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.

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

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

flip of the pages resonating every

past life,

She was often invited to

secondary. 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

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little to

a

there like a statue, staring blankly at the open book in front of him. It was as though his brain went into overdrive

blank eyes veered in her

the book as he harrumphed. "My brain's not functioning! I couldn't

the first

"Not even the introduction!"

pinched the bridge of her nose

she remembered was very clever, humorous, and a critical thinker. Or so

just a PR

Penny wasn't that sure because when they were adults, she rarely met Slater. She might try to visit him or

that bullying incident, he didn't end up at the bottom of his class in his new school. Although not at the top, he wasn't on the last.' Penny peeked at the distressed Slater and sighed.

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me what

Slater didn't even have the slight reluctance

to her and said, "Penny,

did, Keith would have to

down, but still in great distress. "I

was slightly pleased there was still a fighting spirit left in him. "Got

saying that, Penny grabbed the paper and pen

a glimpse of it before she slid it in front

said as she placed the pen on top of the paper. "Try to analyze it and answer. I want to determine what grade you left your brain. This is

to answer this."

I've seen this

flipped it to the clean page. She wrote

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you mocking me?

two!"

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