Tadano Taro had already pushed the conversation with Taiya to the back of his mind. He even forgot about Rindou at this moment.
After all, he has more important things to worry about now.
At this moment, he lingered outside his classroom door, his fingers nervously gripping the edge of the frame as he peered through the small rectangular window.
Inside, the sunlight poured through the blinds and bathed the room in gold, his eyes looking for someone.
He didn't have to look for long, as there she was—Tachibana Rei, his childhood friend, laughing softly as she spoke to Himejima Haruka.
Haruka, with her cold and expressionless face, sat quietly, listening, her red eyes occasionally blinking with faint curiosity as Rei continued to speak animatedly about something written on their shared notes.
The sight was… strange to him.
Rei rarely spoke that naturally to people she had just met, especially to someone as aloof as Haruka.
