3:47 p.m., Taimadou Academy, Main Campus Building
After Mihiro's magic duel with the student she acquainted herself with, Gaku, she proceeded to her locker to change into her spare clothes. As Taimadou's school uniform was darkly colored, her skirt didn't become translucent as it was wet. However, the sticky feeling still made her feel irritated.
On the way to the locker room which was on the second floor, she noticed that someone was running behind her. Looking behind, she found Rin chasing after her. Amid the starting preparation for the duel, she had noticed that Rin and Akane were on the balcony watching her. This made her inspired to try her best while simultaneously being more nervous as even though she was friends with them, they were still part of the Hitotsu clan. Sometimes, she would have random thoughts like whether Akane would accept her if she wasn't strong enough to protect Rin or whatnot. Even though she only had known them for a short while, she felt that she could deepen her relationship with Rin as time progresses. Therefore, she shouldn't make any possible blunders to that possibility.
Of course, the intent of getting closer to Rin isn't due to her mission by Hitotsu's clan master to stalk Rin, but by her self-interest as a person.
She adjusted her walking speed and walked even slower, allowing Rin to catch up with her faster.
"Hey Mihiro, congratulations on the duel just now. It seems that the two of you came to a consensus."
As typically shown by Rin, he even had figured out that the two of them has moved on since the cafeteria incident. This behavior was seen in a positive light by Mihiro, but at the same time, it was scary that he was that attentive to even the most minor of details.
"Thanks, Rin, to be honest, I didn't expect to win the duel, but I guess having you watch me helped a lot."
Rin had an expression of surprise displayed on his face; he didn't expect Mihiro to reply in such a way. Nonetheless, he answered promptly.
"If having me there helps you, then that's good. Other than that, you also chose to tackle the duel with your strength, didn't you? I think more of it was due to your efforts."
Mihiro was yet amazed by Rin's natural ability to sweet-talk his way into conversations. As she is now his girlfriend, taking note of this was probably an important thing. Perhaps this is how he made Fuka like him.
Mihiro decided to pursue it.
"Is it just natural or do you purposely speak in that manner Rin?"
While it was a strange question to ask, she felt that it was better to clear the misunderstanding earlier instead.
"What do you mean Mihiro? Did I say something wrong?"
As expected, it was just how he naturally talked.
The two of them walked towards the locker room and Mihiro entered. The locker rooms are separated by gender. It is shared amongst the entire cohort, which makes both rooms spacious. In the locker rooms, there are also individual showers for the students to rinse themselves off. This feature was just recently added as the showers looked extremely clean. Or that the cleaning services were superb.
Just before entering the locker room, Mihiro remembered that they also had showers, and told Rin that she'll be taking one before changing. Rin replied that he will just walk around the school premise. Before leaving Mihiro, he asked whether she wanted him to buy a drink, to which she replied that she doesn't need anything. Rin waved his hand while bidding goodbye.