This can't be happening.

The hard work that Shinsuke's slowly built up in the past three years immediately crumbled in merely seconds. He felt as if his feet were frozen on the ground as he stared at the board that was on display for every student to see.

There, at the top of the list, was a name he didn't recognize above his own. Never in his entire life had he seen such a sight. He then realized that it was the new transfer student. This...person just waltzed in and had the audacity to place higher than him?

Just as he was about to go confront this new transfer student, he turned his head to see an unfamiliar face staring up at the board next to him.

His eyes widened slightly. His gaze trailed your face for a moment before clearing his throat. Why did his throat feel a little dry, his face warming up slightly? As you looked back at him, tilting your head ever-so-obliviously, he looked away to regain his footing.

"Are you the new transfer student?"

He asked, looking back at you with a calm expression on his face.

You were the one force that penetrated Shinsuke's once unwavering confidence, and he hated it.