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part 11

As you probably know by now, I don't.” Ayanokoji shook her head.

Sudo seemed particularly moved. "Oh thanks man! You're a great friend as opposed to someone." He subtly hits his other two friends, which are Ike and Yamauchi. He's grateful that Ayanokoji helped him because they're friends and all, with no ulterior motives.

""Hey, what do you mean by that?" Ike yelled in outrage.

"Yes! We help you, you know!" Yamauchi seconded.

Ike looked at Sudo, "Have you forgotten that

Shall we help find the witness?"

"Yes? And after that?" sweat replied.

"It's what I thought."

Horikita was clearly probing.

"If you have something to say, why not go out and say it?"

"You're going to meet Sakura-san, right?" she asked

"No I'm not." I immediately denied it, but I wondered if Horikita could see the truth.

"Well. I guess where you go is none of my business."

In that case, don't ask me about it! Well, that was what I wanted to say, but I uttered the words only in my head.

"How many and what things have you thought of me differently than what comes out of your mouth, I wonder?" Horikita said sarcastically.

Ayanokoji opened her mouth, but stopped momentarily. "Probably a lot."

"That was sarcasm".

"I know."

After a long time, we finally reached the eleventh floor in complete silence. I got out of the elevator, trying to stay calm. I didn't look back.

"Forgive me for intruding..." I said at Sakura's door.

"Come on." She greeted me dressed in casual clothes.

"So. What did you need from me?"

"Umm... Ayanokouji-kun, do you remember what you said earlier? You said that I wasn't required to come forward even if I was the witness. You also said that there was no point in forcing me to testify."

"Well..." Katsuragi thinks hard. "If only the witness was in a different class, then that may affect the case differently. You're also shy and shy from what I gathered, so speaking in front of an audience must terrify you."

That was when I met Sakura by accident. I nodded slightly.

"I… I just don't have any self-confidence after all."

"Is it about talking in front of other people?"

"I've been terrible at it for so long...I'm not good at speaking in front of others. If I'm asked to testify in front of the teachers tomorrow, I don't think I'd have the confidence to do it." answer correctly.

So...""Which is essential. Your confidence to answer those questions is the credibility of your role as a witness and what comes out of your mouth." Ichinose nodded in understanding.

So if Sakura-san didn't answer clearly or confidently, will the credibility of her statements be questioned?" Sato asked.

Hirata nodded in confirmation. "It will come out because she was forced to testify against class C because they are classmates. It can even be interpreted as a script or a lie to save Sudo, a classmate."