Chapter 87: The Russian Transfer Student Sometimes Whispers the Truth
Monday.
Toyogasaki Academy, Class 1-E.
Before homeroom began, Kirisu Mafuyu was already standing at the podium. Most of the students were seated, and at her light tap on the blackboard, the room quieted.
"I have two announcements," she began. "It'll take a moment before we start class."
"The first: Aki Tomoya from our class has transferred schools due to personal reasons."
The room remained mostly indifferent.
"Who's Aki Tomoya?"
"Wait, did we really have someone by that name?"
"Wasn't that the guy who sat near the window?"
A few glanced toward the now-vacant seat and only vaguely recalled his existence. No one had been close to him, and after nearly a semester, it was as if he'd never been there.
Kirisu let out a subtle sigh of relief. Harsh as it was, this lack of reaction was ideal.