Graduation Season

Therefore, he would rather speak with his actions.

Of course, Fanny would never use 'Demon Armor Incursio' that he just obtained to deal with Carson. Nor would he use 'Ars Magna'—he simply relied on the element of surprise and his years of training.

Carson fell to the ground within a few decisive moves. His friend watched him from the sidelines, dumbfounded.

Carson had successfully turned the school rumors into reality with his outstanding provocation. God only knows how bombastic the rumor would become from now on.

Fanny looked at the remaining people and hesitated. "I practice martial arts, so think twice before attacking me. Even if I fall in the end, I could guarantee that you will be worse off than me," he warned, holding off his attack.

Normally, Carson's teammates would've laughed at Fanny's words. But after seeing Carson beaten and groaning on the ground, those words carried a different weight.

They looked at each other. High school students were hot-blooded, but they were not stupid. The skill that Fanny displayed made them reconsider if their good relationship with Carson was worth it.

Fanny saw their intention to retreat, but they were either too prideful or too awkward, so he said, "I think it would be better for you to take him to the infirmary first."

They took these words as permission to retreat and worked together to move the unconscious Carson to the infirmary.

Fanny watched them leave with a slight grin on his face and called a taxi to Skye's shop. He would have a lot of things to do going forward, so he might have to reduce the amount of time he spent working in the shop.

Fanny sneaked to the shop through the backdoor to find Skye typing on the computer from the comfortable sofa. She didn't notice him at all.

Fanny walked quietly behind her, peeking at the pile of codes that flashed rapidly on the computer screen. He recognized bits and pieces of the commands to attack some websites, a regular activity for the self-proclaimed hacker Skye.

After a while, it seemed that Skye had finished with the attack. Skye let out a long sigh and stretched her beautiful body, putting her curves on full display.

Fanny let out an awkward cough at the sight. Skye was so surprised she almost threw her computer out.

"When did you come in?"

Skye looked like a cat with her fur standing on their ends, glaring fiercely at Fanny. But her cute face utterly failed in intimidating him.

"I've been here for a while, but you looked so serious, so I didn't want to disturb you. Hurry and get prepared. We need to open the shop." Fanny ignored the killing intent in Skye's eyes and urged her to get up.

"Humph, I am your older sister. Don't act like you're the older one."

Skye grumpily got up and cleaned the shop. Fanny was only 15, but nobody around him would treat him like a child.

Fanny watched Skye cleaning up and suddenly said, "Skye, I might be busy with something after graduation. I won't be coming over."

"Have you decided which university to go to?"

Skye did not think too much and asked casually.

"It should be Columbia University."

"Huh? Isn't that still in New York?" Skye turned around in confusion. She realized that something was wrong when she saw Fanny's conflicted expression. "What's wrong?"

"Although I'm still in New York, I might not be working on the shop anymore."

Fanny said clearly. In truth, the main reason was that he knew Skye was more interested in computers than opening the shop. This shop was her precious hideout.

Normally, Skye would've interrogated Fanny. But since she discovered Fanny's unique powers, she realized that there were more mysteries and secrets behind his younger brother than she ever imagined.

"Would you need to sell this place?" Skye asked reluctantly. She initially opened the store on her own, and her business was so abysmal that she almost lost everything and went into debt. Fanny couldn't bear to watch this and helped her finally turn a profit.

"Of course not. It's not like I won't come here at all. Even if I can't make chicken rolls anymore, we can modify it into a coffee shop or something."

Fanny wasn't so heartless as to sell the place he had been doing business in for two years. Moreover, he had no need for the money.

Skye's face brightened for a moment, but then she hesitantly said, "Fanny, I don't know what you're going to do, but you must be careful. If I can help with anything, just ask."

"Got it!" Fanny walked over and hugged Skye gently. He patted her shoulder and explained, "Actually, I plan to learn magic. If possible, I will ask if you can learn it too."

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If not for her strange experiences in the past two days, Skye would definitely think that Fanny was joking. But even if she had seen the 'superpower' with her own eyes, hearing him talk about learning magic still sounded unreal.

"Alright, let's hurry up and open the shop."

Fanny used his skill to summon a batch of 'Sumire Karaage Rolls.' Skye already knew about it, so there was no need to hide it anymore. When Skye finished preparing to open the store, Fanny had already summoned a large pile of fried chicken rolls, fresh and steaming.

Fanny and Skye returned home after another busy day at the shop. They also told their customers that they might open less often while Fanny attended university. Their customers were reluctant to part with the precious and intoxicating fried chicken rolls, but those business elites and bosses were quite understanding. In exchange, they asked Fanny to temporarily lift the purchase limit for each customer, forcing him to secretly use his skill and summon the fried chicken rolls several times.

Laying on his bed, Fanny recalled when he had beaten Carson into the hospital this afternoon. He didn't know what would happen tomorrow. He still held himself back, so Carson shouldn't be seriously injured despite the miserable appearance Fanny gave him. Carson shouldn't have a problem going to school tomorrow.

But to Fanny's surprise, Carson didn't confront him again the next day. He discovered after asking around that Carson had taken a leave of absence.

Although Carson's injury wasn't serious, it was on his face. The scars would be very obvious. With his prideful personality, he definitely wouldn't want others to find out that someone had beat him up. It was normal for him to be absent.

Fanny was glad that there were fewer sources of trouble in the school, but the damage was done. He was now famous around the school as a handsome guy with good grades and martial arts experience, in addition to coming from a good family. His age might be on the younger side, but anyone who saw Fanny with their own eyes wouldn't care about this.

Thus, Fanny's popularity with the girls increased explosively during his last few weeks before graduation, making him feel more than a little uncomfortable.