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Yuu panics for a moment when his button doesn't respond. What if the answer goes to Takuya or Airi?
But it was a third-year who spoke up. Yuu felt relieved.
Quiz competitions like this, which rely more on reflexes and luck than skill, are bad for the heart.
The third-year students who were given the right to answer naturally got the answer right, while Yu and the whole crowd looked on.
This means that four people got four questions right, meaning they are now in reach.
In all likelihood, the next question will decide the winner.
"So here's the problem..."
The five contestants held their breath.
"Shimotsuki Yui is known as pure and angelic. Who is the person she has feelings for...?"
Yuu, who had guessed the question before the question setter had even finished speaking, became irritated.
This question is inappropriate for a quiz about "Shimotsuki" Yui. Because it is not Shimotsuki Yui the actress who falls in love with someone, but Hazuki Yui who is just a high school girl. In the first place, Yui, as Shimotsuki Yui, has not declared that she has a lover. It is Hazuki Yui who has declared it.
Moreover, I can say with certainty that Yuu definitely did not tell Yui that he would be asking this question. Because Yui, who was in the audience at the venue, was now within my field of vision and, although not overtly, she looked unhappy.
On the other hand, it's not hard to understand why this question was asked. The biggest topic of conversation at school recently was the revelation that Yui was dating Takuya.
(But there's that too...)
Yu's mind was working harder than ever before. Even now, time seemed to be moving slowly, as if it had stopped.
In the midst of all this, Yuu realized that he couldn't answer this question.
The answer that the question setter prepared as the correct answer was definitely Kisaragi Takuya. However, that was a lie, and the person Yui really likes is Someya Yu.
(In the first place, there's no way Yui-chan could name Takuya as someone she likes...)
One reason was that I knew the answer was wrong, but even before that, I couldn't bring myself to say that the person Yui liked was Takuya.
Moreover, if someone were to name Takuya and it turned out to be correct, there was no guarantee that Airi wouldn't say, "That's wrong." That would cause trouble.
While Yu was pondering on what to do, no matter how slow time may have been, it hadn't stopped. He heard a ping-pong sound, similar to the kind you hear in a family restaurant.
I turned my gaze to see that it was Takuya, brimming with confidence and a proud look on his face as he prepared to answer.
He was annoyed that she had such a look on her face, but the main reason was that he didn't want her to answer. With that thought in mind, Yuu stood up without any time to think.
"Please wait a moment."
Yuu suddenly stood up and spoke, drawing the attention of everyone.
The fact that the questions in this quiz competition are all easy can still be forgiven, since this is merely a cultural festival event, and not a quiz show with a lot of money like those on TV. Rather than one person winning by a landslide, a close contest would make the event more exciting as a festival and as a show. That was probably what they were aiming for.
However, there was one problem that I just couldn't forgive. I understand that if I do something like this, I'll attract attention, and people will talk about it even after the school festival is over. But I can't keep quiet about this problem that doesn't care about one girl named Yui Hazuki.
From Yu's point of view, anyone who causes trouble for Yui is an enemy.
"Eh... Ah, yes. What is it?"
The questioner asks incredulously.
"There are girls sitting in these contestant seats who are not students of this school. Isn't that unfair?"
Being a hot topic at this school does not necessarily mean it is the same in society. In other words, even if it is obvious to the students of this school, Yuu and the others, Airi, who is not a typical student at this school, is likely not aware of it. He takes advantage of the fact that most people do not know about Airi's background and says that it is strange to ask about it as a quiz question.
To avoid any awkwardness, I made eye contact with Airi, telling her to "just go along with what I'm saying."
"That's true, but..."
Although the questioner understood the validity of Yu's words, he remained silent, perhaps feeling a bit guilty about being spoiled, or perhaps not wanting to admit that he was wrong.
Then after a short pause, he opened his mouth.
"…However, the fact that you're here now means that you're the family of a student attending this school. In that case, it wouldn't be strange if you were listening to the conversation at home."
"That's just what if..."
Mutter in a low voice so the people around you can't hear.
If he had just dropped the issue now, things would have gotten much quicker. Thinking this, Yu spoke again.
"One more thing. This quiz competition is a place to answer questions posed by actress "Shimotsuki" Yui, not a place to answer questions posed by this high school student "Hazuki" Yui."
As Yuu points out the various problems, the audience, who had initially looked upon him as a strange person, begin to look at him with a different gaze. There are not only students in the room, but also adults, namely the parents of students attending the high school.
The parents began to agree with Yu's words. Even the question setter seemed flustered by this.
"......"
Eventually.
"I understand... Then I will withdraw my previous question and change the question."
With some apparent reluctance, the question setter withdrew the question.
They should have done that from the beginning. Yuu thought as he sat down in his seat.
"Now we have a new problem--"
Yu answered the next question immediately, and the quiz competition came to a close with Yu as the easy winner.