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A scholar once called the phenomenon of new information contradicting prior knowledge “dissonance.” People often laugh in such dissonant moments, when reality veers sharply from logical expectation. In other words, laughter arises from disbelief itself.
As Yong-Yong gestured and declared himself to be the Dragon Lord, with even his body language screaming his so-called identity, the class president couldn’t help but burst into laughter. He wiped away the tears welling up in his eyes from laughing so hard. The students’ only reaction was that Yong-Yong was quite adorable.
Yong-Yong, on the other hand, expected thunderous applause and a flood of handshakes. When the students brushed off his declaration as nothing more than a joke, he trembled with embarrassment and shame. That reaction didn’t sit well with him at all. At the very least, they could have pretended to be surprised! If they had, he would have let it slide.
“Hey! You think I’m lying?! Huh?!” Yong-Yong jumped up from his seat. “Karsiel! Don’t hold me back! I’m gonna teach these kids a lesson!”
“I was never holding you back, Lord Izaas.”
“O-oh.”
It was true. Karsiel hadn’t moved from Yoon-Hee’s side since she lay beside her. Feeling embarrassed, Yong-Yong...
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