"Kuro, answer m-."
"Nope."
"H-huh, what do you mean 'nope'?" He responded in confusion and a hint of despair.
Oh, boy...this is bad.
"If you're going to learn about this, I'm not the one you should be hearing it from," I explained, nudging Key.
No good, she was totally frozen.
"Huh...now that I think about it...knowing Key's parents...I think I know what this is about," Az chimed in, having figured it out.
Well, he was her neighbor and long-time childhood friend, so it wasn't particularly surprising that he might have a clue.
"...this is way too awkward for my liking, I'm going back to the classroom," I spoke up bluntly, breaking the unbearably awkward silence that had enveloped us.
"Y-yeah, me too," Persia followed after me, as Az quietly snuck back in too.
That left Key and Rai alone outside the classroom.
"How did you get involved anyway?" Az inquired curiously.
