


The prefect dreams.
Ace visits the prefect in their dorm that night. He has had his magic temporarily removed by his Housewarden, Riddle, as punishment for eating a tart, breaking a rule of his dorm.



He goes to apologize and meets Cater, who has the group paint roses for him before kicking them out for not having an apology tart, in accordance with the rules.
They meet Heartslabyul vice-Housewarden Trey.



Heartslabyul students are suffering from Riddle’s rules.
The prefect dreams.



Ace brings a chestnut tart to an unbirthday party, which is against the rules. The group is ejected.
They meet Chenya.






Trey shares Riddle’s history and Ace blames Trey for what Riddle has become.
Crowley suggests they challenge Riddle for leadership of the dorm.



The prefect dreams that night and, the next day, Ace and Deuce lose their challenge against Riddle for the role of Housewarden.



Ace punches Riddle and Riddle’s dorm members revolt.





Riddle overblots and Ace stands his ground, accusing Cater of only fighting when he knows he is going to win.






There is a flashback where we see Riddle begging his mother for a strawberry tart, but she refuses.
Riddle meets Trey and Chenya when they go to his house and convince him to sneak out through a window to play with them.



After playing together for several weeks the children go to Trey’s family’s cake shop for a strawberry tart, where Riddle’s mother finally catches them.



Riddle regains consciousness and confesses that he wanted to eat Ace’s tart and wanted to play more with Trey and Chenya when they were children.
Trey tells Riddle to give everyone an apology but Ace refuses to accept it unless Riddle makes a tart on his own for a new party.



Grim eats a rock.






Riddle’s tart is too salty because he added oyster sauce, a prank played by Trey that he’d never expected anyone to believe.
Chenya is revealed to be a student of a rival school.