"If we report the memory card using Hachiman's name, how do you think he'll respond?"
"First, he'll definitely come to the private room during lunch break to find me." That was what Sakayanagi Arisu had said.
Then she had said this as well.
"Don't feel dissatisfied, thinking that I gave Hachiman the credit for reporting it while ignoring you, Kamuro."
"That's not it. If anything, Kamuro, you can't be the one to make this report."
Was that so?
It was true.
If Kamuro reported it, people might wonder how she had gotten hold of the memory card, and Masumi the Master Thief's secret might be exposed.
Kamuro herself had concealed that extremely well, only to suffer a setback here at Sakayanagi Arisu's hands.
So, if she were suspected of stealing, even if she had done a good thing, it might still affect the class. But if it were Hachiman Hikigaya from First-year Class D, things would be different.
Most people paid very little attention to Class D.
And two days ago, Hachiman from Class D had damaged a camera and been publicly reprimanded by the entire school.
So aside from the few people who understood why he had done it, most people probably regarded him as a troublesome student with no sense of propriety.
That way, Kamuro's theft of the memory card could be covered up.
And if the clerk were dealt with or even expelled from school, there would be even less evidence left behind.
That was killing three birds with one stone.
And one of those birds was the current situation. By deliberately giving Hachiman that title, she knew he would come looking for her.
Then...
Kamuro noticed Sakayanagi Arisu's obvious disappointment.
So that really was it, huh?
She made it sound so grand, but she only wanted