The Fourth Period Is Modern Chinese (Continued)

In fact, after hearing Hayama and the others' conversation, the classmates remaining in the classroom had also created an atmosphere of, "Ah—Miura-san... I see~."

But that level of understanding was completely insufficient to comprehend Hayama Hayato and his circle.

In fact, neither Hayama nor Ebina reacted at all. Unexpectedly, Tobe then changed his tone.

"This is bad, man. I practically bet everything on the Soccer Club's final match."

After saying that, he glanced at Ebina.

"But she told me I absolutely had to do it. What am I supposed to do? This is bad, man. I've also got to handle the get-together for my new class. I wonder if there's anyone else who can organize it."

With every sentence—no, every phrase—no, every word, he glanced toward Ebina.

Even without making a special effort to understand what he was saying, anyone could tell he was bragging in an incredibly self-deprecating way. But it seemed to have little effect on Ebina, his target. She had not said a word since earlier, merely smiling and nodding nonstop.

"Tobe-kun really has it rough."

Ebina's vague, noncommittal response left Tobe momentarily speechless. But Tobe Sho was not the kind of man to be discouraged by that.

"This is bad, man, really bad. Ah! If only there were someone besides me who could organize it! But I want to put proper effort into the club too! Ah! This is bad, man! But since it's our last year of high school, I want to make the class get-together a success too."

As if this were his final move in a decisive battle, he continued attacking with nothing but a spear called bragging. Um, that spear of yours was bamboo...

His tireless efforts were deeply moving, but over the past few days, both the frequency with which he