Chapter  140

After the secretive night passed,1f96cf3fb5b58670

A few days later—5e16512bc0c360f3

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Busy preparing from early morning, 6fc40c61e8 I stood before the mirror, 8becb375bd checking myself one last time.4a7086a3c5e01d0b

The snug academy uniform, made 801f3ecd6a up of a dark brown 53ed4fec56 jacket and a beige skirt, 5bf9cf9474 felt strangely unfamiliar.0a2c8b81094c301f

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“How do I look, Tara?”b4dbcd7529f09a01

“Oh my! Isn’t this the neighboring country’s Princess Belze, attending the academy today? I read it in the newspapers!”5d0ba12f787de2c5

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At my question, Tara, 68539bd8f7 who had been making 71cfca4782 the bed, replied cheekily.72d5b26a1149113e

Having gotten used 50e66d0dd6 to her antics 74f60cc167 by now, I 4546f0ed48 just let out 5a36c8eeeb a soft laugh.1c91068ac61f259e

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“Doesn’t it look awkward?”a9f21e78e7e47e9f

“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~!”f2422e91fd81235d

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Tara, who had now 1adb8ef95d come closer, gave my bc21d34fee shoulders a playful massage e34dcfbe0e and flashed me a 9ec6d9bd41 big thumbs-up.7da6eda74c2dc3d6

Thanks to her jokes, 104c6d4b8e a bit of the 400ca43dd6 tension melted away.2365aeb6b314b737

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Truthfully, I was 45da0060bc quite worried because 0e5157a06a going to the 3787c5e78b academy wasn’t something 13bfcc937d that happened in de9656bf26 the original story.d9aee7be3358fdb8

‘What if I accidentally get tangled up with Diana and end up being her rival again?’2968cfb6c60bd2ed

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That wouldn’t even be 033a967317 the worst case.851f84928d26401f

If I said the wrong c28e58480b thing and got painted as fc0bc86f34 the villainess bullying her, things 38fc36048a could get really troublesome.7a1eb769cd77f377

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Not that it ff19211d14 mattered much if 65adff48ce I got isolated b48c6b0d4a or bullied—I wasn’t 4b1c26f637 attending the academy a442fe9f55 for academics or 252ebbc30c social climbing anyway.1492c20da330cd67

But if Joshua ended up e51db81aaa affected because of me, that df917fb9c8 would be the real problem.f3d8721c0b1b9473

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This whole academy plan was cb68c54982 entirely for his sake.1d50147e76284f3d

‘First things first — if anyone picks a fight, I’ll crush them.’895998add434459f

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Before stepping out the door, 3afbb3ae5a I firmly set my mind f67cbbdc4e once more.9997b23449b05cdf

I’d make sure cf64f7ed38 no one could 8b1fffdd8f even think of bb2bf707fb touching Joshua…5fce4d038517e0b6

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After that, whether we 14035650ba stuck together until graduation dd8855b867 or I coaxed him ddb3992c76 into dropping out with 5bdd5b8e51 me — that was c95016d784 a problem for later.49b51b8f0f968a7d

‘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…’a65cdcde4c964412

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Even without that, Joshua, being b42ae192ba a direct descendant of Kallios, 1f5ccb0b36 had more than enough ways f410818319 to live a comfortable life.e3d1bc9c980d8b8b

With that thought, 7bcd9e4f0b I headed downstairs.ae6eef936fc9b11e

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Right then, I 3073562a22 bumped into the fc520b6aad duke, who seemed 5a6bb76c13 to be leaving bd1b0063a4 for work.67ceb29bd1183396

“Belze.”c27fdde8df86a59a

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“Good morning, Duke!”3a9f2ab34bbd2369

“Yes, and a good morning to you as well.”4a52f88cefd5e88c

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I greeted him brightly, 3a8386c5f6 and he smiled warmly 12379a5146 in return.c907afa324d14ffa

Since the monster f2f1b50cd2 incident, he had d4f185bc35 been busy organizing ded3c8f13f an investigation around 23c6aee02e the Tebron estate.491a918403866f13

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It had been days since 945fcf2949 I’d seen him face to 63d3221113 face.328199e09ac9fd7d

“Was it today you started attending the academy?”af6ad7cc69a9df06

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“Yes!”ce0272c1b754ad7f

“I’ve been so busy lately I completely forgot. We should have held a party last night to celebrate your enrollment. My apologies.”13f05136ee249dba

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“Haha.”ef89559438263d82

I laughed awkwardly at the 71f70ef31d duke’s words.4b7ec29abf59ec0b

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‘Celebrate my enrollment, huh.’7524163fe3957d19

If people knew we e2adbb3f4a were celebrating the fact 524ccde1c4 that I only got 0cb24eff41 in because of massive a446440011 donations, they would probably 4d7092ccac laugh behind our backs.7eb40f2d69e2ef15

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Not that the 642bcf8d7c duke seemed to e8a3a71159 think of it 22d8defc06 that way at c081e16c54 all.5ec1b8b1884c5621

“How about it? Should I give you some pocket money?”16724bac53d45aa6

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He suddenly asked, reaching into 17e24403fb his coat.46f5d1e25f74a64b

I was startled and quickly dc99d7f3af shook my head.f2f5c4c134737a50

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“No, no! I have plenty of money!”190bcdfd203a8e65

“I know. But it’s just a gesture. Take it.”cfeaaccf53e7908f

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Despite my refusal, 838a914bca the duke pressed 3917453ccf a crisp sheet 24c8b32e8a of paper into 8f83230c55 my hand.48088b7f44482f1d

It was a blank check.7ceaddaa9d7b6ecb

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‘For starting school… he gives me a blank check…?’63b7c16f60a79de8

“I’ll leave work early today, so let’s have the celebration party tonight.”d80f8462d6b990d4

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“Uh…”327267fc2931812f

I was left utterly 4a3ad48e0e speechless by the sudden 47e47d2ac6 gift of such a 000c684b17 large sum.b82d3304ee8b7d86

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Mouth hanging open, b1adf1924a I stared at ca59af4c22 the check, then 60b75963b3 at the duke, 6926b43d9c back and forth, 650f918176 until he spoke dedce6efa0 sternly with his 95aaa2e293 usual dignified face.6f11c3e6d235f52f

“I’ve said this before — never forget that Kallios stands behind you. If anyone says anything, solve it with your status or money.”9004cb98932b9fea

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“Uhh…”f2aa848bb2b47fb8

“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.”eaabfe0aadf9bc91

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It was a rather ruthless e6d8b0cb0d thing to say to a 2c0063b11f mere twelve-year-old.0a5dcea73dcd8161

Yet in those sun-bright 0e36f594c7 golden eyes, I could bc22463292 see the deep concern 7cdcf1e8f0 and affection he held b45c8e81fa for me.4a0ab270e121bb33

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My heart swelled warmly.5489dc0d99863fb8

But at the same time, d82da5e133 a heavy sigh escaped from 9f5cb651e7 deep within.995988df8d43edca

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‘If only it were that simple, Duke.’151a758d3881c621

You’ve said this 8cf46414a9 countless times since c4981baa6d I was little.58fa27b31dd76bfa

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But why is it e844ee75bf that your own son f3c83364c3 can never seem to ef580a3c6f follow your advice?da5a2a262a518774

I swallowed the ebfd838807 bitter words that 50945d9e4a hovered on my 92c14ce890 tongue.2c7c5e3731bc83cb

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Just then—c2724469830ec005

“Father, Belze.”26870d1e23a5878c

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The very person I’d been worrying about appeared.4536c917d076ded5

I hurriedly stuffed the d746cd6ac4 blank check into my 6365642980 pocket and waved my 882b5b3317 hand at him.1ebc6d6ec6c6f5a5

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“Josh, good morning!”8e94aecf961f0df4

Joshua, dressed in 12b65c74f2 his matching academy a8ebec7946 uniform, gave me 962ad7843e a bewildered look.15a862658c0b087a

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“…You’re really going to the academy? Not working today?”052ec7c4f5629cb1

“Yup!”cfc11f061baf3614

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I nodded brightly, be48d037b1 and for some af2001ab1a reason, his expression 5442eb271a grew even heavier.048d5b689445e62d

“I need to get going now. See you later.”a5e0962ae7e46c43

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After exchanging a brief farewell 95562da27f with the duke, Joshua and 12734909aa I climbed into the same b0c4e54758 carriage together.6eb4c3c59f82392a

Even after the 98a6b62046 carriage started moving, a0feb80ae2 Joshua remained quiet 4ca6a5a578 for a long 87702fe531 time.408265643d20d914

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Then suddenly, he looked at 53aa5f189e my hand with a suspicious c178eaf87d gaze.3814bbf50ca5f6cb

“Are you… bringing that with you?”f85ca7128e87bf77

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I followed his gaze downward.55de627585708199

Nestled comfortably in my 189eeaae7a arms was a teddy 5da85c77c3 bear.17432560aa108a05

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It was smaller 05015c1350 now than my 67b8a15d4c torso, but still 3889258804 big enough to d86246dd9b attract attention.29d17ccfe0913468

“Of course. It’s my bodyguard.”47eb5d22d67eee58

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I answered nonchalantly.d9bfce4949e065b2

Joshua’s blue eyes flickered cda3d7be2c with unease.5700a27ef237d42a

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“You’re not going to… like, hit people with it, right, sis?”847f298f6f74510f

“Why not?”b70e540a47374ac5

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“What do you mean, why not?”4adbce074bbdc7d8

Joshua scowled seriously.e064817bd4cfc569

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“This is the academy. If you cause trouble, you’ll get disciplinary points… and people will hate you.”ecd0cdd9bf3d2730

He tried to lecture 51002118b4 me with a tone ff58829f2b far too mature for cd0ffe2125 his age.690aea38f1c8f8a7

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Then, eyes wavering, a848bb2b94 he kept asking e8e5ce42e0 anxiously.b34ceb63a07ee66e

“You’re not going to do anything crazy, right? Promise?”748102b8490823a8

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“Want to have lunch together later?”e6477df59205e5da

I casually dodged the question 0b49f1a347 and changed the subject.6811201bad9e582c

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He visibly panicked.433a2fe00e9f4e9d

“L-Lunch?”9d6068657a6da1a0

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“Yeah, it’s my first day. I won’t have any friends yet.”83fe48954c39d286

“…You’ll have a hard time alone?”65618d170c18ebd2

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Joshua, who I had expected 3acdc57159 to just nod along, instead 746b291bff asked with a hesitant, uncomfortable d12e4dc15e look.722363f4fda1c6eb

The way his fingers d4d72889dc fidgeted on his lap 67667f9ad5 showed exactly how uneasy aef02db1a3 he was inside.43d1dc4d641aa6d4

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I firmly steeled my 1e9b92f87d wavering heart and answered.e588a3538224affa

“Yeah, it’s hard.”2ec9d458a31a2dfa

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“Hmm…”da6f9aabb20b5203

“What, you don’t want to eat with me?”3fc2c5e2cf92c732

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“N-No!”8654ae6573d0aebd

Joshua shook his head frantically, bc784fa57a panicking.4f8d1dad55303c71

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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.”5cc887ca445b11b0

“So what? I don’t need friends.”529af98c1967f05e

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“Sure, that’s fine for you, but I… I already have a group of friends I usually eat with.”e9a561664612de61

At the very end, he 7f81028911 mumbled out the real reason.119a3cdb9cf3661c

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It seemed Joshua didn’t 9f83cac6eb want to show me 8b0d0473fe to the guys who f3209d8e90 bullied him.2468091083abdd41

“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?”e42caab5999b4324

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I put on a 37e0705376 wounded expression and pleaded af74bf8da8 with him.27a74c52de767393

Unlike Edwin, Joshua a31bf4d25b was very sensitive 5758f5bb92 about the fact 8bdffe6ddf that I had 815301e691 been a commoner 4688460925 orphan.e2fe38f26b3b1515

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He always worried I would ed8b270657 get hurt and tried to ba9f240b49 be careful with his words.70b7370889b8c294

One time, out of 0d2f599296 the blue, he even 6a2c7ad868 apologized for treating me 9d1fc3abac like a maid in 31b8eba1f9 the past.92e7f61a15380f7b

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Even though I 6878a06d66 personally didn’t care e395408f15 at all.f9898219c0f04fcb

Sadly for Joshua, feb3eb0275 I had learned ffcab06e4d how to use dd1581426a that guilty conscience 860190fa57 to my advantage d224c53e61 whenever I needed a9e35bd429 to sway him.ae71e8df0b92bf70

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‘Such a soft-hearted kid.’9f64edae13d3ce26

Just seeing his eyes 80eb84082a waver now made it ae754a621c clear how kind and cc1c217b26 delicate he really was.e6a9512a789c04cb

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“…Alright.”046c3299d3027c00

After hesitating for a while, 26588e2a27 Joshua finally agreed, his voice e64e69f8f8 solemn, as if he were a3b2af2ccc preparing for something grave.97c6b16aa7872b9d

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Right then, the carriage 64c9cd39b6 came to a stop.4b6c573ba84538ba

I immediately jumped 608d788683 up and practically 2af4cc7c95 flung the carriage c7f7baba4d door open.a420e0d1e5f063fd

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“You said you’d eat with me, right? Then I’ll come get you after your classes end!”8bf789044aa34e73

I wanted to 2251e480ee nail it down 6ae5b8560f before he could 28702cfc85 change his mind.c3e0b04cd6184510

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“Uhh…”b0961d472f981b21

Joshua, who had nodded 8c1c6b28f2 with a complicated look, dd8f6070f0 suddenly mumbled something as 8de38cb322 if he realized something 54593abe53 odd about my words.fdf76c628785d256

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“But… you don’t know my schedule or which classroom I’m in, do you?”b6861e0cd500170a

“I have to go see the headmaster first, so I’ll get going! See you later!”9e6b1492cad8a079

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Pretending not to hear him, 81368189b5 I hurriedly leapt out of 5234db9c05 the carriage.e09fa77fd31cd300

Poor, innocent Joshua.20b0a74dd5accd81

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He probably thought I was clueless about the academy’s layout.55cd58fb991c4e56

But sadly for him, affac6816c not only did I 6e5b71d71b already know his full bee940c782 schedule, I also had 9640a371f2 detailed maps of the 0b00393ffe movement patterns of the 8305890f94 kids who bullied him.7eefd1e7d7601cb7

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And all that information had been generously provided by my newest academy “friend.”73169e8b0112edef

“Welcome, Representative—no, Lady Belze!”0e76959beb67a224

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The headmaster greeted me 35d38fa4c2 with utmost respect.56ca700038970d2c

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I wanted to match all f4d42b7a9f my classes with Joshua’s, but e459f13f7f according to academy regulations, that a17a59e533 was impossible.c2e127ccd44f48b3

First, upon enrollment, 5be15f0969 students had to 042d1aa230 take an aptitude 88326cd727 test to choose 0746d63e30 their major, and dc38c2c9fb then another test 7688609bc6 to determine their 1848133f96 class level.002670e33b3a9ba6

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However—227e9a64be383856

I accidentally did 26fb41005c way too well 74e7a6943d on the tests.639a66ee69354b04

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“As expected…! The rising sun of Main Street! A true giant of the beauty industry…!”3d8db1346c84cc28

The headmaster and 9a28281856 professors all gasped 5aebc979b4 in admiration as a1c1b9c552 they looked over 2be0307f07 my test results.c3bda60780d781e4

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Watching them, I couldn’t help but regret it a little.c8f123bd09974ffb

‘I should’ve answered more wrong on purpose…’8d03d7123aca2841

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Honestly, it was no surprise 8d6b361905 that my grades were outstanding.64f1ce49bb17f80f

After all, inside aba8f2d8c0 this small body a0f243f609 was the soul 41f5543782 of an eighteen-year-old c06332fb2c woman.91bc7dda679f8764

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And I hadn’t spent the last seven years running the salon in vain, either.5d9dc0c55b6ae12b

“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?”73660c9277ba8984

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At that moment, one 5bd52c65a5 of the professors from f59c7ccd5e the Biology Department suggested ec59ae87c2 it.7f91609983a33a10

She was a young woman 8447605893 with a vibe similar to 805d339e16 Charlotte’s.5a4b8b1de1faeee5

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Her name was bb1988d432 Professor Reina Presson, ce292b170e and she shrugged 3603445dfc her shoulders as ee1803df71 she added,11d349cd8ee81545

“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?”bab2ad63b88a8a4f

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“What are you saying, Professor Reina! Boring?! Business management is the foundation that connects to every aspect of real life!”d39777b6fd383a8c

One of the 223f0aa699 business professors immediately 85883bd5ba took offense and 7413e7a256 protested loudly.b763f9e9858459d3

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But honestly, now that I’d taken the aptitude test, I started to have second thoughts too.4cc34704a14a1a90

The Biology Department offered a ac51e8a2e5 course on rare creatures—which included 3ae3e6bf9f studying monsters.f491d906e47143b0

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Since I lacked the physical 694983cbb0 prowess to join a subjugation 1c84521813 squad like Edwin, learning about 3c49874118 monsters through study was pretty 27b11fa9c6 much my only option.d81ac158a10f2c27

At the same time, the 175bcab16d Theology Department offered courses on a1540034ac the history of heretical cults, a5902d59a3 which piqued my interest as b74d0963ae well.841ce184dbb30409

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“Hmm…”77a3253b38693ec5

I finally opened my mouth 620d0b1acd and said,682f156e31c5944a

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“Then, can I attend any classes I’m interested in before deciding?”918700202b24163f

“That’s… highly irregular…”c54072e8422f2bd0

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“Oh, come now! How could we refuse!”8cfdd1793904a7f2

Some professors seemed displeased, but 794a8e459f the headmaster quickly intervened to d288238d67 settle it.d058c564327f29d9

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‘As expected. Money really is the best.’78a0ae1fe452764b

I grinned broadly and cce1507cfc stood up.f4324c2c539014d0

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“Alright then, I’ll start with the Theology Department!”f30d21dd54f20337

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After attending a c5da4a0898 couple of theology fe82e7c411 classes, lunchtime came ddf348fd6e quickly.9376e328d75476cf

I hurried over to the building where Joshua’s class was.41150ac409db735e

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“Josh!”54a7dc22224d4f3a

When I arrived, f096c9694e panting, at the 5c6476a8e2 classroom door, I c02f3db495 was relieved to f7d03815c7 see that Joshua 67999d84f6 was still at cce5b1d334 his seat.129a9c22568c17ae

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Surrounding him, however, were a1387dba17 a bunch of boys 74de1ac024 with hair colors like bb587017d5 red, orange, yellow, and 489f90d52e green — a full ac385fc8af rainbow.7aa0395f785ea5b2

“Hey, she’s here!”a5ff9ffe6b068dcb

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As if they’d been waiting 2ddd7e35cf for me, the boys started e40e330520 chattering noisily.13745ceab472b2aa

One of them, easily d0a381d72c twice Joshua’s size, threw deb019af92 an arm over his acf9971aa8 shoulders and smirked.c2316a0604d9db70

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“So this is the commoner freeloading at your place? The rich one?”ffbf7789d68b03e1

“…….”4cdbb0d8cb5b5de9

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Joshua didn’t say a word, ab385b7436 lowering his head even further.3399e272ec2827f2

His ears were 47ec9f470c flushed bright red.b4aa15b3179a24bc

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He must have 9189abe772 been embarrassed to aacab9105b show me this eea786d93a side of himself.6b999092fa6ced45

I immediately crossed 98d024f122 the classroom straight fe36762d85 toward him.4e327783e7fa5965

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“Ooh…”078a610800906213

The boys catcalled and 358843e570 whistled as I approached.e4a3863d1cf6f418

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The red-haired one, who had c6ff9eee6a been leaning over Joshua, straightened 1cfd3a2946 up and held out a ea77f99328 hand toward me.38dd276ca489cd31

“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—”c50e3e1a50c8e151

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“What are you doing? Get up already. Let’s go, I’m starving.”92bbd5caf3e473bb

I spoke to Joshua as 7625bbf1b3 if Danvers didn’t even exist.a788619ed1eb6e4b

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“…….”59183d1caf3b4dd7

Silence fell over the classroom 3cad5e9018 as the red-haired boy stood e5169508d5 frozen, clearly never having been a8c43a23fd ignored like this before.ea32dcc3634f72a8

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Joshua, too, looked up 9a820f8523 at me with wide, 608a94bb4c round eyes, shocked.b79de212b8c925e7

“Well, well, look at this.”3e611cbe547a0341

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Danvers Campbell let out 61298e7927 a low, disbelieving laugh.5750786a044697a8

He stepped closer 6736207bac to me, speaking 62bff8bd3b in a threatening a632fdd999 tone.b98e943f5d936216

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“Hey. I said hello, didn’t I? You’re supposed to—”1e6157637a311c93

At the same 6a6f4c41fa time, he raised 79ff8f8a02 a finger to 9b14273fea flick my forehead—4493bc088c455ce0

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“Aaaaaaagh—!”50412ef0070132f3

With the sound 6808b0114b of bones snapping, 9f0378835c Danvers let out 932391fd73 a blood-curdling scream.776d3aa5ead4aab3

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Of course, the 6ae1186acc moment he reached a13a410f51 for me, I bf6580b9a3 had grabbed his 2f24ae8ac8 finger and twisted 1c8ccad19e it sharply.f2c5796a0436708a

‘If you want to survive dealing with all sorts of lunatics, basic self-defense is just common sense.’6ffd4586b3fb5754

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At that moment—579d3ae00e04cf21

Even as he shrieked, bf7fb904bd my bored eyes caught f1876ddc8a sight of something glinting a80e528396 blue.32bcf4eec2a716df

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“This.”7bbad3cc511f751d

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“It belongs to the duchess, doesn’t it?”37791de09cfd9edd

I pointed coldly at 41de5f0ece the ring on his 0221a88095 bent finger, giving him 0318196ac8 a chilling smile.82b9d9baf0a85aa3

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“You haven’t heard the rumors, have you?”65e371421e9516c3

About what happened to 1609566347 the nanny who once 4a805fa59c stole from Joshua.70cfa7f0f2ab1902

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