I Don't Know Why the Women in This Neighborhood Are All So Scary

Chapter 124

Drip, drip.

As I walked down the hallway of the Department of Magic building, droplets fell from my hair and pant legs, soaking the floor.

In front of Professor Iris's private research lab.

Standing before the tightly shut door, the inexplicable awkward atmosphere between us tightened around my chest.

"……."

Professor Iris, with my oversized jacket draped over her shoulders, hesitated for a moment with her hand on the doorknob.

I, too, had folded my hands neatly like a sinner and kept my gaze lowered to the floor.

Creak.

Without a word, she opened the door and went inside, and I carefully followed after her...