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The next day, a piece of paper was posted on the school bulletin board.
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It is a pleasant morning with a fresh breeze. A large crowd of students is flocking to the bulletin board.
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Changing school rules is a lot easier than changing the law. ...... Still, they work too fast. That's Duke.
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You've already talked to the principal. I mean, I haven't seen the principal yet. I wonder what he's like.
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Henri mutters next to me.
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"We've got the most ludicrously named school rules ever.
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We look at the bulletin board from a distance. I can see that everyone is making a lot of noise.
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The message on the board is, to put it succinctly, almost exactly what we decided yesterday.
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Violent fighting between the Williams-Alicia faction and the Cather Liz faction is forbidden. Those who break it will have their lips sewn shut and be suspended from school. ...... something a bit silly, but if it brings peace to the school, so be it.
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The Liz followers turn pale and leave.
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I am deeply disgusted that they are running away after all this time. You can hurt people with impunity, but when you are in a position to be hurt, you are afraid of being hurt. .......
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"If it's just an argument, you can have it anytime you want."
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"...... that will be gone for a while too."
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"People are too scared. They don't have the guts."
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Henri laughs at my words.
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If we find even one enemy, we'll beat them up in a heap. I shudder to think what would happen if Alicia were here. She would have been attacked by the extremist Liz faction.
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...... But then again, Alicia and Liz are both so strong that no one can stand up to them.
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"You're lucky your sister is strong."
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When I said this to Henri, he gave me a gentle smile and said, "I'm in trouble because you are too strong.
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Indeed, if he had a sister like Alicia, he would be restless for the rest of his life. Henri is constantly being surprised by Alicia.
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"I'd like to surprise Alicia once in a while."
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"You can do that, can't you?"
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I immediately responded to Henri's words. He looked at me and continued his story.
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"You destroyed a poor village, got your grandpa out of the house, and now you have your name on the school's rules. There's nothing but the element of surprise."
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"Most people would be surprised by that. But this is Alicia. But it's Alicia... won't we be surprised again by an evolved Alicia?
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I couldn't help but laugh.
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Henri is right. She will definitely come back as a big shot in Laval.
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"Maybe she'll even be in love with a prince from the other side of the world."
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"Oh, no, no, no. There's going to be a war."
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Henri raises his voice.
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"Don't worry. Alicia's coming back to Duke."
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"Yeah, she's my girl."
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Suddenly, a sweet, clear voice came from right behind me. I turned around to see Duke standing right behind me. Next to him, Mel was eating a muffin.
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There was a faint smell of bananas. I thought it would be bad for my health to eat only muffins in the morning, but I guess a banana muffin would be okay.
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"You scared me."
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Henri puts his hand on his chest, trying to calm his heart.
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"Good morning. Look at all the excitement this morning."
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I point toward the bulletin board. It's been quite some time since Henri and I arrived at the school, and there's still no sign of an end in sight.
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"Ugh. I don't want to go. I'm going to crush my muffin."
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"Hopefully this will stop it."
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Mel and Duke turn their attention to the bulletin board. A few moments later, Duke looks at me.
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"And one more thing, I have good news.
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