10. The Reason for Being Late

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The Team Leader really vanished without a trace after saying that.

Naturally, that must have been because she'd used teleportation.

I continued drying my still-wet hair as I stared for a while at the spot where she'd been standing.

The sense of dislocation was quite intense when the presence I'd felt right beside me until just moments ago vanished in an instant.

"Anyway, a list of hopes for a first experience…."

If only the apprentice witches I'd be assigned from now on could be this easy and convenient.

Once I'd roughly dried myself off, I put on some comfortable clothes and checked my smartphone.

But there was still no email from the Team Leader.

If I remembered correctly, she'd definitely said, "later."...