He also had the task of getting 16 million yen in cash by expelling Ayanokouji.
And now, he had directly attacked Ryuuen in public like this. His current situation was probably pretty terrible.
That was why he had attacked the moment he spotted Ryuuen, his former enemy.
From this alone, the two really were bitter rivals.
"And you're not going to do anything?" Ibuki asked curiously.
On one hand, Ryuuen had forgiven Housen, so it was fine if she did not step in.
But Ibuki also remembered that at High School of Advanced Education, Ryuuen had been Oreki's dog since their second year.
"Because the one being attacked is just Ryuuen," Oreki said.
So Ryuuen could be attacked however people wanted?
Ibuki thought to herself.
"Then Shiina... no, Hiyori—" Ibuki seemed to hesitate. "You really don't know anything?"
"Classmate Shiina?" Oreki tilted his head.
His relationship with Classmate Shiina only needed to last until one year after graduation. He needed her help squeezing the first-years dry to complete the system's tasks.
And all he was offering was a little money.
So what other kind of relationship did they need?
"Oh." At that, Oreki said, "Did Shiina get the National Library librarian position?"
"Librarian? What's that?" Ibuki was completely bewildered.
"More importantly, you still call her Shiina? You should know that she is..." Ibuki looked shocked, then angry.
"..."
No.
How could Oreki possibly know what had happened to the Classmate Shiina she was talking about?
He had only dreamed this far.
As he thought that, he felt a faint, uneasy pressure from his left hand.
Oreki opened his eyes.
He found that he was still in the movie theater.
And the pressure he had just felt from his left hand was real.
Classmate Sakayanagi was holding his hand a little