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Eupha reaches her breaking point, teetering on the edge of becoming the very person she fought so hard not to be. Grace is briefly shown to care for Alice, but that care doesn't last long.

Meanwhile, Olice (Oliver x Alice) moments unfold in the aftermath.

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(This takes place before Basics in Behavior)

Eupha, Miss Grace's wife and assistant, had always kept her composure—until today. Grace, despite being the caretaker of Alice, had finally had enough. Alice's violent tendencies, especially her habit of killing anyone who dared to step into her room, pushed Grace to the brink. Grace attempted to kick Alice out of the school to protect the other students, but Alice didn't take kindly to the idea. In response, she injured Miss Grace.

That's when Eupha snapped. Seeing her wife hurt—especially in such a cruel manner—was enough to trigger a full-blown confrontation between Alice and herself. Despite Alice's powers, Eupha had far more experience, and it showed. Eupha didn't hold back, beating Alice mercilessly, making it painfully clear why Eupha had once been a serial killer.

However, Eupha stopped herself before going too far, though not before inflicting serious damage. She had broken Alice's ribs, hands, and legs. Eupha even went as far as dragging Alice to an unused room, locking her up, and declaring it her new isolated space.

"If you step out of this room," Eupha had warned, her tone ice-cold, "I won't hesitate to kick you out of the family. Heal yourself or don't—I couldn't care less."

Now, Eupha was in Miss Grace's office, tending to her own wounds after the ordeal.

"You shouldn't have done that," Grace sighed, still shaken. "You're lucky you made it out alive."

Eupha paused for a moment, applying pressure to a wound before responding. "Grace. I should be the one who say that to you. If you really don't want her to hurt the students, or worse, kill them, maybe you should lock her up in an isolated room like I did. She'll probably like it, and at least she won't hurt anyone... unless they enter her room, of course."

Grace looked at her, brows furrowed. "....You're one to talk, after beating that girl like she was nothing but a punching bag."

Eupha chuckled darkly. "Gracey, that ungrateful brat is 18 now, and I don't give a damn about her. I only get involved in her life for your sake, but after today? This time, I'm keeping the key. I want her to understand her place."

Her voice was unwavering, her calm demeanor betraying the intensity of the situation. There was no room for mercy in her eyes now—not for Alice, and not even for herself.

"That ungrateful brat is our daughter," Grace replied, giving Eupha a look of disapproval. "Just because she's violent and impulsive doesn't mean she deserves to be treated like an animal, or a prisoner."

Grace shifted in her seat, grimacing a little from the pain. "It was clear from the start that there were going to be some things she wouldn't agree with. And she's only a kid, for crying out loud. She's still learning, and she needs guidance."

"She isn't yours or my daughter," Eupha shot back, her voice low and cold, making Grace flinch. Eupha's four-pointed star-shaped pupils darkened, a clear warning that Grace knew all too well. That gaze...

"Sure, she and I share the same distant blood, but we're just a kind, Grace. Never in my life would I feel ashamed of my own kind because of her. I only gave her a second chance for your sake." Eupha's voice softened briefly, a hint of something colder creeping in. "But I admit, I do feel pity for her. Sooner or later, it will be her downfall... and there's nothing we can do about it."