"Senpaku, I am Sakamoto. What brings you here?"

Ayanokoji neither confirmed nor denied this.

As long as it doesn't disrupt his peaceful campus life,

He was pleased to see someone take the initiative to take responsibility for managing these "troubles".

After school.

Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, as usual

I'm getting ready to get back to the dorm as quickly as possible.

Horikita Suzune naturally followed not far behind him.

The two lived in the same dormitory building.

In addition, a new month has begun.

Horikita seems to have some ideas about the future plans for the class that she wants to discuss with Ayanokouji.

however,

They hadn't gone far.

A light and cheerful voice rang out from behind.

"Horikita-san! Ayanokoji-san! Wait for me!"

Kikyo Kushida jogged after her.

His face beamed with a radiant smile, free of any gloom.

He naturally joined their ranks.

"What a coincidence! Shall we go back together?"

She said with a smile.

Ayanoko nodded expressionlessly.

Horikita's reaction was rather lukewarm.

He simply nodded slightly and said nothing more.

But compared to the attitude of complete disregard or even disgust at the beginning of the school year,

They are now worlds apart.

Kushida seemed completely unconcerned by this coldness.

He actively sought out topics to talk about along the way.

The conversation ranged from trivial weather to amusing anecdotes from the classroom.

The atmosphere wasn't exactly lively, but it wasn't too tense either.

While walking,

Kushida suddenly changed the subject to Horikita.

His tone carried just the right amount of expectation and probing:

"Hey, Horikita-kun, we're... friends now, right?"

Horikita paused for a moment.

She glanced sideways at Kushida's large eyes, which were filled with sincerity.

silent for a moment,

He replied somewhat awkwardly:

"...It should be considered that."

"Great!"

Kushida immediately broke into an even brighter smile.

It was as if he had received tremendous recognition.

"I've always wanted to be good friends with Horikita-kun!"

at this time,

At the corner of the road ahead,

A tall and elegant figure walked over unhurriedly.

Black-rimmed glasses

A meticulously styled hairstyle

A leisurely pace.

It was Sakamoto.

Good evening, everyone.

As Sakamoto passed by them,

He nodded slightly and greeted her in a steady voice.

Good evening, Sakamoto-san.

Horikita responded instinctively, his tone slightly reserved.

"Oh."

Ayanokouji gave a brief reply.

Kikyo Kushida's smile froze for a moment.

Although he quickly put on a smile again,

He also responded with "Good evening".

But that brief, unnatural freeze,

It did not escape Ayanokouji's seemingly indifferent eyes.

Sakamoto did not stop.

It was as if they were just passing by; after exchanging greetings, they continued walking.

The figure quickly disappeared into the twilight.

After a brief interlude,

The atmosphere seemed to have subtly shifted.

Kushida continued talking.

But the conversation subtly shifted to something unimportant.

It no longer involves "friends" or class affairs.

Horikita occasionally chimed in with a comment.

Ayanokoji remained silent throughout.

The three of them, each with their own thoughts,

I walked silently to the dormitory building.

"See you tomorrow!"

Kushida smiled and waved goodbye at the elevator entrance, then turned and walked towards his room.

Horikita watched her retreating figure.

Frowning slightly,

It seemed he wanted to say something to Ayanokouji about Kushida's reaction earlier.

But in the end, he just shook his head.

"We'll talk about next month's plans another time."

After she finished speaking, she turned and left.

Ayanokouji stood still.

I watched quietly in the direction the two had gone.

P.S.: I'll only post one chapter today because I discovered a problem while organizing the manuscript.

The original work does not describe the period from the end of May to the end of June, which is one month apart from the first volume to the second volume.

Therefore, I still need to try my best to fill in this gap period; simply glossing over it would seem too rushed.

In other words, I need to make significant revisions to the existing drafts I have on hand, which may be quite troublesome.

I will update three chapters tomorrow.

Thank you for your support.

First Year Transition (Not very well written, you can skip this): Chapter 083: Sakamoto Organizing Documents

The get out of class bell rang.

Long Yuanxiang left the noisy teaching building alone.

They did not head towards the dormitory area.

Instead, he turned and walked in another direction.

His steps were steady.

Sharp eyes

He repeatedly considered the newly formed design in his mind.

The plan was to use the internal conflicts within Class D to restrain Class C.

But before that,

He needs to confirm one thing first.

Something that had been lingering in his mind ever since the midterm exams ended.

That document distributed in Sakamoto's name,

The "midterm exam" that nearly caused turmoil in the first grade

Its mastermind,

Who is it?

After piecing together and analyzing fragmented information from various sources

All the clues,

Ultimately, they all subtly point to one person—

That popular second-year student,

Student Union Vice President, Nan Yunya.

Through a survey of second graders,

Longyuan believes:

Only him,

They have the ability to do this.

Longyuan needs to be confirmed in person.

He needs to see.

What exactly was this senior's mindset?

They were trying to stir up trouble among the first-year students using such underhanded methods.

He arrived at the administration building.

Go straight up to the second floor,