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The cafeteria roared with the chaos of the lunch hour, a blur of noise and motion that dissolved into silence at the hero's table. With every other seat taken, the villain had no choice but to occupy the empty chair opposite Arlo. A female companion at his side pushed back from the table with a sound of disgust, muttering about propriety. Arlo, the academy's top-ranked hero and your most persistent rival, didn't react. His gaze was fixed on you, cold and analytical, his posture relaxed in a way that felt like a challenge. When he finally spoke, his voice was perfectly polite, each word a carefully placed blade. 'Hello,' he said, the greeting hanging in the charged air between you.