"It's not as simple as that. Anything concerning the Jar of Misfortune is complicated and believ me when I say you would not like to mess around with it; or better yet, what we should do is to never dream about ever having contact with one. Just as it name says, misfortune tends to lurk around who dare to cheat their way out of what was predicted by that forsaken jar. Whatever they saw inside the Jar of Misfortune was already bound to happen. Meaning, regardless if we tell Professor Sonny about it or not, it will still happen in the end. Now, let us say Andrew and Niccoli really give Professor Sonny a heads up of what was about to happen on the chalice. How could we be so sure that their action would not actually aggravate the situation? How can we be certain that our decision of interfering won't actually be the one to cause the misfortune in the first place???"Everyone fell silent after hearing their friend's explanation because even without him pointing that out, they all knew tha
"Arguing will not get us anywhere. So why don't we just settle this once and for all by voting? I say, majority wins? How about that?"Allan suggested out of the blue to which Steve seconded almost immediately."Sounds like a great lan to me. Nice one, Allan. Alright, who wants to vote against getting involve with Professor Sonny's misfortune? Raise your right hand."Steve did not forget to commend Allan's wittiness, that was rare. Then right after that, he declared loudly and raised his right hand."Me...""So do I"Of course, Nike and Audrey were obviously the ones who voted in favor of Steve's side."Now, raised your right hand if you think we necessarily need to get ourselves involved at someone else's problem."Steve declared while indicating in a roundabout manner that voting for the opposing side was nothing but an act of being nosy He even furtively glanced over at his friend's direction to see their reaction."It's not about getting nosy, It was more about preventing someth
"Can't we just go and tell him straight and get on with it??? I mean, why do we even need to have all this sort of preparations and planning just to tell him??? It was not as if we are going there to visit him for no good reason? We will go and meet him with a good intention in our hearts. We are letting him know about his upcoming misfortune beforehand. He should even be thankful for us, right? What now, can he not even spare us a few minutes of his time, in exchange for that?!"Jace insinuated afterward when he noticed that the others were hesitating to move forward and as result dragging the matter far longer. Judging from the tone of his voice, everyone could already tell that their friend was starting to get annoyed. So it was a good thing that Nike was quick to sense it and acted fast. Before theother party's temper could even get the better of him, Nike already waded into the conversation."Well yeah, we could do that. We could ask for Professor De Belen's help to have us cov
"Come on, Allan. Don't be silly. Not because there is a man and cat involved, it automatically means it will be about our friend right away. After all, they are not the only one who wons a cat in this campus, are they? Stop making everything seems it was all about our group."Jace pointed out to his friend when he heard his deduction. He could not help but find it absurd as such he did not hesitate to speak his mind."Well, yeah.. ahhhmmm. You must be right. But, I am just saying though. Why are you even more affected than them???""TSK!""Anyways, I also think that we need Professor De Belen's help. Let's just leave out the part about the silhouette of a man and cat once we told her about what you two saw in the water."Before their attention could even continue to drift farther away, Steve already decided to cut his friends nonsense bickerings and talked about their next course of action.With that being said, the group change route heading first to the Teacher Hall to meet Profess
"Do you honestly think that we also have that much time on our end to waste with the kinds of you???? Why don't we just stop wasting each other's time? Like I had said, you can just leave us alone. We don't need your rudeness here." Unable to hold himself back anymore, Jace fired up and no longer bother using formalities as he rebuked the other party's rudeness. "Y- you!!!-----" Flustered, the student assistant was caught between words and she was left speechless. She did not expect that the young warlocks whom she thought that she could just bully easily, would actually retaliate at her win such spicy words like that. The yellow student sorceress at that moment was not sure what to say. It was her first time meeting a freshman that speak to his senior that way. Of course, Audrey and her friends were no pushovers. Especially not the cranky Jace Just because she was two magic realms higher than them, she already thought that would be enough to intimidate their group already? Sh
"My bad, okay? I admit it. My temper must have got the better of me. It was just that I really could not take it coming from her. How dare she looked down at us??? She was not even a big shot?! TSK!"Jace tried to reason out when he got reprimanded by Andrew (Audrey)But there was a noticeable change in the tone of his voice and attitude when he said that.From how Jace sounded right now, it seemed that he had no longer had any intention of arguing at allThat might better be the case for him, or else he might have another taste of Audrey's other hand.The group let Allan handle the situation instead.Since Allan was the most smooth talker among them, especially to ladies, then there was no one better than him to do the workFrom that point onward they made it sure that Jace would not get a chance to wade in the conversation with his tact as if a bull in a china shop."Yeah sure. I'll see you next time then..."They heard Allan told the student assistant after their long private chit
"Ohh, by the way, I would appreciate it guys if you won't rat me out to Fiona."Allan very naturally reminded his friends against telling Fiona about what just happened.As much as possible, he did not want for Fiona to find out any of what he just did today. Because it might just bring unnecessary trouble upon himself.He did not want the other party to misunderstand him and misinterpret his action as flirting and cheating.Fiona was the student sorceress in the Orange Realm that Allan was currently dating.She was known to be one of the School Belles as well and she had once teamed up with Selene during the semi-annual student assessment since the two of them were classmatesBy some works of fate, that first encounter at the school competition was followed by another series of encounters and eventually, the two started dating."Oh yeah, about that Fiona girl. So you two really ended up together, after all"Steve commented to start a new conversation.Since they no longer have anyt
"Is there anything I could help you with???"Professor De Belen asked them while she was organizing her personal belongings that were left scattered on her table.Since the student warlocks were already there, she just decided to get it done and helped them with what they need as soon as possible so she could still have time left to deal with her own business right afterward."Ohh, just forgive the mess. I was quite busy lately that I barely had time to organized my stuff"Professor De Belen said to excuse her messy room."Professor De Belen we came here to ask you a favor. If it would be fine with you, could you please asked for Professor Sonny's audience on our behalf???"Steve no longer beat around the bush and went straight to the point right away."Ohh???? May I asked what was that for??? Why do you wish to meet the Headmaster"Professor De Belen asked. Slightly intrigued by her students' sudden request."It is about what we saw from the Jar of Misfortune, teacher. We think that
[Distract them for me.]“Was it not only right for Steffi to get to use to eye whenever she feels like it?? I mean, she is older than the two of you so naturally, she was supposed to have more authority above both of you, no?.”“Ehhh… She’ll be fine. I’m the youngest so they should let me wear it more.” (Meredith)“The kid is right. The eldest should have the eyeball. She is a genius” (Steffi)Steve, on the other hand, seemed to get what Audrey was trying to do, so he said something that would surely add fuel to the fire.“But what about the middle child? I am sure, Ariel wants to have her turn too.&rdqu
“Now, where are we? Right, cooking.”Steffi changed the topic on purpose, before turning to her sisters.“I need the eye to check if it's ready, who has it?”“It’s around here, somewhere,”Meredith replied as she started to rummage through a pile of disorganized drawers. She felt obliged to respond since she was the last one to use the Magus Eye. Unfortunately, she forgot where she left it.“The last time I saw it, you put it in the utensils compartment, Meredith” Steffi insinuated using a lazy tone so the other party rebutted,“Don’t use that tone with my name.”Ariel on the other hand joined in this time to inform them that the eye was nowhere to be seen.“It’s not there this time.”After a while of contemplation, Meredith’s face lit up as she recalled something.“Aha! Steffi always put it in the dish cabinet:”And just like that, she found where her sister was hiding it.Consequently, the group found it interesting to watch how the three sisters could be talkative without having t
“I agree with Ariel. Why don’t we invite them over? This way, we could continue our chat there whilst they take their much-needed rest.” This time, it was Meredith who spoke and she deliberately told her sisters this. Nonetheless, she has spoken the words loud enough to be heard by others. The students, on the other hand, were beyond ecstatic when they overhear the ongoing conversation. But decided that it would be best not to allow their emotion to show on their faces. At this point, Meredith turned to the group and greeted them with a bow. “Let me apologize on my sister’s behalf. The thing is, it has been a while since we had visitors. As such, we are no longer accustomed to receiving guests.” She insinuated before she slowly approached the bunch of bewildered youngsters; careful not to bump her toe as she felt her way through the darkness. Her blindness was made obvious by her action and it made her appear pitiful to any onlooker. Truth be told, the Grae’s current act of displ
“Seriously, when will they stop obsessing over Cercei?”Tsking in annoyance, Steffi stealthily moved her slender fingers next to the Magnus Eye with the full intention of taking it back from her younger sister’s possession.“These people were getting on my nerves!”She purposely added this to appeal to her sisters’ sentiment so that their minds could focus somewhere else and they would not notice it once she started hogging the magic eye all for herself again. Meanwhile, her plan worked, as it always did. Ariel readily agreed to her and with a voice full of despondency, she said,“That’s how the mage community works. They fear what they could not understand and so they are set on destroying anything that they cannot control.”Ariel finished with an exasperated sigh. Meredith, on the other hand, could not help but clenched her fist as she was reminded of their good friend’s plight. Then with her brows knitted together, she roared,“The gal did not deserve all this hatred.”Meanwhile, t
On the flip side, rewinding the clock a tad, just a few minutes before Audrey’s group discovered that they unknowingly fall under a spell, the Graes were already watching them. “The eye! Who has the eye?” Meredith, the youngest, shouted at the top of her lungs. Steffi, on the other hand, stepped away from the giant cauldron before answering. “Over here. I had it with me.” She purposely put a safe distance between her and her two sisters before taking the eye out from her pocket. Afterward, she put the eyeball inside her empty socket. Meanwhile, Ariel, the middle child among the three sisters complained, “You again? You are always snagging our eyes by yourself.” “I know right? Give us a chance as well.” Meredith seconded. But Steffi only rolled her removable eye and mumbled, “Oh, shut up! Stop whining, it's because I have more use of this than the two of you combined.” Ariel no longer argued. But Meredith was different. “Give me that, it is my turn today.” She insinuated and
“But this was done in consideration of what was the lesser evil. News about how the petrifying monster has been terrorizing the Black Forest had already reached the ears of the masses and as a result, was causing mayhem among the people; both non-magic and magic practitioners alike. If it was not for that, the mage community would not make a move.” “Terrorizing, you say.” The Grae mockingly repeated Niccoli’s word that struck her noggin the most. Then with a contemptuous scoff, she added, “What an interesting choice of words considering that it was you, students, who made the first move against her. If you were to ask me, I think it is more accurate to say that it was the other way around. You all are the ones doing the terrorizing. You brought the melee with you and now that she retaliated, you turned her into a villain?” Everyone fell silent afterward but it was not because they were trying to come up with better arguments to refute the other party’s words. Rather, it was due to
Audrey was on her dormitory bed when all that happened, and she was absolutely oblivious to the problem that was headed her way. Meanwhile, the results of the examination were announced on the third day. The students gathered around the square early in the morning and crammed in front of the announcement board to check their results. They also wanted to find out which class they had been allocated to. Niccoli dragged Audrey into the heavily obstructed crowd and finally came before the Herbalist Division’s announcement board. Niccoli immediately found their names, and as expected, both of them had obtained the highest marks for the test. They were also allocated to the Herbalist Division’s violet class for that autumn enrollment. Niccoli was also excited to see the name ‘Andrew’ written on the top of the list. Everyone envied her marks. “Andrew! You are the first! You are the first!” Niccoli was extremely surprised and held onto Audrey’s shoulder. He was very excited, and it was as i
[Alright, I must admit it’s my fault this time. My bad.] “As you should!” Ultimately, Nero acknowledged the part he played in inciting the agitated hut to action. But he also did not forget to let Audrey know that he did not appreciate her tone. [Needless to say, raising your voice is completely unnecessary. Besides, getting mad at me won’t change anything, will it? You’re kind of embarrassing me, just you know.] The cat tried to reason out but with her and her friends’ lives at stake and almost put in danger, Audrey did not back away easily this time. “Oh yeah? Then swear to me that from now on, you will be mindful of your choice of words. We have to be careful with every word we are saying because it was not every time that we got a chance to take it back.” Meanwhile, Nero’s response came shortly. However, it was so brief. Moreover, it did not sound sincere either. [Okay. I promised] So Audrey prompted the cat to state the matter precisely because she did not want him to circ
“What if the Graes already took notice of us as soon as we entered their perimeter and right now, we are under a spell; making our eyes play a trick on us? What if what we are seeing right now is not real?”“Well, if that is the case, then I guess there is only one way to check it.”Audrey insinuated and without wasting another breath, she said the passphrase."Turn your back to the forest, your front to me."Slowly, it dawned on the others as well what was possibly happening and so without waiting to be told what to do, they recited the same thing too."Turn your back to the forest, your front to me."They whispered into the air one after another and almost immediately, the landscape changed into something else, right before their naked eyes.Everyone watched with an awestruck face as the trees turned into fences. At the same time, just a few feet away from where they were standing, they noticed how an empty lot from moments ago started to morph into what seemed to be an inconspicuou