Hyouka - Volume 03 - The Kudryavka Sequence - Welcome to KANYA FESTA! (1)

"The answer is............"
The announcer held back her voice in order to raise the suspense.
"............"
You're overdoing this already.
"......FALSE! This ends the preliminaries!"
YES! (Actually, I did not really know what the etymology of the word
"darui" was, but I do know that if it can be written in kanji 怠 い then it's most
likely not a foreign loan-word.) The announcer, who upped her tempo of
suspense for every question answered, now waved her arms as though
dancing and pointed towards us.
"Congratulations to the four who have chosen 'False' for passing the
preliminaries! Please proceed toward the podium for the finals."
Aha, here comes my chance to appeal to the crowd. That's what I'm here for.
As I walked toward the podium, someone tapped me on the shoulder from
behind.
"Yo, Fukube, so you're through as well, huh?
The person who said that was...
...Just hang on a minute, I'm trying to remember his name. I know this guy,
honest. For the moment being I'll try replying.
"Of course."
"You don't remember who I am, do you?"
"Haha, guess I was too focused on the quizzes."
Who was he? I know he's a classmate though.
He wasn't from the General Committee nor the Handicraft Club, so he could