"Wh-what happened? Itsuki-kun, Shirayuki-san, are you both okay...?"
Aya-chan, looking worried, sent a concerned gaze toward the two of us, still looking dazed.
Shirayuki-sensei was standing still, still holding Aya-chan's thin hand. I was in a similar state, staring at Shirayuki-sensei.
We had just been at the shrine, but somehow, we found ourselves back in the library.
And we hadn't done anything to get here.
It's no wonder we were both so confused.
I looked at Sensei and asked, "…Sensei, what was that just now?"
"…"
Shirayuki-sensei remained silent, her face more serious than I had ever seen it. After a long moment, she finally spoke.
"To put it simply, Aya-san rejected us."
"…Rejected?" I asked, puzzled.
Shirayuki-sensei nodded.
