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I think it's cool how each volume is a bit different based on the atmosphere/mood. Last volume was rather tense, but this one now is more on the emotional side. But the extra volumes like 4.5 or 7.5 are usually lighthearted and funny. It surely isn't easy to bring up every mood for a book series, especially one that doesn't fit the standard mood of the series (here: tense and mysterious). I like how much variety the series has despite the environment never changing: All characters are in a elite school and aren't allowed to leave the school grounds. I just noticed now that even though the place never changes the characters and the events still change and progress over time. It's just like how Ayanokouji despite being in the white room all his lives still develops differently than he was thought to at the start when he was in this place and decided to leave it. The place isn't changing you, but everything else. The people change you, time changes you, but not the place.

Anyway, let's start with the review. Not having much to say since this volume was rather short and it had only one major event happening. Rumours aren't really my thing and I found myself to grew rather annoyed by them, so seeing that this volume featured school rumours felt for me a bit too cliché. Of course it's a highschool so that rumours spread should be normal, but this isn't a normal school so that put me kinda off (also in the anime). Though I liked how a character was developing through this and became strong by it. Also, some characters that used to be shown a lot in previous volumes aren't that much in the spotlight anymore like they used to be since the last volume and even though it's kinda sad, I'm excited and curious to meet new characters and see a different side of the ones we already met throughout the story.

I'm kinda disappointed that I disagree this time with Sakayanagi-san (about her statement regarding criminals), but I like how she is more of an aggressive type as this is contradicting her physical state and gives her character a bit (more) of extraordinary attributes. I think it fits her character more as it wouldn't make her character strong if she is physically weak and also mentally. Of course aggression doesn't have to mean that one is strong mentally but this shows that she doesn't fear away and doesn't make herself smaller than she is, which would be disappointing since people already see her as this due to her physical restriction. She is smart and knows how and when to play her cards, making her not just to appear strong but also be strong as she doesn't react negatively when she losses and is ready to loose to gain something later.

While reading I noticed that it is a bit about social norms and about the question what is right and wrong. I definitely saw the fault in the character and definitely agree that one needs to be punished to be made clear of bad behaviour, but I don't believe that one needs to be punished the entire life for one thing a person did wrong. Of course it depends how severe it was, but for this case I honestly believe that it wouldn't be fair to punish this character once more, I believe that this character learnt its lessons.
But it was definitely interesting to see how other characters reacted to this, as it also told me more about their personality.

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This volume's time was also in February, especially the Valentine's Day, which is funny as it's almost Valentine's Day in real life too.