The next day, Luo Zhen set out for school alone.
There was nothing strange about that.
Because Nagisa was a member of the cheerleading squad, she often had to leave early for club practice, so she could not regularly go to school with Luo Zhen and the others. Kojo had already quit the Basketball Club, but he could not resist the requests of his former clubmates. Thus, during the period after summer vacation, he had become an assistant coach for the Basketball Club and was putting the members through brutal training so the basketball team could achieve an impressive result at this year's interscholastic tournament. As for Aurora, she had not joined any club. With her personality, she could not possibly join one. However, because she was very close to Nagisa, she usually left with her whenever Nagisa went out early.
Therefore, it was not strange for Luo Zhen to sometimes go to school alone.
Of course, since being with Luo Zhen meant having a private car pick them up and drop them off, Kojo and the others often went to school with him as well. There was nothing unusual about any of that. Today, he had simply ended up alone, so Luo Zhen was preparing to leave by himself.
Unfortunately, Luo Zhen was destined not to be alone.
"Good morning, senpai."
When Luo Zhen walked out of the apartment building and prepared to board the luxury limousine parked a short distance ahead, a girl who had been waiting there for quite some time bowed and greeted him. A guitar case was strapped to her back.
"Himeragi?"
Luo Zhen was slightly startled.
"Yes, senpai." Yukina answered properly, then greeted him once more. "Good morning."
"Good morning..." Luo Zhen replied instinctively. Then he realized what was happening and asked, "Why are