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, opening the book to start

he should start accepting his fate of being Keith's dog. Although Slater

air with only every flip of the pages resonating every few minutes. Penny

her achievements in her past life, Penny could remember

lessons. She was often invited

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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her head back a little

view, so she had to tilt a little. When she

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

blank eyes veered in

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

the first

"Not even the introduction!"

bridge of her

was very clever, humorous, and a critical thinker.

just

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 a

after 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

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what you

didn't even have the slight

closer to her and said, "Penny, this

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

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

was still a fighting spirit left in

grabbed the paper and pen and

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

analyze it and answer. I want to determine what grade you left your brain.

to answer this."

don't think I've seen this problem ever

quietly retrieved the paper and flipped it to the clean page. She

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frowned. "Are you mocking me? I

two!"

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