Matsushita curiously sized up the girl who had suddenly appeared.
The reason she said
suddenly appeared
was because the girl had crawled straight out of the bushes to the side, which left Matsushita's head spinning for a moment.
Was the person hiding in the bushes to spy, or could beautiful girls really grow in the grass?
Upon realizing that such bizarre thoughts were popping into her head, Matsushita decided that once she went back later, she would definitely need to get some good rest to relieve her mental fatigue.
"Amane-san, do you know her?"
"Well, I suppose you could say that."
Amane-san pouted and said reluctantly.
"Hey, hey!!! What do you mean 'I suppose you could say that'? I'm practically your older sister!"
"We're the same age, and we're not related by blood."
"Even if I were only one day older, I'd still be your older sister! Besides, I'm almost five months older than you!!"
"Yeah, yeah~"
"What is that?! Why does it feel like you're even more dismissive? Why don't you try calling me Fuka-nee to hear how it sounds?"
"Don't even think about it."
"Ahhhhh, you!"
Matsushita stood by, watching the two bickering, unsure whether she should intervene. However, this was the first time she had heard that Amane-san had an older sister.
But earlier, Amane-san had called her Kiryuin. Kiryuin sounded like a surname, so that had to be right. If it wasn't Miyako, it probably wasn't a close sister, but judging by her appearance...
Both had long, silver-white hair and large purple eyes.
They looked like sisters with over 95% similarity. Could one of them have changed her surname to her mother's? If so, it would be better not to ask too much.
"It seems the two of you have a very close relationship."
Matsushita tried to end their bickering, because both of them were quite eye-catching; just standing there, she could feel many intense gazes directed their way.
"Rather than very close, it's more like I'm used to bickering with this person. Of course, if I could, I'd prefer this person didn't appear in my line of sight at crucial moments."
Amane-san poked Kiryuin's cheek with her index finger.
"Ha? Is that how you talk to your older sister and your senior?"
"Senior?"
"Eh? You didn't know? Come to think of it, I've been busy arguing with Amane-san about trivial things and neglected to introduce myself. I am Kiryuin Fuka, Class 2-B. Nice to meet you."
Although Kiryuin's attitude was nothing to write home about, she at least had a hint of a senior's demeanor.
"I am Matsushita Chiaki, currently in Class 1-D. Please take care of me, Kiryuin-senpai."
Upon hearing that Kiryuin was a Second Year senior, Matsushita quickly stood up, introduced herself, and bowed to Kiryuin.
"You don't have to be so polite to that person, you know. This idiot fell from Class 2-A."
"Eh? From Class 2-A?"
Matsushita's dream was to graduate as a student of Class A to prove her worth. Beyond that, she hoped to play a role in the Special Exam, experiencing the thrills of the Special Exam while achieving victory.
Seeing Kiryuin, who was formerly of Class 2-A, she immediately looked at her with admiration.
"That was just because I didn't make a move."
Although Kiryuin didn't care about rankings at all, seeing Amane-san belittle her in front of an outsider meant she had to retort to maintain her image.
"You fell to Class 2-B without making a move? That's really pathetic."
Amane-san's words made Kiryuin cup her chin and fall into deep thought. She felt something was not quite right, but couldn't figure out what it was for the moment.
"Matsushita-san, why don't we go prepare Inogashira-san's birthday present together in a few days?"
Amane-san suddenly shifted the topic to Matsushita.
Seeing Amane-san use such a formal address and noticing the silent Kiryuin, Matsushita realized that there might be things the two wanted to discuss that she shouldn't be present for. So, she picked up her bag, smiled, and said goodbye to Amane-san.
"Then it's a deal. I actually have some things to do, so I'll head back first. Bye-bye, Amane-san~"
"Bye-bye~"
Watching Amane-san wave goodbye to Matsushita, Kiryuin let out a long sigh and threw her whole body onto the bench, sprawling out.
"This little one named Matsushita is quite smart. I didn't expect your Class 1-D not to be entirely made of defective goods."
"Defective goods? Categorizing people based on whether they are defective is a lack of common sense. I thought everyone knew that nobody is perfect."
Amane-san stretched and then lay on Kiryuin's lap, nuzzling softly.
As expected of a body that exercises year-round, the touch was different from that of a frail girl like Matsushita. Kiryuin's lap was firm and elastic, making it the perfect existence as a pillow.
"Your standards for them are far too high. By the way, I heard you went through two consecutive Special Exams during the summer break?"
Kiryuin was curious about the exam content because her class had also participated in a similar Special Exam during their First Year. However, it seemed they had lost quite badly, only managing to maintain their Class A ranking by relying on their previously accumulated class points.
But at the beginning of the second semester, Class A was defeated by the Class B led by Nagumo Miyabi, falling from the throne of Class A to their current position as Class B.
"Yeah, the exam luck was pretty good. I guess by the time school starts, we should be Class 1-B, right?"
Amane-san estimated that their points were roughly equal to Class C's, so she couldn't be sure for the moment who would be the lucky one to rise to Class B.
Originally, according to Amane-san's plan, rising to Class B was basically a foregone conclusion. But unexpectedly, that guy Kaneda had such exceptionally good luck that by the end of the favored person Special Exam, Class C actually had fifty more class points than Class D.
It was because of these fifty class points that Class C's total points were infinitely close to Class D's.
"Class B? Are you rising that quickly?"
Kiryuin almost thought she had misheard. Amane-san had clearly been in Class D before, so how were they almost rising to Class B after just one summer vacation? At this rate, wouldn't they be rising to Class A by the start of the next semester?
This speed of rising in rank was too fast; it was practically like cheating.
However, thinking about it carefully, putting Amane-san's abilities here really wasn't much different from cheating.
"It's just Class B, what's the big deal? Tell me why you're here; I don't believe that beautiful girls like Fuka can grow in the bushes."
"Shut up! The reason I followed you here is..."
Kiryuin's voice cut off abruptly, and instead, a strange, shy, and somewhat stomach-churning expression appeared on her face.
"Isn't what? Since when did you become so hesitant when you talk, Fuka?"
Amane-san pinched the firm, elastic thigh muscle hard, her cute face full of contentment.
"It's because you're having a birthday!"
"Eh?"
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