"Who was that?"
As everyone left the school, Ran suddenly spotted someone standing at the entrance to the kendo club and stopped in confusion.
Following her gaze, Fujino saw a man wearing a knit cap, with long hair and a Wooden Sword in hand.
Curious, Ran asked Fujino, the only kendo club member present, "Is he a Senior from the kendo club?"
"I'm not really sure."
Fujino shook his head slightly. "I only go to the kendo club during competitions. I usually have no contact with them, so even if he's a Senior from the club, I probably wouldn't recognize him."
"I see..."
Ran nodded. Thinking about it carefully, Senior Fujino really did rarely visit the kendo club. If he had any connection to it, it would probably be Aoyama Motoko, his junior schoolmate.
"Senior, you're here!"
At that moment, Aoyama Motoko emerged from the gymnasium used by the kendo club for practice with her schoolbag in hand and walked toward Fujino.
"I was just about to head home. Want a ride?"
"Sure!"
Aoyama Motoko agreed with a smile. Then Fujino got to the point. "Do you know that man wearing the knit cap?"
"You mean that uncle..."
Aoyama Motoko looked up and thought for a moment. "I don't know him either. He's been watching our kendo club practice since earlier. I went over to ask him, and he said he was a former Senior from the kendo club. His name seemed to be Nagai Shuhei. There really was someone by that name on the roster."
"Alright, Ran, stop looking at other men!"
Sonoko waved at Ran. "The most important thing right now is the love letter!"
Ran wore a helpless expression. "I don't know what to do about the love letter either..."
"A love letter?"
Aoyama Motoko's eyes lit