At the start of the first round, the character controlled by Eriri launched a fierce assault, and the fight looked almost completely one-sided. (Continued)

Uh, come to think of it, the two kindred spirits in front of me didn't seem to recognize me.

Well, never mind.

Club activities were over.

Hasegawa Izumi said goodbye to Rikka and Dekumori, who were going to investigate the singularity, then headed toward the train station.

"You're so kind~ Some people, though."

As he passed a nearby corner, a familiar voice rang out behind him.

"Eriri, why are you hiding here? Don't tell me you were waiting to ambush me!"

He turned around. The blonde girl stood with her arms crossed, leaning against the wall and giving him a deeply contemptuous look. Her lips curled with disdain.

"Don't play dumb!"

Eriri gave a soft snort.

"No rush. Let's get on the train first."

He stalled for time and kept walking.

"Damn it!"

Eriri's face darkened. Forgetting to keep up her pose, she had no choice but to follow him.

On the train.

"You used my stuff to make someone else happy, Izumi. Do you admit it or not?!"

Eriri continued her interrogation.

"I don't admit it! You agreed to it yourself, Eriri. I never asked you to."

He flatly denied it.

"I did it because of our friendship as classmates. You took advantage of that!"

An angry symbol seemed to appear on the girl's forehead.

"Then do you think I did something wrong? Eriri... Given the circumstances, it was clearly a violation."

He raised an eyebrow and fixed his gaze on her.

As for breaking the law, he'd practically been a criminal beyond the reach of the law back when he'd raced around on his bike, so that wasn't the point.

"I can understand that... It's just that she was so stupid. She admitted it right away without even trying to deny it, when there were better ways to