Kuro was too deeply immersed in his own thoughts to pay attention to anyone else. He couldn't get rid of his paranoia that the murder of their teacher had something to do with<span style="font-style: italic">that</span>. He had to keep<span style="font-style: italic">that</span>a secret no matter what. He didn't notice that the male classmate that had bothered him before was approaching him with his friends. Of course he wouldn't come over alone. "Hey loser," the nameless male classmate called out to Kuro. Kuro completely ignored the wannabe-bullies. This enraged the impulsive, puberty-driven children even more. One of them slammed on the table with his fist. "Hey, answer when we talk to you." There was no teacher to supervise present. Kuro finally seemed to notice someone talking to him. He found the attempt to intimidate him quite amusing.