"Are you talking about those second-year students who supposedly all quit the club?"
"That's right."
Nakagawa Natsuki nodded.
"At the time, they were still first-year newcomers, so they were very hardworking and enthusiastic. Many of the first-year students wanted to persuade the upperclassmen to pull themselves together, hoping everyone could practice well and win big awards. But back then, how should I put it... this club was actually pretty lazy. The upperclassmen didn't seem interested in winning awards; they just wanted to attend activities casually and create happy high school memories together."
"Isn't that a good thing?"
Hearing Nakagawa Natsuki's story, another petite first-year student asked curiously.
"But their efforts were all in vain, because the upperclassmen crushed them."
"Eh? Crushed?"
The girls' faces instantly turned pale.
"Was it bullying…?"
"No, it wasn't bullying."
Nakagawa Natsuki shook her head.
