Report 69

Plot
On her way home from school An calls Ryō to report that nothing of note happened between Rena and Kazuomi during their time alone. Annoyed, Ryō wonders about the necessity for such a report but An reminds him that they are supposed to keep track of the people around the subject, happy about exciting things happening as she considers the point of ReLIFE to be largely for the subject to be affected by the high school students they spend their days with. An wonders if the subject is going to notice something is out of the ordinary, and Ryō supposes that Arata will realize it but tells An that they will just have to wait and see.

In school Chizuru has noted that Honoka and Rena have not been having lunch or otherwise spent much time together for some time, and she herself has also been eating alone. She begins to think about and do internet research on how she could avoid going back to her isolated way of life.

Arata likewise has become aware that something is wrong. During lessons he thinks about how not only have Chizuru, Rena and Honoka each been having lunch on their own, but Rena has also not been going to the volleyball club, and the atmosphere between Rena and Kazuomi has been weird. The situation reminds Arata of when he began to suspect that his coworkers at his old company were hostile toward each other, and how a woman he used to work with who became the target of harrassment asked him not to intervene for her. Unsettled by the memories Arata instinctively raises his hand toward his neck, and Ryō takes note of the gesture. In his report Ryō writes that the tense atmosphere among his circle of friends has reminded Arata of a similar experience he may not want to recall.

Trivia

 * The events of this chapter spanned to
 * The school uniform changed seasons from long sleeves to short sleeves during this period of time.
 * Kazuomi Ōga turned 18 years old on, but the story did not mention it at all. Given his family circumstances, it is possible that most of his classmates including Rena Kariu at that time did not know his birthday.