Seiko smiled a little at 'Tank-senpai', but then returned to a look of kindhearted concern. Reaching into her bag, she pulled out a clean tissue and pressed it into Toru's hand wordlessly, hoping to save the boy from too much embarrassment.
Keeping her hand on Toru's shoulder she peered at the board spotting his name. "You can't back out?" she shook her head sympathetically. "Well..."
She looked at the tear stained boy's face there was no way she, Yukizaki Seiko, could ever let someone be that upset over anything without attempting to fix the situation.
"Well, I could help you a bit with the contest?" she offered suddenly. Maybe if he had some support he'd feel better, and maybe she'd be able to help him become happier in himself, and then maybe they'd be friends forever...
"If you have a friend helping will it make you feel better about it?" She asked, bumping her rank up to 'friend of Toru' without a blink.