He regretted it a little.
If, during that special exam where the entire venue had unanimously agreed, he had proposed that everyone pay five million in compensation and then chosen to drop out himself—
Then perhaps he would not have needed to keep working now and could have achieved financial freedom directly.
"..."
Oreki watched them.
From this perspective, something should have changed after he returned to the past.
So, he had returned to when little Sakayanagi had just been conceived.
Yet in the end, there still had not been any change.
Just as he thought that—
Beep beep!
Oreki noticed his phone ringing.
A number saved as [Kamuro] appeared on the screen.
It was Masumi Kamuro.
"Sakayanagi suddenly passed out."
Kamuro's message was as direct as ever.
And what she reported was terrible news.
As he thought that—
Oreki also noticed that Chairman Sakayanagi, whom he had encountered near the stairs earlier, seemed to be hurrying upstairs.
In other words, he had probably received the news that Classmate Sakayanagi had fainted as well.
And he was rushing over to check on her.
That was not a good thing for Sakayanagi, since it would expose her father-daughter relationship with the Chairman.
At the same time, Sakayanagi Arisu was the Student Council President, while her father was the Chairman.
That might also lead to some undesirable consequences.
Therefore—
Oreki hurried toward the classroom.
He planned to check on little Sakayanagi's condition first.
"..." Chabashira.
"So, Sazae, what are you spacing out for?" Hoshinomiya Chie asked.
In fact, she had noticed it some time ago. Little Chabashira had been absentminded the entire time.
"Is it because another student in your class dropped out?" Hoshinomiya Chie said. "I think you need to get used to this."
"After all, you teach Class D."