Report 10

Plot
Arata is saved from the scene with his cigarettes escalating any more by Kazuomi, the guy sitting in front of him. Sympathetic to Arata's plight, Kazuomi reminds Ms. Amatsu that they need to get on with the tests. Ms. Amatsu tells Arata to come to the staff room after school, and surrounded by the chattering class and worried by what kind of reputation he is making for himself, he is awakened to the fact that he needs to take his new situation more seriously.

However, Arata's humiliation continues, as he forgets to take a test paper for himself when passing them along to the next student. When he realizes that he still does not have a pencil, he makes a tear in the test paper trying to write with his fingernails, as at this point he is too embarrassed by the attention he has been drawing to himself to ask for one. Luckily for Arata, Rena, the girl sitting next to him, understands what is going on and passes him a pencil and eraser in secret. Despite his humiliation for needing help from someone ten years younger than himself, Arata thankfully accepts Rena's help.

Trivia

 * The events in this chapter took place on April 8th, 2013.