Watching Lana fall into deep thought, clearly calculating something in her mind, Shelley felt a surge of excitement.
She wanted Lana to accept immediately.
Lana looked at her for a long moment before replying, "In that case, we should draft an agreement."
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Soon, a formal contract was written.
Both of them signed it, each keeping a copy of the document.
Shelley had insisted on adding a clause: if Lana lost, she would have to publicly apologize to Shelley and to Spineridge University, give up her position as an exchange student, and promise never to participate in any exchange program again.
The stakes were crushingly high.
Yet Lana agreed without hesitation. Somewhere deep inside her, there was a strange, unwavering confidence.
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By the time lectures ended, news of the duel had already spread.
When Shelley, Rim, and Lana arrived at the arena, they found it packed.
