A/N: A prelude to The Delinquent Overlord, explaining how Raspberyl got brainwashed and Mao's reactions were. Written more recently then the story itself, lool.~

Anyway, enjoy, and I know it's not fully 1,000 words, but it's just a prologue.

"There will be no escaping, delinquent!"

She opened her eyes to find herself surrounded by a glass wall. Her hands were tied up at the top, as her legs were to the bottom so she couldn't shatter it. She shut her eyes again, blinking for just a moment to make sure what she was experiencing was true. She tried moving, but by herself she wasn't strong enough to shatter these crystal handcuffs.

So, it was true. They had knocked her unconscious and taken her away from her normal duties, and lead her to this place to be brainwashed. It was evil. Despicable. Why couldn't she run her own life the way she wanted to, why did it have to end like this?

Where was Kyoko and Asuka when you needed them? Heck, she could even settle for Mao to rescue her and- wait.. was that Mao?

Indeed, looking out near one of the floating books she spotted Mao and Geoffrey, spying on her. She gritted her teeth. Did he- did he think this was funny, watching a friend- no a rival- get brainwashed? Does he realize that when she walks out of here, no longer what she used to be, that he's going to loose his spot for main character? Was he- chuckling?

But wait- hadn't he gone to the freshman battles? She weighed the question with absolute potential. Maybe he already defeated them all and came back to watch her get brainwashed. He certainly doesn't look like he came to save her, after all. Especially not with suspicious Geoffrey by his side.

Her thoughts were stopped by the opening of a door, as the dreaded school board president arrived slowly and surely in front of the helpless delinquent. She smiled, her glasses reflecting against the strong light of the orb.

"So we meet for the first time, #1 delinquent." The president said, a switch in her hand. Beryl tried to say something, but whatever she said the president didn't hear.

The school board president turned around for a minute, before pacing back and forth. "Do you know how many years I waited for this opportunity to have you in my hands? Did you know just how long it took to find you- among many impostors? Now that I finally have you in my hands, I can finally brainwash you into being the greatest honor-student ever! No scent of any delinquency will be left by the time I'm done."

Beryl took a glance over at Mao quickly, noticing his angry expression. She blinked. Wasn't Mao laughing earlier?

"And best of all- once I have you in my hands, others will follow. Then we'll live in a society where there will be no delinquents. I'll brainwash them all if I have to!" The villainous women cried. The she sighed before adding; "We better begin the procedure."

The president clicked the button and a large screen TV, as big as the view she had, appeared in front of her. Beryl struggled to get out of her spot, but the Orb made her lean back, fully focusing on the huge TV. She tried to close her eyes as the brainwashing began, but her eyes kept opening as many blurs of images and words, as well as sounds came before her. She mouthed the words 'help me' to Mao, taking a quick look at him, not noticing the somewhat sad look in his eyes. Anger built up in her, the president forcing her to look back at the captivating screen. Mao- Mao wasn't that cold, was he? She- she thought they really had something together! A friendship- a rivalry that lasted as long they live. And where was Kyoko, Asuka? Why wasn't anyone here to save her from this horrible fate?

Those were the last thoughts before the TV had become too much, and her mind had slowly wiped itself from existence and been replaced with nothing but things an Honor-student would do. Things like fighting to become the Overlord... fighting to become the Overlord and fighting to become the Overlord...

Her mind was too much in a daze to really think as that sentence repeated in her head. She couldn't remember why she wanted to fight the Overlord... but she guessed it was to become the Overlord...

And before she knew it.. the brainwashing process was done.

"Your free to leave." The school board president said. "Don't forget to not do your homework!"

"Pfft." The new Beryl said. "Doing your homework is for losers."

A/N: Woo. This was pretty fun to write. I think I might also write a short sequel which takes place after The Delinquent Overlord, that is if I don't get writer's block first.. (I almost got writer's block with this story... had trouble starting it lol. )

Also, too lazy to swap all the chapters of The Delinquent Overlord so that this was first but I'll settle for this as a new chapter. xD