“And your band outfit was super cool too! I was observing from a distance... Where did you get it?” “They were actually designed by Nonoa-san, so I’m not quite sure...” Amidst the admiring and familiar glances, Alisa offered a slightly awkward smile. While watching this scene unfold, the second period teacher entered the classroom, and the present students reluctantly returned to their seats. Alisa also returned to her seat at the same time. “Good job out there.” Offering a slightly fatigued but warm smile towards Alisa, Masachika noticed she looked a bit unsettled as she nodded with wandering eyes. “...You too.” She only uttered those words softly, and faced forward and as she took her seat. Masachika offered a wry smile in return. Oh... looks like she’s still carrying the aftermath of the evening festival. Well, we were quite... enthusiastic during that time. Thinking that, Masachika started to recall the events from before, but quickly shook his head to snap out of it. In an attempt to focus on the class, he was met with unrelenting attention from his surroundings, once again feeling a sense of unease. Ugh~, it’s great that our popularity increased because of the school festival, but... this is more mentally exhausting than I expected... If he were only considering the election campaign, the current situation was quite fortunate. Originally, he encouraged Alisa to form a band primarily to change her image and improve her social skills. Indeed, after the school festival, the way people looked at Alisa had changed. Alisa, who used to be a solitary figure only observed from a distance, was now surrounded by those who wanted to get close to her. And Alisa, despite some confusion at times, had shown a willingness to embrace this change.