Report 137

Plot
As Arata tries to keep the situation under control Hana calls out to everyone asking about the missing money, and the students immediately assume it was stolen and start looking for the culprit. Arata considers contacting Chizuru in case she knows anything, but decides to resolve the situation himself. He manages to calm everyone down, lending his own money to the purchasing team and telling them he most likely has misplaced the money himself.

Kazuomi takes note of Arata's leadership qualities, as even if he used an excuse to solve the issue, everyone did take heed of his words. In his report on the events, Ryō praises Arata's talent and ability to build trust, but despite Arata's positive influence on the people around him, Ryō doubts if he is showing enough self-concern and self-confidence.

Chizuru returns to school the following day, and meets Arata in the classroom. As he quietly asks her about the missing funds, Chizuru reveals she has the money. She was intending to do the material purchases because the team in charge of them were being late, but then ended up collapsing. Hana notices the money in Chizuru's hand, and drawing the attention of the class, asks her and Arata where it was.

Trivia

 * The events in this chapter took place on and.
 * The author noted in her comments section that Onoya did go back to school and continue help out with the preparation work after visiting Hishiro.