If I recalled correctly.....
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By the time the student council presidential speech concluded, I had hoped that the passing days would diverge from the game's events.
After all, Dorothy's motivations for turning evil had been nullified—she wasn't being pinned down by the same forces.
There was no longer a need for her to rely on the darkness to win the election, especially since it seemed she wasn't even trying to win anymore.
The entire premise of her fall into darkness felt like it should've been avoided.
Yet, judging by the look in her eyes, I knew that the darkness was inevitable.
It didn't matter what changes I had made to the flow of events—Dorothy was destined to be swallowed by the shadows.
Fate had loomed over her, and the academy would soon be blanketed in darkness. I could see it in her eyes, the same eyes that would eventually give way to the malevolent force.