The end of the third-years' graduation ceremony meant the holiday for this term had arrived, so it was possible to use the break to develop a romance or something.
After all, Classmate Matsushita was very pretty.
Then.
Only after her companions' gazes could no longer reach her did Classmate Matsushita let out a sigh of relief.
Mm...
The atmosphere just now had been a little uncomfortable for her.
Although everyone had been discussing other topics, she felt as though the same name kept appearing between the lines.
Houtarou Oreki.
Classmate Oreki.
This student made her curious.
Classmate Matsushita had remembered him, after all. On his first day of school, he had come to Class D to sell information.
Matsushita had also been one of the eleven students willing to listen to the rules.
She had been among those with foresight.
At the same time, she had some regrets.
Her companions had all joined the Student Council, but she had not.
At first, she had wondered whether she had lost out.
She had hidden her abilities.
Yes.
She had hidden her abilities.
Chiaki Matsushita was a very intelligent person.
She had known that from a young age.
She had been born into a well-off, middle-class family. Her parents hired private tutors for her, and she rewarded them with excellent grades.
She was a top student.
From the first grade of elementary school until the third year of middle school, she had never once placed second.
Then, in the future, she would grow up, fall in love, and probably marry a man with strong financial means.
Then she would live a happy life.
That was how it should have been.
She had thought she would become that kind of person.
But.
There had always been a strange feeling.
Mm.
Perhaps everything had