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.

know these lessons from this book?' he mentally grumbled,

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

of the pages resonating every few

past life, Penny could remember

often invited

Fortunately, her subjects and Slaters aren't that far since she is in grade 7 and he's in grade 8,

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back a little to check

a

a statue, staring blankly at the open book in front of him. It was

watching his blank eyes veered in her direction. "I see. You're not."

book as he harrumphed. "My brain's

the first

"Not even the introduction!"

Penny pinched the bridge

adult Slater she remembered was very clever, humorous,

just a PR

that sure because when they were adults, she rarely met Slater. She might try to visit him or reach out to him, but he was too busy to give her

class in his new school. Although not at the top, he wasn't on the last.' Penny

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me what

Slater didn't even have

closer to her and said, "Penny, this isn't gonna

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

but still in great distress. "I don't want that, but I also know this is not

observed him and was slightly pleased there was still a fighting spirit left in

that, Penny grabbed the paper and

a glimpse of

to determine what grade you left your brain. This

to answer this."

this

and flipped it to the clean

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"Are you mocking me? I know that.

two!"

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