Since Shiranami was clearly unsuited to the role, Aoyama could only guess that she had wanted to contribute to the class and volunteered to be the leader for the exam.
Out of consideration for Shiranami's feelings, Ichinose had no choice but to agree to her volunteering.
"N-no... it wasn't me..."
Faced with Aoyama's sudden accusation, anyone could see that Shiranami was wavering.
If Ichinose or Kanzaki had acted like this, Aoyama would have suspected a trick.
But since it was Shiranami, he was sure she was the leader for Class B's exam.
"This is a problem. The Key Card is with Chihiro." With a rueful smile, Ichinose rested a hand on Shiranami's head and admitted it on her behalf.
"Xiao Fanbo—"
Shiranami drew out her words in astonishment and stared wide-eyed at Ichinose.
She hadn't expected Ichinose to admit it outright, right in front of Aoyama, a Class A student.
"Chihiro, go back first. I need to talk to Aoyama alone."
"But—"
"This is an order from your class representative." Ichinose patted Shiranami's head to reassure her, then gently pushed her away.
Ichinose was Class B's representative; it was the only first-year class with such a position.
As class representative, she took responsibility for Shiranami's identity being exposed.
"Aoyama, you won't tell the other classes about this, will you?"
Turning her head and looking up into Aoyama's eyes, Ichinose suddenly gave him a playful smile.
She didn't know why she felt this way, but she simply believed that Aoyama wouldn't tell the other classes that Shiranami was the exam leader—or sell that information to them.
Aoyama sighed. "I was just about to lecture you on why you let Shiranami be the exam leader."
Beneath the bright moonlight, the girl's already fair skin looked even more captivating. In her icy blue