In the rented apartment late at night, warm lights were on.
The Girl lay on the bed with a pillow in her arms, her feet unconsciously raised as she stared nervously at the phone before her.
(Mm... I'll call for five seconds... no, three seconds. If Senior Student still doesn't pick up, then I'll wait until tomorrow...)
Just as the Girl's thoughts began to run wild, the call connected, and a voice came from the other end.
"Hello, the number you have dialed is temporarily unavailable. Please try again later. You good, you phone zhan time no phone, please moment phone... Why haven't you hung up yet?"
"Because I recognized Senior Student's voice from the very beginning."
Resting her chin on the pillow in her arms, the Girl's face blossomed with a bright smile.
"Senior Student, you're still awake this late?"
"I just got back from saving a world and was about to sleep when you called."
There was a faint trace of speechlessness in the voice from the other end of the line.
"So why are you calling me this late? Is something wrong?"
"Before going to sleep, I wanted to hear Senior Student's voice."
"...If there's nothing else, I'm hanging up."
"Senior Student, can I come find you at school tomorrow?"
Holding the phone to her ear, the Girl hugged her pillow and rolled over on the bed.
"The College Entrance Exam is coming soon, and there are some problems I don't know how to solve. I wanted to ask Senior Student to teach me."
"...I've skipped school for a long time, and I don't live at the school anymore."
After a brief silence, an answer came from the other end.
"That's okay. Where do you live now, Senior Student? I can come find you tomorrow."
She raised