3rd Person POV
Park
it was currently 4 pm. Kiyotaka and Tatsuya are now currently strolling around after buying some stuff at the grocery store
Sudo: "THE HELL DID YOU SAY!"
When they noticed the source of the loud sound, they noticed Sudo and a guy with magenta hair along with a tall guy with dark skin
Magenta: "kukukuku, whats wrong monkey? are you deaf? then let me repeat myself, I said that you're nothing but a brainless monkey kukuku"
Sudo: "SAY THAT AGAIN I DARE YOU!"
Before Sudo gets closer to the magenta guy, a girl with strawberry hair interrupted the scene
Strawberry: "allright, stop now at once. If you guys continue, I will report this to the school"
Magenta: "kukukuku, you're no fun, Ichinose. Relax, we're doing nothing here. The monkey just suddenly got violent"
Sudo: "the hell are you saying you freak!"
Ichinose: "no way a guy would get violent all of the sudden right? you must be provoking him first, Ryuuen kun"
Ryuuen: "aw you're no fun Ichinose. Well then, lets go back Albert"
Albert: "YES BOSS"
Ryuuen and Albert then left the scene because they get interrupted by Ichinose
Ichinose: "be careful with Ryuuen kun okay? don't let them provoke you"
Sudo: "tch, whatever. I'm leaving"
Sudo then leaves the scene without saying thank you. Ichinose just sighed at his behaviour
Tatsuya: "that's quite a show right there"
Kiyo: "yeah. Lets go back"
Tatsuya: "sure"
But before they go back, Ichinose called out to them
Ichinose: "hey, wait!"
Tatsuya and Kiyotaka turns back
Tatsuya: "whats wrong?"
Kiyo: "do you need something from us?"
Ichinose: "I noticed you guys all that fuss, may I ask why you guys didn't step in?"
Kiyo: "we were about to step in, but you already got there first, so yeah that's why we didn't bother" he said with lies. There was no intent from him to stop that fuss
Ichinose: "makes sense. By the way, My name is Ichinose Honami from 1-B. Nice to meet you" she said
Tatsuya: (Honami huh, what a nostalgic name) "I'm Shiba Tatsuya, and this guy is Ayanokoji Kiyotaka. We're both from class D. Nice to meet you too, Ichinose" he said with a little smile which makes Ichinose blushes a little
Ichinose: (oh my god, he's handsome) "well, I'm going back then. See you later Shiba kun and Ayanokoji kun" she said after regaining her composure
Tatsuya: "wait, Ichinose"
Ichinose: "hm? what's wrong, Shiba kun?"
Tatsuya: "I noticed you know about that magenta haired guy named Ryuuen. Can you tell us about him?"
Ichinose: "hmm, as far as I remember, he is the leader of class C. And he rules his class with violence and tyranny"
Tatsuya: "thanks for the information, Ichinose"
Ichinose: "you're welcome. Bye guys" she said while waving her hand and both Tatsuya and Kiyotaka waves their hand
Tatsuya: "are you thinking what I'm thinking?" he said to Ayanokoji
Kiyo: "not a clue"
Tatsuya: *sigh* "no need to play dumb. You pretty much shows your ability even a little. I know you have a very good intelligence"
Kiyo: "nothing hides from you huh. Yeah, I think that Ryuuen guy provokes Sudo to test his temper"
Tatsuya: "and with that, he plans to target Sudo."
Kiyo: "right. So, what are you going to do? help him?"
Tatsuya: "I'm going to tail Sudo for now. I might be able to get the upper hand against Class C if this goes well"
Kiyo: "well, goodluck"
Tatsuya: "you're not joining?"
Kiyo: "I'll tell you when I want. For now, I'm just going to feign ignorance"
Tatsuya: "fair enough. Lets go back then"
Kiyo: "yeah"
Tatsuya and Kiyotaka then goes back to their respective dorms
Ryuuen POV
Kukukuku, that monkey is perfect for my experiment. Lets see how those defectives will handle my attack.
Timeskip, 2 days later
??? POV
School ended as usual. Its finally time to go back to my dorm and do my usual thing. This is literally the only thing that keeps my mood up in these lonely school day.
I then get ready with my outfit and then went to the special annex to take my pictures
But when I arrive, everything is ruined.
While searching for a place to take a good selfie, I stumbled intosomething. Even a certain famous, diminutive detective would have held hisbreath when witnessing such a tense situation.The whole thing had started about ten seconds ago. Someone made atrivial comment, which upset the other party.
That led to vicious insults,which turned into a fistfight. No, a "fight" wasn't the right way of putting it. The other three male students lay on the floor, writhing in pain. A red-hairedboy stood over them, looking down in victory. It was an entirely one-sidedordeal.His right fist was covered in blood from the students he'd pummeled.
This was the first brawl I'd ever witnessed. In elementary school I saw boysquarrel with each other in class, pulling clothes and pinching arms. This wasdifferent, though. I could feel the tension in the air.Though I was terrified, I began capturing the scene with my camera.The shutter didn't make a sound. After taking the pictures, I asked myselfwhat I was doing. I couldn't think clearly in my panicked state. I tried toquickly get away.
However, my brain no longer seemed to function properly.My legs didn't obey my command to move, like I was paralyzed.
Random: "He he, so. Do you really think that this is the end of it, Sudou?"
Despite being barely able to move, one of the male students on theground tried to taunt Sudou.
Sudo: "Do you wanna make me laugh? You're in the sorriest state possible. You want to go for another round, huh? Next time I won't hold back."
Sudou-kun grabbed the beaten boy's collar, and brought him closer.They were eye-to-eye now, only a few centimeters apart. Sudou looked as though he was going to kill and then devour his opponent, which was so overwhelming that the defeated boy looked away.
Sudo: "Are you scared? Did you really think you'd beat me if you had more people?"
Sudou-kun snorted, dropped the student, picked up his bag, and thenturned and walked away as if the defeated three completely disinterested him.My heart rate skyrocketed. Well, that was natural. Sudou-kun was headed formy hiding spot. My potential escape routes from this building were limited.
I had the idea to turn back down the staircase I'd used to come up here.However, I still couldn't move, and my window of opportunity was closing.I'd heard that that when someone was involved in a crisis, his or her body would lock up, exactly like what was happening now.
Sudo: "What a waste of time. Tiring me out after practice. Give me a break,"Sudou-kun said.The distance between us was closing. He was only a few short meters away.
Random 2: "You're the one who's going to regret this later, Sudou."
The boy's words stopped Sudou-kun in his tracks.
Sudo: "Nothing's more pathetic than a sore loser. No matter how many timesyou come at me, you won't win."
He wasn't bluffing. He clearly had the confidence to back up what hesaid. After all, Sudou-kun had emerged victorious and unscathed from athree-on-one fight.Tomorrow was the first of July, but given how much I was sweating you'd think summer was already here. I remained completely still in my hiding place.
Sweat poured down the nape of my neck. I decided to leave calmly, quietly, and without panicking. I'd hate it if someone were to spot meand involve me in this mess. If that happened, it would cast a dark cloud over my otherwise peaceful school life. I left the scene quickly and carefully.
Sudo: "Is someone there?"
Sudou-kun, sensing my movement, looked to where I'd been meremoments before. However, I'd successfully escaped by a hair's breadth. If I'd lagged a mere two seconds, he probably would've seen me.
3rd Person POV
Outside the special annex, two boys were discussing
Kiyo: "so our prediction came true huh"
Tatsuya: "good thing we came, I already recorded all the scene"
Kiyo: "so, what are you going to do?"
Tatsuya: "nothing."
Kiyo: "why?"
Tatsuya: "I want to see how Horikita handles this matter. If she's really hopeless, then I will use this recording"
Kiyo: "fair enough, We both had the same goal, huh"
Tatsuya: "lets go back. Things will get interesting"
Kiyo: "yeah"
The two boys returned to their dorms
Timeskip, tomorrow, Class 1-D
Kiyotaka POV
As always, morning in this class was always so lively. The atmosphere was not tense at all. Students were talking with each other, honestly its not so bad.
But as soon as Chabasira sensei enters the class, everything changes
Chabs: "Good morning, everyone. You all seem more restless than usualtoday."
Chabashira-sensei strode into the classroom as the homeroom bell rang.
Yamauchi: "Sae-chan-sensei! why we didn't get any this month?! When I checked this morning, I didn't see a single point deposited into my account!"
Chabs: "Oh, so that's why you're all so restless?"
Ike: "We worked ourselves half to death this past month! We passed the midterm, so why are we didn't even get points?! No one's been late or absent,and no one's talked during class, either!"
Chabs: "Don't jump to conclusions. Listen to what I have to say first. You'recorrect, Ike. You have all worked harder than ever before. I recognize that. Well then. Without further ado, here are this month's point totals."
Class A-1110
Class B-830
Class C-670
Class D-180
Suzune: "This isn't good, the gap is still too far." My neighbour said
Ike: "wait, 180? we went up! yahoo!" the fool Ike said
Chabs: "It's too early to celebrate. All the other classes saw a similar increasein their points. We didn't close the distance at all. This might just be a reward first-year students receive for getting through the midterm."
Suzune: "So that's what happened. I thought it odd that we'd been awarded points so quickly."
Horikita, who hoped to reach Class A, didn't appear pleased with the result. She wasn't smiling.
Kiyo: "Are you disappointed because the gap between the classes has widened, Horikita?" I asked.
Suzune: "No, that's not it. We managed to get something this time, after all."
Ike: "Get something? Get what?" asked Ike, now standing.
Horikita, after attracting everyone's attention, fell back into silence. Itwas as if she didn't wish to provide an answer. The class leader, Hirata Yousuke, answered for her.
Hirata: "I believe that Horikita-san is referring to the deductions we incurred throughout April and May. In other words, we didn't see a reduction in pointsfor talking in class or being late."
The sharp-witted Hirata hadn't missed a beat. Splendid.
Suzune: "Ah, is that so? I suppose that even if we got 180 points now, a lot of deductions would've brought us down to zero."
Ike, after this simpleexplanation, raised his arms in victory.
Ike: "Wait. But then, why didn't we getany points?"
He lobbed his original question again at Chabashira-sensei. It wasindeed strange that we hadn't received 18.000 private points in our accounts.
Chabs: "Well, this time there was a little trouble. The first-year students' point distribution has been delayed. I'm sorry, but you'll have to wait a bit longer," she said.
Yamauchi: "Huh? Seriously? If this is the school's fault, then shouldn't we get some kind of bonus as compensation?"
The students grumbled in discontent. Once they found out that they would be getting their points, their attitudes had changed dramatically. Therewas a significant difference between 87 points and no points.
Chabs: "Don't blame me. This was the school's decision, there's nothing I cando about it. Once the trouble has been resolved, you'll receive your 18.000 points. If there are still 180 Class points left, that is."
There was deeper meaning behind Chabashira-sensei's words. It seems she was hinting about Sudo's situation. If he were to get expelled, I'm sure our class points will get deducted
Well, time to stare at the sky as usual
Timeskip, Last class
Tatsuya POV
After our last class, students were preaparing to go home, but suddenly, Chabasira sensei enters the classroom
Chabs: "I have an announcement for you all. There was a bit of trouble theother day, an incident between the student sitting there, Sudou, and somestudents from Class C. In short, there was a fight."
So Ryuuen already make his move, huh
Hirata: "Umm. So why hasn't this issue been resolved already?" Hirata asked arather reasonable question.
Chabs: "The complaint came from Class C. They claim that the fight was one sided. Do you have anything to say, Sudo?."
Sudo: "It wasn't my fault! It was self-defense! Self-defense, I tell you!"
shouted Sudou as he shouldered his classmates' icy glares.
Chabs: "But there's no evidence of that. Am I wrong?"
Sudo: "What evidence? I don't have any."
Chabs: "So in other words, we don't yet know the truth. Therefore, we have put our decision on hold for now. Our response, and the punishment, will come when we find out who was at fault."
Sudo: "All I know is that I'm innocent. If anything, I ought to receive asettlement for my trouble."
Well, thats not how you state your alibi, Sudo.
Chabs: "So speaks the accused, but I wouldn't say that you have a high level of credibility right now. If there is an eyewitness, as Sudou seems to believe,then the situation may change. If anyone here witnessed the fight, please raise your hand."
Chabashira-sensei continued talking in a robotic, flat voice. No students raised their hands in response to her question.
Chabs: "Too bad, Sudou. It appears there are no witnesses in this class."
Sudo: "Looks that way," he grumbled.When Chabashira-sensei cast a doubtful look at Sudou, he glanced downward.
Chabs: "In order to check for witnesses, every teacher will inform their classes of the details of this incident."
Sudo: "Huh?! You're telling everyone?!"The school probably had no say in the matter. Because Sudou had insisted it was a false charge and brought up a potential witness, the schoolhad to be sure. For Sudou, who had hoped to hide the situation, none of this was good.
Sudo: "Damn it!"
Chabs: "Anyway, that is all. We'll make our final judgment next Tuesday,taking into account any eyewitnesses and evidence. With that, let's end homeroom for the day."
Chabashira-sensei left, and Sudou followed right after her. He probably realized that if he stayed in the classroom, he'd lose his temper with someone.
Ike: "Man, isn't Sudou just the worst?" Ike was the first to talk. What a fake fried. I thought he was Sudo's bestfriend
Yukimura: "If we lose points because of Sudou, will we be at 130 again this month? no, maybe even lower. Damn it!"
As uproar enveloped the classroom, and things started to get out ofhand. If we ended up losing points because of this, Sudou would most likely become the sole target of our class's frustrations. Naturally, Kushida didn't want this to happen.
Kushida: "Everyone, can you please listen to what I have to say?" Kushida stood and tried to silence the commotion.
Kushida: "What our teacher said seems to be true. Sudou-kun may have been ina fight. However, Sudou-kun was dragged into it."
Ike: "Kushida-chan, what do you mean? Do you believe Sudou?"
Kushida: "well, its only natural to support your classmates right?" you're one to talk, Kushida.
Kushida: "I'd like to ask you all again. If anyone knows someone who saw whathappened, whether it's someone in class, a friend, or an upperclassman, please tell me. You can contact me at any time. I would sincerely appreciate it."
Even though she'd basically said the same thing as Chabashira-sensei,the class had a very different response. She had an innate ability to connect with people. Her presence glowed so bright that I could almost feel it.Instantly, silence enveloped the classroom. The first to speak wasn't the eyewitness, but Yamauchi.
Yamauchi: "Hey, Kushida-chan. I just can't believe what Sudou said. I think helied so he could justify what he did. He talked about beating up kids all the time in junior high. He even told us how much fun it was to beat people up."
After Yamauchi voiced his concerns, the rest of the class murmured their dissatisfaction with Sudou in turn.
Shinohara: "I saw him grab some kid by the collar just because they bumped into each other in the hallway."
Mori: "I saw him cut in line in the cafeteria and lash out when someone tried to tell him that wasn't okay."
Hirata: "I want to believe him." Hirata, the class hero, uttered those words as he stood in support of Kushida.
His appearance was dashing, and he clearly wasn't drunk on thesame anti-Sudou Kool-Aid as everyone else.
Hirata: "If a student in another class were casting doubt on him, I could understand it," He said. "But I think it's wrong to doubt a fellow classmate right away. Shouldn't friends do everything within their power to help someone in need?"
Kei: "I agree!"Karuizawa, heroic Hirata's girlfriend, called out in agreement, brushing her bangs aside with her hand as she spoke."If it were a false charge, that'd be a problem, wouldn't it? In any case, you'd feel bad for him if he were innocent, right?" I'm sure 200% she only said this to look good because she is Hirata's girlfriend. Ain't no way a high and mighty girl like her would help Sudo willingly
(I'm saying this again, Kei before she becomes Kiyo's tool is absolutely a hateable chara)
Kushida: "I'll try asking my friends!"
Hirata: "Well then, I'll try asking the upperclassmen I know in the soccerclub!"
Kei: "I'll ask around, too."
Lets see how this play.
Timeskip, 16.00
Kiyotaka POV
For some reason, I'd gotten mixed up with our usual group inthe caffe. Our group consisted of myself, Kushida, Horikita, Ike, Yamauchi, and Sudou. Shiba and Miyake was asked to join but Miyake had club activities, while Shiba said he still has to do some coding.
There was no getting around it. When I was about to go home, Kushida Invited me. I'd said okay, of course. I mean, I didn't have any choice in the matter.
Suzune: "You seem to get yourself into trouble time and time again, Sudou kun."
Horikita gave an exasperated sigh. Naturally, we were discussing how to prove Sudou's innocence.
Ike: "Well, guess we don't have much choice. As your friends, we'll helpyou out, Sudou." Although Ike had been against Sudou in the beginning, his attitude had completely changed. That was definitely because Kushida had appealed to him and asked him to help. Ignorant of Ike's true feelings on the matter, Sudou still apologized.
Sudo: "I'm sorry, Horikita. I've caused trouble for you again. But it really wasn't my fault this time. All I did was blow up those Class C jerks' plans."
Sudou spoke to Horikita with indifference, almost as if he were describing someone else's problems.
Suzune: "Sorry, but I don't feel like helping you this time." Horikita flatly refused Sudou's pleas for help. "For Class D to rise through the ranks, it's important to recover the class points we lost as quickly as possible. However, we probably won't get any points now, thanks to you. You hindered those plans."
Sudo: "Wait. You might be right about that, but I'm not the one at fault here! Those guys picked a fight with me! What part of that is my fault?"
Suzune: "You keep focusing on who started the fight, but that's a trivial detail.Did you never consider that?"
Sudo: "What's trivial about it? It makes all the difference! I didn't doa nything wrong!"
this is troublesome
Suzune: "I'm leaving. This is a waste of time" she said while picking her backpack
Sudo: "wait Horikita, aren't we friends?"
Suzune: "friends? don't make me laugh. I don't need a friend. Now if you excuse me" she then left coldly
Sudo: "damn it"
Ike: "it seems its only us left, huh"
Yamauchi: "it can't be helped. I'll try my best to help you, Sudo"
Kushida: "Me too, Sudo Kun"
Kiyo: "well, there is no harm helping a classmate"
A lie, of course. I don't really want to save him. But I need to get Horikita to save him for her growth. That's why I cant back down anymore from this
If Horikita chooses save him, then I believe in her potential to rise. Because that means she started to care for others and accepting that she alone will not be able to do anything.
But if she continued to feign ignorance
Then she's nothing but a dissapointment
To Be Continued
Hi BigFrog Here, I Hope you enjoy the chapter xD
A/N
A not so long chapter
I make some changes so it didn't follow the LN 100%
Volume 2 might be finished in the next 2 chapters
Sorry if it had an uncomfortable pace and boring
Feel free to critisize the chapter!
Published date: 30-7-2021