"Sorry, Tetsu-kun, Yamamura."
Shiina Hiyori turned back with an apologetic wry smile on his face.
"Ryuen... I'm a little too forceful. I'm really sorry for disturbing everyone's interest."
"This has nothing to do with you, Hiyori."
"It looks like it was resolved peacefully... Phew, it's really scary."
With a hint of relief, the voice of Ichinose Honami came over.
She stood by the aisle, followed by Shiranami Chihiro who looked nervous.
"What a coincidence, Ichinose."
Kazehara Tetsu did not stand up, but turned his head slightly, his eyes lingering on the face that always wore a gentle smile.
"It's really a coincidence."
"Originally, Chihiro and I saw Ryuen coming over there in a menacing manner, and we were thinking about coming over to help rescue him... But now it seems that I don't need to worry about it anymore."
"After all, it's Kazehara-kun. If you can't even handle Ryuen, then Class A's trump card will be greatly reduced."
She said half-jokingly, trying to lighten the mood further.
"There's no need to save the siege, and what is Class A's trump card... when was it called?"
"Heh... Kazehara-kun doesn't know it, but you really shined in Sports Festival."
"Really? That surprised me. But you..."
Kazehara Tetsu looked past Ichinose and fell on the short-haired girl behind her.
"Today you are only with Shiratori? This is really strange. According to your style, aren't you always surrounded by a group of 'guards'? Why are you alone today?"
This is not entirely a joke.
Ichinose Honami People in Class B are so highly respected that no matter where they go, there will always be three or five friends accompanying them.
A "two-person world" with only two people like today is indeed rare.
"That... is not the escort!"
Ichinose Honami blushed with embarrassment.
"It's just that everyone has a better relationship... and there's something different today."
She turned around, gently took Shiranami Chihiro's hand, and brought her to her.
"Because it's rare that I don't have any class chores to deal with today, I just want to concentrate on reviewing. Chihiro-chan This Exam and I were assigned to a group, which is 'Communal Body'. Of course we must seize the time to study together."
"Um... yes."
Shiranami Chihiro echoed in a low voice, "Honami... has been helping me with tutoring on subjects I'm not good at."
"That's it."
Kazehara Tetsu nodded and glanced at the Notes book held in their hands.
"Since you appear here, it seems that the study time for the two of you is over?"
"That's half..."
Ichinose Honami stuck out his tongue playfully, "Because I studied very late last night and was a little over-exhausted today, so I planned to take a break and come here to eat some desserts to replenish sugar. But I saw this as soon as I came in..."
"Since it's halftime..."
Kazehara Tetsu gestured to the empty seat next to him.
"Why don't you sit down and chat together? This place is very empty now."
"And I take it you didn't find a good location originally, right?"
This is a fact.
After all, I started studying relatively late, so there are very few seats in this extremely popular coffee shop.
Ichinose Honami's eyes lit up and there was almost no hesitation.
"Of course there's no problem! Then don't bother me!"
She pulled Shiranami Chihiro over.
The booth is designed with two rows of couches facing each other, and can barely accommodate three people on one side.
Now Kazehara Tetsu occupies one side alone, while Shiina Hiyori and Yamamura Miki are sitting opposite.
"Chihiro-chan, sit over there."
Ichinose Honami arranged it very naturally.
"Eh? But..."
Shiranami Chihiro was a little hesitant. After all, although the two girls opposite looked harmless, they were unfamiliar outsiders after all.
"It's okay, it's okay, we are all good kids."
With Ichinose's push, Shiranami Chihiro had no choice but to sit next to Yamamura Miki.
The sofa, which was originally quite spacious, became a little more crowded as the three girls took their seats.
And Ichinose Honami sat next to Kazehara Tetsu.
Although they still maintained a polite distance, the gap between the two was actually not that big.
"Phew... I can finally sit down."
Ichinose Honami breathed a sigh of relief and turned sideways to look at Kazehara Tetsu.
"Seeing that you also have Notes on your desk, could it be that the three of you have just finished studying together?"
"That's right."
Kazehara Tetsu leaned back in his chair, "We have just finished studying and come here to take a rest."
"Yes, you really need to balance work with rest. Keeping your nerves tense will reduce learning efficiency."
Ichinose Honami nodded, and then turned his eyes to Shiina Hiyori and Yamamura Miki opposite, with a bit of curiosity and approval in their eyes.
"However, it is really rare..."
"Kazehara-kun and Yamamura from Class A, and Shiina from Class C. They obviously have different positions, but they can sit together and study in such harmony."
"It seems like your relationship is really good."
This sentence does not mean to test. In Ichinose's opinion, it is just a simple sigh.
In this school full of intrigues, it is always gratifying for her to see friendships across classes.
"Is the relationship good...?"
Shiina Hiyori, who was named, put down the tea cup in his hand.
"It's not so much a good relationship, but... it feels better because I can find someone with whom I can talk about books."
Her eyes rested on the books on the table for a moment.
"Being able to calm down and read the same book, and even resonate with the same plot... I think this kind of fate is much more precious than the so-called class stance."
"And..."
She glanced at Yamamura Miki next to her, "Although Yamamura doesn't talk much, he is very sensitive to words and is a good listener."
"There is no such thing..."
Yamamura Miki, who was suddenly praised, lowered his head.
"Really?"
Ichinose Honami Listening to Shiina Hiyori's words, the light in his eyes became even brighter.
"This feeling... is so good at first sight."
Her radar called "wanting to be friends with everyone" seems to have been activated.
"That..."
Ichinose Honami leaned forward slightly and looked at Shiina Hiyori expectantly.
"If you don't mind... why not add me too?"
"Eh?"
"Although I belong to Class B, I may be a rival in some aspects... But if it is a book chat or a pure learning exchange, I would also like to join!"
"I also have some books I want to share, and if it's a review, wouldn't it be better if there are more people who can check each other's mistakes and fill in the gaps?"
This suggestion was somewhat sudden.
But for Shiina Hiyori, this is not a bad thing.
She doesn't hate Ichinose Honami.
In other words, as long as she is willing to immerse herself in words, she will not reject them.
"Of course. If Ichinose also likes this atmosphere, I would be very happy."