"I hate to interrupt Genichirou's attempts to establish a routine," he said slowly, and only partially lying. "And I don't want any of the other first years to get entitled and start thinking that anything but a sterling performance is going to get them the time of day. He should show something besides confidence before we let him show off. His confidence might be misplaced."
But Yanagi did remember not being taken seriously by anyone except Seiichi. And he thought he knew what Seiichi would do. Seiichi liked boldness as much as any of them did, and he appreciated a sense of occasion, which had been Akaya's great flaw.
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"I hate to interrupt Genichirou's attempts to establish a routine," he said slowly, and only partially lying. "And I don't want any of the other first years to get entitled and start thinking that anything but a sterling performance is going to get them the time of day. He should show something besides confidence before we let him show off. His confidence might be misplaced."
But Yanagi did remember not being taken seriously by anyone except Seiichi. And he thought he knew what Seiichi would do. Seiichi liked boldness as much as any of them did, and he appreciated a sense of occasion, which had been Akaya's great flaw.
"Are you volunteering?"