He had originally been seated in the aisle seat of two adjacent seats, so he voluntarily stood and moved to the window seat.
The student who had just greeted him sat down as well, carrying a faintly sweet fragrance.
It was probably the scent of jasmine.
It was the scent of perfume, one Hachiman had smelled on Kushida and Ichinose before.
But the girl who had just sat down also carried that fragrance, which made him curious.
Because the person who had greeted Hachiman was Hiyori Shiina.
The two of them had been assigned to the same group for this exam.
"..." Hachiman.
Hachiman had assumed Shiina was the type who did not wear perfume, but apparently, she was still a girl.
"Morning. We've been assigned to the same group this time," Hachiman said.
"Yes." Hiyori nodded lightly. She was carrying a backpack that looked heavy.
"Want to put it up there?" Hachiman asked.
"Thank you very much," Hiyori said.
In other words, she wanted him to help her.
So Hachiman placed her backpack in the overhead luggage rack.
"It's really reassuring that boys can grow so tall," Shiina said after taking her seat. "And Hachiman, you've grown another five centimeters this past year, haven't you?"
Hachiman was now 173 centimeters tall.
Before enrolling, he had only been 168, so he had grown quite a bit.
It was probably because the food at this school was so good.
He had to thank Classmate Sakayanagi for treating him to meals when he had been poor during his first year.
Just like that.
As usual, when facing a girl, Hachiman was still easily winning favor with other girls.
"It feels like you're in a pretty good mood, Shiina," Hachiman said.
"Can you tell?" Hiyori seemed a little surprised.
But she quickly seemed