Book 15.5,: Chapter 5: A Treasure Hunt Game Filled With Women Troubles (3)
Less than an hour had passed since the beginning of the treasure hunt. Many participants had dispersed, and although I no longer saw dozens of people gathered together, I still saw them passing each other again and again, searching hard in the same places.
Psychologically, it was hard to read the first QR you found, because even if it was the QR code that was considered to be the most difficult to find, there was nothing to compare it to. There were probably a certain percentage of students, including us, who had already seen the 500,000 point and 1 million point QR codes but held themselves back or ignored them.
“Good morning, Ayanokouji-senpai.”
“Hmm? Oh, good morning, Nanase.”
I felt I was being approached by a presence from behind, but it was only Nanase. Well, I guess today was another day where I’d broken the record for consecutive encounters since the start of the vacation.
“…Who?” asked Satou, who for some reason showed blatant vigilance and glared at Nanase.
Nanase, on the other hand, didn’t take the gaze as unpleasant and bowed her head. “I am Nanase Tsubasa from first-year Class D.”
“Hmm…It’s hard to believe you’re a first-year,” Satou said as if spitting out at her after spotting a certain body part, but Nanase just tilted her head curiously.
“Do you think so? I don’t think I’ve matured enough to be seen as that much older than I actually am.”