Thursday, the exam day. We took the written exam. Luckily, no one failed in the three of us, not even Majiro. We usually spent the same lunch break but I ditched them at dismissal.

I need to settle this matter quickly.

After the crowd gathers, she seems to disappear quickly! Still, I can't create a commotion in this room. It will be another noisy chaos. I'm tired of gossip.

I wandered around the parks, the cafeteria, and the school buildings but I didn't see a fragment of her face. I headed to the administrator's room as a last resort, but Miss Chiho wasn't there.

I have no choice but to ask the co-director about this matter. I rammed through the door as I was rushing.

"Sir Takio…" I breathlessly hunched.

And I thought I could inhale the stamina lost in me. I didn't expect to cough in a foggy room with almost zero visibility. I saw the silhouette of the co-director near the open window.

"Sir… Are you smoking?" I asked.

I heard a silent chant. Instantly, the window, which emits