Are you guys ready for this chapter cause now it's officially Overblot time! Hahah you are absolutely going to love this 😌 In the next chapter, the identity of the Magicam stalker will be revealed and it'll also be the last chapter before going into Pomefiore so if you wanna leave and questions for the Scarabia Q and A go ahead and do so. I wanna say, you guys are just plain adorable. I like how the majority of you guys just started calling Kanzaburou "Zaza" that's cute. Now with all that said, remember to enjoy and happy reading.
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"You've faced quite a lot of hardships yet you've risen to the top greatly. I wanna be the one to share all your strengths and company when you need it most."
~ Azul Ashengrotto 🐙
After reviewing the plan with everyone once more, the group all agreed on what was to be done before soon getting ready for a good night's sleep.
Kanzaburou of course made sure to drag the Octavinelle trio to the next room along with him and Grim so the raven haired female could take the bed.
"Goodnight Tomioka sama!"
"Well see you in the morning."
"Goodnight guys." (Y/N) said as she bid the all goodnight before soon letting the darkness consume her.
🐍 Dream World 🐍
"The skies are so dark and ominous..."
The female looked around taking in the sight of the dark sky before soon taking notice of the same man wearing the black robe. Currently he held a lamp in his hands, a smirk plastered on his face as he was seen stepping on the genie.
"Genie, stop!" A raven haired male called out as he suddenly grew bigger and tore the palace building, a solemn look clearly written on his face.
"Master?"
"Sorry, kid. I got a new master now." The genie sadly said.
"Kneel and pay tribute to the great sorcerer, Jafar!" The parrot exclaimed as the man known as Jafar grinned as he watched as people were bowing and the chaos unfolded.
"It's the Princess and the Sorcerer...but they're bowing to him." (Y/N) mumbles as she watched as the pair were forced to bow before Jafar.
"Now, where were we? Ah yes, abject humiliation!" Jafar said as he held the Princess by the chin and soon changed the male's clothes.
"Prince Ali, I guess clothes do make a person..."
"He is no Prince, and that's a fact. Now that he's unmasked, do you recognize your Prince? It's Aladdin! His punishment?" Jafar said before soon sending the male now known as Aladdin to a tower. "Eternal banishment from this life!" He exclaimed as the tower soon was thrown off to who knows where.
"Farewell, Prince Ali!" Jafar laughed all while the genie let out a small sad sigh.
And at that, the female's dream soon came to an end before she soon awoke. "There's a genie..." She mumbled before letting out a small sigh. "He made himself the ruler...."
"(Y/N) It's time to wake up." Jade said as Azul and an annoyed Grim trailed behind him.
"I'm awake." The female said as she gave the male a small nod. "Kanzaburou isn't here..."
"That's right." Jade said as he smiled at the female. "Much to his current dismay, he's with Floyd."
"Myah...are we marching to the oasis?" Grim asked.
"No, we're waking up early precisely to avoid that. Come along, now." Azul said.
"Alright senpai." The female said before everyone soon walked out of the room.
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After preparing themselves for the day, the group soon eventually made their way to another room. The two males not really bothering much by knocking as they simply opened the door and walked right in.
"Good morning, Kalim." Jade greeted as he smiled at the white haired male.
"Mm...Izzat you, Jamil? Morning..." Kalim tiredly said.
"No, it's Jade. Though our names do sound a bit similar." Jade said as he gave the male a small smile.
Kalim soon woke up, now sitting up as he stared at the group in confusion. "Wait, what? What are you all doing here?" He said.
"I've brought some tea to wake you up and a change of clothes. Now rise and come with me, if you please." Jade said as he place Kalim's set of clothes by his bed.
"Huh? What? What's going on? Where's Jamil?" Kalim questioned as he stared at the male in confusion.
"Don't worry. We're perfectly capable of helping you get dressed without him." Azul said as he smiled at the male before soon being interrupted by the sound of knocking on the door before it soon opened revealing Jamil.
"Kalim, it's time to..." Jamil started off before his gaze soon met with the group before him making his eyes widen in shock. "What?! Azul? Jade? Grim...and (Y/N)?! What are you doing in Kalim's room?!"
"Ah, good morning Jamil! You're welcome to sleep in today. In fact, I encourage it." Azul said as he gave the male a close eyed smile. "We'll be taking care of Kalim starting now until the end of break."
"What?!" Jamil exclaimed.
"After our chat last night, I realized something. Who's the busiest guy in this dorm? It's you, Jamil!" Azul said.
"We've been taking advantage of Scarabia's hospitality during our stay, you see. So we'd like to pay it back somehow." Jade said as he gave Jamil a close eyed smile.
"You can call us the Jamil Support Squad!" Grim said as (Y/N) nodded in agreement. "Of course it's not as good as the TPC but you're second best." Grim said as he gave a small shrug.
"Well, I guess..."
"O...of all the ridiculous...I mean, no, I couldn't possibly ask you to–" Jamil said before soon being cut off by Kalim.
"Oh...Ooh...Oooh! That's brilliant!" Kalim happily exclaimed. "I've been thinking for ages about how I wish I could make Jamil's job easier!"
"Your compassion is a touching thing to behold, Kalim." Jade said as he gave Kalim a close eyed smile. "Would that Azul could take a page from your book."
"You just had to get in a dig, didn't you, Jade?" Azul said as he let out a forced laugh, slightly glaring at the teal haired male before smiling at Jamil. "Anyway, allow us to handle matters here. You can kick back and take it easy, Jamil.
"By all means, take them up on it, Jamil! This is great for you!" Kalim said.
"Run along now, Jamil." Jade said as he pushed the male out of the room before finally shutting the door. "Go back to your room and catch up on your sleep."
"What...."
"What in the world is going on here? I can't just rest." Jamil said as he stared at the now closed door in front of him. "'I'd better at least see to breakfast..." He mumbled.
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Back at the dorm lounge, the Scarabia students could be seen running around with food in their hands as two familiar male's stood over helping them prepare the food.
"Hey, minnow. That ain't been seasoned yet, so don't run it out." Floyd pointed out.
"S...sorry, sir!" The blonde haired Scarabia student apologized.
"The vegetables in the oven are done." The purple haired Scarabia student said.
"Those are already dressed, so plate them and get them on the table." Floyd said.
"Rice is done cooking." The redhead Scarabia male told Kanzaburou as a gave the male a small nod.
"Good, now it needs to get wrapped up in nori. We'll be making onigiri, it's simple and easy." The raven male said as the redhead Scarabia student smiled at him. "If you need any help let me know."
"Yes sir!" The redhead exclaimed.
"B...breakfast is already made?! Did you do this, Floyd?" Jamil said as he looked at the food that was now being set out.
"Yea, and it's we, as in both me and the uncooked Unagi. Get it right." Kanzaburou said he set out some plates.
"Morning, Sea Snake!" Floyd greeted as he watched as the raven haired male walked off. "Yup, he's right! We totally took care of it along with the minnows. Azul was going on about how much he wanted to help you."
"But...but I can't put our guests to work." Jamil stuttered.
"We ain't exactly guests, remember? We're training buddies." Floyd corrected.
"But Kalim can only eat food prepared by me. It could be poisoned." Jamil said.
"Please, poisoning someone is beneath me." Kanzaburou scoffed as he walked over next to Jamil. "Only pathetic wimps find cowardly ways out with poison."
"The that shortie from the Crops..."
Besides, what reason would I have for poisoning him?" The raven haired questioned.
"Hahah yea!" Upon hearing the male's words, Floyd grinned before soon looking back at Jamil. "That's an even more unbalanced diet than what I eat. And I ain't poisoned anything here either, by the way. If you don't trust us, test it yourself. If it gets Jamil's Poison Free Seal of Approval, I'm sure Sea Otter will eat it right up." He said as Kanzaburou nodded in agreement.
"I suppose you both have a point, but still..." Jamil mumbled.
"Vice dorm leader, could you taste test these grilled vegetables?" The blonde haired Scarabia student said as he brought a plate of vegetables to Jamil.
"I think this soup came out nicely. What do you think, sir?" The purple haired Scarabia student said as he walked over to the male with the food in hand.
"This is onigiri and I think it came out great." The redhead Scarabia said as he also approached the male. "Please taste test it as well."
"Rgh...fine. I'll test them all myself." Jamil said as he now finally agreed. "Actually, are we prepared for our morning oasis trek? Usually, breakfast comes after the march."
"Ah, about that. As dorm leader of Octavinelle, I've given my fellow dorm leader Kalim an alternate proposal." Azul said as he now appeared in the lounge before them.
"W...what?! You can't just do that!" Jamil exclaimed as he stared at the male in shock.
"Rather than aerobic exercise like long range walking, you'll see far greater gains in strength and stamina from proper indoor weight training." Azul said as he gave Jamil a close eyed smile. "Scarabia's desert is a terribly hot place, you know. We wouldn't want to risk anyone getting heatstroke."
"Yea, I'm surprised no one has passed out from it all..."
"In fact, there's a huge fountain in the courtyard. If you wanna build stamina, how about swimming in that? It'd be more fun too." Floyd added.
"Agreed. I can tell you from experience that swimming is a far better way to burn fat than walking." Azul said.
"So...we don't have to go on those marches anymore?" The blonde haired Scarabia student questioned as a look of disbelief washed over his face.
"We're safe, Vice dorm leader!" The purple haired Scarabia student happily exclaimed.
"It's also worth mentioning that skipping breakfast can make you more easily fatigued and distracted. Not that overeating helps either, of course." Azul said.
"Good morning. Ooh, breakfast is done already?" Kalim greeted as he now appeared at the lounge along with the rest of the group.
"Hot diggity! That looks delish!" Grim exclaimed.
"It all looks great." (Y/N) said as she gave the two males a small smile. "Good job Kanzaburou, you too Floyd senpai."
"Thank you Tomioka sama." Kanzaburou smiled as Floyd went over to hug the female.
"I'll admit I was worried they would kill each other..."
"Floyd is in fine form today. It comes out considerably worse when he's not in the mood..." Jade said.
"And Sea Snake's already poison tested your portions, Sea Otter. Go on and dig in! Bon appetit!" Floyd said as he grinned at them.
Kalim smiled at them before going over to try the soup. Once he did, a grin made its way onto his face. "Ooh, this is wonderful soup!"
"Ain't it? That's a Coral Sea staple. It's packed to the gills with seafood." Floyd said.
"Go on and eat." Kanzaburou said as he gave them a close eyed smile. "You don't want this all to go to waste now do you?"
"Don't mind if we do!" Grim exclaimed.
"............."
"First, the key to ancient incantations is memorizing vocabulary." Azul said.
"I'm awful at memorization. It puts me to sleep." Kalim said as he let out a small sigh.
"Then I've got the perfect study method for you: recitation while walking." Azul suggested.
"It's a good study method for people with shorter attention spans." Jade said.
"Maybe that could help Grim..."
"Hm, that sounds good but I don't think it's fit for me." (Y/N) said as she gave herself a small nod. "Da- er Crewel said I do very good in classes..." She mumbled to herself.
"Sounds like it'd be just as great for me!" Grim said.
"Oh trust me, you would benefit from it." Kanzaburou smirked as the Tanuki glares at him.
"Alright, let's all try it together, guys." Kalim said as he smiled at the students.
"Yes, sir!" The Scarabia students said in unison.
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After a bit of walking and reciting some incantation, Kalim seemed to be satisfied now giving himself a small nod.
"Yes! I think I managed to memorize a spell I was having trouble with!" Kalim happily exclaimed.
"Good job senpai." (Y/N) said as she gave the male a thumbs up.
"See, I told you." Azul said as he gave Kalim a close eyed smile.
Jamil simply stared at everyone in silence, not saying a single word as he simply kept watching them.
"..........."
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"Proper exercise is critical to honing a more efficient mind for study. However, overstraining yourself will have an adverse effect." Azul said.
"Mock battles are a good way to exercise while venting stress." Jade said.
"Ahaha! I'm in the mood to cut loose, so count me in! Hmmm, who to fight?" Floyd laughed as he then looked over at the students.
"Alright, split into teams of five and let the melee begin!" Kalim happily said. "Ahaha! Mock bottles really are fun. And they're a great way to gauge the results of your training."
"Yes, dorm leader!" The Scarabia students all said in unison.
"Uh...who to cheer for..." (Y/N) mumbled as she looked at the males before her in confusion.
"Whoever you want." Kanzaburou said as he smiled at the female.
"Ok..." (Y/N) said as she gave her raven haired companion a small nod. "Do a good job out there everyone." She said as she raised a fist in the air, now smiling a bit at all of them.
"Remember, there are no losers out there." Kanzaburou said as he gave a close eyed smile.
Jamil once again remained silent as he watched everyone now get ready for their mock battle. The male continued to watch in silence not wanting to join as he now stood next to (Y/N).
"..........."
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After their mock battles were done and over with, everyone now met up in the cafeteria.
"There's one main reason we've grown as well as we have. And that would be...our diet, of course!" Azul said as he gave them a close eyed smile. "It's about getting the nutrients you need, not too many and not too few. This helps your afternoon performance."
"Cooking is an essential life skill for gaining an understanding of food and developing a healthy diet." Jade said.
"Maybe I should start cooking every now and then...I wouldn't have to worry about poison if I prepared meals myself." Kalim said.
"Don't. You'll injure yourself again." Jamil said as he frowned upon hearing Kalim's words.
"There's nothing wrong with wanting to make your own food." (Y/N) said as Kanzaburou nodded in agreement.
"Hahah ok, Sea Otter. You're in charge of stirring the pot." Floyd said.
"Keep an eye on that soup and make sure it doesn't boil over, would you?" Jade said.
"Sure thing! Glad to help." Kalim said as he grinned at the male.
"Alright, everyone. Let's make this a meal to remember." Jade said as the students nodded in agreement.
"Yes, sir!" The Scarabia student said in unison.
"Let's lend them a hand Kanzaburou." (Y/N) said as the male simply smiled at the female.
"Very well." The male said as he nodded in agreement.
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Soon enough everyone was now finished cooking. Before them all the plate of food, including the soup.
"Done!" Kalim happily said. "Wow, even I can make a simple soup, huh? Aha ha!"
"Very good senpai, it looks great." (Y/N) said as she once again gave the male a thumbs up making Kalim smile.
"See, told you it'd be easy." Floyd said as he grinned at the male.
"All you did was stir the pot..." Jamil said as he soon let out a small sigh.
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Once everyone finished eating, they soon left the cafeteria and made their way back to Scarabia dorm.
"Ah, that was fantastic." Kalim said.
"Pausing after a meal to take a light walk stimulates the brain and improves your study efficiency in the afternoon." Azul said.
"You know a lot about this stuff, Azul. I'm impressed." Kalim said as he smiled at the grey haired male. "And here I was just pushing for frantic hard work with no real direction. I think I've put my students in an unfair position. You're a sophomore dorm leader just like me, but I'm woefully behind." He said as he let out a small sigh.
"Unfair yes, but it's not your fault..."
"Everyone makes mistakes. Our vacation's only half over. There's still room to make up for lost time." Azul said as he smiled at Kalim.
"With a training camp this helpful, staying at school doesn't sound so bad." The blonde haired Scarabia student said.
"Yea agreed." The purple haired Scarabia student said as he nodded in agreement. "The only chance we get to spend time with you guys is when we're at school.
"It feels like I'm waking up from a nightmare..." The redhead Scarabia student said as he let out a sigh in relief.
"I have to admit..." The female started off as she stared at the smiling students.
"Hm?" Kanzaburou hummed as he looked at the raven haired female.
"I like this better, they look happy...relaxed even." She said as the male simply smiled upon hearing her words.
Jamil frowned as he heard their words now staring at everyone in silence once again.
"..........."
"Scarabia's got a lot of people good at astrology and ancient incantations, right?" Azul said.
"As they tell it here, the Sorcerer of the Sands specialized in divination, and this dorm is populated by students who embody his spirit. I'm not good at either thing myself, though. Ahaha!" Kalim laughed as he then grinned at the male.
"I hear the Sorcerer of the Sands successfully utilized a man made device for fortunetelling that required natural energy. The study of astrology took shape relatively early when compared to other fields of magic..." Azul said. "He was so far ahead of his time. I suppose his successes played a major role in that."
"Ooh...The Great Seven never fail to impress!" Kalim happily exclaimed.
Jamil remained silent throughout the whole time, once again not uttering a single word.
"............"
"Oh, it's almost three o'clock. Let's get in a bit more studying, then take a break." Azul said.
"Shall I prepare some tea?" Jade offered.
"No, I'll handle it." Azul said as he rejected Jade's offer. "I'm the farthest along with my assignment, after all."
Jamil glared at the grey haired male for a bit before finally speaking. "Allow me to help you."
"I'd appreciate that." Azul said as the female nodded in agreement. "Shall we be off, Jamil?"
And soon enough, the two males walked off to prepare tea.
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The two males walked off into the quiet Hallways of Scarabia, in comfortable silence. Neither of them saying a single word on the way.
"The students' completion rate for these assignments is up fifteen percent from yesterday." The grey haired male finally spoke now breaking the silence. "Those are some statistically significant results. (Y/N), Kanzaburou and Grim told me Kalim was going through drastic mood swings." Azul frowned a bit before smiling at Jamil. "But he's been acting pretty calm since we arrived. Isn't it nice that Kalim's regained the faith of Scarabia's students?"
"Well, perhaps more for (Y/N) but still..."
"No. No, it isn't...." Jamil mumbled.
"It's not?" Azul said as he now sounded confused.
"No offense, but I can't let you people stay in Scarabia any longer. It's time you went back under the sea." Jamil said as he glared at Azul.
"Pardon? Where did this come from, Jamil? Have I done something to offend you?" Azul said, now slightly taken aback by the male's words.
"You really don't get it? Does the sad look on my face mean nothing to you?" Jamil said as he frowned at Azul.
"What...?" Azul said as stared at the male.
"You made eye contact with me. Fool. The one you behold is your master. When I ask you a question, you will answer. When I give you a command, you will assent." Jamil said as a smirk made its way on his lips.
(EgoPhiliac on Tumblr)
"Snake Charmer."
"What?! Gh...my head! Rgh..." Azul groaned as he clutched his head.
"The pain will last as long as you resist. The sooner you give in and submit, the easier it will be for you. Go on, I'm waiting." Jamil said as he simply stared at the male.
"Rrrgh...urgh..."
"Azul, who is your master?" Jamil questioned.
"My master is.." Azul hesitantly said before finally responding to him. "...you, O mighty Jamil. I await your command, Master."
"Heh...Haha... Hahaha." Jamil laughed once he heard Azul's words. "You thought I was a mediocre magician, but you were sorely mistaken. An embarrassing misjudgment for the dorm leader of Octavinelle. But really...because of you, all my carefully laid plans have gone up in smoke. All I needed was a little more nudging from the Ramshackle visitors, and the students would have kicked Kalim out." Jamil said before soon letting out a small sigh. "It was my way of getting Kalim ejected from his position without getting my own hands dirty. Do you have any idea how much painstaking effort I put into laying the groundwork for that?" He said as he frowned at the male. "First, you're going to take the twins and go home to the Coral Sea. Wait, hold on. Azul. You returned all your contractually stolen powers back to their original owners recently, right?"
"Yes, Master." Azul said.
"Tch. So much for using you as my own personal genie of the lamp." Jamil scoffed as he crossed his arms over his chest. "Your signature spell is quite a valuable asset, but it would be hard to keep you controlled long term." He mumbled.
"Sir. I remember the contents of the contracts." Azul said.
"What?" Jamil said as he stared at the male before him in shock.
"I remember all the secrets of the people I made contracts with. Their troubles. Their weaknesses. Their desires." The grey haired male said.
"What a twisted collection. I can see I made the right call not making friends with you." Jamil said as he grinned. "Does this intellectual cache of yours include Headmage Dire Crowley's secrets?"
"Of course, Master. I know one thing he would never want others to learn." Azul said.
"Hah...hahah...that's it. That's it!
It's all going to work out!" Jamil laughed sounding pleased by his words. "You really are my genie of the lamp, Azul!"
"Do you wish to know the Headmage's secret?" Azul asked.
"Oh, absolutely. Once I have the Headmage's weakness in my grasp, I'll finally be free. I'll kick Kalim out of school and become dorm leader myself!" Jamil exclaimed. "Alright, now all I need is (Y/N) and-" He said but was soon interrupted by the sound of approaching footsteps.
"And there we have it." Jade said as Jamil quickly turned and stared at him in shock.
"So, you finally show your true colors! I bet you thought you were real slick, pulling the wool over our eyes!" Grim said.
"How...how much did you hear?" Jamil stuttered as he stared at them with wide eyes.
"Everything..."
"All of it, from start to finish. Your entire conversation from the moment you left the lounge, has been live streamed to the world from Azul's smartphone." Jade said.
"What?!" Jamil shouted.
"Azul's Magicam livestream presently has five thousand active viewers. It's trending online under the topic: "A Certain Magicians' School's Dirty Little Secret." It's your moment in the sun, Vice dorm leader. Naturally, all the dorm students are gathered in the lounge, watching you." Jade said as he gave the male a close eyed smile and with that, more footsteps quickly approached the scene.
"Vice dorm leader Jamil, is everything you just said true?" The blonde haired Scarabia male said.
"Have you really been deceiving us this whole time?!" The purple haired Scarabia student said as he glared at the male.
"Talk about a wolf in sheep's clothing! You're a fraud, through and through!" Grim said as (Y/N) and Kanzaburou nodded Mm agreement.
"Lying and manipulating..." (Y/N) mumbled.
"Y...you...you've got it all wrong. I..." Jamil stuttered out as he tried to explain himself only to be cut off by Jade.
"Don't even try to talk your way out of this one. The mind control magic you used on Azul is hard evidence." Jade said as he frowned a bit. "Jamil...it's been you all along. You've been using your signature spell on Kalim and making him throw Scarabia into chaos!"
"And you had the audacity to manipulate Tomioka sama too!" Kanzaburou glared all while the raven haired female simply stared at Jamil in silence.
"I should kill him right now..."
"I'm still gonna punch him."
"Gh...! I was trying to avoid escalating matters, but you leave me no choice." Jamil said before looking back at Azul. "Azul, I command you! Subdue and restrain them all."
"Yes, Master." Azul said.
"Azul, no. You don't want to do this. Snap out of it." Jade said.
"Pleading with him won't help!" Jamil smirked.
"Yes. I am Jamil's loyal minion..." Azul trailed off before looking back at Jamil. "...or at least, you wish I was."
"What?!" Jamil exclaimed as he stared at the grey haired male in shock.
"Jamil, you said the funniest thing to me earlier. Allow me to return the favor. You thought I was an arrogant magician, but you were sorely mistaken. An embarrassing misjudgment for the vice dorm leader of Scarabia, the dorm that embodies the spirit of mindfulness." Azul said as he smirked at the male.
"What's going on? I know you made eye contact. I had you under control!" Jamil said.
"Please. I'm a competent magician. I always prepare for all eventualities before I act. Isn't that right, Floyd?" Azul said as he looked over at Floyd.
"I think you let your guard down a little too soon there, Sea Snake." Floyd said, his voice now sounding deep as he simply grinned at him.
"Mrah! What's with your voice?!" Grim exclaimed as he stared at the male in shock.
The raven haired female's eyes widen upon hearing Floyd's deep voice making her stifle a giggle. "M...my apologies..." (Y/N) said as she did her best not to start laughing.
"Oh by the Great Seven..."
"Please tell me he won't stay that way."
"I signed a contract with Azul and got this rad deep voice for it. What do you guys think? Do I sound all cool and grizzled now?" Floyd said as he smiled at (Y/N) "In return, I offered Azul my signature spell, Bind the Heart."
"And if you don't know what that spell does, your face is going to crack when you hear this. It jams an opponent's magic and diverts it elsewhere." Azul said as he gave Jamil a close eyed smile.
"You used Bind the Heart to divert the mind control magic..." (Y/N) said as she looked over at Azul.
"Pretty smart." Kanzaburou said as he nodded at the grey haired male in approval.
"Brilliant deduction, (Y/N)." Azul said as he smiled at the female. "And after swiping it from Floyd-ah, correction. After taking it as collateral, I used it to evade Jamil's mind control spell. Then I pretended to be his thrall and got Jamil to spill his true intentions as he gloated."
"I gotta hand it to you, Azul. You're real dastardly!" Grim said.
"You're just saying that because of what happened last time." Kanzaburou smirked.
"Hey!" Grim exclaimed now a bit annoyed.
"Really?" (Y/N) questioned as she tilted her head to the side. "I think Azul senpai is smart..."
Upon hearing the female's words, Azul blushed a bit before continuing once again. "I prefer to be called an intellectual. At any rate, I quickly deduced that Jamil was the only person Kalim would care about enough to fight back against Jade's signature spell. And that was the underpinning of my whole plan."
"Ja...mil?" Kalim said as he soon approached them. "What is this? What's going on?"
"K...Kalim..." Jamil said.
"Y...you were controlling me? That can't be true, right? I've been having occasional blackouts lately where hours have passed the next time I come to..." Kalim said as he gave him a wavering smile. "But those were just dizzy spells or me nodding off, right? I tend to doze off anywhere as it is. You've always gotten on my case for it. So please, say it isn't so. Tell me I was just nodding off."
Jamil stayed silent as he listened to the male speak. He didn't utter a single word as all he did was simply look away.
"..........."
"Mind controlling me, plotting to expel me... You would never do any of that. Jamil, you're...you're the last person that would ever betray me, right? After all, we're best friends, right?!" Kalim said with a now trembling voice.
"Hahah...Ahahah!!!!!"
"H..hey...what's wrong?" Kalim asked as he stared at Jamil with worry.
"Oh, I'll tell you, Kalim. I'll tell you exactly what's wrong." Jamil said as he grinned at him.
"H...huh?" Kalim said as stared at the male in confusion.
"You've been the same for as long as I can remember. Oblivious, gullible, foolish...and I hate it!!!" Jamil shouted as Kalim stared at him with wide eyes. "You trot along merrily in ignorant bliss, utterly blind to my suffering! Every time I see you smile, it makes my skin crawl! I'm sick of it! There's no point in maintaining my facade now. You have no idea how many days I've spent wishing that you would just go away. But that ends today! Myself, my family...I don't care about any of it anymore!"
"W...wait! Jamil!" Kalim said.
"The one you behold is your master...When I ask you a question, you will answer. When I give you a command, you will assent!" Jamil exclaimed as he looked at the students.
"Snake Charmer!"
"Urgh...my head..." The blonde haired Scarabia student mumbled as he clutched his head in pain.
Jamil grinned as he watched the sight before him until his eyes landed on a certain pair of dark blue ones. "And what's a good Master with a new queen!" He laughed before forcefully taking the female into his arms.
"Queen?!" No...no I'm not-" (Y/N) was cut off by Jamil who simply used his magical pen to completely changing the raven haired female's look. "H...huh? My clothes..."
(Guess who's gonna be Princess Jasmine)
"Is this...my hands are cuffed with chains..is that necessary?"
"And my Queen won't be having any use for this..." Jamil smirked before taking the female's nirichin blade and tossing it to the group.
"Eh?!"
"Now I'm definitely going to kill him..." Kanzaburou said as he glared at Jamil before looking at the female.
"What...did he just mind control the whole dorm at once?!" Azul said as he stared at Jamil in shock before picking up the female's blade.
"All of you, eject Kalim and the Octavinelle guests from the premises!" Jamil ordered.
"Yes, Master." The Scarabia students said in unison.
"Jamil?!"
"Incredible. He's controlling all these targets at the same time and making them do separate things!" Azul said as the Scarabia student came at them to fight. "Mediocre, nothing. He's easily one of the top magicians in the entire school, to say nothing of Scarabia!"
"How is this incredible?!" Kanzaburou exclaimed.
"I keep squeezing them but they keep getting back up. Are they zombies or what?!" Floyd said as he frowned a bit.
"Jamil, please, just stop! You can have what you want! You can be dorm leader! I'll go home to my family!" Kalim exclaimed as he tried to reason with Jamil.
"What? You thought that would work? My spell won't be broken so easily Kalim. Not as long as you exist in this world, Kalim!" Jamil shouted as he glared at Kalim.
"Senpai, that's enough!" (Y/N) glared all while Jamil simply smirked at her. "This is too much, just look at the risk you're putting yourself and everyone in!"
"Jamil, you're courting danger! If you keep using your signature spell like this, you'll exceed your blot tolerance level and-" Jade said but was soon cut off by Jamil.
"Shut up! Don't you order me around! I'm through following others' orders! I'm going...to be free!" Jamil shouted before grinning at them as he soon Overblotted.
"I knew it..."
"What in the world? J...Jamil just transformed?!" Kalim exclaimed as he stared at the now Overblot Jamil who held the female close in his arms.
"Ha Medusa! My nickname for him was right on!" Kanzaburou laughed before clearing his throat. "Ahem. I...I mean, this is a serious matter..."
"Snake bastard..."
"The very air around us is changing. It's just like what happened with Azul..." Jade said.
"He's Overblotted!" Azul said as he then looked over at (Y/N) with worry. "And right on winter break with no prospects of backup from any corner. This is quite the conundrum."
"Did he turn into another one of those dark berserkers?!" Grim exclaimed.
"The negative blot energy is swelling up. Everyone, steel yourselves!" Azul said.
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(Y/N) stared at the group with a bit worry. Sure they put up a good fight but, it looked like it wasn't enough.
"Getting kidnapped was not something I had planned..."
"Kanzaburou..guys, are you all ok?" The female asked as she stared at the group with a bit of concern.
"(Y/N), we-" Azul said before soon getting cut off by Jamil.
"I have no need for an incompetent king or a con artist. Your personality flaws give me adequate cause...to send you packing on a one-way trip to the ends of the earth!" Jamil shouted.
"No wait!" The raven haired female called out only for Jamil to smirk.
Soon enough Jamil threw them off to who knows where making (Y/N)'s eyes widen. "Whoopeeee!"
"Aaaaaaaaaaaah!"
"So long!" Jamil exclaimed before soon laughing maniacally. "Ex-dorm leader Kalim!"
"Guess it's time to play a helpless Princess..."
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"Aaaaaaaaah!" They all kept shouting before eventually falling into the sand.
"Owww... I really can't catch a break around here." Grim said now groaning in pain.
"My damn head..." Kanzaburou groaned before getting up from the said. "Ugh..ok, ok. I'm alive, I can still take my vengeance."
"It would seem he flung us quite some distance." Azul said as he now took in the sight before picking up (Y/N)'s nirichin blade from the sand.
"Brrr! It's seriously cold here. It's like we're under the ice floes." Floyd said sadly.
"Kalim? Kalim, are you all right? Please, speak to me." Jade said as he stared at Kalim who remained in the sand in silence.
"Rgh...urgh..." Kalim as he soon got up from the sand. "Where am I?"
"Good. You're awake. I believe we're at the edge of the dimension that contains Scarabia Dorm." Jade said.
"Grim is a ball of fur, and we merfolk have some innate cold resistance, but..." Azul trailed off before looking at the two males. "I fear Kanzaburou and Kalim will not last long in this cold.
"I would be ok if I could go back to my regular self." Kanzaburou said as he rubbed his hands together for warmth. "But I can't do that since Tomioka sama has the only way I can change to and from." The raven haired male said before letting out a sigh.
"We don't have any brooms or carpets to fly out on. What does that leave us for options?" Jade said.
"It'll be a slog, but walking is our only way back." Floyd said.
"Walking? That'll take forever." Kanzaburou groaned clearly feeling frustrated. "He's got Tomioka sama pretty much as a hostage. As much as I trust her, I...I just don't want anything to happen to her...." The raven haired male mumbled before letting out a small sad sigh. "I...just don't want her to get hurt..."
"I just want her to be ok and safe...."
Azul nodded in agreement before giving the raven haired male a reassuring smile. "We spent quite a while in flight before we landed. Kanzaburou is right about it taking too long. It could take hours or possibly days to trudge back on foot...." He said before looking back at Floyd. "And I can't take another minute of you with that voice, Floyd. I'm tearing up the contract and annulling it. Back to your old voice."
"Awww, but I liked being all baritone." Floyd sadly said as he watched as Azul tore up the contract. "Mm, ah, aaah. Yup, all back to normal."
"I'm impressed you're okay with making a contract with Azul and lending him your signature spell as collateral if I do say so myself. I'd worry about him inventing excuses to hold onto it indefinitely. So I'd never make a contract with him, personally." Jade said.
"Yea, I wouldn't put that past him. But I didn't care about getting my magic back all that much to start with. If I got tired of the voice, I could just change the terms to somethin' else." Floyd said as he shrug.
"I'm standing right here, for the record." Azul said as he crossed his arms over his chest.
"Jamil..." Kalim mumbled as he started to cry. "I trusted you..."
"You crying, little Sea Otter? Your tears are gonna freeze over, you know." Floyd said.
"It's all my fault..." Kalim sadly said. "I drove Jamil to the brink without even realizing it.
The real Jamil would never do such things!
He's a good guy. He's always helping me, giving me a shoulder to lean on, and-" Kalim said but was soon cut off by a frowning Kanzaburou.
"Tch, a good guy wouldn't kidnap someone and knock his friend into another area code" Kanzaburou bluntly said before crossing his arms over his chest.
"W...what?" Kalim said as he looked at the male with wide eyes.
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🐍 Twisted Wonderland Secrets 🐍
• Floyd wanted to share the bed with (Y/N) so he could cuddle her, but Kanzaburou and Azul weren't going to allow it.
• Part of the plan consisted of Kanzaburou being nice to everyone. He wasn't pleased.
• (Y/N) is one of Crowley's weaknesses. Jamil had no idea he had the Headmage's weakness in his grasp.
• In Grim's opinion, the Jamil Support Club is ok but the Tomioka Protection Club is better.
• When Kanzaburou said "only pathetic wimps find cowardly ways out with poison." He was referring to Shinobu and how the Insect Hashira can't cut a demon's head off.
• (Y/N) thought Kanzaburou and Floyd would try to kill each other but was surprised to see it was rather peaceful.
• When Jamil took (Y/N), he had her in shackles and tossed her nirichin blade in order to leave her defenseless.
• (Y/N) plans to stall Jamil as much as she can until Kanzaburou, Grim, along with the Octavinelle trio come back.
• (Y/N) isn't the type for cheering since she is not all that used to it, but when she does she tries her best. Even if it includes a simple thumbs up, a raised fist, or just clapping.
• Like all other chapters, Scarabia will have a Q and A available.
• Jamil was hoping (Y/N) would want to help with "tea" but since she never said anything he decided just to start his plan with Azul.
• February 8th is Giyuu Tomioka's birthday. On that day, (Y/N) will get a special birthday chapter just like Kanzaburou.
• The identity of the stalker will be revealed next chapter.
• One of the staff saw Azul's livestream. It was Crewel.
• Jamil's potential murder is being planned by Kanzaburou and Floyd.
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Ahh I love this, (Y/N) wearing the Scarabia uniform. This actually reminds me of a special chapter I was think on doing in the near future 🖤 thank you very much Spicy_L3momade
They're not really art but these did make me laugh. Lol you're truly amazing hee-hoo