The next day.
Lunch break.
The students in the class were all eating lunch.
Natsume Chikage and the others were no exception.
Fujiwara Aoi asked curiously, "Chikage, are you free after school?"
"No." Natsume Chikage shook his head.
Saionji Nanase asked in confusion, "Do you have something going on, Chikage?"
"Some upperclassmen asked me to go out with them. They said they had something to discuss with me," Natsume Chikage explained.
Yukimura Suzune narrowed her eyes slightly. "Don't tell me it's Tsukishima and the others?"
"That's right," Natsume Chikage replied.
Fujiwara Aoi puffed out her cheeks slightly. "Why are they suddenly looking for you? What are they trying to do?"
Saionji Nanase blinked. "I want to know too."
Yukimura Suzune said nothing, but her narrowed eyes clearly showed that she cared very much as well.
Natsume Chikage seemed thoughtful. "I'll tell you quietly, but don't tell anyone else."
Fujiwara Aoi grumbled, "Who do you think we are? How could we possibly spread it around?"
"That's right." Saionji Nanase's eyes lit up. "Hurry up and tell us, Chikage."
Natsume Chikage leaned closer and said quietly, "Actually, Araki is planning to confess to Yasui, so she asked Rin and me to help create an opportunity for her."
The three girls suddenly understood.
Saionji Nanase looked delighted. "So that's what it was."
"You should've said so. I thought it was—cough, cough." Fujiwara Aoi did not finish her sentence, and her cheeks reddened slightly.
"Then do you have any plans?" Yukimura Suzune pressed.
"No particular plan. We'll just find a suitable place and opportunity to slip away while we're out with them," Natsume Chikage explained.
Saionji Nanase smiled. "That really is best. A confession needs a very good setting and atmosphere, after all. It wouldn't be good for the two of them if we