Xin returned to the Student Council office and found Hinamori inside.
He could not help but sigh inwardly. What had to be faced would eventually have to be faced.
"President..."
Hinamori stood up somewhat nervously, looking as though she had done something wrong.
"Why are you here?" Xin asked.
"I... I originally came to find you," Hinamori said softly.
"What do you mean?"
"Kanazawa came by earlier."
A bad feeling suddenly rose in Xin's heart.
"And then?"
"She saw me here and asked why I was here. I... I said I came to find you, and she said I was skipping class and wanted to tell my homeroom teacher. I... I couldn't help arguing with her a little." Hinamori lowered her head more and more as she spoke.
"Just arguing?" Xin asked calmly.
"...What I said might have been a little harsh."
Hinamori thought about it. Putting everything else aside, Kanazawa was still the President's good friend. During their previous internship in the Human World, the President had even taken a blow from a Menos Grande to save Kanazawa.
That kind of friendship, built on entrusting their lives to each other, and she had described it that way. She had truly gone too far.
Xin took a deep breath. "How harsh?"
Now Hinamori did not know what to say. She could not possibly repeat those words again. She secretly glanced at Xin's expression and felt that the President might be angry.
"President, I'm sorry. It was my fault. At the time, I..."
"Did you skip class to come here?" Xin asked.
"...Yes."
"Kanazawa probably didn't say anything harsh to you, did she?"
"...I'm sorry, President. I was wrong. I'll go apologize to Kanazawa." Hinamori looked as though she was about to cry.
Xin's thoughts were in turmoil. *This is all