"So you were on the deck just now, saw Class C arguing, and got too scared to approach, right?" Oreki said.
"Mhm." Classmate Sakura immediately nodded. "Y-Yes, that's right..."
"So scary—"
It was probably a sight she had never seen before.
But after that happened, she spotted him and followed him over.
Classmate Sakura, you really did have a talent for stalking.
Oreki inwardly marveled at that.
"I suggest you don't interact with the students from Class C," Oreki said. "And if you want to take pictures—"
"I want to take one right now." Sakura's cheeks seemed slightly flushed.
Yet there was an almost fanatical look in the eyes of the girl who seemed so timid.
"I think Oreki is very suited to being a model—"
"Oreki's skin has become even fairer—"
"And his presence feels different too. He seems sharper somehow." Airi Sakura described what she had observed. "If we're talking about a change in temperament, it was probably when I saw Oreki again after boarding the cruise ship."
As she spoke, Classmate Sakura raised her camera and took a picture of Oreki first.
"..."
I didn't tell you to take one right now.
And Sakura, was your observation really that incredible?
You immediately noticed even his changes.
Someone as dull as Classmate Horikita had not noticed anything at all.
Or rather, perhaps it was because she was so dull that, even ten years later in the Precognitive Dream, Attorney Horikita had completely failed to realize that Classmate Sakayanagi was a love rival trying to steal her husband.
Still.
He was waiting for a message from Little Sister Horikita, and there was no telling how long that would take.
After giving it some thought, Oreki decided to build a good relationship with Classmate Sakura first.
Since he had chosen