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The faculty-exclusive cafeteria was typically reserved for professors and their assistants—a peaceful haven where quiet meals were shared over pleasant conversations. Yet, right now, the air was thick with tension, charged enough to feel like a war was about to break out.
What the hell is happening right now? I thought as I glanced between the two professors, who were locked in a fierce standoff. I was utterly confused by how things had escalated so quickly.
They stared each other down, neither willing to budge, locked in a silent tug-of-war over me.
“Dale will be my assistant,” Professor Bastion said.
“Don’t be ridiculous. I’ve been responsible for Dale since his first year. It’s only natural that he comes under my wing,” Professor Kane replied.
Excuse me, but I don’t recall agreeing to be anyone’s assistant, I internally shouted at them.
How did a bottom-ranked cadet like me, who was scraping by year after year, suddenly end up in this bizarre situation, fiercely pursued by two highly respected professors? It was not like I had done anything that extraordinary.
So, I decided to think this through, step by step, starting with Professor Bastion. All I had done was...
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