After he left the café at Keyaki Mall, the evening breeze had taken on a slight chill.
Tatsuya Sakuya strolled along the campus's tree-lined path and returned to the dormitory building.
He swiped his card and went inside.
Casually taking off his uniform jacket and draping it over the back of a chair, he pulled the chair out, sat down, and placed his phone on the desk.
Stored in his phone's encrypted local album and his personal cloud drive was ultra-high-definition footage that captured the conflict at the Special Teaching Building from every angle.
Tatsuya Sakuya continued browsing Airi Sakura's photos on his phone, recalling how she usually looked in class.
He couldn't help marveling to himself. A girl with glasses was bound to have a surprising other side, huh?
But what excited him most was the points he would soon get.
Life without points really was rough.
After all, there was a saying that put it perfectly.
Points couldn't do everything, but without points, you couldn't do anything.
Just as Tatsuya Sakuya was considering how many points to demand-
"Ding."
The phone on his desk suddenly chimed, interrupting his thoughts.
A Line message popped up at the top of the screen, with Kushida Kikyou prominently displayed as the contact name.
Tatsuya Sakuya raised an eyebrow and swiped the screen open.
He had to admit, the social butterfly known throughout their year as an "angel" was certainly efficient.
Barely any time had passed, and she had already gotten back to him.
But when he thought of how she privately listened to everyone's complaints and acted as a dumping ground for their negativity, he once again marveled at her mental resilience.
If that were me, I would've snapped ages ago, right?
Kushida Kikyou: [Shiba, are you there? I've gotten in touch