Honami Ichinose's Everyday 2

"Honami Ichinose's Everyday 2" (一之瀬帆波の日常２) is a short story published on the official light novel website to commemorate Honami Ichinose's first rank in "Advanced Nurturing High School Seat Change Time! Whose Seat Would You Sit Next to?" poll on Twitter.

Summary
On the day the results for the Paper Shuffle exam are released, Honami Ichinose and Ryūji Kanzaki have a talk about it. Their class have lost out to A-Class by a mere 2 points. They discuss about D-Class's unexpectedly rapid rise, having lost all of their class points after the first month. Honami points out D-Class's coordination being superior to that of C-Class. However, she is still cautious of C-Class leader, Kakeru Ryūen, and cannot let her guard down.

Kanzaki then asks about B-Class's cooperative relationship with D-Class, as they will be direct rivals if D-Class beat C-Class. Honami thinks they should maintain it until A-Class is defeated, explaining that it will be ideal to fight against them at the end, and it is easier to set up a strategy against D-Class as both classes share similarities to each other. Kanzaki also understands. Honami notes that apart from Suzune Horikita, Yōsuke Hirata, and Kikyō Kushida, D-Class also have their potential in Kiyotaka Ayanokōji, having seen his performance during the Sports Festival and when they went to save Airi Sakura from being assaulted.

Kanzaki then leaves the classroom, saying he has plans to meet with someone and that he would like to do what he can to make sure their class can rise up to A-Class. After he has left, Sō Shibata approaches Honami and asks about the topic of their talk. He apologises about the exam, saying that they could've won had he got more marks. Honami shrugs it off as it's natural for others to think the same. Shibata then asks about having their class to go out and play after that. Honami supports the idea, and a group of B-Class students soon head to Keyaki Mall.

On the way there, they encounter three A-Class students: Arisu Sakayanagi, Masumi Kamuro, and Masayoshi Hashimoto. After exchanging greetings and some words, Arisu tells that she has something to consult with Honami on. Honami thinks it is unexpected for the always-confident Arisu to have a difficult problem, and wonders if she herself is alright to help. Arisu explains it's a matter difficult to consult with her classmates on, believing that Honami will be of use to her. Honami accepts, and Arisu gives her contact number before leaving.

Shibata calls out to Honami, showing his suspicions of Arisu's request. She assures that it's just a consultation, but Shibata is still wary of it. Honami understands his worries, yet is still determined to help out Arisu, believing she will always do her very best to answer the calls of everyone else no matter who they are. Even if one day, she may end up getting strangled by it all.