Suzuran Ayano went home, and Kuroo Maya went with her.
No matter how you looked at it, Suzuran Ayano wasn't in any state to carry on with the election activities.
Although she said she was fine, the Student Council election was only a few days away, so Akimoto Yoichi still told Suzuran Ayano to go home and get some rest.
Suzuran Ayano felt guilty about it, since the Student Council election would determine whether Akimoto Yoichi was expelled.
After all, the fallout between Suzuran Ayano and Fukayama Midori, childhood friends, had also been an unexpected consequence of the Student Council election—a battlefield of tangled relationships born of the circumstances.
But the person Akimoto Yoichi most wanted to see explode wasn't Suzuran Ayano. It was Nishida Yuki.
In the usual activity room, Nishida Yuki kept Akimoto Yoichi behind as usual, so he could listen to the performance she planned to give at the Student Council election.
"...Ding~" As the final notes faded, Nishida Yuki lifted her fingers from the piano keys.
Kitamura Mao stood behind her, holding a warm towel and a glass of warm water.
Nishida Yuki took the water and wiped her fingers.
Ignoring Kitamura Mao as she tidied away the sheet music, Nishida Yuki stood up and lightly hopped over to Akimoto Yoichi.
"How was that? What did you think of my piano playing, Akimoto-kun?" Seeing Akimoto Yoichi still focused on his workbook, Nishida Yuki leaned close to his ear and asked deliberately.
"Mm, not bad." Akimoto Yoichi didn't turn around. He kept looking at the problem in front of him.
Before Kitamura Mao came along, Akimoto Yoichi had to help turn the sheet music and move Nishida Yuki's chair for her.
Now that Kitamura Mao was here, Akimoto Yoichi had been freed from those chores.
He seized