Episode of Heartslabyul/Chapter 13

The thirteenth chapter of Disney Twisted Wonderland The Comic -Episode of Heartslabyul- was published in Monthly G Fantasy March 2022 issue on February 18th, 2021.

This chapter covers "A Surprised Tip", "Punishment Escalation", "Rookie Frustration", and the first part of "A Duel Ill-Advised" (Episode 1 Chapter 18-21) from the game.

Summary

After getting kicked out of Heartslabyul again, they encounter an unexpected cat beastman student named Chenya, who gives them a hint to learn more about Riddle's past from Trey. Ace and Deuce decide to fight for Heartslabyul's dorm leader position against Riddle. Yuuken experiences the third and final strange dream based on Alice in Wonderland, this time Alice criticizes the Queen of Hearts' tyrant behavior.

Full Story Recap

WARNING! This section contains story spoilers. Read at your own risk.

Ace gets frustrated over being kicked out again and wonders if Riddle is acting like the Queen of Hearts herself. Deuce complaints about his dream of being an honor student has been slipping away, and Grim complains over how tight and heavy his collar is, trying to pull it off. Suddenly, an unknown voice in the shadows comments on their collars looking pretty. Grim turns and freaks out when he sees a floating head with a grin. The cat beastman realizes he forgot to bring his body, and Deuce demands to know who he is. The cat beastman uses his unique magic to fully appear before them and introduces himself as "Artemiy Artemiyevich Pinker". He explains he can use cat-like magic and he's a peculiar person. Deuce asks him if he can repeat his name again since he wasn't able to pronounce it, so the boy just tells him that most people call him "Chenya". Ace, who is in no mood due to Riddle's tyrannical behavior rudely asks Chenya to leave. Chenya comments on Riddle being a tyrant and replies to Ace that he's not wrong. He shocks Deuce by casually revealing that he knew Riddle as a child, and he proceeds to give the group some hints, using riddles. He asks if they would like to know more about Riddle, and once Ace confirms -calling him a control freak- Chenya suggests they ask "four-eyes" about this. Deuce asks Chenya if he meant Trey, and Chenya mentions that he was their other friend from childhood. Deuce admits to having no idea, Trey seems cold and distant when he's looking after their dorm leader. Before Chenya leaves, he makes a comment regarding their perception, and Deuce attempts to catch him as he begins fading out with a hum.

Later that night, Riddle punishes another Heartslabyul dorm member, for not wearing pink to feed the flamingoes. The boy attempts to explain that his clothes were in the wash but Riddle collars him and assigns him to write a 5000 word apology essay, and he will pick weeds from the garden for a week. Riddle orders Cater and Trey to take him away, and they obey his command.

Afterward, Trey went to the library to return a cookbook until he unexpectedly finds Ace, Deuce, Grim, and Yuuken. Ace explains that they figured this was something he would do, so they came by and waited for him to show up. He goes on to demand that Trey tell them his history with Riddle, and when Trey asks who told them of their connection, they bring up Cheyna. Ace suggests Trey scold Riddle for his cruelty since he's a year older than him, but Trey refuses. He goes on to mention that Riddle is like this because his childhood was created under a strict regimen. Riddle's parents are famous doctors in his hometown and Riddle's brilliant mother wanted her son to follow in her footsteps. He lived minute by the minute under a strict learning program. The food he ate, the clothes he wore, any product he used, and even friends were literally decided for him. He still lives by his parents' expectations and endured all of it in silence, and he managed to complete his unique magic at the age of ten as a result. He's maintained the highest average in class since middle school and Trey can't imagine how hard it must've been. He believes that Riddle is under the impression that people can grow if they constrain their freedom with strict rules. This is why breaking them is absolute evil in Riddle's eyes. Ace acknowledges that if Riddle does nothing about rule-breakers, he'd be denying his own existence. But then he tells Trey that he's been aware of how bad Riddle is lately, but he's not doing anything about it, which isn't right. Trey confirms he's right, he can't force himself to correct Riddle. Ace tells Trey the reason Riddle is like this is because of him. A son can't choose his parents and yet, Trey knew they were setting him down the wrong path all along. Trey should have been trying to put him on the right track, and he asks him if he's going to watch Riddle deal with the hate and isolation by keeping quiet out of fear he would lose his head. Just as

Ace yells at Trey for being spineless when suddenly, Crowley appears out of nowhere and tells them to be quiet in a library. He asks them what was going on and they explain the situation. Afterwards, Crowley asks Ace if he's not going to apologize to get his collar removed, nor quietly surrender to Riddle. If that was the case, then he suggests that Ace apply for a dorm transfer if Riddle rubs him wrongly. The dark mirror selects the dorm based on the quality of their soul. Some various procedures and rituals can help with such a task. Ace declines the offer, it's not like him to just give up and run away. Crowley then suggests another way to deal with Riddle would be to challenge him for the seat and becoming dorm leader himself. Everyone yells in shock hearing this, and Crowley hushes them again. He explains that this was how Riddle became the dorm leader. Yuuken asks how the dorm leaders are selected, and Crowley explains that the dorm leader selection has several methods of inception- but the simplest method is by engaging in a duel. Yuuken began to understand the rules since it's similar to his kendo club's rule of choosing the first squad by their skills during matches. Ace asks Crowley if magic is banned during a face-off, and he replies formal procedures are a whole other matter and they can hold a proper duel. According to Trey, the arranged duel will have him face each other on equal terms. In other words, he can get his collar removed without an apology. Crowley states that each student upon enrollment that the right to dispute their dorm leader. He asks Ace if he's going to attempt to duel Riddle and he accepts. The first thing he'll make him do once he takes over his position is apologize to him. Deuce along with Grim decides to join Ace for a duel against Riddle, but Grim is told that he can't because it has to be from the same dorm students. Grim is distressed and asks how he can get his collar off, but Ace assures him and Yuuken that he will get Riddle to remove their collars once he's boss. Before Crowley leaves, he reminds them that non-magical attacks are completely forbidden in a duel.

While sleeping, Yuuken experiences the third and final vision from Alice in Wonderland, it shows Alice criticizing the Queen of Hearts' tyrant behavior. The Cheshire cat appears on the top of the queen's head and repeats Alice's words to her. The Queen loses her temper and orders her card soldiers that it is off with Alice's head. The next morning, Yuuken woke up from the sound of the alarm clock. He comments on the strange dream and becomes anxious, feeling that something bad might happen.

At the Heartslabyul garden, all of the dorm members are gathered to witness the duel. Cater comments on Ace and Deuce's reckless behaviors and hopes this doesn't spell trouble with them. Trey tells Cater he did try to stop them. Ace and Deuce prepare to duel against Riddle for the dorm leader title.

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Characters

• Ace Trappola
• Deuce Spade
• Grim
• Yuuken Enma
• Chenya
• Riddle Rosehearts
• Trey Clover
• Cater Diamond
• Dire Crowley
• Alice (vision)
• Queen of Hearts (vision)
• Cheshire Cat (vision)
• Card Soldiers (vision)

Differences Between Manga and Game

WARNING! This section contains story spoilers. Read at your own risk.

• Chenya brings out his body with his unique magic after Deuce asks him who he is instead of before.
• Yuuken does not call Chenya a weirdo or ask him which dorm he's in.
• Deuce attempts to catch Chenya but he uses his unique magic to make himself disappear wasn't featured in the game.
• The scene where Grim starts to talk like Chenya with cat puns is cut.
• Deuce joining Ace and the others to see Trey what he's about it is cut.
  • Ace refuses to apologize to get his collar off is cut.
  • Yuu's suggestion to either set up an ambush or to tell Ace to quit being stubborn is cut.
• Riddle punished another dorm member at night instead of during the daytime.
  • The unnamed Heartslabyul student wasn't wearing his dorm attire like in the game.
  • Drops of blot continue to corrupt Riddle's magic is not shown. Instead, it was shown on Riddle's dorm leader staff.
• A brief glimpse of Riddle's childhood is shown in the manga.
• Ace imagining himself being a Heartslabyul dorm leader and Riddle apologized for his actions wasn't featured in the game.
• Yuuken does not comment about why nobody stopped the Queen of Hearts' actions.
• In the game, Grim woke up Yuu and reminds them about the magic duel against Riddle while in the manga, Grim is still sleeping and Yuuken woke up on his own.
  • The scene where Ace wakes both Yuu and Grim up is cut.
• The scene where Deuce is wearing Yuuken's kendo helmet, for some strange reason, during the preparation of the Heartslabyul match was not featured in the game.

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Trivia

• This is the first chapter cover featuring a character who doesn't attend Night Raven College.
• This chapter shows a glimpse of Riddle's father as a silhouette while he was mentioned a few times within the game.
• This chapter confirmed Riddle's unique magic doesn't seem to have any effects on Yuuken's visions. It implies his visions come from either outside of Twisted Wonderland or it's not magic-related.

See Also

Episode of Savanaclaw (Manga)
Volume 1	✦ Chapter 1 ✦ Chapter 2 ✦ Chapter 3 ✦
Volume 2	✦ Chapter 4 ✦ Chapter 5 ✦ Chapter 6 ✦ Chapter 7 ✦ Chapter 8 ✦
Uncategorized Chapters	✦ Chapter 9 ✦ Chapter 10 ✦ Chapter 11 ✦ Chapter 12 ✦ Chapter 13 ✦ Chapter 14 ✦

Episode of Scarabia (Manga)
Volume 1	✦ Chapter 1 ✦ Chapter 2 ✦ Chapter 3 ✦ Chapter 4 ✦
Uncategorized Chapters	✦ Chapter 5 ✦ Chapter 6 ✦ Chapter 7 ✦