Day 4 of Blood Games has begun.

Somewhere in Astorion.

8 a.m.

Aiffel was sleeping on the floor and woke up to an alarm that rang on his phone. "Ahhhh!!! Stop that!!!", he reacted as he turned it off. Then he stood up, rubbing his eyes, and took some time for him to realize that he was in a girl's room. The walls were pink and it had acrylic paintings and dream catchers hanging on the wall, the room had fairy lights, and novels over a table. Then he looked at himself on the dressing table mirror and he realized that he was only on his underwear. Hesitantly, he began to look around the room for his clothes, and that's when Maria walked in. Aiffel got embarrassed seeing her so he immediately covered himself up with a blanket.

"Oh, you are awake.", said Maria.

"M-Maria!? W-what are you doing here?", Aiffel stammered.

"...I'm in my room."

"*startled* What!? Where am I?"

"Queendom sorority."

"How did I get in here?"

"Aw relax... Why do you sound so worried? *throws his clothes at him* A girl is seeing you naked for the first time? *turned around while Aiffel was wearing his pants* Grate got you here at around 5 a.m. and asked me to let you stay here for some time. You happened to have passed out as it seems. Got scared from visiting the Sacred Ground, huh? *laughed* Masquerade doesn't let the noobs stay in their house, huh? That's too bad. *turned back at Aiffel* And the dorms were closed at that time. So, you know, there was no choice for him."

"You let your daughters stay in this sorority even before they become sisters?"

"Yes. I give them that facility for pledging us."

"Ok... So, where is Grate?"

"He never stayed. He left you here and went I don't know where."

"He didn't sleep? ...sometimes I wonder if he's a vampire."

"Because vampires don't sleep?"

"*both laughed* Yeah, right."

"So, I made some breakfast. Come to the dining room after you freshen up.", said Maria before leaving.

Aiffel was mesmerized by her behavior. Then he suddenly remembered something as he picked up his phone. "Man, I almost forgot I have a date with Sarah today.", he thought as he called her. She picked up.

"Um. Good morning?", said Aiffel nervously.

"Good Morning, Aiffel.", Sarah answered nicely.

"Oh, hey, Sarah. I was testing if the number is really yours. I hope I didn't wake you."

"No. I woke up earlier. Yes, it is my number. And I couldn't find the scope to say thank you yesterday for the music. So, thank you. I really enjoyed it."

"Thank you, too! I'm sorry it didn't end the way we expected it to be."

"I'm sorry too. You know Trojan... He is a bit... You know..."

"Yeah, I get the idea how he is. Don't worry. Let's make it up on our date."

"Sure, I agree. Let's plan to do something far away from the mansion."

"Deal! Let's do something memorable."

"Ok, done."

"So... See you..."

"Yeah..."

"Bye?"

"*laughs* Bye.", said Sarah as she hung up.

Then there was a knock on Sarah's door and she opened it. It was Trojan who brought flowers for her.

"Oh, mine. How lovely... Good morning, Sarah.", said Trojan upon seeing her. Then he offered her some flowers which she accepted. "I was wondering if you'd like to go for a morning walk with me."

"Umm... No, thanks. I have breakfast to do.", Sarah answered nicely.

"Would you like me to join you?"

"Ummmm... I'm going to have breakfast with Desdemona. So..."

"Oh? Then how about I walk you there? ...I mean we could discuss our future plans together."

"*a little irritated* Thank you, but no. I already made my future plans. So, if you excuse me! *walked past him and left the MMM mansion"

Meanwhile, Aiffel freshened up and joined Maria for breakfast in Queendom's dining room. Maria made a whole bucket of Onigiri.

"Wow! It looks delicious!", said Aiffel. Then he grabbed one and tasted it. "And it tastes even more delicious!"

"Haha! Dig in!", said Maria. Then they were eating and conversing.

"Are you always up this early?", Aiffel asked.

"Yeah. I wake up at 6 a.m. every morning. It's my daily routine, even on weekends and holidays.", Maria answered.

"Being a president must mean a lot of work."

"Collecting fees and finding ways to earn money for the Queens is challenging. I'm *beep* grateful to have Quinn's help with the economy."

"Quinn? ...how is she helping you out?"

"Come on, man. She's the vice president. She's amazing, really! I don't even have to ask her for most of the things. She just knows what needs to be done and then she does it."

"Do you feel comfortable with her doing your job without consulting you beforehand?"

"You know, actually I don't quite do my job for almost a year now. Quinn does all my work and I only step in when I am needed. And I like it when she does that. She ain't like some other frat's vice president. Dew, for example, though he is a president now. Not only her but other Queens as well that do their job. Queendom functions as a team and we discuss any issues privately, despite past questionable choices.."

"I didn't realize that you admire Quinn this much."

"I admire all of my sisters, however, Quinn holds a special place in my heart. She was my daughter, and over the years she has grown on me and I have developed a strong bond with her... Additionally, since I will be stepping down from my position next year, Queendom will need someone to fill my shoes."

"You're quitting?"

"I'm graduating next year."

"Oh, I see..."

"So, you are a Masquerade pledger. Do you know about other frats' pledgers as well?

"Umm... Let's see... *thinking hard* I only know about Queendom's pledgers."

"Can you name some of them?"

"You mean daughters?"

"Yes."

"Well... Arumi, Tasha, Lotus, Irine, Twinkle, and that Ophelia Pond-"

"Huh?"

"*stammered* I mean that Masquerade recommended one called Pamela."

"Wow. It looks like you know them very well. But, you have to learn about what's going on in other frats as well."

"Why is that?"

"You will know how important that is if you ever become a president in the future."

"...OK. So, what is Queendom's hierarchy?"

"So, I'm a final-year student here in Astorion. Velvet, Quinn, Alizee, and Sulci are 3rd year students. And Cherry, Nebula, and Diana are 2nd year students."

"I see..."

"Why do you ask?"

"I just wanted to know about your pledge sister. Looks like there was only you alone during your Hot Week time. That must have been very hard for you."

"No, actually there was a sister I had. We pledged in Queendom as daughters and were accepted into Queens together. But she left Astorion 2 years ago when I became the president of Queendom."

"...Oh."

"Quinn mentioned you last night after you guys left for a task."

"She talked about me? What did she say?"

"Although she doesn't usually talk about guys, but lately she's been venting quite a bit about you. It seems like you've managed to bother her, which is unusual since she's not easily bothered. She seems to believe that you're trying to spoil her enjoyment, like a cat chasing a mouse."

"*jokingly* So, is she gonna come and beat me up or something?"

"Haha! No."

Suddenly Diana came in and said, "Aiffel and Sage? This is quite intriguing."

"Hey, Diana. Why don't you join us? You definitely look interested to me.", Aiffel joked.

"Dream on. But I'll tell Marlin that you said that.", said Diana.

"Come on, Diana. Aiffel was joking. He didn't mean that you know?", said Maria as Nebula and Cherry walked in as well.

"Didn't mean what?", Nebula asked.

"Continuing what you two left off back at the party? Sign me up.", Cherry teased them.

"It's nothing like that. I invited him to have breakfast.", said Maria as Alizee walked in next.

"Maria? Tell me why are you taking the risk of letting him come here.", Alizee was concerned.

"What risk?", Aiffel asked.

"Dude, sorority is for girls, and boys are not allowed to come here. You don't understand the consequences if the counselors find out.", Alizee stated.

"Really? Then what about a girl staying at the MMM mansion? How is she allowed to stay at a fraternity?", Aiffel asked.

"Dude... You are new here in Astorion and you have a lot to learn about what's going on around here. Sarah and us girls aren't the same and MMM isn't just like any other frat. Their members have all the facilities in the world and they are allowed to do many things that are normally prohibited to us. For example, drinking alcohol. You can't drink alcohol anywhere here in Astorion except for that luxurious MMM mansion.", Alizee explained further.

"Don't scare our guest, Alizee.", said Maria.

"Yeah, right. You got the nerve to invite him here when he messed up big time with your boyfriend.", said Alizee.

Suddenly an irate Quinn showed up and said, "Well, look who decided to show up here. It makes me want to praise your balls."

"Quinn... Not here.", Maria warned her.

"It's alright. We're cool, right, Ken doll? After last night?", Quinn teased him.

"Huh? What did happen last night?", Cherry asked curiously.

"I find this joke getting pretty old.", said a bored Aiffel to Quinn.

"But isn't that what you are?", Quinn laughed. "Don't worry, your Barbie is performing alright in the Hot Week. I'm quite impressed. So is Jack's ex-girlfriend."

"You know it sounds so cringe when you ship Twinkle with me.", Aiffel commented.

"The way you get concerned with the two of them, it makes me want to think otherwise, and it makes me want to turn Hot Week into Hell Week for them in no time.", Quinn replied.

"That doesn't sound 'Don't backstab your sister' to me.", said Aiffel.

"Yeah, right. But they ain't any sisters yet.", Quinn smirked and then asked, "Where the *beep* is Sulci?"

After that, Velvet came in, but she didn't react at all upon seeing Aiffel. She just came in, grabbed her breakfast, and was leaving.

"Hey, Velvet?", Aiffel greeted her.

"Get lost. I don't talk to noobs.", said Velvet before leaving.

"Whoa!", Aiffel freaked out.

"Don't mind her.", Maria apologized on behalf of her.

"Speaking of Rocky, is he gone from Muscleverse for good?", Nebula asked.

"...I don't know, Nebula. I'm trying my best. *enraged* That Dumbo. He's made some stupid decisions lately. I'm looking into it and It doesn't look very good.", Maria ranted.

"Your buddies must be very proud of you for this great accomplishment, huh?", Cherry teased Aiffel.

"Please don't involve me in this.", Aiffel reacted.

"It's impressive how you managed to get him in trouble for the beating...", said Cherry.

"Cherry, be nice to my guest.", Maria told her.

Quinn finished her breakfast and said, "You guys keep fighting. I'm gonna go find Sulci and do some Hot Week stuff with Twinkle and Irine. *to Aiffel* See ya, Ken doll." Quinn left and so did Alizee.

"Nebula and I are gonna head out for the same reason with Arumi and Pamela. So, gotta go.", said Cherry before leaving with Nebula.

"Who are the mothers of Tasha and Lotus then?", Aiffel asked Maria.

"Alizee is the mother of Tasha, and as for Lotus, Velvet is taking care of her.", Maria answered.

"So, that means Diana was the mother of Maki. Speaking of Maki, should I ask about her to Maria? ...no. That would be a *beep* move. Maria is smart and she wouldn't disclose Queendom's inside information to outsiders. I'll have to try another way around.", Aiffel thought.

Maria finished her breakfast and said, "All right. I need to go find Maki. I'll be heading out."

"Yeah. Thank you for the breakfast, Maria.", Aiffel thanked her as she left.

After that, Aiffel walked out of the sorority to find the Hunting Party's Marquis Roosevelt talking with Twinkle and Irine on the campus. Aiffel approached them.

"It's nice to see you again after a long time, Marquis.", said Twinkle joyfully.

"Yeah. It's nice to see you two again.", Marquis replied. Then the girls left.

"Hey, Scorch.", said Aiffel.

"Chipiko.", said Marquis.

"What are you doing here?", Aiffel asked.

"I've come here to interrogate Astorion President Lugar Heidenberg about Maki's tragic death. Thanks for sharing the information. Keep me updated if you find anything else. The incident is under investigation. And also thank you for listening to me and for not acting on your own.", said Marquis.

"Glad to be a help, my friend.", said Aiffel.

"Well... I gotta go. Nice seeing you, Chipiko.", said Marquis.

"You too, Scorch.", said Aiffel as Marquis left.

And then he got a call from Grate. Aiffel picked up.

"Hey, bro. Where are you?", Grate asked in a serious tone.

"I am looking for you, man. Where are you?", Aiffel asked.

"Come to the Ques house, quick! Rich wants to have some words with all of us!", said Grate.

"I'm on my way.", said Aiffel as he hung up and ran for the Ques house.

Meanwhile, in the Ques house, Duncan and Bamcun were brawling in the living room. The Ques were watching and enjoying the fight rather than stopping them. Jack was like he was watching a cockfight and cheering for them. Richard wasn't in there yet.

Aiffel came in and asked Marlin, "What's going on?"

"...They are fighting over a girl.", said Marlin.

"What!? Is it like a girl dumped one brother for another brother?", Aiffel asked while getting startled.

"No, it's not. Here's the story. Duncan is in a relationship with one of Ophelia Pond's girls named Havana. She is very possessive toward Duncan. We assumed it was not gonna last for long. But months after months, their relationship got deeper and deeper, and their bonding kind of became unbreakable. Their relationship became serious. She actually doesn't like Duncan to mix with us. She thinks that we are a bad influence on him. It turns out that she is the only girl in Ophelia Pond who dislikes Masquerade.", said Marlin.

"Wait a minute. Isn't the 2nd Que code that happens to be 'Ques before Hoes'? Then why don't Duncan leave her?", Aiffel asked.

"Though our 2nd code is 'Ques before Hoes', then again it's Duncan's personal matter. We can't just force any of our brothers to leave their girlfriends for us. No homo. But, if one of us betrays Masquerade for the sake of a girl, then there will be severe consequences. That's something Duncan never did so he's still alright. I don't know for how long though.", said Marlin.

"Oh. So, that's why Bamcun is fighting his brother Duncan? Because Havana is making a mess in between Duncan and the Ques and it's harming Masquerade?", Aiffel asked.

"That's right. We kind of don't have any right to say about this matter to him. But, Bamcun is his twin brother. He has the right to confront his brother. So, let them do their business. The rest of us decided not to interfere in this matter... But the situation might get even worse after some time because there's a rumor floating around that the rest of the girls of Ophelia Pond are coming to Astorion as well now that Pamela is here.", Marlin stated.

"What!?", Aiffel was startled before looking at Grate and thought and sighed, "I can imagine his happy expression upon seeing Suzanne's arrival here in Astorion.", Then asked Marlin, "What's Rich gonna talk about? Grate said that he called all of us for a meeting."

"Yeah. It's regarding the windows that the Verses smashed and broke a couple of days ago during AWC.", Marlin replied.

"Oh, yeah.", said Aiffel.

Suddenly Richard showed up, came between them, and stopped their fighting. He raised his right index finger toward them and said, "Cut that *beep* out! Don't be a *beep*! ...make amends!" Duncan and Bamcun shook hands and hugged. "Good.", said Richard and then asked Jack for a cigarette. Jack handed him one, Richard lit it up, started smoking, and stated to the Ques.

"It looks like everyone's here. *smokes* I've called you all here to let you know that...my parents are coming to this house tonight."

"But you said Saturday!", Jack barged in. "2 days later."

"I know that, but now nothing can be done.", said Richard and continued, "They will be arriving here this afternoon. So, here's the deal. Now in their eyes, I am an ideal boy and all of you are my domestic roommates. And when they are around, if any of you *beep* ever do any *beep*, throw garbage here and there, fight one another, *enraged* if anyone *beep* up, then-!"

"But, Bro.", Bamcun interrupted.

"What!?", Richard yelled at him.

"...what about marijuana?", Bamcun asked.

"What...?", Richard asked as he got dumbfounded.

"Yeah, like we will let Uncle Auntie take a turn.", Duncan joked as he shoved Bamcun.

"No.", said Richard as he approached Bamcun. "No. No. No... No marijuana."

"Why, bro...?", Bamcun asked in disappointment.

Richard walked around and approached the Ques and noobs one by one as he delivered his speech to them. "No Marijuana. *to Duncan* No Beer. *to Grate* No Alcohol. *to Jack* No Cigarette. *smoked* No Cigar. No joints. *to Busquets* And we will wash our own plates!"

"I won't wash my plate.", Marlin mumbled.

"And you!", said Richard as he approached Adam, "You won't *beep* behind my back to them!"

"Dude, I only speak the truth.", Adam replied.

"*smoked* And the most important thing!", said Richard as he came in the middle. "You *beep*, no matter whatever happens to you *beeps*, no matter how much your heart desires... No slang using."

"Oh, *beep*.", it slipped off Marlin's tongue.

"Oye!", Richard shouted as he approached him. "No slang using! *to Aiffel* No *beep* swearing! *to Jack* No *beep*! *to Grate* No *beep*! No offensive words! *back to the middle* No one... shall use... any slang language! Got it? *relaxed a little bit* Ok...", Richard concluded as he left the living room.

"Wow, man.", Aiffel was stunned as he told Marlin. "I've never seen this side of Rich before. That was quite a performance, man. I mean that made me think Richard is truly the president of Masquerade."

"Yeah, man. You know that Rich is calm, cool, and collected. He likes to chill around with his brothers. I mean he is that kind of a guy, he stands in front of the people on the campus ground if they were fighting, and he would get his finger out and say, '*beep* it off', 'stop being a *beep*, 'don't *beep* around', and they respects him. But, you don't wanna get into his dark side, you know? I mean it's a very uncomfortable place to be in. Things usually get nasty when he gets pissed off and it's a long night for that person who messes things up. He is a great leader. He even has the potential to lead the country as its president if you ask me.", Marlin praised Richard.

"Hmm.", Aiffel was thoughtful while Grate approached him.

"Hey, bro. I need a word with you.", Grate was speaking hesitantly and his voice was shaky.

"Yeah, tell me.", said Aiffel.

"No, come with me.", said Grate as they left outside the Ques house and kept walking toward the campus exit.

"You alright, man?", Aiffel asked sincerely.

"I want you to go with me."

"Go where?"

"Metropolis."

"*stopped* No way!"

"*begged* Please!"

"But what happened?"

"I'll tell you on the way. Just come with me, please."

"And what about class?"

"*beep* that! Like you never bunked a class in your life!"

"But, bro... I told you I have a date with Sarah today."

"When is your date?"

"We're supposed to have lunch together."

"...this will be done before your date, I promise. Don't worry, I am not gonna crash two dates in one day."

"Yeah, right. *realized* What!? What is the other date?"

"I'll tell you on the way."

Afterward, Grate and Aiffel took a train to Metropolis. Grate was using the phone.

"What are you doing?", Aiffel asked.

"I'm texting my father. You know, giving him updates about what I'm doing. You should do the same with your father.", said Grate.

"Na, I'm not gonna do it. He doesn't share any updates with me so why should I?", Aiffel bragged.

"That's a *beep* move from your end. No matter what he does, you should stay unmistakable from your side. That's the way.", Grate stated.

"There's no winning with you.", Aiffel sighed then took out his phone and texted Jack that he was going to Metropolis with Grate. Then he turned back to Grate, "So, are you willing to tell me what happened? Why are we going to Metropolis?"

"...I've been observing Arumi for some time and I doubted that she was cheating on me. And guess what? I hacked into her phone and I was never been more right.", said Grate.

"What did you find...?", Aiffel asked curiously.

"Yes, she is cheating with me.", Grate revealed.

"Whoa!", stunned Aiffel. "How did you find out?"

"It wasn't hard to hack her system unlike, you know, Helveltica. This time I only used the Waterhole Attack.", Grate whispered to him.

"Waterhole attack? What's that?", Aiffel asked.

"Shhhh! Not so loud.", Grate whispered. "Waterhole attack is a technique where a hacker targets someone at the place where they are most accessible. For example, you may tend to frequent a specific coffee shop on specific dates or times and normally use the available Wi-Fi access point. A hacker may monitor your schedule, create a fake Wi-Fi access point in the coffee shop, and modify your favorite websites in order to obtain your personal information. When you connect to the fake access point, the hacker will be able to grab all your data."

"I see.", Aiffel whispered.

"So, Arumi goes to the cafeteria for breakfast every morning. And that's how I did it. It was as easy as a whistle...", said Grate. "And that's not the only one. I shared her location with my phone so I could check out where she goes. And you know what's more surreal? She is cheating on me with an Imperial student. *Aiffel got startled* And she is on her way to meet that *beep* at a festival."

"Festival?", Aiffel asked.

"Yeah. There's a festival going on in Metropolis city. That's where they are planning to meet. And guess what? While we are at it, we could be able to accomplish the Blood Games task called 'Beat up an Imperial College Student' because when I find the boy she dumped me for, I'm gonna kick his ass!", Grate said with a raging tone.

"Dude. I'm with you always, you know that. But I gotta ask. All that just for this? Don't you think you are taking a little too far just for this 2-day relationship?", Aiffel asked.

"Bro, it doesn't matter if you are in a relationship for a day or a week, cheating is still cheating. Your heart's involved here. It breaks. You will understand only if it happens to you.", Grate stated. "I'm just literally angry because I used to hold back pissing just to reply to her texts. And she decided to dump me."

"Oh geez...", Aiffel sighed.

Later. They arrived at the festival. It was a very crowded place. "Damn, man. How are you gonna find her in this crowd?", Aiffel asked.

"Her location says that she is somewhere here in this festival.", said Grate as he checked out his phone. "Let's get separated and find her. Text me if you find something." Then they started searching for Arumi separately.

An hour passed and they were still searching for her. Aiffel seemed tired when he texted Grate, "Any update?"

"No. Anything from your side?", Grate replied.

"Then I would have let you know instead of asking. Maybe she left?"

"No. She's still here somewhere in this festival."

"OK. I'll keep looking."

Aiffel kept his phone in his pocket when somebody called him from behind, "Hey, Rooster!"

In the meantime, Arumi was hanging out with a punk in a corner of the festival who happened to be a motorcyclist and he got tattoos all over his body.

"I had so much fun today, Charlie.", said Arumi.

"Yeah, baby. Hey, you wanna go over to my place? We're gonna have even more fun than this.", said the guy whose name was Charlie.

"Umm... Maybe some other time.", said Arumi as she was feeling uncomfortable.

"Come, na? Let's go. We're gonna watch a movie, have some snacks, and you know what I mean?", Charlie was insisting her.

Suddenly, Grate arrived and shouted, "Hey!"

"Grate!?", Arumi was startled to see him. "You followed me even here, you psycho!?"

"So this is the guy you're *beep* behind my back, huh!?", said Grate as he approached her in a hostile manner. "You know what? I'm not mad at you because you are with him. I'm mad because you lied to me! I'm mad because you didn't tell me the truth when I asked what was going on! You used your dead pledge sister to avoid my question! If you just told me the truth, I would have just let you go, you know! You can't force someone to stay with you! We act like crazy until we find the truth and then you ask why we are psychopaths? Why are you girls like this?"

Arumi was tearing up from listening to all that when Charlie asked her, "Who is this guy?"

"A friend. One of my classmates.", said Arumi as she was holding back her tears.

"Oh, now I'm a friend. That's great!", Grate laughed.

"Hey, get *beep*, *beep*!", Charlie barked at Grate and shoved him. Grate punched him down to the ground as a reply.

Suddenly 2 boys, who happened to be friends with Charlie, arrived. They were called Dirk and Vector.

Dirk, with a hostile approach, said, "Hey, who's this *beep*?"

Charlie was happy to see them as he called out their names.

"You got a nerve punching one of our boys.", said Vector as he came and grabbed Grate's collar. "Who are you? What's your name, kid?"

"Which school, boy? Or are you in college?", Dirk asked like he was bullying him before yelling, "Speak up, *beep*! Which college!?", and pushing him down to the ground.

"Is there a problem here?", someone spoke up. Arumi and Grate were stunned to see the great arrival of some people. It was the *beep* Masquerade and Aiffel.

"Father!?", said Grate as he got stunned to see Richard and the Ques.

"You came a long way, son. I surely didn't want to miss this...", said Richard.

"Yeah... I wanted to witness this by myself.", Jack grinned. Aiffel was incensed like he was dead set on killing them, but Jack grabbed his hand tightly and said, "Easy, Lion... You'll get what you want. Just wait for the right moment."

Then the Ques surrounded them. Those 3 boys were intimidated by their presence. Arumi was in a corner, didn't know what to do. The Ques started to bully them by taking their money and throwing their moneybags away.

"You got some nerves pushing down one of our boys.", Adam taunted.

"So... Which school, boys? ...or are you all in college?", Marlin mocked them while messing with Dirk's hair.

"Vector, Dirk, and Charlie, huh? Just what Grate told us. They are Imperial-ians.", said Busquets as he was checking out their ID cards.

"You guys are so busted. You guys are dead. Lay a finger on us and you'll face the wrath of Knuckle Fist Gang! They are the most feared faction all over Locria!", Charlie trembled and stammered.

"Who...?", Richard asked as the Ques were dumbfounded. After some time, they looked at each other and laughed.

"Here's the deal. Go and call any father that you have!", Jack told Charlie as he let go of Aiffel's hand. Aiffel used an iron fist on the jaw of Dirk that knocked him out cold.

Seeing that, Charlie and Vector were fleeing away while Aiffel and Grate were chasing them. A commotion started at the festival. Arumi escaped from the festival as well. Charlie and Vector reached a dead end. Charlie climbed up the wall and jumped to the other side to escape from them. Vector was about to do the same, but Aiffel came and pulled his leg to slam him down on the ground. Grate grabbed a bamboo stick from a store and beat up Vector's behind using that to take out all his frustrations.

Meanwhile, Jack and Richard were having fun from seeing that. "This competition continues to be *beep* exciting every year. So far, it has not failed to deliver.", Jack commented joyfully.

"Absolutely! I wish for this competition to continue to thrive for many years to come.", Richard agreed. Then they took a selfie of themselves while the noobs beat up the Imperial student.

Successfully accomplished Blood Games Task - 'Beat up an Imperial College Student.' ✓

After a massive beatdown from Grate, Vector lost consciousness. Grate was still hitting him with the bamboo, but Aiffel stopped him.

"That's enough. Or he will die.", said Aiffel.

"Isn't that what you are supposed to be doing?", Jack asked with a smirk.

"What...?", Aiffel confusingly asked.

"Congratulations to Grate for the accomplishment of the Blood Games task called 'Beat up an Imperial College Student.' Now, you finish the rest of the job by accomplishing another task called 'Commit a murder'.", Jack smirked. Aiffel was bewildered. "Do it, son! Just one final blow and kill him!", Jack was encouraging him.

After some time, Aiffel took the bamboo stick from Grate and he was preparing to hit him. But all of a sudden Duncan notified, "Just so you know. The Hunting Party has arrived."

"Son, do it! Finish the job! Quick!", Jack yelled.

"We gotta run!", said Richard.

"...Not today.", said Aiffel as he dropped the bamboo stick and then climbed up the walls to escape the festival. So did Grate and the Ques. They ran to the train station and waited for the train's arrival.

"Hey!", Jack confronted Aiffel and shoved him, "Why didn't you finish the job!?", while others separated them. Aiffel remained silent. "That's it! You'll never be a Que! You've blown away your chance to commit a murder!", Jack continued.

"Jack, calm down! There's still another day left! He still has the time to commit a murder!", Richard tried to calm him.

"We don't need a sloppy Que like someone who has 2nd thoughts in his heart while doing what's right!", Jack barked as he became absolutely furious.

"Commit a murder, huh? It doesn't say that I'll have to kill an Imperial-ian.", said Aiffel as he glared at Jack. "I can kill an Astorion-ian to get the job done." Jack got intimidated from hearing his words. There was dead silence for some time until someone's phone started ringing and it was Aiffel's phone as he took out his phone. He got a call from Cindy. Cindy was Aiffel's childhood friend who got into Imperial.

"Hello? Cindy?", said Aiffel.

There was a crying voice from Cindy who said, "Ai-Aiffel!"

"Cindy? What happened? Why are you crying?", Aiffel worried.

"Somebody beat up my boyfriend very badly. He is injured, bleeding heavily, and lost consciousness. I'm taking him to a hospital.", Cindy cried.

"What!?", Aiffel reacted upon listening to that. "Who beat him!? Where did it happen!?"

"I don't know who beat him up. He doesn't recognize them. There was a group of boys that beat him up that he remembered. He went to see the festival this morning with his friends and that's when it happened.", Cindy sobbed.

"F-festival?", Aiffel stammered. "Festival? Where? Which festival? Where is that?"

"There's a festival going on here in Metropolis. That's where he got beat up.", Cindy stated while Aiffel was sweating bullets. "Can you please come over to Sanatorium Hospital at Metropolis? I'll tell the rest there."

"Ummm... Cindy... Ok, I'll be there.", said Aiffel before he hung up and uttered, "*beep*!"

"What happened?", Marlin asked.

"...The guy we beat up just a while ago... He is the boyfriend of one of mine and Grate's childhood friends; Cindy.", Aiffel revealed to them.

"Oh, *beep*!", Grate uttered.

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