Mirif hid in the furthest stall of the bathroom to avoid me.

I had already wasted enough time waiting, so rather than stand around, I decided to continue the conversation with just a thin door between us.

"Mirif, I have no choice but to speak to you like this."

"W-what? Even here…?"

"I wouldn’t choose to have a serious conversation in this kind of place either, but you kept running away, so I had no choice. It’s not good to leave misunderstandings unresolved between us, is it?"

"……."

"I don’t have much time, so I’ll be direct, Mirif."

Even though …