Chapter 19: A Miracle Reconsideration!
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Crowley
Crowley
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Eh!? You really went to Dwarfs' Mine to find a magic crystal?
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All
All
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Eeeh!?
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Crowley
Crowley
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I really didn't think... My word, I never actually thought you'd go... You'd not only go but then come back with a crystal in hand. I completed the paperwork for your expulsion in solemn silence.
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Grim
Grim
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Nnga! The nerve of this guy! While we were off fighting some crazy beast!
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Crowley
Crowley
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Beast?
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Ace
Ace
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There was a monster there!
It was super gross and crazy strong. It was awful!
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Crowley
Crowley
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Could you explain in more detail?
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Crowley
Crowley
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Hoh hoohh.
A mysterious monster living in the coal mine. The four of you worked together to defeat it and bring back a magic crystal?
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Ace
Ace
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We didn't really work together...
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Deuce
Deuce
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It was more like our goals were aligned...
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Crowley
Crowley
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Ooh... Ooooh... OOOOOOOOHHH!!!! OOOOOOHHH sob sob sob!!
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Grim
Grim
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What's with this guy? Why is an adult bursting into tears!?
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Crowley
Crowley
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In all these years that I've been Headmaster...
For the day to come that students from Night Raven College to go hand in hand to face and defeat their enemy!
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Deuce
Deuce
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What!? I did not hold this guy's hand!
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Ace
Ace
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I would never do that either, gross! Wait, how old are you, Headmaster!?
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Crowley
Crowley
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I am overwhelmed with emotion. This incident confirms it. Yuu. Without a doubt, you have talent as a beast tamer!
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Choice 1: Beast tamer!?
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Choice 2: What talent now!?
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Crowley
Crowley
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Students of Night Raven College are budding mages chosen by the Dark Mirror. But due to their excellence, many of them turn out to be prideful, egotistical, and self-centered individualists who never give a thought about cooperating with others.
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Grim
Grim
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You're really not saying anything good.
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Crowley
Crowley
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You cannot use magic. But, maybe, precisely because you cannot use magic means that you could give instructions to magic users and get them to cooperate. Surely a mediocre, run-of-the-mill human like you is exactly what this school needs right now!
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Ace
Ace
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He's not saying anything nice is he!?
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Crowley
Crowley
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I have no doubt that your existence is essential to the future of this academy. So says my intuition as an educator. Along with rescinding Mr. Trappola and Mr. Spade's expulsion, I shall give you the qualifications to attend Night Raven College as a student!
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All
All
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Eeeh!?
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Choice 1: As a student!?
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Choice 2: Even though I can't use magic?
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Crowley
Crowley
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Yes. For I am exceedingly gracious. But, there is one condition.
You cannot use magic. Becoming a mage is out of the question. You probably will not be able to complete all your lessons. This is where Grim comes in. You have proven to me that you possess enough talent to become a mage. Therefore, I shall allow the two of you to enroll together, as one student.
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Grim
Grim
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Ffgna!?
I... I can go to this academy too...? Not as a handyman, but as a student?
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Crowley
Crowley
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Yes. Provided that!
You don't ever let an incident like yesterday occur again! Do we have an agreement?
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Grim
Grim
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Ffgnaa... Fffnnaa... W-We can.
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Choice 1: That's great!
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Choice 2: Let's do our best!
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Grim
Grim
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Ffggnnnnnaa!! I did it!!
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Crowley
Crowley
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Well then, I shall give the symbol of your status as a student of Night Raven College, a magic crystal, to Grim.
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Grim
Grim
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Whoa! A magic crystal!?
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Crowley
Crowley
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It is the norm for students to have their magic crystals in the form of a "magical pen" but,
You wouldn't be able to grip it in your paws, right? It's a special custom. Aaah... I pay attention to even the smallest details! Aren't I too gracious?
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Grim
Grim
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I did it!! I'm so cool! I got my own special magic crystal collar~
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Crowley
Crowley
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He isn't listening at all...
Listen, Yuu. As you can see, Grim is not accustomed to human society. It's up to you take the reins and monitor him to prevent from causing any more trouble!
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Ace
Ace
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Aha! Look at you. School's just started, but you're already a prefect?
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Deuce
Deuce
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I see. There's only the two of you in your dorm...
So if you've been entrusted with monitoring Grim, that makes you a prefect.
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Ace
Ace
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Pufft... Isn't that unheard of? For there to be a prefect who is unable to use magic.
Nice. It's cool. A supervisor student who is unable to use magic!
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Choice 1: I'll do my best!
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Choice 2: I'm not confident...
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Ace
Ace Deuce
Deuce
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Ahaha. Good luck, Prefect!What happened to the fighting spirit you showed us at Dwarfs’ Mine? Good luck, Prefect.
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Crowley
Crowley
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I see, a prefect.
I do have a work request, and having a title makes it very conve... I mean wonderful! Prefect. I entrust you with this. ...This is nicknamed the "ghost camera".
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Choice 1: Ghost?
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Choice 2: Camera?
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Ace
Ace
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Ah, I think my grandma told me about that. It's a super old magic tool, right?
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Crowley
Crowley
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It is not "super old"... Ahem.
It's true this may have been invented during your great grandmother's, or great-great grandmother's time. There is a very special spell cast on it. It not only captures the subjects' form, but also a part of their souls.
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Deuce
Deuce
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A part of their souls...?
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Crowley
Crowley
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"Memory: A Fragment of Remembrance" is another name for it
Furthermore, the most interesting part of this magic camera is that the souls of the photographer and the photographed become deeply connected and the Memory in the photo comes jumping out!
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Choice 1: Souls are connected?
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Choice 2: It comes jumping out?
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Crowley
Crowley
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Depending on how close the subject and the photographer are, the picture could move like a video, or bring to life the situation in the photo. Fascinating, right?
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Deuce
Deuce
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Bring the photo to life? It's like a ghost photograph!
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Crowley
Crowley
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Yes. Therefore it is called a "ghost camera".
They say it was made before the time of videos for when people wanted to leave behind vivid memories... Spade was correct; in the past, people would scream "ghost!" in surprise when the memory came jumping out. They were paralyzed with fear at the thought of having a photo taken with this camera.
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Ace
Ace
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A camera for freaking people out...
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Crowley
Crowley
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Prefect.
Please take photos of Grim and the other students to leave behind many memories of your lives in this academy.
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Grim
Grim
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La-lalala♪. Take lots of cool photos of me~♪
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Crowley
Crowley
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Be sure to leave a Memory especially when someone who gets carried away easily misbehaves. It's the most suitable way to report to me, right? Keep an eye on your surroundings and take memories as the prefect. To generously give you a rare item that can be used by non-mages... Does my graciousness know no bounds?
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Choice 1: Thank you very much.
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Choice 2: I'll try it out.
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Crowley
Crowley
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It is already late. Let's save the detailed conversation for tomorrow.
Return to your dormitories, everyone.
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Deuce
Deuce
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Pardon our intrusion.
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