Chapter 87

Having silently cheered him on, I spun back around as if I'd seen nothing and crept quietly back down the hallway.

It'll probably be a while before Jayden gets there, right?

I deliberately took the long way around to Jayden's bedroom.

By the time I finally arrived at his door, the room was still empty.

It seemed Jayden was still hanging off Conrad somewhere.

I'll just wait quietly inside.

He'd be back soon enough.

I peeked through the open door into the room.

But—

"...Hm?"

The room's in quite a state today.

Ever since he'd recovered, Jayden's room had always been kept spotless. But for some reason, the floor was an absolute mess.

Since I'm early anyway, I might as well tidy up. There's nothing else to do.

Looking closer, it wasn't the whole room that was dirty — just picture books that belonged on the shelf, scattered across the…