Saturday, June 8th, afternoon.
Perhaps because things had gotten a little too heated again last night, Hasebe Haruka and Amikura Mako were still at the villa, refusing to get up as they clung tightly to each other.
Gojo Satoru had no choice but to head to the library alone for the first time in a while to read.
He arrived at the library.
Seeing the girl still unable to reach a book, Gojo Satoru helped her once again.
The same familiar place, the same familiar person, the same familiar time.
Shiina Hiyori
Watching Gojo Satoru sit across from her and quietly read, Shiina Hiyori asked curiously, "It feels like Mr. X always shows up whenever I can't reach a book!"
"That may be true, but hasn't this only happened twice so far?"
Gojo Satoru found it a little strange.
"Is that so?"
Shiina Hiyori did not answer him, merely murmuring softly to herself.
I thought we'd run into each other a lot of times.
For some reason, she felt a little disappointed.
Seeing that she did not respond, Gojo Satoru returned to his book.
But this time, rather than reading the book in her hands like him, Shiina Hiyori simply stared blankly at Gojo Satoru.
Gojo Satoru was well aware of her gaze, but he paid her no mind and continued reading.
More than half an hour passed, yet Shiina Hiyori showed no intention of looking away, as though she were observing something.
"Have you not had your fill of looking at me yet, little Hiyori?" Gojo Satoru asked with a faint smile.
The library was quiet, and she had not disturbed him, but being stared at for so long still left Gojo Satoru feeling rather baffled.
Yet even after Gojo Satoru pointed it out directly, Shiina