The words that escaped his lips were filled with regret and embarrassment. He reflected upon his actions during the Autumn Festival, which everyone around him narrated as a heroic tale. To Masachika, all of it was practically a half-buried dark history. His feelings were more along the lines of, “Don’t look at me. Don’t talk about it. Please just leave me alone.” Defending others against firecrackers on stage with a kick, punching a delinquent in the face. And on top of that... Vividly recalling his interactions with Yusho, how he’d responded to Yusho’s theatrical attitude and provoked him, with a show of cocky bravado— “Obgh! Wouuuu!” A surge of embarrassment exploded inside of him, and Masachika bounced off the sofa, wriggling and squirming in agony. Ugh, guh, oooohhh... I’m gonna die. Seriously, I’m going to dieeeee. His small stroke of luck was that; apart from the events on the schoolyard and in the auditorium, there weren’t many witnesses to the other incidents. The embarrassing “super-strong character” move he had done on Yusho was only known between them. It was unlikely that Yusho would talk to anyone about it, so regarding that exchange, which Masachika considered the epitome of his dark history, it was unlikely that anyone else would find out about it. With the exception of the confrontation with the delinquent that he knocked out with a punch, the subsequent pursuit by Nonoa’s friends had a much bigger impact, which is why it didn’t become a subject of gossip. His actions were not widely discussed, but the problem in question was the fact that people were mainly talking about the firecracker kick and the piano showdown. As for those two incidents, Masachika didn’t really feel any shame... However, whenever these stories came up, it inevitably reminded him about his overly cocky behavior before and after those events.