After dinner, Penny dragged Slater to the library for a briefing. Seated on the chair, Slater's jaw hit the floor at the stacks of books in front of him. This sight was too overwhelming for him.

"This..." Slater scoffed, averting his dilated eyes at the little sister standing behind the table. "I have to read all of this?"

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"There's more. Don't worry." -

"There's more?!" his face drained of colors as his face twisted in dismay.

Looking at him, Penny wondered if she even made the correct

decision. These books were just too basic. Even Penny in the first life understood them quickly.

"Penny, I can't do this," Slater confessed, while shaking his head vigorously. "This is too much for me! I can't do it like this or I'll die - ack!"

Slater nearly bit his tongue when her hand struck the back of his head. He gasped in disbelief, looking at her with dilated eyes.

"Did you

did you just smack my head?"

"I did. So what?"

"Penny!"

"You said you want to die or just be Keith's slave for the next year until he mysteriously goes missing." Her expression died and her tone was cold. "You hadn't even opened one book and you're saying you can't do it? Goodness."

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He wouldn't need to be a slave if she didn't bring it up!

Slater rubbed the back of his head as he sulked. "I don't want to be

a slave," he mumbled. "Fine. I'll read."

"Good. Start with this one." Penný casually picked up one book from the stack and dropped it in front of him. "Go, chop chop!"

He thought once she said that, she would leave. But Penny sat right next to him and started writing on a piece of paper.

studying. Does she even know these lessons from this book?' he mentally

in the head by his little sister was scary, but he had to do this as well. If he didn't, then he should start accepting his fate of being Keith's dog. Although Slater wasn't spared from Keith's deathly glares all day, Keith didn't step into his personal space. For Slater, that was already freedom, and after having a taste of it, he

the air with only every flip of the pages resonating every

her achievements in her past life, Penny

lessons. She was often invited to teach

Fortunately, her subjects and Slaters aren't that far since she is in grade 7 and he's in grade 8, so she could easily follow the stages. Half an hour later, Penny fully grasped Slater's

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drew her head back a little to check on him. The

so she had to tilt a

blankly at the open book in front of him. It was as though his brain

his blank eyes veered in her direction. "I

is insane!" Slater slapped the book as he harrumphed. "My brain's not functioning! I couldn't understand a word

even the first

"Not even the introduction!"

pinched the bridge of

remembered was very clever, humorous, and a critical thinker. Or so what she knows from his interviews

just a

adults, she rarely met Slater. She might try to visit him or

of his class in his new school. Although not at the

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me what

even have

dragged his chair closer to her

to be a slave?" because if he did, Keith would have to go. Where? That would be her darkest

calmed down, but still in great distress. "I don't want

him and was slightly pleased there was still a fighting

that, Penny grabbed the paper and pen and

Curious, Slater glanced at it. He only had a

determine what grade you left your brain. This

to answer this."

think I've seen this problem

quietly retrieved the paper and flipped it to the clean page. She wrote in big

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you mocking me?

two!"

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