[Let's put teaching you to study aside for now and read a book instead.]
Taking out paper and a pen, Aoyama wrote a sentence and handed it to Karuizawa.
[Yeah, I know. This kind of feels like passing notes during class, doesn't it?]
Keeping her smile, Karuizawa quickly returned the paper.
After replying with a simple "It kind of does" on the paper, Aoyama took all the books out of his backpack and placed them on the desk. As for the rest of his things, he turned his back to Karuizawa and put them under the bed.
Turning back to face Karuizawa's curious gaze, he merely shook his head and sat down at the desk again.
After Karuizawa picked out a book to read, he picked one up as well.
In the quiet, peaceful atmosphere, time flew by.
The dense woods near Class A's campsite.
"Sorry for the trouble, Kito." Sitting on a rock Kito had carried into the shade, Sakayanagi looked toward Class A's campsite with a determined expression.
Aoyama's teasing had infuriated her, but it had also left her feeling helpless.
With Aoyama having seized the initiative at every turn, there was no way she could quickly resolve the problem he posed.
Her rash actions had cost her Hashimoto, her capable right-hand man, who had switched sides to Katsuragi.
Judging by Hashimoto's recent behavior, he was doing his utmost to help Katsuragi gain greater control over the class.
Kito's already grim expression darkened further. "Are we really going to look for Hashimoto? I don't think someone so fickle, who's betrayed us before, is reliable."
She had just asked Kito to secretly bring Hashimoto here when he was alone, perhaps on his way to the bathroom.
Sakayanagi furrowed her brow slightly. "This is our only option now. Please."
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