Shizuru had in fact beaten Taue, but only by a couple of minutes. The taller boy returned a few moments later, still in the Chitoku uniform, bowing his head quickly in mild apology.

"Sorry about that," he said. "Katsu night. First thing I've had that's mostly edible so I had to stock up. Soo, what do you want to know?"

Conspiratorially, he leaned closer to the smaller girl. "The legit stuff, or the stuff that you don't hear about in the Chitoku orientation?"