Birthday Gifts (Bonus Chapter for Alliance Leader)

Ginny and Daisy happened to emerge from another corner of the corridor and heard every word of the conversation between them.

Ginny first shot Harry a merciless, vicious glare. Amid his miserable expression, as though he were on the verge of tears, she gave Sean a friendly smile before grabbing Daisy and storming away.

Daisy did the same. As her brother's weak, miserable voice called after them, "Hey, Ginny, I was just showing off in front of my buddy. Let me explain...," she first rolled her eyes at her own brother, then blew Sean a kiss before trotting away.

Sean patted the tearful-looking Harry on the shoulder and consoled him. "It's fine. Judging by this, Ginny probably just won't talk to you for another week at most."

"You saw them ages ago, Sean! Why didn't you warn me, buddy?!"

"I made it pretty obvious—don't look at me like that. In that situation, of course I had to prioritize survival. Besides, I was speaking from the heart. They're doing it for your own good." Sean shrugged.

Harry waved his hand. "But I'm the injured one here?"

"But it's for your own good. I think they did the right thing."

"You're such a disloyal friend... Oh, hey... Ginny..." Harry looked like he was about to cry.

Ginny and Daisy returned. The former expressionlessly glanced at Harry, whose face had gone ashen, then smiled at Sean. "I nearly forgot. Sean, Hermione wants to see you. She's waiting for you at the usual place."

Daisy spoke in a mocking tone. "Some people really have no conscience at all. They don't know how to appreciate other people's kindness—heehee, Sean, see you tonight. There'll be a gift then!"

Sean smiled and waved. "All right, I'll go first."

Harry probably wasn't going to have an easy time