Chapter 151 (1/2)
Chapter 151
Chapter 151: Morning After
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I lifted my makeshi+ft practice sword, a crudely carved piece of rapped in towels for weight As I counted in , a soft voice shook me out ofover my shoulder, I spotted Cecilia by the door with a fresh towel folded neatly in her arms “Oh, thanks!”
As I walked over, Cecilia handed et the table set up,” she announced before she briskly walked away
I watched Cecilia walk back through the di the incident al to save her from the outburst of her ki
Despite her aloof manner of speech, her attitude toward everyone in the orphanage had definitely improved
After I wipedsure to close theoutside
“So by the stink coure of Nico’s thin fra hallway
“Your sweat starts stinking when you go through puberty?” I asked, sniffingto an article I read on hor a close whiff of the rancid smell for the first time, I winced “Cecilia probably smelled this too then”
“Did she react in any sort of way?”
“No, she just gave me a towel and left,” I said as I wiped et more of the stench off oftrue to her indifferent character is strong,” Nico nodded
I chortled “I don’t think she’s trying to be so to differ,with the shock glove—working name, by the way—into a pendant she could carry around her neck, she refused!”
Raising a brow, I save Cecilia a necklace?”
“How do you always e to pick and choose what you want to hear? What are you going to do when you go to a real school?” he sighed “And besides, I think she likes youyou a towel and all”
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“Well I did save her life, you know,” I teased, putting an arrown these past fewar his nose
It’d become more and more apparent these days that Nico had started to develop feelings for Cecilia, our orphanage’s ice queen It wasn’t any secret that Cecilia was popular ae to make a move had been rejected Nico, with his patent blend of pride and low self-esteem, found other ways tohis interest in her
Letting out a sigh, I leaned le to keep us fro to school anyed to free himself of ence”
“It’s not that,” I chuckled “It’s expensive and Head even a few kids to school”
“Then what do you plan on doing?” my friend asked, his brows knitted seriously
“I don’t know yet, but e once I’ to an institution to get better at ki I know that they offer free tuition and stuff if you’re qualified,” I shrugged
“You’re joking, right?” he fu in the middle of the hallway “I knoe a lot to Headet that you want to repay her but staying here to do that is short-minded; with your talent, you can do so otten a proper education!”
“Which bringsof the institu—”
“That’s not education,” Nico interrupted “Those institutions are designed to churn out s I’ve read some journals about those places—how students there are worked to the point of near-death; how candidates get booted out if they don’t cut it”
“You sound like Headain
“Because you don’t have any , but you have no goal past it,” he sighed “School is a place where you can find out what you want to do while learning about this world without restriction or bias like the institution”
“Well, o to school, it’d have to be by next year”
Nico’s expression softened by my compliance “Well lucky for you, you happen to have a friend that actually thinks and plans for the future I’ve alh o school—of course, banking on the assuet at least a partial scholarshi+p”
“Wait, weren’t you supposed to give the e?”
“I did,”—Nico put on an innocent expression—“just not all of it”
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Letting out a groan, I shook et a proper education, we can properly help headuarantee it’ll be better for the orphanage that way” My friend pattedarea before our food gets cold”
“Why not save enough money to take Cecilia to school with us as well?” I teased one last time as I followed Nico down the hall