Voluue Part4 (1/2)
Classroo/Liam
ED: Josh/EC
The lack of an expulsion from within Class B The fact that Ryūen was still here
I had been involved in both of these two noteworthy incidents behind the scenes
It was back on the day when I had met with Hiyori at the library and invited Ichinose to ht, just past ten, the sound of the doorbell rang throughout my room
I didn't have many friends ould come to my room to pay me a visit
I considered whether or not it was Horikita, Kushi+da, or maybe even someone from the Ayanokōji Group, but in most cases, they would've sentahead of time
This ti That is to say, the person at the door wasn't anyone like that
In which case, who in the world had come to visit me?
”…Well this is a first”
As I checked the intercom from within the depths of my room, I saw an unexpected duo displayed on the screen
They seemed like they were cold as they waited for me to answer the door
”Well… I suppose curfew is only enforced for the upper floors”
As a general rule, it's prohibited for a boy to enter a girl's living quarters after eight at night
Well, even if you did break curfew, it wouldn't be a very big deal as long as word didn't get out Plus, even if you got caught, the punish as it had only happened once or twice In any case, there weren't any rules that prevented a girl fro the one to co to at least respond to theh, I wasn't exactly welco with how I phrased my words
”…I'd like to talk if you have a an to speak, breaking the silence He leaned forward and peered into the camera and a close-up of his pupil appeared on the screen
It didn't seem that he wanted to have this talk over the intercom
”Give me a moment”
I walked over to the entryway and unlocked the door, and upon doing so, it abruptly swung open The boy, Class D's Ishi+zaki, entered ht away
If one was careless, the force at which the door had swung open could've hurt someone
”Welcome You should hurry and come in too It's cold out there”
”Why do I have to…”
Ishi+zaki's classmate, Ibuki, voiced her dissatisfaction at et in here Ibuki”
”Ugh”
Giving in to Ishi+zaki's prodding, she walked through the entryway
The cold air was certainly starting to make its way in, so I hastily closed the door behind her
After thinking about hoould still feel the cold draft if we talked at the entryway, I invited them further into the rooht like this?”
At ether and lowered his head
”Please, Ayanokōji! Tell us how to prevent Ryūen-san fro expelled!”
”…What?”
These two had coht just to ask for such a ridiculous favor
”Did I mishear you? Could you say that one more time?”
”I asked you to tell us how to prevent Ryūen-san fro expelled!”
It didn't seeet it, Ishi+zaki There's no way Ayanokōji will cooperate with you”
Apparently, Ibuki and Ishi+zaki weren't on the sa to ask for my help
”That… that's probably true, it's just… I can't think of anyone else other than Ayanokōji who could do so”
”It's not like I care Oh, by the way, I' with hih, she exasperatedly showed me the screen of her phone
There were more than fifty missed call notifications froo and ask him all alone!? He's our enemy!”
”It's the same even if I'm here with you What an idiot”
”Shut yer mouth…”
Ishi+zaki and Ibuki proceeded to bicker with each other
”Well, it doesn't seem like you were sent here by Ryūen”
If they were acting, it would've been quite the show, but that didn't seem to be the case here
”There's no e'd be here for that Ryūen-san… wouldn't ask us to do so like this You should understand at least that much”
”I suppose”
Ryūen had already washed his hands of schoolit seem like he had been defeated by Ishi+zaki
In fact, it seemed like he was already fully resolved to leave the school
Further expelled, he wouldn't have reached out toto do so so shaone? He's done all sorts of things to you”
Ibuki spoke up again, questioning Ishi+zaki
”…Well… a lot of stuff did happen… But, it's different now”
”What is?”
”Huh? What do youyou what you mean by 'it's different now'”
”I've come to understand that Ryūen-san is iet it Don't you kno h because of him?”
These two had really coe at all
Or, to put it more accurately, it was as if they were simply unable to coonna argue, do it later”
At h I wanna go back towith each other In particular, Ibuki still had a stern expression on her face
”Don't say that You have to help me persuade Ayanokōji too”
”I don't wanna”
”If you're gonna argue, go do it sons of the conversationso myself
”Ryūen isn't very popular, even in Class C It's just an outsider's perspective, but I'uess some people may hate him, maybe…”
”What do you mean 'some people'? Al about it”
”Just shut it! There's nothing wrong hat I said!”
”Ugh, you're so loud and annoying By the way, you're spraying your spit everywhere while you talk, so stop shouting”
”I thought I said to save your arguing for later”
If they keptso much noise in such a small room like this, the sound would be heard in the rooe of anger in my voice, and the two of them seemed to cal on et on with the conversation
”It would be unreasonably difficult to stop Ryūen fro around the bush
I felt like uess that's true”
Having understood what I was getting at, Ibuki nodded in agree to accept it so easily
”Can't you do so!?”
At the very least, hishis drive to save Ryūen
”You really want to stop Ryūen fro, don't you?”
”…Yeah”
Other than uise that Ishi+zaki detests Ryūen
Of course, that was only a consequence of the incident between Ryūen and I Even so, it was true that Ishi+zaki had been tyrannized by Ryūen many times up to this point I didn't think that he would co me to save him when he obviously didn't want to
This was probably also due to the emotional connection he had made with Ryūen over the course of the past year
However, nobody would be struggling if this exa that could be overcome with emotions alone