هل سيقع مجلس الطلاب حادّ اللسان في الحب؟ — 第一章 喜欢，已阅

Chapter One: Noted: I Like You

"Noted: I like you."

Those words appeared on Saeki's leave slip, in red pen, in the president's hand. The reason for leave had been "family matters." She had changed it to "come to the office."

He went. Shirayuki spread the charter open. Article One was still there.

"Noted is not approved," she said. "Noted means I saw it. Once I've seen it, it has to be dealt with. Dealing with it takes time."