After having lunch with Kushida, Horikita's worries were also resolved.
The two agreed to start trying their hand at making chocolate after school that afternoon.
Although Valentine's Day was still over ten days away, it was definitely better to prepare early than to panic when the time drew near.
Besides,
making chocolate was not something that could be easily mastered in just one or two attempts.
Kushida also had a little idea of her own.
Though Valentine's Day would have Hachiman as the one receiving chocolate, she would need to demonstrate while teaching Horikita. She certainly would not eat all the chocolate herself, so she could take away the portion she made.
Then,
could she also save one portion during the process and give it to Hachiman on Valentine's Day?
This chocolate would be made in Suzune Horikita's room, using Horikita's kitchenware.
Just thinking about it made her feel much better.
After all, she could not think about it now—could not think about how her father or mother would come to the school on the fifteenth. Though she had not seen them for two years, she did not think her relationship with her parents could be so easily repaired.
However,
"I suggest you spend more of your free time studying."
On the way back to the dorms, Horikita ran into Sakura, and the two rode the same elevator.
Just as Horikita was about to step out of the elevator, she suddenly said that to Sakura.
"Eh? Ah... okay." Sakura nodded.
Although they were currently only in Class D, perhaps precisely because they were in Class D, she clearly understood that the class had very little resistance to the risks of special exams. Almost... most of the students faced the threat of expulsion.
Sakura had certainly improved compared to when she