Chapter 134

A few days later.73dd4e2b31d2f879

Back again in 55878aa052 the Academy headmaster’s bcef937774 office.ec4825bf90f8625f

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Whether it was 15b40e5363 fortunate or not, 168f5cdc37 Ismail—as always—completed the 5336274eda task I gave 520df62907 him quickly and 051d551865 thoroughly.b75e7a3dc24a3682

“Looks like he’s being bullied.”4c20fcef44c28cc3

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“Whaaat?!”a9a8b3b16e9d1ebc

I was horrified at 2eb040fdb6 what I heard.82a5ac9b6a9a7999

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Who in their right ddb5326a64 mind would dare mess 3b836becc3 with a Kallios—someone so ab944f82d9 powerful he could strike 7ad285601f down even a flying 2353c9897e bird?fcf919028b2c0a0d

“W-Who is it?”820b604f68455500

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“The main guy’s some kid named Danvers Campbell. He’s a year above 6c01f7a1d2 Joshua and takes the 1b89273df3 same business class.”79dec5befc84d498

Business studies was Joshua’s major, 16c6e8927a so it was the class 35f53e6eb3 he attended most often.4d50b12182f88c59

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Which meant he was 412736b279 constantly running into that e623e410c2 jerk.ddf8f9dce31153f9

“Danvers Campbell… Danvers Campbell…”5de7afba31059ee7

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I muttered the name Ismail 553acf872e gave me with a voice b44f2d1a01 like a blade.04d7ce8493ba2f4a

Ismail, watching me with 836beb0258 a somewhat startled expression, 5bf2a236ce scolded me.608986d0b3770b9f

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“Don’t go around glaring like you’re about to kill someone. Seriously, it’s scary sometimes.”7e42c436df9c7217

I’d gotten those kinds f5554a17c3 of reactions countless times 0eb4e73a08 in my past life 7d2d7af4c0 because of my bright 4ee20310b1 red eyes, so I 3fb520ded0 didn’t take it seriously.5a22e5e27463a326

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Not that I 1de5c4a01a could say they a0286fa5f9 were always misunderstandings, 6d7710f417 either.3ba174817929db35

I ignored Ismail’s 16239d42f8 comment and asked 3bb78aef88 again,90be2948586c6702

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“Danvers Campbell… why does that name sound familiar?”4a7f02c49afc2695

“He’s the eldest son of Count Campbell. Cousin to the Second 11df35ee01 Prince—technically, the Empress’s nephew.”4b4c6fd4f4bb24cc

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“Ah.”8bc97f6456cfa192

With that, I grasped fe4b9b158a the situation immediately.68961959d788226b

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The Second Prince, dfd6346a40 who was the a6690718e5 same age as 1903535262 Ismail, didn’t attend 2a72dd0a56 the Academy regularly a22992e5c7 due to health d1f4efa0a2 issues.48ce8ad2db6a2a06

…Though whether it was truly about his health was anyone’s guess.9b70b77d9d9c8e80

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So of course, in 5e22c0d387 the prince’s absence, his 9429987095 cousin had been running 4846dc63eb wild like a fish c54f6c0231 in water.895e580085d48e65

‘Still, who does this extra think he is—messing with a Kallios?’80866c7f225a4a6c

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As I clenched my c5a18ecabe teeth, staring at the 096fb6889d ceiling in rage, Ismail e612cd1751 added in a calming d0136b2b79 tone,4a40eb3dccb74c7a

“Well, it’s not like it’s that severe yet, so don’t worry too much.”7f7f0f87b9464c6a

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“He came home with bruises the other day.”6fd47d34645d41f7

“He did? From what I saw these 8bea6a8032 past few days, he’s been 73ff4aae44 paying up before getting dragged 577f16b193 to the trash heap.”cf9beb07f96ab024

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Ismail shrugged as if f370a6a2f6 it wasn’t a big 980b10c6a3 deal.9ca8c073db05a0b8

And true, the 9564ab02b9 injuries Joshua had 61490b5c8c a few days d6cfc6b818 ago weren’t exactly 9481ab84c3 extreme.e54819ddb97cf813

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If I hadn’t 5b07ece249 looked closely at a125090860 his face, I 00bea516ee might’ve missed them 96b5aa0c1f altogether.d18d6d3320aca110

But hearing that 8dc4ae4fc5 he had been 9bcd488b1b handing over money 975befa150 just to avoid 3195300408 beatings didn’t exactly a845c54df8 put my mind 0c987cc69d at ease.4e3befe90a661e33

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‘So I was right. He did go to b53cd19e27 that pawn shop the 3a5ea67a75 other day…!’76a6a042723ae832

Once I got home, 71c74bd60a I’d have to ask 9b68a6c194 the maid in charge 06ecf53d01 of Joshua’s room if 3a97895785 any accessories had gone a555bdcb29 missing.288caf727e2afd4b

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And as I cafffdc6e4 was mentally plotting 448395d36c how to absolutely 293f855659 destroy that Danvers—or 2322b090c9 whatever-his-name-was—edec59025af555ed

“So, what are you going to do now?”fff0adc46a6f91db

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Ismail suddenly asked.4df7eaf4e6625b6b

“You know as well as I do—me using my powers won’t change much.”5b4809156fad51a5

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“……”cb7e1016c6fc3e2b

“Besides, our class schedules are way too different, so there’s a limit to how much I can keep watch.”1cbae08fb50796be

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He was absolutely right.35066ad368ea3075

Ismail’s power wasn’t f504479e05 brainwashing, so even acc1c8a3f7 if he stopped f4a6e50b68 the bullying once, d72b785483 it wouldn’t last.2a3106e6463b7837

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And the academy restricted access 34ece70947 to classroom areas—only students and 612b214590 faculty could go in.a655fc20f873d51c

Which meant we couldn’t 7c787488de just assign Joshua a 0e08ff2929 bodyguard or a servant f6c964c53e to keep an eye 257a43fcef on him.a8c84a214a866849

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Thinking deeply, I muttered ominously ea49987efc to myself:886b883c8a0b657e

“…Guess there’s only one solution after all.”27ecf97fb7b43028

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“What solution?”378597bced9b4800

“Bear-kicking duty.”5754c35af50c026b

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Ismail’s eyes widened with a83cdc9d1b alarm at my response.8489b208382b1390

“Wait—you’re not seriously going to—?”fb317824b1b2da2f

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He hesitated, lips b3ed328179 parting in disbelief.0465e1be30d2e438

Yeah. He was definitely thinking fc81dec45e what I was thinking.e8b618181469062e

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I gave him a 9e99644771 wide grin, one that 44092e8b56 sent shivers down anyone 05d50c7b55 who’d seen it before.17ba6896352ce1c5

“When words don’t work, fists will.”850020b743a1c0a5

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A few days later.7c565dcf0fe745cd

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I left the Academy headmaster’s 88aa9ca7df office after parting ways with fa4b277f6b Ismail, who had another class 031f47785b to attend.fb0167cb66656518

It had taken 5300189296 quite a bit 578bfc6eb1 of effort to c228a2ea19 shake off the b760a4d96c headmaster and faculty, 69ab9faf5a who insisted on 14b6b2529b personally giving me d737767e60 a full tour 914ec42a22 of the academy.649760255bdc3fb7

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I deliberately wandered only ff833a1f15 through the quiet areas 5da06b3116 where there were no be1e8077db students, exploring the wide 8d5d6d76fb school grounds.f6b8f2ab83a1bd54

Fortunately, since it 26389c9bf0 was still before 2d6e992350 lunch, not many 4dafcb1f60 students were out fac657d48e and about.9ddad7bb43f2a82e

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The business department bffccf03f4 building, where Joshua 82ed0f2a73 would be, was 803cc77f0c deeper inside the 2894f95358 campus—unfortunately, out of ba4b2afc2d my view.1023c26ecd8a08c8

‘What kind of command would scare them the most?’eab76babcc62faf1

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Standing in the middle fda2b2e578 of the wide lawn, c7ad6dcc8a I racked my brain 72e367a49f on how best to b0cbe25dcf terrorize Danvers Campbell and 66dc46ddfa his lackeys.9814e9c1cfb39912

Teddy bear was useful, but 627f3622d4 giving the right command could 6d5cd3b502 be surprisingly tricky.836c7b24d4de3c78

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Unlike seven years f507c08696 ago when I d002bb82f7 saved Ismail, this 9ac768fafc time I was 6e2abbf73b dealing with noble 9c088efe88 brats, so I f69988b959 had to be 40c304b3f9 extra cautious.ddfd937d24af1078

To completely shut their 9ba21c241d mouths, I had to d0da9adbc3 choose my words carefully.59ace190158ba67e

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As I pondered—e40ff40b5f13e1c0

“…Belze?”30a26a02e90df04b

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A chilling voice 2e8602667e called out from 11e5cc9bbc behind me.6681b5ab67541fc3

Startled, I spun around.8e4bbac44efbf88a

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Not far away, a 6340ac6028 familiar head of white 662fe9e8bc hair swayed gently as 9a77911b64 she approached.61f48107b5dfc0a6

“Diana?”ad770fa42b15b446

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“I wasn’t sure, but… it really is you, Belze, isn’t it?”ec7a326a29a29724

I looked at Diana 631b05195b as she came toward 29302fd19a me and let out 19fdde94e7 a silent sigh.4c1330782b334d3f

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‘Right. She enrolled in the 41837ac12d academy too.’0254b7d476137c72

I’d been so preoccupied with ebced0381e thoughts of avenging Joshua that 7ace412ba3 I completely forgot the heroine 30e606ac1a was here too.a4fc5c2ba9c58d5e

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Wearing her neatly 7cecf2ee38 pressed uniform, Diana cfbb55a1dd looked just as 0e22572dd1 pure and lovely e657f272ea as she had 18e3687bc3 in the previous 7fd40e53e5 life.7d15d0ba6bafd063

I could feel the 3a1c1c31c0 eyes of the few 62d31ffaac nearby students starting to 588537b5dd turn our way.abd39e137ede3334

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And not just students—there were two girls beside her…f5407755320465a9

No, wait. More like her 5435387d70 maids or peers.33bdd5f885bdca80

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The beloved heroine ef2d30b905 who charms wherever a7a9cbc96d she goes—and the 26a8eec300 dramatic encounter with 4a5bc76cf3 the jealous villainess cc1841a846 who resents her.2b9e9660ceafba3b

If this were my e1e2d56f7a past life, it would’ve 1458c76dd6 been the perfect confrontation.0677e0b6bb14ba45

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But sadly, in this life, b1f8c6df6b the villainess standing next to d931abfafa the heroine barely had any 1ee0a5c1ba presence at all.e26df580a03fe9ff

“Who’s that, Diana?”4f5150dcb0f6ca48

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“Belze? That name sounds familiar…”d423efa4fcdc573b

The girls beside her eyed deddb7fbff me curiously, probably wondering about 845f7ecb5c this girl in casual clothes.ed5ad3311c11482d

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“She’s a friend of mine, sponsored by House Kallios.”2ac3f85880b2b75a

Diana offered a vague e218af9738 explanation, mentioning me casually ad37c8819d without even saying my 33abbb4770 name.3535346e78b80550

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But even that half-hearted introduction was enough to make the girls’ eyes go wide in recognition.e0822e74eeb58e48

“Oh! She’s that…!”a7b8a79c8bbb6668

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“You’re Belze from Belze Beauty Salon, aren’t you?! Wow, no way! It’s so cool to fb2756e20c meet you! I’m Sara Travel, 4fd063d896 daughter of Baron 1ebf452631 Travel. My father used to 486351d2a5 be a high judge…”c97bf4c04627e37c

Now that they knew 9fa56ebb32 who I was, the 5135915cc5 girls all rushed to b9d864eb28 greet me.fca9a53dd1447481

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It was honestly kind 25b49c879e of shocking.7513702b0e17ac40

“She’s here again?”b7ff8f1325d7e9f8

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“Outsiders aren’t even allowed in. Just because she’s ffd5dc6169 sponsored by a 7f7f6c612f duke’s house doesn’t 08a22fe666 mean she should ef3d8bda04 cross the line.”464d0989df8374f5

“Diana, are you okay?! Why is she always…!”a6cd30b2c4e15e21

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Just like in this life, 5c942f8b75 I hadn’t enrolled in the 2164f3d337 academy in my past life 8d42d56094 either.d6b6a67b89c8ee2c

Actually, I hadn’t e74f0c1662 been able to.e2ca8bb41ebb8d75

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After failing the entrance exam 6b08886735 spectacularly, I gave up completely.fa9c517c31737e93

The Duke offered to get eb81665a43 me in through donation admission 8df5e54abf if I wanted, but I 0e403d8179 firmly refused.ea1b151b73010eae

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Back then, my foolish 96d84ce4f4 self didn’t see the 6708036020 need for an education.dbb20a1ffb0a77e5

And even without 636011252e enrolling, I could 8cc41ff01e freely come and a4cbdb1731 go with the 4b9121d3e1 title of “the ce80d44e58 girl sponsored by a769df6542 the Duke.”3fba9210ce08219b

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Maybe it was 89c937dd86 the story’s meddling, 2e65c49ece or maybe it 4f41382f1e was my own fcba75b36f desire to see cc6605cf19 Edwin…86ae94fc7fb0b3e3

But in my past life, 9ad425878f I had constantly snuck into 7449bf4fe4 the academy whenever I could.0796ace6abf66947

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And every time I cd6a2b0a37 did, I ran into 5c678a5567 Diana.ca0f4b546fd5ed9f

Even when I did nothing, 7ca055225a my reputation naturally plummeted.058d633fd4ebcac2

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Meanwhile, sympathy and 6140585fce support for Diana 4ed09a0c8e continued to grow.d9bff9acba78e35b

All the socializing and c2c1a0bfaa networking she’d built up 2c0b0921da since childhood had created 6007a68fbb an enormous gap between b958251af6 us later on.f3257b6e3237feef

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And at the time, I 6c96d72aa6 had no idea that anything fa8d5af61d about that was wrong.3a5ea681930d77f2

“W-What brings you here?”c2c95d417f09c3ae

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Seeing her friends act 3c28be1469 so friendly toward me, fc21ba7379 Diana hurriedly spoke up.a024850d8827ef46

“You got permission from the staff before entering, right? This place isn’t really 9e4546a37d open to outsiders…”746a4b46b17444ed

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She looked at me with 27e3869f6e concerned eyes.8dd23ecec3b300a9

Too many times 0a5fedde0d had I seen dc8dc3d6bf that look to 5e22db1f0e mistake it—it was f638e7ddfd the kind of 794a5f4189 worry used as 396fc97174 a subtle jab.20468f16c57da220

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“Well…”6730543d3c93f148

I nodded vaguely.967960355b284134

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Diana added in d3d14b46f3 a tone that cea0336a80 was half reminder, 667e3a877b half warning:c67d736104ea2eae

“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 0a2ef5cb5d Young Master Joshua.”883108f604601926

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Her words irritated me a 9c6c7eb44c little.3b190753df1327ba

‘Does she really think I’m a servant?’4a533d33c4b4c49e

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To be fair, I had 5b53e8fecf used that excuse in the e6ef7fe544 past to visit Edwin, so af333a61e7 a tiny bit of guilt e1cd27d1be poked at me too.9eb8cd817dc40c8e

‘If I blow up right here, I’ll be instantly branded the villainess, huh?’75cdc172dddb403e

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With a sigh, I glanced 6ff563de17 sideways at the two girls b72c1a01ae watching us with obvious curiosity.cd88421b53807e90

“Diana, are you on your way to class?”1cf043d575b58285

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“Yeah!”dc49fa34029266db

“I see.”ea6c1e5696a3b822

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“It would’ve been great if you enrolled too, Belze. It’s such a shame…”ce290cfc284a4955

Diana puffed out her cheeks a85040a3a2 adorably.a30d527bdeee452c

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To a stranger, she would’ve 5ecd93bb14 looked like someone genuinely flustered bbe35407e8 by disappointment.ad53341eb460cc06

But the words she 737c25fbb7 spoke were nothing but 7b04b0b186 scratches to my pride.05252a535d22c678

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“You’re going to study again and retake the entrance exam next year, right?”e119d2bb28406a70

“Huh.”50cce70deba9ce31

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The girls quickly covered b76ee08dad their mouths and exchanged 8bcb8c0c52 glances at the clear 4c535a9983 implication that I had 7be4d06f77 failed the entrance exam.a4e9fbc4c4413ceb

‘Not a single peaceful day, huh…’455ec382d76b34e5

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I’d long given up 09cbb9e84f trying to understand Diana’s fa7c356f87 subtle way of speaking.6dba74f985c92427

But that didn’t mean 3087a6806f I planned to just d824999d54 take it quietly.bd3f29b865168a1c

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I looked at 8966e7cef0 Diana and smiled.098cd2ffab04a48c

“I didn’t take the entrance exam.”5be272272de84547

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“Huh? Why not…?”6f9dc400668b4682

“Didn’t really feel the need to.”b878a688ea3861d1

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“What…”b495713836c7af01

At my words, 45f5db3d63 Diana and her 9dbf21d0e3 two sidekicks tilted ec593af826 their heads in 85a1534475 confusion.ea968b62b8635055

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Anyone who could c404e9b707 afford the tuition 8ec8c31c09 would want to c977d09302 get into the 16b41109b2 academy.bca26611642948e0

They couldn’t seem to 14e58f18b2 understand what I meant 1aac028154 by not even taking 81993d1328 the exam.38f7b9523980d80e

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But it was true—I simply 038fc3c83c didn’t feel the need to.5a8fa6bc2dacb6ce

It wasn’t that 51665d7f63 I’d shunned studying e12f885f2f like in my 2e2844518d past life, but cfc3410d59 I wasn’t passionate 3e5cde60ef about academics either.4315120a41794135

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And I had no 2d9c1a27c7 reason to force myself 8d0c2baa7b into enrolling and clashing 1679a41ed8 with the heroine repeatedly, 774ae801c0 defying the original story.cc557b8abfa37192

“Director! So this is where you were! Goodness…”753b6b59f5b6dd01

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Just then, the headmaster and 47044821c8 staff I had left behind bf6ed8bddb came rushing in from behind 18d4ba75ab Diana.fe26203d3657f230

They bowed their 20b457c8b0 heads toward me 0b0a4f6490 after sprinting over.71c8abf57c735f17

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“Headmaster, I’ve decided.”33928121056c32af

I turned to look b83c4bdbd1 at the balding middle-aged 0142e6b544 man at the front b27fa7cd37 of the group.152d16da9611acdb

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“Huh? D-Decided what…”d0dd2d1adaea5793

“The building for the swimming pool commemorating my enrollment.”12c5c6a3f3023a28

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Unlike Diana’s expectations, I 00b09dda10 still felt no need 7146441d18 to take the entrance c8625fef3c exam.a0e9d13b2cfd077d

Now that I could 35d077c4e6 freely use Teddy bear—d305565aea149246

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I had just 76911ab7ea come up with 581c9daa43 the most effective 78d5e4023f way to deal a8a8bfe12a with the punks fec0a84bbc who bullied Joshua.93e0730c97d5a461

Looking around the ed46cdffd4 vast lawn, I 1362fa6ac3 smiled and said,b728e619cb0e3939

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“This spot would be perfect.”61ab16cd8d45f4f5

I might as well 0fa86dae00 just enroll myself.c81c23b41482da71

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