"Do you remember what Hayato just said? What if someone told you Miura wasn't Miura, but Ebina...?"
"Do you think I'm an idiot?" Yumiko Miura said irritably.
"What if it wasn't just one person saying it, but everyone around you?"
"April Fools'?"
"What if they kept saying it for a long time?" Yumiko Miura and the others: "..." It sounded bizarre—and creepy—but what was the point?
"When an avalanche strikes, not a single snowflake is innocent..." As they struggled to understand, Hachiman Hikigaya spoke quietly. "Perhaps Hayato had once been one of those not-so-innocent snowflakes too, which was why..."
"How could that be?" Yumiko Miura panicked. "I don't know about anyone else, but Hayato would never..."
"Then I'm afraid you're mistaken..." Before she could finish, a cool voice rang out. "Not only Hayato—even I was once one of those not-so-innocent snowflakes!" Yumiko Miura froze. "Yukinoshita?"
"Although I just ran into Yuigahama..." Unfortunately, the young lady ignored her and looked at Hachiman Hikigaya instead. "She doesn't know the details, so what exactly happened?"
"Hey..." Being ignored left Yumiko Miura very displeased.
"How about we wait for Ms. Hiratsuka and explain it all together?" Hachiman Hikigaya said. "Right now, I—or rather, we—want to understand what Hayato meant by 'creating Miura.' Or perhaps I should ask: is this Miura really Miura?" Yumiko Miura and the others: "???" What did he mean, was Miura really Miura?
"I don't know..." Yukino Yukinoshita shook her head. "Actually, the first time I saw the Miura beside Hayato, I was surprised too..." Yumiko Miura: "???"
"What do you mean?"
"Rongyuan Nanako..." Yukino Yukinoshita said expressionlessly. "That was Miura's former name..."
"When was I ever called..." Rongyuan Nanako? Not only had her given name changed, even her surname had changed?
"I'm not talking about you. Rongyuan Nanako was a