Namaiki na Kouhai Joshi wo Wakarasetai Hanashi

For the beleaguered senior, every school day brings a fresh gauntlet of embarrassment, courtesy of his irrepressible junior, Arisugawa. With a disarming smile and a knack for landing perfectly aimed barbs, she seems to take boundless delight in reducing him to a sputtering mess—whether it's pointing out his clumsiness in the hallway or teasing him about his latest test score. Her relentless provocations are a constant thorn in his side, yet there's something about her playful glint that makes him hesitate to simply brush her off. Frustrated and pride-stung, he resolves once and for all to flip the script: he will find a way to put her in her place and reclaim his dignity. What begins as a straightforward mission to humble his cheeky underclassman soon becomes an escalating war of wits, where every counterattack seems to backfire in unexpectedly endearing ways. The more he schemes to unsettle her, the more she deftly parries—and the closer they are thrown together in a whirlwind of crowded hallways, after-school encounters, and shared laughter. Beneath the surface of their constant bickering, a tension simmers that neither is willing to name, blurring the line between animosity and something warmer. As their playful rivalry deepens, the senior finds himself questioning who is really teaching whom a lesson—and whether he even wants the game to end.