This feeling was not unfamiliar. Kikyou Kushida had held his hand before, and so had Horikita.
But they were them. Oreki did not think his relationship with Matsushita had reached the point where they could hold hands.
Besides.
"Eh!"
"Why are you here, Matsushita...?" A girl with slightly curly orange hair walked over.
As if she were about to take Matsushita's hand, she deftly grabbed it and pushed Oreki's hand away.
Then she lightly turned her head.
Her orange eyes flickered.
[Why does Matsushita get to hold your hand?]
That was probably what her gaze meant.
"Sato..."
"Did you team up with Houtarou Oreki?" Matsushita asked.
Matsushita was usually in the same group as Sato, but they only had an ordinary relationship. More importantly, Sato, Karuizawa, and Hasebe had all joined the Student Council!
As a result, Matsushita's initial sense of superiority had dwindled more and more.
At the same time, she knew very well that Sato had confessed to Oreki and been rejected. After that, Oreki had started dating Sakayanagi Arisu.
So Sato was undoubtedly a defeated heroine.
She had even been toyed with by Oreki's official girlfriend, Sakayanagi Arisu.
Yet this looked like they still had unfinished business.
"Ah... yeah," Sato said.
"..." Matsushita paused. "Then never mind. I'll go look for Shinohara."
"Mm." Sato nodded.
And so.
Perhaps feeling as though she had been caught red-handed, Matsushita quickly fled.
"Then..." Sato said. "Do you still want to go somewhere and rest? Somewhere we can get rid of Matsushita's scent entirely."
"..."
So where exactly was he supposed to wash away her scent?
Thus, the two of them sat in the theater and watched a play together.
Meanwhile.
The Treasure Hunt Game lasted three hours.
However, after about two hours, the students in charge of keeping records