And how was he supposed to fulfill someone's wish when they had no connection at all?
But those words made a question mark appear over Iroha Isshiki's forehead.
Because.
"Why do you want Shizuka Hiratsuka's number..."
"Ms. Hiratsuka... How should I put it? She looks like a beauty, but she's surprisingly strict."
"She doesn't have a very good reputation among the students."
"Last month, she confiscated the PSP my friend lent me, and she wouldn't give it back even when I tried acting cute." Iroha Isshiki grumbled with intense emotion.
Shizuka Hiratsuka was in charge of Japanese class, and at the same time, she was also the student guidance teacher.
So sometimes she would conduct school patrols together with the Public Morals Committee, as well as check the students' appearance and whether they had brought anything outrageous.
The PSP Iroha mentioned here should have been the one her father bought her last month. It seemed like Pokémon Legends: Arceus had become popular in the class, so she, not wanting to fall behind, had immediately caught up too. It also seemed like she had developed an interest in Persona 5 Royal.
And that left Oreki at a loss for words.
Because.
From the memory fragments, he could tell that Iroha Isshiki had clearly been playing her PSP after meals before, but lately she had just been spacing out after eating.
So it had been confiscated.
"Then you should be able to get your PSP back," Oreki said.
"!"
At that, Iroha Isshiki immediately became interested.
"How?"
"Let me say this first, okay? I already failed at acting cute. Even if you go negotiate, there's no chance."
"Ah, don't tell me you're going to sacrifice yourself and propose to her, Onii-chan?"
"Ms. Hiratsuka has one weakness, and that's that she isn't