Whether it was because of her abrupt arrival or her immediate launch into jovial speech, Tougyu fell silent at Sora's appearance with an air of... reservation. Almost as if he were afraid to speak in front of her.

And perhaps he truly was. It simply wasn't natural, the way she'd so easily seen through his facade in a matter of minutes. Especially when Hiyo, Mitarai, Sumita... all of them had been fooled. No, there was something eerily special about Himoto Sora.