His personality seemed to be the gentle type.
And boys like that were probably quite popular.
As Hachiman watched him, though, he felt that Sanada's behavior was somewhat odd, as if he wanted to say something but held back, then wanted to speak again.
However, since the other party had not asked directly, there was no reason for Hachiman to take the initiative either. After all, they were in different classes, and even if Hachiman was eventually sent to Class A by Sakayanagi, that would be much later. For now, they still had to return a Class A position to Ryuen's class.
So Hachiman left it at that.
"If there are no other questions, I'll continue the lesson," Hachiman said to Sanada.
He had given him time—at least five minutes without disturbing him—allowing him to speak up on his own.
But Sanada did not make a move.
So Hachiman continued touring the place.
Then—
While looking at the paintings in the corridor, Hachiman spotted someone he knew and walked over.
"What an unexpected encounter." Hachiman saw Kamuro.
"I just came over for a look. I wasn't planning to take this course," Kamuro said.
During Hachiman's earlier observations, Masumi Kamuro had indeed hurried through the gallery corridor lined with paintings, as though trying to identify something. By the time Hachiman noticed her, she had already passed more than half of it. Even while speaking with him, she kept quickly moving forward, only finally seeming to put down a heavy burden once she had seen every displayed work.
No one knew a dog better than its owner.
Seeing how lighthearted she looked, Hachiman immediately understood something.
So Kamuro had been worried that her work would be publicly put on display for ridicule?
Although Kamuro had not said much about the art club