Book 13: Chapter 3: Summer’s almost here, a premonition of a fierce battle Part 7
“You’re having a string of bad luck, huh, drawing the Trial card and all. I’m sure you’re drawing attention again.”
As soon as she entered the class that morning, Horikita approached me as she said that.
“I, too, was distressed by the same thing this morning.”
“It would’ve been nice if we could trade cards freely within the class. No student who isn’t confident of winning would want the Trial card, and yet we cannot just give it to a student who is confident of winning.”
Horikita drew the Half Off card. Although the card was useful when you received a penalty, it was as good as useless for students who were aiming for the top.
“That being the case, you have no choice but to be in the top 30%, and maybe even get a podium finish, isn’t it?”
“You’re saying that like it has nothing to do with you. As a classmate, could you worry about me a bit more?”
“If you really want to rely on me, I’ll certainly lend a hand.”
Horikita was slowly getting cheeky, or rather more difficult to deal with than before.