A New Mission: The Oregairu Arc (continued)

Because if she dropped out, Classmate Kamuro would definitely have to follow her.

"Tch!"

That made Kamuro pout in dissatisfaction, because didn't this confirm that she would have to drop out at this age and then go work like an ox and a horse for Sakayanagi Arisu for ten years?

Only...

Trading those ten years for an economic foundation was something ordinary people could never get even if they begged for it.

That also satisfied Classmate Kamuro, who had had an unpleasant dream last night—one where she remembered being treated like a dog—and had woken up feeling disgruntled.

And on the other side of the table.

"Classmate Sato, you're in a pretty good mood too." Someone else was also in a good mood.

Because they could leave that closed-off school and even go sightseeing and have fun, the students were all in excellent spirits, still in a state of excitement.

But Classmate Hasebe felt that Classmate Sato's happiness probably was not just because of that.

So she was a little interested.

"Am I?" Sato hurriedly cupped both cheeks, feeling them burning hot.

Last night, Classmate Oreki had told her that she was in his future life. Didn't that mean she had been accepted by him?

"You are." Hasebe said.

Classmate Sato had confessed to Classmate Oreki and been rejected, making her something of a loser in love, but she had never given up.

As a fellow Student Council member, Hasebe understood that very well.

It was just that, being fond of gossip, she had also noticed that after the Uninhabited Island exam, Classmate Sato's loser-in-love air seemed to have eased somewhat, and now she even had the bearing of a victor.

In other words, perhaps she had won a major victory during this School Trip?

As always, Classmate Hasebe was