Afterward, the two of them sat down at a table in the corner. Shiina didn't follow them, and she didn't let anyone else follow, either.
"This is so boring, Kamio."
Figures...
"Before you came to Class C, I always wanted to lead the class up to Class A. But now that we've actually made it, I just feel empty. Do you know what I just went to do?"
"How would I know?"
Kamio Tatsuya took a sip of his drink, then opened the menu on the table.
"I went to see Itagami. I was thinking about whether I should drop out."
Kamio Tatsuya froze with the menu open.
Drop out?
Who?
Ryuen?
You want me to lose half of the 600 Points I worked so hard to earn?
Have you been possessed or something?
Did you get transported to another world, too?
"You're not joking, are you?"
"Hmph. Who said I was joking?" Ryuen said irritably. "I'm serious."
Sure enough, there was no trace of a joke in Ryuen's tone.
That made it even stranger.
Kamio Tatsuya said nothing. He just looked at Ryuen, waiting for him to continue.
"To me, whether I graduate from Class A doesn't really matter. That's never been what I cared about."
Ryuen picked up his glass and stared at the liquid inside, his expression utterly serious.
"I just want to enjoy a thrilling, all-out battle. But ever since you came to Class C, I haven't had a chance.
Because you're just too damn capable."
For fuck's sake!
Kamio Tatsuya rolled his eyes at Ryuen's words. How the fuck was this his fault?
"Then why did you tell me to do whatever I wanted? You could've just done things your own way."
"Tch. What a stupid question." Ryuen sneered. "Because even if I don't like