214 Harbinger of Catastrophe

"Oh my God. I'm so sorry to hear that!"

Asou Chiaki genuinely looked horrified that Suzuki Ara reached out to pat her hand to calm her down.

"I'm physically fine now, although just a bit slow here," Ara assured her as she tapped the side of her head again. "I mean slow like I know how to give the answer to the math questions but I can't remember the process."

The young Suzuki lied through her teeth again so smoothly that she didn't feel anything strange from doing it anymore. Previously whenever she did, there would be a stab of guilt in her chest – like when she was still hiding her identity to Kou. But now…

But now, she didn't feel anything. Well, she was doing it for the good of everyone anyway.

 "Then I'll tell Pres I'll be tutoring you," Chiaki announced without hesitation, then took out her mobile phone. "I'll just check if the nanny is available for Taka this week."