Mischievous Magic for Fun and Romance

Next Event (Enchanted Aphrodisiacs)

**Mischievous Magic for Fun and Romance** was the 1st story event in Court of Darkness. It started around December 14, 2020. Lynt and Guy were available at the start of the event. Fenn was added a few days later.

## Prologue

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MC has a habit of practicing magic after her lectures. It's not going well. She decides to try one more time, but is interrupted by Fenn. MC looks at him in surprise. Her eyes are wide and her mouth is open just enough for Fenn to pop some candy in her mouth. He notes that while her drive is admirable, rest was also important. MC doesn't think he's wrong, but asks Fenn why he's there. He responds that he wanted to give her the candy, but was up for more if she wanted a sweeter experience. MC blushes and mutters that one of these days they're going to have to have a talk about him toning down the sex appeal during regular conversations. Fenn comments that it's never bothered Lynt while looking at something on the other side of her. MC follows his line of sight and sees Lynt wrapped up in his cloak sleeping next to her. MC hadn't even noticed him and asked Lynt why he was sleeping there. Lynt wakes up, peeks out of his cocoon, and tells her he was waiting to issue an invitation. Fenn says he was about to do the same and asks MC if she will be his partner. He sweeps her into his arms and MC tells him to mind her personal space. Guy appears and says she would be his. He pulls her away from Fenn and into his arms. MC tells everyone to calm down and wriggles away from Guy. She makes up an excuse and runs out of the lecture hall wondering what they were inviting her to.

While walking in the hallway, MC bumps into Sherry. Sherry mentions that the headmaster's ball is coming up and thinks it's cute that they have to attend in pairs. MC isn't sure she wants to go to something like that, but Sherry tells MC that she already has a handsome suitor waiting for her. Sherry proceeds to ask if he's invited her to the ball yet. It slowly dawns on MC that Fenn, Lynt, and Guy must've been trying to invite her to the ball earlier. MC and Sherry discuss the ball further while walking back to their rooms. When she wakes up the next morning, MC finds three large boxes in her room. Each box contains an elaborately designed ballgown and a handwritten invitation to the ball. The provocative crimson dress could only have come from Guy. The sexy one with the plunging neckline is naturally a gift from Fenn. And the lush, vibrant green one is characteristic of Lynt. MC decides to go with...

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## Routes

### Guy Avari

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MC tries to return the three dresses because she doesn't want to go to the ball. Guy decides that she's going to the ball with him. He tells her that his father will be coming to the academy during that time, and she's the only one who can keep up with him. He takes her to an empty room where Jasper starts teaching her how to dance.

The headmaster sees that things aren't going well between MC and Guy, so he calls them to his office. He proceeds to place them under a spell that prevents them from being very far apart. It's annoying for them at first, but it doesn't pose its first real issue until that evening.

Guy goes to take a bath, and MC sits with her back to him. He tells her she'll need a bath too if she's going to sleep in his bed. She's flustered at the thought of him seeing her naked, so Guy uses his magic to toss her in the tub, clothes and all. As she tries not to stare at him too much while he sits across from her naked, both of them can't help seeing humor in the situation they're in. When bedtime rolls around, MC drags a couch next to Guy's bed so they won't have to sleep together. It doesn't make much of a difference though, because she can't seem to fall asleep anyway. She decides to practice her dancing. Guy feels a tug any time she ventures too far from him, but pretends it didn't wake him; he's rather pleased at the effort she's putting in.

Guy takes over teaching her how to dance. At some point, he tells her that his father would be unable to visit the academy. During the ball, MC's shoes are hurting her, so Guy levitates her off the ground slightly while they dance.

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### Lynt Akedia

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The main character is thinking about having received three invitations to the ball. She wonders if it's okay for her to pick any of them least that ruin friendships or start an international incident. She was thinking this as she was attempting a water purifying spell. However, this lack of concentration muddied the water even more. As the students around her whisper rude comments about her to each other, Lynt, the professor, comes over to see if everything's okay. She tells him she'll find a way to manage things, but Lynt hangs around. After a moment, he starts to say something, but is interrupted when the bell rings. He returns to the front of the room to dismiss the class. The main character is disappointed that another class has gone by without her being able to complete the assignment.

She's on her way to her next class when Guy stops her. He wants to discuss the ball with her, but stops midsentence when Lynt latches onto his back like a koala. When Guy asks what Lynt is doing, Lynt tells Guy he smells nice. The main character notes that she's late to her next class, and Guy dismisses her with a wave of his hand.

After her lectures are over, the main character goes to the library tower with her familiar. She wants to try the water purifying spell again and is dismayed to find it's the simplest spell in the book; how had she managed to mess up something that was supposed to be so simple? The headmaster startles the main character as he appears out of nowhere and asks why she's distressed. She tires to pretend everything's fine, but the headmaster doesn't believe her. He tells her that regretting her failures won't rectify them. She wonders how he was able to give such spot on advice, but decides to accept it rather than question it. He then asks what she intends to do about the ball. She says aloud that she isn't sure and thinks to herself it was more important for her to focus on improving her magical abilities. The headmaster then gives her a small vial of magical perfume for working so hard.

The main character goes back to her room. The gift lifts her spirits and she wears it that day and the next. While walking in the anterior courtyard, she spots a person-sized lump under Lynt's green cloak resting under a tree. She walks over to say hi, but is grabbed and dragged inside the cloak. The person cuddles up to her and the main character is briefly worried that the person might not actually be Lynt. As she tries to confirm the person's identity, they stop hugging her and start feeling around as if trying to identify her by touch, which tickles her. She manages to confirm that she is with Lynt and wakes him up. When he wakes up, he seems confused. He says he thought she was someone else because she smelled nice. The main character chooses not to take offense to that since she didn't think he meant it the way it sounded. For a minute it looks he he's going to explain himself, but instead he asks if she saw the gown he sent her. When she says yes, he asks if she'll accompany him to the ball. In her mind, she recognizes that most of the S Ranks are more interested in her power than in her, but that didn't seem to be the case for Lynt. She asks Lynt why he invited her. He answers her question with a question by asking if he wasn't supposed to invite her. The main character realizes she didn't phrase her question right, but isn't sure she would've gotten the answer she was looking for even if she had. She's confused because Lynt doesn't seem to be looking forward to the ball and isn't interested in her powers either. While she's thinking, Lynt smiles at her and tells her she's marvelous and a hard worker. He's acting affectionally towards her, but sounds concerned when he tells that the she seems to be having a difficult time. This reminds her of what the headmaster said since it was so similar. She begins to think that Lynt's noticed that she's burnt out and wanted to invite her somewhere she could relax and have fun. He asks again if she'll go to the ball and she thanks him for looking out for her. She thinks about how comfortable she is with Lynt and how sweet he is; that alone makes her want to go to the ball with him. However, before she can tell him this, Tino comes running up to collect his master for a meal.

The main character looks for Lynt to accept his invitation to the ball, but has trouble finding him. He finds her when he grabs her from behind, having mistaken her for someone else again. She begins to wonder if Lynt already has someone he'd rather spend time with and cuddle. He asks what she wanted to talk to him about. The main character thinks he wants the conversation to end as quickly as possible so she tell him never mind.

Later, Lynt wanders into the S Rank common room. He smells something familiar and throws his arms around that person. It's Guy. Lynt notes that he isn't wrong this time, although no one knows what that means. Fenn is surprised that Lynt didn't fall asleep right after clinging to Guy like he usually does. Something is off to Lynt and clinging to Guy doesn't seem to be what he wants. Unable to fall asleep, Lynt leaves the common room.

The day of the ball rolls around, and the main character never got around to formally accepting Lynt's invitation. However, she attends the ball in the dress he gave her anyway. Guy approaches her. At first, she worries that he'd be upset that she wasn't wearing the gown he gave her. He doesn't care about that though. He tells her to come with him since there's no on her arm at the moment. As she hesitates in accepting, Lynt walks up to the two. He immediately hugs the main character and seems happy at figuring something out. Lynt says that she and Guy smell alike. The main character is confused how that's possible, but soon attributes the reason to the perfume the headmaster gave her. Guy believes the headmaster did this on purpose. However, rather than offer a motive, he says they may never figure the headmaster out. Guy walks away, losing interest. Lynt gets tired and the main character suggests they find a place for him to lay down so he doesn't collapse on her in the middle of a fancy dance party.

She takes him to a bench in the anterior courtyard. Lynt pulls her down next to him and snuggles up to her. She thinks Lynt's mistaking her for someone else again and tells him so. He states that he hasn't and wants her. When she asks him to explain, he says he was only confused the other day because she smelled like Guy. As Lynt's falling asleep he asks if he can keep her; he wants her and won't be satisfied with anyone but her. The main character is happy with his confession, even if she doesn't know in what capacity Lynt wants her. She smiles as he holds her and runs her fingers through his hair.

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### Fenn Luxure

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MC agrees to go to the ball with Fenn. He initially offers to teach her to dance. However, during their first lesson, he starts acting strangely and excuses himself; he suggests she ask Lynt (who's sleeping in the corner of the room) to finish her lesson. Roy ends up taking over as her dance instructor. In the meantime, MC would see Fenn hanging out with other girls and would wonder why he seemed to be avoiding her.

The headmaster sees that things aren't going well between MC and Fenn and traps them in a white space with nothing in it. MC looks for a way out, but Fenn is disinterested. He says he has no intention of playing the headmaster's game; the headmaster wouldn't keep them there forever, so he was content to wait things out.

(I don't know what happens after that since I couldn't finish the route. OTL)

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