Classroom of the Elite: Houtarou Oreki

Kei's gyaru persona was not her true self; it was something she had adopted for self-protection.

At the same time, to firmly establish the image of a tough, delinquent gyaru who was not easy to bully, she usually treated the boys in her class rather poorly.

And now, she had directly stepped forward to vote someone out?

It seemed a little excessive.

But.

Oreki did not interfere in such matters.

Or rather, having seen the future, he knew that Kei had always stayed by his side, helping with work, helping raise the children, and sometimes even meeting his needs.

She had worked diligently without complaint.

So.

If Kei and the others had something they wanted, Oreki would help them.

Still.

For now, he should go see Sakayanagi Arisu.

With that thought in mind.

Oreki walked down the stairs.

But he had only just reached the bottom.

"Isn't that Oreki?"

A middle-aged man wearing black-rimmed glasses approached from the front.

His most distinctive feature was his handsome, short silver hair.

And its silver shade was exactly the same as Sakayanagi Arisu's.

In other words.

This was Sakayanagi Arisu's father, Chairman Sakayanagi.

"...Oreki."

Uh.

"Hello, Chairman," Oreki greeted him.

He did not look particularly confident.

That was only natural.

After all, he had traveled back eighteen years, touched the man's wife's pregnant belly right in front of him, and then run away.

It was an extremely awful impression to leave behind.

And now.

If the past had changed, then perhaps the man retained some memories as well.

"You came to Class D..."

As Chairman Sakayanagi spoke, he suddenly seemed to remember something.

Then he adjusted his glasses.

"Only now do I realize that you look somewhat familiar," Chairman Sakayanagi said. "When my wife had just become pregnant with Arisu, she was harassed