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.

she even know these lessons from this book?' he mentally grumbled, opening the

then he should start accepting his fate of being Keith's dog. Although Slater wasn't spared

the pages resonating every few minutes. Penny quietly skimmed through the lessons Slater's grades were

past

of lessons. She was often invited to teach

was junior 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 grasped Slater's lessons from the previous

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back a little to check on him.

of him blocked her view, so she had to tilt a little. When she

of him. It was as though his brain went into

you still alive?" she asked quietly, watching his blank eyes veered in her direction. "I see. You're not."

book as he harrumphed.

even the first

"Not even the introduction!"

pinched the bridge of

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

just

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

Although not at the top, he wasn't on the last.' Penny peeked at the distressed Slater and sighed. "This

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Tell me what

didn't even have the slight reluctance

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

Keith would have to go.

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

him and was slightly pleased there was still a

saying that, Penny grabbed the paper and

something. Curious, Slater glanced at it. He only had a glimpse

it," she 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 an example problem from last year." Slater looked at it up close and then back to her. "I

to answer this."

I've seen this problem ever in

to the

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you mocking me?

two!"

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