that we are staying outside at a time like this."
"Ah.... You're right." Deuce muttered as he cleared his throat. "Grim~ come out, I have your favorite tuna can." Deuce called out to Grim in a whisper.
"This isn't going to work." Hooty hooted out. They all jumped when a Phone started to ring.
"I told you to stay qui- Oh, it's your phone? Is it..." Ace mumbled out. Gripping her phone in her hand, Y/n took a deep breath and answered the call.
"Hello?" Y/n mumbled out, putting her Phone on speaker.
"Y/n-San." Crowley's voice was heard. Y/n mouthed 'Crowley' to the guys as they stayed quiet. "The Shroud brothers from Ignihyde had successfully captured Grim."
"!!!" They all froze.
"Whew, I'm so glad we caught him." Crowley gave a sigh of relief. "Or else I might have to cancel the festival tomorrow, Mr. Ambros will definitely look down on me if that happens...."
"Crowley." Y/n huffed out.
"Ahem! Please forget anything I said just now." Crowley stuttered out. "We still can't have a proper conversation with Grim now. We will be asking him about this matter after he regains consciousness, we will also ask for professional help from outside the campus. Therefore, you are not allowed to see Grim for now. That's all." And with that, Crowley hang up. Everyone was still shaken up by the information. Ace was the first to speak up.
"Wait, did he just say they can't communicate with Grim?" Ace mumbled out.
"Don't tell me, did he attack someone again?" Deuce gulped nervously.
"I'm worried about him....." Y/n mumbled out, hanging her head low. "Something's happened to him..."
"...... How'd you know?" Ace asked.
"Because that's not My Grim."
To Be Continued~