He didn’t know if they were aware of the people around them... or maybe they were aware of it. Rather, Yuki talked to Alisa with a smile as if she was purposely showing it to others. “Still, it was a good showdown earlier. I never thought it would be reversed on the final question...... I was on the losing side for a bit at the start too, but it was very dramatic!” “What? Oh, is that right?” Alisa nodded vaguely, apparently at a loss for a response. As the winner, she probably doesn’t know how she should treat Yuki, the loser. As if seeing through Alisa’s inner thoughts, Yuki giggled. “I’ll be in trouble if you act so awkwardly. You should be proud of yourselves, because this was the result of both of you giving your best, in a fair and honest manner.” “Umm, yeah......” Even so, it was impossible to be proud in the face of the loser. Yuki smiled at Alisa, who nodded vaguely, not seeming to mind. Just looking at them here, it was almost impossible to tell which was the winner and which was the loser. And in fact, I think that was what Yuki had in mind. This was true in all competitions, but the post-match response that would increase the likeability of the loser was to gracefully admit defeat and praise the winner. On the other hand, spitting out sighs of defeat, or being blatantly frustrated and not shaking hands with your opponents would be counterproductive. Yuki knew this, which was probably why she came to see Alisa herself as soon as the confrontation was over. (In addition, even though she lost the game, she still showed a generous attitude and appealed to the public as a big shot...... I think this one-on-one is a little too much for Alya.) That said, if Masachika were to blatantly follow up on Alisa at this point, it could conversely lower Alisa’s standing. So Masachika called on the female student in charge of time management, instead of either one of them, to break off what was happening once and for all.