"Let's begin... Ahem!" Princess Eliza clears her throat. "🎵Surely~~~~~ The one I've waited for~~~~~~"

"🎵Surely~~~~~ You're the one calling me~~~~~~" Vil singing along with her.

"🎵Yes~~ I've waited so long~~~~~" Princess Eliza continued.

"🎵It's true~~~~~ You've been calling me~~~~~" Vil continues.

"🎵You are the one~~~~~"

"🎵I've been~~~ looking~~~~ for~~~~" Both of them soon sang in harmony.

"How!? He's actually keeping up with the Ghost's nonsense!?" Sebek yelped in shock.

"Even their harmony is lovely," Jade muttered.

"I can sing with you like this anytime," Vil told Eliza. "Because... I wish for you to fall for me."

"Fantastic!" Princess Eliza cheered. "Then what's the name of your dog?"

"...Why are you talking about dogs? I'm still a student so there's no way..." With that one mistake.

"REJECTED!!!" Princess Eliza shouted.

*SLAP!!

"OWWW!!" Vil yells in pain. "I can't believe this! Do you have any idea just how much my beautiful face is worth!?"

"Ah, Vil's back to normal," Jack said.

"Even Betta-fish got smacked," Floyd said.

"It's not just what comes out of your mouth, if you don't have a big dog then you're no prince at all." Princess Eliza said to Vil.

"She's got it all figured out, huh... Leona, Bil, you guys alright?" Trey asked the man who got themselves slapped.

"I... I..." They mumbled as they were trying to move from their spot.

"What's got you all stiff? Was getting slapped that big of a shock?" Trey inquired.

"I CAN'T MOVE!!!" Leona and Vill yell.

"Eeeehh!?" Trey yelped in shock.

"My whole body's gone numb and I can't even lift a finger," Leona said while trying to move but in conclusion, it didn't work.

"Even magic is impossible..." Vil added. "What's happening!?"

"I have been searching for my Ideal Prince for the past 500 years." Princess Eliza said, gazing at everyone. "You came in here, claiming to be a perfect prince... Fakers who don't understand matters of the heart must be made to properly repent. For the same amount of times that I endured."

"F-For 500 years!?" Sebek yelped out.

"I've heard of a ghost that can bind a person with just a slap," Jade mumbled. "Her tastes and passion aren't the only hurdle here; she also possesses an extraordinary power."

"You better be ready, I'm not gonna let this slide!" Leona growled.

"How dare you reject my approach!? Don't let this go to your head!" Vil added.

"But you guys were the dishonest ones..." Jack said softly, "The two dorm heads are out so that leaves us to figure it out!"

"Next let's have... You with the big, white ears, you look strong." Princess Eliza called for Jack.

"I'm Jack Howl," Jack said as he stepped up.

"How is your sword arm? What's the biggest monster you've defeated?" She asked him. "Do you have a legendary blade that's been handed down for generations?"

"Sword? I don't need a sword. My fists are all..." And so, forth Jack meets his fate like Vil and Leona.

"REJECTED!!!!" Eliza shouted.

*SLAP!!

"THAT HURT!!!!" Jack hissed.

"A prince without a sword to save his princess from monsters is no prince at all!!" Princess Eliza yawped. "Next! Boy with the sharp look."

"Sebek Zigvolt!!!!" Sebek shouted as he stepped up.

"Can you play an instrument? Piano? Or even the flute?" She asked him.

"Instrument?... Hmmhmm. A great question, ghost!" Sebek said, "Let me tell you about the Young Master, any instrument he touches produces the most beautiful melodies! His violin is both so sorrowful and so beautiful. His cello was so spectacular, and I felt it in my very soul, that is just part of his mystique." Suddenly...

"REJECTED!!!!" Princess Eliza shouted. Four suitors down and three more to go.

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"Idiot!" Lucas mumbled, placing his hand between his noses.

"The only he talks about is his master, not him," Ace said, while Lilia chuckled at the back.

"Oh please, my mistress can do better in any kind of instrument than his master. Not only, instrument but all kinds of things as well." Felix argues with a rage expression.

"Felix. I don't think you get the point, why he gets himself rejected in the first place." Lucas said. He ignored his words and continued to watch sense, Lucas decided to turn his head to where his lady was who was minding her business and listening to music.

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*SLAP!!

"WHAT!!!?" Sebek yell. "What a ride woman. I was in the middle of speaking!!"

"Rude is talking at length about someone else during a romantic scene!" Princess Eliza said, "You aren't suited to be a prince at all. Next, the boy who looks good in glasses."

"My name is Trey Clover. It's a pleasure, Princess." Trey steps next.

"... Oh no, we mustn't, we can never meet again. Goodbye!" Princess Eliza said, then ran away.

"Eh? The ghost just turned tail and left." Trey muttered, meanwhile, Princess Eliza waited for him.

"Am I... supposed to chase after her?" Trey questioned, feeling unsure of what he should do.

"Probably?" Floyd said.

"Yeah, ummm... Wait!" Trey said then he ran after her.

"Aaahh, I said we mustn't meet! Please, you're making me all confused." Princess Eliza said.

"Alright, looks like that was the right call," Trey mumbled with a slight grin. "But what's the next step..."

"Trey, it's time to sing!" Jade told to Trey.

"Sing!? Now!?" Trey yelped.

"Yes. Take advantage of this romantic mood too, woo her heart with a wonderful song." Jade suggested.

"Uhh, I'm no good at singing...! Uugh..." Trey mumbled. He tried to sing, "Uhhmm... Your... Your~"

"Your~~?" Princess sang, then waited for Trey to continue.

"Your... V-Veil is..." Trey is having a difficult time, with the lyrics he will sing. "White like a bleached rag... Your eyes... are... blue like... like.... grapes~~~" Trey started to get nervous when he didn't hear any words from Princess Eliza.

"REJECTED!!!!" Princess Eliza shouted.

SLAP!!

Trey gets slapped right on the face, "Yeah, saw that coming." He said with, an an awkward smile.

"My veil is a rag? My eyes are grapes??" Princess Eliza questioned, feeling offended by Trey's singing. "Nothing about that is romantic. A prince wouldn't say things like that!"

"Your comparisons were much too normal "Your eyes are like gems" is a much better line to go with," Jade told Trey.

"I'm just a normal high schooler? Only "normal people" stuff came to might!" Trey said with a sided smile.

"Next! You with the kind eyes." Princess Eliza said.

"This chick is super annoying~~~~ Can I squeeze her?" Floyd said, annoyed.

"OUT OF THE QUESTION!!!!" Princess Eliza shouted. She then slapped him. (A/n: I see that coming)

SLAP!!

"OOWWWWW!!!!" Floyd yell.

"Well, yeah," Leona mumbled.

"Last is... You. With the pleasant smile." She called for the last suitor, Jade.

"Yes, my name is Jade Leech. Please be gentle." Jade smiled kindly.

"We're counting on you Jade, you're the last man standing...!" Jack said.

"To commemorate our meeting, would you please accept this humble gift?" Jade pulled out a beautiful flower and held it to Princess Eliza.

"You're giving that beautiful flower... to me?" Princess Eliza said, surprised as she accepted them.

"Yes, I picked this flower myself. It suits you quite well." Jade said, with a charming smile.

"What!? He came with something like that prepared!" Sebek shouted in shock.

"It's wonderful, you've made me so happy! Oh, what to do, you've left my heart all a flutter..." Princess Eliza giggled.

"This might be it...!?" Trey mumbled.

"Don't get a big head, Jade. That's the super deadly flower you grabbed from the mountains." Floyd said to his twin, "You can't pant it anywhere so you're just tryin' to dump it onto some poor sap."

"True. It's so poisonous that if I try to put it in a terrarium all the other plants wilt away." Jade said, "Normally, just touching it with your bare hands would cause you to break out in a hideous rash. Ghosts appear to be immune, though. I've learned so much."

"UNSETTLING!!!!" Princess Eliza shouted.

SLAP!!

"That really hurt!!!" Jade hissed.

"Floyd, it could have gone so well had you kept your mouth shut," Vil told Floyd.

"Yeah, well I wasn't cool being the only one like this," Floyd said.

"Grr. She destroyed all of us." Jack growled.

"You all make a mockery of princely values... I want nothing to do with you." Princess Eliza said to all seven suitors that had been frozen.

"... Hey, I just noticed something," Trey whispered. "Something we should've thought about before but... Having a bunch of guys from an all-boys boarding school propose to a princess... Isn't that an impossibly difficult task?"

All of the students turned silent for a short moment, "You have a point." They said in sync.

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