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part 9

"B-bye."

"Sakura". I called as she tried to quickly walk away. "You don't have to force yourself."

"Huh? Didn't you need awitness?" Shimizu asked.

"A witness in your class is useless, remember?" Matoba replied.

Meanwhile...

"Ne, ne. Doesn't he look like a gentleman?" Ando laughed.

Amikura agrees: "Yes. Don't force the girl to talk."

Other girls talked about their thoughts on the guy.

They know I can hear them, right?' Ayanokoji averted his gaze after contacting the boys who were looking at him jealously.

I spoke without thinking. Sakura stopped, but didn't turn around.

"You shouldn't feel compelled to appear as a witness, Sakura. There would be no point in forcing you to testify. But if someone scary is trying to intimidate you or something, please talk to us. I have no idea how much it can help, but I'll try."

"See see?!"

"Oh my god. What a man you have in your class, Sae-chan." Hoshinomiya-sensei laughed seductively.

"Act your age." Chabashira rolled her eyes at her friend's antics.

Airi blushed.

"You are talking about me?" Horikita muttered.

"Pft." Ike tried to hold back his laughter but failed miserably.

Yamauchi didn't bother to hide. He laughed outright. "Scary person."

Sudo grabbed the ears of the two in an attempt to shut them up.

Horikita simply looked at Ayanokoji, who didn't dare meet her eyes.

Ignoring the existence of such a terrifying monster, I decided to let Sakura go.

"I didn't see anything. You have the wrong person…"

She kept insisting that she was not the witness. Until now, we had been operating based solely on Horikita's dogmatism and prejudice. It was very possible that Sakura was not the witness, as she said.

"Okay then. However, if anyone else tries to harass you about it, please tell me."

Sakura meekly went down the stairs.

"That was probably our only big shot, you know? SHe probably came here because he was still thinking about the incident."

"Since she's denied it, we can't force her to do anything. Besides, do you understand Horikita? Class d  witness wouldn't help our case much."

"I suppose."

SHe would act according to his logic. However, she didn't know what the hell she was thinking. That's why our investigation was paralyzed.

"Hello, you two. What are you doing?"

We turned in response to the unexpected voice. A beautiful girl with reddish-blonde hair stood behind us. I recognized her, even though I had never spoken to her before. She was a student from Class B, Ichinose. It was rumored that she was an excellent student.

"Sorry to interrupt you like this. Do you have a moment? Oh, if you're in the middle of a regular date, I'd like you to break up immediately."