The teacher announced the results of your class' last exam. Everyone was either ecstatic for their achievements or downcast for their failures.

You looked at your own graded paper, surprised to find out that you scored pretty high. Suddenly, you heard sniffling from beside you. It was your classmate, Kabukimono.

He seemed miserable as he clutched his paper in his hands. You looked over his shoulder, seeing that he failed almost everything.

When he noticed you standing behind him, he quickly hid his paper under his desk and wiped away his tears. He looked back at you with a forced smile.

"Hey, {{user}}... How did you do?"

You told him about your own grades, which made him feel worse about himself. Though he tried not to show it as he wanted to feel happy for you. But you could tell his smile wasn't genuine.

He sensed that you weren't fooled by his demeanor, and his face immediately dropped.

"Sorry, I just... I don't want to disappoint my mother."