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In situations like these, Lucius typically finds punishment somewhat rewarding. Still, this time, it was evident that she was taking the fall for something she didn’t do.

Going out of her way to ensure the story remained on track, she had been determined to set Lucius up with Stephanie. A deeper look showed that Lucius was actually not at fault

Ultimately, she had no one to blame but herself.

Taking a deep breath, Milly moved forward. “Instructor, Lucius didn’t do anything wrong. This was my

mistake.*

Hearing her, Xavier squinted and pivoted slowly, an apparent displeasure in his eyes.

But Milly was no stranger to those looks.

His gaze always held disdain or sarcasm–nothing she hadn’t seen before.

With a hint of irony, Xavier asked, “And you have an explanation for this?”

Milly explained, ‘Instructor, noticing how Stephanie seemed isolated coming to our school alone, I thought it’d be nice to introduce her to a friend. Since Lucius and I hit it off well, he came to mind. Unfortunately, this led to confusion, resulting in what happened.”

Before Xavier could say anything, Lucius mocked, “You were introducing me to someone?”

Milly quickly tried to silence him. “Lucius, not now! I’m trying to get us out of this mess!”

Lucius replied indifferently. “Hmph.”

Milly pressed, “Could you not?”

Lucius repeated. “Hmph”

Frustration bubbled in Milly. “Make that noise again. See if I don’t lose it!”

She thought, even though she had felt a pang of guilt earlier, and willingly came forward. She might have let him fend for himself if she had known his stubborn attitude.

seemed sceptical. “Just a

ground. “Absolutely. If the Instructor is doubting me, feel free to ask Stephanie.”

wouldn’t possibly admit to asking

confirmation, and he was forced to see

with confidence, Milly waited for the verdict.

sliced by

That voice… Anthony?

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to form on Milly’s lips

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scheming, the wise move would’ve been to

an easy way to divert his focus, essentially giving himself a

perfect chance to set things straight with them

Xavier’s attention shifted to Anthony, sternly asking. “Your

roll. “Instructor, you mentioned yesterday that if we can show mastery in all our subjects, there’s no need to attend the training program. Given that today’s session

this, everyone turned their attention to them, and students from other classes

but outright declaring mastery? That certainly

sounded awfully like

saying, “What’s got your

he’d reached a point where missing the bullseye was

to him.

of menace, Xavier looked at him and asked,

“It’s just who

confident, how about you take a shot at it yourself? I’ll make it easy on you.

if I miss?”

I miss by even one ring, feel free

turned cold.

and Lucius and said, “Hit the ninth ring, and all is forgiven. Anything less, and there’ll be consequences.”

Milly needed clarification.

blatant way to shift responsibility!

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