Now that she had been discovered, there was no way to return to how things used to be.
Given her family's circumstances… she had to silence him.
Even thinking it made her chest tighten.
It hurt.
Doing something like this to him, of all people…
But—there was no choice.
"I'm sorry! Senior!"
…Huh?
"I didn't know there would be a senior showering at this hour!"
What… was he talking about?
Wait.
No way—did he… not know?
Did Rin really not recognize her?
When she thought about it, it wasn't impossible.
Anyone would be confused if a woman suddenly appeared in a dark hallway with barely any light.
It made far more sense for Rin to think she was some upperclassman he didn't know well…
than to assume his male friend had suddenly grown breasts.
And besides… the hallway really was dark.
He couldn't have seen her face clearly.
Judging by how quickly he turned around…
he really hadn't recognized her.
Relief washed over her—warm and strangely comforting.
