"He was willing to pay a large number of Points to maintain the class evaluation score. I think we need to pay special attention to that," Katsuragi said.
That did suit his personality.
Katsuragi was a steady person.
He hoped Class A would maintain a commanding lead all the way through and graduate steadily.
So, while the class had to continue achieving excellent results in response to the school's special exams, it also had to keep an eye on the lower-ranked classes.
Class D's class evaluation score had dropped to zero in its very first month of enrollment. That went without saying.
But Class B seemed ordinary to Katsuragi, whereas Class C alone made him feel they needed to be watched.
So he wanted to point out Ryuuen's danger.
With the new month, the members of Katsuragi's small group had changed again.
The Katsuragi Faction had twenty people.
The Sakanagi Faction had twenty people.
They appeared evenly matched, but Katsuragi felt uneasy.
He did not want everyone to obey him, but Class A's class evaluation score was now steadily rising.
He did not want division to appear within the class.
So he hoped Oreki, who belonged to neither his faction nor Sakayanagi's, could serve as the link holding them together.
Thud, thud—
At that moment, the sound of a cane striking the floor came from behind.
Sakayanagi Arisu had arrived with her little dog.
Kamuro followed behind, carrying Sakayanagi's schoolbag.
The two walked in through the classroom door.
"Good morning, Oreki~"
Classmate Sakayanagi was as adorable as ever today.
"Good morning—"
Oreki responded, then took out the textbook for first period.
Which meant...
The dream he had had a few days ago about wanting physical contact with Honami Ichinose could not entirely be blamed on Kikyou Kushida. Sakayanagi was part