The following morning, the Academy’s Great Hall was buzzing with a single topic: the "Invisible Girl" who had dared to speak to Prince Alistair as if he were a common merchant.101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqQcFy9yNXy
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Luna sat at the very end of the furthest breakfast table, practically blending into the grey stone of the wall. She was happily eating a bowl of plain porridge, enjoying the fact that three different students had accidentally placed their books on her lap because they thought she was part of the bench.101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKVOAPsmaEQ
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"She called me a loser!"101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzlRErodaVs
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The voice, shrill and theatrical, echoed from the center of the hall. Prince Alistair was surrounded by his "Golden Guard"—a group of sycophants who spent their time agreeing with everything he said.101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgeJNrqLlji
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"I didn't say that," Luna muttered into her porridge. "I said you were blocking the way. The loser part was just a private observation."101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoVUyM14Jvc
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"Prince Alistair, please! Do not let the words of a commoner upset your delicate constitution!" one of the girls cried, offering him a scented fan.101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuK70G6urLF
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Alistair slammed a fist onto the table, causing his silver spoon to clatter. "It’s not just the insult! It’s the... the emptiness! When I looked at her, she didn't gasp. She didn't faint. She didn't even ask for my autograph! It was like looking into a void! I, the future King, will not be treated like a void!"101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡklLuBcTD5l
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He stood up, his cape swishing dramatically. "I shall find her! I shall make her realize the glory of my presence until she begs for my forgiveness!"101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt6GxKn7No0
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Luna sighed, slouching lower. Please don't. That sounds like a lot of eye contact.101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMge1jwOqkz
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Later that afternoon, Luna headed toward the "Forbidden Forest" at the edge of the campus. The Headmaster had given her a key to a private gate so she could "vent" her magic without blowing up a classroom.101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfbXx56SHjQ
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She reached a clearing, checked three times to make sure she was alone, and raised a single finger.101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcoMgtaJJkb
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"Compression," she whispered.101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWdiBkkBNLX
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A sphere of pure black energy formed at her fingertip. It hummed with enough power to level a mountain range. With a flick, she sent it flying toward a massive boulder. The rock didn't explode—it simply ceased to exist, deleted from reality without a sound.101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxBtrqKdro8
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"Better," Luna murmured. "My mana felt a bit itchy today."101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlGKo6RpZcE
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"Oh, the humanity! The tragedy! The cruelty of fate!"101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo56tgvuSL4
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Luna froze. That annoying, melodic wailing could only belong to one person. She quickly pulled her hood up, her "Presence Concealment" magic kicking in automatically. She became little more than a smudge of shadow against a tree trunk.101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4eciHx3L52
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Prince Alistair stumbled into the clearing. He wasn't practicing magic. He was sitting on a stump, staring at a small paper bag.101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ97ohelHQxD
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"How," Alistair sobbed to himself, "does one open this... 'hot-dog'?"101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU9iHEfyqi1
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Luna watched from the shadows, her eyes widening in disbelief. The Prince was holding a common street-vendor hotdog as if it were a live bomb. He pulled out a velvet-lined case and extracted a miniature silver fork and a tiny silver knife.101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzMPKQoC04T
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"The vendor said it is 'finger food,'" Alistair sniffled, dabbing his eyes with a handkerchief. "But fingers are for wearing rings! If I touch the bread, my cuticles might soften! Oh, why must the world be so harsh?"101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9S9JIgD7t4
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He began to delicately try and saw through the bun with his tiny silver knife. The sausage slipped, sliding off the stump and landing directly in the dirt.101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAivkJav3dR
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Alistair stared at the fallen hotdog. His face turned a bright, dusty pink. His lip began to tremble.101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL4cKewnW9C
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"WAAAAAAAH! MY LUNCHEON!"101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJxZ0fIFgGl
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Luna leaned her head against the tree. He’s crying. He’s actually crying over a dropped sausage. This is the man who is supposed to protect us from the Demon King? We are all going to die.101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTDmcAZFSt8
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She felt a sudden urge to just walk away, but her foot snapped a dry twig.101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOyfqzdjS9z
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Alistair’s head snapped up. "Who’s there? Is it you? The Girl from the hallway? I know that aura of utter boredom anywhere!"101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9CUJNaSdqf
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He scrambled to his feet, tripping over his own cape and landing face-first in the grass.101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3fDowNmKN8
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"Stay away," Luna’s voice drifted from the shadows, sounding like the wind.101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ3KscY8kPe
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"Wait! Help me!" Alistair cried, reaching out a hand (which was now covered in mud). "I've lost my lunch and my dignity is bruised! As a citizen, it is your duty to assist your Prince!"101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡflAFWUUDrd
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"I'm a ghost," Luna lied flatly. "Oooooh. Spooky. Go away."101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKqmdJduys9
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"Ghosts don't smell like cinnamon rolls from the cafeteria!" Alistair yelled, wiping mud off his forehead and looking around frantically. "Come out! I command you! I need someone to tell me I’m still handsome!"101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi5Qkra86Vi
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Luna didn't answer. She was already ten meters away, moving through the trees like a silent mist.101Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsfUKtFIADN
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