"Well... we haven't been interacting all that much back then, so I am not surprised that you forgot me... I'm actually quite happy that you did."
The blue-haired girl ended up not taking the bait at all and instead breathed out and smiled shyly with relief...
"...?"
But that seemed to have an opposite effect on Burushi, who tensed up and straightened her back.
"I wouldn't say that... I tend to put conscious effort into erasing people who bullied me from memory while treasuring those who were nice... if we indeed met in the past and I don't remember you, I have some bad news."
"...!"
She declared, now genuinely angry without forcing herself to make a scene.
"O-oh... I see..."
The blue-haired girl flinched and cowered a little bit, lowering her head apologetically – visibly feeling guilty, by what she basically admitted that she was one of the people who did bully Burushi when she still attending the academy.
"If it's okay, I will do the introductions..."
"O-okay..."
