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𝄞₊ ⊹ 𝖊𝖛𝖊𝖓𝖙 ● 𝖌𝖑𝖔𝖗𝖎𝖔𝖚𝖘 𝖒𝖆𝖘𝖖𝖚𝖊𝖗𝖆𝖉𝖊 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗿 ⤵ 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀

𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗻𝗲 ● 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗽𝗶𝗲𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝘄𝗼 ● 𝘀𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 ● 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘂𝗽 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗿 ● 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗽���𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝘃𝗲 ● 𝗮 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗶𝘅 ● 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 ● 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 ● 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗲 ● 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗹 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗻 ● 𝗼𝗹𝗱-𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗺𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 ● 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂? 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲 ● 𝘄𝗲 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗻 ● 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝘀 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗻 ● 𝗰𝗮𝗻'𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗻 ● 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗶𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗻 ● 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗶𝘁? 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗻 ● 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗲𝗷𝗮 𝘃𝘂 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗻 ● 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗻 ● 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘂𝗽

⭑♪⊹ ࣪ ˖ 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 ⭑♪⊹ ࣪ ˖ 𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁

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‧₊˚♪𝄞࿐₊˚⊹ 𝖙𝖜𝖎𝖘𝖙𝖊𝖉 𝖜𝖔𝖓𝖉𝖊𝖗𝖑𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝄞₊ ⊹ 𝖊𝖛𝖊𝖓𝖙 ● 𝖌𝖑𝖔𝖗𝖎𝖔𝖚𝖘 𝖒𝖆𝖘𝖖𝖚𝖊𝖗𝖆𝖉𝖊 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 ● 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁 ⤿ 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗻 ● 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗶 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻…?

♫ .. “ ... 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳 ... “ ★ . •° . －𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘳 ．．• ♡︎

trein: ......

trein: ....this is strangely reminiscent of the story of the righteous judge and the kindly bell ringer.

trein: i'm sure the righteous judge was incredibly worried when the kindly bell ringer was trying to avert the catastrophe.

trein: but he chose to have faith in his dear pupil and let him go. and so the city was saved.

trein: as your teacher and chaperone, i'd much prefer it if you didn't endanger yourselves...

trein: but i suppose i must have faith as that great man once did.

malleus: you can rest assured that we shan't disappoint.

sebek: worry not, professor trein, for i shall protect malleus!

ruggie: uh, mind givin' us a little of that protection too?

silver: i'm sorry for sebek's lack of manners. you'll all have my protection, of course.

jamil: it's fine. we should all be looking out for ourselves anyway. that's how i prefer it.

riddle: if you're worried, ruggie, you could always stay behind with professor trein. none of us would hold it against you.

idia: ooh, in that case maybe i should...

riddle: i wasn't speaking to you. as a housewarden it's your responsibility to help!

trein: actually, i'll be going to aid the mages in town once you set off.

idia: wait, what?

epel: but the city's overrun with flowers! it's too dangerous!

sebek: professor, you hurt your back, did you not? you should lie down and put some ice on it!

trein: i suddenly feel decades older...

trein: don't worry. climbing those stairs might be too much for me, but i can handle getting rid of some flowers.

azul: professor, i know you're quite capable, but i do question whether you'll really be safe in town.

trein: hmm. well, if all of you are that concerned... yuu. grim.

grim: hm?

trein: yuu — since you have no magic pool to speak of, the flowers present no danger to you.

trein: and grim — you're nimble and could easily avoid the flowers.

trein: i'd like both of you to join me in helping the townspeople.

grim: aww, man! you're really askin' me? i dunno...

yuu: sure. gotta take care of my elders, after all.

trein: i don't care for your wording there, but i choose to believe you meant well.

deuce: hey, grim. are you gonna let yuu hog all the spotlight?

deuce: if the three of you save the city, you'll probably be celebrated as heroes like the kindly bell ringer.

deuce: isn't that right, yuu?

yuu: i can hear their cheers now — WOOO! GRIM ROCKS MY SOCKS OFF!

grim: mya—hah! okay, okay, we all know it's true, but you're makin' me blush.

grim: oh, FINE. guess someone's gotta bail out rickety ol' trein and my hench-human.

ruggie: hoo boy. so it's either go for the bell or help in town. both sound rough.

ruggie: in that case, guess i'd better suck it up and stick with team bell tower.

riddle: oh, well, i appreciate your change in attitude, but why choose us?

ruggie: more human shields—ah, i mean, the more people there are, the better my odds of survival are.

jamil: heh. exactly what i expected from you, ruggie. you never disappoint.

idia: y'know what... i can respect how ruggie always looks out for number one.

idia: not looking forward to tangling with those stairs again, but i'm thinkin' along the same lines. might as well come with.

jamil: i'm coming as well. there's no telling what kind of grief i'd get later if i just stayed here.

jamil: besides, i can't let that smarmy villain get away with mocking us like that. our school's honor is on the line.

deuce: you bet i'm going with the bell group!

deuce: i don't run from fights. i'm gonna make sure that punk gets it — for everyone he's hurt!

epel: yeah, for sure. he's gonna regret springin' a trap on us!

epel: i'll destroy every last firelotus and wipe that smug smirk off of rollo's face!

riddle: deuce, epel — well said. avenging every insult personally is the night raven college way!

riddle: we shall crush rollo flamme ourselves!

rook: indeed. let us ring the bell of solace and reclaim the beautiful fleur city!

trein: ...all right, everyone, listen up.

trein: flamme used the bell of solace to propagate the flowers, so there's no way he hasn't considered this possibility.

trein: he's bound to be on the top floor of the tower, safeguarding the bell.

trein: he's an exceptional mage, so i advise you to proceed with EXTREME caution.

idia: we're not gonna lose to some grognard mage clinging to an extinct relic of a flower.

azul: please, don't insult us. instead, i suggest you begin thinking of a suitable reward for when we all return.

malleus: i will put a stop to all his schemes. heh heh... where shall i begin...?

malleus: just you wait, flamme. we'll face one another soon enough.

⭑♪⊹ ࣪ ˖ 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 ⭑♪⊹ ࣪ ˖ 𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁

©𝗖𝗢𝗣𝗬𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 ● @acideathr 2025 ⤿ my work is not yours to take; posting chapters requires significant time and effort. all credit is due to aniplex and yana toboso; show your support by downloading the twisted wonderland. this blog particularly caters to players who cannot access the en game because of their region or those who aren't willing to download the game

[acideathr]

‧₊˚♪𝄞࿐₊˚⊹ 𝖙𝖜𝖎𝖘𝖙𝖊𝖉 𝖜𝖔𝖓𝖉𝖊𝖗𝖑𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝄞₊ ⊹ 𝖊𝖛𝖊𝖓𝖙 ● 𝖌𝖑𝖔𝖗𝖎𝖔𝖚𝖘 𝖒𝖆𝖘𝖖𝖚𝖊𝖗𝖆𝖉𝖊 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 ● 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁 ⤿ 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗶𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗻 ● 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗯𝘂𝗯

♫ .. “ ... 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳 ... “ ★ . •° . －𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘳 ．．• ♡︎

azul: the fastest way to eradicate the firelotuses is to inundate them with magic until they wilt.

azul: but as we've established, our group doesn't have the power to do that on our own.

azul: so we'll just use an alternate power source.

malleus: but who could we turn to for such power when practically all the mages in the city are incapacitated?

malleus: and there are few mages with magical reserves on par with our own. we'd have to gather hundreds of them.

azul: ...i'm surprised. you still don't get it?

idia: dude, malleus... you're powerful and all, but srsly...

idia: are magic pools the be—all and end—all to you? i didn't peg you as an unga bunga, brute force kinda guy.

sebek: DID YOU JUST MOCK MY LIEGE?!?!

idia: look, i mean, come on. if you can't do something yourself, wouldn't you normally use a tool of some kind to get the job done?

idia: isn't using tools to make things easier the mark of intelligent life?

malleus: tools?

idia: there's a real handy one just beggin' to be used — y'know, a magical artifact that sends magic all over the city.

malleus: all over the... ah!

malleus: the bell of solace!

idia: bingo! hee hee.

idia: remember what rollo said when we first got attacked in the lecture hall?

idia: "when the bell of solace rang for a fourth time, it suffused the city with magic." cue smug face emoji.

idia: normally the bell rings three times a day...

idia: so rollo rang it a fourth time to amp up the magic and make the flowers grow like wildfire.

silver: of course. you're right, all the flowers popped up in the lecture hall immediately after the bell rang. which means...

idia: dyeh heh! now you got it. one extra ring is enough to make the flowers grow super fast.

idia: so if we ring it a bunch and fill the city with even more magical power...

idia: what do you think's gonna happen to all those precious flowers he spent so long carefully cultivating? hee hee hee!

silver & sebek: !!!

malleus: the city would become even more saturated with magic, and the flowers would get overwhelmed and wilt.

malleus: to think that what causes them to flourish would also be their demise...

azul: it's exactly like epel's description of fertilizer burn.

malleus: so we'll supply the necessary magic with a tool, rather than our own power...

malleus: it's true that i normally never consider that kind of option. there are very few instances where my magic isn't sufficient for a task.

deuce: wish i could say that once in my life...

malleus: very well. let us head for the bell of solace and ring it right now.

trein: i think not. all of you are to wait here.

huh?

trein: i will climb the bell tower and ring the bell of solace.

trein: since we've cleared this area of firelotuses, it's safer than anywhere else. all of you stay here until the bell has rung.

silver: professor trein, you shouldn't strain yourself.

trein: !

sebek: what do you mean by that?

silver: he's been stooped over this whole time.

silver: my father does the same thing when his back hurts.

ruggie: wait, so he hurt his back? must've been from all the weeding.

trein: i have… not...

grim: yeah, real convincing, bub.

epel: professor, why would you push yourself like that? you should've told us you're in pain.

rook: he has his pride as a professor. it's only natural he wouldn't want his students to see him in a moment of weakness.

ruggie: so you're just tryin' to save face? c'mon, professor, pride ain't worth a single sorcent.

trein: but...

trein: the bell of solace is on the top floor of the tower. the way up is bound to be infested with firelotuses.

trein: it will be dangerous getting up there.

malleus: you make our case for us, trein.

malleus: you would climb the stairs far too slowly since you're in pain. the flowers would consume you in seconds.

malleus: allow us to handle this.

azul: please do. we're not afraid of the danger; we've learned from the best, after all.

idia: uh, i don't like where this is going... this is gonna end with us having to climb the tower, isn't it?!

⭑♪⊹ ࣪ ˖ 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 ⭑♪⊹ ࣪ ˖ 𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁

©𝗖𝗢𝗣𝗬𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 ● @acideathr 2025 ⤿ my work is not yours to take; posting chapters requires significant time and effort. all credit is due to aniplex and yana toboso; show your support by downloading the twisted wonderland. this blog particularly caters to players who cannot access the en game because of their region or those who aren't willing to download the game

[acideathr]

‧₊˚♪𝄞࿐₊˚⊹ 𝖙𝖜𝖎𝖘𝖙𝖊𝖉 𝖜𝖔𝖓𝖉𝖊𝖗𝖑𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝄞₊ ⊹ 𝖊𝖛𝖊𝖓𝖙 ● 𝖌𝖑𝖔𝖗𝖎𝖔𝖚𝖘 𝖒𝖆𝖘𝖖𝖚𝖊𝖗𝖆𝖉𝖊 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 ● 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁 ⤿ 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗻 ● 𝗼𝗱𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴

♫ .. “ ... 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳 ... “ ★ . •° . －𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘳 ．．• ♡︎

sebek: are you all right, sir?!

malleus: i'm not under any great strain, but it will take longer than usual for me to cast spells.

malleus: when we fell into the waterway, i tried to safeguard yuu, as my friend can't use magic...

malleus: but i couldn't control my magic as normal — i couldn't even levitate as i usually can.

malleus: it will take some time for me to recover. my power alone won't be enough to eliminate the firelotuses in the city as things stand.

idia: makes sense. those flowers aggroed malleus right away in the lecture hall.

azul: yes. it's only because he's malleus that he's still standing right now.

azul: any other mage would've long since been sucked dry if that many flowers had got them at once.

sebek: those wretched plants' impertinence knows no bounds...!

silver: it might not be feasible with just malleus, but what if we all combined our magic?

idia: who, us? are you srs?

idia: okay, uh, lemme give you a metaphor. if malleus's magical power is a 25—meter pool...

idia: each of ours would be a water bottle— no, not even that. we'd be a bottle cap's worth. the rest of us combined couldn't reach half his power.

idia: pooling our magic for some fancy combo attack? please. we're a drop in the bucket compared to him.

malleus: i wouldn't describe my power THAT generously.

sebek: no, he's right! you possess immense power, malleus. we could never hold a candle to you!

riddle: this isn't a competition, but the point does stand.

epel: then i guess we gotta stick to weeding 'em the old—fashioned way.

jamil: we couldn't cover the whole city. we'd never be able to keep up with how fast they spread that way.

jamil: the flowers would swarm us in a second. it'd be like laying out a banquet for them.

epel: then what else can we do...?

deuce: oh, what if we burn them without using magic? that'd take care of 'em fast, right?

ruggie: deuce, you know how far they've spread throughout the town.

ruggie: if we set them on fire, the flames will spread and burn down the whole city. that'd be just as bad!

deuce: oh, right...

silver: can't we ask night raven college and others outside the city for help?

trein: there are still unconscious students in the lecture hall, you know. their magic is being sapped as we speak.

trein: if we don't act fast, the flowers will drain them of their magic completely and they'll never regain it.

trein: judging by how rapidly i could feel my own power being drained… we have hours at most. we can't afford to wait for help.

trein: we cannot allow one man's nonsense to deprive those young students of their futures. we have to do something.

ruggie: i dunno, i mean, i personally couldn't care less what happens to the royal sword guys...

idia: yeah, they kinda brought it on themselves. we could just go home right now.

trein: YOU FOOLS. don't you realize why you're still even standing?!

trein: it's because royal sword academy students sacrificed themselves so you could make it out unscathed!

trein: to think that you would turn your backs on them so easily... i... i...

trein: *sniff* oh, where did i go wrong in teaching you? i've always espoused the importance of decorum, and yet...

grim: whoa... trein's cryin'.

idia: dude. apologize to him, ruggie.

ruggie: wait, me?! what you said was way worse!

jamil: you're both terrible.

rook: there are many victims left unconscious, with the flowers indiscriminately draining their magic.

rook: right now the blooms are still within the city limits, but they will spread further before long.

silver: and when that happens, they'll endanger those we care about.

silver: professor trein's right. it falls to us to wipe out the firelotuses.

azul: yes, i suppose so.

azul: while i also don't care about anyone from royal sword academy...

azul: i can't stand the notion of leaving a debt unpaid.

idia: okay, fair. it'd bug me a ton if those sparkly normies saved us and we didn't even it up.

deuce: you're totally right, azul. you gotta pay back debts in kind!

azul: that's the spirit.

azul: the last thing i need is them invoicing us for medical expenses because they saved us.

azul: besides, gentlemen — think about it.

azul: we could have a whole BEVY of mages in our debt!

azul: how could we possibly let such a golden opportunity slip through our fingers?!

idia: here we go with azul's bizarre idea that it's okay to take an L if you get some kinda dub out of it. that's not a healthy mindset, you know!

azul: bizarre? i resent that. i only do this sort of thing when i expect an ample return. it's called an investment.

riddle: it's oddly reassuring how your priorities never change, azul.

malleus: i share all of your sentiments. i haven't the slightest intention of walking way from this affair.

malleus: i won't be satisfied until i can strike down rollo flamme for deceiving me.

sebek: ABSOLUTELY!

sebek: i couldn't possibly leave this city until he grovels before you and begs your forgiveness, my liege!

silver: agreed. we need to teach rollo that what he's doing isn't right.

silver: so let's put our heads together and think of a plan to save everyone.

yuu: i can't think of anything...

grim: yeah. we might wanna save 'em, but what's gonna actually work?

azul: you're all making this much harder than it needs to be.

azul: the fastest way to eradicate the firelotuses is to inundate them with magic until they wilt.

azul: but as we've established, our group doesn't have the power to do that on our own.

azul: so we'll just use an alternate power source.

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‧₊˚♪𝄞࿐₊˚⊹ 𝖙𝖜𝖎𝖘𝖙𝖊𝖉 𝖜𝖔𝖓𝖉𝖊𝖗𝖑𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝄞₊ ⊹ 𝖊𝖛𝖊𝖓𝖙 ● 𝖌𝖑𝖔𝖗𝖎𝖔𝖚𝖘 𝖒𝖆𝖘𝖖𝖚𝖊𝖗𝖆𝖉𝖊 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 ● 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁 ⤿ 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗻 ● 𝘀𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝘀𝗼!

♫ .. “ ... 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳 ... “ ★ . •° . －𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘳 ．．• ♡︎

grim: all my fur's standin' on end! it's static—city over here!

deuce: hrk! he's radiating so much power i can't move...

riddle: it feels as though anyone who took a step toward him right now would get sent flying back... rgh!

trein: cease this at once, draconia! all this power will draw in more flowers!

yuu: keep cool, hornton!

sebek: look, more flowers! scores of them!

silver: malleus, please stop! you're putting all of us in danger!

malleus: THESE WEEDS.

malleus: THAT BOY.

malleus: THEY WILL ALL RUE THE DAY THEY MOCKED ME.

whoa!

grim: *cough, cough* *sputter* that kicked up so much dirt i got a bunch of it in my mouth!

grim: mrah, i can't see with all this dust!

riddle: what incredible power... deuce? everyone? are you all right?!

deuce: yeah, i think so... but what about malleus?!

jamil: after that burst of power, the flowers must've devoured him.

silver: oh, no...

sebek: no... say it isn't so!

sebek: MALLEUUUS!

malleus: what?

sebek: huh?

silver: you're safe?!

malleus: i'm perfectly fine, as you can see.

grim: geez, don't scare us like that!

trein: how could you be fine after all those flowers swarmed you...? my word!

trein: everyone, look around malleus.

azul: what's this now...?

idia: the firelotuses are...

wilted?!

trein: *huff* i'm glad we're all safe and sound, but... DRACONIA. how could you forget yourself in a fit of pique?!

trein: have i not repeatedly outlined how night raven college students are expected to always remain calm and maintain proper decorum—

sebek: AAAH! MY LIEGE IS SAAAFE!!!

sebek: oh, if anything had happened to you, i don't know WHAT i would've done...! *sniffle*

silver: malleus, i must ask that you NEVER give in to your anger and expose yourself to danger like that again.

yuu: i'm glad you're okay.

malleus: when i saw the rest of you in a panic, it helped calm me down somewhat.

idia: mental note, never make malleus mad. like, ever.

azul: agreed. i like being alive, thank you very much.

trein: but why did the flowers wilt? draconia, care to explain what you did?

malleus: it wasn't intentional. i simply unleashed my full magical might.

trein: it wasn't intentional...?

trein: but the firelotus leaves are clearly drooping. some of them have yellowed as well.

trein: SOMETHING damaged them...

jamil: i've seen similar things happen to plants back home in the scalding sands.

jamil: the temperature's drastically different during the day than it is at night.

jamil: when someone sets out plants during the day and forgets to bring them in at night, a frost forms on them and they wilt like this.

riddle: frost, you say? considering malleus's power, it's possible. perhaps you froze them when you unleashed your might.

malleus: i don't recall doing anything of the sort.

silver: then how...?

epel: you know...

epel: i think i know what happened.

malleus: hm? what was that, felmier?

malleus: have you identified the cause?

epel: uhm, yes sir, i think so.

epel: this same thing happened to some veggie seedlings i was growing back home.

epel: going by just the symptoms, it looked like frost had got 'em, like jamil described.

epel: but when i looked into it more, i found out it wasn't frost at all.

epel: the seedlings had wilted because of fertilizer burn.

grim: fertilizer burn?

epel: yup. too much fertilizer can mess with a plant's roots. it can cause 'em to decay or get all misshapen.

epel: i bet the roots of these flowers look the same. see here?

malleus: the roots of the flower you just pulled out are blackened and disintegrating...

epel: exactly. i think that's what wilted the firelotuses.

rook: très bien! what fantastic knowledge you've shown, epel.

rook: i couldn't be more proud of my fellow dormmate.

epel: eheheh. oh, it's just 'cause i grew up on an orchard around lots of plants and stuff.

trein: i beg to differ. it was an incisive insight drawn from personal experience. fine work, felmier.

trein: the firelotuses absorb all kinds of magic. in this case, they eagerly devoured all the power draconia radiated...

trein: ...and as a result, they became overnourished and decayed naturally.

ruggie: well that makes dealing with 'em way easier.

ruggie: if our esteemed companion here just unleashes one of his absurdly powerful spells...

ruggie: he could make all the firelotuses in town wilt at once, right?

grim: sounds easy enough to me!

malleus: i'm afraid that's not feasible.

malleus: unfortunately, most of my power was absorbed during our initial encounter with the flowers in the lecture hall.

WHAT?!

⭑♪⊹ ࣪ ˖ 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 ⭑♪⊹ ࣪ ˖ 𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁

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[acideathr]

‧₊˚♪𝄞࿐₊˚⊹ 𝖙𝖜𝖎𝖘𝖙𝖊𝖉 𝖜𝖔𝖓𝖉𝖊𝖗𝖑𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝄞₊ ⊹ 𝖊𝖛𝖊𝖓𝖙 ● 𝖌𝖑𝖔𝖗𝖎𝖔𝖚𝖘 𝖒𝖆𝖘𝖖𝖚𝖊𝖗𝖆𝖉𝖊 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 ● 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁 ⤿ 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗻 ● 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗿𝘆

♫ .. “ ... 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳 ... “ ★ . •° . －𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘳 ．．• ♡︎

malleus: ......

azul: it's entirely possible.

azul: malleus is foremost among the mages at our school… and the rest of the world, really.

azul: it wouldn't surprise me if the social was a smokescreen, orchestrated for the sole purpose of bringing down malleus.

idia: so this whole time, the social was just bait...

idia: to catch the biggest fish of all: malleus!

malleus: ......

trein: i believe you've both made your point abundantly clear. you can stop hammering it home now.

malleus: um... malleus? are you okay?

jamil: he's been frowning this whole time.

epel: i can't blame him. i mean, you could say that we were all dragged into this mess because of him.

epel: maybe he feels responsible...

riddle: this whole discussion about rollo's intentions is pure speculation on our part.

riddle: even if it was true, malleus has broken no rules. he has no reason to feel guilty.

idia: i know how that sounds, but for mr. zero EQ— er, i mean, taskmaster riddle...

idia: it's not just empty consolation. he'd probs say the same thing if he were in malleus's shoes.

azul: true. though, i don't get the sense riddle or malleus are THAT upstanding.

azul: something like this wouldn't make either of them feel guilty.

malleus: ......

sebek: oh! there are flowers behind malleus!

trein: more of them?! what pestiferous plants...

silver: malleus, get away!

malleus: ......

silver: ...malleus?

malleus: now i see.

malleus: everything he said was a lie.

silver: oh... this is very bad.

sebek: malleus is… angry!

deuce: angry? i thought he was sad...

malleus: the social, the personal invitation to me... it was all pure deception.

malleus: a ploy, to lure me into a trap.

malleus: you'll pay for this...

malleus: YOU WILL PAY, ROLLO FLAMME!!!

idia: oh geez, he is big mad.

azul: there, you see?! remind me, who spouted the silly notion that he was a sucker who felt guilty?

rook: oh, roi des dragons... what an anguished cry he has. it makes my own heart tremble.

ruggie: uh, i don't think that's your heart trembling. it's literally the ground!

silver: malleus was overjoyed to be personally invited to the social.

he insisted on making extra preparations and reading everything he could about fleur city.

sebek: yes, and he eagerly counted down the days until our trip by marking them on his calendar...

silver: now that all his hopes have been dashed, his sorrow must be unfathomable.

sebek: oh, what a heartrending sight...

jamil: we're in mortal danger and THAT’S what he's mad about?!

malleus: I THOUGHT I'D BEEN ISSUED A GENUINE INVITATION.

malleus: YOU SHALL PAY DEARLY FOR THIS!!!

eeep!

⭑♪⊹ ࣪ ˖ 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 ⭑♪⊹ ࣪ ˖ 𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁

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[acideathr]

‧₊˚♪𝄞࿐₊˚⊹ 𝖙𝖜𝖎𝖘𝖙𝖊𝖉 𝖜𝖔𝖓𝖉𝖊𝖗𝖑𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝄞₊ ⊹ 𝖊𝖛𝖊𝖓𝖙 ● 𝖌𝖑𝖔𝖗𝖎𝖔𝖚𝖘 𝖒𝖆𝖘𝖖𝖚𝖊𝖗𝖆𝖉𝖊 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 ● 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁 ⤿ 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲 ● 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗲

♫ .. “ ... 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳 ... “ ★ . •° . －𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘳 ．．• ♡︎

jamil: *huff* have we cleared the area?

jamil: i've done weeding before, but it still wears me out.

deuce: um, guys? professor trein's still crouching on the ground over here...

riddle: he is?... you're right. are you okay, professor?

trein: back's too stiff... can't get up...

ruggie: sheesh, a few weeds and you guys are cryin' uncle?

ruggie: the smallest kids would handle this kinda job back in the slums.

idia: i'm so worn out i don't even have the energy to get annoyed at your weird weeding flex...

epel: i'm with you guys. i used to do weeding all the time in the orchards back home...

epel: but these firelotuses have long, strong roots. they ain't no garden—variety weeds.

rook: indeed they are not. uprooting even one is an arduous task.

rook: you said that people eradicated these plants long ago. how did they achieve that feat?

malleus: their methods have not been passed down in our lore.

malleus: but considering how swiftly these flowers multiply, i doubt they did it by picking them one by one.

riddle: to think a plant species could propagate so quickly even down here, with no sunlight. what a bothersome bloom.

azul: ah, i see light at the end of the tunnel. i believe it leads outside.

malleus: i'd like to find out where we are. let us step outside and see.

˖ ݁♬⋆.˚𝄞. FLEUR CITY | WATERWAY

grim: mrah! the moon's so bright.

riddle: oh, this is...

sebek: the same waterway we visited earlier today!

malleus: so we dropped from the noble bell lecture hall into the underground waterways.

azul: waterways?

azul: oh, yes, i read that there's a network of underground channels across the whole city. so this is one of them.

azul: noble bell college looks to be right above us.

azul: if i were to hazard a guess...

azul: i would say rollo kept the firelotuses prepared for his plan in this very waterway.

malleus: mm. he would have needed ample time and resources to revive an extinct flower.

malleus:this area is concealed from view and close to the school. it would have been easy to hide the plants here.

malleus:if this was where the flowers started growing, it would make sense that the waterway is teeming with them.

idia: IDK where rollo got his hands on the seeds of an extinct plant...

idia: but boy, talk about a classic villain move! that guy does not disappoint.

villager: what's with these flowers?! they just popped up outta nowhere!

villager: someone, help! my family's covered in red flowers and they won't wake up!

villager: no, stay back! aaah... AAAHHH!

rook: i can hear the townsfolk screaming.

jamil: it's late. most people would be winding down for the night. they were probably caught completely unawares.

deuce: all the mages in town must be getting attacked... argh, this is so frustrating!

silver: ...i don't get it.

silver: why is rollo so angry with mages?

silver: or maybe i should ask what happened to make him feel this way?

sebek: how should we know? and why should we care?!

sebek: since he views mages with such disdain, doesn't that mean he hates himself? he's one of us too.

sebek: of course the logic of such a twisted human being would elude us!

azul: given the depths of his hatred, i suppose the social was all a part of his diabolical scheme as well.

malleus: ...what?

azul: it only makes sense. while we don't know the reason why, rollo clearly despises mages.

azul: he must've planned to use the firelotuses to disempower students from every arcane academy in one fell swoop.

azul: and we walked right into his trap, blissfully ignorant all the while.

malleus: ......

idia: like moths to the flame, huh.

idia: from where rollo was standing, we must've looked like a bunch of brainless worms.

azul: yes. as much as it chagrins me to admit...

azul: he was right. we were complete and utter fools.

idia: okay, but, like...

idia: i kinda think… he was targeting malleus from the start.

⭑♪⊹ ࣪ ˖ 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 ⭑♪⊹ ࣪ ˖ 𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁

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[acideathr]

‧₊˚♪𝄞࿐₊˚⊹ 𝖙𝖜𝖎𝖘𝖙𝖊𝖉 𝖜𝖔𝖓𝖉𝖊𝖗𝖑𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝄞₊ ⊹ 𝖊𝖛𝖊𝖓𝖙 ● 𝖌𝖑𝖔𝖗𝖎𝖔𝖚𝖘 𝖒𝖆𝖘𝖖𝖚𝖊𝖗𝖆𝖉𝖊 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 ● 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁 ⤿ 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 ● 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺'𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴!

♫ .. “ ... 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳 ... “ ★ . •° . －𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘳 ．．• ♡︎

grim: *huff, huff* *pant, pant*

grim: my paws hurt from pullin' up all these plants...

azul: i typically prefer picking stocks, not stalks...

trein: *hiss* ouch... i must say, doing weeding at my age wreaks havoc on my back...

malleus: this is a new experience for me. i never knew picking plants was such a taxing endeavor.

malleus: and every time i think i have things well in hand...

silver: malleus, look out! more flowers at your feet!

trein: it's nerve—racking to constantly make sure you don't get entangled... not to mention time—consuming.

idia: yeah, i'm about at my limit too. my stamina meter's gonna bottom out before my mp does...

ruggie: c'mon, guys! you gotta pull with your legs! your form's all wrong!

epel: those stems ain't gonna come loose if ya'll keep stoopin' down with your backs! get down in the dirt!

yuu: desperate times call for desperate measures!

sebek: what?! i won't be outdone by any human!

⭑♪⊹ ࣪ ˖ 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 ⭑♪⊹ ࣪ ˖ 𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁

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‧₊˚♪𝄞࿐₊˚⊹ 𝖙𝖜𝖎𝖘𝖙𝖊𝖉 𝖜𝖔𝖓𝖉𝖊𝖗𝖑𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝄞₊ ⊹ 𝖊𝖛𝖊𝖓𝖙 ● 𝖌𝖑𝖔𝖗𝖎𝖔𝖚𝖘 𝖒𝖆𝖘𝖖𝖚𝖊𝖗𝖆𝖉𝖊 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 ● 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁 ⤿ 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗻 ● 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗶𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀

♫ .. “ ... 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳 ... “ ★ . •° . －𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘳 ．．• ♡︎

grim: MRAAAH! I'M FALLIIING!

trein: i must protect my students! everyone, brace for impact!

trein: hrah!

grim: mrah?!

deuce: oof, ow... yep, landed right on my butt...

trein: is everyone alright?!

epel: i think i'm okay...

yuu: i thought i was a goner!

azul: looks like those who couldn't handle their own landing are unharmed thanks to professor trein.

azul: nicely done, professor! naturally, i landed fine on my own by applying a bit of wind magic.

idia: is this REALLY the time to be sucking up?

malleus: i see the firelotuses have reached here as well.

ruggie: where are we, anyway? there are way more flowers down here!

riddle: they're covering everything... it's as if the ground is on fire.

jamil: so that was his plan? drop us into a pit of flowers to drain us quicker?

sebek: how cowardly can that human be?!

silver: we have to do something about the flowers. we cannot let them get malleus again.

malleus: but they grow by absorbing magic.

malleus: you can't use magic to destroy them. how will you handle them?

rook: heh heh heh. it might not occur to you, considering the abundance of magic you were born with...

rook: but non—mages have their own methods for getting rid of plants.

malleus: getting rid of plants? oh, i think i see what you're getting at.

grim: wanna fill in the rest of us?!

epel: i think what he means is...

grim: uh—huh, okay... well, that's simple enough. even i can do that.

malleus: it's a laborious task, but it needs doing.

trein: all right. is everyone ready?

grim: if we don't want these plants to suck up all our magic...

grim: THEN IT'S TIME TO GET PICKIN'!

⭑♪⊹ ࣪ ˖ 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 ⭑♪⊹ ࣪ ˖ 𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁

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[acideathr]

‧₊˚♪𝄞࿐₊˚⊹ 𝖙𝖜𝖎𝖘𝖙𝖊𝖉 𝖜𝖔𝖓𝖉𝖊𝖗𝖑𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝄞₊ ⊹ 𝖊𝖛𝖊𝖓𝖙 ● 𝖌𝖑𝖔𝖗𝖎𝖔𝖚𝖘 𝖒𝖆𝖘𝖖𝖚𝖊𝖗𝖆𝖉𝖊 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 ● 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁 ⤿ 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗲 ● 𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁…

♫ .. “ ... 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳 ... “ ★ . •° . －𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘳 ．．• ♡︎

grim: rollo!

grim: hey, no fair standin' up there where the flowers can't get you!

malleus: was all of this your doing, flamme?

rollo: indeed. what an astute observation, considering what utter fools you are.

sebek: wh... what did you just call us?!

rollo: you wish me to say it again? utter fools. all of you.

rollo: oh, you can scarcely imagine how hard it was to contain my laughter...

rollo: ...as i watched you blithely indulge in your merrymaking, completely ignorant of all the firelotuses i was setting out.

azul: my, my. that was quite a predictable villain line, you know.

rollo: silence! YOU’RE the villains here!

rollo: and what's more, you flaunted your magic and mesmerized our good citizens with it... you mages cannot be suffered to exist!

rollo: but worry not. i shall bring salvation to incorrigible villains like yourselves.

rollo: i shall engulf the world in the fiery crimson of these flowers...

rollo: ...and strip every mage in twisted wonderland of their magic!

grim: say WHAT?!

malleus: ......

idia: and there he is, folks! the secret mastermind who was controlling the "final boss" all along!

idia: but what kind of mastermind jumps the gun and shows up this early? dude has like, zero patience.

azul: could you not right now? you're ruining the moment.

grim: strip us of our magic? but then i wouldn't be able to become a great mage!

grim: that ain't cool!

yuu: what reason could you possibly have for this?

malleus: were these plants to spread, briar valley would not escape unscathed.

malleus: regardless of flamme's motivations, i cannot stand by and let this happen.

rollo: *SIGH* this is exactly why you're all utter fools.

sebek: HOW DARE YOU! THREE TIMES NOW YOU'VE CALLED MALLEUS AN UTTER FOOL!

sebek: i've had it with you. time to teach you some manners!

silver: agreed. rollo flamme, prepare for battle. we can stop you without magic.

azul: i'm never a fan of the brute—force option, but i suppose there's no alternative when our foe can't be reasoned with.

idia: yeah, i can't just ignore an invasive plant species. i'm gonna put a stop to this before it spreads outta control.

rollo: pfft... hahaha!

malleus: what's so amusing?

rollo: oh, you're far too late for that! my plan is already well underway.

rollo: when the bell of solace rang for an unprecedented fourth time tonight, it suffused the city with magic.

rollo: the firelotuses aren't only in the school. they've spread throughout the city, and are sapping the energy from every mage living here.

trein: they've spread throughout the city?!

jamil: everyone, look outside!

˖ ݁♬⋆.˚𝄞. FLEUR CITY | TOPSY—TURVY SQUARE

rook: my word, what a sight... the flowers are glowing brighter and brighter, at the expense of all the people...

rook: while the flowers harbor no ill will, i could not possibly call them beauté...

deuce: i thought you were an honorable guy, but no... you're just a dirty, low—down punk!

deuce: IT'S ON NOW! YOU COME DOWN SO WE CAN THROW DOWN!

rollo: hmph. you night raven college students are the only mages here still standing.

rollo: what could you possibly hope to accomplish by yourselves?

rollo: by all means struggle and fight. you'll curse your own impotence soon enough!

ruggie: uh, what was that noise?

epel: what noise? i didn't hear anything.

ruggie: i definitely hear something. it's a faint, mechanical—sounding… whoa! it's getting louder!

ruggie & epel: hm?

rollo: allow me to invite you someplace more fitting... so you can channel your energies appropriately!

grim: ack, the floor's gone! I’M FALLIIING!

nrc: AAAHHH!

yuu: heeelp!

malleus: yuu!

rollo: hmhm... hmhmhm... hmhm, mmhmhm, haha!

rollo: AAAH HAH HAH HAH!

rollo: we'll finally be rid of it!

rollo: and those accursed mages, with malleus draconia foremost among them... they'll all be finished!

rollo: enjoy your time down below. though i think you'll find it quite… draining.

rollo: at long last... i shall finally mete out my justice.

⭑♪⊹ ࣪ ˖ 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 ⭑♪⊹ ࣪ ˖ 𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁

©𝗖𝗢𝗣𝗬𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 ● @acideathr 2025 ⤿ my work is not yours to take; posting chapters requires significant time and effort. all credit is due to aniplex and yana toboso; show your support by downloading the twisted wonderland. this blog particularly caters to players who cannot access the en game because of their region or those who aren't willing to download the game

[acideathr]

‧₊˚♪𝄞࿐₊˚⊹ 𝖙𝖜𝖎𝖘𝖙𝖊𝖉 𝖜𝖔𝖓𝖉𝖊𝖗𝖑𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝄞₊ ⊹ 𝖊𝖛𝖊𝖓𝖙 ● 𝖌𝖑𝖔𝖗𝖎𝖔𝖚𝖘 𝖒𝖆𝖘𝖖𝖚𝖊𝖗𝖆𝖉𝖊 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 ● 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁 ⤿ 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 ● 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘁𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘀

♫ .. “ ... 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳 ... “ ★ . •° . －𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘳 ．．• ♡︎

sebek: WITHER, PLANTS!!!

sebek: what in the world?!

silver: the flowers just absorbed sebek's magic!

malleus: the more spells we fire off, the more empowered they become.

malleus: their color... the way they glow... it's almost like fire.

rook: careful, yuu. there are flowers sprouting up behind you!

deuce: yuu! get away!

trein: rgh... we won't make it in time!

grim: YUU!!!

deuce: ...hm?

yuu: uh, nothing's happening, guys.

grim: what? they ain't doin' anything?! great, you had me worried over nothin'!

trein: so you're all right, yuu?...aha! i have it!

trein: everyone, put away your magical pens!

epel: huh? but won't the flowers swarm us if we do that?

rook: epel, we must listen to our wise professor.

malleus: silver and sebek, that goes for you as well. do as trein says.

silver & sebek: yes, sir!

idia: the flowers aren't multiplying as fast now that our pens are away...

neige: no, watch out! everybody get back!

rook: roi des neiges?! oh, no! he fell defending us!

chenya: riddle, stick behind me. you too, card soldier! don't just stand there!

riddle: chenya?! i never asked you to cover me! i can fight!

neige: ahaha... we're all aspiring mages going to school on the same island. we gotta… help each other… out...

chenya: get out while i distract them... urgh...

aide: it's no use, we can't defend against these flowers! they've already surrounded us!

vice president: this is a disaster! i must notify president rollo... ack! stay away from meee!

idia: the mages trying to fend off the flowers with magic are getting totally overrun and collapsing...

idia: i can't draw any definitive conclusions from just this, but it's a safe hypothesis to say these flowers respond to magic.

trein: everyone, gather around me and listen carefully. whatever you do, don't even THINK about using magic right now.

azul: do you know what these flowers are, professor?

trein: mm. i don't want to believe it, but given their fiery appearance and ability to absorb magic, there can be no doubt.

trein: these are firelotuses!

azul: firelotuses? i've never heard of such flowers. are they common on land?

jamil: no, it's the first i've heard of them too...and i know i'd remember if i'd seen one.

malleus: i can hardly blame you for not knowing about them. even i didn't recall them immediately.

malleus: they're plants that thrive on all manner of magical energy.

epel: when you say all magical energy, does that mean...?

malleus: yes, that includes the magical energy of mages such as ourselves.

deuce: what?!

malleus: when they sense magic, they reach out their vines, much like other plants reacting to the sun. then they grow roots and absorb the magic.

malleus: they'll continue to sap a mage's magical energy. it serves as nourishment to help them bloom.

malleus: and once they absorb the last of the mage's energy...

malleus: ....the mage loses their magic permanently.

THEY LOSE THEIR MAGIC?!

idia: dude, that's a final boss right there! they must be the most OP enemy in all of twisted wonderland!

azul: there's a plant that horrifying growing on land?!

riddle: wait. this doesn't make sense.

riddle: if a plant that dangerous existed, surely we would've learned about it in school.

malleus: firelotuses went extinct centuries ago.

malleus: as i understand it, people back then banded together to eradicate the entire species, in light of its danger.

malleus: nowadays, books on the history of magic give the plants only a passing mention, as an old legend.

trein: precisely.

sebek: that's our malleus! your erudition knows no bounds!

grim: that guy just never stops...

epel: but what's an extinct plant even doing here, and why is there so much of it?

malleus: that would be a better question for him.

grim: him...?

???: hmph. so you're still standing. i suppose your wretched academy's reputation is deserved after all.

grim: mrah! it's you...

⭑♪⊹ ࣪ ˖ 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 ⭑♪⊹ ࣪ ˖ 𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁

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[acideathr]

‧₊˚♪𝄞࿐₊˚⊹ 𝖙𝖜𝖎𝖘𝖙𝖊𝖉 𝖜𝖔𝖓𝖉𝖊𝖗𝖑𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝄞₊ ⊹ 𝖊𝖛𝖊𝖓𝖙 ● 𝖌𝖑𝖔𝖗𝖎𝖔𝖚𝖘 𝖒𝖆𝖘𝖖𝖚𝖊𝖗𝖆𝖉𝖊 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 ● 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁 ⤿ 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 ● 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴

♫ .. “ ... 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳 ... “ ★ . •° . －𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘳 ．．• ♡︎

˖ ݁♬⋆.˚𝄞. NOBLE BELL COLLEGE | LECTURE HALL

grim: i'm beat after puttin' on that big show. i just wanna go to my room and pass out.

malleus: you must wait. one of the students here asked all social participants to assemble in this hall.

azul: i think all the students from the other schools are here too. perhaps they're going to give us our schedule for tomorrow?

azul: huh?

sebek: is that...the bell of solace?

silver: it must be. there's no mistaking that distinctive ring.

riddle: i thought the bell only rang at morning, noon, and night. and the nighttime bell has already rung.

riddle: so why is it ringing this late?

azul: hm? is there some sort of flame in the corner of the hall?

idia: ...looks like a flower, actually.

royal sword academy student a: oh look, there's a bunch of pretty red flowers by those pillars. i don't remember them being there when we first arrived.

royal sword academy student b: they're beautiful. i've never seen anything like— hrk!

idia: uh, did that guy just touch the flower and collapse?

arcane academy student a: what's happening? i'm getting… dizzy...

arcane academy student b: urgh...

malleus: the students near those flowers are fainting, one right after another.

jamil: and more flowers are popping up at an alarming rate!

ruggie: i dunno if it's just me or what, but... i'm feelin' kinda lightheaded...

azul: ugh... it's not just you. i'm having a dizzy spell too, it seems.

azul: it appears that the people closest to the flowers are fainting the fastest.

malleus: what a sinister glow they have. it's enough to give me pause.

malleus: is it possible...?

malleus: am i actually frightened by these tiny blooms?

malleus: hrk?! the propagating flowers are climbing up my legs...!

malleus: urgh... what… is this? strength… fading...

malleus: the more they cover me… the fainter i feel...

malleus: i fear… i may… be...

silver & sebek: MALLEUUS!

silver: are you all right?! i'll get these flowers off immediately. sit tight, please!

sebek: ghastly plants! how dare you swarm our liege. begone and wilt!

malleus: silver, sebek... you came through for me.

silver: please step back and allow us to handle this, malleus.

sebek: mere weeds dare to harm the great malleus? my magic shall obliterate you!

⭑♪⊹ ࣪ ˖ 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 ⭑♪⊹ ࣪ ˖ 𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁

©𝗖𝗢𝗣𝗬𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 ● @acideathr 2025 ⤿ my work is not yours to take; posting chapters requires significant time and effort. all credit is due to aniplex and yana toboso; show your support by downloading the twisted wonderland. this blog particularly caters to players who cannot access the en game because of their region or those who aren't willing to download the game

[acideathr]

‧₊˚♪𝄞࿐₊˚⊹ 𝖙𝖜𝖎𝖘𝖙𝖊𝖉 𝖜𝖔𝖓𝖉𝖊𝖗𝖑𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝄞₊ ⊹ 𝖊𝖛𝖊𝖓𝖙 ● 𝖌𝖑𝖔𝖗𝖎𝖔𝖚𝖘 𝖒𝖆𝖘𝖖𝖚𝖊𝖗𝖆𝖉𝖊 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 ● 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁 ⤿ 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗶𝘅 ● 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁

♫ .. “ ... 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳 ... “ ★ . •° . －𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘳 ．．• ♡︎

malleus: that sound...

clown: alas, the nighttime bell has rung. it's time for our delightful festival to come to an end.

clown: did everyone have some topsy—turvy fun?

clown: you're always welcome to come back again! we'll see you at next year's topsy—turvy fest!

epel: boy howdy, my cheeks hurt from laughin' so much!

deuce: all the locals looked like they had a blast. what a great festival.

vice president: attention, all arcane academies attending the social! it's time to return to noble bell college.

malleus: hm? i don't see flamme around.

vice president: president rollo already went back to school. i'm sure he's making preparations to welcome everyone.

trein: i see. i feel bad putting him to so much trouble.

azul: considering how many mages you're hosting, it must've taken a great effort to get things ready for today alone.

aide: yeah, honestly, it did. and our president's been especially busy.

aide: he's worked harder than any of us to make this social happen.

idia: say what? so rollo's the kind of guy who looks all chill and detached, but who secretly wants to make friends?

vice president: no, actually. he generally prefers to keep to himself. i was surprised when he brought up the idea of the social.

vice president: i'm sure he did all this to open up new learning opportunities for us.

vice president: he's strict with everyone, including himself, but he's very diligent.

aide: he's also self—disciplined and discreet, his grades are outstanding, he's got magic in spades, and he's truly imaginative.

aide: every student at noble bell college looks up to president rollo!

˖ ݁♬⋆.˚𝄞. NOBLE BELL COLLEGE | STUDENT COUNCIL ROOM

rollo: ...ridiculous. all of it.

rollo: magic, a blessing? a gift? FUN?

rollo: lies, all of them. utter tripe spewed by complete fools.

rollo: otherwise, what am i doing this for...?

rollo: ...but i won't dwell on it. the suffering will finally be over soon enough.

rollo: the time has come.

rollo: like these flames, they will engulf everything. and i shall right this sorry state of affairs.

rollo: ahh, i can hardly wait... mmhmhm... hahaha...!

⭑♪⊹ ࣪ ˖ 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 ⭑♪⊹ ࣪ ˖ 𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁

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[acideathr]

‧₊˚♪𝄞࿐₊˚⊹ 𝖙𝖜𝖎𝖘𝖙𝖊𝖉 𝖜𝖔𝖓𝖉𝖊𝖗𝖑𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝄞₊ ⊹ 𝖊𝖛𝖊𝖓𝖙 ● 𝖌𝖑𝖔𝖗𝖎𝖔𝖚𝖘 𝖒𝖆𝖘𝖖𝖚𝖊𝖗𝖆𝖉𝖊 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 ● 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁 ⤿ 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝘃𝗲 ● 𝗮 𝗯𝘂𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀

♫ .. “ ... 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳 ... “ ★ . •° . －𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘳 ．．• ♡︎

idia: i can't keep this up... all this spinning is making me dizzy...

grim: myahahah, everyone's totally dazzled by me! let's crank this party UP!

grim: ...hey, wait. where'd all the tambourine sparklies go?

trein: those tambourines are simple magical trinkets made specifically for this dance.

trein: i imagine the magic they were imbued with has run out.

rollo: *huff* it's finally over.

rollo: well, everyone — what say we wrap up here and adjourn back to campus?

grim: i don't wanna! i'm just gettin' started!

grim: time to REALLY spice things up! MRAAAH!

!!!

villager: ooh, fireworks! where are they coming from?

villager: they're so pretty and sparkly — way bigger than the ones from the tambourines!

grim: check it out, yuu! everyone's goin' gaga over my magic.

deuce: grim! you should know better than to just fire off magic in the streets!

grim: heh heh. you're just jealous 'cause everyone's impressed with me.

sebek: we are no such thing. your antics risk my liege losing face!

clown: okay, everybody, quiet down!

clown: it looks like some mischievous fledgling mage decided to gift us a little present...

clown: and hey, this festival only comes once a year! so let's forget all our cares and party down!

villager: that was so cool! do the fireworks again!

dancer: come on, everyone, let's dance some more!

epel: looks like all the festivalgoers are happy.

epel: good for you, grim. now professor trein will let you off the hook for using magic.

trein: ......

epel: scratch that, he's totally peeved!

jamil: i should think so. someone as strict as professor trein wouldn't just let you get away with breaking the rules.

deuce: poor grim. he's gonna get the lecture of a lifetime when we get back to night raven.

malleus: still, the festivalgoers enjoyed it. that was a fine way to energize the event.

malleus: perhaps i could put on the performance i had prepared as well...

azul: slow down, malleus!

azul: you were planning to perform it at the ball, right?

azul: a special present has the most impact when offered at a special time.

azul: if you were to get carried away by the festivities and perform it now, you'd be spoiling half the fun.

malleus: would i?

azul: yes, absolutely. trust me.

azul: no one else at our school can turn maximum profit for minimal effort like i can.

idia: personally, i kinda wish you'd just forget the whole thing...

azul: this again? you really don't know when to let something go. you're just going to have to deal with it.

malleus: then i'll take your advice, ashengrotto.

malleus: instead, i'll offer a more modest blessing of fireworks.

sebek: a gift from malleus himself... you should prostrate yourselves in gratitude, humans!

silver: everyone's enjoying the festivities. this is wonderful. allow me to help, malleus.

ruggie: a gift, huh? i don't really love just giving away stuff, even if it's not worth much...

ruggie: ...but hey, a little magic's a small price to pay for a debt of gratitude.

ruggie: here goes!

chenya: looks like the night raven boys are the ones sending up all these fireworks.

chenya: what a purrfect time for me to join in with a little whimsical magic of my own! check it out!

neige: chenya, you know better than that! then again, if it's making everyone happy, maybe i should do a little too... hyah!

arcane academy student a: is this part of the social? then let's help liven things up!

jamil: regardless of how this happened, i wouldn't want night raven to be outdone.

epel: agreed. let's show 'em what we're made of!

rook: ah, the crowd is so lively and full of smiles... merveilleux! allow me to contribute as well.

trein: hmph... i suppose after getting the locals' hopes up, it would be poor form to disappoint them.

trein: fine, i'll allow it as long as you remain on your best behavior.

riddle: certainly. i'll make sure to liven things up in an appropriate way.

deuce: housewarden! let's send off a big burst of fireworks together!

rollo: magic—addled fools, the lot of them... the sight of it all sickens me.

malleus: what's the matter, flamme? you should be enjoying the festivities as well.

rollo: malleus. you and many of your peers possess exceptional magical prowess.

rollo: as such, you should be circumspect in how you use it.

rollo: i hardly think such power is meant for arbitrary spectacles that inflame the public.

malleus: as you say, i am indeed powerful.

malleus: so am i not free to use it and bestow gifts upon the people as i see fit?

rollo: ......

malleus: the people enjoy seeing our magic. that's sufficient enough reason for me.

malleus: come, yuu. join us in the festivities. i'll be right over there.

rollo: ...magic is such a troublesome thing. wouldn't you agree, yuu?

rollo: i can only imagine how arduous it must be to spend your days surrounded by a gaggle of rambunctious, foolhardy mages.

rollo: the world would be much better off without magic and the chaos it brings. surely, you must rollo: have had similar thoughts?

yuu: i'm pretty much used to the chaos by now.

rollo: you're USED TO IT? oh, you poor thing. i can't blame you for becoming numb to the absurdity after spending every day swimming in it.

rollo: mages use their magic to lead people astray and cloud the eyes of the virtuous public. it's sad state of affairs.

rollo: but worry not — that state of affairs shan't last much longer.

grim: hey, yuu! you've got better things to do than stand around.

grim: check THIS out! i call it, "the great grim's ultra—deluxe golden megafire"!

villager: what amazing fireworks! the festival this year is somethin' else!

dancer: keep the fireworks coming, mages! and i want to see everybody dance!

rollo: ...hmph.

rollo: all these foolish mages...

⭑♪⊹ ࣪ ˖ 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 ⭑♪⊹ ࣪ ˖ 𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁

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[acideathr]

‧₊˚♪𝄞࿐₊˚⊹ 𝖙𝖜𝖎𝖘𝖙𝖊𝖉 𝖜𝖔𝖓𝖉𝖊𝖗𝖑𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝄞₊ ⊹ 𝖊𝖛𝖊𝖓𝖙 ● 𝖌𝖑𝖔𝖗𝖎𝖔𝖚𝖘 𝖒𝖆𝖘𝖖𝖚𝖊𝖗𝖆𝖉𝖊 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 ● 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁 ⤿ 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗿 ● 𝘁𝗼𝗽𝘀𝘆-𝘁𝘂𝗿𝘃𝘆 𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁

♫ .. “ ... 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳 ... “ ★ . •° . －𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘳 ．．• ♡︎

clown: our tale begins in the small city where the righteous judge lived.

clown: the righteous judge was fair and just. everyone respected him and abided by his judgments.

malleus: that's the personage flamme told us about at noble bell college.

grim: oh yeah, there was a big stone statue of him in front of the school, right?

malleus: so you remember. i'm surprised.

grim: hey, i resent that! of course i remember somethin' i learned today!

clown: but there was no one who adored him more than his own disciple—the kindly bell ringer!

grim: ooh, so the guy on the horse had a student.

rollo: indeed. the kindly bell ringer is beloved throughout the shaftlands, much like the righteous judge.

clown: neither rain nor wind would deter the bell ringer from ringing the bells to announce the time throughout the town.

clown: but one day... disaster struck the peaceful city.

azul: you know, i've been wondering about this since i first heard anecdotes about the righteous judge.

azul: what exactly was this disaster?

azul: i tried looking into it before the trip, but i couldn't find any useful information.

rollo: i should think not, since no one knows for certain. none of our literature goes into detail about it.

rollo: the only writing we have on the matter is this... "disaster struck, enveloping the city in a shroud hued the same as a fiery crimson lotus."

malleus: crimson, hm.

malleus: does that perhaps suggest a great fire?

azul: oh, yes, i understand fires can be devastating on land. it's a frighteningly powerful element.

idia: plus, back in the old days they didn't have any building codes or regulations, so the buildings were probably crammed way close together...

idia: the fire must've been worse than anything we could imagine nowadays.

clown: the fiery crimson engulfed the city, throwing the people into terror and chaos...

clown: but the kindly bell ringer rang his bell and gave courage to the people. he then valiantly fought to protect the city.

puppet: wow, neato! what a brave man he was!

grim: huh, so he was basically a cool, gallant guy. sounds like me!

trein: they say the bell ringer upheld the righteous judge's teachings in everything he did.

trein: what devotion. they must have truly trusted each other.

rollo: yes, none of that would have happened if not for the righteous judge's exceptional character.

clown: and what did the kindly bell ringer love most of all? topsy—turvy day!

clown: a long time ago, when this festival was called topsy—turvy day...

clown: the townsfolk chose the bell ringer to be their king, and oh, how they celebrated!

clown: what a wonderful man he must have been...

clown: and what a wonderful celebration this is! do you appreciate it more now?

puppet: yup, yup!

puppet: ab—so—lutely!

grim: i appreciate it too!

clown: we've got lots of fun in store, whether you're local or just visiting. it's time to kick off topsy—turvy fest!

grim: now some people in fluttery costumes are comin' out.

dancer: okay, who's ready for some topsy—turvy fun?

azul: that's some rather impressive tambourine playing.

malleus: they move so fluidly with those scarves fluttering about. it's like they're floating on air.

idia: extrovert energy… too strong...

rollo: it's traditional to perform a dance with scarves and tambourines at this show.

grim: hey, what's with the sparks that happen every time they shake the tambourines?

rollo: those are a form of magical fireworks.

malleus: oho. then is everyone dancing a mage?

rollo: no, most of them aren't. the sparks are produced by magical implements.

rollo: the organizers work with mages to produce the magical tambourines.

rollo: that way, anyone can use magic during topsy—turvy fest.

azul: interesting. so in keeping with the topsy-turvy theme, non-practitioners can use magic, in a sense.

malleus: they merely produce sparks? and you're all content with such trivial feats of magic?

malleus: it would be so much more enjoyable if they performed grander feats.

idia: what's fun about banging on instruments so old they might as well be fossils? you could totally upgrade those.

trein: rollo just explained they are TRADITIONAL implements. using the same ones is the point.

trein: it's not about the grandeur of the magic. what matters is that everyone can enjoy them.

rollo: hmph...

rollo: this insipid festival is nothing but a gathering of shameless, magic—addled fools

malleus: did you say something just now, flamme?

azul: i'm so sorry. i couldn't hear you over the din of the festival.

rollo: oh, it was nothing. i'm sure you'll learn much from experiencing the festivities firsthand.

dancer: come on, everybody! join in the fun and get dancing!

grim: aww yeah, time to boogie! i'm gonna show you all my jaw—droppin' dance moves!

idia: huh? dance? me?! please tell me you're joking. that's a HARD NOPE from me!

azul: are you going to just sit there while everyone else is dancing? you'll stick out like a sore thumb, you know.

malleus: shroud, it would be impolite to remain seated when they've invited you to take part.

idia: dude, it would be way more cringe if i danced!

dancer: are you all ready?

yuu: this is a little embarrassing, but here goes...

idia: eeep...!

⭑♪⊹ ࣪ ˖ 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 ⭑♪⊹ ࣪ ˖ 𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁

©𝗖𝗢𝗣𝗬𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 ● @acideathr 2025 ⤿ my work is not yours to take; posting chapters requires significant time and effort. all credit is due to aniplex and yana toboso; show your support by downloading the twisted wonderland. this blog particularly caters to players who cannot access the en game because of their region or those who aren't willing to download the game

[acideathr]

‧₊˚♪𝄞࿐₊˚⊹ 𝖙𝖜𝖎𝖘𝖙𝖊𝖉 𝖜𝖔𝖓𝖉𝖊𝖗𝖑𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝄞₊ ⊹ 𝖊𝖛𝖊𝖓𝖙 ● 𝖌𝖑𝖔𝖗𝖎𝖔𝖚𝖘 𝖒𝖆𝖘𝖖𝖚𝖊𝖗𝖆𝖉𝖊 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 ● 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁 ⤿ 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 ● 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿

♫ .. “ ... 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳 ... “ ★ . •° . －𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘳 ．．• ♡︎

clown: your attention, please!

clown: it's time to put down your work, leave your worries at the door, and celebrate...

clown: ...topsy—turvy fest!

grim: topsy—turvy? what, we all gonna stand on our heads or somethin'?

rollo: the idea is that the participants' social standings are inverted-hence festivalgoers need not worry about titles or status.

rollo: the weak become the strong, and everyone can play the part of a king.

malleus: so you could call it an unceremonious ceremony.

rollo: indeed. as such, everyone wears masks for the duration of the festival.

azul: sensible enough. that way no one will recognize you, and you can conduct yourself however you please.

idia: oh yeah, i did notice people selling masks around town. there's something cool about seeing everyone looking all mysterious like that.

grim: mrah! partyin' sounds like a good time to me!

rollo: ......

clown: we all love topsy-turvy fest. but the one who loved it most of all was...the kindly bell ringer!

grim: who's that?

malleus: have you truly never heard of him?

grim: nope!

azul: grim, did you not even read a little about fleur city before coming?

grim: if it ain't food, i ain't interested.

idia: you know, your one-track mind is oddly reassuring.

clown: what's this? have you never heard of the kindly bell ringer?

puppet: never!

clown: reeeally?

puppet: really!

grim: that guy's talkin' to a hand puppet...

grim: is he okay?

rollo: why are you concerned? the puppet is clearly meant to evoke a ventriloquist's dummy.

grim: ventri—what now?

grim: the clown behind the puppet is basically dubbing over it— uh, i mean, he's talking without moving his mouth, so it looks like the puppet is talking.

grim: so... he's talkin' to himself? why would anyone do that?

trein: it's an act. now quiet down and watch.

clown: since you don't know, then i will tell you the tale of the kindly bell ringer...

⭑♪⊹ ࣪ ˖ 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 ⭑♪⊹ ࣪ ˖ 𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁

©𝗖𝗢𝗣𝗬𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 ● @acideathr 2025 ⤿ my work is not yours to take; posting chapters requires significant time and effort. all credit is due to aniplex and yana toboso; show your support by downloading the twisted wonderland. this blog particularly caters to players who cannot access the en game because of their region or those who aren't willing to download the game

[acideathr]

‧₊˚♪𝄞࿐₊˚⊹ 𝖙𝖜𝖎𝖘𝖙𝖊𝖉 𝖜𝖔𝖓𝖉𝖊𝖗𝖑𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝄞₊ ⊹ 𝖊𝖛𝖊𝖓𝖙 ● 𝖌𝖑𝖔𝖗𝖎𝖔𝖚𝖘 𝖒𝖆𝖘𝖖𝖚𝖊𝖗𝖆𝖉𝖊 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 ● 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁 ⤿ 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝘄𝗼 ● 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝗺𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗮𝗽!

♫ .. “ ... 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳 ... “ ★ . •° . －𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘳 ．．• ♡︎

azul: hm? i see some familiar faces over by that tent there.

azul: those are royal sword academy students, if i'm not mistaken?

epel: ack, you're right. there's neige, and he's surrounded by a bunch of townsfolk!

riddle: i see chenya as well. i wasn't expecting to run into him here.

idia: there are more of them, too... the whole area's crawling with sparkly royal sword academy prince archetypes!

ruggie: i guess all the preppies turned up for the social too, huh?

trein: mm. they stand out even in these vast crowds. that's royal sword academy for you, i suppose.

trein: i see some other people i know as well. i guess a lot of arcane academies came for the social.

jamil: this show is supposed to be the centerpiece of the festival. i'm sure it's on every school's itinerary.

grim: hey, someone's come out on the center stage!

trein: looks like the festivities are starting. everyone, have a seat at the tables

azul: with the bench seating, there's enough room for six people at each table.

azul: i'll sit with professor trein. i'm sure it will be quite educational.

idia: yeah, uh, i'll sit at that table, too... that way i don't get stuck as the odd guy out.

trein: very well. yuu, come join us. you could stand to learn more about this world.

malleus: then i shall join your table as well. i'd like to hear yuu's thoughts on everything.

grim: hey, i'm sittin' next to my hench—human! someone's gotta look after 'em.

malleus: is that right? then i shall sit next to you, grim. i trust you won't mind.

grim: i GUESS, if you insist.

sebek: now hold on! i would also like to sit at my liege's table and hear his insights!

sebek: sit elsewhere, grim, and i shall take your place. that will make six.

grim: you're not the boss of me. i don't really care where i sit, but i don't like your tone, so NAH! i ain't movin'!

sebek: have you no appreciation for what an honor it is to sit next to the great malleus? that seat is wasted on you!

idia: yikes, here we go... another endless circular argument over something completely trivial...

idia: if someone doesn't step in here, we're never gonna get the seating figured out.

yuu: how about we settle this with rock—paper—scissors?

sebek: oho, a simple and straightforward approach. very well, grim — TO BATTLE!

sebek & grim: one, two, three, SHOOT!

grim: ...what?!

grim: woo—hoo! i win!

sebek: rgh... how bitter defeat tastes...

azul: that's what you get for leaving your fate up to chance. if you don't want to lose, you should be better prepared.

rollo: ah, so this is where the night raven college students are sitting.

trein: hello, flamme. are you touring the festival as well?

rollo: yes. it's part of my duties as student council president, since i invited all the schools.

rollo: might i join your table? i'd enjoy the chance to chitchat with you all.

azul: by all means! you're more than welcome.

malleus: there's not enough space, however.

azul: oh, that's an easy solve. grim can sit in yuu's lap.

sebek: ?!

trein: ah, of course. any opportunity to chat with a noble bell college student is an honor. i'd be glad to have you join us.

grim: aww, man. i don't wanna be stuck on someone's lap.

idia: well, uh... whee hee... you could always sit with me... whee hee!

grim: that grin's givin' me the heebie—jeebies. sounds like an even worse option...

grim: yuu, scoot back and make extra room for me to sit!

rollo: apologies for the trouble, but thank you for having me all the same.

sebek: my word... i hadn't even thought of that option.

sebek: azul, why didn't you speak up when i wanted that seat?!

idia: 'cuz he wanted to preserve his hearing, obvs.

sebek: I DEMAND THAT SOMEONE OTHER THAN MALLEUS LET ME SIT IN THEIR LAP!

azul: are you aware of how tall you are?

sebek: hm. i suppose you have a point there... then you can sit in MY lap, azul!

azul: how desperate are you? absolutely not.

malleus: sebek, don't pester them. you lost the contest, and now you must accept the outcome with grace.

sebek: i... i beg your pardon, sir! my sincerest apologies!

sebek: rgh...

riddle: come now, there's no need to mope. you can sit at the next table over. there's hardly any difference.

silver: go on and sit down. the show's starting.

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