Oreki's Plan Is Obviously the Most Energy-Efficient! (Part 1, continued)

"Only, why doesn't she come into the school?"

"Is it because of the problem with the third-year students after all?"

"It really did blow up pretty badly back then. Not only did the students band together, even the parents came."

The students were all talking at once.

Oreki looked over as well, and Sayaka introduced her.

"Mitsuha, you haven't seen Koyuki before, right? That young, beautiful woman standing at the school gate is Koyuki."

Koyuki?

Koyuki, who taught classical literature.

They called her Koyuki, but what Oreki saw was clearly Yukino Takari, whom he had met yesterday.

In other words, was there something wrong with the people at this school? Did no one bother remembering anyone's full name?

No wonder no one had reacted when he asked about Takari.

Huh.

Oreki sighed inwardly.

But his emotions did not fluctuate much.

Because.

He had originally been worried that Yukino Takari had not completely taken the bait and would not go to the Pavilion today, meaning he would not get to see her and would have to look for her again.

But now.

She was right there at the gate!

Ms. Yukino looked very hesitant, as if she wanted to enter the school but, for some reason, could not take that step.

Yet she did not seem to want to simply leave either.

She looked extremely conflicted.

"Sayaka," Oreki said. "Can you tell me the details about Ms. Yukino?"

There was no doubt that Ms. Yukino had a problem.

Or rather, a serious psychological illness.

But from yesterday onward, all Oreki had heard was information about her being targeted by some third-year students, and he felt that this was probably one of the important factors that could aggravate her inner issues.

And perhaps because of that, she would commit suicide a year