The word Sensei was using at the end was キープ, basically a temporary partner until you find a better one.
Real life has made my uploads really slow. The idea of catching up to the recent release of this magazine is pretty much out the window, but thanks for reading my stuff anyways. Someone else translated Saki Chisuzu's serial from this magazine, "Rainbow Sensibility", if you wanna check it out: https://e-hentai.org/uploader/Unknown_Justice
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I don't think she really got over it but in the moment I think hearing about the dude coming to her apartment really helped push down the grief and put it aside.