Go, Kamuro-san

"Classmate Sakayanagi, I'd like to borrow Classmate Kamuro. Could you give me her contact info?" Shiraishi Makoto stepped out of the office and immediately contacted Sakayanagi Arisu through his phone.

"Of course, no problem." Sakayanagi Arisu replied quickly.

Since the discussion just now had been conducted away from Kamuro Masumi, Shiraishi had only added Sakayanagi's contact info. Before he could exchange contacts with Kamuro, who had been standing guard, he was called away by Hoshinomiya Chie's phone call.

Shiraishi obtained Kamuro's contact info, and his friend request was approved almost instantly.

"Classmate Kamuro should have heard about the matter from Classmate Sakayanagi, right? I'll need your help from here on. Let's meet at the dormitory entrance around 7 p.m."

After contacting her, Shiraishi headed to Keyaki Mall. There, he could buy what he needed.

"Could you hand me that one, please?" Shiraishi had his eye on a compact camera.

The store clerk, who had been playing on his phone, looked up with a somewhat impatient expression and casually placed the camera on the counter.

Come to think of it, this disgusting guy was still at the school.

Shiraishi glanced at the clerk. Though the angle was off and he couldn't see what was on the clerk's phone, it was probably the content of him harassing various idols.

After a quick test of the camera's video quality, audio pickup, and network transmission functions, and confirming the device was in working order, Shiraishi paid up cleanly. The total came to 40,000 personal points, but since Shiraishi had the activity budget from Teacher Hoshinomiya, buying it didn't sting at all.

When Shiraishi arrived at the dormitory entrance, Kamuro Masumi was already waiting there.

"Classmate Sakayanagi said I'm supposed to follow your orders from now on... Don't make me do anything weird." Kamuro said, sizing up Shiraishi as she spoke. She had a nagging feeling she'd been sold out.

"Don't worry, Classmate Kamuro will definitely handle this task with ease." Shiraishi handed the shopping bag to Kamuro. "Inside is a compact camera and the corresponding manual. Please get familiar with how to operate it as soon as you get back."

"What's this for?" The moment she saw the camera, Kamuro had a bad feeling... Was this guy some kind of pervert? Did he want her to secretly film girls?

Though her guess wasn't entirely off the mark.

"I'll inform you later. I need you to film someone's 'weakness' for me." Shiraishi said no more.

"Something like this..." Kamuro seemed about to refuse, but Shiraishi suddenly spoke up.

"Classmate Kamuro has a talent for this sort of thing, right? Like, slipping past surveillance cameras and convenience store clerks to snatch a can of beer."

"What?" Kamuro exclaimed in shock, but realizing her overreaction had drawn the attention of passing students, she quickly lowered her voice. "How do you know about that?"

"I 'saw' it, of course." Shiraishi gave an ambiguous reply.

"What rotten luck..." Kamuro's face fell as she took the shopping bag. She had only pulled that stunt once since arriving at the school, and not only had her classmate Sakayanagi Arisu caught her, but now a student from another class had found out too.

"Don't worry, I won't tell anyone." Shiraishi couldn't help but laugh at Kamuro's sour expression.

Kamuro Masumi was an interesting person. She didn't steal out of poverty; she simply enjoyed the act of stealing itself. Her technique and skill were top-notch—she'd never been caught outside, and she'd successfully slipped through the school's screening to enter Class A.

And Shiraishi had his eye on exactly that ability of hers, planning to have her tail and secretly film someone.

"When the time comes, I'll notify you of the target and location. You won't need to show your face afterward—just do what you're good at." Shiraishi reassured Kamuro.

"Fine..." Realizing she had no room to refuse, Kamuro took the camera and walked back into the dorm, presumably to report the situation to Sakayanagi Arisu.

Shiraishi opened his phone and checked the notes on his memo, confirming all today's tasks were cleared before heading to Keyaki Mall. Today, the Class A students were holding a gathering at the board game shop.

And so, the first week of May passed.

Shiraishi followed Tachibana Akane to get acquainted with the heads of various clubs and familiarize himself with the storage of different equipment. Then, taking time out, he brought a photo of the online idol "Shizuku" to the electronics store to carry out the fishing operation. After obtaining evidence of the clerk's misconduct, he went straight to Teacher Hoshinomiya.

Shiraishi's explanation went like this: While observing Class D, he noticed that Sakura Airi was actually the online idol "Shizuku," then discovered a disgusting stalker in her comment section who seemed to be at the school, and finally tracked him down at the electronics store.

Though it was a case of shooting the arrow first and drawing the target afterward, the evidence on the disgusting clerk's phone was far too solid. Soon enough, that clerk was expelled from the school to face legal judgment.

Because this case was rather unique, the school administration took its impact seriously and ultimately assigned Shiraishi—both the whistleblower and a student council member—to privately communicate with Classmate Sakura.

Outside the Class D classroom, Shiraishi called out Sakura Airi and moved a short distance away from the others.

"The school hopes that Classmate Sakura won't let this affect your campus life, so they sent me to explain the situation to you." Shiraishi quietly gave Sakura a rough rundown of the stalker clerk at Keyaki Mall.

"Ah... I see... Thank you..." Sakura seemed to have severe social anxiety, fidgeting for a long time before squeezing out those few words.

"It's nothing. If you encounter a similar situation in the future, you can find a teacher or contact us in the student council. Here's my contact info." Shiraishi handed over his contact details, exchanged a few pleasantries, and left.

"Looks like today's the day." Shiraishi had been outwardly vigilant against eavesdroppers the whole time, but in reality, he had been observing Class D through the glass.

He noticed Kushida Kikyo going to contact Ike Kanji, Sudo Ken, and the others. They were probably planning to head to the library for tutoring this afternoon.

Of course, the Class D trio of idiots didn't yet have the resolve they would develop months later. Especially since Chabashira Sae had "kindly" reminded everyone that paying attention in class wouldn't increase class points, so today's tutoring session was bound to end in discord.

With that thought, Shiraishi pulled out his phone and issued instructions to Kamuro Masumi.

"Classmate Kamuro, please bring the equipment and complete the task today. The target is Class D's Kushida Kikyo. If you don't recognize her, I can provide some basic info."

"...I do know Classmate Kushida, at least. Can I ask why her?" Kamuro read the message quickly and replied.

"Aren't you curious why someone like her ended up in Class D?"

"Sorry, I'm not curious at all..."

"Alright, then just consider it my personal bad taste. In short, I'd like you to film any unusual behavior from Classmate Kushida." Shiraishi didn't explain further. Kamuro would carry out the task as instructed anyway.