Chapter 134

A few days later.92ad207db360824b

Back again in 3b6654ce43 the Academy headmaster’s 207416769c office.c10aaa020cec5bd4

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Whether it was a05b5eb4ac fortunate or not, bab3d64fbb Ismail—as always—completed the 548db3d227 task I gave 3d3bf54d1e him quickly and 1a78f5050b thoroughly.b9180a4ae2c362dc

“Looks like he’s being bullied.”51eaf489b6a86095

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“Whaaat?!”40f2f2035c1d62bb

I was horrified a4d8baa502 at what I 052504a341 heard.8da1f92fa286ebc3

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Who in their right 293d1727bf mind would dare mess bdafd55e37 with a Kallios—someone so 26e24fde7e powerful he could strike 184f54ac2a down even a flying d383e7403c bird?fec94e06a71e3398

“W-Who is it?”a802d081d39b2d17

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“The main guy’s some kid named Danvers Campbell. He’s a year f833727c4f above Joshua and b3fc3b9106 takes the same 94897a36e0 business class.”be0a64eae69f2431

Business studies was 525d84723f Joshua’s major, so 112567e334 it was the b8be3e6242 class he attended d5b5f20181 most often.cfc7ee86ae324938

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Which meant he was 8fb5a615d1 constantly running into that 64457fc719 jerk.633ebe4384430464

“Danvers Campbell… Danvers Campbell…”249fd4f0776c5b08

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I muttered the name 65d4af72f5 Ismail gave me with 69b9dc1e09 a voice like a ed3f0d6d2b blade.715722e20b2dd135

Ismail, watching me with 6c693454c3 a somewhat startled expression, db3858c0b0 scolded me.4186120f2bbce7b9

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“Don’t go around glaring like you’re about to kill someone. Seriously, it’s scary sometimes.”1618884f2ea0fe02

I’d gotten those kinds of 793d99afd2 reactions countless times in my 3d365c4574 past life because of my 693bdfd0a1 bright red eyes, so I 8d2e6ce4ba didn’t take it seriously.c86dd69c06c79716

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Not that I b63743410b could say they 53468894d6 were always misunderstandings, 8f789c86e0 either.fe27ba08f1e1b35c

I ignored Ismail’s comment and 0e87d10b2c asked again,5d4b65764dacb4e6

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“Danvers Campbell… why does that name sound familiar?”469e13f6e62965e7

“He’s the eldest son of Count Campbell. Cousin to the Second Prince—technically, d09734a532 the Empress’s nephew.”86cd7c15fcda41dc

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“Ah.”289a7a0915850450

With that, I c38b25ed99 grasped the situation 000f69e7cb immediately.942aa1fab0a60f54

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The Second Prince, who 598b598c1f was the same age 7c745e6431 as Ismail, didn’t attend 6f0b4aae59 the Academy regularly due 80b766057e to health issues.a6f74f693d268f08

…Though whether it was truly about his health was anyone’s guess.3c80e59ea65d2a26

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So of course, in d8fc4c9ad7 the prince’s absence, his c655379050 cousin had been running c6e5deb077 wild like a fish ddf84854a3 in water.7ee4f1892ec5fd83

‘Still, who does this extra think he is—messing with a Kallios?’a980b2ce1abe033e

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As I clenched my teeth, 94d4ea9224 staring at the ceiling in e50ca473f0 rage, Ismail added in a 8bbc9d9f61 calming tone,caebea71239e9e19

“Well, it’s not like it’s that severe yet, so don’t worry too much.”e83a9a55f2f57509

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“He came home with bruises the other day.”47418896322997ff

“He did? From what I saw 56614485a1 these past few days, d280c56e5e he’s been paying up 43e17f5944 before getting dragged to b94edde92b the trash heap.”ebe9b51216748f47

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Ismail shrugged as 9f8fdcba8e if it wasn’t 40f1df0bc0 a big deal.25f640cd0c280a2b

And true, the injuries Joshua d89db48503 had a few days ago 7e5840df4c weren’t exactly extreme.3671c2d1e53bf09f

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If I hadn’t aa75babc6a looked closely at 302e445c0c his face, I 743d328d04 might’ve missed them f933ae8079 altogether.4a886c5065a27a21

But hearing that c578938988 he had been a7dfc677ce handing over money e78a93d6e2 just to avoid 5eddfe8271 beatings didn’t exactly 9c53cbea5d put my mind 537b71714a at ease.960f949d2940bbff

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‘So I was right. He did go to 4ab572c584 that pawn shop the 29c7fc1f26 other day…!’c1186b5a1eb9c2b6

Once I got 3e76ace2e9 home, I’d have 13e215c606 to ask the fb15b05b75 maid in charge 592b3a6ff0 of Joshua’s room 6214750bae if any accessories 629d610160 had gone missing.de586c1a086e77d9

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And as I de65f7ec0e was mentally plotting 11b90eb1b2 how to absolutely 590a573368 destroy that Danvers—or ff19b7e429 whatever-his-name-was—f574046652cc075d

“So, what are you going to do now?”394124005eecb1b4

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Ismail suddenly asked.37e7f251e15ba7a9

“You know as well as I do—me using my powers won’t change much.”7c4598b9bdec95db

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“……”71ca32ef6458e49d

“Besides, our class schedules are way too different, so there’s a limit to how much I can keep watch.”4402d32e40bd31ab

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He was absolutely right.f36ccad0afdd54bb

Ismail’s power wasn’t brainwashing, so 1b9d22191b even if he stopped the 733d8f25fd bullying once, it wouldn’t last.ad3dc41c8e7ab6ed

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And the academy restricted access f8530c2d2f to classroom areas—only students and 4105c212ff faculty could go in.2055f1169dae4c4c

Which meant we couldn’t just be8310ef4a assign Joshua a bodyguard or bcbd266f86 a servant to keep an c32d5ccaaa eye on him.f133e54162757211

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Thinking deeply, I muttered ominously 5df69c9d83 to myself:b0ccc351b9b4513a

“…Guess there’s only one solution after all.”9def83307e1103fa

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“What solution?”dfd9037feb95b54f

“Bear-kicking duty.”6c52ea4e38933b30

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Ismail’s eyes widened ba97b5f8d8 with alarm at 063706652d my response.9bc44ba9be01c30c

“Wait—you’re not seriously going to—?”1d1ad42126551b76

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He hesitated, lips parting 5b0b5224ff in disbelief.142d686c51fa0bf7

Yeah. He was definitely thinking 479c803c2f what I was thinking.086927cea6e680ff

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I gave him a wide 8e740030c5 grin, one that sent shivers 960c830e27 down anyone who’d seen it fb71906c83 before.6e6ce2fbc1cdce66

“When words don’t work, fists will.”3081caf4b1a35c25

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A few days later.7129e29177729af7

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I left the 4f0971de63 Academy headmaster’s office 87227d1616 after parting ways 409f84752f with Ismail, who df7c323593 had another class 29a08134f2 to attend.b5c4aefbdc1a068b

It had taken f44ddfc871 quite a bit 1b5a20a4f4 of effort to d4a0613e00 shake off the 44babaa243 headmaster and faculty, 437c9417aa who insisted on 891fadfe75 personally giving me f9719538b1 a full tour d2984942ef of the academy.52c915ed98ae8557

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I deliberately wandered only 1156cc948b through the quiet areas 6234e1cca3 where there were no e311c7d099 students, exploring the wide b2ea6d99e5 school grounds.04a518e8bcad2a74

Fortunately, since it was 5fa23476c1 still before lunch, not 5f19bfb18b many students were out e993b1aae0 and about.f4df37ab27859400

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The business department building, ccf29084d7 where Joshua would be, ab1a16a807 was deeper inside the 7a0640520d campus—unfortunately, out of my c78f3d1075 view.4abf79c7ab43323e

‘What kind of command would scare them the most?’9c85a3f9d150d7d2

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Standing in the middle 12dedf522a of the wide lawn, 0a8bc3a5d7 I racked my brain 60353c8cae on how best to 2b7766c937 terrorize Danvers Campbell and b120b023a6 his lackeys.14cde4030faa1103

Teddy bear was useful, 2d19c51983 but giving the right b7a16925c4 command could be surprisingly 7b70b0e589 tricky.f2da350910ce50c3

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Unlike seven years ago when 906443872f I saved Ismail, this time 4ef5a10732 I was dealing with noble c752ae989c brats, so I had to 8ddca23b2c be extra cautious.d4a82c481515d0d0

To completely shut their df10b514d4 mouths, I had to c4739194e9 choose my words carefully.5381f58b6e7dd8da

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As I pondered—daca295af81b9157

“…Belze?”10cb3d23191cf43a

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A chilling voice called out 91453f2ffa from behind me.486dd3f11d03c351

Startled, I spun around.d00e008a2609ad44

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Not far away, a familiar a674adee27 head of white hair swayed a8d1fd0e28 gently as she approached.1021c7f96e7095e0

“Diana?”a95c68e5ebf756df

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“I wasn’t sure, but… it really is you, Belze, isn’t it?”b461e31d7f032962

I looked at Diana a3c091360c as she came toward 634a201ddb me and let out b95c8f58c1 a silent sigh.3aa45ab4790ea63b

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‘Right. She enrolled in d4c3d6dca9 the academy too.’dad59c767bcfc719

I’d been so preoccupied with 9a87035abf thoughts of avenging Joshua that fc3a3bf72a I completely forgot the heroine 6847a2ab85 was here too.b7d0d141b664080f

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Wearing her neatly pressed d0408db48d uniform, Diana looked just aef4beb91a as pure and lovely 1fe9bfce51 as she had in 964cda88b8 the previous life.e1e0af2d9a1342aa

I could feel the eyes bcb5c078bb of the few nearby students c7b355ed54 starting to turn our way.5c21148ff59e9a44

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And not just students—there were two girls beside her…028e6c6b6a2a0ac1

No, wait. More like her maids 0736435b38 or peers.b507357cd3de5ad0

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The beloved heroine 45bfd61ee6 who charms wherever 373d7c305b she goes—and the 2210465a86 dramatic encounter with a195744f2b the jealous villainess bbc30d5a4d who resents her.499f639aaecdf3b2

If this were my past 3fe2a3be91 life, it would’ve been the 70eec51843 perfect confrontation.d8b49693dabcf150

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But sadly, in 024acd794e this life, the dd8c51d8d5 villainess standing next 0fd7e7ab28 to the heroine 637dc9c0a4 barely had any e00e470014 presence at all.495135ce52fe64da

“Who’s that, Diana?”95ead8295c9fe228

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“Belze? That name sounds familiar…”c906e1cc5c46ae1b

The girls beside 58956f103f her eyed me 2727627e01 curiously, probably wondering 937937813c about this girl 2a340fce2b in casual clothes.48cc16b324f838fc

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“She’s a friend of mine, sponsored by House Kallios.”09326255f35f53d2

Diana offered a vague explanation, f894a578a1 mentioning me casually without even 30ad165bf2 saying my name.5586ee5133e52461

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But even that half-hearted introduction was enough to make the girls’ eyes go wide in recognition.cd79222345a27c0d

“Oh! She’s that…!”3f8f2258e0ef0458

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“You’re Belze from Belze Beauty Salon, aren’t you?! Wow, no way! It’s so cool to 3646fae2d8 meet you! I’m Sara Travel, d2f4836b48 daughter of Baron 1a95becf0a Travel. My father used to af99cd5878 be a high judge…”cf7dfb454f06e9c7

Now that they knew who 610a5e09fc I was, the girls all c798d76e2c rushed to greet me.aa8d9eb8778b66c4

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It was honestly kind d781cdf481 of shocking.27376b0a7e3004d1

“She’s here again?”fe4815a2db8d3233

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“Outsiders aren’t even allowed in. Just because she’s sponsored fc258d7f44 by a duke’s house d892a1aa9d doesn’t mean she should 0c6c7a48f7 cross the line.”668d435bf1ea5ff2

“Diana, are you okay?! Why is she always…!”348f6c672b3257d5

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Just like in this life, b71354f8e0 I hadn’t enrolled in the 880e29a66a academy in my past life 6f11d9b615 either.b233227fc22e73c1

Actually, I hadn’t 99dae9e36c been able to.1c8e18a1bacdf6d8

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After failing the entrance 708761f230 exam spectacularly, I gave 2b83bdd5ed up completely.cfaecb9c069e7886

The Duke offered 7a179a0286 to get me 4c3770b2b1 in through donation fad38af69b admission if I a13370bb2d wanted, but I ac13de6b39 firmly refused.2c7f077d424493fe

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Back then, my foolish self 245c9fd16a didn’t see the need for b2e1beb996 an education.af69f378cfdfebc2

And even without 0a9bd0ff57 enrolling, I could ecc72fc617 freely come and 9780ba30fc go with the c0878fb98a title of “the 93d6a3f4af girl sponsored by b941bdcf93 the Duke.”997b6a7ceda326fc

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Maybe it was the f1b61a807a story’s meddling, or maybe 84f378659f it was my own e858bba011 desire to see Edwin…2790888d88fb89c1

But in my past life, 8433a7f411 I had constantly snuck into 6c5719dd76 the academy whenever I could.7ba1be83cc672469

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And every time I did, b64046aaa0 I ran into Diana.d8005fcf3cd24ce4

Even when I did nothing, 3dbcb8bdff my reputation naturally plummeted.026da8c5bc73ff79

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Meanwhile, sympathy and support d01a7ac81f for Diana continued to fbd5828963 grow.c419209f0c1830a9

All the socializing 201cd117b6 and networking she’d 8c042c9518 built up since 1d87db380e childhood had created 21c4211b43 an enormous gap feb1bb71cc between us later 95a9606545 on.6a590eaeb60a0272

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And at the time, 6f222edd51 I had no idea 3d21dfcbba that anything about that 9258d4bc58 was wrong.862ec7cbf2ed146a

“W-What brings you here?”2f5155862f9af329

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Seeing her friends act so 8ed202ac08 friendly toward me, Diana hurriedly e40ff1842f spoke up.3df5babfc3b69e88

“You got permission from the staff before entering, right? This place isn’t 50ee8d0af0 really open to 66bb8f18c3 outsiders…”0ac5c37cb970319d

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She looked at me with 833b2b465d concerned eyes.04e9aace71b08a43

Too many times had a1781a6b9b I seen that look 24f021cb1a to mistake it—it was 2a88b0a9b0 the kind of worry 63bd4f856c used as a subtle f08af918ee jab.7621189d521afdc0

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“Well…”8030a5beb9582f83

I nodded vaguely.5f46711f4c11cc04

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Diana added in a tone 8a0bea2900 that was half reminder, half 200b7d1a00 warning:e31b9c4dfd7dad66

“If someone sees you and says something, just tell them you came on an errand from the Duke’s house. That you brought something for 1de2a6e66a Young Master Joshua.”0c99b5fdb8333918

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Her words irritated me a 72da2ea94d little.a03b1667c3274ae2

‘Does she really think I’m a servant?’0cab03671f5cfbe9

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To be fair, I 032e0d907e had used that excuse e92482fbb6 in the past to b94a2e6121 visit Edwin, so a f385f20aa9 tiny bit of guilt 06dd3f5056 poked at me too.917c6885ffa901bc

‘If I blow up right here, I’ll be instantly branded the villainess, huh?’29751b8d1b8df4a8

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With a sigh, I 23694d91c6 glanced sideways at the 3c9ef4de98 two girls watching us bf1482eb91 with obvious curiosity.eb9e280d4109b701

“Diana, are you on your way to class?”5c28c05ba4c24d8f

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“Yeah!”7e78ecf8740389cd

“I see.”deba55efc01def3c

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“It would’ve been great if you enrolled too, Belze. It’s such a shame…”31085a1228209d0f

Diana puffed out her cheeks ae2ac1d067 adorably.99f814c4c432a72c

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To a stranger, cc961eb5d0 she would’ve looked edd486bcf9 like someone genuinely 3b818cc390 flustered by disappointment.7454597619110b2e

But the words she spoke 6859df5b91 were nothing but scratches to dccb368490 my pride.b77dc1eeefdfd40c

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“You’re going to study again and retake the entrance exam next year, right?”302e1c2871504855

“Huh.”4d120987a7e0fc75

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The girls quickly 7742c72312 covered their mouths d3f5684dd3 and exchanged glances 23a6bc7e27 at the clear 81cf0b6fd1 implication that I 55b61a51b4 had failed the 9c9636be0a entrance exam.d759f64abfb77349

‘Not a single peaceful day, huh…’fdd8931635979b4b

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I’d long given up trying 5b4c201407 to understand Diana’s subtle way 85a145c82f of speaking.13afd06586a89dac

But that didn’t mean d3bcd626f0 I planned to just bb165ff1ba take it quietly.fa0c2fdb503873c9

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I looked at Diana and 3984203126 smiled.6ca7630548d3d2c5

“I didn’t take the entrance exam.”19c01964706cfeb2

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“Huh? Why not…?”4ec8c81761f93fdd

“Didn’t really feel the need to.”ec970bf0e26771d3

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“What…”cc1f28633f176430

At my words, Diana c871915554 and her two sidekicks 295bd3b716 tilted their heads in c03066cfc3 confusion.3565bfeb58dafa0e

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Anyone who could afford the 531419fb90 tuition would want to get c2b9e7b953 into the academy.9ff51d156417feea

They couldn’t seem to understand 3566e3eb81 what I meant by not 8837c91811 even taking the exam.8354cc9a676802aa

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But it was 52de94e10a true—I simply didn’t 0005f92f10 feel the need 165007efe4 to.bdfee8c259cd534e

It wasn’t that I’d shunned b9320dc4f2 studying like in my past 4117e83c2d life, but I wasn’t passionate 15c3f7f397 about academics either.f303ef5991eaff72

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And I had no 4024f74846 reason to force myself 0172df4d57 into enrolling and clashing 8ccb855afa with the heroine repeatedly, 96a711c805 defying the original story.3e503a8c37888735

“Director! So this is where you were! Goodness…”bf3e613e469b2805

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Just then, the headmaster 6f28bd2548 and staff I had 22cbdaf8db left behind came rushing b844aafc7f in from behind Diana.d46a7ee3a91487da

They bowed their heads 108ee426b4 toward me after sprinting 4bc7ee011a over.95f233b72edea8bf

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“Headmaster, I’ve decided.”2dd2b4c123cdd20a

I turned to look c919079bd1 at the balding middle-aged 9498070d22 man at the front 89d44888a0 of the group.3d8d28ce8297c962

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“Huh? D-Decided what…”93541e5f7a457a70

“The building for the swimming pool commemorating my enrollment.”402b09e653f40c4d

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Unlike Diana’s expectations, I still 4641bc8382 felt no need to take caeee8a766 the entrance exam.7eb07efb64425702

Now that I could eab559370a freely use Teddy bear—97752f8976b29371

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I had just come 5f9e8bc1d1 up with the most 5d3f592c93 effective way to deal d2dae6b9b5 with the punks who d3ee421278 bullied Joshua.e490104913d5ea2a

Looking around the vast lawn, 27ab16eafe I smiled and said,9e69b08eb818caad

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“This spot would be perfect.”9b7d9b7cd2084474

I might as well f17aebcd77 just enroll myself.7370a991b3c1de33

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