Intro
Life on this cruise ship comes with the problem of where and what kind of lunch to eat every day. In the mornings and evenings, the school provides a buffet-style meal, which is free of charge.
It is also very tasty and popular among the students, so much so that there are three separate entry restrictions from 7:00 to 9:00 in the morning. This is to avoid congestion.
You can make a reservation for up to 60 minutes from your cell phone.
I usually have breakfast at 8:00 a.m., but on August 6, due to a late reservation, the 8:00 and 9:00 time slots were booked, so I had to eat a little earlier at 7:00.
This made me feel strangely hungry at this time, which was noon. Perhaps it was because my calorie intake had been minimal during the uninhabited island test, and my body was craving for energy.
The cafeteria terrace is a popular place to eat, but the prices for meals are very special. If you want to have lunch with a drink, you need to spend at least 2000 points.
This may be fine if you are having a good time with friends, but today I was alone.
In this case, it would be natural to want to save as much money as possible.
That's where kiosks12 come in handy.
In short, you can buy onigiri (rice balls), sandwiches, etc., just like at a convenience store.
I immediately went to the store and paid 250 points for a rice ball and a small pack of tea, and with a plastic bag in my hand, I looked for a place to eat.
I could have used any of the resting areas, but most of them were occupied by other people, and I felt uncomfortable sharing such a small space.
When it comes to places where you don't mind strangers being near you to some extent, it's usually outside.
As a result of my continuous search, I arrived at a deck near the bow of the ship on the sixth floor, overlooking the ocean. It was a good place to buy some food from the store and eat it, as there was no charge to use it.
I thought I would have a quick snack and enjoy the magnificent view of the ocean, but the time of day was a little wrong. There were a lot of students who had come here to enjoy the view, and I didn't feel comfortable.
Although the deck was spacious, it was hard to find a space when there were so many people using it. I looked around and found one empty bench and Nanase's back sitting on the bench next to it.
A sandwich that she must have bought from the store and a carton of milk were sitting beside her. It's funny, it's the opposite of yesterday when I was spotted over there.
In addition to Nanase, many other second-year students, including classmates Ijyuuin and Okiya, A class's Sakayanagi, and Ryuuen's classmates Nakaizumi and Suzuki, were having lunch while looking out at the ocean.
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In the end, people usually think the same way. I didn't move from my spot and turned my gaze toward the ocean. Surely, eating with this view in front of you would be delicious.
But... the problem is that just as there are many students in the same grade, there are also many third-year students.
Although there are still a few of them, the third-year students who noticed me immediately began to turn their eyes towards me. But if I walked away immediately, it would mean that I didn't like the way they looked at me and ran away. It might be judged as effective, and it might be encouraged.
Come to think of it, Nanase seemed to have something to talk about yesterday, too. I remembered that our conversation was interrupted when Kobashi approached me, so I decided to call on her.
It would be a good excuse to stop by this place to talk to her.
"Nanase."
I called out her name, and she looked backwards with a huff of surprise.
"Ah, Senfya!"
She had just put a sandwich in her mouth and was looking at me, trying to keep the ingredients from spilling out.
I felt a little bad when I saw her start munching away in a hurry.
It seemed that I had made her panic with something unnecessary as I used it as a means to counter the third year.
"Oh, my bad. Do you want me to come back later?"
I said, but Nanase's personality would not allow that to happen.
"No, wait, I'm flustered."
As soon as she put it in her mouth, she couldn't spit it out, so she started to eat. "Gulp. I'm sorry, but I was actually having ... a meal."
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It sounded like a secret confession, but I could tell by looking at her that she was eating. If anything, I knew from the moment I saw her back.
"Um, what can I do for you?"
Nanase still looked somewhat flustered, which gave me a slightly odd feeling.
Her gaze was restless and she seemed to be unable to concentrate on her conversation with me. "Oh no, you looked like you wanted to talk to me yesterday. I was wondering what it was about.
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Because that time I was approached by Kobashi and it just drifted away." "Oh."
Her thoughts were slow and the words didn't come out right away.
After pondering for a bit, Nanase shook her head from side to side.
"I'm sorry, I've already resolved myself, so can you please forget about it?" "I see. That's fine then."
If it was a problem, I was going to ask Nanase for advice since she had helped me in many ways. But if it was resolved, I didn't care.
"I'm sorry for calling out to you so suddenly. I'm going to go back inside the ship then. There are more people than I thought, and I don't think I can get comfortable."
"I see. I'll see you later, senpai."
As soon as I had finished my business, I left the place.
I looked back at the deck one more time, and Nanase was facing the front, resuming her lunch.
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Eventually. To find a place for lunch, I went to the stern of the 5th floor, where there were fewer people. This was the place where I had talked to Himeno last night, and I had already confirmed that it was a place where not many people usually went.
For the next few minutes, I stared at the rough waves created by the moving ship, forgetting my original purpose.
Then an unexpected person approached me.
"Are you having lunch alone in a place like this?"
"Sakayanagi, huh? You just happen to be here?"
I believe she was on the same floor as Nanase a while ago.
"Coincidence. I'd like to say so, but I've been chasing after Ayanokouji-kun."
Chased after him? But Sakayanagi's legs were bad enough that she wouldn't be able to keep up with my walking speed.
That said, she didn't seem to have had anyone precede her and follow him.
"It's a simple deduction. You showed up on the bow deck earlier for lunch, but you gave up when you saw how many people were there, didn't you? With the snacks in your hands and the fact that you were looking for a view of the ocean, it's not that difficult to predict where you would eat."
It meant that she had completely read through my pattern of behavior and arrived here. "Ayanokouji-kun also wants to eat with a view, doesn't he?"
"Unlike the one on the bow of the ship, I can't say that the scenery is first-rate, but it's not often that I get a chance to look out over the open sea like this."
There was no guarantee that there would be another uninhabited island exam this time next year.
There are other events planned for the second year, including a school trip, but I'm not sure what the details of that are.
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Maybe this is the last time I'll be able to look at the ocean.
"I'm sure there will be many more views like this sea that we never got to see. In that sense, I think Ayanokouji-kun made the right choice in choosing this school."
"Yes, I think so. It's just that I've only seen the ocean once before I enrolled in this school."
Sakayanagi looked unexpectedly a little surprised, or maybe it was understandable that she was surprised. In fact, I had never been outside the facility until I turned 14, which was my third year of junior high school.
If you know the outline of the White Room, it should be common knowledge.
The only time I ever saw it was when I had a chance to go outside for a short while after I was transported out of the facility. I had walked along a path with a view of the sea, though I had not directly touched the seawater.
However, the first time I saw the ocean, I was not moved by it. It was just an emotionless walk through the outside world. "Have you ever heard of 'Under the Wheel'?"
"That's a novel by Hermann Hesse, isn't it?"
Of all the novels he wrote, it's the one that's most well known in Japan.
"The hero of that story, Hans, was a gifted genius. And although he went to an elite school and was expected to have a bright future, he lived only in academia and eventually began to have doubts. He tries to live up to the expectations of his peers, but ends up failing and declining.
The end of the protagonist, Hans Giebenrath, is tragic, and he ends up falling into a river and dying. "What does it matter?"
"I just don't think he was a genius. Because true geniuses don't fail, much less choose death as the end result."
Sakayanagi seems to have interpreted his death as a suicide, not an accident.
"'People could know warmth by touching each other. The warmth of human skin is not a bad thing.
It's very important.', Do remember what I said at that time?"
"You said something like that."
It was at the end of the third semester of my freshman year, just after the special exam.
"Hesse, who wrote Under the Wheel, was also troubled and frustrated, just like Hans, the main character. But he said that it was because of his family that he was able to look forward without taking his life."
It seems that Hesse, the author, and Hans, the main character of the book, had very similar backgrounds.
It can be seen that the story was a projection of himself.
While Sakayanagi was staring at the sea, a strong gust of wind blew for a moment.
"Ah..."
I saw her hat float up in an instant, and I immediately reached out to catch it.
"wat..... dangerous."
If I had been slightly late in my reaction to reach out my hand, the hat would have taken off into the
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ocean.
"Thank you."
"It's not safe to wear it on deck, you know."
"Fufu, yes that's right. But it's my trademark."
Holding the hat in her hand, Sakayanagi hugged it close to her chest as if it was important.
"Now, I suddenly remembered something a little nostalgic."
"Something you miss?"
"No, it's nothing serious. It's just that I have a few memories of the sea myself."
Even though the ocean looks the same, each of us has different memories of it.
"By the way, you never told me why you came after me."
"Would it bother you if I came after you without a reason?"
I was wondering what she was going to say, but she said something I hadn't thought of.
"No reason, huh?"
"I just wanted to talk to Ayanokouji-kun, that's all. I could have approached you at the place earlier, but you don't really want to be seen talking to me, do you?"
It was a nice gesture of consideration.
But I'm not a good talker, so I didn't have anything to say to Sakayanagi.
"Do you mind if I make a small talk?"
"Yeah. Can I ask you something while we eat?"
"Please, don't mind me. As long as you listen to what I have to say, that's all that matters." She took one of the rice balls from the bag and peeled off the wrapping with her hand. "Yesterday, Ichinose-san came to my place."
"Ichinose?"
"Yes."
Recalling the events of yesterday, Sakayanagi spoke up as she looked back.
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"Um, ...Sakayanagi-san, do you have a moment?"
Ichinose-san came to visit me as I was taking a break at the cafe on the ship's deck after lunch. since I was just having tea alone, there was no reason to refuse her.
"How can I help you?"
I knew what she was going to say before I heard it, but I dared to tilt my head curiously.
"I felt I had to apologize for ... what I did in the special exam. On the last day, I did something selfish ... that, I'm really sorry!"
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It would be no surprise if I who lead the class A, would get angry and break off our cooperation. I think she felt she had done that much.
"Raise your head Ichinose-san, I'm not mad at you for anything."
"...What?"
"Rather, I recognize that they have contributed sufficiently as the same group. The percentage of correct answers on the tasks was high, and you played a wonderful central role in the harsh uninhabited island life by gathering together the disjointed friends. And as a result, did we not win the 3rd place brilliantly?"
"But, but ...."
"It is true that Ichinose-san acted a bit selfishly on the last day. But the loss she caused to the group was only a few points at most. If you compare it to your contribution, it's not something to blame. If you had fallen to a close fourth place, you might have received some blame, but that didn't happen either."
"But that's a consequence theory. ..."
"Sometimes, it's good to be consequentialist. Things don't always go all that well. Rather, if you fought as hard as you could and came in a close fourth, the psychological damage you suffered would have been great."
I wonder if Ichinose-san felt doubly sorry for my attitude of not trying to blame her at all. The remorse would not go away.
"You look like you need to take responsibility for something, don't you?"
"Well, it's not like that. ... Maybe not."
"If that's the case, I can punish you, right?"
Ichinose-san was pressured by the fearless face I showed her, but she gave a small nod. "Yes. I think that would be more refreshing for me."
"Huh. You're an unusual person. Then yes...please sit here."
I urge Ichinose-san to come in front of me and seat.
She became as quiet as a borrowed cat, and I had the waitress prepare the menu list.
"Here you go, please order whatever you like."
"Uh, what about the ... punishment?"
"You are now going to have afternoon tea with me for about half an hour."
"What? Oh, that's the punishment?"
"Yes, I'm going to take Ichinose-san's precious half an hour, nothing but punishment."
"Well, I wonder if it is ..., but if Sakayanagi-san says so, I'll obey."
Ichinose-san was not sure about this, but she followed my instructions and ordered a drink.
"You're really honest, Ichinose-san, even though you were humiliated by me once, you don't let it affect you in the slightest."
"I don't think I was humiliated. In the first place, ... the mistakes I made in the past are true."
"At the very least, People want to hide their guilty past, the past that they don't want people to know about. Even if it is the fact as Ichinose-san says it is."
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I've seen many good people, both children and adults, up close and personal.
Of course, there are many who have recognized their talents even though they knew they were the best.
On the other hand, I've probably seen dozens of times as many incompetent people who are completely useless.
And regardless of excellence or incompetence, I have never known a single person who could be called pure goodness.
It was the same with my own father, mother, and even Ayanokouji-kun.
"You are hard to describe, aren't you? That is why you seem to be a very scary person at times."
"I'm ... scary?"
I am sure that I had never been told such a thing in my life. However, I am sure that there are more than one or two people who have ever been afraid of the person named Ichinose Honami-san.
"People who live in this world have a more or less evil side. But I don't feel any of that from you. You seem like a bundle of goodness."
"That's too much to buy into, you know. I've done some bad things, like when I was in middle school. ..."
Her shameful past, which she can never boast of, remains as a reality that cannot be erased.
"Your goodness here has nothing to do with those kinds of things. In the first place, even if you are temporarily involved in bad things, there is an irreplaceable family love behind it."
Even if it's evil when it comes to the law, it can also be good depending on how you look at it.
"That goodness is both your strength and your weakness. Be careful not to let it take advantage of you."
"Does that mean Ryuuen-kun?"
"It's not just him. I, and Horikita-san, will also use your goodness to win."
Taking a breath, I continued to tell her the most important thing.
"And so does Ayanokouji-kun."
All of the former, including the Ryuuen-kun she mentioned, applied to the leaders of each class.
The sudden appearance of Ayanokouji-kun's name upset Ichinose-san to see.
"On the last day of the uninhabited island exam, perhaps it was because of you that Ayanokouji-kun was saved."
"Wait, wait, wait? Um, what kind of ... is that?"
"This is just my guess. There are many things I don't understand, so please think of it as a soliloquy and listen to it."
If I pursued here, I could easily imagine that Ichinose-san would reveal some unclear parts, but I avoided it. It would be boring to ask in this way.
"Looking at you, I can somehow guess that your feelings for Ayanokouji-kun are different from those you have for the other students."
"Eh, eh! No, no, um, I mean, that's not ...!"
"That would be good, too. It's a human instinct to have special feelings for a particular member of
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the opposite sex. But if you are too devoted to it, you may suffer a painful reprisal. Even more so if that person is Ayanokouji-kun."
"I'm not sure what you mean, Sakayanagi-san."
Today's incident was a warning. I will not go any further into it here.
"Let's just leave it at that. It's time for afternoon tea."
When Ichinose-san took a sip of the tea that had been brought to her, she probably couldn't taste it very well. I'm sure she couldn't forget what I said and it stuck in her mind.
It was a little bit of meanness, a little bit of mercy, and a little bit of strategy on my part.
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Sakayanagi finished telling me about the exchange with Ichinose. I had just finished eating and drinking a 200ml pack of tea.
"You are a sinful person to win the heart of Ichinose-san, who is one of the most popular students in the school year."
It may seem like a flirtatious remark, but I can't take it in the right direction for a millimeter. "That's harsh, Sakayanagi."
"Fufufu13, it's my nature."
Sakayanagi is making preparations to protect Ichinose and make herself available to her.
"If I do something to hurt Ichinose here, you will be more trusted by her."
"Because if you can gain her trust, it will be easier for you to get around in the future." While Sakayanagi is an ally, she is also an enemy.
They're two sides of the same coin, and she's making good use of that.
"But why are you telling me this?"
"What you just told me was about Ichinose-san, but that's not what's important right now. It's about the fact that more and more people are gradually learning about Ayanokouji-kun in this school life. And they are very interested."
Certainly, if her relationship with Ichinose had remained tenuous during the uninhabited island test, she wouldn't have rushed to me, to the annoyance of her friends.
"As a corollary to that, the third-year students were giving you strange looks, weren't they?"
I see. I guess she was after me for a chat, but that's the main point, isn't it? In that short time, Sakayanagi realized that he was being watched by third-year students. That's impressive.
I guess what she said earlier was just a preparatory step to mentioning this.
"Are you having trouble with the third years?"
"Well, if you call it trouble, it's trouble. I think I've made an enemy of a troublesome opponent."
"Troublesome opponent ... is the student body president, isn't it?"
Nagumo was the only one who came to mind as a possible strong opponent among the upperclassmen.
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"I had a row with the student council president on the last day of the uninhabited island. It seems that he missed out on first place because of it, and they're looking at me like I'm the enemy."
"So He lost his footing by trying to stage a dramatic victory." "You were aware of that as well?"
"I think the majority of people in the uninhabited island test would agree that Kouenji-kun single- handedly became a warrior. However, we knew early on that the student council president was deliberately holding back on scoring points. If we made too big a difference, it would have blatantly highlighted the picture that the entire third grade was trying to make a particular group win. I was also able to see the strategy by looking at the flow of cards in their possession."
I thought I had fully acknowledged Sakayanagi's abilities, but she still went even further in her assessment.
It was proof that she had a perfect grasp of the entirety of the special uninhabited island test, and its flow.
"Is there anything I can help you with?"
"No, don't worry, Nagumo isn't one to make a showy move lightly. Besides, Sakayanagi took care of me a lot during the uninhabited island test. I can't rely on her any more."
"You don't have to worry about that. I'm glad that you relied on me, and I also took full advantage of Ayanokouji-kun's suggestion."
"Use? What do you mean?"
Chuckling, Sakayanagi narrowed her eyes and stared at the ocean.
"The other day in the uninhabited island exam, as the endgame approached, we judged that it would be difficult to take first and second place, since the scoring pace of Kouenji-kun and the student council president's group was faster than the maximum score our group could have obtained."
Well, those two groups were fighting in a different dimension.
"We were aiming for third place, but one of our rivals at the end of the game was Ryuuen-kun's group. Because he and Katsuragi-kun were in a small group, but they were showing tremendous persistence. So I asked for his help and decided to pit him against Housen-kun."
"I see, that's how it works."
"No matter what form it takes, if Ryuuen-kun deviates from the main test, his scoring moves will be slowed down. As a result, he ended up retiring, which was the best way for us."
She had succeeded in crushing her rival Ryuuen's existence while helping me. But even after hearing all this, there are still some things I don't understand.
Ryuuen had been working hard for two weeks to get on the podium, but he had easily cooperated with Sakayanagi.
It was not hard to imagine that he would not be safe if he ran into Housen.
The only thing that was clear was that some kind of promise had been made. ...
If they were willing to give up the possibility of third place, it would be more than a small deal.
"Didn't they make you pay a substantial price ..., for example, a high amount of private points?"
If Sakayanagi had successfully used the flight cards possessed by his classmates, he would have had some income. No wonder he offered it to Ryuuen, who was trying to collect a huge amount of
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"I haven't paid him a single point, and I don't plan to in the future."
"So you're saying it's not money."
In this school, the exchange of private points is basically a standard part of the transaction.
"I know it sounds like a riddle, but I can't even tell Ayanokouji-kun right now. This is a promise made between him and me. Until he tells me to fulfill the promise in the near future."
"That wish will strangle him in the near future," Sakayanagi had said. With that in mind, no wonder private points were not a monetary reward.
"Anyway, please be careful Ayanokouji-kun, even if one problem is solved, the White Room students still exist, and the problem of the third years has also come up."
"It's a long list of niggles, but I'll try to keep an eye out."
I hear a ringtone coming from Sakayanagi.
Sakayanagi lightly turns me down and receives a call from someone. "Well... I see. I'll be right there."
After finishing the call on her cell phone without talking for more than five seconds, Sakayanagi leaves the railing.
"I have an appointment with someone after this, so I'll be going now."
"I see. See you later."
"It was a pleasure talking to you. See you later."
After watching Sakayanagi slowly walk away, I decided to look at the ocean some more.
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On the same day, Amasawa was wandering around the ship by herself.
Sometimes her classmates would talk to her, but she would just smile amiably and be done with it. Not once did she feel like playing in a crowd with anyone.
"I wish I could see Ayanokouji-senpai!"
Amasawa muttered out on the deck, her voice lightly drowned out by the sound of the wind. For Amasawa, who has no interest in the other students, the only time she feels blissful is when she is meeting Ayanokouji, the only person who moves her. However, due to the position she was in, she deliberately refrained from contacting Ayanokouji at the moment.
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Sakayanagi Arisu, class A, year 2, approached Amasawa, who was alone on the deck looking out at the ocean.
Without any special surprise, Amasawa only looked at her. "Who are you?"
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Amasawa tilted her head curiously, as if she was seeing her for the first time.
"I'm Sakayanagi Arisu, class A, second year. Please make my acquaintance."
"Sakayanagi... senpai? What do you want from me?"
"Fufu, no need for monkey business. You're a White Room student, aren't you, Amasawa-san, and I'm sure you know who I am."
White room student, if I hear that word, I have no choice but to understand.
"I see...so it was the Chancellor's daughter that Ayanokouji-senpai turned to. She seems to know a bit about the White Room, so I guess you could say it was inevitable. So?"
Not surprised, Amasawa asks Sakayanagi what she wants.
"It's natural to want to see how good a White Room student he was concerned about is."
"It's good that you're so motivated, but does that mean you have permission from Ayanokouji- senpai?"
"Permission? I don't need anything like that. It's my own personal decision to be here." "You're a very confident person, Arisu-senpai."
"I'm proud to say that I'm that good."
"Cool!"
Amasawa clapped her hands in praise, but seemed somewhat preoccupied.
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"But I'm sorry. I'm feeling a little sentimental right now. Can we do this another time?" "That's fine. I was just going to meet you today."
Satisfied with the greeting, Sakayanagi bowed lightly and turned to leave.
"Oh, and Arisu-senpai, you're not going to make them keep an eye on me here, are you?"
Sakayanagi had been using some of the A class students to keep track of her position until she found Amasawa and left her alone.
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"I had instructed them not to be found by you, but did you notice?" "AHahaha, they think they were hiding behind that thing? That's so cute."
"I apologize for any discomfort I may have caused you. But as you can see, I'm crippled, so it's not easy for me to locate and go see people otherwise. Please bear with me."
"Oh, I have one question~. I'm a girl who can hit a disabled person without hesitation, is that okay?" "Violence is one of the strongest cards, but it's not necessarily the strongest."
With that, Sakayanagi thumped her cane lightly against the deck two or three times.
Perhaps that was the signal for her classmate, Kamuro, to appear in the distance.
"You must be the senior who was following me around. Is it possible that that senior can compete with me?"
"No, it's not. It's just that barbaric acts can be easily detected."
"You mean you want to have a brainstorming session with me? You're making me laugh."
"That's very short-sighted of you. Please don't draw your own conclusions. After all, even the White Room students, except for Ayanokouji-kun, are probably failures. I'm not expecting too much from you."
At this point, Amasawa's gaze sharpened for the first time, and she looked at Sakayanagi. "I mean, I'll give you a win or a loss no matter what the stage is."
"Really? Even if it's the violence you just mentioned?"
Intrigued by Sakayanagi for the first time, Amasawa licked his thumb.
"Yes, of course. You can use any hand you want."
"I'll remember that for you, senpai."
"It will be a pleasure if it is engraved in your hippocampus. Have a good day."
Sakayanagi slowly walked away, leaving Amasawa to catch her breath on the now empty deck.
"Maybe I can have a bit of fun without Ayanokouji-senpai. I guess I'd be in an exciting mood if I was playing with Kushida-senpai, or enjoying watching Arisu-senpai cry. ... If it was any other time, I'd be in an exciting mood."
I put my hand lightly on my aching abdomen and think about what I'm going to do. "──I guess I'll just stay calm for now."
It'll take a little while until I'm fully recovered.
Besides, Amasawa can't make a move until she sees what that side does. Sakayanagi, on the other hand, left the Kamuro and returned to the corridor.
"That first year looks bad, doesn't she?" "Oh, can you tell?"
"Somehow, I do. I guess I've known you long enough that I've developed some weird senses. Honestly, I don't want to have anything to do with you anymore."
"You should cherish that feeling. Nevertheless, I think she should be monitored to some extent." She was advised not to monitor her, but Sakayanagi had no intention of listening to her.
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Amasawa would not be able to ignore her if she knew that she was still relentlessly marking her. And if she did, she might well try to provoke her.
"She did notice that I was following her, right? Do you want to use Hashimoto?"
"He might be able to get us through it well even if he's been spotted. ..."
Badly contacting the White Room student could be detrimental later on. "Thank you for your efforts for the moment, Masumi-san."
With her task done, Kamuro quickly left the place.
Sakayanagi then took out her cell phone and made a single call.
"Can you please continue?"
She asked the caller to keep an eye on Amasawa on her phone and added one last thing. "After all, it seems that you are the only one I can rely on in class, Yamamura-san15."