Misunderstood

"News! I've got news!"

Ike ran into the classroom with his phone in hand, his face brimming with excitement. "I called in every connection I had and finally found out the name of the girl in this photo!"

"Uh... what's the point of knowing that?" (Kato Satsu)

Satsu looked at Yamauchi and the others gathered by the window. Reading their thoughts had already become one of his daily entertainments.

Of course, having fun was only one of Satsu's goals. Through their thoughts, he could also learn things like how widely the photo had spread and how much impact it was having.

"Satsu seems to love staring at Yamauchi and the others." (Ayanokoji Kiyotaka)

Ayanokoji watched Satsu from beside him and muttered to himself inwardly.

No wonder Ayanokoji felt something close to disgust. The only person he was relatively close to would grin foolishly at men for no reason at all.

No one could stand behavior that crossed the boundaries of psychological comfort like that.

"A beautiful girl at the next desk who was aloof and sharp-tongued, the only person even slightly close to me was an abnormal freak, and my class and studies were constantly on the verge of expulsion."

After considering his current situation, Ayanokoji reached a conclusion without hesitation.

"Was this high school life really completely hopeless?"

"How about you switch seats with me?"

Just as Ayanokoji was immersed in his inner world, Suzune, who had been seated between him and Satsu all along, suddenly spoke.

"You two—one of you watches the Idiot Trio, while the other watches him. How exactly do you explain this?"

"An equilateral triangle with one side missing?"

"Maybe you should try harder to fit in with Yamauchi and the others. Then perhaps Kato's attention will shift to you too."

Suzune looked at Ayanokoji