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Without realizing it, I could already see the school, and around me, more and more Ugao High students appeared.

Kiryu Hina and Kohinata Suse were talking as they walked towards the school gate.

Kagura Hikaru fell behind intentionally, distancing himself from them.

Even so, he still attracted quite a few glances.

In the previous days, Kiryu Hina, intent on creating trouble for Ayakoji Chiyoko, wickedly made public their...love triangle? It might be called that.

In any case, after that incident, Kagura Hikaru became unavoidably conspicuous no matter what.

If he was alone, it wasn't too bad, but when he walked together with Kiryu Hina or Ayakoji Chiyoko, he would trigger the conspicuous package dbuff, gaining the 'Whispers of Classmates' effect.

...What an unnecessary disaster.

Although one could understand that it was an act of desperation to distract Ayakoji Chiyoko's attention, they clearly hadn't considered the repercussions.

No, perhaps they did consider them but dismissed them as 'not a big deal.'

Don't get me wrong, what Kagura Hikaru spoke of wasn't his own situation.

When entering the school, they happened to see President Ayakoji in the courtyard walkway.

She was holding her handbag, speaking sternly to a Discipline Committee member by the roadside. After giving instructions, she flipped her long hair and turned toward the teaching building.

Somehow, her usually cold and authoritative silhouette now seemed lonelier than usual.

This probably had something to do with the Ugao High students whispering behind her back.

"Hasn't President Ayakoji been off her game recently?"

"She must have been too busy plotting against others right. I heard she even had reporters harass Classmate Kiriyu on purpose."

"She didn't handle the Tsukinomori incident well either. People are still criticizing us, it's so annoying."

"How irritating, why did we even elect her as the Student Council President?"

"I heard she's been spiteful towards Classmate Kiriyu, even fighting over a man with her."

"In the end, Ayakoji Chiyoko is just an ordinary person after all. What a letdown."

Listening to the gossip surrounding him, Kagura Hikaru fell silent.

Ayakoji Chiyoko's position was worrisome; she was gradually losing her authority among the students, and there were even people gossiping about her behind her back, which had never happened before.

Even when she was framed by Hina and lost her position as the Chairman of the Disciplinary Committee, she had never fallen so low.

Is this what they mean by 'the higher you climb, the harder you fall'?

Kiryu Hina observed Kagura Hikaru's expression and reminded him sternly, "Don't go soft. She deserves this, and you don't want to be entangled with that person again, do you?"

Kagura Hikaru sighed.

Kohinata Suse, looking at Ayakoji Chiyoko's distant figure, turned her head and said, "Maybe I should go have a chat with her."

"You?" Kiryu Hina was surprised.

"Yeah, seeing her like this, I can't help but feel somewhat concerned."

"You actually feel sympathy for her?"

"After all, we caused this. Hina, it's our responsibility."

"Responsibility...?" Kiryu Hina frowned unhappily, crossing her arms. "I'm not her parents, what responsibility do I have toward her?"

Kohinata Suse smiled non-committally, "I'll go then. See you in the classroom, Hina, Kagura."

With those words, she quickened her pace and approached Ayakoji Chiyoko not far away to strike up a conversation.

Ayakoji Chiyoko, facing them, looked surprised then her expression turned cold, but Kohinata Suse kept a smile on her face from the beginning to the end, walking with her hands behind her back close behind Ayakoji Chiyoko.

Despite Ayakoji Chiyoko quickening her pace to shake her off, Suse persisted and kept up.

"What is she trying to do, ally with her? Frame her?" Kiryu Hina looked displeased.

In her eyes, the world was composed of interests, and people driven by interests formed this society.

This can't be considered wrong, and even, it might be the truth.

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"She might not have that many motives," Kagura Hikaru defended her.

"How is that possible, she and... Hmph, never mind."

Kagura Hikaru guessed that what Kiryu Hina had been about to say was 'she and I are the same kind of people', but in the end, she pulled back at the last moment.

Indeed, though Kohinata Motoyo had formed an alliance with Kiryu Hina and had supported her in spirit and in action on numerous occasions.

Nonetheless, Kohinata Motoyo was ultimately Kohinata Motoyo.

She was not an ordinary person like them.

Think back to the Kiryu Hina of the past, of course, Kagura Hikaru meant her during her first year in high school.

Back then, Kiryu Hina wore a layer of perfection's skin while her soul remained that of a mortal, and the person she imitated was none other than Kohinata Motoyo.

The real Kohinata Motoyo was naturally closer to perfection than Kiryu Hina was at the beginning, from the outside to the inside, from the inside out.

The reason she approached Ayakoji Chiyoko was not for the reasons Kiryu Hina suspected, the true reason might be surprisingly simple.

——Because she saw someone in trouble and went to offer care.

You could call it being a good Samaritan, or you could call it saintly; that was just Kohinata Motoyo's nature, and she had always acted that way.

What could make her go against her principles, although Kagura Hikaru didn't want to say it, was probably only herself, Kiryu Hina, and her family.

Others might not even be able to shake her.

In some sense, this could also be considered a form of extreme arrogance.

Truly terrifying.

Kagura Hikaru shook his head, no longer contemplating her matters, and looked at Kiryu Hina: "Hina, are you familiar with the people from the Art Club?"

"Art Club?"

"I want to borrow their equipment and classroom."

Kiryu Hina gave him a puzzled look, "I have some connection with their club president, I can ask."

"Good, I'm counting on you."

"Can you tell me what you're planning to do?"

"Preparing a gift for Tsukinomori Girls' Academy," Kagura Hikaru said in a gentle voice, urging her, "Let's go, don't miss the morning classes."

After the morning classes, came lunch break.

Kiryu Hina brought Kagura Hikaru to meet the Art Club President.

Yuqiu High School's Art Club was a medium-sized club, with activities generally involving sketching, oil painting, and sculpture, a gathering place for art enthusiasts.

In conclusion, the Art Club President agreed that Kagura Hikaru could temporarily borrow the club's equipment. Canvases, paints, brushes, whatever tools he wanted could be obtained through the club's channels, but he wouldn't receive any special treatment.

Kagura Hikaru had no objections, and for the next several days, he was active with the Art Club members.

If you asked what he was doing, the Art Club members would say he was painting.

But if you asked what he was painting, no one could answer.

Because every time they saw Kagura Hikaru painting, it was never the same piece, and most of the time the content was unclear.

It was evident that he was working on a large oil painting composed of numerous artworks, but nobody knew how big it would be or even the content of the paintings.

Kagura Hikaru obviously had a plan in mind, starting each time with just an outline before beginning to color, as if, without needing to think, his rapid strokes were shocking, saturating the canvas with paint so quickly that he could finish three to five pieces in a day, leaving the Art Club members who could barely complete one in several days agape.

If it weren't for the aesthetic sense in his strokes, they certainly would have thought Kagura Hikaru was an amateur scribbling randomly.

Thus, after five days.

The painting was finally complete.