There is the faintest sound of chirping outside, the bright noise of insects and birds. The day is warm and the weather is fine; no one would spend it indoors unless they had to.

'Even the smallest secrets in the Academy are not outside the jurisdiction of the Black Rose Society,' Mikage replies calmly, entirely ignoring the question. 'But regardless, Saionji-kun. Imagine, you who once served as Vice-President of the Student Council...now reduced to sponging off a female student.'

A quiet chuckle, as if the situation greatly amuses him.