Chapter  140

After the secretive night passed,fe50f2c42dcd6cb8

A few days later—3f7c56a4564019c8

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Busy preparing from early 59b5353d42 morning, I stood before 045e7094d9 the mirror, checking myself b9219561ca one last time.cf7926e5169fd4d1

The snug academy uniform, 0a0d9349be made up of a 9f7d6516ab dark brown jacket and 3f74a15b3e a beige skirt, felt 66a267bd75 strangely unfamiliar.ab60eb3f34a33d59

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“How do I look, Tara?”ae2741b280d16a0f

“Oh my! Isn’t this the neighboring country’s Princess Belze, attending the academy today? I read it in the newspapers!”db2524dad399a5d6

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At my question, 45fd007ecf Tara, who had 1da3f362db been making the 8bbc0194a7 bed, replied cheekily.2de7e4d90c69617a

Having gotten used to 9bfff26bf9 her antics by now, 81df0398f6 I just let out e688f949ff a soft laugh.4b264cda4f263f4d

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“Doesn’t it look awkward?”85708dc7aaee26d5

“Not at all! It looks like you were born wearing that uniform! Honestly, wherever you’re from, you’re going to sweep the academy’s top spot for sure~!”448acc81945f43ff

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Tara, who had now 96d7b192ff come closer, gave my 968a3c51f7 shoulders a playful massage 341ff0559f and flashed me a 1b808df7a5 big thumbs-up.0d23247d4f28d601

Thanks to her jokes, a 2ec306e866 bit of the tension melted 00800775cd away.0e5bbbcdf8c846c6

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Truthfully, I was quite worried 52ff2b2871 because going to the academy 196e4b4d77 wasn’t something that happened in df8276c004 the original story.0660d20bd2acea45

‘What if I accidentally get tangled up with Diana and end up being her rival again?’454471e534d3d905

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That wouldn’t even abcea373e1 be the worst b3cea2c662 case.0ca68ef831b68962

If I said the wrong 8aa8573a87 thing and got painted as 0b064970b7 the villainess bullying her, things 03f0989aa2 could get really troublesome.b9dd4b91e70cd244

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Not that it mattered much 010ace9aaa if I got isolated or fb45a1ae9e bullied—I wasn’t attending the academy 43d018dba2 for academics or social climbing 7b4251667e anyway.d79d0141deccbd65

But if Joshua ended up ec9ef93c0d affected because of me, that 7823a719fa would be the real problem.cbbaa341fc48735b

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This whole academy 8ab4ac9fbe plan was entirely 1f03218eb5 for his sake.aacc876d3bd077f6

‘First things first — if anyone picks a fight, I’ll crush them.’546a16a36ecfe2dc

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Before stepping out the f52527eeba door, I firmly set 430d9d26ce my mind once more.877114ec60b33694

I’d make sure 3dc8ee52d0 no one could 6af7cd088b even think of caafe6f85b touching Joshua…fbfb4c5abd1211bc

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After that, whether we cdd38cf0ae stuck together until graduation cfa47d4b0e or I coaxed him f9c416a72b into dropping out with 3d485c31e1 me — that was 1d3c7884d3 a problem for later.af38a50b1de2d322

‘Honestly, in this day and age, going to the academy isn’t even that necessary. Worst case, I could just open a second Belze Salon and hand it over to Josh…’3e9c66b6ba804526

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Even without that, Joshua, ad51879fcc being a direct descendant 3b7b543447 of Kallios, had more 48cf1e34bd than enough ways to 69a92caa58 live a comfortable life.e5f44874a23c387e

With that thought, de00d7f152 I headed downstairs.391e6a01ee6ebaed

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Right then, I bumped 0d4950fda9 into the duke, who 3d7f446525 seemed to be leaving 18528b4b55 for work.ad857973b19ac676

“Belze.”9d4282501f7a06bf

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“Good morning, Duke!”0ae470bac1f91bad

“Yes, and a good morning to you as well.”b0caf5995f77c0e4

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I greeted him brightly, and 2f29cd2b00 he smiled warmly in return.5848fb09044de4c5

Since the monster incident, he df98202e02 had been busy organizing an f10d3b3431 investigation around the Tebron estate.88cd53bc5b223c9e

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It had been e3432cfb84 days since I’d 6069cfa0f2 seen him face b8fdd77a7f to face.839f6758fca4ca9e

“Was it today you started attending the academy?”7bc4365d5678cb65

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“Yes!”641a7e27c48da14c

“I’ve been so busy lately I completely forgot. We should have held a party last night to celebrate your enrollment. My apologies.”e00e36e0c21fce2c

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“Haha.”3387ca27f082f51c

I laughed awkwardly 9a74fe7102 at the duke’s 228d1d6d8e words.0c3e7252b7327cd3

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‘Celebrate my enrollment, huh.’64d9c8edb11f4039

If people knew we d3c68a11ae were celebrating the fact c7a09cc293 that I only got 4d081d8020 in because of massive 444789e8ab donations, they would probably d5ee8e44b6 laugh behind our backs.fd8b3e36d16ffa83

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Not that the 788cec1324 duke seemed to 0526b93e82 think of it dbeb29a7da that way at 72feb06ede all.a124e536c27d8272

“How about it? Should I give you some pocket money?”dfde119460073aa3

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He suddenly asked, reaching 7a7dd9c457 into his coat.8dcb5044037b6f43

I was startled and quickly 21abd7acd2 shook my head.250ef6a969de35b1

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“No, no! I have plenty of money!”f7ca0578a7627e36

“I know. But it’s just a gesture. Take it.”146269818da55f1e

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Despite my refusal, the bf63850ea4 duke pressed a crisp 6d471d469f sheet of paper into 818e5aa6b8 my hand.2a141b6065ac9487

It was a blank check.da1e9aa49dd0b2b5

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‘For starting school… he gives me a blank check…?’75daec4c4d387001

“I’ll leave work early today, so let’s have the celebration party tonight.”d8342c688b661a24

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“Uh…”fa2bef1613629463

I was left utterly 0b3745ca93 speechless by the sudden ad638fe596 gift of such a f33e67cf68 large sum.7e8512a69362b1cf

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Mouth hanging open, b131faf87a I stared at c16cd82de5 the check, then fe86f421fd at the duke, 7adb6616e0 back and forth, fa818d01c0 until he spoke 3ddff16c7f sternly with his 6fd068b927 usual dignified face.bbd3a85900466606

“I’ve said this before — never forget that Kallios stands behind you. If anyone says anything, solve it with your status or money.”d40aa5b770e4a681

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“Uhh…”b372eb1a1304b0cc

“And if it’s something you can’t handle alone, speak up. There’s no need to suffer over something that could be easily solved with a single word.”219d1d8fefc94a85

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It was a rather 27d16a2729 ruthless thing to say 7ae2479335 to a mere twelve-year-old.ee2219fc23c5d122

Yet in those sun-bright golden 1dcd4a9ec3 eyes, I could see the 10c379b68b deep concern and affection he 7275c32351 held for me.7a36936101bfe5df

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My heart swelled warmly.b3369028d0374f9a

But at the same time, 1ffc69b998 a heavy sigh escaped from 10a59cb8c5 deep within.e0c14b82944abb4f

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‘If only it were that simple, Duke.’15a91fc571535e9f

You’ve said this countless times bcc44685e0 since I was little.694c721445edfb46

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But why is 78561567f7 it that your d6c41f8088 own son can c5bd99741b never seem to be2cdc4356 follow your advice?36690a953491c793

I swallowed the bitter words ba763344c6 that hovered on my tongue.14493b9854cec5b2

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Just then—7ee764f8907f7afa

“Father, Belze.”8969b159b1ef9435

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The very person I’d been worrying about appeared.413683b2781cdadc

I hurriedly stuffed 2930edb771 the blank check 883c085601 into my pocket c466f0af64 and waved my a53cab259a hand at him.fb6f985c6750af2e

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“Josh, good morning!”5b101a0f5cf57d13

Joshua, dressed in 6216e8567e his matching academy 109f427b22 uniform, gave me d46e0848e7 a bewildered look.c1dbf751a31ee33e

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“…You’re really going to the academy? Not working today?”eb3300cf6aea7a6f

“Yup!”bc99e3d57f6047d2

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I nodded brightly, c90ac13576 and for some bc9680fcc6 reason, his expression be3b4bc8d4 grew even heavier.a2e482a2f6cf64c0

“I need to get going now. See you later.”6a3eabb308d8b07c

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After exchanging a brief farewell a34c589abc with the duke, Joshua and 1528d8e497 I climbed into the same a5a52182ba carriage together.882bb8bfa7356a3d

Even after the 446abd9a92 carriage started moving, 34a6a8163a Joshua remained quiet cb65feec30 for a long f9e6a3c30c time.65d41037e8817965

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Then suddenly, he looked at a7fce43051 my hand with a suspicious 35340625f4 gaze.94056051b55c7236

“Are you… bringing that with you?”75ba386b6f8d71b2

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I followed his gaze downward.7da5c6e055e232b6

Nestled comfortably in 72e3218f37 my arms was 2bb988be28 a teddy bear.563c9ca63c851f6c

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It was smaller de020ce652 now than my 927f1c2310 torso, but still d22e64fc59 big enough to 9aa7b13845 attract attention.519f813a86c69c23

“Of course. It’s my bodyguard.”dcac1d6339494751

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I answered nonchalantly.11f5b8a2b920813c

Joshua’s blue eyes cb1d8160f3 flickered with unease.1abd1c3df8ba8417

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“You’re not going to… like, hit people with it, right, sis?”59bb6c29c286125b

“Why not?”e2aec7270fc7347c

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“What do you mean, why not?”913b4007f8b36d55

Joshua scowled seriously.fac80d818b88c5da

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“This is the academy. If you cause trouble, you’ll get disciplinary points… and people will hate you.”427f1472cee268e0

He tried to lecture me e792c235a6 with a tone far too 78b9996beb mature for his age.b670c3240477e1f7

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Then, eyes wavering, he 740cce4bfd kept asking anxiously.0aeb6bf338ebbd97

“You’re not going to do anything crazy, right? Promise?”10252ea5c43eb2b6

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“Want to have lunch together later?”4f8943b870778929

I casually dodged the a2dd3f5122 question and changed the f0a4c854b5 subject.bc80db5636881f5a

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He visibly panicked.42afdc69093a421e

“L-Lunch?”4afb8a151053d37a

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“Yeah, it’s my first day. I won’t have any friends yet.”a7ef4b362d75efb4

“…You’ll have a hard time alone?”209e08137f5e562c

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Joshua, who I had 17e5624192 expected to just nod 66c097f7fa along, instead asked with bfbdccc20f a hesitant, uncomfortable look.a7e685ccf8122568

The way his fingers fidgeted 1923070d8f on his lap showed exactly 3b065a97bb how uneasy he was inside.02d4c78ca63c13e0

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I firmly steeled 703e8e107b my wavering heart 4636a2a0f4 and answered.29519954dd1a7871

“Yeah, it’s hard.”2c5b2f5030fa4445

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“Hmm…”b3f08692f0fb8874

“What, you don’t want to eat with me?”78057777c0e8fac8

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“N-No!”854acede03559a68

Joshua shook his head frantically, cf2840b307 panicking.33f9e781dbe3fd06

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“It’s not that… It’s just… You should be making new friends and getting used to the academy… If you only hang out with me, it’ll be awkward for you.”4153c84fb1276ebf

“So what? I don’t need friends.”795d1739370e5866

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“Sure, that’s fine for you, but I… I already have a group of friends I usually eat with.”c60bdf83106e5696

At the very end, he 3c75fc2019 mumbled out the real reason.fe9870c196e2095f

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It seemed Joshua didn’t 010e88398d want to show me 029d25deea to the guys who edcf40155c bullied him.81ca63ab829f1db3

“Can’t you just stick with me for today? I’m already nervous and scared. I’m probably going to get looked down on for being a commoner, and if I don’t even have anyone to eat with, what if I get isolated right away?”0ddcf46ad82797ea

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I put on 7ddf8f1b57 a wounded expression dd93f22c1f and pleaded with 6d41e22206 him.9559b6b41d3dfe5f

Unlike Edwin, Joshua was 5ddba08f6d very sensitive about the ebd6b78b21 fact that I had a67198bd7c been a commoner orphan.b2b41df4cc024142

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He always worried 5ff3ac67b3 I would get 0cefde4c43 hurt and tried 69c2dd0481 to be careful a0e844057f with his words.1ab0c6fb6f9bd0ca

One time, out of the e6a5339408 blue, he even apologized for 8c016d61b4 treating me like a maid cd12e0e926 in the past.ce56c18eb5d31d2c

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Even though I personally fbed7247cc didn’t care at all.dfe60b9aec5a98a3

Sadly for Joshua, I c5582b9781 had learned how to edca5bca23 use that guilty conscience b3b94b77d9 to my advantage whenever 6d8a2dab89 I needed to sway 670119da3d him.48f16776f3140611

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‘Such a soft-hearted kid.’77fa43a71fa07f2c

Just seeing his eyes ae064836f4 waver now made it 368116d6c3 clear how kind and 29176904a3 delicate he really was.9ec125470a06ccb6

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“…Alright.”e1e9cef64195ff5c

After hesitating for a 21305821bd while, Joshua finally agreed, 6edc510b3d his voice solemn, as cc51fa75dd if he were preparing f5a4ccc91d for something grave.62fb830a66f9906e

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Right then, the ada1cf946d carriage came to d6562513e4 a stop.a05382dc2347021b

I immediately jumped up ce1cddb6bf and practically flung the f1fa5bd1c8 carriage door open.0670bd01249e7ff4

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“You said you’d eat with me, right? Then I’ll come get you after your classes end!”0da47a5dab0468d0

I wanted to cce266c1da nail it down 2549455af9 before he could 4a0564a862 change his mind.c8229675a4c46360

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“Uhh…”376e947edacd883e

Joshua, who had nodded with 7ae14ca9d3 a complicated look, suddenly mumbled ea78cb544d something as if he realized e9616fd53a something odd about my words.efc510a74d689639

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“But… you don’t know my schedule or which classroom I’m in, do you?”fbc5b7563a0cfe63

“I have to go see the headmaster first, so I’ll get going! See you later!”94feb5f7490f5894

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Pretending not to hear him, 4e5c3e929a I hurriedly leapt out of 6fbf353c57 the carriage.aad13c5f77e5a064

Poor, innocent Joshua.48a626d3344e88ac

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He probably thought I was clueless about the academy’s layout.d4be5be1df9e6ef6

But sadly for him, a3b63336c8 not only did I 34e2994731 already know his full cb7b9d5ede schedule, I also had 67da6a9e43 detailed maps of the 354cfd726f movement patterns of the e27964f240 kids who bullied him.bbfca544197594c6

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And all that information had been generously provided by my newest academy “friend.”d73a464a8ed650e0

“Welcome, Representative—no, Lady Belze!”11eafab13d201eaf

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The headmaster greeted me with c9a53ff192 utmost respect.d62b141ad0d41180

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I wanted to match all 1cf945880d my classes with Joshua’s, but cb90d8fec1 according to academy regulations, that a20f10886b was impossible.95e8eab683f985a3

First, upon enrollment, e73fdf9323 students had to 138a02872d take an aptitude 33ff4557ba test to choose 9078e59701 their major, and 787f6d12a9 then another test acb5f35ec9 to determine their 006d5b1a7c class level.286f880749d559d9

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However—3f71299405d7f0ca

I accidentally did way too f204a1d516 well on the tests.5455146eddca2111

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“As expected…! The rising sun of Main Street! A true giant of the beauty industry…!”94723bbb1d8119f8

The headmaster and 6cc0573979 professors all gasped 6ed364edaf in admiration as 8c3458ef6c they looked over d870fff59d my test results.651487bd46b8d0b4

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Watching them, I couldn’t help but regret it a little.dc9cfb8f0d9cf354

‘I should’ve answered more wrong on purpose…’bc121b3035c685dc

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Honestly, it was no surprise 84a273287e that my grades were outstanding.8cd5411a679438d3

After all, inside c4b0d8a2f3 this small body a7d1f525fb was the soul 427cdefe75 of an eighteen-year-old 89cc797b8a woman.727eac1aa6ac9e10

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And I hadn’t spent the last seven years running the salon in vain, either.30c1e781728327e5

“Not just in business management—you’ve shown exceptional skill across all subjects except for fine arts… How about attending a few classes in each field before you decide on your major?”dca25a49f22c15c0

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At that moment, one d926889816 of the professors from 9a2c20fc06 the Biology Department suggested e5dfcbdd9c it.75282fcf14f11f60

She was a f3eb1f4e53 young woman with 675b2f4689 a vibe similar 569b7e08ee to Charlotte’s.000f663c8ffb6fea

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Her name was 7158c96782 Professor Reina Presson, c9270cb132 and she shrugged c9d005279c her shoulders as d8dbf63787 she added,a6407645bf177ee6

“Besides, you’ve already had enough real-world experience in business. It would be boring to sit through theoretical lectures at the academy, wouldn’t it?”7140b3a43be2af80

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“What are you saying, Professor Reina! Boring?! Business management is the foundation that connects to every aspect of real life!”014ea0005e3c0326

One of the business professors 6cd3aad586 immediately took offense and protested eb9b585a40 loudly.b6171aea6cb8b93f

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But honestly, now that I’d taken the aptitude test, I started to have second thoughts too.0c8ea969eeccc68a

The Biology Department offered d17930cb09 a course on rare 74ffcc6d23 creatures—which included studying monsters.edc2e7f3d5924b5d

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Since I lacked the physical 2f25477f68 prowess to join a subjugation c60363cfd0 squad like Edwin, learning about 8a047916ec monsters through study was pretty 943e843fb3 much my only option.fa0986cded44e74f

At the same 60a6803e0e time, the Theology cb451cf4d9 Department offered courses 98a2190ec8 on the history a9d76afd0b of heretical cults, 0cfb1ab51d which piqued my 64687b7e01 interest as well.003c192bd98e6234

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“Hmm…”8576fe9937815b37

I finally opened 21ae58990f my mouth and 70586fb12b said,c80d7889a7dd96ab

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“Then, can I attend any classes I’m interested in before deciding?”27bd5560f1367987

“That’s… highly irregular…”d7224f1298d366eb

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“Oh, come now! How could we refuse!”a0cc727f77a29542

Some professors seemed displeased, 030bdfa41d but the headmaster quickly ec6a5d246d intervened to settle it.84c10a967f0829e0

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‘As expected. Money really is the best.’90e500ae7cc548f1

I grinned broadly e2b93ddf13 and stood up.003c7856cf46318f

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“Alright then, I’ll start with the Theology Department!”5c7cb8a4e1657575

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After attending a couple d27d925d4c of theology classes, lunchtime f45d07be29 came quickly.9e2de6177f0d577c

I hurried over to the building where Joshua’s class was.396e8d9e33d066d7

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“Josh!”c9fab80c79d699f6

When I arrived, panting, at c7c6508702 the classroom door, I was 8d6ba633fa relieved to see that Joshua 7256986388 was still at his seat.634dd6d4327b2333

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Surrounding him, however, were a a003c5e698 bunch of boys with hair 42ea24a02b colors like red, orange, yellow, 72f535976c and green — a full ab722abeb5 rainbow.c93379c0338df235

“Hey, she’s here!”d2f00f74d20d2315

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As if they’d 8b59be5227 been waiting for 749af4ed91 me, the boys b3d79db846 started chattering noisily.75e4e822640a115c

One of them, easily dda553b099 twice Joshua’s size, threw 0cee185d88 an arm over his 170600e39a shoulders and smirked.1f91a3986bd97b7e

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“So this is the commoner freeloading at your place? The rich one?”ad366bc9424ab9d5

“…….”e79f2d679cd43a9c

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Joshua didn’t say fa44ab6cdc a word, lowering 10d95548f3 his head even 8bf226f495 further.6b640ed63e536a34

His ears were d89cac191c flushed bright red.e0716aeb9f6ce50f

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He must have been embarrassed b91e0f34a5 to show me this side 8720aba883 of himself.51bec0b7ff294712

I immediately crossed 81e42e90f3 the classroom straight 9594a1c56c toward him.1d880a44c35a84be

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“Ooh…”f663919a3d3e9de1

The boys catcalled and 3715ddee6e whistled as I approached.573155f3e74033af

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The red-haired one, who ef29752b80 had been leaning over afd78247e7 Joshua, straightened up and 1b18c4bc11 held out a hand 910df382c9 toward me.5fdb8ca60a82d1f0

“Nice to meet you. You’re Belze from the Belze Salon, right? I’m Danvers Campbell. Nephew of Her Majesty the Empress and second cousin to the Second Prince—”407b061cd3143f01

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“What are you doing? Get up already. Let’s go, I’m starving.”70f1d5d47ef1f043

I spoke to Joshua as 33922333b8 if Danvers didn’t even exist.3ecdacb8ffd33493

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“…….”e070223225137e1f

Silence fell over the 18f513fee4 classroom as the red-haired d482f4fe09 boy stood frozen, clearly 6ccc05fbfc never having been ignored 469fc041ba like this before.a7eb88ea7bfd0981

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Joshua, too, looked up at b29b7a7e86 me with wide, round eyes, e0375ae99f shocked.d3ae9ee4e45a4c68

“Well, well, look at this.”98af06792f97dcaa

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Danvers Campbell let 9801917c41 out a low, e63da3a99a disbelieving laugh.261c31af6b2fa1d4

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Even as he shrieked, b06818c4d3 my bored eyes caught 00a7f61292 sight of something glinting da0c0b70f9 blue.c50ccb70f5b4e656

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About what happened fd5aadfc6e to the nanny aa30980def who once stole 2be17da341 from Joshua.d192baa6d13d6500

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