The next meeting would start at 20.00.

So I had a free time until then. I decided to go to the rooftop.

In the white room, we were rarely admitted to going outside. So I wanted to take the sunlight as much as I could.

I found Sakura was sitting with Mii-chan on the deck chairs when I reached there.

"Hey, Sakura, Mii-chan. " I called them. Sakura flinched when she saw me, her face turned red.

Hi, Ayanokouji-Kun.

She answered with her notebook as always.

"Good afternoon. Ayanokouji-Kun. " Mii-chan replied me with a soft tone. It must be because I didn't close with her.

Mii-chan glared to Sakura. If I didn't misunderstand, I saw she grinned a bit.

The Chinese loli padded Sakura's shoulder and said;

"Airi-Chan. I have a business to do. Do your best!"

I didn't understand her but Mii-chan walked away before I would ask her.

"Can I sit here?"

After Sakura nodded as permission, I sat on Mii-chan's chair.

For some reason, Sakura looked like she deny to look at me directly.

H--How is your group?

Sakura started a conversation with the question.

Wait, how could she stutter in her notebook?

"Not bad. At least, there is no one to die. "

Sakura raised her eyebrows.

"Ah, it's because this is Zodiac's test--Zodiac Killer--I mean--sorry."

I gave up after realizing by myself that this joke didn't work. I needed to watch more comedy now.

"How about yours?" I asked her.

Um. Good. I'm with Matsushita-San. She takes care of me. Although the man from class A looked at me all the time. Did I do something wrong?

"I don't think so. Well, it wasn't they will meet the gravure idol every day."

Sakura giggled a bit. I thought I didn't need to worry about her. Matsushita was probably scary but she was the good and kind big sister that I never had.

I was sure, she would look after Sakura all the time.

Actually, she was hiding behind us and looking at us right now.

I thanked my poker face, Sakura didn't see the scary on my face.

"Say Sakura. Did Yamauchi bother you?" I asked her.

Sakura shook her head and wrote on the notebook.

Yamauchi-Kun tries to ask me out for a dinner once, but I'm too fearful to reply to him. I never see him again.

I hoped that boy hadn't jumped into the sea yet.

Sakura looked around and wrote something in her notebook.

Say Ayanokouji-Kun.

Are you free this Saturday?

It was the day we came back to school.

"I have no plan yet."

Sakura seemed to be happy about it. She wrote in her notebook immediately.

What if we have a d---

She stopped at the letter D. Her hand was frozen.

Hm. I wonder what she would write.

Maybe she was saying "What if we have a dream together, I want to be the number one gravure idol of Japan and you will be my manager!"

Baka, I wasn't that stupid.

Although I didn't favor myself too much, It was clear that Sakura had a crush on me!

I told you, H.A.R.E.M. protagonist was the failure of white room. You would be a successful production when you could realize the girl's feelings toward you.

Ah, so this is the feeling of being hot? This is my popular phase!

Sometimes, I forgot that I was surrounded by the hot girl.

I tried to make my face as cool as I could with this poker face and looked at Sakura.

"What do you want to tell me, Sweetheart?"

Sakura's face looked confused when I said that.

A--Are you okay?

"I won't ask you how on earth you can stutter on the notebook. But I'm okay. So what do you want me to do on Saturday, Ojou-Chan?"

I asked her although I knew what she wanted to say. What if we have a date?

Sakura looked around and finished her sentences.

What if we have a duck?

"Yes---what?"

Sakura nodded.

I want to pet a duck, but I don't know how is it. Ayanokouji is smart. So I think you will know how petting the duck is.

I blinked my eyes.

"Didn't you mean about something else?" I asked her. "The other word that starts with D."

Sakura tilted her head.

Dxck?

"I don't know why that is the first word flash in your head."

I shook my head and sighed. Alright, maybe she was being tsundere. I needed to give her the time.

She was being tsundere. wasn't she?

Because if she wasn't, I would lose all of my self-confidence.

"I never pet anything. Don't talk about a duck. Even the dog, I don't know how it is." I answered her.

Oh, is that so? Um. Mii-chan didn't know either, I will ask someone else.

"Ok, and I will do something else to gain my self-confidence back."

I mumbled and said goodbye to Sakura.

When I walked away, I was too depressed to realize that Matsushita was following me.

...

The second meeting at 20.00 still got nothing. Class B talked all the time while Class A denied cooperating no matter what.

Honami was trying to destroy Machida's wall. It didn't work for now, but I couldn't notice Machida's doubtfulness in this strategy.

I recognized what Kushida told me.

In Class A, there were two factions, Katsuragi and Sakayanagi.

Machida seemed to be in Sakyanagi's faction. Although if he wasn't, he might be doubted toward Katsuragi more or less. Because of their shameful loss in the last test.

I was sure Honami noticed those two and decided it was her chance.

However, Machida did nothing but act like a hero toward Karuizawa in this meeting.

About Karuizawa and Manabe, I thought Karuizawa would attack Manabe first. But she was calmer than I expected.

Manabe didn't give up on Karuizawa, but Karuizawa sat beside Machida and seduced him with her charm.

Well, no matter what you thought, Karuizaw was cute. If I were in another class, I would protect her at all costs when she asked me.

Machida was a simple man, he saw Karuizawa, he protected. Therefore, Manabe could do nothing but look at her enemy with vengeance.

After the meeting finished, Karuizawa and Machida talked like a lovebird while walking out.

"Kiyotaka-Kun. Isn't Karuizawa-San date with Hirata-Kun?" Honami asked me.

"I think so."

"So why she seduced Machida like that?" Honami mumbled before hooking her head. "Forget it, if it's not about friendship, I won't care. Oh, Kiyotaka-Kun should wait for a while before going out. Chihiro-Chan tells me she will wait for me in front of the room."

I wanted to live this unpeaceful life for a while, so I told Yukimura and Doc to go first.

When the clock became 9.30 a.m. Honami sent the message to tell me that She and Chihiro were already in the room. I walked out of the meeting room.

But when I turned left at the corner, I crushed to someone and fell down together.

"Oops! Ayanokouji-Kun!" She cried out loud. I realized that my face was on her breath, so I stood up immediately.

"Oh, it's you. Inogashira." I extended my hand to help a blushing Inogashira to stand up.

I felt a little bit awkward so I tried to tease her.

"Can you expect this with your detective skill?"

Inogashira pursed her lips. "Actually, I can. I heard your footstep."

"So why you let yourself crush to me?"

"Well, I use all of the skill points to INT, so I was a bit---weak. I know you are walking this way, but I can't dodge."

"What a tragic."

"Yes---but can you release my hand, please?"

I forgot that I was holding her hand.

"Oh, sorry. This is why your face is so red."

Inogashira nodded and mumbled. "Are you heading back to your room?"

"Yes. Why?"

"Um. Can I walk with you? I want to see your room for a bit."

At first, I thought Inogashira crushed on me. But then, I recognized what Kushida told me when she asked me to teach Inogashira for the midterm test.

"Oh, I see. Hirata must be in his room already."

I was surprised by the fact that a human's face could be as red as Inogashira's.

Being affair was a sin, but I understood her. Only the feeling could be wrong.

"Let's go, Inogashira."

I pulled her arm and dragged her to the stair. She didn't resist.

"I don't know that the great detective can love. " I teased her.

"Mo! Stop teasing me already, Ayanokouji-Kun! I'm not a heartless monster!" She protested with a little cute voice.

"I know but I am. " I couldn't stop though. "Talk about the detective skill. Can you guess who is your group's VIP?"

"Yes. Can you guess?"

"Minami?" I just delivered a random name of my classmate.

But Inogashira opened her mouth widely.

"How do you know? Minani Setsuya-San is the VIP of the Horse group!"

"Really?" I was shocked too. "I just guess blindly with no clue."

Inogashira smiled a little bit. "So is this your other secret?"

"You can consider it as a secret. But it's just a coincidence."

Inogashira looked at me considering. "You are a great liar, Ayanokouji-Kun. Even I think your coincidence is just a pretext. I can't feel the sign of lie from it."

Because it was the truth.

Ah, this was hopeless. Although the great detective couldn't know I was telling the truth.

"But I told you, everyone has their own secret. It's no need to reveal it, right?" Inogashira said with a shy smile.

I sighed and shrugged my shoulder. At least, she didn't force me to use my hiding power like someone. (Didn't mention to anyone, especially someone that the last name started with H.)

Talk about her. I just realized something.

Maybe I could do something to win this test. Not just my group, but all of them.

I should ask Horikita first, but I would keep this plan to myself for now.

"Oh, Inogashira. Can you help me with something?" I get the letter from Nakano K. out of my pocket and sent it to the detective. "Do you know who send it to me?"

Inogashira looked at that letter only for a second before glaring at me like looking at an idiot.

"Are you idiot?"

No, she wasn't looking at me like looking at an idiot. She was looking at an idiot.

"Oi, that harsh."

"For god sake. This is a very simple code name! I start wondering if you weren't lying when you say it's was a coincidence. This isn't compared to my well of wisdom."

"Okay. I'm idiot, Victorique-San. Now tell me who sent me this letter."

Inogashira shook her head and returned the letter to me.

"Whoever wrote this letter hid him of herself because he or she doesn't want you to know her true identity. If I revealed his or her identity, I'll be disrespectful to his or her desire---Oh. We reach your room already."

I talked with her until forget that when I reached my room.

"Hh. If you said so. " I gave up and opened the door. Yukimura, Hirata, and Koenji was in that room.

Hirata smiled at me and Inogashira when he saw us. He was powdering Koenji's butt.

"Hi, Inogashira-San!"

"H--Hi, H--Hirata-Kun. " Inogashira stuttered, I didn't know if it was because she was embracing by meeting her crush or she was confused by seeing a man powdering another man's butt.

I thought it was both.

"Now, Rokusuke-Kun won't itchy anymore!" Hirata said with a smile before patting Koenji's buttocks lightly.

"Thank you, Yousuke-Oniichan!" Koenji smiled. "Oh, good night, Kokoro-Oneechan!"

"G--Good night, Rokusuke-Kun---" Inogashira said tremblingly. "Ah, Good night you too! Ayanokouji-Kun. Hirata-Kun!"

She ran away from our room immediately.

Hirata was busy wearing Koenji's pants. So I didn't interrupt him and walked to my bed.

Yukimura had slept. I tried to make a noise as little as I could.

But then, Koenji started crying out loud.

"Uwa! I don't want to go to sleep yet!"

Yukimura woke up with a shock, he stood upon his bed and scream;

"Ah! It found me!! That Russian bastard found me!! I won't tell anything, Vladimir!!!"

Then, he looked around and saw Koenji.

"Oi, Rokusuke-Kun! Lower your voice, please."

"But I don't want to sleep!"

"Don't be a bad boy, Rokusuke-Kun!" Hirata told him. "Tomorrow, we will have a meeting at 9.00. You need to sleep early!"

"I don't want to go to the meeting too! It's very scary! Everyone looked at me as they looked at a fanatic!" Koenji continued crying.

"But you have to go!" Hirata warned.

"So I'll finish this test right now!"

Koenji jumped out of his bed and run to his phone.

Before we could stop him, the 5-year-old kid in an 18-year-old masculine man's body grabbed his phone and did something with it.

Two seconds later, our phone rang. We got a mail.

The Monkey group's test has ended. From now on, the Monkey group's members don't need to do a test anymore. Please be careful and don't interrupt other groups.

We knew immediately. Koenji was in the Monkey group. Hirata was the one who took him to that room.

Yukimura opened his eyes wide and asked Koenji angrily.

"Koenji! What did you do!?"

Koenji flinched and started to cry. "I---I identify the VIP..."

"Whose name that you send!?" Yukimura bawled.

"Yukimura-Kun---" Hirata tried to stop him, but it didn't work.

"Whose name that you send!?"

"I--I don't know---"

"You little--big--little--fuck it! You bastard!" Yukimura shouted.

Koenji was scared by him, he cried out loud.

"Uwa!!! I just want to finish the test, so I won't be depressed by those scary Onii-San anymore!!"

After seeing Koenji's tear, Yukimura started to calm down. He sighed.

"I'm sorry for two angry, Rokusuke-Kun. What should I hope from the 5 years old kid, right?" He walked to Koenji and hugged him.

"Huh---I fear, Keisei-Oniichan."

Keisei? Yukimura's first name was Teruhiko, wasn't it?

"There. There. I don't angry with you anymore. You don't need to fear."

Yukimura said softly and padded Koenji's head.

"Oh! So sweet!" Hirata smiled as the mother seeing her new husband reconciled her son instead of hitting him with the belt.

I sighed. Finally, today's chaos was ended. I climbed into my bed and closed my eyes.

But then----

"Uwa!! Hirata-Chan, Yukimura-Chan, Kouenji-Chan, Ayanokouji-Chan!!!!!"

The door was opened, the one who came into our room was moaning Chabashira-Sensei.

Hirata rushed to support her.

"Chabashira-Sensei! What happened?"

"Ano Ne, Ano Ne!" Chabashira-Sensei said. "I just go to drink with Mashima-Sensei and Hoshinomiya-Sensei."

Oh, that was why she smelt very bad.

"And Chie-Chan bullied me! She said I won't get the boy! And I won't become Class A's homeroom teacher. She will destroy me at all cost! Uwaaaaaaaa! I'm a bad teacher!"

She fell down to the floor and rolled like a child.

Then, she saw Koenji who walked toward her.

He padded her head.

"There. There. No one will angry with you. Sae-Sensei! You don't need to fear!"

Chabashira-Sensei's mouth was trembling, her tears poured off.

"Uwa!! Kawaiiiiiii!!!! Rokusuke-Chan! I want you to be my child but I can't because I don't have a husband! Uwa!"

She hugged Rokusuke and cried like an infant.