Kushida had noticed long ago that whether he discovered her true nature or she regularly dumped her trash and trash talk on him, his opinion of her never seemed to drop.
So...
Did he actually not hate the real her at all?
Was he willing to accept the real her?
Uh.
Having suddenly realized that, Kushida froze for a moment.
Kushida also remembered that the annoying junior, Amasawa, had given her a contraceptive.
She had said that if Kushida wanted enough protection from Oreki, it was necessary to deepen their relationship.
But when she had come over just now, she had only thought about him taking her out, so she had not brought it with her.
Or rather...
She was no longer in danger, yet she was still thinking about getting closer to him. That was strange!
Perhaps she felt ashamed.
So Classmate Kushida started working on problems to calm herself down.
After seeing Kushida back, Oreki checked the time.
Although curfew had already passed, there was still some time before midnight, and most of the students were preparing to sleep.
Checking his phone, he received word from Kamuro that Classmate Sakayanagi was still awake, so he decided to visit her.
"Houtarou!"
However, as Oreki headed toward Sakayanagi's room, someone called out to him at a corner in the hotel corridor.
Oreki turned around and saw a cute orange-haired girl in a yukata. Her hair was slightly curled, and her features were delicate.
"Sato," Oreki called her name.
Maya Sato was good friends with Kei Karuizawa.
However, during this School Trip, the two had been assigned to different groups, and Kei's group was not staying at this hotel, forcing the two friends apart.
Oreki remembered that some of her group members were students from Ryuuen Class.
"Um..."
"You saw