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At age 6, you and Eden were sent to a nearby school.

But to be honest, you and Eden already learned everything that's taught in school at home.

"George probably wants Eden to meet people his own age," you thought.

The peers around them were also wealthy and influential, but clearly not every parent taught their child how to be a polite person, how to be a gentleman.

[On the third day, someone cornered you.]

"Hey, you, do you look down on us?" the leader of the children shouted.

"You've been acting really arrogant these past few days, you haven't even given us a second glance."

"That's a bit old-fashioned. Does every school, regardless of age, have people like you?" DIO said casually, his eyes never falling on the three people opposite him.

“Eden, go back and cry your heart out, and tell them they bullied you, okay?”

"Huh? Why?"

DIO's face darkened, and he turned to Eden, whispering, "Eden, have you forgotten what I said?"

Eden swallowed hard and stammered, "No... don't answer one question with another."

"Then what should you answer?"

"I understand. I'll tell my father when I get back that they bullied me."

"Hey, are you pretending we don't exist?!"

"You're not even worthy of being called villains if you didn't take advantage of our conversation to launch a sneak attack."

With that, DIO stepped forward and began fighting the three.

But how could a pampered young master be a match for DIO? The three opponents were taken down by him before they could even touch the hem of DIO's clothes.

"You guys won't amount to anything even if you become villains." After saying that, DIO spat on the leader and then walked out of the alley.

After walking for a while, I noticed that Eden behind me looked conflicted.

Suppressing his impatience, DIO squatted down and patiently asked.

"Eden, do you think I did something wrong?"

Eden opened his mouth but said nothing, only feeling that DIO was somewhat terrifying at that time.

"Eden, I'm doing this all for your own good."

"If I'm not around, they'll be bullying you. Can you stand it?"

"And with me around, no one can bully you."

"Isn't that right, Eden?"

Seeing Eden nod, DIO continued, "Then cry for me, Eden."

"Okay...okay, I'll try my best."

As he spoke, Eden struggled for a long time, his face turning red, but not a single tear fell.

"What should I do, brother? I can't cry."

"Is that so, Eden? It might hurt a little afterwards, but don't blame your brother."

......

"What's wrong, Eden? Who bullied you!" George asked angrily, looking at the handprint on Eden's face.

"I... I don't know their names. They cornered me in an alley after school and then bullied me."

Seeing that Eden was still crying so hard, DIO quickly went over to him.

"Father, it's all my fault! I failed to protect Eden," DIO said remorsefully, and then began to slap himself.

Seeing this, George quickly stopped DIO and then hugged the two of them.

"It's alright, Eden, Daddy will get justice for you."

"DIO, don't blame yourself, this isn't your fault."

George comforted the two children, unaware that DIO in his arms had a slight smile on his face.

......

"Eden, are you still blaming your brother?"

Seeing that Eden didn't answer and seemed to be sulking, DIO grabbed Eden's hand and said, "If you're still angry, why don't you slap your brother too?"

Eden looked up and noticed that the red mark from when DIO slapped himself in front of his father hadn't faded yet. He gently touched DIO's face with his hand.

"Brother, does it hurt?"

DIO smiled and said, "It doesn't hurt, Eden."

"I don't want to do that kind of thing again."

"OK, all right."

......

The next day, George went to the school demanding an explanation, and you identified the three people who had blocked your way.

The parents of the three children also came to the school, but they were caught off guard because they hadn't expected to have offended George.

The three men kept arguing that they had never attacked Eden.

But those three people already had a bad reputation, so naturally everyone believed Eden's version of events.

“Go, Eden, fight back,” George said to Eden.

Eden stood motionless, as if he hadn't heard his father's words.

Seeing that Eden didn't move, George turned to look at DIO.

"DIO, as the older brother, you should stand up for your sister."

"Yes, father."

"Slap." After a loud slap, DIO turned his back to the crowd and looked at the three of them as if they were clowns.

......

After that day, no one bothered you anymore.

[You, DIO, may be an evil person, but you don't take pleasure in killing, nor do you intend to wreak havoc in this small, prestigious school.]

You're still young; even you can't do anything significant right now.

Life was uneventful until I was 10 years old, when my ordinary days began to change slightly.

"Hello everyone, I'm Alicia. Let's get along well from now on!"

Hearing the familiar voice, you looked up at the podium and, sure enough, saw the familiar figure.

Perhaps it's because your appearance is so outstanding that Alicia noticed you and winked at you.