After arriving at her seat, Arisu Sakayanagi struck up a conversation with Kamuro behind her.
Only then, as if she had just happened to notice him, did she turn her gaze toward Oreki.
"Isn't that Classmate Oreki? You're early today," Arisu Sakayanagi said.
She smiled sweetly, looking quite adorable.
She had even deliberately worn the beret Oreki had given her before, raising her cuteness by another ten points.
However, anyone could tell that Classmate Sakayanagi seemed to be in a bad mood.
It looked as though she and Oreki were having a cold war.
After all, if there were no problem between them, Arisu Sakayanagi would probably have greeted Oreki as soon as she entered, rather than speaking to Kamuro first.
The classmates tacitly pretended that nothing had happened. No one wanted to become collateral damage.
"Good morning," Oreki replied.
"Math is scheduled for this morning, which is somewhat reassuring," Oreki said. "But there's still been no announcement about this month's special exam. It may have something to do with the nonstop rain these past few days."
"I'm guessing it's another special exam that requires everyone to go outside."
That was rather businesslike.
"That's what I think as well," Classmate Sakayanagi said.
Then.
The two stopped talking. They each took out their textbooks and began flipping through them with chilly expressions.
For a while, the only sound was pages turning.
The class then turned their attention toward Masumi Kamuro, who sat behind Sakayanagi.
Being the perceptive type, Kamuro naturally noticed everyone's gazes.
But.
How was she supposed to know?
Kamuro herself was completely confused.
Oreki and Sakayanagi seemed to have suddenly entered a cold war.
She had made that judgment because when Yanagi spoke with Oreki, she would sometimes use ambiguous phrases like, "You think so too?" or "So do