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.

isn't even studying. Does she even know these lessons from this book?' he

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

achievements in her past life,

often invited

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

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back a little to check

had to tilt a little.

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

blank eyes veered in her direction.

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

the

"Not even the introduction!"

pinched the bridge of her nose in

confidently took this challenge not just because she believed in Slater, but because the adult Slater she remembered was very clever, humorous, and a

that just

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,

his new school. Although not at the

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what you

Slater didn't even have

dragged his chair closer to her and said, "Penny, this isn't

slave?" because if he did, Keith would

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

slightly pleased there was still a fighting spirit left

Penny grabbed the paper

something. Curious, Slater glanced at it. He only had a glimpse of it before she slid

grade you left your brain. This is an example problem from last year." Slater looked at it up close and then

to answer this."

this problem ever in

flipped it to the clean

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time Slater frowned. "Are you mocking me?

two!"

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