Book 9: Chapter 7: “How It All Works”
(Part 1)
It all began on Friday, February 11th, the day when the letters declaring that Ichinose was a criminal were discovered.
It was after Ichinose had seen the letters, and Kamuro had come to my room to tell me about her past with shoplifting.
I decided to make a move of my own against Sakayanagi’s strategy. In order to carry it out, that evening, I called a particular schoolgirl and asked her to come and meet up with me in my room.
And then, the appointed time came. Instead of the sound of the doorbell, a light knocking echoed throughout the room.
As the door was already unlocked, I just opened it up right away.
The faint scent of flowers tickled my nose as cold air came flowing in from the hallway.
“Good evening, Ayanokōji-kun.”
Because it was around midnight, Kushida’s voice was a bit softer than usual.