After a moment of thought, she also realized that her solo shopping trip might seem a little strange.
After all, this place was already far from supermarkets and shops where daily necessities are bought, so saying she came out alone to buy some daily necessities didn't seem to make sense.
Furthermore, it wasn't yet the operating hours for restaurants and karaoke entertainment venues.
So, Karuizawa coming here alone at this time seemed a bit off.
"I can't help it, Yosuke's club has a competition, so he can't accompany me shopping. Sato and the others also said it was too hot and declined my invitation, so I had to come alone." Karuizawa seemed to be trying to act as she usually did, with a self-centered, assertive demeanor.
But in Amane's eyes, who was used to doing things her own way, such behavior seemed very deliberate.
"Hirata-san has a competition, aren't you going to watch, Kei?" Normally, if a girl's boyfriend is in a sports club like the school's soccer club, then when they have a competition, the girlfriend is usually the first to arrive, and some even join the cheerleading squad to cheer on their beloved boyfriend.
Why does Karuizawa seem so indifferent?
Suddenly, a guess surged into Amane's mind.
"Eh, well… actually, it's because I don't really understand soccer, and going there would only cause trouble for Yosuke, so Yosuke told me to just go out and wander around." This reason did make sense.
But often, what seems reasonable is the most unreasonable.
"So, where are you planning to go next, Kei?" Karuizawa was asked, somewhat at a loss.
She knew that lying in front of Amane was a difficult thing, but she had no other choice at the moment. Once she told the first lie, she would need to tell many more lies to cover it up.
"It's too hot, and there's nothing to do, so I'm planning to go back to the dorm to rest." Walking in the opposite direction of the dorm building, and saying she was going back to the dorm to rest… Even without Amane saying anything, Karuizawa herself noticed the problem.
Her pale cheeks instantly turned red.
"Kei, if you have nothing to do, would you like to come watch a movie with me?" Amane, to break the awkwardness, proactively invited Karuizawa.
"A movie? Is there a good movie showing today?" Seeing Amane's attire, Karuizawa mistakenly thought Amane had specifically come out to watch a movie, so she asked curiously.
"I don't know either, how about we go and see? Maybe there will be a surprise?" Karuizawa glanced at the time.
"Alright, I don't have anything else to do anyway…" Just like that, Amane pulled Karuizawa and ran towards the cinema.
Horikita, who was hiding behind the billboard, walked out with a puzzled expression.
Horikita had heard their conversation clearly.
Judging from Karuizawa's behavior, she was clearly here to accomplish something, or rather, to meet someone.
She was just intercepted by Amane halfway through.
What kind of person could make Karuizawa go to an appointment alone?
One must know that Karuizawa's current identity, nominally, is also the leader of the Class D girls.
If the other party wanted to meet, they should find Hirata, not directly contact Karuizawa.
And they specifically chose to meet Karuizawa at a time when Hirata was participating in a competition.
This made everything even more suspicious.
Her mysterious demeanor, even if someone said Karuizawa was secretly meeting a lover or something, Horikita Suzune would believe it.
Upon arriving at the cinema, Amane realized that compared to the almost deserted scene outside, the interior of the cinema was a world apart.
It could even be said to be packed with people.
Thinking about it, it made sense. Instead of wandering around in the blazing sun like an idiot, it was better to spend a few points and enjoy a wonderful afternoon with your favorite person in an air-conditioned cinema.
Amane bought two consecutive seats and pulled Karuizawa to the designated screening room.
Only then did Karuizawa look at her ticket as if waking from a dream.
"Why is it a horror movie?!" "I thought you would like horror movies, Kei." "What girl likes horror movies…" Karuizawa's voice stopped abruptly.
She saw Ichinose and over a dozen girls arriving at the screening room, chatting and laughing.
Amane naturally noticed this situation as well.
However, this time she didn't take the initiative to greet Ichinose.
After all, the two classes had been fighting fiercely not long ago, even forcing Class B to give up Shiraha Chihiro.
As the instigator, even if Amane was originally the victim, Class B could not rationally forgive Amane's actions.
Going up to greet them now and not being scolded would already mean Class B had good manners.
Anyway, the screening room is so big, Ichinose couldn't possibly sit next to her, right?
One minute later.
Amane looked at Karuizawa on her left.
Then she looked at Ichinose on her right.
She just felt that her luck was particularly bad today.
"Amane…" Ichinose wanted to say something to Amane, but was stopped by a girl.
"Honami, what do you have to say to someone like that?" Well, she really became Class B's public enemy.
"Please don't say that about Amane…" "Huh? Why don't I see Shiraha-san? Where is she?" Karuizawa on the side quickly tugged on Amane's sleeve.
"Amane, there are a lot of them… How about we just bear with it?" Karuizawa, who was always known for being unreasonable, actually felt like retreating in such a situation.
This made Amane even more suspicious.
"How dare you ask that! If it weren't for your sudden betrayal and framing of me, Shiraha-san wouldn't have been expelled!" A purple-haired girl suddenly stood up and shouted loudly at Amane.
Fortunately, everyone was still entering at this time, and the noise was very loud, so not many people paid attention to them.
Otherwise, just the word "expulsion" would have been enough to attract a large crowd to watch.
"Face? Hey, hey, the fact that you can even say such a thing is simply unbelievable. If it weren't for you guys suddenly turning against me and framing me, how would Shiraha-san have been expelled?" Amane's words directly silenced the dozen or so people opposite her.
They had cast quite a few votes during the initial voting.
Now, to turn around and attack her, that was simply too unreasonable.
"Everyone, please don't argue. We are only here to watch a movie today. Please don't get into conflicts with others."
Seeing Classmate Ichinose give her an out, the girl then said something about Amane waiting for her, and so on.
From this, it was clear that Class B hadn't had time to adjust their mindset.
Just as Ichinose was about to say something else, the entire cinema suddenly went dark.
Knowing that the movie was about to begin, she still couldn't apologize to Amane again.
Ichinose didn't expect Amane to understand her.
But if she didn't try to ease the relationship between Amane and Class B, she was afraid that Amane would target them next.
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