In a dark space, a young girl with long, shiny blue hair named Konata Izumi had suddenly been woken up by loud rattling noise. As her green eyes looked around, she heard the rattling noise again, and she "What's that noise?!" "Crud! People are coming!" A voice said from outside the coffin. "Gotta get a uniform while..." The voice grunted as it struggled to open the lid, and said "Grrr! The lid is too heavy! Time for my...secret move!" It then performed its secret move as it said "Guwaahuuh! There!" Blue fire flashed all around Konata Izumi as she yelped in terror, and said "Gyaaaa! F-Fire?!" Then, it opened the lid, revealing a room full of floating coffins as it said "Ok, ok. Gotta get-." It stopped talking as it screamed, and it said "Whaaaaaaa! Why are you up?!" Konata Izumi screamed in fright as she stared at a male cat with gray fur with a white patch on his chest, pink paw pads, blue eyes, and blue flames blazing from the ears, a black and white-striped bow on the neck, and a pitchfork-shaped tail, and said "A t-talking raccoon!"

The cat got mad when he heard the word raccoon as he said "Just who are you calling a raccoon?! I am the Great Grim!" He grunted as he said "Well, whatever. Hey, human! Hurry and gimme those clothes!" "Clothes?" Konata asked as she looked down at what she was wearing over her casual clothes. It was a black and purple robe with gold trimming and gold keys on the purple fabric. "Otherwise...I'll roast ya!" Grim said as he breathed blue fire. "Dreaming about getting roasted by a raccoon?" Konata asked. "That's a new one." Grim got mad again as he said "I said I'm not a freaking raccoon!" "I honestly don't care what you are! Just get away from me!" Konata said. Just then, a voice called out "Hello?! Is anyone out there?" "Huh?" Konata asked. "Kagami?! Is that you?! Where are you?!"

"I'm next to you!" Konata Izumi's friend named Kagami Hiiragi said. "Hold on! I'll get you out!" Konata said as she ran to the coffin near her, and with all of her might, she opened it. Kagami Hiiragi jumped out as Barbie said "Are you ok?" "I think so." Kagami said. Just then, they heard more voices calling for help, and it belong to Kagami Hiiragi's twin sister named Tsukasa Hiiragi as well as their friend named Miyuki Takara. Then, by working together, they got them out of their coffins. Once they were out, Konata Izumi said "Is everyone ok?" "We're fine." Tsukasa said. "Yeah, but, where are we?" Miyuki asked. "We're not exactly sure." Konata said. "Hey!" Grim said trying to get their attention. "Give me those clothes, right now! And hurry! I'm on a schedule here!" "Who's that?" Tsukasa asked. "Who cares?!" Kagami asked. "Let's just get out of here!" They then nodded, and they ran off. ran down the hallway, past the classrooms, through the courtyard, and she went into the library. After they managed to catch their breath, Miyuki Takara looked at Konata Izumi, and said "Where the heck are we?" "I told you, we're not sure." Konata said.

Just then, they yelped in surprise when they were nearly hit by the blue flames. They looked over to see Grim standing there with a smug look on his face, and he said "Did you really think you'd all get away from my nose? Dumb humans!" He chuckled as he said "If you don't wanna get roasted, one of you better hand over-!" Just then, a cord suddenly tied Grim up as he said "Ow! What's with this cord?!" "Huh?" Kagami asked. "What happened?" Miyuki asked. "This is no mere cord!" A man with black hair, gold eyes, wearing a raven mask, a top hat, a suit underneath a jacket with feathers on it, white socks, and white and black shoes named Dire Crowley said. "It is a lash of love!" He looked at the girls as he said "Ah, found you all at last. Are you all the new students?" "Uh, what?" Tsukasa asked. "You all shouldn't do things like that." Crowley said. "Leaving the gate on your own. Not only that, you have yet to tame your familiar which has broken a number of school rules

As Dire Crowley picked Grim up, he struggled, and said "Let me go! I'm not their freaking familiar!" "Sure, sure." Crowley said not believing what Grim had to say. "The rebellious ones always say things like that. Just quiet down for a moment." He covered Grim's mouth as he muffled in anger. "My goodness." Crowley said. "It's unprecedented for new students to leave the gate on their own. Ugh. How impatient can you all be? The entrance ceremony is already well underway. Let's head to the Hall of Mirrors." "New students?" Miyuki asked. "Gate?" Konata asked. "It's the room you all woke up in with all of the doors." Crowley said. "All students who wish to attend this academy must pass through one of those doors to arrive here. Normally, students wake up only after the doors are opened with a special key, but-" Konata Izumi interrupted him as she said "So, those coffins were actually doors. And the fire must have blown the lid off." "So, in the end, the culprit appears to be this familiar." Crowley said. "If you're going to bring it, you have to take responsibility and properly take care of him. Oh my! Now, isn't the time to be long-winded. The entrance ceremony will soon come to a close. Let's get a move on." "Just a second, where exactly are we?" Konata asked. "And who are you?" Kagami asked. "What's this?" Crowley asked. "Are you all still dazed? It appears the teleportation magic has left you all disoriented. Well, it is fine. It happens often enough. I shall give you all an explanation as we make our way. For I am gracious." Then, they all walked out of the library as they made their way to the entrance ceremony.