In the Real Education, I Just Want to Drop Out Section 25

Unfortunately, Japan's laws are not very strict when it comes to indecent assault.

The reason for this is that, in the past, indecent assault cases in Japan occurred far too frequently.

Japan's police force simply couldn't handle the sheer volume of cases under strict standards, leading to many cases going unaddressed.

Because of this, Japan adopted an evidentiary approach for indecent assault cases where guilt is presumed unless innocence can be proven.

The accuser only needs to prove that it's "possible," not "certain."

If the defendant cannot prove it's "impossible," they will be convicted.

The penalties for indecent assault under Japanese law are quite severe.

Once a penalty is applied, even the lightest punishment involves a fine so exorbitant that it would be difficult for an ordinary family to bear, along with social ruin!

Regardless of the school, the punishment for assaulting a female classmate is still very serious.

If the offense is minor, and the offender is a minor high school student, the school might be willing to slightly conceal it in their records, giving them a chance to start anew, with an educational focus.

However, after that, you would most likely still face one of the highest penalties the school can impose—expulsion!

In severe cases, they might even send you to eat pork cutlets.

Bai Lan knew this was a "dropout trick," but such an act could cause immense harm to a woman, and he couldn't bring himself to do it just to drop out; it would weigh on his conscience.

So, he could only rely on accidental misunderstandings and false accusations from others!

If such a situation were to arise, it would be a pure "gift from nature."

Now, an accident has happened, and the setup for a false accusation is also in place!

In this situation, if Bai Lan were falsely accused and couldn't prove his innocence... well, he didn't want to prove it anyway.

He would most likely be expelled.

However, the other party doesn't seem to intend to report him directly right now, but rather to use this to coerce him into silence and compliance?

But, that's fine!

As long as Bai Lan shows a resolve to resist to the death.

Once the other party realizes that silence is impossible and decides to report him to the school to get him expelled...

This way, Bai Lan can be expelled very quickly!

While the reputation of "being expelled for assaulting a female classmate" isn't great, he has plenty of ways to deal with that in the future.

The simplest, for example: Invincible Luck, or something similar.

Therefore.

Expulsion is within reach!

Bai Lan was overjoyed internally: He never expected to stumble upon such a fortunate situation?

Bai Lan forcibly suppressed the urge to burst into loud laughter.

He was afraid the other party might change their mind and couldn't help but confirm, "Are you sure?"

Kushida nodded, baring her teeth, and said fiercely, "That's right! I'm serious!"

After receiving her confirmation, Bai Lan extended his free right hand and held up a single finger towards her:

"It's a deal!"

With that, he no longer paid attention to Kushida, turned, and walked away briskly.

After a few steps, he raised his fist and waved it towards the sky, shouting loudly:

"Let me be clear, I will not yield!"

Leaving behind a completely bewildered Kushida.

Kushida: "Huh?"

"Wait! Explain yourself!" Kushida quickly chased after him.

Bai Lan quickened his pace, and in the blink of an eye, he had put dozens of meters between himself and Kushida.

Soon, Bai Lan returned to the classroom.

After a considerable amount of time, Kushida entered the classroom at a normal walking pace.

Clearly, after seeing Bai Lan put so much distance between them, she quickly gave up on chasing him and proceeded the rest of the way normally.

When she returned to the classroom and appeared before everyone, Kushida had already resumed her gentle and cute little angel demeanor.

However, only Bai Lan knew that this seemingly fair and tender little angel was actually dark on the inside.

There were still nearly half an hour before class started.

Bai Lan, bored, decided to take a nap.

Not long after Bai Lan lay down.

A broadcast announcement woke him up.

"Starting at 5 PM today, club orientation will be held in the first gymnasium. Students interested in clubs, please gather at the first gymnasium. I repeat, today..."

After the broadcast ended, Bai Lan rested his arms on his pillow, preparing to go back to sleep.

Just then, Bai Lan noticed Ayanokoji, who was sitting in front of him, suddenly turn his head.

"Ordinary Teacher, I'd like to ask a question."

Bai Lan ignored him.

"Ordinary Teacher?"

"Ordinary..."

Bai Lan said without looking up, "There's no one here by that name!"

"Then..." Ayanokoji: "Classmate Bai? Classmate Bai, Classmate Bai..."

Bai Lan was getting a little annoyed. He lifted his head from his arms, resting his chin on them, and replied, "Wanna fight?"

Ayanokoji ignored Bai Lan's violent declaration. Seeing that Bai Lan had responded, he directly continued, "Classmate Bai, should a 'normal' high school student be interested in clubs?"

Bai Lan looked listless, but still answered, "Should normal high school students be interested in clubs? Depends on the mood~ They're less interested in 'clubs' themselves than they are in 'interests'."

"Interested in 'interests'? That sounds a bit convoluted, I don't understand. Could you enlighten me? Ordinary... Teacher Bai?" Under Bai Lan's intimidating gaze, Ayanokoji changed his address and said, looking like he was seeking guidance.

Hirata, not far away, happened to see this scene. A motherly smile appeared on his face, and he whispered, "Aren't they getting along quite well?"

In Hirata's eyes, the two were interacting harmoniously, like friends joking around.

However, Bai Lan knew very well—there was no affection between them!

30. The Heartless and the Snake Charmer

Under normal circumstances, Bai Lan avoided frequent interactions with his classmates to prevent forming friendships.

But Ayanokoji was somewhat different; Bai Lan felt he wouldn't form a friendship with him.

This was because Bai Lan found Ayanokoji to be very detached from emotions.

No matter how Bai Lan provoked him, he seemed indifferent, directly ignoring the influence of emotions. He only focused on extracting useful information from Bai Lan's words.

For this reason, he even shamelessly sought further information from Bai Lan, who had just toyed with and humiliated him.

Bai Lan felt that someone like Ayanokoji, even if he had a very good relationship with someone, or even if someone who had been greatly kind to him passed away, would probably not feel any sadness.

At most, he would feel regret that a "very convenient" thing in his life was gone, and his future survival would become more difficult.

Bai Lan was a person who valued "fairness."

If he received anything from others, he couldn't help but find ways to return it, unwilling to be indebted.

This included emotions.

Since he knew Ayanokoji wouldn't develop feelings, Bai Lan wouldn't reciprocate emotions to someone who had none.

Without emotions, there was no need to worry about feeling sad when parting.

This way, he could interact with Ayanokoji with peace of mind.

Bai Lan also craved interaction with people, but suitable conversational partners were hard to find.

Ayanokoji was a good tool for conversation.

Although Bai Lan found Ayanokoji very dangerous.

But, it was like "charming a snake."

In Bai Lan's eyes, Ayanokoji was like a venomous snake that appeared lazy in the sun but was actually extremely dangerous.

Toying with him gave him the feeling that he wasn't in school, but in a dangerous wilderness.

It was quite stimulating.

Just as Bai Lan used Ayanokoji as a conversational tool for amusement, Ayanokoji also wanted to obtain useful things from Bai Lan.

Bai Lan always provided some intelligence that was very useful to Ayanokoji.

Besides that, he could use Bai Lan, who seemed the most abnormal in the class, to mask his own abnormality. Around Bai Lan, he felt he would appear very ordinary.

For example, his "communication disorder" was a significant achievement.

Therefore, between them, there were no emotions; there was only mutual benefit and utilization...

Bai Lan replied to Ayanokoji's question:

"Clubs are basically groups of students with similar desires who band together to form an influential force, thereby demanding resources from the school and using public funds to satisfy their desires... Of course, these desires must be legal first."

"Do 'normal people' have desires?"

"Yes."

"If that's the case, should I also join a club to express my desires?"

"Whatever you want, but not wanting to participate in group activities is itself a desire."