Beside Mister S's Mystery Shop, everyone watched what happened to everyone.

"The second group is down and out..." Crowley mumbled.

"That... IDIOT FOOL!!!" Felix shouted in rage with an angry mark on his head. "HOW DARE HIM MAKE A MISTAKE!!! AND RIGHT IN FRONT OF ANOTHER ROYAL!!!! HE IS GOING TO DESTROY MY LADY'S TITLE!!!!"

"Ahahahahahahahahahhaah! Did you see Deuce totally lose his cool?" Ace burst out laughing, "I can't believe he got slapped before he even introduced himself! Too funny!"

"Nyahaha. Those guys were so full of themselves, but they totally got shot down, y'know!" Grim laughed along with Ace.

"Now isn't the time to laugh! The wedding is tonight, you know!?" Ortho shouted at Grim and Ace.

"Ya~wn, alright. Time to attend the wedding," Y/n mumbled. She rose from her seat and walked inside Sam's shop, where he greeted her.

"Welcome back, Y/n. What can I assist you today?" Sam asked.

"I need your help, Mr. Sam," she said, which made Sam surprised.

"My help, yea." He spoke. 

"Yes... You see, I have been invited to Princess Eliza's wedding and I want to wear something splendid." Y/n said, walking around the shop and grabbing a beautiful bouquet of blue hydrangea flowers. She rotated her head at Sam with a smirk. "Plus, it is time for the ghost bride to meet her true Ideal prince."

Sam's eyes widen and smile with thrill, "Seems that we have ourselves a job." He told his shadow friend, who giggled. "And a show."

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"My big brother is getting taken to the land of the dead at this rate," Ortho said.

"There isn't much time until midnight... Every second counts, we have to make a successful proposal!" Riddle said to the remaining students.

"But even Azul failed, so that means us and Malleus are the only dorm heads left," Kalim mumbled.

"All we can do is... GET ALL THE REMAINING GROOM CANDIDATES HERE NOW!!" Crowley said to the student. Everyone nodded their head, they went to the remaining groom candidates.

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Everyone goes to the Savanalcaw dorm first to get Ruggie.

"Huh? Me? Some ghost's suitors? Cause Leona got captured?" Ruggie questioned everything.

"Are you going to help us?" Felix inquired.

".... Of course, I won't go! Leona could come back by himself if don't want to work without getting paid." Ruggie said the group. With that, everyone left the Savanaclaw dorm and went to the next; Scarabia.

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Everyone arrived at the dorm and met up with Jamil in the hallway where they could persuade him to help them.

"Nope. I'm not going. Neither is Kalim." Jamil said, then pulled Kalim away from the group. "I'm not risking family by putting Kalim in danger. If I help, he'd say some crap like "Sounds fun!" and follow me... So, sorry but, you'll have to figure it out on your own."

"Great, we have been turned down by three students already," Felix mumbled.

"There's nothing we can do, let's go." Riddle said.

"Oh, one more thing." Everyone turned to Jamil, "Don't even think of putting, Princess Y/n in your plan as well."

"Yes, we know," Felix answered.

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They soon arrived at the Diasomnia dorm where Malleus and Silver are in the lounge room.

"I can't help. Without the old... Lilia and Sebek here that leaves only me to guard Lord Malleus." Silver said.

"Even though I already told him I'm fine with myself," Malleus mumbled.

"No, if Lilia is here, he will agree to my opinion," Silver said, looking at Malleus. "I'm deeply sorry that I can't be any help...!"

"Hm? How about him?" Felix pointed to the man who was about to leave without any notice. Everyone turned to the long white-haired man holding his phone in both hands.

"Huh?... M-me?" The boy said, pointing his finger at himself.

"You are... Kai Arashiba. One of our second year's students." Malleus said.

"Y-yes, dorm leader." He said, softly and shyly.

"Arashiba? Hm, I don't recall that name from last year." Silver mumbled under his breath.

"Alright, Kai. As your dorm leader, I would like you to assist them in saving Mr. Idia Shroud and the others." Malleus said.

"HUuuuuhhh!!!" Kai shouted, "Why me?"

'One more thing, why should I do something?'He thought to himself.

"Well, you are the only one here look avoid to do it." Malleus responds, "I'm sure, you will just be great." He grinned.

"Oh, great." The white-haired boy mumbled. "Fine, let's get over with."

"Thank you, everyone." Riddle said, and then the group left Malleus and Silver.

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Everyone went back to Sam's Shop and tried to run around the place, looking for students to help them save Idia and the others.

"So, after all that we have we come out with... Only one person!" Crowley yelped.

"And I have no clue, what is happening?" Kai murmured while playing his game.

"How can they all be so cold?" Ortho muttered, lowering his head.

"There is no need for worry. For we are here!" Rook said, he referring to himself and Epel.

"Mr. Rook Hunt! Mr. Epel Felmier!" Ortho softly said, "You'll go save my brother!?"

"Of course. Helping each other is a beautiful thing." Rook said, with a smile.

'Oh, really?' Kai raised an eyebrow.

"That and I can't bear the thought of Vil's beauty suffering any more slights against it. Epel is very ready to lend a hand too!"

"That's right! I'll save the dorm head and show him what I can do!" Epel said, determined to save everyone. "And maybe then, just maybe...!"

"Round three is just those three. Well, no way anybody'd want to get involved." Ace mumbled.

"I'll help too." Riddle steps in to lead some help.

"What!? Why!? Are you trying to rescue Trey?" Ace asked in surprise.

"That is one reason. And as dorm head, it's my responsibility to clean up Heartslabyul's failures." Riddle said to Ace. "On top of that, there is something even more urgent. Ace, you're forgetting something important."

"Something important...?" Ace asked.

"Rules of the Queen of Hearts, number 703. "The person who gets the second place in the croquet competition should pour tea to the queen on the next day." "Riddle said.

"And what about it... Ha!" Ace was clueless at first then realized. "Now that you mention it!"

"Yeah, the one who got second place in the croquet competition yesterday... Cater." Riddle said. "Before tomorrow comes, I must bring Cater back as soon as possible. I must let him pour tea to the queen... In sum, I must let him pour tea to the dorm leader!!"

"Ehh!? Isn't it an emergency now!? Instead of Cater, let me pour the tea for you..." Ace said.

"No, you can't. You're below tenth place from yesterday's competition." Riddle said, "To comply with the rules of Queen of Hearts I must bring Cater back to the dorm before twelve."

"Haa... As expected from the demon of rules..." Ace mumbled. "... Well, you're better than before, above all of it, I am unrelated to all of this so it's fine!"

"In the other words, the next one that's gonna go for the proposal is me, Rook, Epel, Kai... Felix and Ace, so that means there are four of us." Riddle stated.

"...Wait, me!?" Ace and Felix yelped. "Why would you count me inside!?"

"PROPOSAL!!?" Kai's full attention is on Riddle.

"Oh, does that mean you don't want to come?" Riddle asked them.

"Of course! Why would I bother to involve myself in these matters of trouble?" Ace complained, "It's absolutely a no for me."

"I agree with strawberry cheesecake." Felix said, "I won't allow my lady to be left alone with nobody to protect her."

"DON'T CALL ME "STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE." Ace explodes.

"Alright then. If that's the case, you go back to the dorm first and take care of the hedgehog." Riddle said to Ace, with a smirk. "Epel is enough for me."

"Eh, m-me?" Epel yelped, as he heard his name.

"That's right, Epel. You're brave, unlike Ace." Riddle said to Epel then turned to Felix. "Oh, Felix. Don't worry, I asked Y/n permission for you to accompany us on the mission and she gladly allowed me." Riddle lies at him, but one thing he knows is that if he asks or not Y/n will gladly say yes to any necessary event.

"She...allowed you!!" Felix shouted in shock as his expression turned paled light. He turned to the tree where he once knew his lady was sitting now vanished, which made him pale more.

"... Huh?" Ace questioned his dorm head.

"The students from my dorm are all cowardly. How disappointing, they don't even have a strong spirit like you." Riddle pursued.

"...Huh???" Ace started to get angry.

"Well, it would be a burden if a weakling followed us. We're so lucky because there's no hindrance accompanying us." As that said, Ace shouted from the top of his lungs.

"HUH~~!! Epel and even the dorm leader, if I go there's no part left for you!"

"Oh? Is that it?" Riddle smirked.

"I'll be the one to propose to the princess handsomely and steal away her heart." Ace burst out. "You just have to bite your fingers and watch the bride falling in love with me!"

"Fufufu, the tenderness of Monsieur Heart is so cute." Rook giggled.

"Hm. As the students from Heartslabyul, they have to be as united as the trump soldiers." Riddle told Rook grinning.

"... I already feel worried going in with these members." Ace sighed.

"Hey," Felix called out to everyone. "Did Princess say something where she'll be going to?" Everyone shook their head. 

"She just probably went to the ladies' room," Ortho said. Felix hummed doubting she did and worried that something would happen to her.

"Just wait a minute, what is this with the proposal? I don't sign up for any marriage." Kai said to the group.

"It's too late to back down now, Kai." Riddle said, "We need all the help, we can't get." and started to explain what just happened and what needed to be done.

"This is unbelievable." Kai mumbled.

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