Though he had clearly gained a sense of success with Sakayanagi, he instantly felt like a defeated dog with no chance of winning!
At the same time.
Houtarou was clearly dating Sakayanagi, so why had he decided that he would ultimately marry Horikita Suzune?!
Horikita Suzune!
Sato looked over with an expression that seemed on the verge of tears.
"The class somehow feels a little noisy," Horikita Suzune said as she sat at her desk reading.
"..." Kikyou Kushida. "You can just ignore it."
Kikyou Kushida happened to pass by and hear her voice.
Mm.
To outsiders, she and Horikita were friends.
Although Horikita Suzune had kept seizing opportunities to insult her during the previous exam, which had been extremely unpleasant.
Kikyou Kushida was magnanimous, however, and had already decided to postpone her revenge against Horikita Suzune.
For now, she was Horikita Suzune's "friend."
Still.
"The girls are talking about marriage. You don't need to concern yourself with it," Kikyou Kushida said.
She had heard Houtarou Oreki say more than once that he wanted to marry Horikita Suzune.
So, she remained calm inside.
Or rather, she hoped Houtarou Oreki could pull it off.
Because.
Only then would she have room to make her moves.
Houtarou continued looking at his phone.
He had originally wanted to keep asking for information about Horikita, but now did not seem like the right time.
Because.
16 missed calls.
Both Sato and Karuizawa had been trying hard to call him.
"..." Oreki.
It was probably because of the news he had just announced, but Houtarou did not think there was anything wrong with it.
After all.
Since he already had someone in mind, telling the other girls was perfectly normal.
Rather than hiding it or anything.
As for whether they would accept it afterward,