In other words, he had treated Ryuen as prey to be hunted.
Yet now they had become classmates, even working together on the exam.
Looking at it that way, Ryuen really was a pretty decent guy!
He could let go when it was time to let go.
As he thought that, Hachiman noticed that Ryuen seemed to be talking with Kiyotaka Ayanokoji, who was in the same group.
Kiyotaka was not wearing gloves either. They were tucked into his pocket.
Ryuen had noticed that as well.
But Ryuen did not say anything. He seemed to be in a good mood and deliberately struck up a conversation with Kiyotaka.
In other words, Ryuen could have forced Kiyotaka to lend him his gloves, but he had not. Instead, he had chosen to borrow Hachiman Hikigaya's gloves. So Ryuen really was holding a grudge against him.
"Kito seems to be quite interested in clothing," Yamamura said. She apparently felt awkward just sitting there after accepting someone else's gloves, so she took the initiative to start a conversation.
"The boys had a discussion about life plans together last night," Hachiman said. "Kito talked about his dream of becoming a fashion designer."
"I-I see... It's good to have a dream of your own," Yamamura said with some envy. "Th-then what about you, Hachiman?"
As someone Princess Sakayanagi had arranged to follow Hachiman Hikigaya four times and Kushida six times, Yamamura had witnessed Hachiman and Kushida going on dates.
At the same time.
As a girl herself, it was not hard for her to notice Classmate Sakayanagi's intentions.
Still.
Was Princess Sakayanagi really going to do this?
Because.
When she had followed Hachiman and Kushida, she had found the two of them getting along wonderfully on their dates.
So Princess Sakayanagi wanted to become... the other