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"Where the hell did that little brat go again?!"
Penny coughed awkwardly under the manager's death glare. "S-She, uh, s-she went out to play?"
"Play what?"
"… games?"
The manager almost blew her top. "FUCK! Are you trying to give me a heart attack?! I told you to watch her closely!"
The ponytailed blonde knew that she couldn't very well admit that she couldn't have been watching Emilia any more 'carefully' even if she tried, right? That would only make her look like a creep.
She could only rub her nose in embarrassment. "Don't worry, she promised she'll be back before you know it."
The manager could only stare at Penny as if she was looking at the biggest idiot in history. "I already know about it, and I don't know if I'm going blind, but she's not here now, is she?"
The blonde girl chuckled. "Guess not?"