And now.
Was this treasure in danger?
"That's impossible," Chika said. "Oreki likes Honami Ichinose. And Shinomiya can't just fall in love casually either."
"I understand that much, at least."
Was that so?
Who was this Ichinose girl?
But in other words, Senior Oreki already had someone in his heart, right? Then Kei was safe here.
So she felt relieved too.
And so.
Time passed.
The welcome party for the French students was to be held in the school's main auditorium.
After arranging for a group of volunteers to handle miscellaneous tasks, the preparations for the welcome party were already starting to look fairly proper.
First came the long tables commonly seen in movies and TV dramas. They needed beautiful tablecloths, and all kinds of food had to be prepared on top.
"Is anything troubling you?"
Oreki suddenly said from behind Ichinose.
There were still three days until the welcome party, but the venue already looked as if it could be held at any moment.
He had only taken Kamuro, that person with connections, to the principal's office to show the principal's presence a little so the other side would not keep making trouble. But when he came back, Oreki found that there were only Kaguya, Chika, and Hayasaka in the student council room. The Accountant, Honami Ichinose, was nowhere to be seen.
Oreki thought for a moment, and sure enough, he found her in the already fully decorated main auditorium.
But he found Ichinose sitting in a corner, sighing.
"President Oreki..."
When Oreki's voice rang out, Ichinose seemed to jump in fright. After realizing it was Oreki, she relaxed slightly.
But a trace of worry appeared on her face.
She was a very optimistic girl, and also a girl who could hide her own feelings.
It was just