"Origami... Weren't you going to look for Itsuka and the others? Then why...?"
A girl called out to Origami, who stood ahead of them.
Everyone followed Origami's gaze in confusion. Then they fell silent too.
The reason was simple: the boy Origami had been searching for, Shido Itsuka, was standing right in front of them.
And on either side of him stood a girl in a Raizen High School uniform. The two girls looked almost identical.
Each girl had one of Shido's arms wrapped in hers, her chest pressed tightly against him.
He looked like a playboy with a girl on each arm.
Shido trudged forward with Kaguya and Yuzuru clinging to him, his face dark with embarrassment.
Noticing that Origami seemed to be watching him, he managed a smile that looked worse than crying and greeted her.
"Oh... Hi, Origami..."
Just as Shido finished speaking, another figure appeared behind him.
"So why am I the one carrying Tohka while you get to enjoy hugs from two beautiful girls?"
Lingmeng came strolling up with an unconscious Tohka on her back, her face full of resentment.
Well, if she had to be honest, carrying a beautiful girl wasn't exactly a bad thing either.
At the sight, the students erupted.
"Who are those two beauties!? How long has Itsuka even been here? He's already found himself two new girls?"
"Wait—the uniforms those girls are wearing look like ours, don't they? I've never seen them before... Do they go to our school?"
"Forget that! Can't you see Lingmeng's with Itsuka too!? She was supposed to be with us in the Archives.
"She must have been worried about him and slipped out when we weren't looking. But even though Lingmeng cares about him so much, he's ignoring her for his new flames! Damn it!"