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 grumbled,

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

in the air with only every flip of the pages resonating every few minutes. Penny quietly skimmed through the lessons Slater's grades were

her achievements in her past

lessons. She was often invited to teach in universities

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 later, Penny fully

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drew her head back a little to check on

so she had to tilt a little. When she

open book in front of him. It was as though his brain went into overdrive and he automatically went

quietly, watching his blank eyes veered in

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

even the

"Not even the introduction!"

pinched the bridge

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

just a

Penny wasn't 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

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. "This is gonna be a

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me what

have the slight reluctance

closer to her and said, "Penny,

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

in great distress. "I don't want that,

slightly pleased there was still a

Penny grabbed the paper and

He only had a glimpse of

you left your brain. This

to answer this."

seen this problem ever in

quietly retrieved the paper and flipped it to the

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"Are you mocking me?

two!"

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