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golden dragon’s prelude

BEFORE WE BEGIN:

So uh, before we start:

This piece will be one of the biggest things I will reveal regarding Yuu (Rei)’s involvement to the plot that will make her completely diverge from the position of canon MC.

I actually wanted to post it first after finishing chapter 13 but now my focus of fic has diverted to my Persona 5 Royal fic “tabula rasa”, and with Twisted Wonderland main story not being quite finished yet, I decided to hold off a bit before deciding whether or not I want to finish “black or white” on the first main arc in Night Raven College of the game or continue on.

Though personally, I may just conclude it on the first overarching arc after Diasomnia and whatever we had with OB Grim in the future, and make it fully canon divergent after OB Grim is dealt with.

So with that in mind, I decided to reveal this ahead to set up what else will diverge from Twisted Wonderland canon in “black or white”.

Also there’s going to be a bunch of new original characters introduced but I will make a post about who are the newly introduced OC’s soon.

This contains ideas to how Pomefiore concluded and play into how Ignihyde and Diasomnia will run.

Without further ado, here we go!

She couldn’t hear whatever it was that happened under the stage once the results of the vote announced it as a tie.

Vil-san seemed upset at what Rook-senpai had said.

Neige also seemed to be visited by a fellow RSA student about the results.

Then there was an announcement from Neige via the microphone. “Can the Directing student Yuu Shiina come down to the stage?”

She was suspicious to where this goes down, but nonetheless, complied and went towards the stage.

Rather than take the stairs, she quietly chanted the runes at her shoes, the runes glowed and she jumped, her jumps gave the illusion that she was touching on an invisible platform as she reached the stage down at the colosseum, accompanied by Shiro on her shoulder and Grim at her free shoulder.

She landed on the ground next to the NRC group with ease, both Grim and Shiro jumping down from her shoulder as soon as she landed and she soon gazed over to Neige Le Blanche, and the student next to him, accompanied by a blue-green snake wrapped around-

Wait, that’s-

“Yaolan?” She called for said student.

Yaolan greeted her with a wave once he heard her.

Yaolan had been a regular that Yuu got acquainted with when she started taking a part-time job at cafe La Salvia down town.

She knew that he studied in Royal Sword Academy as a foreign exchange student in his second year and they had been friendly with each other as fellow foreigners in a strange land over the months they got acquainted.

But now, she felt a strong aura emitting out of him.

She didn’t notice it before, but now that she had made her pact with Shiro official, she can sense the irregular aura emanating out from the snake.

The aura is the same aura she felt with Shiro now that they officiated their pact together.

For a moment, she felt apprehensive about what this would be about.

She absentmindedly placed her left hand on her upper right arm, where the magical tattoo that formed as a sign of her officiated pact with Shiro lay concealed underneath her cardigan sweater and blouse.

She sincerely hoped it wasn’t about what transpired earlier before the competition.

She already had Leona-san on her case.

“For a brief moment, there was this air surrounding the whole area that kept us all frozen until it’s gone in an instant.” The Savanaclaw dorm head started once he got a hold of her during the break.

“Omnivore, what did you do?”

She kept mum.

She sent Grim off to Ace and Deuce’s way, not wanting him to get involved in whatever mess would come out of confronting Vil-san of what he plans to do to Neige at the time. (Grim ended up being involved anyway)

So instead, she answered. “You can ask Vil-senpai in private later.”

...Leona-san aside, there’s Malleus.

“For a brief moment, there was a stillness in the air.” The Diasomnia dorm leader spoke shortly before he left, his voice a whisper.

“Do you know what caused it, child of man?” He questioned.

Behind Malleus, she can see Kalim-san looking worried, but otherwise quiet.

“I’m not sure about that.” Was her reply.

The truth is this, Shiro is actually a powerful mythical creature in disguise.

Specifically, Shiro is the White Tiger of the West, one of the Four Cardinal gods.

She’s aware of the legend back home, but she doesn’t know if the same applies in this new world as well.

While their existence was covered in history class at one point, she didn’t pay too much attention at how involved they actually were in the world of Twisted Wonderland beyond the fact that they exist.

So really, color her surprised when Shiro, whom she believed to just be a magical cat familiar, shifts to a gigantic white tiger, protecting her, Kalim-san and Rook-san from being poisoned by an overblotted Vil in the halls of the Colosseum before they escaped with Jamil-san.

So the legends exist and are real in this world.

At any rate, Shiro deemed the situation with Vil-san’s overblot as dire enough to break out of his disguise and to protect them but he eventually returned to his disguise once Ace, Deuce, Epel and Grim arrived at the area.

Kalim-san, Jamil-san and Rook-san are also the only ones who bear witness to the pact they made while Vil-san initially assumed that seeing the White Tiger is just an exhaustion induced fever dream.

So really, those three are the only ones to know about Shiro’s true identity.

Though, the fact that Yaolan is enveloped in a powerful aura and accompanied by the blue-green snake on his neck...

He must have been a master of one of the Four Cardinal gods of Twisted Wonderland.

Going by the fact that Yaolan has Fengyue, the snake, with him, he must have been the master of Seiryuu, the Blue Dragon. Potentially.

“Yo, Yuu.” Yaolan started.

“Wait, potato, you know him?” Vil-san voiced.

“He’s a regular at the cafe I worked part time at.” Yuu simply answered, which was followed by Ace, Deuce, and Epel squawking out “What!?”.

Yuu, accompanied by Shiro, walked towards him. “What are you doing here?”

He crossed his arms and lifted a hand, scratching his cheek in a look of sheepishness. “I admit it’s selfish of me to vote for NRC and calling you out here but… this is an inevitable encounter and meeting.”

He paused, the smile now had a mischievous glint. “As fellow masters of the Cardinal Beasts.”

A powerful pressure filled the air, enough that it got most of the people in the vicinity on their knees.

Beside her, Grim squawked at the power and fell down to the ground while Shiro jumped from her shoulder and gracefully landed.

They’re both the only ones, outside of Yaolan and the potential Blue Dragon in disguise in front of her, who can stand firm.

All is deaf to her, she can only hear Shiro growl, and the snake slithers into their owner’s arm, hissing in return.

Furrowing her eyebrows, she scrutinizes the student in front of her.

“What do you want from this?”

Yaolan raised their arms, posing to look like he surrendered. “Hey now, I’m not here to make an enemy out of a fellow master.”

“You could just do this privately rather than to make a show by voting your rival.”

Yaolan let out a chuckle. “You really don’t know it, do you?”

“Know what?”

At her question, he started to explain. “It’s strange, you know? Every single person who had become the master chosen by the Cardinal Guardians all made quite a good name for themselves in varying ways in society, be it with the magicless and magicians. And yet… it’s odd that the same does not apply to the White Tiger for the past decades.”

What is he going with this-

“Fengyue told me that the last time the White Tiger chose a master was seven decades ago, but when the pact ended, any traces of his master at the time disappeared, as if they never existed in the first place, and there are no new records of the White Tiger choosing a new master…”

His smile is ever present as they concluded. “Until you, that is.”

She raised a brow at him, confused to why Yaolan is bringing the subject of the Four Cardinals up. “...Your point?”

Yaolan laughed once more. “Haha, sorry about that, I noticed that the White Tiger’s aura had been imprinting close to you for months but I wasn’t sure if you and the White Tiger are official yet, now I’m sure that your pact with the White Tiger is official.”

...So he knew Shiro’s true form for that long.

“By outing Shiro and I in front of hundreds of students and the visiting audience?” She raised a brow at him.

“Whoa whoa, easy, it’s not like you’re the only one alone who got outed here.” He waved his free hand at her, the snake slithering back to his neck.

A voice boomed throughout the area.

“Well met.”

This wasn’t Shiro’s voice, rather, it came from the snake.

The snake glowed, floating up and away until the outline of a dragon (The Eastern kind, rather than the one from the west), was visible and the large dragon (Seiryuu, the Blue Dragon) loomed above them all, the dragon’s head lay above the master’s shoulder.

She shifted to her left, Shiro’s form glowing and revealing his true form in suit.

A large, mystique, elegant White Tiger (Byakkou, the White Tiger) now stood in Shiro’s place, on the defensive and looking for signs of an attack.

“There is little need for apprehension, we mean no harm.” The dragon spoke.

“The actions of your master spoke of otherwise.” Shiro retorted.

“Point taken, do forgive this mischief prone master of mine.” The dragon rumbled. “It’s been a while since we last met, not since over seventy years ago when your pact with Lady Kaname ended.”

Kaname? That’s-

She took a step forward towards the dragon, Yao Lan stepping back in surprise.

Her voice was shaky as she questioned. “How… How did you know my grandma?”

There was a momentary pause in the air and the dragon let out a rumbling laughter. “Hah! So you are Lady Kaname’s brethren! That does quite explain much to why my brother in arms chose you.”

The laughter paused as Yaolan looked aghast at their familiar. “You didn’t tell me that you knew who the previous master of the White Tiger was Fengyue!”

“You never asked for the master’s name, my lord.” The Blue Dragon, Fengyue, answered.

Yaolan gave the dragon a pointed look. “You're getting a pay back for this when we get back to RSA.”

The dragon gave an impression of rolling his eyes at his master’s antics before he asked. “Still, did my brother not speak to you of how well acquainted he was with your grandmother?”

“Kaname-sama made me promise to not speak about her to anyone else outside of those who already knew of her at the time. And I still need to see if she is worthy to be my Master, regardless of whether or not this child is of Kaname-sama’s blood.”

...What...?

Shiro… Shiro knew about grandma?

Grandma’s… she had been here? In Twisted Wonderland?

“A good decision.” The dragon nodded at him.

“...But what does revealing yourselves to the public have to do with this?”

At her question, the dragon seemed thoughtful, before answering. “My brother may not have sensed it as his pact with you is recent, but I shall tell you-”

“The Golden Dragon, the creator of the Cardinal Guardian Beasts, will soon awaken from slumber.” Yaolan cut the dragon off, resulting in the dragon looking indignant at the interruption.

“Every 500 years, the Golden Dragon awakens, descending to Twisted Wonderland to observe the state of the world since his slumber, interfere with the matter of mortals, if necessary, and potentially find an individual worthy of being it’s master.” Yaolan explained, the wording sounds as if they were reciting word for word of what has been told.

“I could explain with much more clarity.”

“But Fengyue! This is a once in a lifetime chance for all of us where we can see the Golden Dragon in the flesh! And you told me if the Golden Dragon awakens soon, it’ll be the first time since a millennia ago that all four masters of the Cardinal Beasts will gather in place and have a big reunion!”

The Blue Dragon stares at his master exasperatedly. “There’s more than just a reunion between us Cardinals.” Soon elaborating.

“The Golden Dragon’s awakening means that our lord has returned to give his blessings to the land of Twisted Wonderland… and he also comes back to judge and test the strength of the Cardinal Beasts and their chosen masters, to see if they are strong enough to protect and oversee the land in his absence.”

Ah.

“So in other words, we’re going to fight the King of the Cardinals.” She surmised.

The dragon nods. “Well spoken. It is but a test of strength.”

“Do you believe that our current Masters have what it takes?” Shiro pondered upon the dragon and Yaolan’s explanation.

“They have to be. Our lord and King would descend from the heavens soon, after all. In a few years, or in a more recent time, I do not know, however.”

“And isn’t that just the exciting part?” Yaolan grinned. “A reunion and a test of strength… I’ll be looking forward to fighting you in the future!”

“Your enthusiasm for a healthy competition is admirable, young Yaolan.” A blur of blue landed in front of them, causing them to step back.

“Whoa, Headmaster!”

A blue robed old gentleman with a blue wizard hat stood, smiling serenely.

So this man is RSA’s Headmaster.

“While I appreciate a good enthusiasm, you know you’re in trouble for disrupting an event in order to find a fellow master.”

Hearing that, the student gave the old man a sheepish grin, who is currently giving his student a pointed look. “Haha, oops?”

The Headmaster let out an exasperated but fond sigh. “Now please tell both your Familiars to let off their aura. While those sitting in the audience are safe, those in the vicinity don’t look like they can hold on for long.”

Without waiting for their reply, both Shiro and the Blue Dragon, Feng Yue, obliged. The unbearable pressure around them slowly left.

Feng Yue’s form now glowed in light and he returned to his snake disguise.

Neige, who had been down on the ground since both Yao Lan and herself started talking, slowly stood and walked towards the Headmaster. “Headmaster,! How are you here? That was a powerful magical Aura earlier...”

The RSA Headmaster chuckled. “It is a simple trick, young one.”

With a pat at his hat, the RSA Headmaster turned. “Now I won’t be keeping you for long, I shall escort Yaolan out and we can return to our scheduled event.”

The Headmaster took his leave, with Yaolan following and giving her a wave before leaving.

“Yuu!”

She turned, seeing Ace, Deuce and Epel at her left. The seniors followed behind them.

“He didn’t do anything else, did he?” Ace questioned.

She shook her head.

“But… when that dragon said Kaname… did he really mean the same Kaname who was your grandmother?” Deuce pondered.

“...I’ll talk about that later once VDC is officially over.” She answered.

Yuu turned her attention back to the now shrunk Shiro and let him climb onto her shoulders and headed for the backstage.

She tried to ignore all the eyes now on her over the new information and once she’s away from invasive eyes, she called for her new familiar’s name.

“...Shiro?”

“Yes?”

“Can you tell me more about what grandma’s like years ago? She... grandma never told me about the world she was once spirited away too.”

Grandma had been open about how she was spirited away when she was younger, but never mentioned where.

What urged her to decide to keep it quiet?

“...Very well, you deserve to know more about her too, my liege.”

“...Thank you.“

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The onlookers are looking in.

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Crewel saw the Headmaster brewing up a storm, feathers puffed, in a way, at the unbelievable sight in front of him.

As he looked at the screen of the troublesome puppy in his Homeroom standing firm next to the Cardinal Beast who revealed himself to have been playing masquerade to the whole school this whole time, he couldn't help but grin as he recalled how the Headmaster had treated his supposed ward.

How ironic.

The supposed ward he took in and then neglected, believing she may become irrelevant in the long run, is now relevant for a longer run.

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“The Cardinal Beast of the West and the East…” Riddle murmured at the sight of the two beasts on screen.

He only heard of legends and stories about them.

To see them in the flesh… All he could say is that they are absolutely ethereal.

He has a lot to ask of Yuu later.

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Leona groaned once he saw the White Cat and Blue-green snake transform to their true forms. “A Cardinal Beast. Great. No wonder none of us Beastfolk can actually sense his presence beyond whatever magic he did hours ago.”

Something did happen that caused the data in the stadium to go poof, and the Omnivore is deliberately hiding it, not because of what it entails, but to hide her recently finalized pact with such a powerful creature.

A smart move, if he had to say it himself.

If the white cat ended his masquerade so early in the year, the other students in this school would do anything to get their hands on having a powerful creature as a partner.

Though, given that most familiars, regardless of whether they are a regular one or a powerful mythical beast, stays loyal to their chosen master anyway, any attempts to steal a familiar would have ended as quickly as their greed was born.

That’s not counting the repercussions of angering a mythical beast either.

...He can sense a troublesome call coming from brother dearest later once the VDC is over.

He’s going to have his eye on the Omnivore soon.

Anyone who is known to be the Master of one of the four Cardinal Beasts would be looked for by world leaders for sure, if only because those Masters often serve Diplomats and each of them had done many achievements as balance keepers in history, and thus, can also give the world leaders a one up against others in a political standing if said master specifically chose a country.

That’s just how powerful of an influence that the Cardinal Beasts have, and why those who managed to make a pact with them are considered a big deal to many of the world’s leaders.

The East already had the RSA kid now.

The Southern lands had the Master of the Vermilion Bird who is making a name for herself in the recent news as a promising Magician, in spite of her young age.

The Master of the Black Turtle is stationed in the Northern lands of Twisted Wonderland, and is Valley of Thorns’ diplomat stationed in Pyroxene outside of being the mentor of the Vermilion Bird’s master.

He is currently the one that the world knew to have been the Black Turtle’s master for two centuries due to being a Fae, unlike some of the human and/or beastfolk masters that had been chosen by one of the four Cardinals in history.

That left the Omnivore as a free game as far as Masters of the Cardinal Beasts goes, as the White Tiger that governs the West.

Then there’s what the Blue Dragon is saying, about how the Golden Dragon will wake in the near future...

...He’ll leave all the politicking to Aniki later.

“You always get into troublesome things somehow, Omnivore.”

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“Why, this is an unprecedented turn of events.”

Azul adjusted his glasses.

Floyd and Jade grinned beside him in excitement.

The fact that Shiro, the white cat accompanying the Ramshackle Prefect together with Grim-san, is actually one of the Four Cardinal Beasts is unexpected, but his interest is piqued at another piece of information.

“The Golden Dragon, King of the Cardinals, should soon awaken…”

His lips curved to a smirk.

That would be a sight.

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“So that rascal of a kitty cat who got tamed by her is actually the White Tiger in disguise and his previous master was the Ramshackle Prefect’s relative? I knew something’s up with her when she showed up out of the blue and added onto her involvement in the recent incidents, this really proves that she’s an Isekai Shounen Manga protagonist… man I’m glad I kept a distance around her over the past months.”

Click, clack.

The sound of the tablet’s keyboard registered to Idia Shroud’s ears.

He furrowed his brows. “...That RSA kid was right. There’s not a single trace of that Prefect’s relative at all outside of the Blue Dragon and White Tiger’s account.”

At the tablet’s screen, it shows:

“No matching records found.”

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“You already asked me several times over the past few minutes, Headmaster, I knew nothing of the fact that Yuu Shiina’s White Cat Familiar is actually a Cardinal Beast masquerading as a familiar akin to my Lucius.”

Massaging the temples on his forehead, Mozus Trein let out a sigh at the Headmaster’s repeated questions.

He truly knew nothing about the fact that a Cardinal Beast has been hiding right under their noses as a regular familiar.

And said beast chose the dimensionally displaced student as his master due to the fact that she was actually a relative to his previous master.

All he knew was that the white cat initially arrived in Night Raven College in search of a master three years ago.

...Wait.

Three years ago…

“...If I recall correctly, it was Vanrouge who brought the cat in question when he was enrolled three years ago. Claiming that the cat Familiar belonged to an old friend and it is searching for a new master.”

However, given that the cat is actually a Cardinal Beast in disguise… that could mean-

“...Vanrouge knew the cat’s true identity all along.”

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“A Cardinal Beast… that certainly explained the stillness of the air hours ago. I always thought that white cat was far more than he seemed when I saw him in the company of that Child of man from Ramshackle.” Malleus placed a hand under his chin, looking thoughtful.

Sebek stared at the spectacle in disbelief, the conversation and scene of the confrontation between the two masters of the Cardinal Beast is in full view for everyone to see. Be it those in Sage Island and those outside of it.

"To think such a beast had been hiding this whole time… and yet, he didn’t choose Malleus-sama, but that human!”

Sebek felt furious, fist clenched at the thought that his liege was not chosen by the Cardinal Beast.

Silver, on the other hand, scrutinized Lilia. “...You told me that the cat belonged to an old friend.”

Lilia, on his part, blinked. Smiling oh so innocently as Malleus and Sebek now turn towards him. Eyes wide at Silver’s words.

“My, I forgot that I’ve spoken to Silver about it once.”

“...So you knew what the cat actually was all along?”

At Silver’s question, Lilia chuckled in a good natured way. “Why yes, I’ve been long acquainted with him for seventy years.”

“...Then-”

“I wasn’t expecting Kaname’s granddaughter to appear in Twisted Wonderland the way she did after her grandmother left this world all those years ago. And yet, here she was.”

Malleus furrowed his brows. And then his eyes lit up in remembrance. “Now I remember.”

Malleus spoke, recalling the memory. “I often came across a young woman who often visited the castle seventy years ago. However, I was unable to get properly acquainted with said guests with grandmother telling me that she has that woman’s matters handled.”

He concluded. “No wonder the Child of Man seemed familiar.”

Malleus then questioned. “Did you let the beast and child of Man meet because you knew who they are actually related to?”

Lilia shook his head, his smile ever present. “Why, I only nudged my old friend towards the young lady’s direction. It was simply my old friend’s decision to choose her as his master in the end.”

Lilia then walked forward, his eyes gazing at the widescreen of the colosseum where the camera still showed the two masters of the Cardinal Beasts conversing.

“...Why did you go so far and back for her fa-, Lilia-senpai?”

Silver had asked of the question once, out of curiosity, but Silver decided to repeat it again with this new information.

His father never gave Silver a clear answer to why beyond the fact that he felt that the Ramshackle prefect needed it because the Headmaster refused to give her that help beyond the bare minimum.

“...It is the least that I can do for Kaname.”

Malleus, Sebek and Silver watched Lilia smile, his eyes melancholic and solemn as the older fae uttered out the name of his old friend.

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“Lilia, that rascal…” On the throne, the olden fae let out an exasperated sigh once she saw the White Tiger through clairvoyant magic, facing off the Blue Dragon.

“...So that little girl is Kaname’s granddaughter.”

The fae’s lips curve to a grin.

The queen internally mused, would this child be anything similar as her grandmother?

A too idealistic yet optimistic fool whose friendliness towards the supernatural earned her a favor of many?

“Perhaps a visit to Night Raven College can be arranged in a few days. I wish to see how Malleus fares as well...”

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A pale man with blue locks had his eyes locked onto the wide-screen TV in a luxurious room, his eyes registering what he had just seen and heard.

“Kaname... that’s a name I haven’t heard in a long while.” He murmured.

“What do we do now, Wilhelm?” His partner, a small black land turtle, pondered.

“Hmm, I suppose a little visit to Sage Island won’t hurt. Our diplomatic duties in the Shaftlands at the moment are done anyway.”

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The sound of scattered and fallen utensils resounded the dining booth.

“Kalea, what’s wrong!?”

The individual, a blonde haired, caramel skinned girl had her attention firmly on the phone broadcasting the live stream, ignoring her other companions.

The vermillion parakeet perched on her shoulder inquired. “Lady Kalea?”

Kalea did not pay any heed as she registered and take in the sight she saw and what she heard.

The masters of the Blue Dragon and the White Tiger have showed themselves to the world.

“I need to call Master Wilhelm about this...” She murmured with a smile of anticipation curved her lips.

She needs to meet with her fellow masters of cardinal beasts soon.

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Anonymous A: Hey is whatever happened in the last legs of the VDC legit?”

fireflower02: Nope, it’s not fake. It’s real. I got a friend studying in RSA and he was there when he saw it all go down. He even gave me live updates over it.

crystallize: Same, my friend’s in NRC and he told me the details of what happened there.

arize: Dude, I was there in person, that magical energy leaking off was off the freaking charts!

Anonymous A: For real?

Anonymous B: Yeah. Who would’ve known that this super powerful Mythical Creature had been hiding this whole time and that the Magicless underdog kid of NRC is the master to one of them?

Anonymous C: Not just that, apparently her grandma used to be the master of her current familiar based on the conversation between the two Cardinal Beasts.

Anonymous B: Damn.

Anonymous A: You make it sound like she’s an Isekai protagonist.

Anonymous C: Apparently, that’s one of the speculations about her origins in NRC, kid’s subject to a hell lot of rumors since her first debut in that interdorm exhibition match. Most of them being baseless actually.

crystallize: Seriously, just who the hell is the kid’s grandma anyway?

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Above the skies, deep in the clouds, the King of the Cardinal Beasts stirred.

Still deep in slumber, but soon to wake from his dreamless sleep.

All while a storm is brewing amongst the mortals.

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This is going to get a bit long but here I go.

Yes, this was what I was planning in regards to the Natsume Yuujinchou inspiration on Yuu (Rei) and Shiro.

Yuu (Rei)’s dead grandma is basically a more benevolent and adored Natsume Reiko to Yuu (Rei)’s Natsume Takashi back when she’s alive.

Shiro is always meant to be the Nyanko-sensei to Yuu (Rei)’s Natsume.

Now Yuu (Rei) officially went from “Irrelevant magicless student turned technical magician” to “VERY relevant, master of one of the Cardinal Beasts, potential political ally, relative of a royal family’s friend, CAN’T BE KICKED OUT UNLESS YOU WANT POLITICAL BACKLASH” for Crowley.

Irony at it’s finest.

And yes, this was what led to the events of “you lose at zero trust”. Crowley tries to make amends because he only realized now that he fucked up big time with Yuu (Rei) because she kept way too many things from him now, added onto the fact that she is now officially very relevant to the world of Twisted Wonderland now.

Only it backfired because Yuu (Rei) had lost all trust in him by that point to consider or accept that he started to care after leaving her be for so long, plus the fact that he still treats Yuu (Rei) as if she’s the canon MC, your regular joe and jane who got brought out to the middle of nowhere and would rather go back home instead of learning about Yuu (Rei) the individual.

Crowley choosing a really bad timing to try and make amends isn’t really helping his case either.

If it’s any other time, Yuu (Rei) wouldn’t have snapped as badly as she did in “you lose at zero trust”, and she may still give Crowley a chance, but Crowley blew it up completely by picking a bad timing.

So yeah.

I wanted to write something like this with a Twisted Wonderland twist for the mythical Four Gods so this is also what makes “black or white” a complete AU from canon.

This is also going to be connected to what I mention a while back, that Bravely Default is a huge inspiration Yuu (Rei)’s story.

(Bravely Default spoilers ahead)

To sum it up, Crowley is to Yuu (Rei), the Airy to her Warriors of Light.

In Bravely Default, Airy is introduced as a supporting character who help the heroes. However, getting to the climax reveals that Airy, who is based on the typical RPG helper fairy, is actually working for the true villain of the game and is manipulating the heroes (and the player by extension) for her plans.

The end of Pomefiore in “black or white” would be what I consider as the turning point.

At any rate, Crowley is the Airy to Yuu (Rei) that he wants to manipulate and get something out of Yuu (Rei)’s presence but ultimately couldn’t get that now that Yuu (Rei) had grown too important to Twisted Wonderland at large.

(Bravely Default spoilers end)

Also:

Wilhelm and Kalea are new OC’s who are involved in the Cardinal lore and Yaolan too.

I’ll be posting about them soon.

Anyway, that’s all for now!

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