Coming to this new school, I've felt much more constricted than ever.
I didn't realise it at first, but around me, there are some geniuses who are above me.
I've been completely overshadowed.
Tachibana Emi, Hasegawa Mio and even Murakami Akio—they're all at a level that I can't even fathom at the moment. Despite how much I studied for the last academic exam, I still couldn't beat them.
Maybe this is my limit.
Maybe this is as far as I can go.
Maybe some people are just—better than me.
No...
No.
No.
Never again will I fall back to the mindset I had back then.
I'll devour them. I'll completely destroy them. That is what I, Fujiharu Sara, have been doing this entire time. My greatest strength is hard work. There's nothing I can't overcome with more work. I'll just push myself even further. I'll defeat them all.
Finally, I'll defeat Mizuhara Ayato.
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"Fujiharu! Let's go practice for the chess tournament."