Oh, just different versions of the story. Seems she's thought it through and decided to be discreet.Well, I won't press you on that.There's more, though!There's no knowing what'll happen with her sickness, so she says she thinks of me as a lower-rank colleague...I don't know about the "apprentice" part... but she's been asking me to help with her work a lot lately.Oh, is that so?Kazune-san... I mean, sensei has no relatives, but this is the first time she's taken an apprentice.Sensei's sick...? Oh, I see.So that's what she's told you...What do you mean?Yes. Because of her sicknessWon't you tell me about your situation?there's no doubt that she'll pass away eventually, is there?