It's been a year since the novel's last chapter, and Shmooper is excited to be back at school. He's spent a lot of time trying to make friends at school, but he still can't figure out why he's hanging out with the other students. He says he came to school so he could "enjoy high school" , and he doesn't want to hang out with anyone who's not going to fit in with his new class. Shmoopers notes that the girls at school hate him because of his "oderagiri san" .