Editing Kakegurui Trip Fulltext (section)

==Chapter 3, part 4==

Ryota left, leaving me with his frankfurter. Yumeko waited until he was out of earshot before speaking. "Mary-san, I'm glad you came." 
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''"Hmm..."'', I replied.
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For sure, you should have fun while you can. What's the point of it all if you don't? Letting time just pass you by is no good. Now that I think about it, since I met Yumeko, time has been flying by like a hurricane. 
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What would my school life be like if I hadn't met her? A lot smoother, I bet. I managed to enroll to Hyakkaou with a scholarship and was top dog among my classmates. I was in a position I seized with my own strength. It was not like how my pathetic parents live. They are happy sucking up to the upper class, thankful for the breadcrumbs they receive for their obedience. Then Yumeko arrived and I was back to what I was so desperately trying to get away from. 
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I wasn't a housepet for long, but my pride was smashed and all my efforts were undone. My blood still boils when I think back to it, but yet I somehow don't hate Yumeko. 
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It's isn't like she is pushing people into a hurricane. She is more like the hurricane itself. A force of nature that knows no malice or jealousy. Or maybe she is more like an ocean. Calm and inviting on the surface but with unimaginable depth you can sink into with pure desire for risk and thrill at the bottom.
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''"Hey... How are you doing?"'' There was a new shadow on the sand. 
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The first thing I saw when looking up was a bright red flash. It were the guy's swim shorts. Looking up further revealed a toned body. Then a pointy nose. All the way up top was, also pointy, gelled up, dark brown hair. He brushed some of it aside as he looked at us. 
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Ah yes, of course. Ryota leaves us and we get male attention immediately.
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''"I'm Ace. Call me Ace"'', he said. 
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What a creep.
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