Although he had never practiced, Hondo Eisuke had realized his own talent: a naturally low presence, coupled with a certain degree of bad luck.
After discovering this particular strength, he had undergone targeted training, mainly to avoid being noticed and bullied by school bullies like he had been at his previous school.
After all, not every school was as morally upright as Teitan High School, where everyone was at least somewhat well-off.
Hondo Eisuke had always believed himself to be without equal, until today, when he discovered his formidable rival.
A little loli with an even lower presence than his own!
"Ah, I forgot to ask. Who is this?"
Ooka Momiji smoothly picked up the topic Gray Cat Cat had interrupted, turning her gaze toward Hondo Eisuke, the delicate-looking boy she did not recognize, who looked almost like a girl, and asked.
"My name is Hondo Eisuke. I'm a classmate of Detective Fujino!"
Naturally, Hondo Eisuke had noticed Ooka Momiji too. That blonde older sister was very beautiful; calling her a beauty would not have been an exaggeration. She was impossible not to notice.
Normally, he would definitely have tried to learn more about her, but he felt that randomly asking a girl questions would be rather presumptuous, so he had not asked.
Now that she had taken the initiative to speak, he no longer had any reservations.
He gave an inexperienced introduction of himself.
"So you're a classmate."
Momiji nodded and smiled gently. "My name is Ooka Momiji. I'm Fujino's... well, let's call me his girlfriend for now!"
"?"
Hondo Eisuke produced a question mark, thinking to himself, So why am I being called 'classmate'? Do I only have an identity when I'm connected to Fujino?
"So she's Fujino's girlfriend. Then never mind."
"But how had I never found