Episode 3-35: The Coolest and Smartest Gentleman I Know

Once she's back in reality, Glory opens her eyes and glance down at Azul.

"Azul." She mutters as Azul wince and open his eyes to let out a gasp to see being held by Glory. The ravenette smiled warmly at him.

"Welcome back, Azul." She kindly greets him.

"Glofish...." Azul mutters staring at her. Then he looks back at what jade said to him the other night at the lounge.

Don't try to underestimate her because her power is too lustrous yet delicate for you to understand.

As he reminisces his words, Azul gently lays his hand on to Glory's cheek with blue eyes gleam with genuine love.

How?...How can anyone mistaken her as Gothel's blood? She's nothing but a siren...My siren with a beautiful voice....

Azul thought while caressing her cheek as he sees a new light on Glory.

Jade was right...I can't take her power. She's...too delicate for me to take advantage of...

Azul ponders expressing remorse from his actions to the woman he grew to adore and love. The more he caresses her cheek, the more Glory smiles warmly at the octopus.

"Glad to see you again." She sweetly states with a bright smile causing him to smile back.

"Oh, he's awake." Floyd comments. Soon both of them turn to see the twins and the others walking up to them as Deuce and Ace runs out to their ravenette friend.

"Glory-san!" Deuce shouts as he pulls her into a hug.

"Thank god you're alright!" Deuce chirps in relief with a smile as Glory smiles back and caresses his blue hair.

"I am Deuce." She reassures.

"Phew I was on my feet deep down when Azul was about to attack you, but Jack stopped me." Ace told her.

"She had a plan Ace. She knows what she's doing and...I'm impressed." Jack compliments with a smile and Glory giggled.

"Thanks Jack and Ace for worrying about me." Glory thank him flustering the ginger haired boy.

"Well...yeah cuz you're my friend and all...that's it!" Ace denies while blushing and averting his eyes.

"Turning away doesn't help at all, y'know." Grim snarks.

"Shut up Grim!" Ace retorts.

"Jeez you've definitely nailed that incantation just now." Ruggie comments.

"Hehehe yeah...it's rough, but everything okay now." She reassures with a smile. Soon Jade and Floyd walks up to her.

"Azul, how many fingers am I holding up?" Jade ask curiously.

"Ei...ght?" Azul utters.

"Okay. You appear to still be out of it, but..."

Jade then crept a sincere smile.

"I'm so relived. Angelfish was able to stop your blot induced rampage." Jade informs.

"Pfft yeah, and we all know how that turn out." Floyd snickers implying Glory's unique magic.

"...Jeez, pain in the neck." Leona grumbles pinching his temple.

"Leona, you're in no position to talk." Glory snarks at him.

"What she said." Ruggie agrees with Leona letting out a scoff and turns his head away.

"What...did I do?" Azul stutters.

"You used magic so much that you overblotted. Do you remember?" Jade reminds him.

" 'Give me your strength~~' You were crying while running around sucking up people's magic. It was hard to look at, super uncool." Floyd bluntly remarks shocking the octopus.

"I-I...went on a rampage....Unbelievable." Azul mutters.

"Yup. And Glor stop ya with her unique magic." Ace told him. Stunned, Azul turns to Glory.

"Unique Magic?" Azul ask curiously as Glory nods at him with a grin.

"I used my unique magic known as 'Restore with a Kiss'. It's a magic combination of Mental Healing and the healing incantation. Basically what I do is I walked to the person who is overblotted with negative energy and kissed them on the lips. After that, I performed the healing incantation on you." Glory explains causing Azul to be dumbfounded as his face turned completely red.

"THAT'S HOW YOU BROUGHT ME BACK!?" Azul shrieks while heating up, but Glory shook her head.

"Not exactly. First I weakened you with my hurt incantation. Then I healed you with my healing incantation." She explains.

"Ehehehe yup~! She tricks you into surrendering herself to you by using her hurt song before she plants a kiss on your lips and sang the healing incantation! Ha! I gotta say, that was pretty bold and sneaky of you to do, Lionfish!" Floyd compliments making Glory blush.

"And the title literally says 'Kiss', so that's a huge give away." Jade points out.

"Yeah..." She mutters.

"Hell this isn't the first time she did it with someone." Grim remarks.

"Eeh!?" The Octavinelle boys shrilled with shock filled looks.

"Really Grim?" Glory stares at him with a deadpan look.

"Oops." Grim said causing Leona and the A-Deuce duo to sigh.

"He's right you know. The first time she used her unique magic was Riddle. Then on Leona-senpai." Jack informs.

"DON'T TELL THEM THAT!!" Ace and Deuce shrieked.

"You just have to make me remember that. Huh Jack?" Leona sarcastically ask.

"Sorry." He apologizes. This causes Floyd to burst out of laughter when hearing this.

"Ahahahahaha!!! Wow Lionfish! How many guys do you have to kiss!?" Floyd ask while roaring with laughter causing Glory to cover her face while heating up.

"I don't know and I don't wanna find out." Glory mutters while covering her heated face embarrassed by her own unique magic.

"But you have to admit. What Azul has endured is something that we can all relate." Jade points out.

"Hell. Anyone would be passed if something they'd been working on for so long got erased right in front of them. If someone went and cracked open my piggybank I'd never forgive them." Ruggie bluntly states.

"But you gotta knock it off with the shady business, y'know. Shape up." Grim bluntly chides.

"And you should 'shape up' and stop using test notes created by someone else!" Jack chimes in.

"Hell. Nobody else could have put those notes together." Leona said.

"Eh." Azul look baffled.

"You're right. Azul's test notes got me a 90 even though I only spent one night pouring over them." Ace states.

"Yeah, it was a great secret weapon." Deuce agrees.

"The headmaster told us you made that by going through the past 100 years of test questions. I can't say I approve of what you did but...Your determination is crazy impressive." Jack praises.

"Hmph. Your words don't bring me any sort of comfort." Azul retorts.

"What now? Azul, are you getting a little misty eyed?" Floyd teases.

"My my, have you gone back to being the ink-spitting-crybaby?" Jade asks playfully.

"You two! You should be under contract to keep that confidential!" Azul scolds.

"Oops, my apologies." Jade apologies.

"But they do have a point though." Glory said.

"Eeh?" Azul became puzzled and glance at Glory.

"You may think that you're not good enough, but from my perspective, you're more than that. You're a passionate, smart, and hardworking guy who knows about business and I have to say. Having ten tentacles to write so many books and using ink to cast spells are pretty cool! That's why I love octopi so much. They're smart and adorable creatures, just like you Azul." She compliments stunning Azul as she giggled softly.

"You don't have to take someone's magic to be better just for me. Octopi or human, You'll always be the coolest and smartest gentleman I know and adore in my book." Glory reassures with a bright smile. Azul as she remembered what Glory said back at the Octavinelle dorm about her loving Octopi. She wasn't wrong when she said she'll accept them for who they are. For the first time, her sweet words made his heart skip a beat when she compliments his octopus form, but most importantly, she is the first woman who accepts him as both octopus and human.

No one has ever compliment nor show admiration of my real form before, but....

Moved by her kind words, Azul smiles genuinely at Glory.

I'm glad that she healed me....

Azul thought while smiling at her. On the other hand, they felt a sting in their chests when she says this to Azul including Leona who frowns but keeps his jealousy in tact. 

"My my, what a touching scene I witnessed." Merlin compliments with a smile underneath his bushy mustache causing everyone to flinch when the sly tiny wizard pop out of nowhere interrupting the heartwarming moment between Glory and Azul.

"Merlin! What the hell are you doing here!?" Ruggie shrieks causing the tiny elderly wizard to scoff at the hyena's question.

"How rude. We just came to see our child. Is that wrong? Besides, we got here from the mirror." Merlin sasses.

"We?" Deuce looked confused until Vivien peered behind Merlin.

"Hello everyone." She greets

"Vivi. You came to visit Night Raven again?" Glory ask curiously.

"Oh yes, because she exactly has a reason why she comes here." Merlin reassures glancing at the brunette lake goddess with a slick smirk underneath his bushy mustache. Glory and the others looked puzzled, but Vivien huffs with her arms crossed while blushing.

"Regardless, I also came here to see you my child. In fact, I seen you manage to bring Octopus King back to the light. I'm proud of you." She compliments with a smile.

"Octopus...King?" Azul inquires.

"Why yes. You're the leader of the Octavinelle dorm correct? So that makes you a king of this dormitory." Vivien assures.

"More like a crybaby octo-baby if you know what I mean." Floyd whispers to Jade causing him to snicker.

"Now now, no need to say something so sly Floyd. He'll hear us." Jade reassures while grinning.

"I can hear you both from two meters away!!" Azul scolds with a tick mark throbbing from his head.

"Could you guys not tease him like that." Glory bluntly ask with a blank look.

"Oh? But this is how we act when we're with Azul." Jade reassures.

"Yeah. You should've seen his form. It's soft and squishy!!" Floyd informs causing him to cover his ears in embarrassment.

"Don't describe my form right in front of her!!" Azul mourns while covering his ears.

"Psst. He's sure is a flustered octopus." Merlin whispers.

"Indeed he is." Vivien whispers back as both of them giggled softly.

"Ah, oh yeah." Jack utters.

"Hm?" Both Glory, Azul, and the twins turn their heads to Jack as he rummages something out of his pocket and pulls out a photo.

"We brought the photo of Prince Rielle just like you asked. Since the sun is still above the horizon, that makes our complete victory." Jack said. Soon everyone peered from Jack as they take a closer look at the photo of the merfolk children.

"My my, what an intriguing sight." Merlin compliments.

"What's this a pic of?...There's a bunch of tiny merfolk, I don't get it." Leona states looking confused.

"They're all so adorable." Vivien remarks while smiling warmly at the photo of merfolk children standing together.

"An elementary school class photo...? What d'ya want this for?" Ruggie ask curiously as Floyd waltz over to Jack and grabs the photo with a perky grin.

"Aha, this takes me back. This is a photo from when we went there in elementary school. Me and Jade are right here and....nestled over in the corner is..." Floyd then turns the picture to Glory and the gang pointing his finger at right corner.

"Baby Azul!!" He chirps.

"What!?" They all shrilled. This does not suit well for Azul as he became more flustered.

"Waaaaaah! Stop!!!" He shrieks and got up from Glory's lap and attempts to grab the photo.

"Don't look please don't look!" Azul pleads with a flushed face.

"My my, Azul. You sure perked up quickly. Why don't you rest some more? Giving up now is the best idea." Jade reassures with a playful smile.

"Which one?" Ace ask with a grin.

"Hiding in the corner...." Leona mutters.

"It appears the octopus was once a shy little creature." Merlin said.

"A timid one indeed." Vivien agrees.

"Are you referring to the timid looking guy with octopus legs that's twice as wide as any other mer-."

"Azul, were you really chubby back in the day!?" Grim shrieks looking shocked. Curious, Glory gets up from the ground and walks around the group to see a picture of Azul and the twins as children standing with the other kids. Charmed by the picture, Glory let's out a soft giggle and smile.

"You look so cute Azul and you guys look adorable as eel children." She compliments as Jade chuckles.

"Well we are quite young back in our childhood." Jade said with a grin.

"And Azul was a squishy and small crybaby back then!" Floyd chirps.

"Aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh!!!!" Azul groans feeling embarrassed.

"I totally get how you feel. Everyone has a past they want to erase! I didn't see anything! You guys should forget you saw anything!" Deuce reassures.

"You really just go with the flow, huh." Jack dryly remarks.

"Then again, he's not wrong when he wants to erase that photo off his mind. Hell nobody wants to remember their cringey childhood photo." Merlin points out.

"Yeah I would be embarrassed too if I ever see my embarrassing photo of me as a child." Glory agrees.

"Embarrassing photos will always linger in your minds." Vivien states.

"Sh#t!" Azul curses with a glare.

"I was supposed to expand Mostro Lounge and completely delete my dark past at the same time...My plans was flawless!" He laments.

"They say that those who chase after two rabbits will end up with neither." Ruggie points out.

"I've gone through and edited every other photo from the graduation albums to the film in photo studios. That photo from the museum was the only one I couldn't legally get my hands on..." Azul mourns while sulking about his failed plan.

"And to have Glofish see my embarrassing photos of me as a crappy child is much more humiliating!!" He whines.

"Stop going around and making others do your dirty work, y'know!" Grim chides.

"This pic is totally fine. I like the old Azul. You used to be so tasty looking." Floyd chirps.

"That is not the problem here!" Azul shouts feeling embarrassed.

"But you don't have to it from me, Azul." Glory reassures yet Azul groans and covers his face.

"I'm done. I wanna hop back in my octopus pot." He mourns while covering his face in humiliation.

"Anyway. We brought the photo as promised. We cleared all of your conditions." Jack said.

"But the contracts are turn into dust, no thanks to a certain lion." Merlin dryly points out.

"Tch stop blaming me. I was told to do this." Leona retorts.

"But you know, I'm not cool with stealing." Jack proclaims.

"Azul. Isn't it your policy to keep your dealings legal, right? Take responsibility and get it back to where it belongs." Jack encourages.

"And we'll do it together." Glory reassures with a warm smile. Azul adjust his glasses and softly sniffs.

"...Understood. But at least let me run it through some editing software to erase my shame..." Azul pleads.

"Hah, you don't know when to give up." Leona snarks with a smug.

"Even if memories are embarrassing or bad. Memories are also created to learn from your experiences." Glory assures.

"And memories are engraved in your mind forever. You can't erase, forgot, or escape from them. You just have to cherish and learn from your experiences from your childhood." Vivien reassures.

"They're right. Memories are to be treasured." Jade agrees with a soft smile.

"So when're we gonna go? We're all going, right. I'm so excited! We haven't been there since elementary school." Floyd chirps with a excitable smile. But soon Grim sniffs something in midair.

"Grim what's wrong?" Glory ask.

"Yeah. Why are you sniffing around on the ground, Grim?" Ace ask curiously.

"My gourmet hunter senses are tingling. My favorite pitch black truffle has fallen somewhere around here!..." Grim chirps.

"Are you a pig?" Ace shrieks.

"Please don't tell me you're going to eat once you found this black rock that you're trying to find." Glory dryly states.

"My prediction says he will." Vivien told her.

"Great." Glory sarcastically replies.

"Ffgna! Found the black rock! The nose of the Great Gourmet Hunter Grim cannot be fooled!" Grim proclaims.

"...A black rock?" Leona mutters.

"Hmm? You know something about this Kingscholar?" Merlin ask curiously.

"Maybe...." He mumbles while staring at Grim holding the black rock.

"Thanks for the food! Omm nom! Mmmm...It starts out heavy and rich but then there's a punch of saltiness...I'll never get tired of this flavor! Y'know!" Grim chirps.

"Not surprising." Glory dryly replies with a blank look.

"Are you eating crap off the ground again!?" Deuce scolds with a glare.

"There's no point trying to stop him, we just have to accept that monsters have different tastes." Ace assures shaking his head. Leona on the other hand was staring at Grim for a while before he responds.

"...Is that raccoon always eating black rocks off the ground?" Leona ask curiously.

"Not really, but he only eat it when he detects its smell after the overblot." Glory told him.

"Is something the matter, Leona-senpai?" Jack ask curiously.

"Nah. It's nothing." Leona denies. Glory curls her brows skeptically at him.

Does Leona know or does he not know about the black rocks? Furthermore I wonder what's taking Crowley so long to find a way back to my world? I should talk to him after we left Octavinelle.

Glory thought.

"Something in your mind Sundrop?" Merlin whispers.

"Eeh?" Glory turns to Merlin with a puzzled look.

"Moonchild is planning on meeting Dire about her world." Vivien told her.

"Aaah yes, I have to talk to him after school." Merlin said stunning the ravenette.

"Huh you are?" Glory stammers as he chuckles and ruffles Glory's hair.

"Don't fret my child. I'll be talking to him about the research after school so please get some rest." Merlin reassures as Glory looked troubled about Crowley but gives out a nod to Merlin knowing that he'll handle this since she trust him.

"O-Okay." Glory mutters while deeply dubious about Crowley. However, the good thing is that Glory won, Azul is saved, and she'll be getting her dorm back after school.

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