"1 million points have been deposited into your private account."
Oreki's phone chimed.
He checked the information on his Private Points Card.
"..." Matsushita.
A 1 million-point card!
That amount of points was a little too much for her.
At the same time.
The figure of 1 million...
A hint of shock appeared on Matsushita's face as a frightening possibility came to mind.
Oreki Houtarou was from Class A and had always been a prominent figure.
She often heard girls talking about him, and one detail was that... not long after Oreki enrolled, Sugar Senior had begun supporting him with 1 million points every month.
She would also transfer money to him on his birthday.
Moreover, this Sugar Senior was remarkably considerate.
She had not told Oreki any information about herself, nor had she asked him to do anything for her.
But now.
Since Classmate Sakayanagi was not Oreki's Sugar Senior, then who was that Sugar Senior?
The result...
One million.
So that was it? It was actually an older man!
Matsushita was utterly astonished.
Thus.
With barely any presence, Matsushita went to sit at a table not far behind Oreki.
She could hear their conversation from there.
Chiaki did not mean to eavesdrop. She was simply curious.
"You really are expensive." The older man spoke first. "Ten minutes of your time costs me 1 million."
"You could have gone directly to see Ayanokouji," Oreki said.
"I'll pass on that." The older man said. "I have a bit of psychological trauma where he is concerned."
"He showed me absolutely no mercy, even though he clearly knew I had been sent by his father. But a comminuted fracture is no joke." As he spoke, the older man seemed to smile wryly at his hand, which was still in a cast.
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