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"I'm famished!" Sul whined, slumping over the desk, "food!"

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"I'm famished!" 
Sul whined, slumping 
over the desk, "food!"

"It's still a class
before recess,
so bear with it," 

I warned gently,
clapping my textbooks
neatly before shoving
them under the desk, 

"and please don't use
that word, what are you,
American?"

"It's ten already!
It's break time for
the 
junior students!" 

Sul complained, 
raising a controversy, 
"I demand justice! and food!"

"Argument invalid,
as we are seniors,"

the response was
quick and easy,
"now, if you would
excuse me, Literature
with Miss Rose is at the
other end of the hallway."

"You don't understand! 
this is gastric agony!" 

Sul screamed, not literally, 
"I'm in pain! 

Oh wait, I could go 
to the sick bay,
I'm genius!"

Picking up my phone
and catching it light up,

I turned it on--
and held my breath,
noticing what I was
being warned of. 

Already, my HP bar was
steadily decreasing. 

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『 Rulebreaker spotted! 』

Use 「 Scythe of the Necromancer 」? 

YES               NO

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"Sul," I spoke in a deeper tone,
subtly clicking on NO,
"you'll get blacklisted
if you keep making trips
over to fake sickness.
The teachers in the office
aren't dumb, after all."

That wasn't wrong.

"Isn't it fine, 
we're seniors and all," 

Sul began to pack her stuff,
pulling out her wallet and phone, 

"it's gonna be reviews
and 
self-study in Calculus 
with Mr Panini. 

Not worth the half hour, y'know?"

HP bar at half now--
it was decreasing
rather rapidly
compared to the last time...

"If you insist on going,
I'll tell him you're
calling him a Panini,"

I threatened,
a nervous laugh to
make it seem like a joke,
"seriously, just bear with it."

When I turned to Sul again,
I felt that Sul was
utterly disappointed in me-- 

though, I could
only sense neutrality
in her expressions.

"You wouldn't say 
the same thing if
you 
were the one hungry!" 

Sul continued with a petty, 
childish remark-- 
but her energy was gone. 

Pulling out her Calculus notebook, 
she sighed and gave in.

As I watched
my character consume
a health potion, 

I briefly realized
that this may have caused
a minor disruption in
my friendship with Sul.

What if next time,
I'd have to go further
than a little petty argument?



Ah, it came to me.



This is what
Exterminator was
so angry about
on day one.



Our Flavor Text
is trying to
ruin our lives.

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