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part 18

'It's Kushida-san, isn't it?'

"Huh?" Karuizawa's mouth hung open in shock.

I was trying to think up a way out of this incessant questioning when I heard a very angry roar.

"I'm seriously going to beat the crap out of that jerk!"

Sudou, bristling with all the aggression of a demon, was storming toward Class C. All Ryuuen's provocation, from stepping on Sudou to targeting Horikita, seemed to have finally had its intended effect. Hirata got in Sudou's way.

"I understand what you're saying, Sudou-kun, but you need to calm down. You know what'll happen if you get violent with Ryuuen-kun."

Sudou shoved him aside. "Shut it! He's the one who should be sorry! He's done nothing but cheat!"

"How can I cheat if it wasn't in the rules?" Ryuuen smirked. "Calm down your down, won't ya?"

"And If I did, which I didn't. The school would have disqualified me, or my class from participating." He added.

"You're in the border line between cheating and not." Horikita said. "Edging between the line but not at the same time."

"Okay, yes, I do think he's been cheating. But isn't that difficult for us to prove?" asked Hirata.

Trampling someone during capture the flag and letting opponents fall over in tug-of-war weren't very sportsmanlike conduct, but they were a gray area. As for Ryuuen using hair gel on his headband during the cavalry battle, that was only speculation.

The evidence was gone. Sudou completely losing his temper and confronting Ryuuen wouldn't solve anything. In fact, it would probably have the opposite effect.

"Brilliant, future me." Ryuuen practically purred out.

"Uh ... Yeah, I'm glad we're not up against that." Shibata winced.

"What?! You cheater!" Sudo glared at him, "Sensei, you heard that?!"

"Heard it or not but this doesn't happen yet. We can't hold him for something that didn't happen." Chabashira calmly said.

Ryuuen provoke Sudo again.

Completely losing his temper, Sudo stood up and rushed to him. "You bastard." This stem not only for the things Ryuuen did to our class, but most of it is for Horikita who was targeted.

"Idiot!" Ike and Yamauchi stood up quickly and stopped him.

"Stop it, man." Ike whispered to him harshly. "Horikita's glaring at you!"

Sudo paused and then looked behind him, Horikita was indeed staring daggers at him.

"I'm the leader here! So, listen up, Hirata. Let's confront Ryuuen together," said Sudou.

"Eh?!" Hashimoto choked.

Sudo-kun is?!" Hiyori clapped her hands amazed.

"He must be the most sporty in his class." Ichinose said.

"I know you're the leader. If we're talking about the sports festival, you're the leader without a doubt. But look around you. What do you think the class wants from you, as their leader?" asked Hirata.

Sudou looked around, starting with Ike and the others, who cowered in fear. Most of the students kept their distance from Sudou now. They didn't want to suffer his wrath. Even Horikita looked at Sudou with worried exasperation.