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===Chapter Six: Private Lesson ===
  
===Chapter Six: Private Lesson ===
   
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Now, in the middle of the huge uproar, Saito managed to slip away and found himself in front of a library. The library was located in a tower. At the entrance, a librarian wearing glasses sat and checked the students and teachers who went in and out. Books were heavily guarded in there because they had the components of magic potions written in them, and couldn't be handed out to a simple commoner.
 
   
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A young librarian girl glanced at Saito and confirmed his mantle, then returned to reading a book.
 
   
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''Hm, knighthood is useful after all'' – thinking so, Saito entered the library.
  
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Now, in the middle of the huge uproar, Saito managed to slip away and found himself in front of a library. The library was located in a tower. At the entrance a librarian wearing glasses sat and checked the students and teachers who went in and out. Books were severely-guarded in here, because those books had the components of magic potions written in them, and couldn't be handled out to a simple commoner.
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A young librarian girl glimpsed at Saito and confirmed his mantle, then returned her eyes back to reading a book.
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Uum, knighthood is useful after all – thinking so, Saito entered the library.
   
 
“Wow. It’s amazing.”
  
“Wow. It’s amazing.”
   
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The size of the library's bookcases was overwhelming.
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The library's bookcase size was overwhelming.
   
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Some were as much as thirty mails in height. It was an incredible height. Apparently, the library occupied the larger part of this tower. Anyways, facing such a huge amount of books, Saito hesitated.
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Some were as much thirty mails in height. It was an incredible height. Apparently, the library occupied the larger part of this tower. Anyway, facing such a huge amount of books, Saito hesitated.
   
 
It was somewhere around 8 PM. A whole eternity – thinking so, Saito took one book in his hands. The characters of Halkeginia’s alphabet were written there.
  
It was somewhere around 8 PM. A whole eternity – thinking so, Saito took one book in his hands. The characters of Halkeginia’s alphabet were written there.
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“Dang, pretty tough…”
  
“Dang, pretty tough…”
   
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Saito came to look at the books in order to memorize what characters mean. ''There is a new enemy - the king of a large country. It is absurd to only swing a sword. Being a knight, one cannot just rely on talking, but needs to write as well'' - he thought.
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Saito came to look at the books in order to memorize what characters mean. There is a new enemy - the king of a large country. It is absurd to only swing a sword. Being a knight, one cannot just rely on talking, but needs to write as well - he thought.
   
 
“I wonder if they have a Japanese dictionary.”
  
“I wonder if they have a Japanese dictionary.”
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Of course, there was no such thing.
  
Of course, there was no such thing.
   
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But how could he talk?
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But how can he talk?
   
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When he asked Derflinger some time ago, he answered, ''“Though I do not understand it well, I guess it’s something you gain when you pass the gate to this world.”''
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When he asked Derflinger some time ago, he answered ‘Though I do not understand it well, I guess it’s something you gain when you pass the gate to this world.’
   
 
Well, seems like magic anyhow. And thanks to this magic, everyone can communicate by speech.
  
Well, seems like magic anyhow. And thanks to this magic, everyone can communicate by speech.
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Flying and jumping, putting out fires, healing injuries, making strong love potions – considering all that, Saito was not surprised by such magic.
 
Flying and jumping, putting out fires, healing injuries, making strong love potions – considering all that, Saito was not surprised by such magic.
   
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Possibly, it may be related to Louise's "Void."
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Possibly, it may be related to Louise's ‘Void’.
   
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Being in charge of Louise, he did not understand what the magic exactly was, but it was not hard to assume that there was some kind of translating magic as well.
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Being in charge of Louise, he did not understood what the magic exactly was, but it was not hard to assume that there was some kind of translating magic as well.
   
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''However, I want learn the characters in any case'' - Saito thought.
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However, I want learn the characters in any case - Saito thought.
   
 
Wondering what to do, he turned his head, and at a distant table saw a familiar face.
  
Wondering what to do, he turned his head, and at a distant table saw a familiar face.
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“Tabitha.”
  
“Tabitha.”
   
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It was the girl with short blue hair. Since the rescue, they had hardly talked. She had that atmosphere of not being easy to talk to, then there was going to Louise's family, thus it was too hectic.
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It was the girl with short blue hair. After the rescuing, they hardly talked. She had that atmosphere of not being easy to talk to, then there was going to Louise's family, thus it was too hectic.
   
 
However, why, after leaving her mother in Germania, did she return to the Academy of Magic again? - Saito approached Tabitha and said.
  
However, why, after leaving her mother in Germania, did she return to the Academy of Magic again? - Saito approached Tabitha and said.
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“Yo.”
  
“Yo.”
   
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He thought he would be disregarded as usual, but this time it was different. Tabitha shut the book she was reading and looked up at Saito.
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He thought he will be disregarded as usual, but this time it was different. Tabitha shut the book she was reading and looked up at Saito.
 
 
 
“Yes?”
  
“Yes?”
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“I’m alright.”
  
“I’m alright.”
   
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“I-I see… Aah, I have something to say. Seems like Guiche, well, blurted out who you really are. You are a Gallian princess… r-right? That was stupid.”
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“I-I see…Aah, I have something to say. Seems like Guiche, well, blurted out who you really are. You are a Gallian princess…r-right? That was stupid. “
   
 
Tabitha shook her head.
  
Tabitha shook her head.
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“Her mind is at peace in Germania.”
  
“Her mind is at peace in Germania.”
   
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Whether it meant what it meant, he hesitated to ask any further. Surely, Tabitha’s thoughts were Tabitha’s after all.
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Whether it meant what it meant, he hesitated to ask any further. Surely, Tabitha’s thoughts are Tabitha’s after all.
   
 
Besides that, she was a reticent girl to start with, Saito thought the flood of questions would be pitiable. Even now it may still be impossible to answer.
  
Besides that, she was a reticent girl to start with, Saito thought the flood of questions would be pitiable. Even now it may still be impossible to answer.
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When being asked back, Saito panicked.
  
When being asked back, Saito panicked.
   
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Tabitha didn’t know he wasn’t a human from this world. It was Henrietta, Louise, Siesta, Cattleya, Tiffania, Osman and Colbert…who knew. That was pretty much it.
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Tabitha doesn't know he isn't a human from this world. It is Henrietta, Louise, Siesta, Cattleya, Tiffania, Osman and Colbert…who know. That’s pretty much it.
   
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Even his colleagues from The Undine Knight Corps do not know.
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Even the colleagues from The Undine Knight Corps do not know.
   
 
“Hey, because I am a former commoner, I cannot read the characters. However, because I became a knight, I thought that I could learn a little. However…it is impossible after all. It’s just gobbledygook.”
  
“Hey, because I am a former commoner, I cannot read the characters. However, because I became a knight, I thought that I could learn a little. However…it is impossible after all. It’s just gobbledygook.”
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Tabitha abruptly thrust out the book to the surprised Saito.
  
Tabitha abruptly thrust out the book to the surprised Saito.
   
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“…eh?”
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“…Eh?”
   
 
“If it’s this book - it should be easy.”
  
“If it’s this book - it should be easy.”
   
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Apparently, this book was for learning the letters – just the book he was searching for. However, the really surprising thing was the usually indifferent to others Tabitha. He took it while thinking what on earth was the matter with Tabitha, when she said surprising words.
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Apparently, this book was for learning the letters – just the book he was searching for. However, the really surprising thing was the usually indifferent to others Tabitha. He took it while thinking what on earth was the matter with Tabitha, when Tabitha said surprising words.
   
 
“I’ll teach the characters.”
  
“I’ll teach the characters.”
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Then Tabitha took Saito's hand and walked him over to sit at the table.
  
Then Tabitha took Saito's hand and walked him over to sit at the table.
   
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The characters of Halkeginia were a little bit different when looking at the alphabet. Slowly, Tabitha taught him the pronunciation of the characters.
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The characters of Halkeginia are a little bit different when looking at the alphabet. Slowly, Tabitha taught him the pronunciation of the characters.
 
 
 
“A, B, C.”
  
“A, B, C.”
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Tabitha continued to point at each one of the characters, patiently teaching him the meaning.
 
Tabitha continued to point at each one of the characters, patiently teaching him the meaning.
   
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But somehow, the words started to mysteriously turn into… "Prologue" and "August" and "I."
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But somehow, the words started to mysteriously turn into… ‘Prologue’ and ‘August’ and ‘I’.
   
 
Once he heard them, they were converted to Japanese again.
  
Once he heard them, they were converted to Japanese again.
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Probably, Tabitha pronounced them in Halkeginian. However, when they reached his ears, they turned back into Japanese.
  
Probably, Tabitha pronounced them in Halkeginian. However, when they reached his ears, they turned back into Japanese.
   
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But, as Tabitha continued to teach the meaning of the words little by little, sentences that he had seen only as a random mess of characters up till now, slowly gained an understandable meaning just from his watching alone. As if they were translated inside his head.
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But, as Tabitha continued to teach the meaning of the words little by little, sentences that he has seen only as a random mess of characters up till now, slowly gained an understandable meaning just from his watching alone. As if they were translated inside his head.
   
 
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Tabitha pointed at one sentence.
  
Tabitha pointed at one sentence.
   
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“Here, it’s written ‘No use crying over spilt milk.’ However, you read it as ‘An irreparable event happened.’”
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“Here, it’s written ‘No use crying over spilt milk.’ However, you read it as ‘An irreparable event happened’.”
   
 
“No, that’s just the way I read. Sorry, is it a bad thing?”
  
“No, that’s just the way I read. Sorry, is it a bad thing?”
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Tabitha shook her head.
  
Tabitha shook her head.
   
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“No. You are not wrong. Sentences like ‘No use crying over spilt milk’ are idiomatic expressions. Their meaning is certainly ‘An irreparable event happened.’”
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“No. You are not wrong. Sentences like ‘‘No use crying over spilt milk’ are idiomatic expressions. Their meaning is certainly ‘An irreparable event happened’.”
   
 
Tabitha continued to speak.
  
Tabitha continued to speak.
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Tabitha looked at Saito with clear blue eyes.
  
Tabitha looked at Saito with clear blue eyes.
   
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In these cold-looking eyes, Saito felt a faint glimmer of curiosity. ''Tabitha wanted to learn the truth. Of who I am…''
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In these cold-looking eyes, Saito felt a faint glimmer of curiosity. Tabitha wanted to learn the truth. On who I am…
   
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“…That’s how it is. No, I mean, what I am doing is not exactly ‘reading’. The reason why I learn Tabitha’s thought's words…is because I understand the ‘meaning’ of the written thing directly.”
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“That's really strange. Ah, how do I put this, well, to be honest, I'm not really reading, in a sense. I think that while the literal meanings of the individual words and phrases that Tabitha is teaching me is a clue, but what I understand directly is the underlying 'meaning' of what is written.”
 
   
 
“Why?”
  
“Why?”
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“For the book – it is translated in my head at once, just like the words of this world are translated after they leave my mouth.”
  
“For the book – it is translated in my head at once, just like the words of this world are translated after they leave my mouth.”
   
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''Just like when sentences written in Japanese are translated to English. And when that English sentence is translated back to Japanese again, there are some subtle changes from the first sentence. That’s what happens when I read a book'' Saito thought.
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Just like when sentences written in Japanese are translated to English. And when that English sentence is translated back to Japanese again, there are some subtle changes from the first sentence. That’s what happens when I read a book, Saito thought.
   
 
Indeed, it must be so, yes, he realized, and then was asked by Tabitha.
  
Indeed, it must be so, yes, he realized, and then was asked by Tabitha.
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Because of such turn of events, Saito had to explain the circumstances to Tabitha. Since Tabitha was sharp, he couldn't hide it from her any longer.
  
Because of such turn of events, Saito had to explain the circumstances to Tabitha. Since Tabitha was sharp, he couldn't hide it from her any longer.
   
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“So… A person from a different world.”
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“So…a person from a different world.”
   
 
Hearing Saito’s story, Tabitha narrowed her eyes a little.
  
Hearing Saito’s story, Tabitha narrowed her eyes a little.
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Tabitha said, looking straight at Saito.
  
Tabitha said, looking straight at Saito.
   
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These words made Saito’s heart beat faster. Embarrassed for some reason, Saito turned his face away from her. Being looked like this by this small young girl, his heart throbbed and it was hard to meet her eyes staring straight at him.
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These words made Saito’s heart beat faster. Embarrassed for some reason, Saito turned his face away from Tabitha.
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Being looked like this by this small young girl, his heart throbbed and it was hard to meet her eyes staring straight at him.
   
 
“Do you want to return?”
  
“Do you want to return?”
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Tabitha said. Hearing that, Saito lowered his head.
  
Tabitha said. Hearing that, Saito lowered his head.
   
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“No…rather than not wanting to return, I cannot afford to leave.”
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“No… rather than not wanting to return, I cannot afford to leave.”
   
 
“What do you mean?”
  
“What do you mean?”
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“I understood when I saw it.”
  
“I understood when I saw it.”
   
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Tabitha said calmly, leaving the other world issue behind. Indeed, it might have been useless to keep any secret from this girl who was extremely knowledgeable.
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Tabitha, leaving the other world issue behind, said calmly. Indeed, it might be useless to keep any secret from this girl who's extremely knowledgeable.
   
 
“Anyway, since I have someone to protect, I cannot leave the place. Besides…”
  
“Anyway, since I have someone to protect, I cannot leave the place. Besides…”
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“Besides?”
  
“Besides?”
   
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“I was gifted with Gandálfr’s power. Having such power, I may be able to do something for this world…that’s another reason.”
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“I was gifted with the Gandalfr’s power. Having such power, I may be able to do something for this world… that’s another reason.”
   
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Tabitha said with conviction. “It is unreasonable.”
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Tabitha said with conviction.
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“It is unreasonable.”
   
 
“Eh?”
  
“Eh?”
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After these two questions, silence settled in. Somehow, the atmosphere became awkward.
  
After these two questions, silence settled in. Somehow, the atmosphere became awkward.
   
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The librarian stuck her head into the reading room, and informed them that the library would soon be closing. Saito happily stood up.
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The librarian stuck her head into reading room, and told that the library soon will be closed. Saito happily stood up.
   
 
“Thank you. You helped me a lot. Now I can study alone.”
  
“Thank you. You helped me a lot. Now I can study alone.”
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“There are difficult words. Runes too. It’s impossible to study alone.”
  
“There are difficult words. Runes too. It’s impossible to study alone.”
   
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It might have been the way she said it. However, he thought that it would be bad to make her help him any further.
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It might be the way she said it. However, he thought that it would be bad to make her to help him any further.
   
 
“No, I’d feel bad for hogging your reading time…”
  
“No, I’d feel bad for hogging your reading time…”
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Showing no hesitation, Tabitha nodded.
  
Showing no hesitation, Tabitha nodded.
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After providing the hangout with food, Siesta and the others went back to clearing rooms and cleaning tables. When they returned and peeped into the hangout again, they could see drunken apprentice knights and students, but there was no Saito. So they never found out whether their dishes or the noble girls’ were more delicious.
 
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''I wanted to ask Saito for his impression,'' thought Siesta while going back to her room.
  
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“Miss Vallière?”
  
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Siesta looked at the pink-haired girl who was Saito's master. No, the girl in there was…
  
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“A bad imitation of Madam Butterfly?”
  
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Louise walked towards Siesta with her hands crossed in front. For some reason she was swaying her hips with each step. Noticing Siesta, she let her arms drop to her sides - though she looked like the usual Louise, something was amiss.
 
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“Who are you calling a bad imitation?”
  
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“S-Sorry! But why are you dressed like that — is this some kind of costume party? But I haven't heard of one…”
  
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“Why costume party?”
  
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Louise stared intensely at Siesta.
  
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“B-Because, for Miss Vallière to wear that…”
  
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Shocked, Siesta looked at Louise's clothes. Usually Louise would wear a long, cute camisole.
  
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Yet, what Louise wore today was a black babydoll.
 
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Louise, with a composed expression on her face, sat down on the bed and crossed her legs.
  
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“Hmph...”
  
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“Ha—”
  
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Siesta tried hard to suppress her laughter. Louise quickly stood up and took out the riding crop from the drawer behind Siesta.
 
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“Tell me. What are you laughing for?”
  
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“I'm n-not laughing at all!”
  
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Louise, as if remembering something, moved away from Siesta.
  
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“I should not. A mature woman wouldn’t be angered this easily.”
  
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“For an adult, your chest pretty much still falls behind…”
  
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Said Siesta pointing at the chest area of the babydoll. Louise’s cheek started to twitch.
  
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But Louise shook her head and said:
  
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“Breast size is unrelated to the charm of a lady. The important part is behavior, education, and…”
  
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“And?”
  
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“Atmosphere.”
  
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She said lazily, curling her hair with her fingers.
  
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''Hah, seems like someone convinced Louise to wear another strange outfit. Black cat, maid…and now a mature woman'' Siesta guessed.
 
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“However, somehow I think it should be a much stronger atmosphere…”
  
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After hearing what was said, Louise turned around.
  
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“It is different. You are mistaken. Don't you know? Saito is crazy about me.”
  
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“Eh, then you don’t think Saito is drawn towards the Queen? Do you know Saito so well? Can Miss Vallière reach his deepest feelings? I think it's a difficult thing to know.”
  
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Louise stopped triumphantly curling her hair.
  
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“It’s stupid — I was chosen.”
  
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“Eh.”
  
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“The Princess said so herself. Right now, Saito sees only me. What a bother! For me, even though it’s love, it is…t-troublesome. Well, I feel sorry, so I go along with those feelings.”
  
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Louise said with glee, striking a pose in front of the mirror. Siesta coldly watched Louise.
 
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“You look awfully happy about that, though.”
  
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“A-Anyway, I do not value it but I do not disregard it. But it would be hard to be valued when you don’t dress well. It’s not just big breasts and the empty head of the maid, it’s different here. How about that? Does it suit me?”
  
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Calmly, Siesta said,
  
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“Poorly.”
  
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After a long silence, Louise took out her wand, and started poking Siesta with it.
  
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“What was that? What was that? What was that?”
  
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“Because! Miss Vallière’s body is far from an adult’s in every respect. So, only cute clothes suit her body!”
  
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Then Louise stood up and turned her back towards Siesta.
  
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“Sooner or later, the atmosphere will come out.”
  
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“Come out?”
  
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“Come out. It’s what I said. Mood is important.”
  
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“B-Being an adult is nice but…as promised before, could you loan me something to wear for one day?”
  
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“Something you like? I don’t mind.”
  
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“Really? Is it alright?”
  
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“It's alright. Can’t break a promise that’s made by a mature woman. I’ll diligently keep the promise.”
  
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“If that's so, I'll take it then. I wonder what dress to wear. Hmm.“
  
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“If you like, I can lend you any of these clothes.”
  
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“Truly?!”
  
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Then Siesta danced with joy and opened the closet.
  
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“I can actually wear them, how about this dress? Hey, this!”
  
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Louise had once worn it — it was a black dress. The neckline was pretty deep and it was sleeveless.
  
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“You like something this plain? Hm, I have a lot that are similar to that one.”
  
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Siesta gladly put on the black dress.
  
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“Uwa…great! And this fabric stretches too.”
  
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Siesta, wearing Louise's dress, struck a happy pose in front of the mirror.
  
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“Uwaa, it shows the body lines well. No, it is perfect. Don’t say this dress is plain♪. Bit embarrassing though… This…”
  
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While saying so, with a smirk on her face, Siesta bent over. Certainly, the black dress emphasized the wonderful chest of Siesta that threatened to burst out at any moment, and with each movement it sunk lower.
  
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The white valley between her breasts, stretching the opening further, seemed to emphasize her words.
  
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Siesta displayed her arsenal to Louise.
  
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“How about it? Do you get a mature atmosphere from this?”
  
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“It is different. He likes tiny girls like me. Therefore, the Princess and you should not have false hopes.”
  
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“Tsk, but he sure watches cleavage with a great interest.”
  
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“Only because they are unnaturally big. Surely it’s just a biological curiosity. Alright? I do not need clothes to make a mature atmosphere. I, myself, am a small lady who has a mature atmosphere around her. Moreover, that’s why I am generously not getting angry. Yeah, because I am unrivaled.”
  
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“Is that so?”
  
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“It is so.”
  
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Louise hit another pose while humming. Siesta, on the other hand, did not look convinced by Louise’s performance…and when she glanced over the window, she shouted,
  
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“Saito!”
  
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“Saito? The door is still closed.”
  
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“Not there, outside the window!”
  
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“Yes?”
  
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Louise pushed her head out of the window.
  
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“W-What’s the meaning of this!?”
  
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It was Saito and Tabitha, who was leading him by the hand, walking together up the moonlit stairs to Tabitha’s room. In an instant, Louise dashed out of the room, stormed up the stairs, jumping two steps at once, and, with a loud ''Bam!'', tore Tabitha’s room’s door open.
 
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The small, dark figure of Tabitha sat at her desk and Saito stood beside her. They both turned around at the same time.
  
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“What, Louise? What’s the matter?”
  
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Saito asked with a blank look on his face.
  
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Louise was boiling with anger. However, she firmly held that anger down.
  
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''Control yourself, control yourself.''
  
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''A mature woman would not be getting angry. ''
  
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''Besides, it's still not clear if he had an affair to begin with…''
  
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Looking around the room, Louise started curling her hair.
  
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“Um, you. What are you doing in here?”
  
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“Well, learning the words.”
  
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“Words?”
  
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“Yep. Wouldn’t it be convenient to read the words of this world?”
 
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It seemed like Saito was learning the words from Tabitha.
  
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Louise’s cheek twitched. ''Why couldn’t you tell me? Why didn’t you ask me if you wanted to learn how to read?''
  
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However, Louise swallowed the pain.
  
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''Today I am an adult. Today I am a lady. '
  
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Louise touched the place of her palm where she had written "lady."
  
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In her mind, the mature Louise calmed down the raging child Louise.
  
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''Alright? Child Louise. You are a mature woman, right, so do not forget that attitude.''
  
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Pretending to be all cool and calm, Louise asked Saito,
  
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“You didn’t consider asking someone else to teach you?”
  
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“Because Tabitha offered to teach me.”
  
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This reticent girl started a conversation by herself?
  
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Louise stole a glance at Tabitha. However, Tabitha seemed to be expressionless as usual. No feelings could be read from her eyes. But...her holding a romantic interest in Saito still seemed impossible.
 
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''Maybe she just expressed her gratitude for the help.''
  
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Feeling relieved, confidence boiled up again.
  
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''At any rate, the current me emits a lot of charm…''
  
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“Eh?”
  
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Louise saw Saito averting his eyes in embarrassment.
  
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Augh. Not good.
  
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''I just burst in here wearing nothing but underwear!''
  
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''Dressed in this, I dashed wildly through the corridor and intruded into someone's room.'' Though she was ready to die from shame, Louise tried to endure it. And she was so close to dying.
 
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For something trivial like learning words…
  
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''I have to appear like the mature me again.''
  
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Coming to see the room like this would have a big impact, wouldn’t it?
  
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Hmm, her mind started to work furiously.
 
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''Whatever, I’ll just use this mature attraction to completely turn him into my slave forever — Louise finally decided triumphantly.''
  
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''Fuun'', Louise nonchalantly placed her hand against the wall and thrust her hips to the side.
  
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To fascinate Saito, in an act that she herself thought to be sexually charming, she started to lightly suck on her finger.
  
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“W-Wait. W-What’s this. This look…”
  
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''Get it. Not get it. Stupid dog.''
  
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''Do you finally notice the attractiveness of the mature me?''
  
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Caught in the moment, Louise placed her right hand behind her neck, turned her hips, and threw a tempting glance to Saito through the corner of her eyes. Louise’s slender limbs created a tense atmosphere.
  
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Saito's face reddened more and more. The expressionless face of Tabitha, sitting by his side, was not fazed at all.
  
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“It’s ridiculous. That…”
  
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''Ridiculous?''
  
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''This is my power.''
  
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''Hey, dog.''
  
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''Do you notice, dog?''
  
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''Have you noticed your mistress’s unexpected charming side?''
  
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''Now then, why don’t you swear your eternal servitude to me?''
  
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Louise pulled out her final trump.
  
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Guiding her right hand from her hair onto her breasts, she let her left hand slip down and slightly lift her babydoll’s hem up.
  
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“Hey, stop doing this embarrassing stuff in front of me!”
  
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Saito finally erupted. To Louise, it sounded like a loud hymn of her triumph.
 
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“Not picchibichi!”
  
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Eh? Picchibichi?
  
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“Siesta, is that Louise’s dress? Do not wear it! It's not your size! I can see all your parts, all your body lines clearly, so I do not know where to place my eyes anymore! What if someone else sees that!”
  
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''I see.''
  
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Louise’s triumphant song broke with a loud ugly noise.
 
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Siesta, who stood next to Louise, tried to cover herself.
  
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“Don’t stare at me this much, it's embarrassing!”
  
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“You are the one who is embarrassing! Hey!”
  
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Saito blushed and turned his eyes away.
  
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Louise asked Saito in a tiny voice.
 
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“W-What about your mistress?”
  
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“Ah? No, Louise, you look kind of awkward wearing this. Is this a curtain?”
  
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Curtain?
  
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Louise's shoulders began to tremble.
  
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Tabitha politely coughed.
  
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“Doesn’t suit.”
  
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At the same time, Saito burst out laughing.
  
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“Uwaa, Louise! What’s this! Could it be a babydoll dress?! No, it hung so loosely on you that I thought it was a curtain!”
  
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Then, Louise silently drove both of her feet into Saito’s plexus with a skillful flying kick.
  
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Once Saito hit the wall and fainted in agony, Louise aimed her wand.
  
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“Die you, then resurrect, and then die again — you need to die at least twice for this!”
  
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But Tabitha, with her staff readied, blocked her.
  
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“What?! You?!”
  
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“I won’t allow you to lay your hand on this person anymore.”
  
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Though her words were purely defensive, Louise took them in a different meaning.
  
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“So, you already laid your hands on her? No, it wasn’t just hands.”
  
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“That…”
  
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“A c-child who is smaller than I, s-s-smaller than I! Smaller than I!”
  
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Thinking that her only advantage was denied, trembling, Louise aimed and lowered the wand.
  
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“Uwaa!”
  
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Saito covered himself.
  
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However...nothing happened.
 
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The sound of the explosion that he feared did not come.
  
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“Huh?”
  
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Louise’s surprised voice rang instead.
  
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“What? What’s wrong?”
  
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“It doesn't work. The ‘Explosion’ spell doesn’t work!”
  
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“Narrow escape from death.”
  
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Saito sighed in relief, while Louise was already half-frantic.
  
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“Eeeeeh!? How!? Why doesn't it work!?”
  
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