"I didn't hear anything. Could you be having an auditory hallucination, Kashiwagi?"
"That can't be..."
As Accountant Kashiwagi spoke, she bent down to look into the recessed space beneath the desk, then let out a soft "Huh?"
"Huh? Classmate Chika really isn't here?"
Amamiya Natsuki replied as if nothing were amiss:
"I told you Chika just went out."
"That's strange... Did I really remember wrong?"
Accountant Kashiwagi pressed her soft lips together, still not quite convinced. As she picked up the leg accessory, she continued searching for clues. When her gaze swept over Amamiya Natsuki, she suddenly caught sight of something indescribable. Her cheeks flushed slightly, and she quickly looked away. Then she stood up, her voice a little flustered.
"I must have remembered wrong. I thought Classmate Chika was playing hide-and-seek... You go ahead and get back to work, President. I'll be heading out."
She hadn't seen wrong. The president had clearly had a strange reaction!
The problem was that neither Kaguya-classmate nor Classmate Chika was there. It was just her and the president in the office. So why had he reacted that way?
Was he interested in her?
How outrageous!
Absolutely outrageous!
People online said that boys were a super lecherous species. It didn't matter whether they liked a girl or not—as long as she was cute, they'd have improper thoughts about her. It turned out they were completely right!
Amamiya Natsuki said casually:
"You've got dark circles. Make sure you get enough rest, and don't stay up late."
"The way you talk sounds like an old man," Accountant Kashiwagi said, taking two discreet steps back to put some distance between them. Then she added, "I really haven't been sleeping well lately. I keep having all sorts of strange dreams..."
"Hm?"
Hearing that, Amamiya Natsuki raised an eyebrow.