The octopus in front of them had black skin except for his face, chest, and hands which were grey. Underneath his eight tentacles were filled with purple suction cups and spiky corals grew around his hips and elbow. Ink around his head formed into a shape of a crown and around his eyes it formed into a veil, ink tears dripped from his glowing left eye with purple flame. The octopus didn't say anything as he slowly floated from the platform, giving more distance between the crew and him.

"Wha–!? Azul turned into an octopus!?" Grim exclaimed from his position in front of Ace and Deuce as if trying to protect the two boys.

"That is what Azul looks like under the sea," Jade said, knee slightly trembling because he had never seen anything like this.

Azul raised his hand to the sky and immediately brought it down, one of his tentacles shot forward and the ink made it thicker and longer. Jonah's eyes widened. "Scatter!"

Everyone jumped out of the way as the tentacles swiped at them like a whip. Using his sword to hold his ground, Jonah turned toward the first-years. "Ace! Grim! Epel! Tend the evacuation!" "Take Deuce and the other to safety!" He yelled, "Senior Asim! Senior Viper! Help them!"

"W-Will you guys be okay?" Kalim asked from his position underneath Jamil.

"We'll try." Jonah nodded at him. "Go!"

Jamil got up quickly. "Kalim, let's go!" He pulled his prefect up by the hand. The white-haired boy could only answer "R-Right!" as they started to evacuate the remaining students inside of Mostro Lounge along with Epel and Grim.

Ace looked at the captain, the look at the unconscious Deuce. Right. He had to protect him. With a bit of trouble, he managed to carry Deuce in bridal style. "You better not die, Captain!" he yelled before running inside.

Jonah could only give a small smile at him. Of course, annoyed that even now the captain managed to side with the pest, Azul shot forward, shrieking as he swam toward Jonah at a speed that even Jade and Floyd had ever seen coming from the octopus. Jonah didn't even get to lift his sword, but Leona somehow managed to dash in front of him, screaming, "Down!" as he slammed his staff to the ground, sending an earth column into Azul's chest forcing him to float further again.

"So, Captain." The Savanaclaw Prefect glanced back. "What's the plan?"

Jonah dug into his pocket and took out the crumpled up photo from the museum. "We need to get this photo into his hand." He slowly got up, swiping the screen of his prosthetic arm, and open the 'setting' command. "I have an idea. Everyone, cover me!"

Azul let out another shriek, sending out his tentacles and ink toward the gang. "Here he comes!" Ruggie shouted and everyone scattered. Protecting themselves with their magic and tried to keep the tentacles away from the captain. Trey's Doodle Suit was effective and he kept himself closer to Cater whose clones from his Split Card are helping with the evacuation. Ruggie kept fending with his waterjet, as well as Jack with his earth shield. Leona and Riddle kept themselves close to Jonah, using their King's Roar and rose bushes. Jade and Floyd didn't get to do much, obviously too afraid that they would accidentally hurt their boss.

It was proven to be too much with Azul able to swim around in the water while they are stuck on the platform. The octopus suddenly dove, crashing into Cater and Trey who got thrown off the platform. Both of them were screaming but Trey managed to get a hold at the edge of the platform, while his other hand is holding to Cater.

"Cater! Trey!" Riddle slammed his staff to the ground, sending vines to help his other Heartslabyul member. "Jonah! Hurry!"

"Give me ten more seconds!" Eyes kept glued on the screen, Jonah pressed the final button and his arm let out a steam-like noise, detaching the wrist. "Got it!" He took out the photo from his pocket and ran toward Jack. "Jack, I need a ride!"

"What are you going to do?" Jack asked.

"I'm going to secure the photo in Ashengrotto's hand," Jonah said. "Get me closer to him."

Jack nodded. He crouched down all four as he summoned a magic circle underneath him. "[Unleash Beast]!" A bright light shot out from underneath the circle and the howling was heard. Jack's body turned into the great white wolf. Without hesitation, Jonah climbed to his back and the two of them ran toward Azul.

"You need to get closer!" Leona ran forward, dragging his staff, and swung it like a golf stick, summoning some sort of circling stairway made of earth toward Azul. Jack used it, running up the stair. Jonah gripped his right arm with his left hand, closing one eye as he tried to aim it at Azul's right hand. But the octopus kept moving around, not wanting to stop.

"I can't get a clear shot!" he screamed.

"Hold up!" Ruggie skidded to stop and stomp his feet summoning two magic circles, one underneath Azul and one for him. "[Laugh With Me]!" Golden strings came out from the magic circle connecting both Azul and Ruggie.

"Ruggie!" Leona screamed as the hyena's knees trembled and winching in pain for being pulled instead of him controlling. "Azul's power is too much to control!"

"Not if we secure him for a second!" Riddle slammed his staff to the ground, summoning his own magic circles for them. "[Off With Your Head]!"

Azul's swimming started to flatter but even Riddle was struggling to keep on. Cater turned toward his clones who had finally finished the evacuation and making sure that Ace, Epel, and the Scarabia Duo had barricaded the door. "Come on, me!"

"Yes, Sir!" All of them ran to different positions surrounding the octopus that started to sink. Pointing their magical pen at them, they chanted the same spell repeatedly. "[Immobulus]!" Magic shot out from their pen, but a small spell wouldn't be able to freeze the octopus in place. But they managed to somewhat control him.

With a screamed Ruggie raised his right hand, palm open, and forcing the struggling Azul to do the same like his shadow. "Jonah, now!"

Jonah nodded. "Jack, jump!" With a bark, the white wolf jumped and Jonah aimed at the open palm. "Fire away!" His right hand detached and shot itself around the hand, securing the picture in Azul's open palm.

"Alright!" Jonah cheered. But the octopus took none of this. He screamed and a silhouette shot out from his back. A figure of a morbid obese octopoid, holding a black trident, with pale blue skin and six black tentacles. Its head was a cracked bottle of ink with a golden crown on top and a coral-like collar around its neck, along with a gold nautilus shell necklace.

The figure, under Azul's command, swung its trident, hitting everyone in its way, including Jack and Jonah who was smacked from the air and hit the ground like ragdolls. Groaning, the wolf's body shone in white light, transforming him back as Jonah tried to get up, wincing in pain.

"LeT'S MaKe a dEaL. cOmE On, MaKe a dEaL WiTh mE..."

Debris surrounding them started to float as the water surrounding them started to form itself into a vortex, blocking them from any escape route.

"EH?! But what's that big shadow behind him?" Floyd gasped. "There's no way I can squeeze it."

"Blot manifestation!" Leona said, ducking from the rock that nearly hit the back of his head. "We have to make him regain his senses."

"If we don't, we're going to have anemones on our heads too!" Cater added, falling to his knees as he panted.

"We need to get closer." Jonah used his sword to get up. "We can't do anything if he kept floating away."

Ruggie's knees were trembling. He didn't get to take one step before collapsing, panting heavily. "I'm at my limit... I can't use Laugh With Me anymore..."

Riddle was gripping his staff with his two hands, wheezing in pain as well. "Sorry... That last one took all of my strength too..."

Jade looked at the tired fighters. The fact that all of them who were against Octavinelle in this whole conflict was willing to save Azul from the overblot state was something that Jade wasn't expecting. He knew they wouldn't get anything in return. He already had their goal of destroying the contracts and freeing the anemones. They could've just walked away. But instead, they chose to fight.

Why are they doing this? Something that Jade would never understand.

Why chose to save the villain now, when the hero usually killed them in the end?

He...

He needs to know.

"Allow us to give some assistance." Jade stepped forward, gaining everyone's attention. "Floyd, can you make it?"

"Of course I can." Floyd spun his magical pen in his hand, looking relaxed but glaring at the blot manifestation behind Azul. "This is getting annoying."

Jonah turned his head toward them despite not being able to see them. "Alright. Everyone." He got up, pointing his sword at Azul, and shouted his command. "Give all you got!"

"Aye, aye!"

Jade and Floyd exchanged a glance, nodding at each other. Grasping each other hand, they pressed their back with each other, holding their magical pen close to their chest as they softly chant a prayer. A gigantic magic circle appeared in the area and they could hear the thunder. Looking up, they saw the water started to gather around, rolling like the clouds in the sky as it flickered like lightning. "[RESONANCE DUO]!" the twins yelled, raising their magical pen to the air. "[UNLEASH THE STORM]!" Lightning came out from the water, striking Azul in various places, forcing the octopus to scream. The gang started to run toward them. Leona once again summoned the stairways surrounding Azul, each of the crew ran up one of them.

Trey shot his Doodle Suit to the ink that kept coming toward the other and using his ice magic to try and freeze the tentacles. Cater was doing the same with his wind magic, pushing back the tentacles from hitting them. Riddle and Ruggie jumped from the stairs, using the last bits of magic inside of them to summon their plant and water magic. Attacking together, combining their power to create a rosewater vortex, with its sweet smell managed to throw Azul off guard. Leona was the one to be able to jump close to the octopus, exchanging blows and wrestling with the frost coated tentacles, even smacking and kicking him in the face.

"wHy dOeS EvErYoNe bUlLy mE! bEcAuSe i'm a sTuPiD, cLuMsY OcToPuS?"

Despite their boss cries, the Leech Twins kept sending the storm toward the octopus, explosions of bright shocking light hitting Azul to the point of exhaustion. Jack was back in his wolf form with Jonah riding him on the back, holding his cutlass and gripping the wolf's fur for balance with one hand. Blinking, he could sense that Azul was getting weaker. "Jump, now!" Jonah screamed and Jack did, jumping from the stairway. Jonah jumped off Jack, who pounced at Azul on the chest.

"i jUsT WaNt tO Be sTrOnG AnD ShOw tHeM ThEy'rE WrOnG...! i... I JuSt..."

Jonah landed on top of Azul, feet on his chest and stomach as he raised his sword high above his head. Everyone stared at him in dread, waiting for the final blow. Jonah's lips move without a sound, but Azul was able to decipher it.

In the last second, as the sun slowly set, and Jonah's eye once again turned from green to black, disabling his counter curse, he brought his sword down, breaking the veil that surrounding the flaming eyes and releasing the ink. Azul screamed as both of them came crashing to the ground, blot escaping from his eyes and releasing him from his corrupted form. The ink hit Jonah in his right eye, absorbing all of its power and throwing him back, but Jonah was too tired to comprehend that. Not to mention water started to fill his lung again. How ironic that the last place he drowned was in enchanted breathable water.

With the last of both of their consciousness, Jonah's hand slipped from his sword, flying to a direction he didn't care. Leona was the one who managed to catch him before he hit the floor. Jade pointed his magical pen at Azul, creating the prefect in a pillow-like ball of water.

Azul, meanwhile, tried to reach for the boy, wanting to hear the last words before the world around him become dark.

"I'm sorry."