Kazehara Tetsu felt as if he'd been bound to a program called "Morishita Ai Observer."
It popped up without warning, anytime and anywhere.
Ever since the one-sidedly declared Girlfriend Relationship began, Morishita Ai had indeed taken her "observation" duties to the extreme.
She would appear beside him without warning, whether he was eating in the cafeteria or buying something at the convenience store.
She wouldn't speak or bother him. She would simply watch him with those big, curious eyes.
Kazehara Tetsu's attitude had gradually shifted from helpless resignation to tacit cooperation.
He would occasionally share his thoughts in response to Morishita Ai's wildly imaginative questions.
And so, time passed quietly, and the calendar turned to the first day of June.
The June sunlight had taken on the scorching warmth of early summer, streaming in through the classroom windows.
The first class of the morning was a Class Meeting.
Majima Tomoya entered the Class A classroom just as the bell rang.
He was still carrying a folder.
As soon as he appeared, the scattered conversations around the room fell silent.
Majima Tomoya walked up to the podium and slapped the folder down on the desk.
Without any unnecessary preamble, he took out a printed chart, turned around, and briskly posted it on the board.
"These are the final results of each class's evaluation points for last month."
The latest Class Points for the Four Classes were clearly listed on the whiteboard.
Class A: 1020
Class B: 745
Class C: 550
Class D: 90
"Oh, another hundred points. Not bad."
"Just as expected, right? Our average score on the Midterm Exam was the highest in the year."
"But Class B is keeping up, too. They only earned five fewer Class Points than us."
Most of the Class A students seemed calm, even