Winter had passed.
School returned to normal, but the atmosphere felt different.
This was the final week of classes for the third-year students— the final moments of their youth before entering a new world.
Meanwhile, the second-years were preparing to become the seniors who would lead the school.
That morning, Kiyotaka and Yuzuki went to school together.
At the school gate, they met Arisu, who was no longer the Student Council president.
Kiyotaka approached her.
“So your term is finally over… and you’ll graduate soon.”
Arisu smiled.
“Yeah. And I’ll also be leaving Japan.”
Kiyotaka looked slightly surprised.
“Where are you going to college?”
“Oxford.”
“What about Ryuen-senpai?”
“He’s staying in Tokyo.”
Kiyotaka nodded.
“I hope we can still meet again someday… like the Student Council family.”
Beside him, Yuzuki quietly stayed silent.
Deep inside, she wondered,
Why isn’t he talking to me…?
Suddenly, Nagumo arrived.
“What about the Student Council president transfer?”
Arisu calmly answered,
“After the first class.”
Nagumo smiled.
“Thank you for trusting me.”
Arisu looked at him.
“Are you sure you can work together with Fumino?”
Nagumo casually replied,
“We should be fine.”
Kiyotaka interrupted,
“Are you sure?”
Nagumo only gave a faint smile. This chapter is updated first at g.com.
When they arrived at school, all the Student Council members were busy preparing for the farewell event.
Kiyotaka prepared equipment in the storage room Yuzuki managed the Student Council funds Yuki and Ai cleaned the hall The event finally began.
The Student Council leadership transfer went smoothly… except for one thing:
Nagumo and Fumino kept arguing.
From positions, ideas, even the smallest details— they argued about everything.
Kiyotaka could only watch them with concern.
At this rate… the future of the Student Council might become chaotic, he thought.
At the same time, he felt bothered by something— as if there was still an unresolved problem.
One week later, the final exams began.
The atmosphere around the school became tense.
Before the exams, Yuzuki said to Kiyotaka,
“How about we make a bet?”
“The loser has to obey one request from the winner.”
Kiyotaka nodded.
“Sure.”
Elsewhere, Ryuen looked unusually gloomy.
Arisu gently approached him.
“What’s wrong, Ryen-kun?”
Ryuen looked embarrassed.
“I’m just… thinking about things.”
“You’re worried about me?” Arisu asked.
Ryuen finally answered honestly,
“I’m scared… that there’ll be someone better than me over there.”
Arisu laughed softly.
“There’s no way.”
She looked at Ryuen warmly.
“We’ll still stay together. I’m also taking online classes.”
“So I was just worrying too much.”
Meanwhile, Nagumo was together with Ichinose.
Nagumo asked,
“Why did you want to… be with me?”
Ichinose gave a faint smile.
“You still like Yuzuki, don’t you?”
Nagumo fell silent.
Ichinose continued,
“I also know you haven’t fully moved on yet.”
She stared deeply into his eyes.
“And you… don’t like Kiyotaka.”
Nagumo didn’t answer.
Ichinose quietly said,
“How about we work together…?”
Nagumo frowned.
“Work together?”
“To separate the two of them.”
The atmosphere suddenly turned cold.
Nagumo still hadn’t answered.
Ichinose only smiled.
“If you’re interested… contact me.”
Meanwhile, Kuze was cleaning the Student Council room.
Yuna Kato approached him.
“Get ready for the second-stage exams.”
Kuze nodded, but his thoughts drifted away— toward the person he had secretly liked all this time.
Back in the Student Council room,
Nagumo and Fumino still couldn’t get along.
The differences in the way they thought became even more obvious.
And finally… the exams began.