“Hmm.”

I stood in front of Dorm 2’s entrance on Thursday after class. I would’ve never expected to visit the girls’ dorm. I had no choice since class competitions began tomorrow, and everyone would be busy with midterms in two weeks.

I walked into Dorm 2 after taking a deep breath. Then I ran into someone unexpected. She wore comfortable clothes on her way to the library. I greeted her.

“Rachel!”

She stopped and swallowed hard when she saw me. I approached her since she didn’t move.

“Are you going to the library?”

“Y-Yes… what are you doing here?”

“Ah, I have something to do.”

I replied with a smile. Then I carefully examined her. She looked a bit different during exams. Her hair seemed more disheveled. She always pushed herself to compete with me.

“Oh right, you haven’t been asking me any questions lately.”

“I thought I should try solving them by myself first. Also, you’re probably busy studying too.”

“You can always ask if you have any trouble. I’m fine with it.”

Rachel silently nodded. I wanted to accompany her to the library, but I didn’t have time.

“Then you should get going. I’ll see you tomorrow.”

“Yes.”

Rachel seemed to be in a hurry to the library. Did she want to study that much? I headed further to the pavilion near room...