A few minutes later, Kamio Tatsuya came out carrying two cups of cocoa.
"Here you go."
"Thank you."
Nanase behaved very respectfully, just like an ordinary underclassman speaking to an upperclassman. Even though the person in front of her was one of the targets of the Special Exam, she showed no sign of anything unusual.
As Kamio Tatsuya observed Nanase, she observed him in turn, seemingly trying to figure out what was so special about this student who had achieved top marks in every area.
The conclusion was that, judging by his appearance, Kamio Tatsuya had nothing particularly special about him aside from being a little handsome.
If that was the case, then why were all the evaluations of him so extraordinary?
Meanwhile, Kamio Tatsuya was trying to figure out how to bring it up. No matter how he approached the subject, it didn't feel quite right.
In fact, when Ayanokoji had just mentioned the name Matsuo, Kamio Tatsuya had thought of someone, but he hadn't believed it was the same person.
It wasn't until he returned to his room and thought it over carefully that he confirmed, through Nanase's identity, that the Matsuo Ayanokoji had mentioned was the person from his memories.
Of course, back then, the original owner of this body had been a fairly ordinary student, while Matsuo—Matsuo Eiichiro—had been a celebrity at school.
That was because, among ordinary people, Matsuo had truly been an outstanding student. He excelled not only in academics and sports but was also warm and considerate toward others.
Put simply, he was an upgraded version of Hirata Yosuke as he was now.
Even if he came to this school, he would be the star of his class.
And Kamio Tatsuya had seen Nanase before, back in the day. It was because of