Amasawa Yuto quietly followed Kushida Kikyo.
As he switched his phone to silent, Amasawa Yuto left the path and headed through the woods toward the Artificial Lake.
At midnight a month ago, Yamamura Miki had also crept toward him by the lake like this.
Beneath the moonlight by the lake, Kushida Kikyo stood alone by the railing.
"Ah—this is so damn annoying, so damn annoying, so damn annoying, so damn annoying!"
Her voice was low and frightening, completely unlike her usual self.
She kicked the railing hard, then smacked every inch of it with her hands.
"Karuizawa, acting all high and mighty like she's so damn important, and Horikita, that useless bitch who can't do anything!"
"Why was that bitch able to find the past exam questions for midterms? Is everyone starting to accept her just because of that? I worked so hard to get along with all the disgusting boys in class and those self-important girls, too!
"She just showed up with the answers, and suddenly she's caught up to me in the class hierarchy! Are you fucking kidding me, you bastard? Just go die already!"
"And that idiot Sudo this time! I put in so much effort, too. I was the one who borrowed all those points from other people, and I'm the one who has to pay them back later, but she stole all the credit!"
"I'm definitely going to get that self-important bitch expelled! Class C's harassment tactics didn't work on our class this time, so Ryuen Kakeru probably wants revenge, too. If I team up with him...
"Heh, Horikita, this is all your fault. You knew about what happened in middle school, and you still came to this school... You fucking slut, get the hell out of here!"
Amasawa Yuto had heard similar curses before.