[Honestly, it wouldn't be entirely out there for a couple of Haruka's classes to assign books like this -- his history teacher likes to go off on wild tangents, and his English teacher doesn't bear mentioning at this point -- but, while his reason for picking up pagan religion for reading is much less studious, he isn't really trying to hide it.

So the book stays with Asher without any particular fuss, and Haruka gratefully shuffles aside to let him get at the fertilizer before it falls over. He'll start leading them across campus in the original direction he was heading whenever Asher's ready.]

Usually I'd have someone at the club to help me with this part, but everyone's studying or busy right now.

[Hell, Haruka is supposed to be either studying or otherwise doing his best to ignore the possibly omnipotent new app in his phone, but he's also definitively the type to throw himself harder into his work the more stressed he is.]