Oh, is that so?

Well, I won't press you on that.

There's more, though!

Kazune-san... I mean, sensei has no relatives, but this is the first time she's taken an apprentice.

Won't you tell me about your situation?

I don't know about the "apprentice" part... but she's been asking me to help with her work a lot lately.

There's no knowing what'll happen with her sickness, so she says she thinks of me as a lower-rank colleague...

Sensei's sick...? Oh, I see.

So that's what she's told you...

What do you mean?

Yes. Because of her sickness

there's no doubt that she'll pass away eventually, is there?

Oh, just different versions of the story. Seems she's thought it through and decided to be discreet.