Rigel had hired a female private tutor to prepare for the entrance exam.
Throughout the several days of lessons, he continued to play the role of a humble, model student. As a result, the tutor had developed a considerable liking for him.
On the day of the final lesson, Rigel asked her a question.
"Teacher, do you have a boyfriend?"
"Wha!?"
The tutor was taken aback by Rigel's extremely sudden question. After thinking for a moment, she answered.
"I don't. I've been single this whole time."
"I see… That's a shame. You're such a beautiful woman."
"B-Beautiful…? That's not… Well, it does make me happy to hear that."
The tutor smiled shyly.
She was approaching twenty years old. In modern Japan, that wouldn't be an age to rush into marriage, but in this world, she was at a marriageable age. Unless she had some major issue, most women around her were probably getting married one after another.
"Why haven't you found someone special, Teacher?"
