One week later—
"Rigel-san! Over here!"
"Yeah, Char! Sorry for keeping you waiting."
Rigel was waiting for cat-ear beast-girl girl Char at the academy courtyard. He arrived slightly late.
"No, I just arrived too."
Char smiled at him. It looked like a lover's conversation, but it wasn't. Rigel and Char had become 'partners,' but they weren't dating.
"Then, was there something you needed?"
"No, I just had a small errand."
"An errand? Mmm… You're keeping the details from me…"
Char looked a little displeased at Rigel's evasive words. Rigel smiled wryly at her.
"It's not that big of a secret. I just had a committee assignment."
"A committee? You, Rigel-san?"
Char looked surprised. That reaction was only natural. The Royal Academy is a prestigious elite school. Among them, the committees are populated by the absolute elites.
