But there were actually plenty of other people who could have filled in.
For example, Chihiro Shiranam's handwriting was also beautiful. But Hachiman had not chosen her to make up the numbers.
Thinking that, Hiyori looked in Chihiro Shiranam's direction. Chihiro Shiranam seemed to have breathed a sigh of relief.
It was obvious.
Since there was no one skilled at calligraphy, they would basically choose someone with good handwriting to participate, and Chihiro Shiranam would very likely have been picked.
But she seemed unable to relax around others, so Hachiman had skipped over her and directly chosen Shiina.
Hiyori immediately understood. Hachiman had considered Chihiro Shiranam's personality and thought she would be troubled, so he had pushed Shiina forward instead.
But Chihiro Shiranam could avoid participating when she ran into trouble, while she could not?
Shiina wondered why she had been thrown out to take the bullet for him.
Was it because she was easy to use, or because he trusted her more?
If it was the latter, she would naturally feel much better. But if it was the former, that was far too much. Hachiman had previously proposed that she cover the costs of his Class Advancement, marry him, and support him, which showed that as long as someone could marry and support him, he could accept anyone.
So—
Shiina realized that, for the moment, she could not determine which it was.
Hachiman's record was simply too atrocious.
"Hachiman really is a bad person," Shiina said. "But if that's the case, all I can do is try my best."
Trying her best did not mean she would necessarily achieve a good result. It meant facing it with the attitude of doing everything she could.
She had handled the previous exams with ease, but now Shiina realized that she had