Book 1 - The Rose-Red Tyrant: Chapter 13; Past Improprieties

The screen turns on as the chapter title shows "Chapter - 13; Past Improprieties".

Those delinquents had just been defeated by Deuce as the silver haired one cried out "This guy's outta his mind!" The red haired one, in a clearly pained voice also screamed "Bwah! L-let's get outta here!"

They then start to run away as Deuce yells at them "Next time you eat an egg, you better apologize a hundred times, you buncha chumps!"

Yuu thought 'Now you're even acting like a punk…' but was still slightly nervous because of what she just saw so she stuttered out "D-deep breaths!" Grim was also freaked out by that as he hid behind Yuu and cried "Whoooooa…"

Deuce, taking Yuu's advice, starts to turn his panting into deep breaths to help calm himself. But soon after calming down some he goes "Urk!" as he realized how he was just acting and talking.

This made Grim curious and ask Deuce "What's wrong?"

Deuce then started to get really disappointed in himself as he said "I did it again, didn't I…? ARGH! I was dead-set on becoming an honor student this time, too!"

Grim then questioned "Huh?"

Deuce then takes a deep breath as he tries to explain "When I was in middle school, I was pretty wild. I cut school all the time and got in fights. I called my teachers names, hung out with bullies, bleached my hair… I blasted around tight curves on my Magic Wheel… I'd show off my magic to kids who couldn't use it yet… I was a total punk."

Grim then asks, totally ignoring the atmosphere "So you were only a little more annoying than you are now?"

Meanwhile Yuu thinks 'I did notice you had that vibe…' but decides against saying anything about it and instead says "That's hard for me to picture."

And it was, considering every time he did something punk-ish there was a reason, like with the bullies they had crushed the eggs and at the mines their group would've gotten expelled and they were in a high tension situation. He also has shown that he does care and wants to help them, even if he wasn't the best at it, he was still trying to. Just as Ace and Grim are trying to help but have trouble working with others, all of them were just trying their best. And she saw that in him.

But she's pulled out of her thoughts as Deuce continues his explanation "But one night, I saw my mom talking on the phone to my grandma. She was trying to hide from me, but I saw her, and I could tell she was in tears. She was saying how she must have been a horrible mom, and that maybe she never should have tried to raise me by herself." He pauses before getting really animated in his talking "That had nothin' to do with it! She hadn't done anything wrong. It was all me. When the carriage came to take me to Night Raven College, she was so happy for me. I decided then and there that this time, I wouldn't do anything to make her cry. This time, I'd become an honor student – someone she could be proud of." But he pauses again as he looks down at his hands and continues "And I already messed it up!"

Yet Grim asks Deuce "I mean, did ya, though? Is putting up with jerks what honor students do?"

Deuce then goes "Huh…?"

Grim continues, saying "Even I, Grim the Magnanimous, was ready to pound those losers into tuna paste! You just got to 'em first."

Yuu puts a hand on his shoulder, offers a sympathetic smile and tells him "Just gotta make sure you don't overdo it."

Deuce starts to get emotional, by all of the care he's receiving, even after finding out his past. Deuce says "You guys…"

Yuu then gives one last dose of reassurance with a wink and a playful smile, telling him "Even honor students get angry sometimes." Deuce chuckles at that and says "Heh heh… I guess you're right! I just hope those chicks can rest in peace."

Yuu raised an eyebrow and thought about messing with him and saying chickens don't live in eggs, but thought he's gone through enough today and just tells him "Those eggs weren't the type that hatch."

Deuce then goes into extreme shock as he shouts "Wha– WHAAAAAT?! Are you kidding me?!" as it seems almost as though his entire world view had come crashing down on him.

Now they're back in the kitchen with all the ingredients, even if they had to go back to Sam's shop to get more eggs.

Ace once he sees them says "Ah, you're finally back! Took ya long enough." Trey then makes a pun "Let's get this tart-y started!"

As they start to work on their tarts some more.

And with that they start to work on the tart as the screen fades to black and "To be continued" shows before it fully turns off.