Double Trouble

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**Double Trouble** was the 27th story event in Court of Darkness. It started around May 15th, 2022. Jasper and Toa were available at the start of the event. Lynt was added a few days later on April 19th, 2022.

## Prologue

The Headmaster summons MC to his office. Lou thanks her for coming here on such short notice. He looks at her with a serious gaze which makes her sit up straighter. MC then asks Lou if he needed her for something. Lou says that he wanted to ask if any strange situations have happened to her lately. MC doesn't know what he means by "strange situation". She tries to see if anything comes to mind, but she can't think of anything. Lou silently stares at her with a serious face as he awaits her answer. He tells her that even the most trivial thing she can think of will do. Lou asks if she picked up anything strange, touched anything weird, or ate anything odd. MC goes back through her memories one-by-one to see if she can remember anything. She remembers one strange situation and then a flashback starts.

In the flashback, Fenn calls out to MC and tells her that he has obtained a drink that does wonders for the skin. He asks her if she wants to try it. MC tells Fenn that she won't drink it unless he can convince her that it can be trusted. Fenn tells her that her words wound him and that he just wants to help her preserve her beauty. He tells MC that he pre-ordered it in advanced just for her.

Back to the present, MC thinks about how she knew that the drink was suspicious and that she should've been more firm about refusing it. MC then tells Lou about how Fenn gave her a suspicious drink. Lou sighs and looks at MC with pity. He says that the current situation probably has to do with the drink Fenn gave her. MC asks Lou what he means. He says that there is a high chance that the drink significantly increased her magical power. MC says that an increase in magical power would normally be a good thing, but she's guessing that there is another side to this. Lou says yes and talks about how MC's magic has a tendency to affect the people around her. MC understands that her magic has somehow affected someone else, but she can't figure out what it has done. As she is thinking about that, someone knocks on the door to the headmaster's office. Lou tells her to try and not be too surprised as he opens the door. Beyond the door is her paramour, but there are 2 of them.

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Tino bring two Lynts to Lou's office in a panic. Lou explains that MC drank something Fenn gave her which caused her to amplify Lynt's magic more than usual when they "were extremely intimate." His magic grew past what his body could contain, so he split into two. It's not as if one is Lynt and the other is an imposter or a copy; they are both Lynt. Lou also explains that over time Lynt will expel his magic on his own and go back to occupying only one body. There's nothing they need to do as the matter will resolve itself. MC feels lucky that her magic didn't have worse consequences.

The four go back to Lynt's room. MC sits between the two Lynts. She apologizes for what's going on, but neither of the Lynts blame her for what happened or are mad about it. When MC tries to address him, both Lynts answer. She realizes they need a way to differentiate between the two. Tino decides he will call one "Young Master" and the other "Prince Lynt". MC decides to try something similar by calling one of them "Lynt" and the other "Master Akedia" or "Prince Akedia", but is immediately rejected by the Lynts. She is their paramour, and they don't want her addressing them as if they are strangers. MC then suggests calling one of them "Lynt" and the other "Lyn" (Lynt without the "t"). The Lynts consider this and agree.

MC is invited out by Lyn. They snuggle on a bench in the anterior courtyard for a while. Lynt then comes over to ask MC to have dinner with him. She agrees and Lyn goes to the greenhouse to continue his nap. In the refectory, Lynt feeds MC, wipes some sauce off her lips with his thumb, and licks the sauce off his thumb. MC notes that Lyn seems to want to be taken care of while Lynt seems to want to take charge. She is not disappointed by either. Rio walks by and is confused to see Lynt sitting there because he just saw Lyn walking toward the greenhouse. Sherry walks over as well, and MC explains the situation to both of them. Sherry asks Lynt if he is really okay with seeing another person with his paramour. Lynt says he is because MC is his paramour, and both Lynts are him. MC muses to herself that she always thought Lynt was stubborn, but he can be flexible when he wants to be. While at dinner, Rio asks Sherry and MC for a favor. He's going to enter a cooking contest in town. One of the rules is that the recipe has to be original. He has some ideas and asked if they would try his dishes and tell him what they think. They agree.

The next day, MC decides to pick up some things in town. She bumps into Lyn at the gate. He says he wants to go with her. When she asks about the lecture he is supposed to be teaching an A Rank lecture, he tells her that his other self is lecturing. MC is impressed how they've managed to divide the work. Lyn puts an arm around MC and asks if he can go with her. She says yes.

While walking around, MC thinks suggests looking around at ingredients to see if they might be able to help Rio come up with a dish for the contest. Lyn is happy to go along with this. Someone at one of the stalls offers the pair a sky apple. Lyn feeds a piece to MC and she returns the gesture. After a while, the two return to the academy.

They're greeted by Lynt and Tino. Lyn is very tired after having walked around so much, so Tino carries him to his room. Lynt tells MC he's been waiting for her. She apologizes for taking so long and tells him that she would've returned sooner if she knew he was waiting. Lynt tells her not to worry about it since he was sleeping. The two then head to the library nook. MC and Lynt spend some time together and MC tells Lynt about her outing with Lyn. MC thinks Lynt looks sad for a second and asks if he's okay. He says he is. MC isn't sure, but doesn't want to press him on it.

Later, MC is with Rio in the kitchen. He has cooked several samples for her to try, but a soup in the middle of the tray catches her attention. She asks Rio what it is, and Rio responds it's a failure; it's a seafood broth, but the flavor is not very strong. MC thinks back to how sad Lynt looked earlier and wonders if egg dishes were his favorite; it was one of the things she was going to try with Lyn. That gives her an idea. She suggests to Rio to use the broth to make a steamed Japanese egg custard (chawanmushi). She explained it tasted like something from her world and it was really good. Rio is not sure this will work, but is excited to try something new.

MC then goes to Lynt's room. She sits on the settee with both Lynts and tells them about what happened in the kitchen with Rio. When she's done Lyn grabs her hand and smiles at her. Her face gets red and Lynt takes her other hand. When she turns her head towards him, he kisses her. MC notices that they started competing for her attention for some reason.

When MC goes to class the next day, Rio seems anxious. He tells her that he can't get the custard to set and asks if she can help him. MC agrees. Lyn is currently teaching their class. When class is over, MC runs into Lynt, who greets her. Then, Lyn comes out of the classroom and tells her that she did a good job with the lesson. He invites her to take a nap with him, but Lynt objects. He found some candy and wants to share it with her first. MC apologizes and says she promised to help Rio get ready for the contest. She promises to meet up with them in their room later. She leaves and doesn't notice how sad they look.

MC helps Rio figure out how to get the egg custard to set. She asks if she can take some to Lynt and Lyn thinking that they might enjoy eating something that requires little effort to eat. Rio agrees and asks her to get their opinions of the dish. Afterwards, MC goes looking for Lynt and Lyn since they weren't in their room. She finds them in the S Rank Lounge. They are sitting on either side of Guy and using him as a pillow as they nap. An unamused Guy tells MC to do something about both Lynt and Lyn. MC apologizes and gently wakes up the Lynts. They smile when they see her and both give her a hug at the same time. Guy tells them to take their intimate activities somewhere else. MC isn't sure they'll be able to walk properly since both Lynt and Lynt clinging to her. But, she does her best to curtsey goodbye to Guy and shuffle her paramours out of the room.

Once back in Lynt's room, the two sit one either side of her. She pulls out the egg custards Rio made and offers them to Lynt and Lyn. Lyn asks MC to feed him. As she moves to do so, Lynt stops her and asks her to feed him first. He and Lyn begin to argue. Not knowing what to do, MC does her best to ignore it and hope things will get better. She says that since their time together is limited on the days they have class, they should go out tomorrow and do something together.

The next day, MC goes to meet Lynt and Lyn in the Common Lounge, but finds them arguing again. Each wants to do their activity with MC first. Before MC can say anything, Rio runs up to them. He frantically asks MC for help. He tells her his last attempt ended with there being holes in the egg custard. MC notes that the broth and eggs cook at different temperatures. It sounded like the broth cooked faster, so either the temperature or timing was off. Rio asks MC if she'll help him. MC isn't sure what to do because she wants to help Rio, but she had already promised to spend time with both Lynts. The two Lynts step in-between her and Rio. They wished Rio luck, but asserted that they didn't want to share MC. Rio apologizes, not waning to get in the way of them spending time together. He says that he should be able to figure it out from MC's advice. MC tries telling Rio to wait, but he had already run off. MC, Lynt, and Lyn then all laugh about how that was typical Rio behavior. Then, the Lynts take MC back to their room. They sit on either side of her on the settee. Lyn hugs her from behind as Lynt tells her they've gathered her favorite desserts. He then feeds her cake. Lyn licks some icing off her cheek and Lynt kisses her. MC is very confused. The Lynts explain that they didn't want her spending time with anyone else, even if it was another version of themselves. That last part was driving them both crazy, so they decided they would share her instead of taking turns. They ask if they can have their way with her, and she agrees.

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