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“Ahaha…” So the jig was up. Ah well. “S’jus’ fun seein’ ya all flustered.” Well, it’d also been a bit of a dare, but he didn’t think that was worth mentioning. “An’ ya did get pretty flustered fer a while there, so I’ll call it a success.”

“And just why did you want to see me flustered? Is there something that you’re not telling me, Hattori? You do seem to be rather preoccupied with me. Borderline obsessed. Is it our rivalry? Is it something else? I really can’t be certain… But you’re very obnoxious. It’s making it difficult to concentrate on this essay about your finer qualities."