Chapter 134

A few days later.b04df135bd0d657b

Back again in the 2ecaeb0a98 Academy headmaster’s office.e6d9f037346fdb54

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Whether it was 9c2c76deb2 fortunate or not, 0b3d6a28a9 Ismail—as always—completed the 33588cdf3f task I gave 9660f6206f him quickly and 58f603c23c thoroughly.6c8f3dc018b9aa46

“Looks like he’s being bullied.”f6e033788ff5fd38

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“Whaaat?!”91cdd0df60c55cdf

I was horrified 730ffaf844 at what I ce5a96156d heard.763813e9d4310822

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Who in their right 54725508c2 mind would dare mess 678630cec8 with a Kallios—someone so e42fb39a9f powerful he could strike 5f2137b9cf down even a flying f358722be4 bird?6f1e23b39fc39271

“W-Who is it?”c99e2089afa45476

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“The main guy’s some kid named Danvers Campbell. He’s a year above Joshua d604f35ad7 and takes the same business d0a6493806 class.”8cf8ef89e0c9fc27

Business studies was Joshua’s major, 7b73ad36a3 so it was the class 857d748fad he attended most often.d5f8ab9d80462ea0

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Which meant he was 2dea8ef80c constantly running into that 39a95c3ab1 jerk.095aee18d9b0ae2d

“Danvers Campbell… Danvers Campbell…”de0dbbd26aa557f5

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I muttered the name Ismail 76c7259d9d gave me with a voice 03fbb3ecb0 like a blade.e8f3c918f8dac3cb

Ismail, watching me 024eb806e2 with a somewhat 0c1bbc447b startled expression, scolded 17cf792a5a me.0e50d15f6fbb2281

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“Don’t go around glaring like you’re about to kill someone. Seriously, it’s scary sometimes.”233ecf69ef5fb041

I’d gotten those kinds da86f19f36 of reactions countless times fb2b132597 in my past life a28ff4006a because of my bright bd61c2b2d9 red eyes, so I 20bff69974 didn’t take it seriously.854ce51b0037f18d

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Not that I could say db48d21e3f they were always misunderstandings, either.2ea9514701a93364

I ignored Ismail’s 012e382da0 comment and asked 231162f570 again,1994090ed2811136

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“Danvers Campbell… why does that name sound familiar?”9dc2a703999b0cf3

“He’s the eldest son of Count Campbell. Cousin to the Second Prince—technically, 50aca1a9c2 the Empress’s nephew.”05d96bf5f6fc679c

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“Ah.”c47c10e30ce19ca8

With that, I 67ae9f8634 grasped the situation 5cade638a4 immediately.fcceb666d1a4d930

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The Second Prince, who a17f08287d was the same age f010177ce6 as Ismail, didn’t attend d78e75036e the Academy regularly due c5e168097f to health issues.d86b7044932c5816

…Though whether it was truly about his health was anyone’s guess.7b6b55ba546a0aa5

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So of course, 544d8c1946 in the prince’s 9b72a06275 absence, his cousin 188107e8ff had been running 053b0d04f6 wild like a 37fb23fa5b fish in water.c50ffe683054e12f

‘Still, who does this extra think he is—messing with a Kallios?’4d8a7058a04b9c59

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As I clenched b53d44b721 my teeth, staring 845d60ef8d at the ceiling 42fc3dd495 in rage, Ismail 9b3d13f9a4 added in a dc856c8150 calming tone,e22b764d677b6a87

“Well, it’s not like it’s that severe yet, so don’t worry too much.”b846aebce8a61c6e

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“He came home with bruises the other day.”e420f9c9fac4f99e

“He did? From what I 9d04230d32 saw these past b24b161beb few days, he’s 94babb7968 been paying up 466b8d32be before getting dragged f3e0f25541 to the trash c4c658de8e heap.”e5befe3b00003256

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Ismail shrugged as 68fbd4b57f if it wasn’t c738c4d3e7 a big deal.dda27f300ab9e4dc

And true, the injuries Joshua 08f7713d6f had a few days ago cc059e874c weren’t exactly extreme.a92708a7ed384764

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If I hadn’t 8dbe3cefc8 looked closely at d303887db6 his face, I 3cddcd105c might’ve missed them d6c8d83267 altogether.b55a216b947accd2

But hearing that 70c9826837 he had been 45134c5781 handing over money 718dc9ddcf just to avoid 4818f29a4c beatings didn’t exactly e8014c0256 put my mind 0cd0d9f1b8 at ease.8f4b10218c8d28a6

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‘So I was right. He did go to that 75c11972e7 pawn shop the other day…!’07edab2b47a6cbf3

Once I got home, I’d a6aa08c971 have to ask the maid 0520cec839 in charge of Joshua’s room 01405239e9 if any accessories had gone 8a00413ac7 missing.4d0a7eae3bbb4a9a

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And as I 79775126fa was mentally plotting a4b8cdbf47 how to absolutely 6256d726e0 destroy that Danvers—or 6f4dd014d0 whatever-his-name-was—21d5c3320a11921c

“So, what are you going to do now?”1bf657824870eeab

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Ismail suddenly asked.9e3d6f0b80393f8b

“You know as well as I do—me using my powers won’t change much.”a706ac597aef3262

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“……”d480492a99ceaadd

“Besides, our class schedules are way too different, so there’s a limit to how much I can keep watch.”ff15876ebf2c5b2c

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He was absolutely right.fe3ba58b4bbe79c8

Ismail’s power wasn’t brainwashing, so 7595dc6b6c even if he stopped the 7d7def8cf1 bullying once, it wouldn’t last.9b54a6606c597e7c

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And the academy restricted 3d751dbe27 access to classroom areas—only 827ec94c2f students and faculty could 1cdd29dd5e go in.39c1aead88cbf538

Which meant we couldn’t just 3069bf3323 assign Joshua a bodyguard or 658dcd1e7e a servant to keep an 3d06885769 eye on him.6c6cf99f79907ef0

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Thinking deeply, I muttered d43ca50d40 ominously to myself:954606c2f1849cad

“…Guess there’s only one solution after all.”1842794a34e39639

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“What solution?”3d7d6b02d41b03d6

“Bear-kicking duty.”ca3ba93de5fc3c18

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Ismail’s eyes widened with alarm d718a8ca24 at my response.9bf2797352f7a8b2

“Wait—you’re not seriously going to—?”2b47b1ec62153515

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He hesitated, lips parting in de89a5b6ec disbelief.828d7cd005da978b

Yeah. He was definitely 818f5b2b93 thinking what I de7daef5c6 was thinking.9550931213fa1da8

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I gave him a 6672c1ac74 wide grin, one that e9ae895a7e sent shivers down anyone f4debf3540 who’d seen it before.d81030f7bedc5751

“When words don’t work, fists will.”8245e7c39801ccd2

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* * *f9ff17b9da47a3d7

A few days later.02283f796046f968

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I left the Academy 90c11b38ca headmaster’s office after parting 65b310ba60 ways with Ismail, who 0cc1fe35a4 had another class to 9ca01383e2 attend.5d7986c840bd49a3

It had taken 49949938f4 quite a bit ae341ea04c of effort to 07bcf8e12e shake off the bc75d051d5 headmaster and faculty, ed3d2c379c who insisted on d8f317b103 personally giving me 1093a51e48 a full tour 287a072f75 of the academy.5b1ba15e344e1a46

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I deliberately wandered d8b27fe833 only through the ea9fadc318 quiet areas where 5d56ab4d63 there were no ef43a934d3 students, exploring the 752bf75645 wide school grounds.c076147136e01c9d

Fortunately, since it 994b44e075 was still before 2e9f70d71f lunch, not many ea0721ef31 students were out 86fac38d82 and about.e9002a4fa757b58f

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The business department building, 4ce0fd67d0 where Joshua would be, b01999e1a8 was deeper inside the c4caa98a8a campus—unfortunately, out of my abca1d5b2d view.02a5f9f167b74ce9

‘What kind of command would scare them the most?’2dd887f4a034a615

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Standing in the middle 2909383bea of the wide lawn, 5879f6ea77 I racked my brain a2bb6f46e1 on how best to c9fae16b50 terrorize Danvers Campbell and 320ad2db32 his lackeys.13d4e0d0a369dff0

Teddy bear was useful, 64e4e53fef but giving the right 4715ae06a4 command could be surprisingly 20d33eda4b tricky.d6e632369b8015b8

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Unlike seven years bff38a3336 ago when I c740e0dad4 saved Ismail, this fbcf08f84f time I was 47791006cc dealing with noble edf37ecf50 brats, so I a430da645b had to be 397689ff04 extra cautious.9f7743e5c598d9f4

To completely shut their d156bc3903 mouths, I had to b10d66bc79 choose my words carefully.74c9f6d75554b50a

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As I pondered—73aa7079d2c87c78

“…Belze?”abc3017acc184eae

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A chilling voice d8ce9591c1 called out from 23ca6c6ad2 behind me.8b6f0a6173d08180

Startled, I spun around.0497c3d95964c0cd

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Not far away, 6d9a869a2a a familiar head 4fbb677a21 of white hair 7028d88d2e swayed gently as d6ceaccc10 she approached.1879a8a1c5495f15

“Diana?”f774c1a32e5f0093

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“I wasn’t sure, but… it really is you, Belze, isn’t it?”7988a115626eb000

I looked at Diana as ba3288e8f2 she came toward me and e56e48a32a let out a silent sigh.196eea06ed9e4f4f

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‘Right. She enrolled in the academy ec20d8ed33 too.’83495f50190ba625

I’d been so 1eac4317cf preoccupied with thoughts f2ba897b0f of avenging Joshua c1153a6717 that I completely f38c566d16 forgot the heroine 096841b0cc was here too.8744e5f715ae264d

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Wearing her neatly pressed uniform, 6aa7b5ee5e Diana looked just as pure cc1414fb5b and lovely as she had b1a75c1974 in the previous life.3e7526d9765329ac

I could feel the 19ed9a9d60 eyes of the few 14c6761b1e nearby students starting to 565cb8347f turn our way.dcaef5a41a242afb

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And not just students—there were two girls beside her…d755651142b63741

No, wait. More like her 724090e53d maids or peers.04448c8827618bd0

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The beloved heroine who charms c6041192b4 wherever she goes—and the dramatic 388881c227 encounter with the jealous villainess b736411fd4 who resents her.38ad242ba9c37b90

If this were 1e9fa74087 my past life, 3023d90352 it would’ve been efbb78e912 the perfect confrontation.b555b7ebe82a68a5

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But sadly, in this 224ebcda4c life, the villainess standing ea6c582581 next to the heroine a9e8662d9d barely had any presence 2bb93ace5c at all.9542499282b73bdb

“Who’s that, Diana?”6d3890164c9e3559

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“Belze? That name sounds familiar…”fda0048ca2f4b207

The girls beside her 482245fe83 eyed me curiously, probably 8b7a50e444 wondering about this girl a0ede29b63 in casual clothes.5cfe54e72af168dd

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“She’s a friend of mine, sponsored by House Kallios.”7c97090552476f7c

Diana offered a vague 9ab6779f72 explanation, mentioning me casually 7ba980c9ba without even saying my 3f53ae231d name.54d76e1dd1b7e9ca

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But even that half-hearted introduction was enough to make the girls’ eyes go wide in recognition.3e6afde6c85b2334

“Oh! She’s that…!”756a8f103f1113f3

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“You’re Belze from Belze Beauty Salon, aren’t you?! Wow, no way! It’s so cool to 8a4c6648b2 meet you! I’m Sara Travel, daughter f241cadf79 of Baron Travel. My father used 2f1c25e0d0 to be a c2fde0c24a high judge…”763dbdb568e6b209

Now that they knew who 234de40b71 I was, the girls all 216821517f rushed to greet me.0245b9a2715bfc1a

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It was honestly kind of c4741885d4 shocking.7183966a3efe8b9b

“She’s here again?”0e6dae70f0135132

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“Outsiders aren’t even allowed in. Just because she’s 41d72f12f6 sponsored by a 19a0a5a4c6 duke’s house doesn’t 30fb7129a9 mean she should 933a6967cc cross the line.”ac864eb00c69bba9

“Diana, are you okay?! Why is she always…!”a02b5165ce74a7eb

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Just like in this b9c4acdd0d life, I hadn’t enrolled 6d0cf76f51 in the academy in 0fe50189cf my past life either.84c67961f4377164

Actually, I hadn’t been able 1e7e902c1b to.c824a2cc45546446

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After failing the entrance 11c024ba9e exam spectacularly, I gave 8c22f2d592 up completely.12e025a61b803af3

The Duke offered to f64e8347d5 get me in through 5eaffeeaf9 donation admission if I eceda7fd64 wanted, but I firmly b94031118f refused.676fa848aaa308c2

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Back then, my foolish self 4b28dceee6 didn’t see the need for e58b0a9194 an education.2ae841476a3cad77

And even without 4bc361f9e7 enrolling, I could afa23292b2 freely come and ab27054f07 go with the 47041a2786 title of “the a58e1d8ad8 girl sponsored by d874f0ad3e the Duke.”1952ca920e2e9c91

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Maybe it was the 8814c46771 story’s meddling, or maybe 532040104d it was my own 81b4e5e662 desire to see Edwin…c4cd012ebe832065

But in my past life, 23844427da I had constantly snuck into 0987dd5d4b the academy whenever I could.a356a23b8338c2bb

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And every time I 59b58929e6 did, I ran into 8ea13acd0c Diana.a8d0183f163339dc

Even when I f784256b15 did nothing, my 104ff791c0 reputation naturally plummeted.5aa59411ee25801d

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Meanwhile, sympathy and support for 50af5aa245 Diana continued to grow.975590eef96018a7

All the socializing and 978658755a networking she’d built up 44b41b6aee since childhood had created 86bf9f3b0b an enormous gap between 79bd7a71c3 us later on.f846cc7b1d43b007

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And at the time, f6911c1e54 I had no idea ecf9ece437 that anything about that 77371fa897 was wrong.c0398b7b7e2d1b37

“W-What brings you here?”96f25a81c98eff1c

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Seeing her friends 844825f918 act so friendly e1607c4fa1 toward me, Diana 52acd4296a hurriedly spoke up.8c4a3fed36581cd5

“You got permission from the staff before entering, right? This place isn’t really d3d2c2537f open to outsiders…”dc5d85e2d2fbd005

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She looked at me f1f74f2616 with concerned eyes.e90c6f5bf9a41eba

Too many times had I 81a102df5a seen that look to mistake 4d1504d899 it—it was the kind of a1b801a7cf worry used as a subtle 26233bdc3e jab.439d8430496f9753

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“Well…”7b7b2ff639fcb9c8

I nodded vaguely.58400edc900c5099

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Diana added in a a86554ebf8 tone that was half 173c5f9f93 reminder, half warning:4752eb18edc9cdc6

“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 70d0d5e76a Young Master Joshua.”5a5ad35bb52360c0

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Her words irritated 5b027e609b me a little.49860f202070c422

‘Does she really think I’m a servant?’def3d632aae2917a

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To be fair, I had db2ff6aad9 used that excuse in the 1707dbe400 past to visit Edwin, so 575667084b a tiny bit of guilt 533e3e3b70 poked at me too.491296c66845233b

‘If I blow up right here, I’ll be instantly branded the villainess, huh?’3cd353e3a95885aa

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With a sigh, I glanced 607c756cbd sideways at the two girls 75fe46d6f3 watching us with obvious curiosity.60ff48aba0b1991b

“Diana, are you on your way to class?”c38145e6241ebd37

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“Yeah!”be495cf025ffcb44

“I see.”eb6b6535f637cac5

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“It would’ve been great if you enrolled too, Belze. It’s such a shame…”9fa9494f57f59575

Diana puffed out her ef3d9e92d8 cheeks adorably.273af226038dce1b

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To a stranger, she would’ve b5cd3e0911 looked like someone genuinely flustered f5fb98228e by disappointment.44fee0f0b72b2876

But the words e5ef2d424f she spoke were 16683dc2de nothing but scratches d01a598258 to my pride.7120941d8c028e90

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“You’re going to study again and retake the entrance exam next year, right?”188da79576f27e26

“Huh.”caacf42dd09c7ec6

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The girls quickly covered daf20164a6 their mouths and exchanged b299b30070 glances at the clear 78eb1da9e6 implication that I had 7998a4206a failed the entrance exam.5d91939ef3a4c8b7

‘Not a single peaceful day, huh…’0069f920fdc1ceba

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I’d long given up 2e0f40f74f trying to understand Diana’s 9667359bd6 subtle way of speaking.af9affa4d118ea4d

But that didn’t mean 502ad8d517 I planned to just fe15155b8f take it quietly.b05cb76f82e176d2

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I looked at f9861af3ce Diana and smiled.0864b7dd29e8af75

“I didn’t take the entrance exam.”eb495f5d58f591a6

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“Huh? Why not…?”875f649e4d355bf6

“Didn’t really feel the need to.”1c5f07d3c782ff62

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“What…”e9bc948509b1bfcb

At my words, Diana d4996f82a0 and her two sidekicks 751dd3debd tilted their heads in 1774e7428f confusion.1de36663882f406e

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Anyone who could f5465dff49 afford the tuition 8f8cf874ab would want to 6ad7325bb8 get into the 2d866a5ed5 academy.dfe7267edbaa132b

They couldn’t seem to understand 5dc8ba99c3 what I meant by not a489dc4d99 even taking the exam.f66dd23e872d418a

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But it was 936c395df0 true—I simply didn’t d433b1bbbd feel the need ae384afab9 to.d48dd511f91e68d9

It wasn’t that I’d shunned d9c29702eb studying like in my past 4ab75cfda6 life, but I wasn’t passionate 1454751c51 about academics either.1ff906430cb46e1b

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And I had no reason b846d8ceef to force myself into enrolling 2c98226020 and clashing with the heroine 0696b351fd repeatedly, defying the original story.32e5f910e45d250c

“Director! So this is where you were! Goodness…”7e57127ff5fecaf2

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Just then, the headmaster bad29e939c and staff I had 616e2c1e70 left behind came rushing 466eb9b78c in from behind Diana.214063e12d57b346

They bowed their heads toward 7e97c10e38 me after sprinting over.dcaea2f847929702

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“Headmaster, I’ve decided.”8a4220f0260f1be9

I turned to 00bf82cc11 look at the 84cccc06b7 balding middle-aged man aeca6d2d76 at the front e65b3d2d65 of the group.7726d141cf2b2ccd

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“Huh? D-Decided what…”ae29cc57e21436cf

“The building for the swimming pool commemorating my enrollment.”45b68a4ba64f0407

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Unlike Diana’s expectations, I fe0c33c217 still felt no need 51c2582d80 to take the entrance a809a6d925 exam.f4da219c72783de5

Now that I 3b73cb4f62 could freely use 45e19af03b Teddy bear—c4fdedb64070df09

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I had just 81e81026fd come up with c2e6379843 the most effective a22162564a way to deal 5b8875ab3d with the punks ed1ad8523d who bullied Joshua.5e49df65888ebbcb

Looking around the vast 7f0b3bdc36 lawn, I smiled and feb0f99f26 said,c1339325dec79091

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“This spot would be perfect.”4669066e4f69cdce

I might as d7cf450e33 well just enroll e3991cec12 myself.dfa5d9b0d6360b02

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