all filled with the clatter of silverware and

ows. She pushed a piece of lettuce around her plate, her eye

lled up the White Lotus Sy

a mess of angr

ousy: 0. Suppression: 0

onal threshold abnormal. Logic loop

he screamed in her mind. I played the victim p

mechanical text. Elara grabbed her silver fork and

m the adjacent table pu

huddled together, lea

asses asked. He adjusted his frames, his eyes wide with excitement. "Se

's stomach twisted into a cold

whispered, leaning in closer. "Did you hear what she sai

lts. She waited for them

s the Vanguard heir. Do you know the kind of brutal training that family puts

Alden is always screaming at her. No wonder her magic seems completely broken. I heard she

e blood drain

ed junior and the evil senior-was being rewritten by the

ay, forced her facial muscles to relax into a mask

r than necessary. The loud

She looked down, letting her eyelash

about Senior Seraphina like that. It's my fault. If I weren't so slow to l

pathy. She waited for them to te

etched over

. He looked at Elara, his eyes completely devoid

ed herself from all competition. Taking the blame for her stress makes zero logical se

Elara like a

ifted uncomfortably, looking away

g: Sincerity rating dropping.

rd she couldn't breathe. "I... I just meant...

n out of the cafeteria, her f

leaned against it, panting. She pulled up the system's character inde

on a glowi

s. Background: Elite. Perso

ps. If she couldn't beat Seraphina directly, she would us

ed over in her massive, soft bed, let out a lou