"I think we may have been wrong before," Horikita Suzune told Ayanokoji, sharing her thoughts.
"The traitor in our class probably isn't Kushida. It's Hirata," Horikita said, explaining her suspicion. "After all, besides me, he was the only one who had access to the exam papers."
Since Kushida had been under suspicion, they had been able to keep her away while preparing the exam papers. And yet the questions had still been leaked.
"Are you sure?" Ayanokoji looked at Horikita Suzune, at a loss for words. He'd had his suspicions, but he hadn't expected Horikita to actually reach that conclusion.
"Are you sure you two were the only ones who saw the exam papers?" Ayanokoji decided to give Horikita a hint. Although he and Sawahara had reached a certain understanding, that didn't mean they were particularly close. He had no interest in class competition, but... if it was Sawahara, perhaps it would be fun to play along a little.
"What do you mean...?" Horikita furrowed her brow, unable to grasp the meaning behind Ayanokoji's words.
She and Hirata had made the exam questions, and then she had handed them over to the teacher. There were only two people involved...
"You mean Chabashira-sensei...?" Horikita's eyes were full of disbelief. Could a teacher really betray the class?
"I don't know. It's just one possibility." Ayanokoji lowered his eyes.
"If Chabashira-sensei betrayed the class..." Horikita Suzune's face darkened. It was bad enough that the class wasn't united, and she didn't mind that there were plenty of students holding them back. But now even their homeroom teacher couldn't be trusted. What about the instructions for the next Special Exam, or any similar exams after that...? Could this class really be saved?
"By now, Horikita should know that Chabashira-sensei betrayed the class."
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