"ShenYue."I look back at Miss Matilda, waiting for her explanation.
"He was about to jump, but I stopped him," she says,
"You were right." After I listened to her explanation, I go to Yue on
the bench. His head hangs low. He notices me but doesn't look up. I sit beside him.
"This is your fault," he says.
Okay, so he's blaming me for this.
"If you didn't fail the exam on purpose, I wouldn't have looked even more pathetic." I see his fists clench. "I don't need your pity. It won't save me."
"H-huh?"
"Did you think that was for you? Tssk. In fact, you're wrong. I didn't even do this for you."
"W-what do you mean?"
"I did that," I stand, "To destroy the caste. In this world, people aren't compassionate enough to save you. They aren't patient enough to stop and help you. They aren't s
