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 When he looked at the ground, he found an apple broken in two lying on the ground.

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 Oh no, we made it!

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 I look up and everyone is rolling their eyes. Their beautiful eyes are about to pop out. I wish they wouldn't freeze up like mannequins. How can I change this rigid atmosphere?

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 Maybe now is my chance to show them what a bad girl I am?

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 I took a breath, straightened my back, and looked straight at everyone.

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"Brother, I told you not to make fun of me. I want to be strong. I have a goal. I will overcome all obstacles to achieve it.

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 That's exactly what a villain would say. That's great, me. I'm willing to do anything to achieve my goals.

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 I recently read a fairy tale about a bad girl who loved men and collected men from all over the world, and out of tens of thousands, she only kept a few. She chose every single one of them with her own eyes.

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 I wonder how many days that took. It must have been hard work. And they pulled it off. Bad girls are great.

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"That's amazing."

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 It was Master Duke who spoke up first.

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 The Duke turned up the corners of his mouth a little and stared at me.

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 I wish he would stop staring at me. I wish you'd appreciate your own beauty more. I'm ...... kind of embarrassed. But I'll get used to it. This is no time to be shy. I'm going to be a bad girl.

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 My brother Albert came up to me and picked up an apple that was broken in two. He stares at it. Then he looked at me seriously, without his usual smile.

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"Do you really want to learn swordsmanship?"

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 I told him that from the beginning, but I guess he didn't get the message.

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 I nodded my head.

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 Albert thought for a moment and then murmured, "I understand.

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 Did you just say you understood?

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 Does this mean I can finally learn swordsmanship?

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"Really~!"

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 I said out loud what was on my mind.

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 ...... is the worst. I had been playing the bad girl perfectly until now, and now I had done it at the last minute.

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 I can't help it... Everyone gets excited when they find out they can learn swordsmanship after being ridiculed so much...

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 But she was a bad girl earlier...so this time it's even.

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 Albert's face broke into a smile.

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"It's true..."

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 He said softly, patting my head.

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 I was so angry when he touched my head earlier, but now I'm so happy.

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 It's like I'm being validated, and it's a great feeling. I was so happy that I hugged my brother Albert.

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"Thank you! I love you, Brother Albert!"

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 I feel like I did before I got my memories back from my previous life.

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 No, not quite, you were more restraining.

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Albert, you're smiling.

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I think you're embarrassed.

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"I love it, Brother Al."

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 Oh, brother Albert, do you have a scowl on your face? I want to see.

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 When I looked up, he was back to his usual gentle expression. ...... are boring.

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 Ah! That's right, I have to go to the library soon.

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"See you later, brother!"

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 With that, I left the place at a bit of a run.

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