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"Huh? Noma? No, I don't really know him that well. I spoke to him a couple times, but he tends to keep to himself, I guess." Arc pointed out, looking up from his book while sitting on the couch, "But why are you asking? Did he do something?" Curious, and hopeful to find out some insider-infomration, Arc quickly sat up, staring at his father with a light grin.

Knowing that it might be better not to tell Arc about it, since he would probably just go to Noma and try to ask him about it the next time he saw him, Eiro simply shook his head, "No, I just saw him at the library quite late last night. He seems like a rather dedicated student. I figured if you two spent some time together, he could rub off on you."

"...I'm the highest ranking student of my course. I broke literal academic records on multiple occasions."

"Yeah, but you're kind of an ass." Rudy pointed out as he entered the room, before looking at Eiro, "You're talking about Noma, right?"