In truth, Aikawa Kaze had only attended school for a few days. His classmates barely remembered him, aside from a vague impression of a fairly good-looking boy.
However, as a genius who had skipped grades and brought honor to the school, "Aikawa Kaze" had been promoted as a model student.
Even though he no longer attended the school, some materials that had not been updated in time still allowed Junpei Yoshino to find a photo of him.
It really was Aikawa!
Junpei Yoshino had no idea that his reckless inquiries and vague explanations had turned Aikawa Kaze's reputation from that of a genuine "ghost student" into that of a "ghost haunting the school."
He spent the entire day calling out his upperclassman's name all over campus, trying to see him again, but received no response.
Only at sunset did Junpei Yoshino realize he had done something stupid.
Despite all the horror movies he had watched, he had actually forgotten the basic rule that ghosts only appeared at night.
Having wasted an entire day, Junpei Yoshino barely hesitated before calling his mother to say he would be staying out late with a friend, then chose to remain at school after classes ended.
As for where to wait until nightfall...
He had first met his upperclassman in the Gymnasium, so that should be the easiest place to find him. But going there might mean running into that group.
I should wait until the sports clubs finish before going!
With that thought, Junpei Yoshino simply found a chair in a corner of the campus and began doing his homework in the lingering glow of sunset, hoping this would leave him more time to spend with his upperclassman.
He had hidden here rather than staying in a classroom to avoid that group, too. Otherwise,