"..."
The students in the classroom were all silent, but every one of them was looking at Duanmu Huai—Taki was absent, so clearly they hoped Duanmu Huai would deal with this troublesome matter.
The person wasn't even chosen by me, but somehow the trouble still landed on my head!
Duanmu Huai cursed inwardly, but soon his eyes shifted as an idea really did occur to him.
"All right, I'll say a few words."
Just as expected, the others hurriedly looked over when Duanmu Huai spoke. However, he did not immediately make a decision. Instead, he swept his gaze around the room before fixing it on one person.
"Nakasako, step out!"
"..."
At Duanmu Huai's call, a girl with shoulder-length bobbed hair and an air of classical elegance stepped forward. She was Nakasako Kaori from the Trumpet Section, as well as the source of this dispute. Duanmu Huai had heard from Mary that Nakasako Kaori was gentle by nature, helpful, considerate, and very popular with everyone.
Unfortunately, being gentle, considerate, and popular was not enough to earn victory.
"Teacher!"
Seeing Duanmu Huai call Nakasako Kaori out, the girl who had been arguing with Kosaka Reina earlier looked frightened and tried to say something. However, Duanmu Huai merely glanced at her, and she obediently shut her mouth like a lamb before a tiger.
"What do you think?"
Duanmu Huai looked at Nakasako Kaori and asked.
"Forget what everyone else says. What do you think? Is it fair? Is it unfair? I only want your answer—everyone else, shut up!"
"..."
Under Duanmu Huai's Intimidation, the members of the Wind Music Club who had been about to speak all fell silent. Under his scrutiny, Nakasako Kaori lowered her head and remained silent for a long while before raising it again.
"I... I hope we