But it was just a casual glance to the side.

All I knew was that he was tall and seemed quite sturdy. As for the rest...

Eh?

etc……

Hoshino Aoi paused as she looked away.

Could it be Squad Leader Ida?

Thinking of this, she shifted her gaze again, and after noticing that the other party seemed to nod at her as a friendly gesture, she also smiled at him in response.

"Really... these old men on the stage are so long-winded."

Um?

This sentence...

I feel like it was Jinpei Matsuda who said that...

The complaining sound coming from the right rear made Aoi Hoshino, who had just finished greeting the man suspected to be Date Kou and was about to turn her attention back to Furuya Rei, subconsciously tilt her head.

Sure enough, what caught my eye was a head of small curly hair.

After meeting her gaze, he curled his lips nonchalantly, as if he didn't care at all about being heard. Instead, Kenji Hagiwara, who was standing next to him, took the initiative to smile at her and mouthed "hello".

"Now, please invite the freshman representatives of this year to come up to the stage and give a speech."

The voice that came from her ears made Aoi Hoshino unable to look at other people.

She nodded hastily to Hagiwara Kenji, then turned her head away in a flash.

His eyes fell on Fūya Rei from afar, watching him straighten his back and walk up to the podium step by step.

"Hey, System, did you see that? This is the person I like..."

There was a hint of satisfaction in her eyes, as if just looking at the other person's high-spirited look was enough to make her happy.

"So, in order to change their predetermined future, the host must also complete the mission well and be an excellent member of the Black Team."

The system's voice was still the same electronic sound, but for some reason, Hoshino Aoi always felt that it seemed a little softer.

Is it an illusion?

Or maybe not.

But no matter what, Aoi Hoshino has no intention of doing what it says.

after all……

She would never, ever stand against Touko.

But on the surface, she still lowered her eyes to hide the deep thought in her eyes.

"Ah, I know that, but I think I might need your help to be a good member of the Black Team."