As strange as it was seeing someone lug textbooks around during spring break, that wasn’t enough to stop Tsubaki from offering some assistance. If there was something she could do to help someone in need, she was going to do it. Still, the girl refused Tsubaki’s offer for help. That was fine; she wasn’t going to insist if the girl could handle it on her own. However, that request of hers was a little odd...

“Ah... I’m sorry.” Tsubaki bowed apologetically with a bit of hesitation. What was wrong with ‘miss’? It was only polite. She didn’t know the young woman’s name, after all. “Would you prefer ‘ma’am’?”