Facing Shinomiya Kaguya, who was still in one of her cold phases, none of them dared say much. They slunk back to their respective classrooms.
"Don't be so fierce, Little Kaguya. Be careful, or you won't have any friends in the future."
Fujiwara Chika said this as she took Shinomiya Kaguya's hand.
"I don't need that many friends either..."
Shinomiya Kaguya blurted out instinctively, but then she paused to think. Recalling the way she usually treated people, she felt that it might indeed be inappropriate and asked, "Then what do you think I should do?"
"It's simple!" Fujiwara Chika clapped her hands. "Fall in love! Once you become lovesick, you won't be like this anymore!"
"Rejected!"
Shinomiya Kaguya replied irritably, then grabbed Fujiwara Chika's hand. "Come help out at the Student Council when you have nothing to do. You know we're short-handed."
"Eh? Eh? Eh? I wanted to go on a date." Fujiwara Chika was dragged away at a run.
"You can date? Your family agreed to that?"
Shinomiya Kaguya turned back to look at her. "Don't tell me you're trying to use this to lure me into dating?"
"It's true!"
"He's a very outstanding and handsome boy!"
"The kind Grandpa would definitely approve of."
Yet no matter how Fujiwara Chika explained herself, the other girl still looked utterly unconvinced.
Left with no choice, Fujiwara Chika could only helplessly follow her to the Student Council and get to work.
Recently, rumors had spread that several students at Shuchiin Academy had died.
Some had died suddenly, some in car accidents, and some had skipped class only to somehow end up hanging from railings. There were all kinds of stories, but none of it caused much of a stir.
Tsukikawa Shu glanced over the news, slung his schoolbag over his shoulder, and