Chapter 49 Summary

Although extremely popular in the Second Middle School and the community, rugby is a sport H does not like. The school's passion for the game is one reason for H's dislike of rugby. Instead of keeping his opinions to himself, H voices them aloud and often gets beaten up by other students.

At the beginning of the school year, Mr. Yoshiharu Naito is assigned as H's new teacher. Mr. Naito impresses H and causes H to want to get to know him better. One thing H likes about Mr. Naito is his ability to care for his students without probing into their private lives. H is completely surprised when he finds out that Mr. Naito is living in the annex to the geography room at school. H begins to visit Naito there but keeps quiet about his own residence at school.

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