And with these students occupying the space, the others were pushed out and scattered throughout the library, including Hiyori's usual spot.
This left the gray-stockinged regular of the library—no, Classmate Hiyori—slightly dissatisfied.
She liked reading in peace and quiet, but now that the entire school was studying, her quiet library had become crowded with students.
As for that...
"Your year is really working hard, Nagumo-senpai," Oreki said. When he arrived at the library, he ran into Nagumo Miyabi, who had come carrying a backpack full of books.
Nagumo had just been about to head to the second floor when Oreki stopped him.
Nagumo looked at him warily and said,
"Only students who graduate from Class A can get the jobs they want or enter the universities they want without exams. Students from other classes can only rely on written exams."
"And now that we're all third-years, isn't it perfectly reasonable to study hard for our futures?"
With his backpack on, Nagumo-senpai looked somewhat different from his usual image as a sunny, handsome, athletic young man. He now looked more like an older brother who loved studying.
"That is certainly possible," Oreki said. "But I thought Nagumo-senpai was worried that the school had introduced reforms for the first-years this time, and that they might also be applied to the third-years. So you're trying to make up for your shortcomings and improve your academic abilities."
"At the same time, Nagumo-senpai is worried because your class was promoted from Class B. You weren't evaluated as Class A from the start, so you lack confidence."
"So all you can do is passively demonstrate your 'excellence' to the school and gain its recognition."
"Which is why Nagumo-senpai is studying so desperately too."
"..."
Oreki really was annoying. Since he knew all that, he should not