Book 1- The Rose-Red Tyrant: Chapter 7; A Traditional Lesson

The chapter title appeared on the screen as it turned on "Chapter - 7; A Traditional Lesson".

It opens, still in the cafeteria but now after the fight was over and the delinquents had lost against the group.

The silver haired delinquent having just been defeated says "Whoa, didn't know you had that in you…" The red haired one is in much more of a panic but tries to keep his cool act in play as he says "Look, I'm only gonna let you off the hook this time, but only 'cuz I don't want my pasta gettin' cold." as his voice was shaking it was clear that his reason wasn't the real one.

But Grim is extremely proud as he calls out at them "Pffft! I knew you were all talk! You better hope I never see you again!"

Yuu thinks 'What happened to 'no more incidents'?' But instead of saying that she just says "I guess this is my life now." sighing at the end as she accepted her fate.

But Ace is just more tired as he says "Can we just get some lunch already? I missed breakfast, and I'm about to collapse." Deuce sighs in silent agreement with the other two as he says "I can't believe this. Textbook bullies at an academy that's supposed to be famous for producing exceptional mages…"

It then switches to them sitting at an empty table with their food as Grim says "Aw, get over it already. It's time to chow like the wind!" Before digging into his food.

Grim then once again rants about something he's eaten "This omelet is as fluffy as a cloud, and practically burstin' with cheese!"

Then as he continues to eat, he asks Ace and Deuce "So, I saw you guys' dorm, but what are the other ones like?"

The orange haired student, Cater from earlier, walks up to group with someone else.

The other student is in a proper uniform, not messed up at all, he has green hair and yellow eyes with black glasses. Then under his left eyes is a black club.

Cater and the other male student sit down as Cater explains "I'm sure you're familiar with the statues of the Great Seven? Night Raven College has a dorm themed after each one."

Surprised Ace exclaims "Bwah! You're that guy from this morning!" And Grim also recognizes him as he says "You tricked us into paintin' those dumb roses!"

Cater cringed at that as he said "'Tricked' is such an ugly word. Do you think I wanted to spend MY morning painting roses? It's dorm policy! I was just following orders."

Deuce then counters with "And grinning like a fiend all the while."

But Cater just says "Now, now, Deucey. Outside of the dorm, I don't care what rules you follow. Here, I'm just your kind upperclassman!"

This makes Deuce tell him "Please. Do NOT call me Deucey."

The green haired boy laughs as he says "That's how Cater shows he cares."

Ace, now questioning the unknown person asks "And who are you?"

The green haired boy says "Ah, I should introduce myself. The name's Trey." Then fully introducing himself says "Trey Clover. I'm a junior at Heartslabyul, like Cater here."

Now turning his attention to Yuu as he says "And you must be Yuu, the new perfect from that dump of a-'' But is cut of by her glare as he fixes himself and continues with "A-ah, I mean, the 'rustic' dorm." Yuu still has her eyes narrowed at him.

So Trey switches the subject as he says "I heard the whole story from Cater. Thanks for looking out for our boys yesterday."

Ace then grumbles "I don't recall inviting you to sit with us…"

But Cater says "Hey now, we're all from the same dorm, right? Let's try to get along. Here, gimme your digits."

Yuu then looks down embarrassed as she admits to them "I don't have a smartphone."

But Cater freaks out as he misinterprets the situation and says "For real? I've read about luddites like you, but never imagined I'd meet one in the wild!" He then leans in closer to her as he tries to whisper "I know a place that sells the latest models cheap. How about you and I go on a phone-shopping date?" but fails horribly as everyone heard him say that.

Trey puts a hand on Cater's shoulder as says "Cater. You're freaking out the freshmen. Maybe take it down a notch?" Cater moves away with a small laugh as he says "Sorry! I can get a little extra sometimes."

Cater then looks around as he questions "What were we talking about… The dorms, yeah?" He sees the nods in confirmation as he says "Ah, what fun to mentor new students! Go ahead, A-M-A."

But Ace cuts Cater off before he starts talking as he says "Before you get into the other dorms, I wouldn't mind learning a bit more about ours." He then looks sideways as he glares at nothing as he continues "Like, what's the deal with all this 'Queen of Hearts rule number whatever' junk?"

Trey answers this one as he asks them "I'm sure you're familiar with the legendary Queen of Hearts already?" Receiving nods from all the first years, he continues "She had to rule over a kingdom of weirdos, and did it by emphasizing order and making strict rules." Cater then finishes off for Trey "Our dorm, Heartslabyul, is an homage to her. By tradition, we wear armbands with the red and black of the Queen's dress. And we live by the rules she created."

Grim rolls his eyes as he says "Pfft. Can you make me any more bored?"

Cater then explains to them "Now, the degree to which we adhere to the rules depends on the sitting housewarden."

Looking down as he admittingly continued, "Past wardens have been much more lax."

Trey then takes over the conversation again saying "Riddle though? He doesn't mess around. Basically you could say that we're honoring that tradition to the utmost extent possible."

Ace complains "Bleah. Just my luck…"

Grim then moves back to the original topic as he asks "So what are the other dorms like, then?"

But before an answer is given the screen turns black as "To be continued" appears on it before fully turning off.