Thinking that, Hachiman inexplicably felt heat rising from his body and found himself unable to look directly at her.
However.
Although Hachiman did not look at Classmate Sakayanagi, the fact that Sakayanagi had arrived here early meant she ranked highly in Class A. Her mother should therefore have been among the first group of parents to enter the school.
As he thought this, another bus headed for the school came to a stop.
A new wave of parents had arrived.
"Please head this way, newly arrived parents. We need to verify your identities." Ichinose was still overseeing the scene, but soon, "Eh... um... yes. Mom."
Ichinose had unexpectedly run into her own parent right away.
It was easy enough to understand. A student's ID ranking in each class was generally related to their overall evaluation, so the parents of class representatives such as Katsuragi, Sakayanagi, and Ichinose were among the first to enter the school.
Hachiman remembered that Horikita also ranked fairly high in Class D.
So...
Hachiman began watching the parents getting off the bus.
He spotted someone he knew sitting on the bus, though fortunately, he did not see Horikita's brother.
However.
"—"
"We meet again, Hachiman." After signing in, Ichinose's mother walked over and directly greeted Hachiman.
Hachiman had met her once before during the Cultural Festival. At the time... to conceal a lie he had once told, he had no choice but to take on the role of Ichinose's fiancé and interact with her mother.
Though in truth, that relationship could possibly continue.
"I am this school's Student Council President, and Hachiman is the Vice President." As one of the school's representatives, Classmate Sakayanagi took the initiative to speak first.
"Hello. Ichinose told me that the Student Council President invited her to join the Student Council.