It had been a little noisy outside ever since class ended.
But to Chika, that did not matter.
What she cared about was Kaguya.
Kaguya Shinomiya was the eldest daughter of the head of the Shinomiya Family. In terms of family background, hers was many, many times better than Chika's, but Chika did not judge people by their families.
Otherwise, she would not have hung out with her younger sister's friend, Kei Shirogane, whose family was very poor.
She felt that Kaguya was someone who was not very good at expressing herself. She was clearly kind deep down, yet she always showed people a cold face.
That was why so many people could only watch Kaguya from afar.
And Chika felt that if even she could not stay by Kaguya's side, then Kaguya would be all alone.
That was far too pitiful.
So.
Kaguya looked icy and cold, as cool as ice, and hard to approach.
But to Chika, that was only because little Kaguya was not very good at showing herself.
As long as she used enough warmth and patience, it was possible to melt that block of solid ice called Kaguya.
So, every day after class, she would come to find Kaguya Shinomiya.
"Kaguya~ Do you want to go pick flowers together?" she took the initiative to invite Shinomiya.
In truth, she felt a little disappointed too, because the matter of her coming to school together with Oreki that morning had been spreading like wildfire, yet Kaguya had not shown any sign that she cared.
In other words, did she not see Chika as a good friend? Did she not take it to heart?
That meant she still had to work harder.
And just as she was thinking that.
"Fujiwara, are you dating Oreki from Class 1-D?" Kaguya