The familiar voice causes him to turn around, evoker held lazily at his side. He lifts it slightly before returning it to its previous position, as if to draw Ryuta's attention to it. The question directed at him prompts a gentle smile and a shrug in response.

"Presumably for the same reason you are, Ryuta-san."

He hardly seems surprised - and why should he? Ryuta was in nearly every other aspect of his school life, so it was only fitting that they would share 'critical thinking' as well. When his gaze catches Haruka, he can't help but call out to her.

"And you, Shitaka-san! You're in trouble," though his playful tone and facetious smirk imply that there might not be much trouble to go along with his statement. No, he preferred not to think about the negative, but he was hardly remorseful for his words or actions on that day.