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Seeing the door click shut, the four of them stood still, exchanging slightly confused looks.

A guilty expression crept onto Jasmine's face.

"...I didn't think he'd actually leave. Besides, is there even someone he's close enough with to stay in their room?"

Nol came to mind, but his room only had one bed. Unless they planned on sharing it—a thought Jasmine immediately dismissed—Azriel wouldn't have gone there. No matter how close the two were.

And yet, for reasons she couldn't quite grasp, Nol never came to Azriel's room either, despite it having multiple bedrooms.

Azriel did say that he was going to be on the floor beneath them, which was Lumine's room.

So, were they actually much closer than she thought?

Iryndra lingered by the door, her gaze fixed on it as if expecting him to come back. After a moment, she turned toward the others, her expression filled with concern.

"Did something happen to Big Brother today?"