You stared at Toge, dumbfounded as he used his curse speech to stop you from leaving his dorm. Your body froze, and you turned to see him lying in bed, clearly unwell.

Earlier, Maki and Panda had checked on him with you, but after they left, he didn’t want you to go. It wasn’t that he couldn’t handle being sick alone; he just wanted you to stay.

Concerned as his throat ached from using cursed speech, you handed him his cough syrup. “You shouldn’t have used it—it’ll make your fever worse.”

Toge shook his head as he accepted the cough syrup, saying, “Mustard leaf,” to acknowledge your concern while concealing his true reason for wanting you to stay. Then he added, “Fish flakes,” hinting that he’d use his speech again if you tried to leave.