Had he just returned from lunch break only to run into a battlefield of romance?
However, Oreki felt that if this really was a battlefield of romance, then his relationship with Kushida was probably closer.
It did not have much to do with Horikita.
"By the way, when I passed by Class C just now, I heard Ryuuen holding a meeting."
"He seemed to have gotten news from the upperclassmen that June's exam would be held off campus."
"And the Points value is high, so he wants to make some arrangements," Oreki said.
"Is that so? It seems Class C wants to make a push this time." Arisu Sakayanagi set down her cane. "I hope it will be interesting."
"However, since it is an off-campus exam, my body will not permit it."
"So this time, I can only watch you all perform." Arisu Sakayanagi seemed to sigh softly.
That also explained why, when Katsuragi had previously worried that the two factions would split the class, Sakayanagi had said that the people on her side should follow Katsuragi's orders.
In other words, was she referring to this exam?
Because of her poor health, Arisu Sakayanagi could not participate and had therefore given up command.
But.
"...?"
??
Katsuragi.
Katsuragi had just felt he could ignore it, but now his attention snapped over.
Normally, the teachers announced that month's special exam on the first day of every month.
But today, there had been no mention of a special exam at all.
Yet Oreki, Sakayanagi, and even Ryuuen from Class C seemed to know the direction of the exam.
In other words, was everyone actually in contact with upperclassmen?
He alone had thought that joining the Student Council would give him a great deal of information, so he had not paid much