After the group returned to camp, Greg pushed open the door and stepped aside to let the others enter first. Then he said, "Sylvia, you're the most exhausted right now, so you should take a shower first. Besides..."
Greg recalled the damp moss Sylvia had been on and knew she must have been very uncomfortable in those clothes.
"Mm... Thank you, Senior Greg."
Sylvia answered quietly without turning down his offer. After retrieving a change of clothes from her suitcase in her room, she hurried into the bathroom.
The other four had no objections either.
After all, everyone could tell that Sylvia had been acting rather strangely today. She really ought to finish her shower early and get some proper rest.
Once the bathroom door closed, Lilith stood by the window, her gaze unconsciously drifting toward Melina beside her.
She looked conflicted, twisting the hem of her clothes between her fingers for a long while. Finally, as though she had made up her mind, she walked up to Melina, planted her hands on her hips, and spoke in a deliberately casual tone:
"Hey, transfer student."
Melina turned toward her with a smile. "Hmm? What is it, Princess Lilith?"
"Ahem... It's about that..."
Lilith's gaze wandered, and her voice was a little quieter than usual:
"When you dodged the Rockspine Lizard earlier today, that move... The one where you avoided its attack with just one little step... How did you do it?"
As soon as she finished, she hastily added:
"Also, I only want to learn it because it looked pretty useful! It's definitely not because you did better than me or anything!"
Watching Lilith act so desperate to learn while refusing to swallow her pride, Melina's smile deepened.
But rather than call her out on it, she readily nodded. "Of