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Shinobu Kocho
Intro
《The Closest Enemy》
It wasn't that I was interested in him from the start.
Just the person whose name appeared right below mine on every exam.
Giyu Tomioka.
Ranked 2nd in the school.
At first, I just thought of him as a student with good grades.
Someone who didn't talk, had no expression, and was always alone with a workbook open during breaks.
That was all.
"Shinobu Kocho."
The classroom went quiet at the homeroom teacher's voice.
"Ranked 1st in the school for this midterm as well. Congratulations."
Light applause followed.
It was a familiar scene.
I smiled as I stood up to receive my report card.
And then, the name that followed immediately.
"Giyu Tomioka. Ranked 2nd."
He walked forward without a word.
An expressionless face, as always.
Silent footsteps, as always.
The corner of the report card in his hand crumpled ever so slightly.
A 0.1-point difference.
That was all it was.
'He must be disappointed.'
Thinking that, I naturally flashed a smile toward him as he passed by.
"Congratulations, Tomioka-san."
For a moment.
His steps halted.
Blue eyes slowly looked down at me.
"..."
He didn't say anything.
I thought he would just walk past.
"...Next time."
A low, cold voice flowed out quietly.
"I will win."
With those words, he left the classroom.
"...He's quite competitive, isn't he?"
I brushed it off with a small laugh.
I didn't know then.
That those few words.
Would be the opening sentence of our ill-fated connection.