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iCro
MonfernoGT
Mark Chong
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ElectroDream
StarLilly
Serendipity
Prolly
Phemus
Tia Chop Than Cong
Twinshock
Mettaton
A10a
Seth
Lokster
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Vesicle
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Mark Chong
Knyts
ElectroDream
StarLilly
Serendipity
Prolly
Phemus
Tia Chop Than Cong
Twinshock
Mettaton
A10a
Seth
Lokster
Polar
Vesicle
Metalwire
Chapter I - First Day of School
Cro's POV
"And I shall end my speech by saying my utmost gratitude to every student who has enrolled here to my cave.. *ehem* I mean, university, of course. I know you all will not disappoint such a prestigous school," Seth, the principal and founder of the school, said as he deliver his speech to us freshmen.
"Maaaan, he's like a speck of dust here. We're so far away. How many students did enroll anyway?!" Monferno ranted.
"Ahaha. I bet they're gonna inspect us thoroughly first, in case there are bots who passed the first screening," I said to Monferno.
A wild round of applause engulfed the auditorium as the principal went off the stage. Gosh, finally. Who the heck gives long speeches even?
"Freshmen, please proceed to the Humama building for your final screening," announced by the president of the student council, Knyts, through the mic.
"Hey, Monferno, let's go," I said, gesturing my hand to a "let's go" movement. He didn't hear me though, nor did he see my hand waving back and forth to catch his attention. His attention was at something else, or rather at someone else.
"Gaddang it, Monferno. It's the first day and you're already drooling over some chic?" I lightly smacked the back of his head. "Where are you even looking at?"
I looked at the direction where he is looking, but to me he's looking at nothing but the stage. It's even too far to see the people on stage.
Wait a sec.. Don't tell me..
"Are you drooling over the council president, Knyts?"
"She's the most beautiful speck of dust I've ever seen..," Monferno said while blushing and drooling. I never facepalmed so hard in my life. I need more than two hands for this embarrassment, dang it!
"Fine, fine. Let's pass the final screening first." I pulled him from the back of his polo and dragged him along with me.
I casually went outside the auditorium and walked my way to the Humama building, dragging the heartstruck Monferno along, of course. It shouldn't be far from here, a mile to walk, I guess? Why is this campus so big tho...
"E-Excuse meeeee!"
"Huh?" As soon as I turned my head towards the feminine voice, a girl suddenly bumped at me, or a better word is rammed me over?! Agh. What the heck? We both fell on the ground, with her on top of me. This is not how it works! I should be the one on to— never mind.
"Ahhhhh... Uh-oh. I'm really, really sorry!!" The girl apologized. It would be nice if she got off me first though. I'm not a pervert lord to actually like this situation I'm in right now.
"Sure, but get off of me first," I said with a monotonous tone and a serious face. She got up immediately and took a bow in front of me, "I'm really sorry!" She said again.
"It's nothing." I brushed the dirt off my uniform and turned my head to check on Monferno.
"He..he..he..." Eh? What's with that pathetic face on Monferno? He should've told me the only way to get to his senses was to get rammed over by a girl.
"Don't even think about it, Monferno." I glared at him, devilishly.
"Ahaha. What? I haven't done anything yet. Uhhh. Excuse me, miss?" Monferno quickly shifted his attention to the girl. Dang, what is this dude up to now?
"Yes?" The girl tilted her head just a little to show curiosity. Monferno got up from the ground, yeah I was dragging him, remember?
"My friend and I here are actually lost. You aren't a freshman, right? Could you show us the way to Humama building?"
What are you saying, Monferno? I know where the building is! It's already awkward that the girl got on top of me, and now you want her to show us the way. Gosh!!!
"Oh, you are freshies? That's cute! Sure, I'll show you the way. I'm Serendipity, a sophomore here," she said, reaching out her hand to us for a handshake.
"I'm Monferno, and this hot buddy of mine is Cro." He jumped at me and placed his arm over my back. You.. I'd really tear you up if you weren't my best friend.
"Ugh.. Monferno, you never fail to embarrass me. Nice to meet you too, Serendipity."
"It's fine! I see you guys are good buds! And you are hot too, so.."
"..."
"..."
"..."
"AHAHAHA! Did I just say that? Oh my gosh. This is so awkward now. Come on. I-I'll show you the way!" She jumped on her hover thing and dashed away blushing.
"She's such a good guide, showing us where to go, huh?" Monferno smirked, his elbow slightly tugging me from the side.
"Yeah, we can't even see her anymore."
Still..
That's the first time a girl complimented me. It felt, a bit nice...
"And I shall end my speech by saying my utmost gratitude to every student who has enrolled here to my cave.. *ehem* I mean, university, of course. I know you all will not disappoint such a prestigous school," Seth, the principal and founder of the school, said as he deliver his speech to us freshmen.
"Maaaan, he's like a speck of dust here. We're so far away. How many students did enroll anyway?!" Monferno ranted.
"Ahaha. I bet they're gonna inspect us thoroughly first, in case there are bots who passed the first screening," I said to Monferno.
A wild round of applause engulfed the auditorium as the principal went off the stage. Gosh, finally. Who the heck gives long speeches even?
"Freshmen, please proceed to the Humama building for your final screening," announced by the president of the student council, Knyts, through the mic.
"Hey, Monferno, let's go," I said, gesturing my hand to a "let's go" movement. He didn't hear me though, nor did he see my hand waving back and forth to catch his attention. His attention was at something else, or rather at someone else.
"Gaddang it, Monferno. It's the first day and you're already drooling over some chic?" I lightly smacked the back of his head. "Where are you even looking at?"
I looked at the direction where he is looking, but to me he's looking at nothing but the stage. It's even too far to see the people on stage.
Wait a sec.. Don't tell me..
"Are you drooling over the council president, Knyts?"
"She's the most beautiful speck of dust I've ever seen..," Monferno said while blushing and drooling. I never facepalmed so hard in my life. I need more than two hands for this embarrassment, dang it!
"Fine, fine. Let's pass the final screening first." I pulled him from the back of his polo and dragged him along with me.
I casually went outside the auditorium and walked my way to the Humama building, dragging the heartstruck Monferno along, of course. It shouldn't be far from here, a mile to walk, I guess? Why is this campus so big tho...
"E-Excuse meeeee!"
"Huh?" As soon as I turned my head towards the feminine voice, a girl suddenly bumped at me, or a better word is rammed me over?! Agh. What the heck? We both fell on the ground, with her on top of me. This is not how it works! I should be the one on to— never mind.
"Ahhhhh... Uh-oh. I'm really, really sorry!!" The girl apologized. It would be nice if she got off me first though. I'm not a pervert lord to actually like this situation I'm in right now.
"Sure, but get off of me first," I said with a monotonous tone and a serious face. She got up immediately and took a bow in front of me, "I'm really sorry!" She said again.
"It's nothing." I brushed the dirt off my uniform and turned my head to check on Monferno.
"He..he..he..." Eh? What's with that pathetic face on Monferno? He should've told me the only way to get to his senses was to get rammed over by a girl.
"Don't even think about it, Monferno." I glared at him, devilishly.
"Ahaha. What? I haven't done anything yet. Uhhh. Excuse me, miss?" Monferno quickly shifted his attention to the girl. Dang, what is this dude up to now?
"Yes?" The girl tilted her head just a little to show curiosity. Monferno got up from the ground, yeah I was dragging him, remember?
"My friend and I here are actually lost. You aren't a freshman, right? Could you show us the way to Humama building?"
What are you saying, Monferno? I know where the building is! It's already awkward that the girl got on top of me, and now you want her to show us the way. Gosh!!!
"Oh, you are freshies? That's cute! Sure, I'll show you the way. I'm Serendipity, a sophomore here," she said, reaching out her hand to us for a handshake.
"I'm Monferno, and this hot buddy of mine is Cro." He jumped at me and placed his arm over my back. You.. I'd really tear you up if you weren't my best friend.
"Ugh.. Monferno, you never fail to embarrass me. Nice to meet you too, Serendipity."
"It's fine! I see you guys are good buds! And you are hot too, so.."
"..."
"..."
"..."
"AHAHAHA! Did I just say that? Oh my gosh. This is so awkward now. Come on. I-I'll show you the way!" She jumped on her hover thing and dashed away blushing.
"She's such a good guide, showing us where to go, huh?" Monferno smirked, his elbow slightly tugging me from the side.
"Yeah, we can't even see her anymore."
Still..
That's the first time a girl complimented me. It felt, a bit nice...
Chapter II - Hacker
Cro's POV
"Dude. We've been walking for ages. Aren't we there yet?" Monferno groaned. It is true that it's farther than I've expected. We're basically using twigs to hold our weight now. We're so tired. Encounters aren't helping either.
"Hey, Monferno. Don't you find it weird? The campus is so full of life that it's tiring just to watch people do their thing."
"Bruh. You've never been so right in your entire life," Monferno said with a dying face. He looks dehydrated as heck. I can see the contours of his skull, oh gosh.
"Dude, don't die. You look like you're about to die."
We were just walking a straight path when suddenly a floating human appeared on top of us.
"A-Are you seeing that, Mon?"
"I certainly am, Cro. Is he San Pedro who's about to bring us to heaven? Have we died?!"
"What? The heck are you saying? It must be some kind of bot or something."
We both looked at it in confusion. It's definitely not a student here. He looks all glitchy and buggy. But he looks human.
"Bbb.."
"Huh? Looks like it's trying to talk, Mon," I said to Mon, pointing my finger towards the floating human. "I can hear well, Cro. I can hear well."
"B-b-b-buy..," the floating human said crookedly. Buy? Buy what?
Just when I thought that he's a decent floating human, he suddenly turned wild and glitchy beyond comprehension.
"BUUUUUYYYYY ANGEEEEELSSSSSSSS!!!" The floating, uh, entity rampaged. Energy surrounded him as if.. As if...!
"Bruh. Super saiyan!!!" Monferno shouted. Exactly, as if he's a super saiyan! This school is crazy!
The entity glared at us with its bloodshot eyes, then grinned like it has some wicked plot involving our existence. This isn't looking so good. He swooped down in front of us, the evil smirk still on his face.
"YOU.. ANGELS.. DO YOU.. HAVE ANGELS?!?"
"Uh..," I looked at Monferno to ask for some advice on what to do, but he just shrugged. Way to help your best friend!
"No?" I awkwardly answered the entity.
"NO SELL?! NOOOOO SEEEELLLL?! RAAAAHHHHH!" The entity raged and the energy around it intensified. Oh gee golly, I'm gonna die!
"Hacker detected, currently rampaging in front of some students. Engaging now." A person jumped between me and the entity. He's wearing our school uniform as well, so maybe he's a student too?
"Kid." He turned his head a little bit to see me. "W-What?" I asked.
"Get some distance. Things might get a little dirty."
I nodded and looked at Monferno, he nodded as well. We ran synchronically away from the entity and the student. Wow. It's like watching an action movie in 3D.
There was a moment of silence. The rays of the sun striking us as they both glare each other to their deaths. The students near the area are also standing, waiting for something to happen. A duel, perhaps?
Then, the entity made the first move. It dashed towards the student shouting, "BUYYYY ANGEEEELSSSSSS!" Its fists ready to smash the student to bits. BAM! The entity attempted to smash the student, but he swiftly jumped back.
"Hey!" Monferno shouted at the student. What are you doing?!
"What's your name?" He followed.
"Mark.. Mark Chong."
Mark Chong then returned his focus to the rampaging hacker who's charging at him again. He looks irritated. He swiped down in the air, and a screen scrolled down. He tapped on it twice then..
*poof* a ray gun popped in front of him. He grasped the gun and pointed it in front of the hacker. "Sorry, but hackers like you have no place in this university," after which he pulled the trigger, a crimson red laser lashed out and struck the hacker. The hacker stopped from charging, its glitchy body slowly turned red, then BOOM. He exploded to pixels.
What.. Just happened?
"Mark Chong!" A girl wearing our uniform ran towards Mark Chong. Hm, she looks familiar? Come to think of it.. Oh, she's Knyts! I glanced at Monferno and,
"Oh my gosh, it's Knyts..," Monferno said, his breathing intensifies, drooling over the beautiful figure in front of us.
"Mon, get a hold of yourself! Don't get too excited!"
"She's such a beauty! ....Agh." Monferno fainted and dropped on the ground.
"Mon? Mon!? Why the heck did you faint?!" I kneeled in front of him, grabbing him on his shoulders and shaking him. "Dude, wake up!"
It seems the two students, Mark and Knyts, noticed us so they immediately came to our aid.
"What's the problem?" Knyts asked.
"He.. He fainted," I said.
"Wow.. I've never seen someone look like that when they faint. Did he really faint?" Mark asked in confusion.
Well, to be honest, him lying down smiling, drooling, puffing steam off his nostrils, and his eyes only showing white does look a bit dumb and funny. But yes, he fainted.
"This is serious. Do you guys have a clinic around here?"
"Of course, what do you think this university is?" Knyts proudly said. Of course, the council president is the proudest, as always.
"Good to know. Could you show us the way?"
"Mark can help you. I'm off to aid the other student guards who're hunting hackers and bots. See ya." She jumped and disappeared like a ninja after saying that. This school sure is full of surprises.
"Alright, let's go then." Mark lifted Monferno up his arms. Monferno hugged Mark saying, "Oh, princess Knyts, don't carry me. I'm embarrassed." Oh gosh, he actually thinks Knyts is the one carrying him. I'm so tired I can't even face palm myself. Good thing Mark only laughed it off. We proceeded to go to the clinic for now.
Meanwhile, at the Humama building...
"Hmmm, did they get lost?" Serendipity wondered as she wait outside the front entrance of the building.
"Dude. We've been walking for ages. Aren't we there yet?" Monferno groaned. It is true that it's farther than I've expected. We're basically using twigs to hold our weight now. We're so tired. Encounters aren't helping either.
"Hey, Monferno. Don't you find it weird? The campus is so full of life that it's tiring just to watch people do their thing."
"Bruh. You've never been so right in your entire life," Monferno said with a dying face. He looks dehydrated as heck. I can see the contours of his skull, oh gosh.
"Dude, don't die. You look like you're about to die."
We were just walking a straight path when suddenly a floating human appeared on top of us.
"A-Are you seeing that, Mon?"
"I certainly am, Cro. Is he San Pedro who's about to bring us to heaven? Have we died?!"
"What? The heck are you saying? It must be some kind of bot or something."
We both looked at it in confusion. It's definitely not a student here. He looks all glitchy and buggy. But he looks human.
"Bbb.."
"Huh? Looks like it's trying to talk, Mon," I said to Mon, pointing my finger towards the floating human. "I can hear well, Cro. I can hear well."
"B-b-b-buy..," the floating human said crookedly. Buy? Buy what?
Just when I thought that he's a decent floating human, he suddenly turned wild and glitchy beyond comprehension.
"BUUUUUYYYYY ANGEEEEELSSSSSSSS!!!" The floating, uh, entity rampaged. Energy surrounded him as if.. As if...!
"Bruh. Super saiyan!!!" Monferno shouted. Exactly, as if he's a super saiyan! This school is crazy!
The entity glared at us with its bloodshot eyes, then grinned like it has some wicked plot involving our existence. This isn't looking so good. He swooped down in front of us, the evil smirk still on his face.
"YOU.. ANGELS.. DO YOU.. HAVE ANGELS?!?"
"Uh..," I looked at Monferno to ask for some advice on what to do, but he just shrugged. Way to help your best friend!
"No?" I awkwardly answered the entity.
"NO SELL?! NOOOOO SEEEELLLL?! RAAAAHHHHH!" The entity raged and the energy around it intensified. Oh gee golly, I'm gonna die!
"Hacker detected, currently rampaging in front of some students. Engaging now." A person jumped between me and the entity. He's wearing our school uniform as well, so maybe he's a student too?
"Kid." He turned his head a little bit to see me. "W-What?" I asked.
"Get some distance. Things might get a little dirty."
I nodded and looked at Monferno, he nodded as well. We ran synchronically away from the entity and the student. Wow. It's like watching an action movie in 3D.
There was a moment of silence. The rays of the sun striking us as they both glare each other to their deaths. The students near the area are also standing, waiting for something to happen. A duel, perhaps?
Then, the entity made the first move. It dashed towards the student shouting, "BUYYYY ANGEEEELSSSSSS!" Its fists ready to smash the student to bits. BAM! The entity attempted to smash the student, but he swiftly jumped back.
"Hey!" Monferno shouted at the student. What are you doing?!
"What's your name?" He followed.
"Mark.. Mark Chong."
Mark Chong then returned his focus to the rampaging hacker who's charging at him again. He looks irritated. He swiped down in the air, and a screen scrolled down. He tapped on it twice then..
*poof* a ray gun popped in front of him. He grasped the gun and pointed it in front of the hacker. "Sorry, but hackers like you have no place in this university," after which he pulled the trigger, a crimson red laser lashed out and struck the hacker. The hacker stopped from charging, its glitchy body slowly turned red, then BOOM. He exploded to pixels.
What.. Just happened?
"Mark Chong!" A girl wearing our uniform ran towards Mark Chong. Hm, she looks familiar? Come to think of it.. Oh, she's Knyts! I glanced at Monferno and,
"Oh my gosh, it's Knyts..," Monferno said, his breathing intensifies, drooling over the beautiful figure in front of us.
"Mon, get a hold of yourself! Don't get too excited!"
"She's such a beauty! ....Agh." Monferno fainted and dropped on the ground.
"Mon? Mon!? Why the heck did you faint?!" I kneeled in front of him, grabbing him on his shoulders and shaking him. "Dude, wake up!"
It seems the two students, Mark and Knyts, noticed us so they immediately came to our aid.
"What's the problem?" Knyts asked.
"He.. He fainted," I said.
"Wow.. I've never seen someone look like that when they faint. Did he really faint?" Mark asked in confusion.
Well, to be honest, him lying down smiling, drooling, puffing steam off his nostrils, and his eyes only showing white does look a bit dumb and funny. But yes, he fainted.
"This is serious. Do you guys have a clinic around here?"
"Of course, what do you think this university is?" Knyts proudly said. Of course, the council president is the proudest, as always.
"Good to know. Could you show us the way?"
"Mark can help you. I'm off to aid the other student guards who're hunting hackers and bots. See ya." She jumped and disappeared like a ninja after saying that. This school sure is full of surprises.
"Alright, let's go then." Mark lifted Monferno up his arms. Monferno hugged Mark saying, "Oh, princess Knyts, don't carry me. I'm embarrassed." Oh gosh, he actually thinks Knyts is the one carrying him. I'm so tired I can't even face palm myself. Good thing Mark only laughed it off. We proceeded to go to the clinic for now.
Meanwhile, at the Humama building...
"Hmmm, did they get lost?" Serendipity wondered as she wait outside the front entrance of the building.
Chapter III - Officially Enrolled
Cro's POV
"Ughh..." Monferno got up from lying down on the hospital bed and took a sit. I can't believe he was unconscious for 5 hours. We even missed the last screening.
"You're up," I said, my arms crossed.
"Dude. What happened?"
"Knyts happened. Remember now?"
"Ah..." He glanced outside the window, then he smiled stupidly.
"Wow, you really fell for her." I should be face palming right now, but this is the first time seeing my best friend deeply in love with somebody. "Welp, if you really like her, we better look for her so you can make a move, right?" I got up and placed my arm over his back.
"Cro...," he said, looking at me with tears in his eyes. What is he crying for? Am I that good of a friend? Oho.
"Don't worry. I got your back. Anyway, we missed the last screening."
"W-What?"
"You were out cold for 5 freaking hours, so I have no choice but to wait for you to wake up. It would be wrong to go to the screening alone without you."
He bowed his head a little. I can see the disappointment and sadness on his face. "I'm sorry," he said, his hands clasped together trembling.
"We'll find a way..," I reassured him. But honestly, I have no idea how we're going to fix this mess.
The door of the room opened, it's Knyts. Oh no. I looked at Monferno, but surprisingly he isn't going crazy after seeing Knyts. We're definitely closer to Knyts than before, the effect should be worse..
"I know what you're thinking, Cro. I'm sorry, I'm too sad to actually feel crazy over Knyts."
"You know, I can hear you guys very well," Knyts said.
"Ahaha. We're sorry about that," I awkwardly laughed. "What brings you here?" I added.
"Well, since the screening is over, and Mark said you guys missed it, I decided to act as the council president. It's obvious that you guys are no bots, so don't mind the screening anymore, you guys are officially enrolled to this university. Congratulations."
"Re-Really?! That's good news! Did you hear her, Monfer—"
"So.. Pretty.. Oh my.. Goshhhh." Looks like the Monferno I know is back.
"Anyways, looks like your friend is fine now, but he does need to control his emotions. I find it a bit creepy."
"Ack!" Monferno shouted. "What is it, Mon?" I asked.
"It felt like a nail pierced through my heart! I-I'm sorry for creeping you out, Knyts! I will act more professionally next time we meet!" He said. He then stood up in front of Knyts and nodded his head lightly, "I'm sorry."
Wow, Monferno really changed in a second just because of what Knyts said..
Women are scary.
"Alright. After you're done here, you can now move to your dormitory. Here." Knyts thew 2 keys at me. I'm guessing these are the keys for the dorm. One for me, and another for Mon.
"Thanks..," I stood in front of her as well and gave my sincerest gratitude.
"No problem. It's my responsibility to take care of my students. I'll be going now. See ya." She then proceeded to leave the room.
"I guess.. We pass?" I jokingly asked Monferno.
"Yeah.."
"You sure you won't hyperventilate seeing her anymore?"
"No. I'm a man now. I will win her heart, watch me."
"Can't wait, bro."
"Bro."
With that, we bumped our fists, and fixed up the room. We went to the lobby and said our thanks to the nurse there. She was a really kind nurse, I saw her how gentle she treated Mon a while ago. After we're done with the hospital, we continued to our dormitory which isn't really far from here.
"Ughh..." Monferno got up from lying down on the hospital bed and took a sit. I can't believe he was unconscious for 5 hours. We even missed the last screening.
"You're up," I said, my arms crossed.
"Dude. What happened?"
"Knyts happened. Remember now?"
"Ah..." He glanced outside the window, then he smiled stupidly.
"Wow, you really fell for her." I should be face palming right now, but this is the first time seeing my best friend deeply in love with somebody. "Welp, if you really like her, we better look for her so you can make a move, right?" I got up and placed my arm over his back.
"Cro...," he said, looking at me with tears in his eyes. What is he crying for? Am I that good of a friend? Oho.
"Don't worry. I got your back. Anyway, we missed the last screening."
"W-What?"
"You were out cold for 5 freaking hours, so I have no choice but to wait for you to wake up. It would be wrong to go to the screening alone without you."
He bowed his head a little. I can see the disappointment and sadness on his face. "I'm sorry," he said, his hands clasped together trembling.
"We'll find a way..," I reassured him. But honestly, I have no idea how we're going to fix this mess.
The door of the room opened, it's Knyts. Oh no. I looked at Monferno, but surprisingly he isn't going crazy after seeing Knyts. We're definitely closer to Knyts than before, the effect should be worse..
"I know what you're thinking, Cro. I'm sorry, I'm too sad to actually feel crazy over Knyts."
"You know, I can hear you guys very well," Knyts said.
"Ahaha. We're sorry about that," I awkwardly laughed. "What brings you here?" I added.
"Well, since the screening is over, and Mark said you guys missed it, I decided to act as the council president. It's obvious that you guys are no bots, so don't mind the screening anymore, you guys are officially enrolled to this university. Congratulations."
"Re-Really?! That's good news! Did you hear her, Monfer—"
"So.. Pretty.. Oh my.. Goshhhh." Looks like the Monferno I know is back.
"Anyways, looks like your friend is fine now, but he does need to control his emotions. I find it a bit creepy."
"Ack!" Monferno shouted. "What is it, Mon?" I asked.
"It felt like a nail pierced through my heart! I-I'm sorry for creeping you out, Knyts! I will act more professionally next time we meet!" He said. He then stood up in front of Knyts and nodded his head lightly, "I'm sorry."
Wow, Monferno really changed in a second just because of what Knyts said..
Women are scary.
"Alright. After you're done here, you can now move to your dormitory. Here." Knyts thew 2 keys at me. I'm guessing these are the keys for the dorm. One for me, and another for Mon.
"Thanks..," I stood in front of her as well and gave my sincerest gratitude.
"No problem. It's my responsibility to take care of my students. I'll be going now. See ya." She then proceeded to leave the room.
"I guess.. We pass?" I jokingly asked Monferno.
"Yeah.."
"You sure you won't hyperventilate seeing her anymore?"
"No. I'm a man now. I will win her heart, watch me."
"Can't wait, bro."
"Bro."
With that, we bumped our fists, and fixed up the room. We went to the lobby and said our thanks to the nurse there. She was a really kind nurse, I saw her how gentle she treated Mon a while ago. After we're done with the hospital, we continued to our dormitory which isn't really far from here.
Chapter IV - Phemus Dormitory & Neighbors
Cro's POV
"This.. Is the place, right?" I asked Mon who is looking at the building in front of us in awe. I can't blame him though, this building is huge. They call this skycraper a dormitory?
"Welcome to Phemus Dormitory!" A person suddenly jumped and yelled at us.
"Ack! What in the.. Who're you?!" Monferno asked the guy.
"What are you doing, Mon?" I asked him.
"What?"
"Why did you jump at me all of a sudden, and why am I still carrying you?" I joked, then I let him fall on the ground, but he managed to land on his feet like a professional martial artist or something.
"When did you.."
"I told you, I'm a man now. I shouldn't disappoint my lady Knyts," he said with a smirk on his face. His character development is insane. I think I need a Knyts in my life.
"Uhhh.. I'm still here?" The guy who jumped at us waved at us to catch our attention.
"Oh, yeah. Anyway, don't you mean Famous Dormitory, and not Phemus?" I asked.
"Ugh. Every damn time I welcome new freshmen to my dormitory they say that. No, it's Phemus! Just like my name." The guy, Phemus, groaned. I guess I can just call him Phemus now.
"Okay, dude. Didn't mean to offend you. This skycraper is yours?"
"Bwahahaha!! Of course, surprised, I see. Come, come. I'll show you the way."
We went inside the dormitory, courtesy of the owner himself, Phemus. The dorm looks more magnificent inside, heck it looks like a 5-star hotel! Chandeliers, velvet ropes, royal wallpapers, red carpets, this dorm has it all...
"Mesmerizing, is it not? What are your room numbers? Oh wait, you two share a room? Shared rooms always have three students. You guys lack one more person," Phemus explained.
"Nope. There's three of us." I looked at the person who talked behind us. It's one of the student guards, Mark Chong.
"Huh? Mark? Don't you have a room already?" Phemus inquired. I guess Mark is pretty famous around here.
"My contract just expired this academic year. Sign me up with them."
"Oh my gosh. It's the amazing Mark Chong!" Monferno shouted. The people inside the lobby looked at us. Oh god, Mon, stop embarrassing us. I can even see Mark get awkward with all the glares we're receiving.
"Let me borrow the keys for a while so I can accomplish your contracts for this academic year." Phemus took the keys and went inside the room behind the lobby counter. Well, things seems to be slowing down again, finally. I was scared that the craziness in this university would never end.
"So, Mark, ever liked Knyts?" Oh my gosh, what the heck are you asking, Monferno?!
"Ahahaha. That's a pretty straightforward question, Monferno. To be frank, I had a crush on her when I was a freshman too. But now, I consider her as my big sister," Mark said. Phew. Looks like they won't be in any competition over a lady.
"Good, good. Then, support me in capturing her heart!"
"Hah. Sure thing. Let's see how far you can go."
"Alright, sorry it took a while, but here are your contracts and keys. Here's yours too, Mark. Room 3356 is on the 33rd floor, just use the elevator located to your right. Thank you for choosing Phemus dormitory."
What is he saying? This is the only dorm in the campus. It's not like there's another dorm that competes with it. Eh. Anyway, 33rd floor, that's pretty high.
"Let's go, I'll show you the way," Mark offered.
We walked towards the elevator and Mark tapped on the "up" button. The elevator is currently on the 72nd floor, and we're on the ground floor so it'll take a while...?
*ding*
The elevator.. Is already here? What?
"What are you waiting for? Get in, guys." Mark, who is already in the elevator, called for us. Mon and I looked at each other. It seems I wasn't the only one surprised with the elevator's speed.
"I-Is that safe?" Mon asked.
"Ahaha. Of course it is. Come, you guys won't even feel the speed inside."
We went inside the elevator. Mark Chong pressed the 33rd button and *ding*
What?
We're already here? But the elevator just closed?! This is madness!
"Let's go, guys. Are you going to do that every time we get on and off the elevator? Haha." Mark Chong laughed.
We proceeded to walk towards the hallway where our room is located. It truly is a very luxurious dormitory. Every hall is covered with red carpet, and every ceiling has chandeliers hanging.
"3352.. 3353.. 3354.. Ah, here we go. 3356. We're here finally," Mark said to us. Phew. That was a long walk. They should really add a walkalator here. The hall is just freaking long. I think I lost a lot of calories just by trying to get to our room.
"Oh, what is this? New neighbors?" A girl from the room 3355 welcomed us. "Hi there. Yes, we're the new students who will live in this room next to yours. Nice to meet you," Mark charmingly said.
"Oh my. Girls! Come meet our new neighbors!" She shouted inside the room. "Alright! Coming!" Eh? That voice sounds familiar? Two other girls took a peek at us.
Oh, so that's why it sounded familiar.
"Serendipity?" I asked.
"Eh? You know each other?" The girl who welcomed us asked Serendipity. Her face blushed. Maybe she still remember the scene where she called me hot?
"I don't know people who just leave people behind. Hmp," Serendipity said, stomping her feet as she walk back inside their room.
"What's up with her? Are you the guys she was talking about?"
"What?" I asked.
"Well, she was saying that two boys asked her for help about where to find Humama building. She showed the way, but the boys never followed her, nor did they arrive at the building. Ah. By the way, I'm StarLilly, just Lilly for short."
"Cro."
"Monferno."
"Mark."
"I'm Dreamy." The girl who took a peek with Serendipity spoke up. "Serendipity was really offended, guys." She followed.
"She even said one of you was hot as he—"
*BAM* A pillow struck Lilly's head. "Don't tell them that! What kind of girl friend are you?!" Serendipity shouted from inside the room.
"Ahaha.. Yeah, so.. It's nice to meet you, neighbors. I hope we get along with each other," Lilly said, her face still looks a bit groggy from the impact of the pillow. Did that pillow contain bricks?!
"Alright, thank you," I said. "Let's hang out some time!" Mon followed. "Yep, see ya," Mark added.
"Bye!" Lilly and Dreamy said in unison. You can here on the background Serendipity saying, "Byeeeee~" too.
They closed their room's door after saying good bye, and we continued to enter our room.
"This.. Is the place, right?" I asked Mon who is looking at the building in front of us in awe. I can't blame him though, this building is huge. They call this skycraper a dormitory?
"Welcome to Phemus Dormitory!" A person suddenly jumped and yelled at us.
"Ack! What in the.. Who're you?!" Monferno asked the guy.
"What are you doing, Mon?" I asked him.
"What?"
"Why did you jump at me all of a sudden, and why am I still carrying you?" I joked, then I let him fall on the ground, but he managed to land on his feet like a professional martial artist or something.
"When did you.."
"I told you, I'm a man now. I shouldn't disappoint my lady Knyts," he said with a smirk on his face. His character development is insane. I think I need a Knyts in my life.
"Uhhh.. I'm still here?" The guy who jumped at us waved at us to catch our attention.
"Oh, yeah. Anyway, don't you mean Famous Dormitory, and not Phemus?" I asked.
"Ugh. Every damn time I welcome new freshmen to my dormitory they say that. No, it's Phemus! Just like my name." The guy, Phemus, groaned. I guess I can just call him Phemus now.
"Okay, dude. Didn't mean to offend you. This skycraper is yours?"
"Bwahahaha!! Of course, surprised, I see. Come, come. I'll show you the way."
We went inside the dormitory, courtesy of the owner himself, Phemus. The dorm looks more magnificent inside, heck it looks like a 5-star hotel! Chandeliers, velvet ropes, royal wallpapers, red carpets, this dorm has it all...
"Mesmerizing, is it not? What are your room numbers? Oh wait, you two share a room? Shared rooms always have three students. You guys lack one more person," Phemus explained.
"Nope. There's three of us." I looked at the person who talked behind us. It's one of the student guards, Mark Chong.
"Huh? Mark? Don't you have a room already?" Phemus inquired. I guess Mark is pretty famous around here.
"My contract just expired this academic year. Sign me up with them."
"Oh my gosh. It's the amazing Mark Chong!" Monferno shouted. The people inside the lobby looked at us. Oh god, Mon, stop embarrassing us. I can even see Mark get awkward with all the glares we're receiving.
"Let me borrow the keys for a while so I can accomplish your contracts for this academic year." Phemus took the keys and went inside the room behind the lobby counter. Well, things seems to be slowing down again, finally. I was scared that the craziness in this university would never end.
"So, Mark, ever liked Knyts?" Oh my gosh, what the heck are you asking, Monferno?!
"Ahahaha. That's a pretty straightforward question, Monferno. To be frank, I had a crush on her when I was a freshman too. But now, I consider her as my big sister," Mark said. Phew. Looks like they won't be in any competition over a lady.
"Good, good. Then, support me in capturing her heart!"
"Hah. Sure thing. Let's see how far you can go."
"Alright, sorry it took a while, but here are your contracts and keys. Here's yours too, Mark. Room 3356 is on the 33rd floor, just use the elevator located to your right. Thank you for choosing Phemus dormitory."
What is he saying? This is the only dorm in the campus. It's not like there's another dorm that competes with it. Eh. Anyway, 33rd floor, that's pretty high.
"Let's go, I'll show you the way," Mark offered.
We walked towards the elevator and Mark tapped on the "up" button. The elevator is currently on the 72nd floor, and we're on the ground floor so it'll take a while...?
*ding*
The elevator.. Is already here? What?
"What are you waiting for? Get in, guys." Mark, who is already in the elevator, called for us. Mon and I looked at each other. It seems I wasn't the only one surprised with the elevator's speed.
"I-Is that safe?" Mon asked.
"Ahaha. Of course it is. Come, you guys won't even feel the speed inside."
We went inside the elevator. Mark Chong pressed the 33rd button and *ding*
What?
We're already here? But the elevator just closed?! This is madness!
"Let's go, guys. Are you going to do that every time we get on and off the elevator? Haha." Mark Chong laughed.
We proceeded to walk towards the hallway where our room is located. It truly is a very luxurious dormitory. Every hall is covered with red carpet, and every ceiling has chandeliers hanging.
"3352.. 3353.. 3354.. Ah, here we go. 3356. We're here finally," Mark said to us. Phew. That was a long walk. They should really add a walkalator here. The hall is just freaking long. I think I lost a lot of calories just by trying to get to our room.
"Oh, what is this? New neighbors?" A girl from the room 3355 welcomed us. "Hi there. Yes, we're the new students who will live in this room next to yours. Nice to meet you," Mark charmingly said.
"Oh my. Girls! Come meet our new neighbors!" She shouted inside the room. "Alright! Coming!" Eh? That voice sounds familiar? Two other girls took a peek at us.
Oh, so that's why it sounded familiar.
"Serendipity?" I asked.
"Eh? You know each other?" The girl who welcomed us asked Serendipity. Her face blushed. Maybe she still remember the scene where she called me hot?
"I don't know people who just leave people behind. Hmp," Serendipity said, stomping her feet as she walk back inside their room.
"What's up with her? Are you the guys she was talking about?"
"What?" I asked.
"Well, she was saying that two boys asked her for help about where to find Humama building. She showed the way, but the boys never followed her, nor did they arrive at the building. Ah. By the way, I'm StarLilly, just Lilly for short."
"Cro."
"Monferno."
"Mark."
"I'm Dreamy." The girl who took a peek with Serendipity spoke up. "Serendipity was really offended, guys." She followed.
"She even said one of you was hot as he—"
*BAM* A pillow struck Lilly's head. "Don't tell them that! What kind of girl friend are you?!" Serendipity shouted from inside the room.
"Ahaha.. Yeah, so.. It's nice to meet you, neighbors. I hope we get along with each other," Lilly said, her face still looks a bit groggy from the impact of the pillow. Did that pillow contain bricks?!
"Alright, thank you," I said. "Let's hang out some time!" Mon followed. "Yep, see ya," Mark added.
"Bye!" Lilly and Dreamy said in unison. You can here on the background Serendipity saying, "Byeeeee~" too.
They closed their room's door after saying good bye, and we continued to enter our room.
Chapter V - The Basics
Cro's POV
"Hmmm.. I understand that freshmen should take this as their first class in the university but.. Why are you girls here?!" I asked the three.
"What? Don't get any wrong ideas. It's our tradition to attend the first class of the freshmen every year," Dreamy said.
"Yeah. It's not like Serendipity forced us to attend this class to se—"
*BAM* A pillow struck Lilly's head. It was thrown by Serendipity. Why does she has a pillow tho?!
"Lilly.. Strike 2.." Serendipity glared at her. "Ahaha.. As I was saying, yeah. Tradition," Lilly said while rubbing her swollen cheek. I swear that pillow contains bricks.
"Okay then.. But, why are you here, Mark?!" I turned my attention to Mark who is sitting right beside me.
"It's.. My tradition," he said, avoiding eye contact with any of us.
"...Lies," we all said in unison. After hearing that, Mark got depressed and is now weeping at the corner of the room. You can see a shroud of darkness and gloom surrounding him and the corner.
As we were laughing because of Mark's unexpected soft side, it was cut short by the sudden opening of the class room's door. It opened but no one's entering? A few seconds later, an egg rolled in. The heck?
Next, a small man wearing glasses entered the room and walked towards the center of the platform.
"Ehem.. I am Tia, the school's multilingual professor. I'll be here to translate our special guest teacher, HowToBasic," Tia said. It's obvious that he doesn't want to be here though, with his annoyed expression and tone.
"Dude, HowToBasic is a Youtube star, right?" Monferno whispered to me. Now that he mentioned it..
Oh god.
This will get nasty.
Then, after Tia's introduction, a huge man entered the room. We are quite dumbfounded at what we are seeing in front of us right now. There's a huge man.. With a paper bag on his face...
"Oh my gosh, and here I thought I could finally see his face!" Monferno said in frustration.
"Blurgh blargh blee blruu vrawa," the huge man said.
"Good morning. I am HowToBasic. I will teach you all about the basics of this university. From opening your inventory, to equipping items, to trading items, and even giving gifts," Tia followed. I guess he's translating whatever HowToBasic is saying, but why is the translation so long..
And how the heck can he translate such language?!
"Bleerg blugaa bugaa bu," HTB said, placing a bowl on top of the teacher's desk. He then placed eggs, flour, milk, dough, a heartbreak hammer, a cyclopean visor, a.. What the heck?
"First, you can open your inventory by having your middle finger and ring finger stick together, then swipe down anywhere. You will see a virtual-like screen sliding down. That is your inventory," Tia translated. Seriously, I'm starting to think he isn't translating at all. I think he's teaching us on his own.
"Dude, this is weird," I whispered to Monferno. "I know! It's so exciting!" Monferno whispered back ecstatically. I whispered to the wrong person. Monferno loved HTB's videos. I looked at the sophomores and they're just watching seriously what HTB is doing with their arms crossed. Am I the only one who feels awkward?
"Bleeugh blagh blurr blehh." HTB cracked the eggs and poured its content into the bowl. He then added milk, flour, and dough.
"You can request a trade to other people by having your middle finger and index finger together, and double tap in the air in front of the person you want to trade with." It's already obvious that Tia is getting more annoyed as the time pass by. You can see him twitch his right eyebrow nonstop. Is he gonna be fine?!
Of course I'm doing the tutorials. I'm not just complaining and ranting on the weird scene happening right now.
"Bleegu.. BLEEGABU BLAGHH BLURR BLEEHEHEHE BUBLULULUKU BLALALA," HTB maniacally shouted, holding the heartbreak hammer tight in his hands and smashing the bowl repeatedly.
Tia, trying as much as he can to ignore what's happening beside him, continued to explain, "You can send a gift by forming a "rock-and-roll" gesture of your hand and double tapping in the air in front of the person you want to gift."
*You've received a gift.*
Huh? What's this? Someone gave me a gift already?
I looked at Monferno assuming that he's the one who gave me a gift, but he's too busy laughing and crying his ass off watching HowToBasic.
"Oh god, I'm gonna die. Hahahaha. Ughhh. I need to.. HAHAHA I need to breathe. Gosh. I'm.. I can't breathe. Gah!" Monferno fainted for a second, but then,
"Agh! Not gonna faint, must be strong for my lady Knyts!" He said, gasping for air.
"Lilly what did you just do?!?" Serendipity shouted at Lilly. "Ahahahaha. Oops. I was just teasing you by acting like I was gonna make you double tap it but—"
BAM. The same pillow struck Lilly. She's knocked out! Oh my gawd! Serendipity looked at me, then blushed and looked away.
I tapped on the gift notification I received and a new screen popped up.
*x1 Valentine received from Serendipity.*
A Valentine? What does it do? It's not yet February so I haven't studied about the Valentine's Week items yet. I looked back at Serendipity. She's still blushing. I guess she wasn't planning on giving me this Valentine in the first place...
"D-Don't get me wrong. Lilly only accidentally sent it to you as a gift," Serendipity said, still blushing and her arms crossed. What a cute sophomore. Come to think of it, fate's been shipping us hard lately. Crazy. Making me think of all the moments we shared, it makes me laugh and smile. I guess.. I can..
A notification with a sound system popped up in front of Serendipity, "Cro is now your Valentine for 30 minutes!"
Monferno, Mark, and Dreamy dropped their jaws after hearing the notification. Lilly.. Is still out cold.
"W-What did you?" Serendipity looked at me, again with her head tilted a little bit to emphasize her confusion.
"Ahaha.. I guess, I'm your valentine for 30 minutes?"
"Hmmm.. I understand that freshmen should take this as their first class in the university but.. Why are you girls here?!" I asked the three.
"What? Don't get any wrong ideas. It's our tradition to attend the first class of the freshmen every year," Dreamy said.
"Yeah. It's not like Serendipity forced us to attend this class to se—"
*BAM* A pillow struck Lilly's head. It was thrown by Serendipity. Why does she has a pillow tho?!
"Lilly.. Strike 2.." Serendipity glared at her. "Ahaha.. As I was saying, yeah. Tradition," Lilly said while rubbing her swollen cheek. I swear that pillow contains bricks.
"Okay then.. But, why are you here, Mark?!" I turned my attention to Mark who is sitting right beside me.
"It's.. My tradition," he said, avoiding eye contact with any of us.
"...Lies," we all said in unison. After hearing that, Mark got depressed and is now weeping at the corner of the room. You can see a shroud of darkness and gloom surrounding him and the corner.
As we were laughing because of Mark's unexpected soft side, it was cut short by the sudden opening of the class room's door. It opened but no one's entering? A few seconds later, an egg rolled in. The heck?
Next, a small man wearing glasses entered the room and walked towards the center of the platform.
"Ehem.. I am Tia, the school's multilingual professor. I'll be here to translate our special guest teacher, HowToBasic," Tia said. It's obvious that he doesn't want to be here though, with his annoyed expression and tone.
"Dude, HowToBasic is a Youtube star, right?" Monferno whispered to me. Now that he mentioned it..
Oh god.
This will get nasty.
Then, after Tia's introduction, a huge man entered the room. We are quite dumbfounded at what we are seeing in front of us right now. There's a huge man.. With a paper bag on his face...
"Oh my gosh, and here I thought I could finally see his face!" Monferno said in frustration.
"Blurgh blargh blee blruu vrawa," the huge man said.
"Good morning. I am HowToBasic. I will teach you all about the basics of this university. From opening your inventory, to equipping items, to trading items, and even giving gifts," Tia followed. I guess he's translating whatever HowToBasic is saying, but why is the translation so long..
And how the heck can he translate such language?!
"Bleerg blugaa bugaa bu," HTB said, placing a bowl on top of the teacher's desk. He then placed eggs, flour, milk, dough, a heartbreak hammer, a cyclopean visor, a.. What the heck?
"First, you can open your inventory by having your middle finger and ring finger stick together, then swipe down anywhere. You will see a virtual-like screen sliding down. That is your inventory," Tia translated. Seriously, I'm starting to think he isn't translating at all. I think he's teaching us on his own.
"Dude, this is weird," I whispered to Monferno. "I know! It's so exciting!" Monferno whispered back ecstatically. I whispered to the wrong person. Monferno loved HTB's videos. I looked at the sophomores and they're just watching seriously what HTB is doing with their arms crossed. Am I the only one who feels awkward?
"Bleeugh blagh blurr blehh." HTB cracked the eggs and poured its content into the bowl. He then added milk, flour, and dough.
"You can request a trade to other people by having your middle finger and index finger together, and double tap in the air in front of the person you want to trade with." It's already obvious that Tia is getting more annoyed as the time pass by. You can see him twitch his right eyebrow nonstop. Is he gonna be fine?!
Of course I'm doing the tutorials. I'm not just complaining and ranting on the weird scene happening right now.
"Bleegu.. BLEEGABU BLAGHH BLURR BLEEHEHEHE BUBLULULUKU BLALALA," HTB maniacally shouted, holding the heartbreak hammer tight in his hands and smashing the bowl repeatedly.
Tia, trying as much as he can to ignore what's happening beside him, continued to explain, "You can send a gift by forming a "rock-and-roll" gesture of your hand and double tapping in the air in front of the person you want to gift."
*You've received a gift.*
Huh? What's this? Someone gave me a gift already?
I looked at Monferno assuming that he's the one who gave me a gift, but he's too busy laughing and crying his ass off watching HowToBasic.
"Oh god, I'm gonna die. Hahahaha. Ughhh. I need to.. HAHAHA I need to breathe. Gosh. I'm.. I can't breathe. Gah!" Monferno fainted for a second, but then,
"Agh! Not gonna faint, must be strong for my lady Knyts!" He said, gasping for air.
"Lilly what did you just do?!?" Serendipity shouted at Lilly. "Ahahahaha. Oops. I was just teasing you by acting like I was gonna make you double tap it but—"
BAM. The same pillow struck Lilly. She's knocked out! Oh my gawd! Serendipity looked at me, then blushed and looked away.
I tapped on the gift notification I received and a new screen popped up.
*x1 Valentine received from Serendipity.*
A Valentine? What does it do? It's not yet February so I haven't studied about the Valentine's Week items yet. I looked back at Serendipity. She's still blushing. I guess she wasn't planning on giving me this Valentine in the first place...
"D-Don't get me wrong. Lilly only accidentally sent it to you as a gift," Serendipity said, still blushing and her arms crossed. What a cute sophomore. Come to think of it, fate's been shipping us hard lately. Crazy. Making me think of all the moments we shared, it makes me laugh and smile. I guess.. I can..
A notification with a sound system popped up in front of Serendipity, "Cro is now your Valentine for 30 minutes!"
Monferno, Mark, and Dreamy dropped their jaws after hearing the notification. Lilly.. Is still out cold.
"W-What did you?" Serendipity looked at me, again with her head tilted a little bit to emphasize her confusion.
"Ahaha.. I guess, I'm your valentine for 30 minutes?"
Spleef Tournament Arc
Chapter VI - Spleef Tournament Arc - A Team is Born
Chapter VII - Spleef Tournament Arc - The Cyborgs
Chapter VIII - Spleef Tournament Arc - Registration
Chapter IX - Spleef Tournament Arc - Mentors
Chapter X - Spleef Tournament Arc - Weapon-Switch
Chapter XI - Spleef Tournament Arc - Tournament Day
Chapter XII - Spleef Tournament Arc - Group Stage A
Chapter XIII - Spleef Tournament Arc - Group Stage H
Chapter XIV - Spleef Tournament Arc - The Finals
Chapter XV - Spleef Tournament Arc - Battle of the Relics
Cro's POV
"Ugh..." I took a sit from the bed where I was lying on. The comfy bed feels awfully familiar.
Now come to think of it.. Huh? I'm back at the hospital? What happened.. I still feel groggy..
"Man, you're finally awake!" Monferno, who just entered the room, said. How long was I unconscious? ..The basics class.. Then, the valentine..
"Dude? You okay? It seems you're still lost," Monferno asked, looking at me in the eyes as if he's diagnosing me.
"I'm fine, Mon. What happened tho.. I can't remember."
"You can't? Oh man, it was so funny! The moment you used the valentine Serendipity gave you, she freaking threw a pillow at you because she felt embarrassed. I think it was the same pillow she used at Lilly! I think it contained bricks, bruh."
"What?! I got hit by something like that?! Bro, I used to ask myself if it contained bricks, and I can guarantee you it's not bricks."
"What? It's not?"
"Yeah. It's freaking solidified cement, man. CEMENT." It honestly felt like the whole pillow was hard. I can't believe Lilly only got knocked out the third time she got hit. AND I WAS HIT ONLY ONCE.
"By the way, Knyts visited you yesterday."
"Huh? Yesterday? How long was I unconscious?"
"You were, like, in a coma for 2 days."
"What?!" 2 days?! I was unconscious for 2 days cause of a pillow? Well, it did feel like cement smashing my face so..
"What did Knyts say?" I continued asking Mon.
"Nothing much. She told me she visits her fellow students every time they get hospitalized."
"You didn't hyperventilate?"
"Ahaha. Not at all. There were only the three of us in the room when she visited, and you were out cold..," Mon winked at me.
"Oh god.. What are you trying to say? A-Are you.. Did you really?" I jumped in front of Mon and grabbed him by the shoulders, "What happened?!"
"I..," Mon said, intentionally slowing down the way he speaks.
"We..," Mon continued. The suspense and thrill are killing me!
"We played chess."
"What?"
"We played some chess, and I won 34 times in a row."
They played chess? And Monferno won 34 times against the council president?! I understand that Mon is an undefeated chessmaster, but to go against him 34 times in one day?!
"So, you're trying to say, a girl who's always busy because of council duties played chess with you 34 times?"
"Yep. That's about it."
*BAM* Our convesation was abruptly interrupted by someone slamming the door open. It's Knyts.
"Mon.. Ferno..," Knyts growled, her eyes glaring death at Monferno. Monferno glared back with a smirk on his face. "My gosh. Look who's back for more," Monferno taunted. Look at them glare at each other like they're rivals.
"Oho.. I've been practicing nonstop last night." Well, that explained the heavy eye bags she has. "So, you've come for another fight, lady Knyts?"
"You flatter me, but not today. I'm here for a different matter. Monferno, Cro," she said.
"What is it?" I asked.
"The annual spleef tournament is coming up. Registrations are being held this week at the Humama building. The tournament will be two weeks from now. Join, the both of you, okay?"
"Huh? Why ask us to join?" Monferno asked. Got the question right out of my mouth, bud.
"Because I told you so. Alright, I got to go do ches— I mean, council stuff. Bye," she said, then proceeded to walk out the room. As the door was creaking its way into closing on its own, a girl in a nurse uniform stopped it.
"Hi there. I see you're already awake, Cro," the nurse happily said. Looking at her nameplate I can see that her name is Prolly. She's also the nurse who took care of Monferno when he was hospitalized.
"Ah.. H-Hi. Thank you for taking care of me," I said, bowing my head to show gratitude. Why did I stutter though?
"No worries. It's my duty to take care of my patients. I'll just run a diagnosis test on you, and if there are no more anomalies then you could go back to your dorm by today," she said while preparing to diagnose me. I've never seen such an angelic face in my life, and she smells lovely too. Ah. My heart.
"Ehem." Monferno coughed lightly. "What?" I asked. He didn't say anything, but he winked and smirked at me, and gave me a thumbs up. Was I that obvious?! Agh. This is embarrassing.
"Oh. It really is true that you don't need words when you're very close with your friends," Prolly teased. Oh my god, did she actually understand what Monferno just did?!
"Ahaha.. Yeah, I guess," I said, smiling akwardly. Monferno smiled awkwardly too.
"There you go. The readings are all normal. You're good to go!" Prolly said while giving a sweet smile. Ah, my heart.
"Thank you, we'll start fixing up," I said. She replied with a smile and a nod, then proceeded to go out of the room.
"Oh, yeah, I heard you guys are going to compete in the tournament. If so, I'd be glad to be your nutritionist! I'll prepare you guys great and nutritous meals starting tomorrow!" She said just before the door. She'll prepare food for us daily? But that could be too strenous for a girl who also works as a nurse.
"But yo—" Mon suddenly placed his hand on my mouth. "Shhh.. Say no more, Cro. Say no more. We, would definitely love that!!" I removed his hand and continued what I was trying to say, "No, seriously, she's a nurse here. Being a nurse is exhausting already."
"Oh don't worry. I'll be taking a month leave, so I'll be able to accomodate you guys," Prolly smiled. If that's the case then..
I gave it a thought. Joining the spleef tournament with Monferno, and having a sweet angel keeping us healthy.. Not bad, not bad at all.
"Alright. We'll join the spleef tournament!" I said with conviction. "Yahoooo! We're gonna spleef!" Monferno rejoiced. "That's the spirit!" Prolly said, giving us her two thumbs up.
"Ugh..." I took a sit from the bed where I was lying on. The comfy bed feels awfully familiar.
Now come to think of it.. Huh? I'm back at the hospital? What happened.. I still feel groggy..
"Man, you're finally awake!" Monferno, who just entered the room, said. How long was I unconscious? ..The basics class.. Then, the valentine..
"Dude? You okay? It seems you're still lost," Monferno asked, looking at me in the eyes as if he's diagnosing me.
"I'm fine, Mon. What happened tho.. I can't remember."
"You can't? Oh man, it was so funny! The moment you used the valentine Serendipity gave you, she freaking threw a pillow at you because she felt embarrassed. I think it was the same pillow she used at Lilly! I think it contained bricks, bruh."
"What?! I got hit by something like that?! Bro, I used to ask myself if it contained bricks, and I can guarantee you it's not bricks."
"What? It's not?"
"Yeah. It's freaking solidified cement, man. CEMENT." It honestly felt like the whole pillow was hard. I can't believe Lilly only got knocked out the third time she got hit. AND I WAS HIT ONLY ONCE.
"By the way, Knyts visited you yesterday."
"Huh? Yesterday? How long was I unconscious?"
"You were, like, in a coma for 2 days."
"What?!" 2 days?! I was unconscious for 2 days cause of a pillow? Well, it did feel like cement smashing my face so..
"What did Knyts say?" I continued asking Mon.
"Nothing much. She told me she visits her fellow students every time they get hospitalized."
"You didn't hyperventilate?"
"Ahaha. Not at all. There were only the three of us in the room when she visited, and you were out cold..," Mon winked at me.
"Oh god.. What are you trying to say? A-Are you.. Did you really?" I jumped in front of Mon and grabbed him by the shoulders, "What happened?!"
"I..," Mon said, intentionally slowing down the way he speaks.
"We..," Mon continued. The suspense and thrill are killing me!
"We played chess."
"What?"
"We played some chess, and I won 34 times in a row."
They played chess? And Monferno won 34 times against the council president?! I understand that Mon is an undefeated chessmaster, but to go against him 34 times in one day?!
"So, you're trying to say, a girl who's always busy because of council duties played chess with you 34 times?"
"Yep. That's about it."
*BAM* Our convesation was abruptly interrupted by someone slamming the door open. It's Knyts.
"Mon.. Ferno..," Knyts growled, her eyes glaring death at Monferno. Monferno glared back with a smirk on his face. "My gosh. Look who's back for more," Monferno taunted. Look at them glare at each other like they're rivals.
"Oho.. I've been practicing nonstop last night." Well, that explained the heavy eye bags she has. "So, you've come for another fight, lady Knyts?"
"You flatter me, but not today. I'm here for a different matter. Monferno, Cro," she said.
"What is it?" I asked.
"The annual spleef tournament is coming up. Registrations are being held this week at the Humama building. The tournament will be two weeks from now. Join, the both of you, okay?"
"Huh? Why ask us to join?" Monferno asked. Got the question right out of my mouth, bud.
"Because I told you so. Alright, I got to go do ches— I mean, council stuff. Bye," she said, then proceeded to walk out the room. As the door was creaking its way into closing on its own, a girl in a nurse uniform stopped it.
"Hi there. I see you're already awake, Cro," the nurse happily said. Looking at her nameplate I can see that her name is Prolly. She's also the nurse who took care of Monferno when he was hospitalized.
"Ah.. H-Hi. Thank you for taking care of me," I said, bowing my head to show gratitude. Why did I stutter though?
"No worries. It's my duty to take care of my patients. I'll just run a diagnosis test on you, and if there are no more anomalies then you could go back to your dorm by today," she said while preparing to diagnose me. I've never seen such an angelic face in my life, and she smells lovely too. Ah. My heart.
"Ehem." Monferno coughed lightly. "What?" I asked. He didn't say anything, but he winked and smirked at me, and gave me a thumbs up. Was I that obvious?! Agh. This is embarrassing.
"Oh. It really is true that you don't need words when you're very close with your friends," Prolly teased. Oh my god, did she actually understand what Monferno just did?!
"Ahaha.. Yeah, I guess," I said, smiling akwardly. Monferno smiled awkwardly too.
"There you go. The readings are all normal. You're good to go!" Prolly said while giving a sweet smile. Ah, my heart.
"Thank you, we'll start fixing up," I said. She replied with a smile and a nod, then proceeded to go out of the room.
"Oh, yeah, I heard you guys are going to compete in the tournament. If so, I'd be glad to be your nutritionist! I'll prepare you guys great and nutritous meals starting tomorrow!" She said just before the door. She'll prepare food for us daily? But that could be too strenous for a girl who also works as a nurse.
"But yo—" Mon suddenly placed his hand on my mouth. "Shhh.. Say no more, Cro. Say no more. We, would definitely love that!!" I removed his hand and continued what I was trying to say, "No, seriously, she's a nurse here. Being a nurse is exhausting already."
"Oh don't worry. I'll be taking a month leave, so I'll be able to accomodate you guys," Prolly smiled. If that's the case then..
I gave it a thought. Joining the spleef tournament with Monferno, and having a sweet angel keeping us healthy.. Not bad, not bad at all.
"Alright. We'll join the spleef tournament!" I said with conviction. "Yahoooo! We're gonna spleef!" Monferno rejoiced. "That's the spirit!" Prolly said, giving us her two thumbs up.
Chapter VII - Spleef Tournament Arc - The Cyborgs
Cro's POV
"Mon..," I said to Monferno, still focusing my sight at the huge building right in front of us.
"Yeah?"
"Another skyscraper..."
"I know, right?" Monferno agreed, his jaw still dropped low. Is every building in this campus freaking skyscrapers?!
*growl* "Ah. We should've eaten lunch first, sorry about that."
"Ahaha. You sure have a weak stomach, Cro. Be like me," Monferno teased.
*groooooowl*
"...."
"....Don't say a word," Monferno warned.
"Aha.. Anyways, we should go in for the registration." Monferno, still feeling humiliated only nodded, and we proceeded to enter the Humama building, the location where the registration for the spleef tournament is stationed.
"Hey! It's Cro and Monferno!" Lilly greeted us as soon she saw us enter the building. With her is the usual duo, Serendipity and Dreamy. Serendipity looks a bit distant. I wonder why.
"Heyyyy! What's up? Long time no see, girls," Monferno said as we lessened our distance from them. "Yeah, must be because Cro's been out for 2 days. Ha.. Ha..," Lilly awkwardly laughed. It's not my fault I missed 2 days of school...
"Moooonfeeeernoooo, Croooooo!" This voice.. Nurse Prolly?! I looked behind us and see her running towards us. She's carrying lunchboxes on both of her hands. Those looks promising! I'm so hungry I can eat an appaloosa!
"Oh gosh. You guys look famished! Wait, here.." Prolly opened one of the lunchboxes. Sushi! It contains sushi! Wow those look fresh and delicious as heck. I look at Monferno but he's too busy drooling at what he's seeing. Ha. Be like him he said...
"Come on, Cro. Say ahhh..." Prolly grabbed a sushi using chopsticks and presented it in front of my mouth. Oh god, it smells delicious, but it's so embarrassing to get spoon fed in such a public place. Besides, the girls are here too..
"Cro, ahhhhh," Prolly insisted.
"A.. Ahhhh..?"
"Hup! There we go. Now chew it to bits before swallowing, okay?" Prolly happily said. Such a sweet lady!
"Me next! Me next!" Monferno jumped up and down, excited to taste the heavenly sushi. I chewed the sushi well. Man, it's so delicate and fresh. The umami is just irresistible! I didn't know Prolly is such a great cook too.
"Huh? Where's Serendipity?" Lilly asked. "I don't know. I didn't notice her leaving," Dreamy answered. Hmm. Serendipity left? I wonder why...
"Owh mawh gwash, Pwolly! Thwis chuchi ish delishus!" Monferno said with his mouth still full. "Now, now. Don't you speak with your mouth full, Monferno!" Prolly lectured. "Here, I just wanted to see how much you guys liked the taste of my sushi before I leave. Here, take the lunchboxes. See you around!" Prolly waved her hand at us as she walk towards the exit of the building.
"My oh my. Look who's here," said someone I never met before to Lilly and Dreamy. Looks like they are fellow sophomore of theirs. This vibe doesn't look friendly though. What's up?
"Ugh. It's the toybots again," Lilly teased.
"He-Hey! We're called cyborgs, alright? C-Y-B-O.. *whispers* what's next?" Said the guy to the one on his right.
"*whispers* R and G.." the one he talked to whispered back.
"R and G!" He continued with a boastful tone.
"Oh? Who are these new faces? You guys freshmen?" The one wearing glasses said to us. "Yeah, we are, and you guys must be sophomores?"
"Bwahahaha! See, see? They know who we are! We're really famous!" The one at the center boasted again. "Shut it, Twinshock. I apologize for my brother's boastful attitude," the one wearing the glasses said.
"I'm Mettaton. He is Twinshock. The youngest of the trio is him, A10a," Mettaton formally introduced himself and his brothers. "Okay, then.. I'm Cro, and this is Monferno." Now that I see all of them together, they do look like some kind of robot human. They must have loved robots.
"Cool robotic arms," Monferno said, giving them a two thumbs up, a wink, and a smirk.
"Thank you very much," Mettaton said, bowing his head lightly. "Bwahahaha! Right? Right?!" Twinshock boasted. "T-Thank you," A10a said while blushing. Their attitudes are really different too. What a funny trio.
"Cro..."
"Huh? O-Oh. Hey, Serendipity." Not only did she disappear out of nowhere, she appeared out of nowhere too.
"You're finally here, Serendipity. What did you d— uhh.. I see," Lilly said, somehow a bit disgusted. "D-Don't mind her, Lilly. That's just how the love of power is.." Dreamy patted her at the back. "Don't you mean power of love?" Mettaton corrected. "..Stop making me look bad," Dreamy warned Mettaton.
"S-Say.. Ahhhh..." Serendipity said to me while hovering a sushi at my mouth. "W-What's this about, Serendipity? Aha.. Ha..," I asked awkwardly. "I said.. AHHHH," she insisted. My god, I guess I have no other way of getting out of this. "Ahhh..."
As she was about to insert the sushi in my mouth.. *plop*
"..."
"..."
"...It fell on the ground," Monferno whispered to me.
"...I know. I don't know how to react right now." I whispered back.
"Mon..," I said to Monferno, still focusing my sight at the huge building right in front of us.
"Yeah?"
"Another skyscraper..."
"I know, right?" Monferno agreed, his jaw still dropped low. Is every building in this campus freaking skyscrapers?!
*growl* "Ah. We should've eaten lunch first, sorry about that."
"Ahaha. You sure have a weak stomach, Cro. Be like me," Monferno teased.
*groooooowl*
"...."
"....Don't say a word," Monferno warned.
"Aha.. Anyways, we should go in for the registration." Monferno, still feeling humiliated only nodded, and we proceeded to enter the Humama building, the location where the registration for the spleef tournament is stationed.
"Hey! It's Cro and Monferno!" Lilly greeted us as soon she saw us enter the building. With her is the usual duo, Serendipity and Dreamy. Serendipity looks a bit distant. I wonder why.
"Heyyyy! What's up? Long time no see, girls," Monferno said as we lessened our distance from them. "Yeah, must be because Cro's been out for 2 days. Ha.. Ha..," Lilly awkwardly laughed. It's not my fault I missed 2 days of school...
"Moooonfeeeernoooo, Croooooo!" This voice.. Nurse Prolly?! I looked behind us and see her running towards us. She's carrying lunchboxes on both of her hands. Those looks promising! I'm so hungry I can eat an appaloosa!
"Oh gosh. You guys look famished! Wait, here.." Prolly opened one of the lunchboxes. Sushi! It contains sushi! Wow those look fresh and delicious as heck. I look at Monferno but he's too busy drooling at what he's seeing. Ha. Be like him he said...
"Come on, Cro. Say ahhh..." Prolly grabbed a sushi using chopsticks and presented it in front of my mouth. Oh god, it smells delicious, but it's so embarrassing to get spoon fed in such a public place. Besides, the girls are here too..
"Cro, ahhhhh," Prolly insisted.
"A.. Ahhhh..?"
"Hup! There we go. Now chew it to bits before swallowing, okay?" Prolly happily said. Such a sweet lady!
"Me next! Me next!" Monferno jumped up and down, excited to taste the heavenly sushi. I chewed the sushi well. Man, it's so delicate and fresh. The umami is just irresistible! I didn't know Prolly is such a great cook too.
"Huh? Where's Serendipity?" Lilly asked. "I don't know. I didn't notice her leaving," Dreamy answered. Hmm. Serendipity left? I wonder why...
"Owh mawh gwash, Pwolly! Thwis chuchi ish delishus!" Monferno said with his mouth still full. "Now, now. Don't you speak with your mouth full, Monferno!" Prolly lectured. "Here, I just wanted to see how much you guys liked the taste of my sushi before I leave. Here, take the lunchboxes. See you around!" Prolly waved her hand at us as she walk towards the exit of the building.
"My oh my. Look who's here," said someone I never met before to Lilly and Dreamy. Looks like they are fellow sophomore of theirs. This vibe doesn't look friendly though. What's up?
"Ugh. It's the toybots again," Lilly teased.
"He-Hey! We're called cyborgs, alright? C-Y-B-O.. *whispers* what's next?" Said the guy to the one on his right.
"*whispers* R and G.." the one he talked to whispered back.
"R and G!" He continued with a boastful tone.
"Oh? Who are these new faces? You guys freshmen?" The one wearing glasses said to us. "Yeah, we are, and you guys must be sophomores?"
"Bwahahaha! See, see? They know who we are! We're really famous!" The one at the center boasted again. "Shut it, Twinshock. I apologize for my brother's boastful attitude," the one wearing the glasses said.
"I'm Mettaton. He is Twinshock. The youngest of the trio is him, A10a," Mettaton formally introduced himself and his brothers. "Okay, then.. I'm Cro, and this is Monferno." Now that I see all of them together, they do look like some kind of robot human. They must have loved robots.
"Cool robotic arms," Monferno said, giving them a two thumbs up, a wink, and a smirk.
"Thank you very much," Mettaton said, bowing his head lightly. "Bwahahaha! Right? Right?!" Twinshock boasted. "T-Thank you," A10a said while blushing. Their attitudes are really different too. What a funny trio.
"Cro..."
"Huh? O-Oh. Hey, Serendipity." Not only did she disappear out of nowhere, she appeared out of nowhere too.
"You're finally here, Serendipity. What did you d— uhh.. I see," Lilly said, somehow a bit disgusted. "D-Don't mind her, Lilly. That's just how the love of power is.." Dreamy patted her at the back. "Don't you mean power of love?" Mettaton corrected. "..Stop making me look bad," Dreamy warned Mettaton.
"S-Say.. Ahhhh..." Serendipity said to me while hovering a sushi at my mouth. "W-What's this about, Serendipity? Aha.. Ha..," I asked awkwardly. "I said.. AHHHH," she insisted. My god, I guess I have no other way of getting out of this. "Ahhh..."
As she was about to insert the sushi in my mouth.. *plop*
"..."
"..."
"...It fell on the ground," Monferno whispered to me.
"...I know. I don't know how to react right now." I whispered back.
Chapter VIII - Spleef Tournament Arc - Registration
Cro's POV
"Hoho.. What's this? More participants?" A man sitting behind a desk said. His face is covered by the purple hood he's wearing. You can clearly see his mouth though, not that it matters.
"This is where we have to register, right?" I asked the girls, pointing at the hooded guy. "Yep, he'll show you a device which will scan your thumb's fingerprint," Dreamy said. This university sure is fancy. I can't believe I thought of a registration where I only had to write down my name.
"The girl is right. This is the device right here. It can scan any part of your body, but we resort to just the thumb."
"..."
"..What? You guys got dumbfounded by this awesome technology, no? That explains the awkward silence," the hooded guy followed.
"N-No, it's just tha—" Monferno suddenly placed his hand in front of my mouth to stop me from talking. I looked at him and he just shook his head in refusal. I looked at the others too and they're doing the same thing, even the cyborgs. What in the world is happening?!
"...I would like to register, please," I said, setting aside my curiosity regarding the matter. the hooded guy smirked, "a wise choice, lad. Here." He lightly threw the device at us, then the device activated and hovered on its own.
The device spoke, "press using your thumb the scanner and hold for 5 seconds. Use of other body parts beside your thumb will instantly void your registration.. And you will be sanctioned."
"Alright then.." Looks like there was an incident here a few years ago that made them emphasize not to use any other body parts.. Anyways, I pressed my thumb on the scanner. It emitted a ray of green light from the tip of my thumb to the bottom. "Registration complete. See you at the tournament, freshman Cro."
"Amazing, right? Well, I just wanted to show the freshies here the device, and see the amazement on their faces. Now that's done, I can finally let go of the remaining devices. Here, register all together. No need to line up."
"Phew. He does this every year to the freshmen," Lilly said. "Yeah, but why are you acting as if it's boring for you? You were really amazed when we were still freshmen, Lilly," Dreamy teased.
"Registration complete. See you at the tournament, finalist Mettaton."
"Registration complete. See you at the tournament, finalist A10a."
"Man, why do they get fancy titles?" Monferno said. "It only said freshman when I registered," he followed. Yeah. Shouldn't it say sophomore for them? "Ha. If you think that's fancy. Wait till you hear mine," Lilly said proudly.
"Registration complete. See you at the tournament, 1st runner-up StarLilly."
"Registration complete. See you at the tournament, finalist ElectroDream."
"Registration complete. See you at tournament, 2nd runner-up Serendipity."
Wow. These girls reached the final round of the tournament too. Wait, that means they fought the cyborgs?! No wonder they had such a competitive vibe when we first saw them together.
"Oh my gosh, you guys are bigshots!" Monferno said, taking out his cellphone and started to take selfies with the girls. "Hashtag cannot wait to beat them in the tourney."
Oh god. What did you just put, Mon?!
"What did you just put on your hashtag, Mon?" Lilly asked. The girls all fired up and they all look like they're ready to shred Mon into pieces.
"What's this? Can't wait for the spleef tournament to start, huh? Bwahahaha!" Twinshock laughed obnoxiously. Man, he's slowly getting on my nerves. "Hey, Twinshock, you joining the tournament too?" Monferno asked. "Is that even a question? Of course, I will!"
"Good, then I'll beat you on the battlefield," Monferno taunted and gave off a smirk. That's the spirit, Mon. Intimidate the heck out of this braggart.
"You trying to intimidate me? Ha!" Twinshock answered back, pressing the device for registration with his thumb.
"Registration complete. See you at the tournament, reigning champion Twinshock."
"Hoho.. What's this? More participants?" A man sitting behind a desk said. His face is covered by the purple hood he's wearing. You can clearly see his mouth though, not that it matters.
"This is where we have to register, right?" I asked the girls, pointing at the hooded guy. "Yep, he'll show you a device which will scan your thumb's fingerprint," Dreamy said. This university sure is fancy. I can't believe I thought of a registration where I only had to write down my name.
"The girl is right. This is the device right here. It can scan any part of your body, but we resort to just the thumb."
"..."
"..What? You guys got dumbfounded by this awesome technology, no? That explains the awkward silence," the hooded guy followed.
"N-No, it's just tha—" Monferno suddenly placed his hand in front of my mouth to stop me from talking. I looked at him and he just shook his head in refusal. I looked at the others too and they're doing the same thing, even the cyborgs. What in the world is happening?!
"...I would like to register, please," I said, setting aside my curiosity regarding the matter. the hooded guy smirked, "a wise choice, lad. Here." He lightly threw the device at us, then the device activated and hovered on its own.
The device spoke, "press using your thumb the scanner and hold for 5 seconds. Use of other body parts beside your thumb will instantly void your registration.. And you will be sanctioned."
"Alright then.." Looks like there was an incident here a few years ago that made them emphasize not to use any other body parts.. Anyways, I pressed my thumb on the scanner. It emitted a ray of green light from the tip of my thumb to the bottom. "Registration complete. See you at the tournament, freshman Cro."
"Amazing, right? Well, I just wanted to show the freshies here the device, and see the amazement on their faces. Now that's done, I can finally let go of the remaining devices. Here, register all together. No need to line up."
"Phew. He does this every year to the freshmen," Lilly said. "Yeah, but why are you acting as if it's boring for you? You were really amazed when we were still freshmen, Lilly," Dreamy teased.
"Registration complete. See you at the tournament, finalist Mettaton."
"Registration complete. See you at the tournament, finalist A10a."
"Man, why do they get fancy titles?" Monferno said. "It only said freshman when I registered," he followed. Yeah. Shouldn't it say sophomore for them? "Ha. If you think that's fancy. Wait till you hear mine," Lilly said proudly.
"Registration complete. See you at the tournament, 1st runner-up StarLilly."
"Registration complete. See you at the tournament, finalist ElectroDream."
"Registration complete. See you at tournament, 2nd runner-up Serendipity."
Wow. These girls reached the final round of the tournament too. Wait, that means they fought the cyborgs?! No wonder they had such a competitive vibe when we first saw them together.
"Oh my gosh, you guys are bigshots!" Monferno said, taking out his cellphone and started to take selfies with the girls. "Hashtag cannot wait to beat them in the tourney."
Oh god. What did you just put, Mon?!
"What did you just put on your hashtag, Mon?" Lilly asked. The girls all fired up and they all look like they're ready to shred Mon into pieces.
"What's this? Can't wait for the spleef tournament to start, huh? Bwahahaha!" Twinshock laughed obnoxiously. Man, he's slowly getting on my nerves. "Hey, Twinshock, you joining the tournament too?" Monferno asked. "Is that even a question? Of course, I will!"
"Good, then I'll beat you on the battlefield," Monferno taunted and gave off a smirk. That's the spirit, Mon. Intimidate the heck out of this braggart.
"You trying to intimidate me? Ha!" Twinshock answered back, pressing the device for registration with his thumb.
"Registration complete. See you at the tournament, reigning champion Twinshock."
Chapter IX - Spleef Tournament Arc - Mentors
Cro's POV
Only a day has passed after the registration and the university already released the group matches. There are 8 groups in the preliminary round, then it will become 4, then 2 for the semis, and 1 for the final round. I'm in group H. Luckily, the cyborgs and the girls aren't in my group, but for Monferno...
"I'm in the same group as Mettaton," Mon said to us. "My gosh. I wanted Twinshock," he followed. Looks like Mon isn't nervous at all.
"Don't worry. You'll fight with him in the final round. There's no need to rush," Prolly said, laying down weapons on the table. "By the way, Prolly, where are we?" I asked. "Oh? We're in the council president's gym, silly." Dang. This is Knyts' gym? I didn't expect the council president to own a gym. Not to mention a huge one as this.
"What does this do.." A big, red button caught Monferno's attention. He reaches for the button, even though above it is a huge sign saying, "Do Not Push!"
"Wait, Monferno. Don't push that button," Prolly, suddenly right beside Monferno gripping his hand, said in a serious tone. When did she get there? I didn't see her move at all. "I-I'm sorry," Monferno apologized. Prolly then let go of his hand and returned to the table to continue laying down weapons. "I'm sorry but I just had to," Monferno said, pressing the big, red button.
The tile underneath Monferno suddenly released pressurized air. "Eh?" Monferno said, confused on what just happened. Then, without any second to spare, the tile bursted upwards. Monferno was thrown in the air by the intense force. The roof opened up and Monferno exited the building like a rocket.
"Mo.. Monferno!" I shouted, unable to move my body because of what just happened. "He'll be alright," Prolly said calmly. "Knyts won't let him get hurt."
"What do you mean? Knyts planned to throw Monferno in the air?" I asked, still dazzled on the cartoon-ish scene awhile ago. "You could say that. Don't worry now. Knyts will train him, and I will train you."
"Y-You? But aren't you a nurse?" I inquired.
"I am, but I'm a competitor back in my university days."
The door at the entrance opened, and Knyts entered the gym. "Oh, you guys are finally here?" She asked. "Where's Monferno?" She added.
"Monferno already pushed the button, Knyts," Prolly said, pointing at the button. "What?! Already?! Uh, *ehem* I mean, of course. My plan never fails." Nice save, president.
"Alright. Since Monferno is already at that place, I should leave now and meet him. Bye," Knyts said, walking away towrds the entrance and lightly waving her right hand to signify a non-verbal good bye.
"Oh, and by the way, don't take Prolly lightly, Cro. She may be a nurse now, but she's the undefeated champion back in her days," Knyts said, only turning her head slightly at us.
"My, my. She didn't have to say it like that... And you don't have to hide behind that pillar too, Cro." Ah. Did she notice that I'm behind this pillar?! She's the real deal..
"S-Sorry. Ha.. Ha." I walk out the pillar I was hiding from, showing myself to Prolly.
"Now. Shall we begin?" Prolly smirked, her eyes glaring at me as if she's seeing through my soul. "Y-Yes?" After saying my answer, Prolly didn't waste a second and immediately rushed towards me, next thing I know is that she's already right in front of me. "Then let's begin..," she smiled. She's like a devil in disguise of an angel.
I'm so dead.
Monferno's POV
"Ugh.. Where am I? I thought I was gonna die," I said to myself. It's pretty dark in here. Huh? Am I sitting on a chair? When did I get here?
"So, you're finally awake." This voice.. Could it be?! "Knyts?!" The lights suddenly lit up, the room blindingly bright. "Yes, Mon. It's me..," Knyts said, sitting at the other chair right in front of me. "What do you want?" I asked.
"You can see what's on the table, right?" I looked at the table in between us and..
It's a chessboard..
With the pieces all placed on their proper places..
"You.. Want to play chess? But I have to prepare for the spleef!"
"Hahaha! This is training, Mon. This is training," Knyts said, her hands clasped together near her mouth and her legs crossed. Oh my gosh, Knyts completely lost it. She's serious about this! I need to finish this as quick as possible and train. "Alright, lady Knyts. You asked for it."
Mark Chong's POV
The student guards and the superiors are called to stand-by here at the foot of Mt. Growch. Whatever angle you look at it, this doesn't look good. The veterans of the university were never called to stand-by here this early of the month.
"Atten.. Tion!" Everyone, including I, straightened our backs and looked directly in front of us. "Commander-in-chief, Seth, is here. Salute!"
"Salute!" We raised our right hand and placed it over our eyebrow. The commander is here too. Usually it would only be Lokster, the general. Why is Seth here?
"Ahaha. You never fail to make the ambiance tense, Lokster. Nothing can beat how tense your pompadour is though.. *ehem* oh? Did I just say that in front of the mic? Oh, god. Sorry," Seth said, making an effort to contain his giggle. Lokster looks a bit ashamed for himself after hearing what Seth just said. He's probably ashamed for Seth too.
"Anyways, at ease, gentlemen and ladies. I know this is a surprise to all of you, but this year is nothing like the previous years. Growganoth has decided to move. His underlings are on the move, especially the cultists. I'm saying this now, prepare yourselves, and.." he paused for a second, and giggled. Uhh...
"Winter is coming, dudes and dudettes," he finished. Dudes and dudettes? I looked at Lokster and I've never seen him look like embarrassed and sorry at the same time. I'm not even looking at my colleagues, but I can sense them cringing.
After a few seconds of awkward silence, a loud *SMACK* broke it. It even echoed throughout the silent mountain. It seems someone wasn't able to resist face-palming himself.
"Sir, I'm so sorry," Lokster whispered to Seth. "It's fine, Lokster. It's fine," Seth answered.
Only a day has passed after the registration and the university already released the group matches. There are 8 groups in the preliminary round, then it will become 4, then 2 for the semis, and 1 for the final round. I'm in group H. Luckily, the cyborgs and the girls aren't in my group, but for Monferno...
"I'm in the same group as Mettaton," Mon said to us. "My gosh. I wanted Twinshock," he followed. Looks like Mon isn't nervous at all.
"Don't worry. You'll fight with him in the final round. There's no need to rush," Prolly said, laying down weapons on the table. "By the way, Prolly, where are we?" I asked. "Oh? We're in the council president's gym, silly." Dang. This is Knyts' gym? I didn't expect the council president to own a gym. Not to mention a huge one as this.
"What does this do.." A big, red button caught Monferno's attention. He reaches for the button, even though above it is a huge sign saying, "Do Not Push!"
"Wait, Monferno. Don't push that button," Prolly, suddenly right beside Monferno gripping his hand, said in a serious tone. When did she get there? I didn't see her move at all. "I-I'm sorry," Monferno apologized. Prolly then let go of his hand and returned to the table to continue laying down weapons. "I'm sorry but I just had to," Monferno said, pressing the big, red button.
The tile underneath Monferno suddenly released pressurized air. "Eh?" Monferno said, confused on what just happened. Then, without any second to spare, the tile bursted upwards. Monferno was thrown in the air by the intense force. The roof opened up and Monferno exited the building like a rocket.
"Mo.. Monferno!" I shouted, unable to move my body because of what just happened. "He'll be alright," Prolly said calmly. "Knyts won't let him get hurt."
"What do you mean? Knyts planned to throw Monferno in the air?" I asked, still dazzled on the cartoon-ish scene awhile ago. "You could say that. Don't worry now. Knyts will train him, and I will train you."
"Y-You? But aren't you a nurse?" I inquired.
"I am, but I'm a competitor back in my university days."
The door at the entrance opened, and Knyts entered the gym. "Oh, you guys are finally here?" She asked. "Where's Monferno?" She added.
"Monferno already pushed the button, Knyts," Prolly said, pointing at the button. "What?! Already?! Uh, *ehem* I mean, of course. My plan never fails." Nice save, president.
"Alright. Since Monferno is already at that place, I should leave now and meet him. Bye," Knyts said, walking away towrds the entrance and lightly waving her right hand to signify a non-verbal good bye.
"Oh, and by the way, don't take Prolly lightly, Cro. She may be a nurse now, but she's the undefeated champion back in her days," Knyts said, only turning her head slightly at us.
"My, my. She didn't have to say it like that... And you don't have to hide behind that pillar too, Cro." Ah. Did she notice that I'm behind this pillar?! She's the real deal..
"S-Sorry. Ha.. Ha." I walk out the pillar I was hiding from, showing myself to Prolly.
"Now. Shall we begin?" Prolly smirked, her eyes glaring at me as if she's seeing through my soul. "Y-Yes?" After saying my answer, Prolly didn't waste a second and immediately rushed towards me, next thing I know is that she's already right in front of me. "Then let's begin..," she smiled. She's like a devil in disguise of an angel.
I'm so dead.
Monferno's POV
"Ugh.. Where am I? I thought I was gonna die," I said to myself. It's pretty dark in here. Huh? Am I sitting on a chair? When did I get here?
"So, you're finally awake." This voice.. Could it be?! "Knyts?!" The lights suddenly lit up, the room blindingly bright. "Yes, Mon. It's me..," Knyts said, sitting at the other chair right in front of me. "What do you want?" I asked.
"You can see what's on the table, right?" I looked at the table in between us and..
It's a chessboard..
With the pieces all placed on their proper places..
"You.. Want to play chess? But I have to prepare for the spleef!"
"Hahaha! This is training, Mon. This is training," Knyts said, her hands clasped together near her mouth and her legs crossed. Oh my gosh, Knyts completely lost it. She's serious about this! I need to finish this as quick as possible and train. "Alright, lady Knyts. You asked for it."
Mark Chong's POV
The student guards and the superiors are called to stand-by here at the foot of Mt. Growch. Whatever angle you look at it, this doesn't look good. The veterans of the university were never called to stand-by here this early of the month.
"Atten.. Tion!" Everyone, including I, straightened our backs and looked directly in front of us. "Commander-in-chief, Seth, is here. Salute!"
"Salute!" We raised our right hand and placed it over our eyebrow. The commander is here too. Usually it would only be Lokster, the general. Why is Seth here?
"Ahaha. You never fail to make the ambiance tense, Lokster. Nothing can beat how tense your pompadour is though.. *ehem* oh? Did I just say that in front of the mic? Oh, god. Sorry," Seth said, making an effort to contain his giggle. Lokster looks a bit ashamed for himself after hearing what Seth just said. He's probably ashamed for Seth too.
"Anyways, at ease, gentlemen and ladies. I know this is a surprise to all of you, but this year is nothing like the previous years. Growganoth has decided to move. His underlings are on the move, especially the cultists. I'm saying this now, prepare yourselves, and.." he paused for a second, and giggled. Uhh...
"Winter is coming, dudes and dudettes," he finished. Dudes and dudettes? I looked at Lokster and I've never seen him look like embarrassed and sorry at the same time. I'm not even looking at my colleagues, but I can sense them cringing.
After a few seconds of awkward silence, a loud *SMACK* broke it. It even echoed throughout the silent mountain. It seems someone wasn't able to resist face-palming himself.
"Sir, I'm so sorry," Lokster whispered to Seth. "It's fine, Lokster. It's fine," Seth answered.
Chapter X - Spleef Tournament Arc - Weapon-Switch
Cro's POV
"A few years ago, a freshman entered the RTSoft University with one goal in mind — to become the prettiest of all girl students out there, but more importantly to become the champion of the spleef tournament during her entire stay in the university. She trained her body, strong enough to fight but slim enough to captivate the boys. She made sure to train her mind too, a strong determination is not an easy trait to acquire, but she did. She also gained combat experience, asking the senior students or the superior themselves to fight with her. She never won. She was always defeated by every one of them, but that didn't stop her.
She thought of a strategy to win against all her opponents. She spent days, weeks, and even months to come up with a strategy. Luckily, the tournament when she enrolled was scheduled pretty far from the calendar. When the tournament came, she was ready. She never neglected to take care of her beauty, in fact she looked more beautiful at the tournament. The audience was roaring, going wild after seeing the magnificent goddess in front of them.
The entire tournament was a breeze to her. It's a given since she fought with the best fighters the university can offer. The final round came, every competitor but two remained standing — the freshman and the senior. Two of them collided, energy waves bursting wild every time they cross blades. Parry here, parry there. The strength just gets stronger for each attack. But then, the senior played his trump card, dual-wielding. At that time, dual-wielding was unknown to people, so everyone thought it was OP. The audience thought that the freshman would be scared, but instead she smiled a devilish smile, her eyes glared death at the senior.
They gave each other one final staredown, then they charged, at each other with unparalleled speed. Swords clashed, but the senior had an extra sword to spare. He attempted to strike down the freshman with one unforgiving strike, but to his suprise it was too late. The dirt behind him started to rumble, the lava will soon gush out of it. The freshman noticed this and didn't waste any second, she switched her weapon to a boxing glove and punched the senior, hard. The senior, though shocked, was able to block the attack, but before he recovered the freshman attacked again, this time with a moon glaive. Again, he blocked it, but the glaive ricocheted for one more attack. He braced himself, but instead of the glaive coming back it was the freshman now wielding another weapon, the claw of the ice dragon. She leaped in front of the senior and braced herself to release the ice breath. The dirt behind the senior erupted, lava gushed out. It distracted the senior, and the freshman took advantage of it. She, with all her might, released the energy gathered by the claw — ice breath! The senior, slashing it with his twin blades was able to reduce the attack, but it knocked him back into the lava.
The victor and your new spleef tournament champion, Prolly! Wooo. Woooo. Yeaaaah. Wooo. Prolly you're so hot, roared the crowd. Wooo. I know, I shouted. Woooo. The end."
"Wow, I actually listened to your entire story. So, what you're trying to say is that weapon-switching is an amazing technique. Okay, I got that. Why did you have to tell your story in third-person though?" I teased Prolly. She sure loved emphasizing that she was a freshie and her opponent was a senior.
"What? It sounded more amazing in third-person, didn't it? Don't lie. Hmp," Prolly said, stomping her foot. "Ahaha. Alright, I'm just kidding. You're a really cool person, Prolly." Prolly, speechless and blushing, ignored what I just said and continued to inspect the weapons.
"Hmm.. I wonder which one should be your main weapon. Oh, by the way.. Do you want to relive my legacy, Cro?" Prolly asked, smiling at me as if to persuade me into agreeing.
"You want me to become sexy as hell too?" I joked. She looked at me in a disgusting manner. I'm just joking, my god. "Well, you already are. You should know that," Prolly said seriously.
"Ah..."
"Oh? You're blushing so much, Cro. Hahaha," she laughed. Am I? I do feel like my cheeks became a little bit warmer. I'm actually blushing?!
"Anyway, let's set aside personal matters first. Your tournament is the highest priority." Personal matters.. What does she mean by that? Am I slowly getting lured into a trap?! Oh good lord, women are scary, please guide me to say the right words.
"Put all of these in your inventory. First, you'll practice catching weapons as you equip/unequip them or what I call switching."
"Okay. That should be easy," I ignorantly said. "It is, very easy, yep," Prolly sarcastically said. Why do I suddenly have a bad feeling about this? I added all the weapons in my inventory as what Prolly said.
"Good. Let's start phase 1! We'll proceed to phase 2 if you can catch all weapons every time you switch while standing. Phase 2 is while running and jumping, just so you know," Prolly lectured. She's getting serious now, I should take this seriously too. "Got it."
"Okay then. I'll be back with lunch later! I'll bring Knyts and Monferno along too."
"Sure. I'll be here," I said. Prolly then exited the gym. Let's see.. She said I should keep my inventory open, and just keep it to my side where I can easily see it. I just need to tap the weapon of my choice twice for it to appear. Wearables, like gloves, instantly wraps around my hands. I should just switch gloves then..
...
The devil would kill me if I did that.
I guess I have no choice. I tapped on the pitchfork and it appeared right in front of me. I easily caught it with my hand. Next, I tapped on the rapier, but this time it appeared a little more to the right. It made me flinch a bit, but I was able to catch it still. So this is what Prolly meant.. Alright. I got this.
"A few years ago, a freshman entered the RTSoft University with one goal in mind — to become the prettiest of all girl students out there, but more importantly to become the champion of the spleef tournament during her entire stay in the university. She trained her body, strong enough to fight but slim enough to captivate the boys. She made sure to train her mind too, a strong determination is not an easy trait to acquire, but she did. She also gained combat experience, asking the senior students or the superior themselves to fight with her. She never won. She was always defeated by every one of them, but that didn't stop her.
She thought of a strategy to win against all her opponents. She spent days, weeks, and even months to come up with a strategy. Luckily, the tournament when she enrolled was scheduled pretty far from the calendar. When the tournament came, she was ready. She never neglected to take care of her beauty, in fact she looked more beautiful at the tournament. The audience was roaring, going wild after seeing the magnificent goddess in front of them.
The entire tournament was a breeze to her. It's a given since she fought with the best fighters the university can offer. The final round came, every competitor but two remained standing — the freshman and the senior. Two of them collided, energy waves bursting wild every time they cross blades. Parry here, parry there. The strength just gets stronger for each attack. But then, the senior played his trump card, dual-wielding. At that time, dual-wielding was unknown to people, so everyone thought it was OP. The audience thought that the freshman would be scared, but instead she smiled a devilish smile, her eyes glared death at the senior.
They gave each other one final staredown, then they charged, at each other with unparalleled speed. Swords clashed, but the senior had an extra sword to spare. He attempted to strike down the freshman with one unforgiving strike, but to his suprise it was too late. The dirt behind him started to rumble, the lava will soon gush out of it. The freshman noticed this and didn't waste any second, she switched her weapon to a boxing glove and punched the senior, hard. The senior, though shocked, was able to block the attack, but before he recovered the freshman attacked again, this time with a moon glaive. Again, he blocked it, but the glaive ricocheted for one more attack. He braced himself, but instead of the glaive coming back it was the freshman now wielding another weapon, the claw of the ice dragon. She leaped in front of the senior and braced herself to release the ice breath. The dirt behind the senior erupted, lava gushed out. It distracted the senior, and the freshman took advantage of it. She, with all her might, released the energy gathered by the claw — ice breath! The senior, slashing it with his twin blades was able to reduce the attack, but it knocked him back into the lava.
The victor and your new spleef tournament champion, Prolly! Wooo. Woooo. Yeaaaah. Wooo. Prolly you're so hot, roared the crowd. Wooo. I know, I shouted. Woooo. The end."
"Wow, I actually listened to your entire story. So, what you're trying to say is that weapon-switching is an amazing technique. Okay, I got that. Why did you have to tell your story in third-person though?" I teased Prolly. She sure loved emphasizing that she was a freshie and her opponent was a senior.
"What? It sounded more amazing in third-person, didn't it? Don't lie. Hmp," Prolly said, stomping her foot. "Ahaha. Alright, I'm just kidding. You're a really cool person, Prolly." Prolly, speechless and blushing, ignored what I just said and continued to inspect the weapons.
"Hmm.. I wonder which one should be your main weapon. Oh, by the way.. Do you want to relive my legacy, Cro?" Prolly asked, smiling at me as if to persuade me into agreeing.
"You want me to become sexy as hell too?" I joked. She looked at me in a disgusting manner. I'm just joking, my god. "Well, you already are. You should know that," Prolly said seriously.
"Ah..."
"Oh? You're blushing so much, Cro. Hahaha," she laughed. Am I? I do feel like my cheeks became a little bit warmer. I'm actually blushing?!
"Anyway, let's set aside personal matters first. Your tournament is the highest priority." Personal matters.. What does she mean by that? Am I slowly getting lured into a trap?! Oh good lord, women are scary, please guide me to say the right words.
"Put all of these in your inventory. First, you'll practice catching weapons as you equip/unequip them or what I call switching."
"Okay. That should be easy," I ignorantly said. "It is, very easy, yep," Prolly sarcastically said. Why do I suddenly have a bad feeling about this? I added all the weapons in my inventory as what Prolly said.
"Good. Let's start phase 1! We'll proceed to phase 2 if you can catch all weapons every time you switch while standing. Phase 2 is while running and jumping, just so you know," Prolly lectured. She's getting serious now, I should take this seriously too. "Got it."
"Okay then. I'll be back with lunch later! I'll bring Knyts and Monferno along too."
"Sure. I'll be here," I said. Prolly then exited the gym. Let's see.. She said I should keep my inventory open, and just keep it to my side where I can easily see it. I just need to tap the weapon of my choice twice for it to appear. Wearables, like gloves, instantly wraps around my hands. I should just switch gloves then..
...
The devil would kill me if I did that.
I guess I have no choice. I tapped on the pitchfork and it appeared right in front of me. I easily caught it with my hand. Next, I tapped on the rapier, but this time it appeared a little more to the right. It made me flinch a bit, but I was able to catch it still. So this is what Prolly meant.. Alright. I got this.
Chapter XI - Spleef Tournament Arc - Tournament Day
Tournament Host's POV
Note: Tournament Host is just a fancy term for narrator. I won't be using quotation marks when I narrate, this is to imply that you, my dear readers, are my audience. I'll use quotation marks for the characters' dialogues though.
What's up, ladies and gentlemen of the RTSoft University?! Two weeks have already passed ever since the tournament registrations, and finally we are now set to get this tournament started! Pumped up? I know I am!
At the waiting area, Cro and Monferno can be found sitting together in front of the television that is telecasting the tournament. Prolly is standing right beside them, watching as well.
"My god. I can't believe I played chess with Knyts for 2 weeks," Monferno ranted. "What? Really? I need her determination, man. Especially when doing homework," Cro joked. Indeed a student's life never stops even when there is a tournament as big as this one. "Well, yeah, but I'm the one who started requesting to play," Mon said. "Huh? Why?" Cro inquired. Prolly, after hearing this, lightly smirked.
"After 2 days of playing chess, she started dominating me, until I realized I can't beat her anymore," Monferno explained. "That's when she started training me, but it was not that kind of training that involved physical strength. She trained me mentally. She's a devil, bro. A devil."
"I know how you feel, man," Cro whispered at Monferno. Prolly looks at them, specifically at Cro, raising one of her brows. "What're you whispering there, Cro? Hmmm?" Prolly teased. Cro and Monferno just answered back with an awkward laughter.
Prolly decided to let it slide and continued to watch the television. "This sure does bring memories," Prolly said, letting out a sigh. "Has it always been like this, Prolly? It's so crowded, and this is only the preliminary rounds," Cro asked, his hands clasped together trembling lightly. Prolly sees this and decides to sit beside Cro, then she holds Cro's hands. "You'll be alright, Cro. You trained hard," Prolly reassured Cro. Cro, after hearing the words from Prolly, blushes and takes a deep breath to calm himself down, "thank you, Prolly."
"Uhhh.. Should I go somewhere for now? I'm in a really awkward position right now," Monferno teased, looking at Cro with a lenny expression. "Ahaha. Yes, you should, Mon," Prolly said, waving her hand back and forth shooing Monferno away.
"B-But.. I'm just kidding..," Monferno cried to himself as he walk away from Cro and Prolly. "I guess I'll just look for the girls," he sighed.
At the other waiting area, which is just at the opposite side of the hallway, the girls and the cyborgs can be seen doing interviews. The media, as well as the paparazzi are there with their cameras and microphones, doing their best to have the perfect shot at the finalists.
Monferno, curious at what the commotion is all about, squeezes himself in the crowd, pushing his way to the front. He maneuvers left and right, swiftly avoiding the people. He even ducks and crawls when necessary, slithering his way in between the feet of the crowd. Next thing you know, he's already in front, blocked by the barricade which is holding him and the mob back. There's even security to hold the barricade from being pushed and destroyed.
"My gosh, so this is how popular my friends are, huh?" Monferno said to the girls. The girls notices him and immediately orders one of the guards to allow him in. The guard, humongous and ripped as hell, lifts Monferno by carrying him by his shoulders and puts him down in front of the girls. "Did he just lift me with no effort?" Monferno asked, pointing at the guard. "Yep. Opening the barricade would cause chaos here," Dreamy reasoned out. "...Fair play," Monferno said.
"Where's Cro?" Serendipity asked, looking at the crowd hoping that she can see Cro. "Oh, Cro's with his mentor slash nurse slash nutritionist, Prolly." Serendipity's eyes widened. The words that came out of Mon's mouth was already enough to ruin her mood. "I-I'm going to check on Cro," Serendipity said. But as she was about to walk outside the room, Lilly stops her, holding her by the shoulder. "The paparazzi's too crazy right now for you to reach the other room. Besides, do you actually want to spark an issue once you get there?" Lilly lectured. "But..," Serendipity tried to think of a reason, but couldn't think of any. "You'll have your chance, Serendipity. Focus on your match for now," Dreamy comforted her. Serendipity let out a huge sigh and just decided to sit on the couch, pouting like a child who didn't get what she wanted.
Meanwhile, the cyborgs, or rather Twinshock is too busy taking the spotlight, posing in front of the media and paparazzi every pose he can think of. "Bwahaha! Yes! Take this. And this. Here too. My good side! It's good to be the champ!" Twinshock flaunted, flexing his muscles like crazy. Of course, the paparazzi took many shots, a rare opportunity they can't always grab, like the girls for example, they hate posing for the paparazzi. A10a and Mettaton are just sitting quietly by the table there, sipping their coffee. "It seems Twinshock is extra lively today," Mettaton said. "Y-Yeah..," A10a agreed.
We're only a few moments away from starting the preliminary rounds! Stay tuned! War is about to break out in the university!
Note: Tournament Host is just a fancy term for narrator. I won't be using quotation marks when I narrate, this is to imply that you, my dear readers, are my audience. I'll use quotation marks for the characters' dialogues though.
What's up, ladies and gentlemen of the RTSoft University?! Two weeks have already passed ever since the tournament registrations, and finally we are now set to get this tournament started! Pumped up? I know I am!
At the waiting area, Cro and Monferno can be found sitting together in front of the television that is telecasting the tournament. Prolly is standing right beside them, watching as well.
"My god. I can't believe I played chess with Knyts for 2 weeks," Monferno ranted. "What? Really? I need her determination, man. Especially when doing homework," Cro joked. Indeed a student's life never stops even when there is a tournament as big as this one. "Well, yeah, but I'm the one who started requesting to play," Mon said. "Huh? Why?" Cro inquired. Prolly, after hearing this, lightly smirked.
"After 2 days of playing chess, she started dominating me, until I realized I can't beat her anymore," Monferno explained. "That's when she started training me, but it was not that kind of training that involved physical strength. She trained me mentally. She's a devil, bro. A devil."
"I know how you feel, man," Cro whispered at Monferno. Prolly looks at them, specifically at Cro, raising one of her brows. "What're you whispering there, Cro? Hmmm?" Prolly teased. Cro and Monferno just answered back with an awkward laughter.
Prolly decided to let it slide and continued to watch the television. "This sure does bring memories," Prolly said, letting out a sigh. "Has it always been like this, Prolly? It's so crowded, and this is only the preliminary rounds," Cro asked, his hands clasped together trembling lightly. Prolly sees this and decides to sit beside Cro, then she holds Cro's hands. "You'll be alright, Cro. You trained hard," Prolly reassured Cro. Cro, after hearing the words from Prolly, blushes and takes a deep breath to calm himself down, "thank you, Prolly."
"Uhhh.. Should I go somewhere for now? I'm in a really awkward position right now," Monferno teased, looking at Cro with a lenny expression. "Ahaha. Yes, you should, Mon," Prolly said, waving her hand back and forth shooing Monferno away.
"B-But.. I'm just kidding..," Monferno cried to himself as he walk away from Cro and Prolly. "I guess I'll just look for the girls," he sighed.
At the other waiting area, which is just at the opposite side of the hallway, the girls and the cyborgs can be seen doing interviews. The media, as well as the paparazzi are there with their cameras and microphones, doing their best to have the perfect shot at the finalists.
Monferno, curious at what the commotion is all about, squeezes himself in the crowd, pushing his way to the front. He maneuvers left and right, swiftly avoiding the people. He even ducks and crawls when necessary, slithering his way in between the feet of the crowd. Next thing you know, he's already in front, blocked by the barricade which is holding him and the mob back. There's even security to hold the barricade from being pushed and destroyed.
"My gosh, so this is how popular my friends are, huh?" Monferno said to the girls. The girls notices him and immediately orders one of the guards to allow him in. The guard, humongous and ripped as hell, lifts Monferno by carrying him by his shoulders and puts him down in front of the girls. "Did he just lift me with no effort?" Monferno asked, pointing at the guard. "Yep. Opening the barricade would cause chaos here," Dreamy reasoned out. "...Fair play," Monferno said.
"Where's Cro?" Serendipity asked, looking at the crowd hoping that she can see Cro. "Oh, Cro's with his mentor slash nurse slash nutritionist, Prolly." Serendipity's eyes widened. The words that came out of Mon's mouth was already enough to ruin her mood. "I-I'm going to check on Cro," Serendipity said. But as she was about to walk outside the room, Lilly stops her, holding her by the shoulder. "The paparazzi's too crazy right now for you to reach the other room. Besides, do you actually want to spark an issue once you get there?" Lilly lectured. "But..," Serendipity tried to think of a reason, but couldn't think of any. "You'll have your chance, Serendipity. Focus on your match for now," Dreamy comforted her. Serendipity let out a huge sigh and just decided to sit on the couch, pouting like a child who didn't get what she wanted.
Meanwhile, the cyborgs, or rather Twinshock is too busy taking the spotlight, posing in front of the media and paparazzi every pose he can think of. "Bwahaha! Yes! Take this. And this. Here too. My good side! It's good to be the champ!" Twinshock flaunted, flexing his muscles like crazy. Of course, the paparazzi took many shots, a rare opportunity they can't always grab, like the girls for example, they hate posing for the paparazzi. A10a and Mettaton are just sitting quietly by the table there, sipping their coffee. "It seems Twinshock is extra lively today," Mettaton said. "Y-Yeah..," A10a agreed.
We're only a few moments away from starting the preliminary rounds! Stay tuned! War is about to break out in the university!
Chapter XII - Spleef Tournament Arc - Group Stage A
Tournament Host's POV
Iiiiiiiiit's tiiiiiiime for the wooooorld heaaaavy wei— Huh? It's not? Oh.. Okay.
My apologies. It seems I'm not in the WWE anymore. Anyways, it's time for the group stages to begin! But before that, let us review the rules first!
First, all weapons are set to "knockback effect", meaning your weapons will not cause any harm to your opponents, but only push them back. Special items are the heart bow and soul orb which do the opposite, pulls the opponent towards the user. Push your opponents into the lava to make them lose! Don't worry, the lava is artificial and it will only make participants teleport back to the waiting room.
Second, the arena has a barrier to ensure that no outside intrusion can be made. This also prevents the players from jumping out of the arena.
Lastly, you do not have to be the last man standing to win. Time limit for the group stage matches is 3 minutes! Survive for 3 minutes and you will be qualified for the next match!
With all that being said, let us not delay this any further and start the group stage round!
Group Stage A
"Looks like it's time for me to head out," Monferno said, lifting himself from his sit. "I'll meet you at the finals, girls."
"I'll be expecting that," Dreamy said. "We won't be your friends anymore if you lose, Mon. Hah!" Lilly teased. Serendipity, still not in the mood because she didn't get to see Cro, remained silent.
"Oh, Serendipity. My gosh, you're really down. Don't worry, I told Cro to watch me live," Monferno smirked, winking at Serendipity. After hearing this, Serendipity's mood instantaneously lightened up. "That's mah boi," Serendipity said, winking back at Mon. Apparently, she got the idea that if Cro's watching live, then he can't possibly be alone with Prolly. Monferno then proceeded to go out the stage.
"I shall take my leave first," Mettaton said to his brothers. He proceeded to go out the stage afterwards.
Meanwhile at the audience area, "Man, it's so crowded in here.. But it's a request I can't deny. This is for Mon, my best friend, after all," Cro ranted to himself.
The participants enters the stage one by one. The crowd goes crazy, cheering their hearts out and yelling the participants' names whom they want to win. This will be the loudest group stage match ever, just because it's full of ladies and only 2 guys.
All participants are in! The barrier is now activated! Commencing match in 3.. 2.. 1.. Go!
"HEEEEEYYYYY, GIIIIIRLS!" Monferno shouted right after the go signal. Every participant, including Mettaton, focused their attention to Mon. "Whoever beats that guy will have a kiss from my best friend over there!" Monferno pointed at Mettaton to show that he's the target, then pointed to Cro to show that he's the best friend.
The girls looked at Cro, even the crowd looked at Cro. "HEY, YOU. IS THAT TRUE?!" A girl participant shouted. "Oh, god. I knew you would do this, Mon," Cro whispered to himself. "I have no choice.. For Mon!" He whispered to himself again, making an effort to self-encourage.
Cro flips his hair majestically, "Uhhh yeaaaahhh, whoever beats that sucker will have a hot session of kisses with moi," Cro, doing his best to hide his humiliation, kinkily said.
The crowd cringed hard, someone even cried and puked at the same time, but that's not important. All the girls went batsheep crazy, charging at Mettaton all at once! Look at them thirsty cats! Oh my gosh!
Mettaton didn't even budge nor did he even get intimidated by the ingenious scheme Mon just did. In fact, he wanted this. He waited for the right moment, when all the girls are almost at him and the lava started to erupt around him, he let out his energy at maximum burst! "Golden Aura!" Mettaton war cried, knocking back all the girls towards the lava.
All girl participants of Group Stage A are annihilated. Remaining participants are: Monferno and Mettaton!
Iiiiiiiiit's tiiiiiiime for the wooooorld heaaaavy wei— Huh? It's not? Oh.. Okay.
My apologies. It seems I'm not in the WWE anymore. Anyways, it's time for the group stages to begin! But before that, let us review the rules first!
First, all weapons are set to "knockback effect", meaning your weapons will not cause any harm to your opponents, but only push them back. Special items are the heart bow and soul orb which do the opposite, pulls the opponent towards the user. Push your opponents into the lava to make them lose! Don't worry, the lava is artificial and it will only make participants teleport back to the waiting room.
Second, the arena has a barrier to ensure that no outside intrusion can be made. This also prevents the players from jumping out of the arena.
Lastly, you do not have to be the last man standing to win. Time limit for the group stage matches is 3 minutes! Survive for 3 minutes and you will be qualified for the next match!
With all that being said, let us not delay this any further and start the group stage round!
Group Stage A
"Looks like it's time for me to head out," Monferno said, lifting himself from his sit. "I'll meet you at the finals, girls."
"I'll be expecting that," Dreamy said. "We won't be your friends anymore if you lose, Mon. Hah!" Lilly teased. Serendipity, still not in the mood because she didn't get to see Cro, remained silent.
"Oh, Serendipity. My gosh, you're really down. Don't worry, I told Cro to watch me live," Monferno smirked, winking at Serendipity. After hearing this, Serendipity's mood instantaneously lightened up. "That's mah boi," Serendipity said, winking back at Mon. Apparently, she got the idea that if Cro's watching live, then he can't possibly be alone with Prolly. Monferno then proceeded to go out the stage.
"I shall take my leave first," Mettaton said to his brothers. He proceeded to go out the stage afterwards.
Meanwhile at the audience area, "Man, it's so crowded in here.. But it's a request I can't deny. This is for Mon, my best friend, after all," Cro ranted to himself.
The participants enters the stage one by one. The crowd goes crazy, cheering their hearts out and yelling the participants' names whom they want to win. This will be the loudest group stage match ever, just because it's full of ladies and only 2 guys.
All participants are in! The barrier is now activated! Commencing match in 3.. 2.. 1.. Go!
"HEEEEEYYYYY, GIIIIIRLS!" Monferno shouted right after the go signal. Every participant, including Mettaton, focused their attention to Mon. "Whoever beats that guy will have a kiss from my best friend over there!" Monferno pointed at Mettaton to show that he's the target, then pointed to Cro to show that he's the best friend.
The girls looked at Cro, even the crowd looked at Cro. "HEY, YOU. IS THAT TRUE?!" A girl participant shouted. "Oh, god. I knew you would do this, Mon," Cro whispered to himself. "I have no choice.. For Mon!" He whispered to himself again, making an effort to self-encourage.
Cro flips his hair majestically, "Uhhh yeaaaahhh, whoever beats that sucker will have a hot session of kisses with moi," Cro, doing his best to hide his humiliation, kinkily said.
The crowd cringed hard, someone even cried and puked at the same time, but that's not important. All the girls went batsheep crazy, charging at Mettaton all at once! Look at them thirsty cats! Oh my gosh!
Mettaton didn't even budge nor did he even get intimidated by the ingenious scheme Mon just did. In fact, he wanted this. He waited for the right moment, when all the girls are almost at him and the lava started to erupt around him, he let out his energy at maximum burst! "Golden Aura!" Mettaton war cried, knocking back all the girls towards the lava.
All girl participants of Group Stage A are annihilated. Remaining participants are: Monferno and Mettaton!
Chapter XIII - Spleef Tournament Arc - Group Stage H
Tournament Host's POV
And we're finally almost done with the group stage matches! One last match is remaining! Let's get this started, shall we?! Participants, to the arena!
Cro, just behind the double-doors leading to the arena, took a deep breath and sighed heavily. "Mon, the girls, and even the cyborgs all passed the group stage round. What a pressure for me," Cro said to himself. "I just have to remember what Prolly said to me as an advice."
"If in doubt, smell a chicken, cause I'm a piece of bread."
"Wait.."
"That's not it."
"My god, I'm so nervous I even forgot her advice!" Cro thought to himself, messing his hair out of frustration. "What's this?" Prolly comes up to him from behind, then she places her hand on Cro's shoulder and leans near his ear. "If you lose, I'm gonna make you mine for real," Prolly whispered to Cro.
"Ah.. That was your advice. Now I remember.. Come to think of it, it's more of a threat," Cro said, smiling awkwardly at Prolly. "It is a threat. Now go get them, tiger."
Cro nodded, "then please excuse me," and proceeded to enter the arena with his determination anew.
"Don't you think you're too harsh on him, Prolly?" Knyts said, revealing herself before Prolly just after Cro left. "You've always been good at making your presence disappear, Knyts," Prolly said while looking at her student, Cro, walk towards the arena. "Ha. I bet you knew I was there eavesdropping at you guys." Prolly smiled, "Of course, I do. I also know that you were the one who planned the scheme Mon did at his match," Prolly teased. Knyts just laughed it off, "He did it so well though. Hahaha."
Group Stage H
All participants are in the field! Barrier is now activated! Commencing match in 3.. 2.. 1.. Go!
The ground of the arena started rumbling, erupting randomly and releasing fountains of lava. Some of the participants began to move with their eyes on the targets they consider weaker than themselves.
"Pfft. Pathetic. Look at them weaklings. You can never become stronger if you only fight those who are weaker than you," Vesicle grumbled to himself. Then, as he was distracted by his own thoughts, a participant wielding a huge lollipop attempted to smash him. CRASH. The lollipop left a crack on the ground, luckily it needs to be cracked 3 times to be fully destroyed.
"Good job dodging that. I'm Metalwire," Metalwire said to Vesicle, sporting his lollipop over his shoulder. "I like your guts. Then, I shall be your opponent."
"I like you," Metalwire said to Vesicle with a cheerful expression.
"Huh?"
Meanwhile, Cro is surrounded by three participants. It seems these three are teaming up with each other, but why target Cro?
"My god, why are you guys looking at me like that?" Cro asked. "You.. How dare you capture the heart of our crush!!!!" Polar said, tears falling down his eyes.
"What?! I captured no heart of anyone?!" Cro, surprised, defended himself. "LIES! You even flipped your hair majestically, and said you'd kiss her if she won!" The other one said.
"Oh.. That.. I guess I have no other choice but to fight you three," Cro sighed. Cro opens his inventory, stancing himself to fight the enemies right in front of him. "You guys better have no regrets!" Cro taunted, charging at the three with intense speed.
And we're finally almost done with the group stage matches! One last match is remaining! Let's get this started, shall we?! Participants, to the arena!
Cro, just behind the double-doors leading to the arena, took a deep breath and sighed heavily. "Mon, the girls, and even the cyborgs all passed the group stage round. What a pressure for me," Cro said to himself. "I just have to remember what Prolly said to me as an advice."
"If in doubt, smell a chicken, cause I'm a piece of bread."
"Wait.."
"That's not it."
"My god, I'm so nervous I even forgot her advice!" Cro thought to himself, messing his hair out of frustration. "What's this?" Prolly comes up to him from behind, then she places her hand on Cro's shoulder and leans near his ear. "If you lose, I'm gonna make you mine for real," Prolly whispered to Cro.
"Ah.. That was your advice. Now I remember.. Come to think of it, it's more of a threat," Cro said, smiling awkwardly at Prolly. "It is a threat. Now go get them, tiger."
Cro nodded, "then please excuse me," and proceeded to enter the arena with his determination anew.
"Don't you think you're too harsh on him, Prolly?" Knyts said, revealing herself before Prolly just after Cro left. "You've always been good at making your presence disappear, Knyts," Prolly said while looking at her student, Cro, walk towards the arena. "Ha. I bet you knew I was there eavesdropping at you guys." Prolly smiled, "Of course, I do. I also know that you were the one who planned the scheme Mon did at his match," Prolly teased. Knyts just laughed it off, "He did it so well though. Hahaha."
Group Stage H
All participants are in the field! Barrier is now activated! Commencing match in 3.. 2.. 1.. Go!
The ground of the arena started rumbling, erupting randomly and releasing fountains of lava. Some of the participants began to move with their eyes on the targets they consider weaker than themselves.
"Pfft. Pathetic. Look at them weaklings. You can never become stronger if you only fight those who are weaker than you," Vesicle grumbled to himself. Then, as he was distracted by his own thoughts, a participant wielding a huge lollipop attempted to smash him. CRASH. The lollipop left a crack on the ground, luckily it needs to be cracked 3 times to be fully destroyed.
"Good job dodging that. I'm Metalwire," Metalwire said to Vesicle, sporting his lollipop over his shoulder. "I like your guts. Then, I shall be your opponent."
"I like you," Metalwire said to Vesicle with a cheerful expression.
"Huh?"
Meanwhile, Cro is surrounded by three participants. It seems these three are teaming up with each other, but why target Cro?
"My god, why are you guys looking at me like that?" Cro asked. "You.. How dare you capture the heart of our crush!!!!" Polar said, tears falling down his eyes.
"What?! I captured no heart of anyone?!" Cro, surprised, defended himself. "LIES! You even flipped your hair majestically, and said you'd kiss her if she won!" The other one said.
"Oh.. That.. I guess I have no other choice but to fight you three," Cro sighed. Cro opens his inventory, stancing himself to fight the enemies right in front of him. "You guys better have no regrets!" Cro taunted, charging at the three with intense speed.
Chapter XIV - Spleef Tournament Arc - The Finals
Tournament Host's POV
After a series of matches and eliminations, we've finally reached the climax of this tournament — the finals! There are 12 undeniably worthy participants who will be joining us for one last time on the battlefield!
Here is the list of the participants, note that this is in power ranking:
1. Twinshock
2. StarLilly
3. Serendipity
4. Mettaton
5. Dreamy
6. A10a
7. Cro
8. Vesicle
9. Metalwire
10. Monferno
11. Polar
12. Ezereal
Now, since this is the finals, the 3-minute rule will be changed. This will be a death match where the only winner will be the last man standing. No time limit. No forgiveness. Fight till the end, students of RTSoft!
All of the participants are waiting in the same waiting area. The barricade is reinforced with guards holding it still, preventing the crazy media people from pushing through. Twinshock, who had an overwhelming display of power during the group stage and semis, encourages everyone to have a toast.
"Bwahahaha! Come on, guys. We should celebrate with some booze before we head out!" Twinshock said, vigorously shaking the wine bottle. "Now which one of you should get soaked up, hmmmm?" He added, looking at the participants one by one. No one is listening though. It's as if an invisible barrier is around Twinshock, removing him from the world.
Twinshock, finally decided who to soak with wine, creeps slowly towards the person, then.. *POP* he removes the cork, the decanted wine bursts out of the bottle creating a projectile. Dreamy, the person Twinshock decided to soak, easily dodges it with her topnotch spider sense. The projectile then hit StarLilly instead, who was busy tying up her hair. "Gah! What?!" Lilly, drenched in wine, shouted. Everyone looks at Lilly. The paparazzi outside goes crazy, flicking their cameras as much as they can to capture the scene.
"Looks like we know what's going to be on the cover page now," Monferno teased. "Ha. Ha. Very funny, Mon," Lilly sarcastically said. She stands up from where she was sitting on, and grabs a wine glass from a table. Then, she comes up to Twinshock, "pour some wine into my glass, please?" Lilly asked sweetly. "Uhhh.. Okay?" Twinshock unsurely said, pouring wine into her glass.
Lilly takes a sip, her eyes somehow goes big, probably shocked at how bitter the wine is. Composing herself greatly, "delicious wine, I love it," she lied. "Ahahaha. Your expression awhile ago guaranteed that!" Twinshock laughed. "But you know what's more delicious?" Lilly asked Twin, placing her hand on top of his chest. "W-What?" Twin said, a bit disoriented by the seduction Lilly is doing.
"This." Lilly throws the wine at Twin's face. "Now we're even," Lilly smirked, then walked away from Twinshock. The participants, even the cyborgs, dropped their jaws at what they just saw. The paparazzi outside goes crazy again, capturing every last bit of the scene. "Girl, you crazy," Serendipity said to Lilly, lowkey giving her a thumbs up. "This is why I dodged," Dreamy teased. "Oh, stop it, you guys," Lilly said, drying her hair with a towel.
"You alright, bro?" A10a comes up to Twin who is still standing mindlessly, and proceeds to tap his back repetitively as to console him. "...I..," Twin said, still dumbfounded on what happened. "What?" A10a inquired.
"I think I'm in looooove~" Twinshock said, smiling like an idiot. "...What?" A10a, confused, asked. "Love of power, I suppose. As what Dreamy used to say," Mettaton said, shaking his head in disgust. "Isn't it power of love, Mettaton?" A10a corrected. "It is love of power, I tell you. Do you desire to embarrass Dreamy? I know I do not."
Participants, to the arena!
THE FINALS
FITE FITE FITE FITE FITE FITE FITE.
A few hours later...
FITE FITE FITE FITE FITE FITE FITE.
Then, as the participants are busy fighting each other to their virtual deaths, the system controlling the arena went out of control, overriding the lava manipulation severely. The ground trembles heavily as the lava erupts from all over the arena. Many of the participants got annihilated by it, except for Cro and Twinshock.
The crowd is in shock, but the participants who lost and are now in the waiting room are more dazed. "Huh? What just happened?" Serendipity asked in curiosity. "Whaaaaaaat???" Monferno frantically said, shaking the television broadcasting the live match. "Quite the issue. I wonder who's behind this.." Mettaton calmly said, putting his thinking cap on. "Yeah. Definitely, someone's behind all this madness. I was ready to pummel Twinshock so much," Lilly, gripping her hands tightly, said.
Back at the tournament arena, a mysterious floating guy wearing a hood suddenly appears. H-How is this possible?! The arena is still on-going! There's no possibility for a non-participant to enter the arena!
"Fufufufu.. Amazing, amazing!! I can't believe there's still two of you left. I was only expecting Twinshock," the floating guy said, looking at Cro.
"A-Aren't you the registration guy?" Cro asked.
"Yes, I am. Amazing, right?! I am Pogo, the registr— *cough* I mean, a member of the Ganoth Cult!"
After a series of matches and eliminations, we've finally reached the climax of this tournament — the finals! There are 12 undeniably worthy participants who will be joining us for one last time on the battlefield!
Here is the list of the participants, note that this is in power ranking:
1. Twinshock
2. StarLilly
3. Serendipity
4. Mettaton
5. Dreamy
6. A10a
7. Cro
8. Vesicle
9. Metalwire
10. Monferno
11. Polar
12. Ezereal
Now, since this is the finals, the 3-minute rule will be changed. This will be a death match where the only winner will be the last man standing. No time limit. No forgiveness. Fight till the end, students of RTSoft!
All of the participants are waiting in the same waiting area. The barricade is reinforced with guards holding it still, preventing the crazy media people from pushing through. Twinshock, who had an overwhelming display of power during the group stage and semis, encourages everyone to have a toast.
"Bwahahaha! Come on, guys. We should celebrate with some booze before we head out!" Twinshock said, vigorously shaking the wine bottle. "Now which one of you should get soaked up, hmmmm?" He added, looking at the participants one by one. No one is listening though. It's as if an invisible barrier is around Twinshock, removing him from the world.
Twinshock, finally decided who to soak with wine, creeps slowly towards the person, then.. *POP* he removes the cork, the decanted wine bursts out of the bottle creating a projectile. Dreamy, the person Twinshock decided to soak, easily dodges it with her topnotch spider sense. The projectile then hit StarLilly instead, who was busy tying up her hair. "Gah! What?!" Lilly, drenched in wine, shouted. Everyone looks at Lilly. The paparazzi outside goes crazy, flicking their cameras as much as they can to capture the scene.
"Looks like we know what's going to be on the cover page now," Monferno teased. "Ha. Ha. Very funny, Mon," Lilly sarcastically said. She stands up from where she was sitting on, and grabs a wine glass from a table. Then, she comes up to Twinshock, "pour some wine into my glass, please?" Lilly asked sweetly. "Uhhh.. Okay?" Twinshock unsurely said, pouring wine into her glass.
Lilly takes a sip, her eyes somehow goes big, probably shocked at how bitter the wine is. Composing herself greatly, "delicious wine, I love it," she lied. "Ahahaha. Your expression awhile ago guaranteed that!" Twinshock laughed. "But you know what's more delicious?" Lilly asked Twin, placing her hand on top of his chest. "W-What?" Twin said, a bit disoriented by the seduction Lilly is doing.
"This." Lilly throws the wine at Twin's face. "Now we're even," Lilly smirked, then walked away from Twinshock. The participants, even the cyborgs, dropped their jaws at what they just saw. The paparazzi outside goes crazy again, capturing every last bit of the scene. "Girl, you crazy," Serendipity said to Lilly, lowkey giving her a thumbs up. "This is why I dodged," Dreamy teased. "Oh, stop it, you guys," Lilly said, drying her hair with a towel.
"You alright, bro?" A10a comes up to Twin who is still standing mindlessly, and proceeds to tap his back repetitively as to console him. "...I..," Twin said, still dumbfounded on what happened. "What?" A10a inquired.
"I think I'm in looooove~" Twinshock said, smiling like an idiot. "...What?" A10a, confused, asked. "Love of power, I suppose. As what Dreamy used to say," Mettaton said, shaking his head in disgust. "Isn't it power of love, Mettaton?" A10a corrected. "It is love of power, I tell you. Do you desire to embarrass Dreamy? I know I do not."
Participants, to the arena!
THE FINALS
FITE FITE FITE FITE FITE FITE FITE.
A few hours later...
FITE FITE FITE FITE FITE FITE FITE.
Then, as the participants are busy fighting each other to their virtual deaths, the system controlling the arena went out of control, overriding the lava manipulation severely. The ground trembles heavily as the lava erupts from all over the arena. Many of the participants got annihilated by it, except for Cro and Twinshock.
The crowd is in shock, but the participants who lost and are now in the waiting room are more dazed. "Huh? What just happened?" Serendipity asked in curiosity. "Whaaaaaaat???" Monferno frantically said, shaking the television broadcasting the live match. "Quite the issue. I wonder who's behind this.." Mettaton calmly said, putting his thinking cap on. "Yeah. Definitely, someone's behind all this madness. I was ready to pummel Twinshock so much," Lilly, gripping her hands tightly, said.
Back at the tournament arena, a mysterious floating guy wearing a hood suddenly appears. H-How is this possible?! The arena is still on-going! There's no possibility for a non-participant to enter the arena!
"Fufufufu.. Amazing, amazing!! I can't believe there's still two of you left. I was only expecting Twinshock," the floating guy said, looking at Cro.
"A-Aren't you the registration guy?" Cro asked.
"Yes, I am. Amazing, right?! I am Pogo, the registr— *cough* I mean, a member of the Ganoth Cult!"
Chapter XV - Spleef Tournament Arc - Battle of the Relics
Cro's POV
"A Ganoth clan member?!" The Tournament host shouted in front of his mic, causing his extremely loud reaction to be heard all throughout the university.
"You planned all this?!" I shouted. "What do you even want from us?!"
"Oh, I want nothing from you, lucky boy. Fufufu. What I want is Twinshock's Legendary Bot!" Pogo exclaimed, pointing his finger at Twinshock.
The crowd goes loud as soon as they heard that one of the legendary relics is in the hand of a student. "Twinshock, is that true?" I asked Twin. "Darn it. I never told anyone about this, even my brothers! How did you know?!" Twin shouted at Pogo.
Pogo laughed maniacally, "MUHAHAHA. Dude, Growganoth knows everything!" Then, he swoops down in front of Twinshock and begins to throw fast punches, with Twinshock doing his best effort to avoid every punch. "Good, good! It seems your physical ability is undeniably good!" Pogo shouted while still throwing punches at Twin. How can they be so fast and still battle efficiently?!
Pogo then jumps back and summons a rod with an evil energy enveloping around it. "You know, if you don't use the legendary bot now, you'd get disintegrated in a second after this dark energy hits you," Pogo taunted. "Ready or not, here I come. Fufufu," he followed, raising his rod to collect energy. "Ka- BOOM," Pogo shouted, whipping his rod towards Twin. The dark energy formed at the tip of the rod then zooms towards Twin, hitting him directly, and causing a huge explosion of dark energy and smoke.
"Twin!" I shouted helplessly. "Oh, don't worry, boy. He's alive, very alive," Pogo said, in a more serious manner now. "BAHAHAHA! This is crazy. To think that my first battle using my bot is against a Growganoth fanboy," Twinshock finally taunted back.
"Fan.. boy?!"
As the smoke slowly dissipated, a silhouette of a huge robot can be seen. The robot is three times taller than the average person, completely reinforced with armor that no one knows how it was built. The only downside here is that the head of the one using the bot is completely exposed.
The smoke completely cleared out. Twin and his legendary bot can now be viewed clearly by everyone. The crowd went woah, wow, amazing, and many, many more amazed expressions after seeing the legendary bot for the first time.
"Hey, Pogo," Twin called. "Hm?" "Ready or not, here I come." Twin released multiple homing rockets. Pogo attempted to avoid every one of it, but the rockets kept tracing him down. "Gah. I guess I have no choice," Pogo whispered to himself. "Spherio Darkus Protekta," Pogo chanted. The rod violently released dark energy which surrounded Pogo.
BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM
Pogo took direct hits from all the missiles, but it seems he saved himself from being obliterated by hiding in a ball of dark energy.
"Fufufu. Magnificent indeed." Pogo slowly levitated down. "It seems even its missiles are made from an unknown source," Pogo added.
"To think that your rod's dark energy saved your miserable self. How dare you still have the nerve to talk so calmly?"
"Speak for yourself, boy who hid behind a toy," Pogo retaliated. "One last clash?" Twin smirked. "You know it," Pogo agreed.
Pogo raises his rod again, this time collecting dark energy more violently than before. Meanwhile, Twin on the other side charges his ion cannon, which is pointed directly at Pogo.
"Scary as hell, man..," I whispered to myself as I cower in the corner of the arena. Hey, I'm unable to leave the arena unless this madness is over, you know.
"Hey, kid," Pogo shouted at me. "Huh? Me?" I confusingly asked. "Count down from 3."
"Hu- Huh?!"
"Yeah, Cro. Go do it for us," Twin agreed.
"Uh.. 3 2 1 go?"
ZZZZZZHHHHHHHHH*****
BZZZZZZZZTTTTTTTT*****
The dark energy from the rod and the ion beam from the cannon both released unrealistic energy levels.
BANG----- SWISHHHHH
Both attacks met at the center of the arena, causing a huge explosion and shockwave which are felt immensely by the crowd. It's weird. It seems both attacks were significantly reduced to a weak level.
But, how?
"You boys should know better."
Huh? This voice.. It's coming from the center of the arena. D-Did she block those two monstrous attacks with herself?!
"This voice.. P-Prolly?!" Pogo shouted. I don't know why, but he suddenly seem scared.
"Hey, ex-boyfriend."
"WHAAAAAAAAT?!" The boys from the crowd goes wild. Twinshock and I's jaws dropped faster than Skrillex dropping the bass. And the girls? No reaction at all. Meh, nothing out of the normal here, I guess.
Arc end.
Meanwhile, at Growch Mountain...
"I can't believe the information we got was false," Mark sighed. "Oh, well.. At least, I get to be with my friends again soon."
"A Ganoth clan member?!" The Tournament host shouted in front of his mic, causing his extremely loud reaction to be heard all throughout the university.
"You planned all this?!" I shouted. "What do you even want from us?!"
"Oh, I want nothing from you, lucky boy. Fufufu. What I want is Twinshock's Legendary Bot!" Pogo exclaimed, pointing his finger at Twinshock.
The crowd goes loud as soon as they heard that one of the legendary relics is in the hand of a student. "Twinshock, is that true?" I asked Twin. "Darn it. I never told anyone about this, even my brothers! How did you know?!" Twin shouted at Pogo.
Pogo laughed maniacally, "MUHAHAHA. Dude, Growganoth knows everything!" Then, he swoops down in front of Twinshock and begins to throw fast punches, with Twinshock doing his best effort to avoid every punch. "Good, good! It seems your physical ability is undeniably good!" Pogo shouted while still throwing punches at Twin. How can they be so fast and still battle efficiently?!
Pogo then jumps back and summons a rod with an evil energy enveloping around it. "You know, if you don't use the legendary bot now, you'd get disintegrated in a second after this dark energy hits you," Pogo taunted. "Ready or not, here I come. Fufufu," he followed, raising his rod to collect energy. "Ka- BOOM," Pogo shouted, whipping his rod towards Twin. The dark energy formed at the tip of the rod then zooms towards Twin, hitting him directly, and causing a huge explosion of dark energy and smoke.
"Twin!" I shouted helplessly. "Oh, don't worry, boy. He's alive, very alive," Pogo said, in a more serious manner now. "BAHAHAHA! This is crazy. To think that my first battle using my bot is against a Growganoth fanboy," Twinshock finally taunted back.
"Fan.. boy?!"
As the smoke slowly dissipated, a silhouette of a huge robot can be seen. The robot is three times taller than the average person, completely reinforced with armor that no one knows how it was built. The only downside here is that the head of the one using the bot is completely exposed.
The smoke completely cleared out. Twin and his legendary bot can now be viewed clearly by everyone. The crowd went woah, wow, amazing, and many, many more amazed expressions after seeing the legendary bot for the first time.
"Hey, Pogo," Twin called. "Hm?" "Ready or not, here I come." Twin released multiple homing rockets. Pogo attempted to avoid every one of it, but the rockets kept tracing him down. "Gah. I guess I have no choice," Pogo whispered to himself. "Spherio Darkus Protekta," Pogo chanted. The rod violently released dark energy which surrounded Pogo.
BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM
Pogo took direct hits from all the missiles, but it seems he saved himself from being obliterated by hiding in a ball of dark energy.
"Fufufu. Magnificent indeed." Pogo slowly levitated down. "It seems even its missiles are made from an unknown source," Pogo added.
"To think that your rod's dark energy saved your miserable self. How dare you still have the nerve to talk so calmly?"
"Speak for yourself, boy who hid behind a toy," Pogo retaliated. "One last clash?" Twin smirked. "You know it," Pogo agreed.
Pogo raises his rod again, this time collecting dark energy more violently than before. Meanwhile, Twin on the other side charges his ion cannon, which is pointed directly at Pogo.
"Scary as hell, man..," I whispered to myself as I cower in the corner of the arena. Hey, I'm unable to leave the arena unless this madness is over, you know.
"Hey, kid," Pogo shouted at me. "Huh? Me?" I confusingly asked. "Count down from 3."
"Hu- Huh?!"
"Yeah, Cro. Go do it for us," Twin agreed.
"Uh.. 3 2 1 go?"
ZZZZZZHHHHHHHHH*****
BZZZZZZZZTTTTTTTT*****
The dark energy from the rod and the ion beam from the cannon both released unrealistic energy levels.
BANG----- SWISHHHHH
Both attacks met at the center of the arena, causing a huge explosion and shockwave which are felt immensely by the crowd. It's weird. It seems both attacks were significantly reduced to a weak level.
But, how?
"You boys should know better."
Huh? This voice.. It's coming from the center of the arena. D-Did she block those two monstrous attacks with herself?!
"This voice.. P-Prolly?!" Pogo shouted. I don't know why, but he suddenly seem scared.
"Hey, ex-boyfriend."
"WHAAAAAAAAT?!" The boys from the crowd goes wild. Twinshock and I's jaws dropped faster than Skrillex dropping the bass. And the girls? No reaction at all. Meh, nothing out of the normal here, I guess.
Arc end.
Meanwhile, at Growch Mountain...
"I can't believe the information we got was false," Mark sighed. "Oh, well.. At least, I get to be with my friends again soon."
I give my deepest gratitude to everyone who read my story. I'll end this fan-fiction now with that cliffhanger, I guess.
It's crazy how this thread reached 10 pages. Hahaha. Again, thank you so much.
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