Ayanokoji and Suzune Horikita have a complex relationship in the light novels. Ayanokoji is the only person she interacts with in their class, and someone she considers her first and only friend.

Second-year Class A's Asahina informs Ayanokoji that Ichinose has asked for cooperation from student council president Nagumo. After conversing with her brother Manabu, Horikita offers Yamauchi ...