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"N-No. Y-You need to be punished!"
Looking at her teacher's aggrieved appearance, Evelyn barely resisted the urge to pat her head as she raised her hands in surrender. "Teacher, I know I was wrong. But you wouldn't tell me, and I just got so curious, you know? B-But of course, I'll accept any punishment teacher deems fit. Just don't be angry with me?"
Aurora frowned as she considered her words. It was true that children at Evelyn's age were generally unable to resist their curiosity. Her student had usually acted so mature for her age that she had almost forgotten that this was still just a young child who hadn't even been in the academy for a year yet.
Punishing her for being curious really might be a bit much.
The platinum blonde cleared her throat. "W-Well, I will forgive you just this once. B-But you're never allowed to do that again."
Evelyn nodded. "Of course."
