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part 9

"Eh? Why-" Watanabe cuts off as Kanzaki stops them."

That's why we came here to search. But we haven't really found much."

This was nothing like a murder case, so I doubted there would be many clear leads left for us to find. However, contrary to our expectations, we did get some results.

"So you believe Sudou-kun because he's your classmate. And your friend, of course, that's obvious. So, Class D is in an uproar because Sudou is being falsely accused, right?"

It would be hard to convince a third party like Ichinose that we're not doing this out of friendship or class loyalty. I wasn't going to try to explain it.

"Of course, the fairy tale class acts like it's all about friendship." Ryuuen pretended to be gagged.

"Sakayanagi agreed: "It's disgusting."

Class B did nothing but stare at the two.

"What would you do if Sudou-kun was the liar? Suppose evidence came out proving his guilt. What then?"

"I would report it honestly. After all, covering up a lie would only come back to haunt us later."

"Yeah, okay. I think so too."

Still, it wasn't like our fights really had any impact on Ichinose.

"Are you done? You heard what you wanted." Horikita spoke sharply with a sigh, trying to push Ichinose away.

"Hmm. Yeah, how about I help you out? Find the witness, or whatever. You're bound to go further with more people, right?"people, right?"

Obviously more people would have been better. That was true. However, it wasn't like we went up there and said, "Please help us, we're in trouble!"

"Why would a student from Class B offer to help?"

"Does Class D and B have no relation to each other? We don't know when these cases will arise, or who they will involve. Since the classes are in constant competition, there is always the possibility of this happening. This was merely the first case." If the party who lied wins, that would set a bad precedent. Besides, I personally can't turn around now that I know what happened."

"And that's why other classes don't take yours seriously." Sakayanagi hit them again. Seriously, how long do you plan on pissing them off?

""I'm just trying to create a fair place and a great role model for everyone." Ichinose defended herself.

"What? Are you planning to stick your neck in every lie that happens at school? Lying is part of human nature. It cannot be stopped by mere justice." Sakayanagi brutally broke Ichinose's principles.

He couldn't tell if Ichinose was serious or joking.

"Even Ayanokoji-kun can't take you seriously." Sakayanagi laughed at her.

Please don't drag me down. Ayanokoji sighed, "Don't take this the wrong way, Ichinose. I meant no harm."

"Okay, Ayanokoji-kun. I'm not offended." Ichinose smiled at him.

"If Class B works with you, wouldn't that dramatically improve your credibility? Though I suppose the opposite could also be true. Class D may suffer greater consequences if the truth is found out..

In other words, if Sudou lied, that would prove Class C's claim. In that case, Sudou would undoubtedly be suspended and Class D could suffer fatal damage.