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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.

“Just

her ground. “Absolutely. If the Instructor is doubting

Stephanie wouldn’t

without her confirmation, and he was forced to see it as a simple

with confidence, Milly

by a loud ‘Reporting!”

That voice… Anthony?

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to form on Milly’s lips

did he have to arrive right

bad timing.

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did and knowing Xavier’s knowledge of Stephanie’s carlier scheming, the wise move would’ve been to chalk

unexpected appearance, Xavier found an easy way to divert his

set things

to Anthony, sternly asking. “Your reason for being

“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

their attention to them, and students

one thing to be confident, but outright declaring mastery? That certainly raised more than a

sounded awfully like a

got your attention?‘ clearly feeling like a legend

all summer, he’d reached a point where missing the

to him.

a hint of menace, Xavier looked at him and asked, “What’s

just

confident, how about you take a shot at it yourself? I’ll make it easy on you. Hit the bullseye with every shot, and not only will I let you skip

if I miss?”

locking eyes confidently. “If I miss by even one ring, feel free to do whatever you think is

expression turned cold. “Deal.”

“Hit the ninth ring, and all is

Milly needed clarification.

way to shift

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