If they were merely ordinary classmates, they would basically just drift through school and wait for graduation, then continue living the same lives they had before. It was nothing like Nagaoka and the others working hard together as a class, ultimately helping some students advance to Class A.
Thinking about it that way really left one with mixed feelings.
"I'm Ryuji Kanzaki from Class C," Kanzaki said next.
Originally, he had been somewhat introverted, but after more than two years, he had become much more outgoing.
"This is Watanabe."
"Nice to meet you," Watanabe promptly greeted them when his name was called.
Watanabe had been in the same group as Hachiman during the school trip.
So they were acquaintances.
However, as Watanabe spoke, his gaze seemed to unconsciously flick toward Nagaoka. He looked away quickly, but he had definitely glanced in that direction, and there was even a hint of furtiveness to it.
That reaction was incredibly innocent.
Even during class, young boys and girls could not help instinctively looking at the person they liked.
In other words, it was not just Komiyama and Shinohara. Did Watanabe also want to properly protect Nagaoka during this Forest Camp?
Hachiman felt that this group was truly filled with the sour stench of romance.
They were probably not going to be easy to manage.
"I-I'm Chihiro Shiranam," Chihiro, the birdlike girl with pale green hair in their group, said timidly.
Although she had also spent two years at this school, her introverted personality did not seem to have changed.
Still, she was quite something herself.
Back in their first year, she had wanted to confess to Ichinose. To prevent the situation from becoming irreversible, Hachiman had taken the initiative to confess to Ichinose himself, making Chihiro give up on her confession.
Hachiman understood