Foolish Innocents and Troubled Delinquents Always Thought Differently, Yet Somehow Managed to Hit It Off

"Kaguya, why don't we test that president?" Miyuki Shirogane's unusual behavior had made even Sogo Doma curious. Even if he had once slandered the guy as mentally ill, he shouldn't have been acting this strangely, right?

"Test what?" Kaguya Shinomiya might not have agreed if it had been anything else, but since it involved Shirogane, she agreed without a second thought...

"Test whether he actually likes you, of course..."

"???" After freezing for a moment, Kaguya Shinomiya instinctively said, "What's in it for you?" Hey, hey, could this... guy be interested in her, just like the president had said?

"There's nothing in it for me..." Unaware that she had gotten the wrong idea, Sogo Doma remained perfectly earnest. Kaguya Shinomiya: "..." Who did things that had nothing in it for them?!

Liar!

"I'm just curious..." Sogo Doma explained. "After all, you've gone on about him for so long. You could even use that guy to threaten me into backing down. If he doesn't like you, then the dignified young lady of the Shinomiya Family..." In truth, he wanted to see exactly what he had changed. Kazusa Touma transferring to Otonokizaka Academy had been caused by the butterfly effect he stirred up, yet Muse had still formed. But over at Shuchiin Academy... Sogo Doma couldn't figure out what had caused Miyuki Shirogane to change so drastically.

"Are you seriously that bored!?" Kaguya Shinomiya complained.

"Maybe?" Sogo Doma blinked. "Don't you want to know? Or are you afraid of learning the truth?"

"I already said..."

"So..." But before Kaguya Shinomiya could finish, Sogo Doma interrupted, "Want to test him?"

"Just how long have you been skipping school!?"

"Didn't I tell you? I didn't take leave—I cut class..." Incidentally, Utaha had taken leave. Well, Undying River was holding its semiannual meeting today. Otherwise,