Classroom of the elite :- Side story

Old Friend

"How many years has it been?"

Ayanokoji: "7 Years."

Phone: "Do you still remember the number I gave you?"

Ayanokoji: "Do you still remember my name?"

Phone: "How could I forget someone like you?"

"So, how are you?"

Ayanokoji: "I need help."

Phone: "Help?"

Ayanokoji (thinking): "It's been 7 years, and he still remembers my name. He is not a normal guy."

Ayanokoji: "I need your help."

Phone: "What can I do for you, Ayanokoji-kun?"

Ayanokoji (thinking): "I know it's an idiotic move to ask him to replace me in this school and live like my shadow for 1 year, where he can't get anything."

Ayanokoji: "I want you to replace me in this school for a year."

Phone: "What?"

Ayanokoji (thinking): "It's a normal reaction for everyone who hears this. I'm asking a guy whom I met 7 years ago in a cafe for just 10 minutes."

Ayanokoji: "It's okay if you don't want to."

Phone: "Wait, I never said I don't."

Ayanokoji: "So you agree?"

Phone: "Why don't we meet, Ayanokoji-kun? I live near ANHS."

Ayanokoji (thinking): "It's already 10 pm."

Ayanokoji: "Where should we meet?"

Phone: "I'll send you the location."

Ayanokoji: "Okay."

Phone: "Wait, Ayanokoji."

Ayanokoji: "What?"

Phone: "Do you still remember my name?"

Ayanokoji: "Yuichi Katagiri, right?"

Yuichi: "Oh, you remember my name. As I thought, you're not a normal guy."

"I'll send you the location, and we'll meet tomorrow."

Ayanokoji: "Why don't we meet now?"

Yuichi: "Now? Hmm, okay, I'll be there in an hour."

Ayanokoji: "Okay."

Phone beeps...

Ayanokoji: "Now, I need to go out."

Ayanokoji calling...

Rings, rings...

Mr. Sakayanagi: "Hello, Ayanokoji-kun?"

Ayanokoji: "Mr. Chairman, I want to go out."

Sakayanagi, shocked: "Do you know what you're saying, Ayanokoji-kun?"

Ayanokoji: "I know, Mr. Chairman."

Sakayanagi: "It's foolishness, Ayanokoji. You know what will happen if you leave this school?"

Ayanokoji: "I know, Mr. Chairman."

Sakayanagi: "If your father finds out, no one will save you, and you'll lose your freedom. Think about Ichinose."

Ayanokoji: "I know the risk, Mr. Chairman, but I need to do it."

Sakayanagi: "So, you've made your decision, Ayanokoji?"

Ayanokoji: "Yes, sir."

Sakayanagi: "I'll give you two hours. If you don't return by 12, I can't do anything."