Chabashira Knows That Whenever This Person Brings Her Here, It Must Be...!

This time, she was indeed very quick. She got the list in the morning and started taking action in the afternoon. Of course, it's also possible that she didn't have that much time to think about it.

"This time, the exam topic is 'Thinking,' which aims to help students find shortcuts through thinking. The school has divided the students into twelve groups. Why not ten or eight groups? Why twelve groups?"

"And the twelve groups are arranged in the order of the twelve zodiac animals."

"Since it's about the Chinese zodiac, it's easy to associate it with one's birth year, but the difference is too big. One zodiac sign corresponds to one year, so I speculate that it might be related to the month."

"But it doesn't match."

"So, something related to the Chinese zodiac came to mind: the ranking of the zodiac animals."

"For example, the Rabbit Group is the fourth group, and also the fourth in the Chinese zodiac. The Rabbit Group's VIP is Karuizawa Megumi. However, Karuizawa's birthday is March 8th, which has nothing to do with the number four. On the Kushida Kikyou is in the Dragon Group, which is the fifth group. But her birthday is January 23rd, which also has absolutely nothing to do with the number five."

Analysis by Nakano Yuu.

But then Classmate Sakayanagi's voice came through.

"Oh, I see."

"You seem to know a lot about this."

"%...?"

No.

Sakayanagi!

Is that the real reason for evaluating him?

Feeling a jolt, Nakano Yuu quickly changed the subject, saying, "Months are definitely out of the question. The school wouldn't make the pattern so obvious. Otherwise, it would be too easy for people to spot, and the exam would lose its purpose. There are many other things related to numbers, not just months and dates."

"Then I thought of the twenty-six letters of the English alphabet and the fifty-sound chart."

"The English alphabet and the Japanese syllabary?"

Classmate Sakayanagi on the other end of the phone seemed interested.

But her voice seemed full of rejection. And her rejection meant that this direction was correct.

"We can give it a try."

However, Nakano Yuu said.

"Because Island Exam and the class rankings changed, I think the students in Class D don't need to be arranged according to class order. Instead, we should arrange all the names by their Japanese syllabary (hiragana and katakana). Next, the VIP for the Rabbit Group is Karuizawa, and Karuizawa Megumi (かるいざわ) has 'ka' being the fourth 'katakana'. This immediately matches the fact that the rabbit is the fourth animal in the Chinese zodiac."

The speaker meant it, and the listener took it to heart.

Kamuro did indeed obtain the lists from each group.

She then presented the list of members of the Rabbit Group, to which Nakano Yuu belonged.

Rabbit Group.

Class A: Ichinose Honami (い), Hamaguchi Tetsuya (は), Beppu Ryota (べ).

Class B: Takemoto Shigeru (た), Machida Koji (ま), Morishige (も).

Class C: Nakano Yuu (あ), Karuizawa (か), Sotomura Hideo (と), Yukimura Teruhiko (ゆ).

Class D: Ibuki Mio (い), Manabe Shiho (ま), Yabu Nanami (や), Yamashita Saki (や).

From beginning to end, they are Nakano Yuu (あ), Ichinose Honami (い), Ibuki Mio (い), and Karuizawa (か).

Karuizawa Kei is the fourth, and the rabbit in the Rabbit Group is indeed the fourth in the Chinese zodiac.

Let's take a look at the other groups. For example, the VIP in the Boar Group of Ichinose Class have already finished their exams.

The list that Sakayanagi arranged for the students to send was for Watanabe.

And now.

She also listed the rankings of the Boar Group. Sure enough, the pig in the Boar Group corresponds to the twelfth animal in the Chinese zodiac, so Watanabe, who is ranked twelfth in the Watanabe syllabary, is the VIP.

"They're out already?"

Kamuro was somewhat stunned and incredulous.

Keep in mind, this has only taken less than 5 minutes.

"Let's consider this as standing on the shoulders of giants."

"Nakano Yuu said."

"The Classmate Sakayanagi didn't stop me just now means that this direction is correct. If I were to think about it on my own, I would have to eliminate many possibilities."

"You're too modest."

"Sakayanagi said."

"So, what information do you want to get from me?"

Do you know any intelligence?

You've already revealed Asahina directly, essentially giving away information for nothing.

Moreover, Nakano Yuu had already tested Sakayanagi earlier.

[Nakano Yuu: If I actually got involved with this upperclassman, you might not be happy about it.]

[Sakayanagi Arisu:... I'm not that petty. He's just a man from the past. I don't have that kind of strange possessiveness.]

He said he would contact the second-year student, Asahina, and Sakayanagi's reply was not a direct rejection.

In other words, there was no objection.

As a jealous and vengeful ex-girlfriend, she wouldn't allow her ex-boyfriend to live so carefree in front of her, especially since he could even date a pretty female senior. So there's only one possibility.

She wanted her boyfriend to do something, even just to get to know this senior student.

Therefore, in conclusion, Sakayanagi.

Do you want to take over the second-year students? What plans do you have? Are you trying to recruit them? Or are you interested in the next Student Council President position and want to invite him to join you?

It can be said that...

Nakano was somewhat tempted.

But.

He has a strong sense of self-discipline, which Kushida can attest to.

And now.

Nakano Yuu is indeed looking for information.

So he breathed softly, trying to keep his voice steady.

Then.

He grasped Sakayanagi's phone.

"So."

Nakano asked, "Did you know Ichinose Honami before you enrolled?"

And that's something he didn't know.

Did Ichinose Honami know Sakayanagi Arisu in the past? At least during the year he lost his memory, did they know each other?

94

Chapter 94 Chabashira knew that every time this person brought her here, it was definitely because...

Did you know Ichinose Honami before you enrolled in school?

"Nakano Yuu."

However, Nakano Yuu confirmed that Ichinose Honami knew Sakayanagi, and even knew her methods and personality.

This was clearly not something learned from ordinary meetings and observations at school; it must have involved much more contact.

Certainly.

The main reason is to confirm what his relationship with Ichinose really is.

Judging from the current situation, although Sakayanagi Arisu is his ex-girlfriend, she is utterly useless and was defeated by Ichinose.

But now.

It would be strange if Sakayanagi didn't know Ichinose at all before enrolling.

Nakano Yuu felt a strong sense of familiarity with Ichinose's presence and felt that she was more like his real girlfriend. However, he had Sakayanagi Arisu for the past year, and given Sakayanagi's personality, it was impossible for her to be completely unaware of her rival.

"Ichinose Honami?"

Sakayanagi Arisu seemed to pause for a moment after speaking.

Just as one might think she was organizing her thoughts and suppressing her emotions, she calmly said, "She's currently the class representative for Class A. But if you're asking about her abilities, then I agree, she does have some talent."

"But if you're only after her beauty, then you've truly disappointed me."

"Sakayanagi said."

"After all, that's a completely different type from me."

Oh.

Oh, I see.

However, Nakano Yuu also felt that while a loli-type girlfriend is cute, trying the opposite style occasionally has its own unique charm.

After all, only by learning to be compassionate can one broaden one's horizons.

"However, there is one unexpected thing."

Sakayanagi continued.

"A girl in her class named Shiranami seems to have some feelings for Ichinose."

Do you have any ideas?

Oh.

You don't need to know that.

However, this makes it just like the original story, Ichinose remains the object of Shiranami's unrequited love.

However, Nakano Yuu felt that Ichinose was gentle to everyone, and that the introverted and reserved person had accidentally received the sun's warmth and felt that this warmth was unique, but it was for everyone.

This is also the origin of some misguided crushes.

However, now that Sakayanagi knows, it's likely that Shiroha Chihiro will find an opportunity to confess her Ichinose.

But Ichinose hasn't sought his help, it's rather strange that he suddenly tells her this.

Furthermore, this Ichinose is different from the original character; Nakano-san believes she possesses the ability to handle such problems.

So Nakano Yuu could only wait patiently.

But simply waiting is not his style at all.

"Do you know any other information? For example, her past or something like that."

Nakano Yuu then asked.

"..."

Sakayanagi.

If Sakayanagi had been suddenly asked the question at the beginning, he would have given a normal response, but now...

Sakayanagi Arisu, however, felt that something was off about Nakano-kun.

He kept asking me about Ichinose.

Could it be... that he's fallen for Ichinose?

"While Ichinose is quite talented, the prospect of inheriting your family's hospital and supporting your five older sisters is still quite a lot of pressure."

"Sakayanagi said."

"First of all, can you accept that she works at the hospital all the time and has absolutely no time to spend with you?"

"..."

Nakano Yuu.