Book 4: Chapter 1: 3rd of September (Thursday) – Asamura Yuuta
During the final homeroom of the day, our teacher handed out homework at the end of the class.
“Alright, make sure to fill out the sheet and give it to your class representative by Thursday next week.”
These were the teacher’s final words, and the instant they were gone with the door closed behind them, the classroom instantly erupted in noise. Despite usually picking up their bags and leaving the classroom, all of my classmates remained seated.
“Hey, what about you?”
“What are you going to write?”
These types of voices filled the room. While some people took advice from others around them, others simply glared at the paper in front of them. Each of them had their own manner of dealing with the situation, yet they all were taking it seriously. After all, the paper we had been given asked us about our future plans after graduation. Our parent-teacher meetings will be held towards the end of the month. In other words, the future course aspiration questionnaire is regarded as part of schoolwork, and the teachers will be discussing it with both us and our parents present.
“I guess it’s that time of the year again…”
I fiddled with the printout in my hand and spoke to the person in front of me, who happened to be my good friend Maru Tomokazu.
“We’re second-years now. The severity of the situation is completely different compared to how it was before. But judging from your comment just now, you also haven’t completely made up your mind just yet, huh?” Maru turned around with a scowl on his face.