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"Wow, you're going to build a better unit than me."

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"Where the hell does your confidence come from ......?"

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 Next to Victor, who is grinning at me, is XO Neil, who is staring at me with a look of dismay.

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 A squad of badass women that will go down in history? You can't make a weak squad.

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What the hell are you trying to accomplish?

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"I wonder."

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 I take a sip of coffee and smile.

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 I would have said, "You are the most evil woman in the world!" I would have answered, "I'm an adult now. It's more attractive to be mysterious.

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 Besides, I've been told that before. Bad girls don't call themselves bad girls. 

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 ...... certainly is. It's stupid to say what you are.

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 If a saintly woman said "I am kind and wish peace in the world, Gassho" as a self-introduction, I would be attracted to her.

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"I don't know how much more you can calculate."

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 Vice Captain Neil stared at me intently and opened his mouth.

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"What?"

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"When you fought the lion in that arena, you even calculated that His Majesty the King would like you, didn't you? Moreover, a different person was originally supposed to fight the lion that day. Was this carefully calculated, or was it really just a coincidence?"

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 Vice Captain Neil squints doubtfully.

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 The air in the room becomes a little tense at his words. Victor is just silent, waiting for my next words.

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 That's the vice captain. He was right to suspect me.

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"And I didn't think such a small child could do anything, but his lung capacity and muscle strength are extraordinary. He has more potential than the word "extraordinary" can describe. And ...... you are a woman. What kind of life does a slender girl have to live to grow up like this? It's a monster when you consider that it's going to grow more."

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 Bad words? No, a compliment? 

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 I grew up like this if I had been a carefree ordinance .......

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 I mean, I didn't know that Vice Captain Neil was so talkative. He still seems to be reasonably well reasoned. .......

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 I don't know what to say. I don't know what to say.

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"Indeed, I wonder how a girl like Leah can be brought up."

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 Suddenly, Miss Kate entered the conversation. She looks at me with curious eyes.

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"I agree."

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 Grandpa speaks calmly. Next to him, Mark is nodding his head.

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 Grandfather, if you find out that I am your granddaughter, please don't scold your father.

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"Is that the result of living too freely?"

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 When I giggled, Vice Captain Neil's eyes became even sharper.

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 Stop staring at the girls like that! No matter how good you look, you won't be popular with the ladies!

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"You mean to tell me that you lived a life of freedom, were deported, fought lions, and now you're His Highness' favorite?"

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That's great, that's great.

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I'm talking about you.

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 It's amazing to hear them actually say it. I must be doing some pretty bad-girl things.

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 I mean, being the prince's favorite in exile makes me a perfect bad girl. I'm a natural.

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"I was going to send you back to your country of origin if you weren't useful, but you're the one I want to keep around for the rest of my life."

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 ...... Oh my. That's not good.

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 Victor's words stopped me in my tracks.

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