Ayakoji Chiyoko took a full three seconds to react.
"You're messing with me."
"It was you who forgot my name first, okay? I even wanted to complain. Do you even consider me a friend?" Sakata Asahi retorted mercilessly.
"We're not friends, just acquaintances."
Ayakoji Chiyoko huffed and sat down.
The girl next to her said carefully, "President Asahi, I'll be leaving now."
"Ah, sure, thank you for this time."
"Not at all."
After seeing the girl off, Sakata Asahi then asked, "Why are you investigating Hina and the others?"
"It's just a precaution."
"Ah, I see, I see, it's that obsessive-compulsive disorder of yours to get to the bottom of things, right?"
"Rather than that, you've never mentioned to me that you, Kiryu Hina, and Kagura Hikaru were middle school classmates." Ayakoji Chiyoko crossed her arms and inspected her with searching gaze, as if suspecting something.
Sakata Asahi snorted, "I indeed didn't say, but you never asked."
"...Alright, I believe you."
