Following the location on his terminal, Uesugi Hara circled around to a secluded spot behind the changing rooms.
The afternoon sunlight was blocked by the building, making the area somewhat cool and shady.
Kushida Kikyo was already waiting there.
She wore a red swimsuit with a sheer sun-protection cover-up over it. Her fair skin was faintly flushed beneath the sunlight, and her usual sweet smile still rested on her face.
When she saw Uesugi Hara, she jogged over, pouting slightly. "Why did you take so long?"
"I wasn't familiar with the way."
"Tch, excuse." Kushida Kikyo curled her lips, then held out her hand. A tiny storage card lay in her palm. "Here, take it."
"What is this?" Uesugi Hara raised a brow and took the storage card.
"Hehe." Kushida Kikyo's smile turned colder. "Those pests, Yamauchi and the others, had such disgusting ideas. They actually hid a camera in the girls' changing room to spy on them.
Ayanokoji asked me to get rid of the storage card. The camera is still inside. He said that if they were found out, Yamauchi and the others might get expelled. But..."
She gave a soft laugh. "I'd be more than happy to see those pests get the hell out of here."
"Spying..." Uesugi Hara frowned. "Was Ayanokoji involved?"
"Who knows? He usually looks pretty proper, but who knows what he's like behind the scenes?"
"I see."
"I see." Uesugi Hara nodded. Looking at the storage card in his hand, he thought for a moment, then took out his terminal and snapped a picture of it. He sent it to Ayanokoji with a message: "Is this thing yours?"
"Just ask him," he said to Kushida.
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka stood at the edge of the crowd, watching Horikita Suzune display her prowess as he waited