Ryuen Kakeru got up and left, with Ishizaki Daichi and Yamada Albert following close behind. Shiina Hiyori gave the three of them a slight nod, then hurried after them.
The tension in the air gradually dissipated...
Kamuro Masumi let out a soft sigh. "He's finally gone. That guy really makes me uncomfortable."
"Kamuro, are you scared?" Uesugi teased.
Kamuro immediately retorted, "Scared? Are you kidding me? Why would I be scared of him?"
"Sure, sure. He's probably the one who's scared of you."
"But Sakayanagi, were you standing up for Kamuro just now?"
Kamuro looked at Uesugi in confusion. Standing up for her? Sakayanagi had helped her? Seriously?
"I just can't stand how arrogant Ryuen is," Sakayanagi said coolly.
"I see." Uesugi thought, I didn't know you were the tsundere type.
He glanced at Kamuro, who was acting as if nothing had happened. What an idiot.
"But why did Ryuen think Uesugi had figured out the pattern?"
"Because I stood out so much in the crowd." Uesugi sounded proud.
Sakayanagi Arisu doused his pride with a cold response. "He probably got suspicious because I made a point of bringing Uesugi along this time."
"Uesugi, that girl from Class C seems to know you," Kamuro said suddenly.
"You mean Shiina? We're friends. We've read together a few times."
"Uesugi really is popular with girls," Sakayanagi said with a faint smile.
"I prefer to keep a low profile."
Kamuro muttered under her breath, "Show-off."
Horikita Suzune was pretty quick. She had gotten all the signatures sorted out before dinner.
That made sense. The terms of the agreement were reasonably favorable to Class D for the time being, so it was only natural they had accepted it.
With both classes' homeroom teachers as witnesses, Sakayanagi Arisu and Horikita Suzune signed the contract.
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