Chapter 22

Elise found him to be childishly funny. Why does he even care whether I participate in the Math Olympiad, or if I

humiliate myself? It’s not like he’s the one to be humiliated!

“Give me my book back!” She was angered.

However, the foolhardy Danny couldn’t care less about her. He then countered with a provoking face, “Nope.

What are you gonna do?”

Somehow, she was amused as the vexation in her diminished. If that’s how you wanna do it, I’ll play along with

you.

“How are you so sure I’d be shaming myself? What if I got first place again?” Upon those words, Danny couldn’t

contain himself and instantly chortled aloud.

Despite his stupidity, he was well aware of the standards of the City Mathematics Olympiad Competitions’

participants.

The participants viewed studying as life, and had never rested from training themselves, which allowed them to

achieve such a level. You, Elise Sinclair, on the other hand, are just a country bumpkin who merely got first place in

the Math Olympiad out of sheer luck. Know your place, bumpkin!If she were to go head to head with those life-long

learners, she’d die from embarrassment!

“Don’t worry about getting first place, Elise. If you could even get a consolation prize, pigs would start to fly.

After all, the City Mathematics Olympiad Competition isn’t meant for amateurs. And with Elise’s level, all she can do

is be a filler.

Danny was pretty confident about that.

Elise proposed, “Oh, is that so? Why don’t we make a bet, then?”

Upon the suggestion, Danny started hesitating. In spite of his words, he felt somewhat timid. If she somehow managed to harvest all the luck in the universe and got herself a participation prize, he would be in grave loss.

count. Your choices are the

her lips and grinned, as if she had

by me. So are we doing this or

for? It’s on, then. What do

win the competition, you’ll have to stay out of my way from now on. Oh, and greet me as ‘Boss’ too while you’re at

make such demands! Danny was still hesitating for a moment earlier, but

you now: if you lose, leave the Griffiths alone and get the hell back

“Deal.”

an agreement. Danny seemed to have noticed nothing odd, confident

farewell to the Griffiths, he would never have to face

longer. How refreshing!

look on his face. Then,

and stopped bothering her.

course, he had

‘Valorous news, mine own brethrens! Elise the ugly monster

Lord!

Jack: ‘For real?’

me, for the day shall cometh very lief! And

hero perhaps slain the

messed up to

of justice!

of justice? Care to

he laid out every detail about the gamble he had

just get the celebration ready as I bring home the

hands and unlocked his

to read the conversation. His index

A bet?

see the result of the gamble. Yet, for some reason,

see Elise lose.

was where the bet started to

the evening after school, it was Jack who came

an idol, he

way home, he couldn’t help controlling his urge and

that Jack was informed about the bet.

compelled to remind her, “You know, everyone who participates in

is a beast. Every one of them is extraordinary. Alexander barely managed

even

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