At the end of the school day, the group leaving Shunji High was a sight to behold: Seijirou was flanked by the elegant Suzune and the serious-minded Rindou, followed by a chaotic quartet of Yukina, Emi, Touka, and Rei, with Haruka bringing up the rear.
Rei broke the relative silence, still buzzing with confusion as she turned to Haruka, her expression perplexed. "Haruka-san, since when did you get so close to Seijirou-kun and the others? Aside from when we grouped together, the two of you don't even interact."
Haruka, walking with her usual stiff, perfect posture, answered without any inflection, as if stating the weather. "Since last night, Tachibana Rei."
"Last night?" Rei's eyes went wide, and her gaze instinctively drifted down to the painfully visible hickeys on Haruka's neck, and a searing blush engulfed her face. "Y-Y-Y-You! Seijirou-kun did that!?"
Haruka nodded once, finding no pragmatic reason to deny it. "He did."
