This was Little Kushida, who was good at reading the room.
"N-no, I was just stood up, and it felt bad," Chiaki Matsushita said.
"Seriously—"
"Those boys are way too careless. If they ask someone out, they shouldn't just stand them up like that—"
The girls grew animated.
But seeing that Matsushita did not look well, they only teased her briefly before cooling down again.
The girls began discussing how the boys had changed.
After all, the Final exam was over, and the third-years had graduated and were just waiting to leave. For them, spring break had begun, so they had plenty of time during the holiday.
Enough time to date boys and go out together.
So everyone finally began chatting lively to ease the atmosphere, talking about their preferences in a partner—in other words, what kind of boys they wanted to date.
It was a fairly stressful topic, but Sato's mood had settled down, so it should have been fine.
Matsushita also relaxed when she noticed everyone was being considerate of her feelings.
That meant Oreki had not released the photos.
So Sato and the others had not cut ties with her.
But.
She found it strange.
"What is it?"
Horikita Suzune was still studying vocabulary.
She had already eaten.
Now, she was reviewing words as she waited for her food to digest. Moving around immediately after eating might put more strain on her body, so she continued studying.
But she had noticed that Matsushita had been staring at her ever since returning after leaving.
It was an appraising gaze.
"Um... it's nothing."
Matsushita quickly shook her head.
She had indeed been appraising Horikita Suzune just now.
Certainly, Horikita was beautiful. She had lovely straight black hair, classic fox-like eyes, and a cool, dignified air. There were probably many