Sometime later, Heisuke's spot beside Hisaki was occupied by Mari. He left to give space to the two friends to talk without any interference.
With the ladies walking ahead of him, Heisuke maintained a distance between them.
The friends that were as close as sisters walked together at a slow pace. The other three ladies also gave Hisaki and Mari the opportunity to catch up by themselves.
"Hehe, look at who's being so lovey dovey when taking photos," Mari threw a teasing smile at Hisaki. Her eyes glinted mischievously.
"Don't talk about me. What's the thing about your crush that I heard?" Hisaki playfully pinched Mari's arm, earning laughter from her, "Don't tell me that you don't have the heart to eat the chocolate?"
When the three of Mari's college friends talked about her getting a bar of chocolate from her crush, Hisaki couldn't help but think of someone.
Just a brief appearance of Mari and... the potential traitor.