It seemed the balance of power in the class was shifting in Sakayanagi's favor.
Sakayanagi used both soft and hard tactics to keep her trusted followers in line, and their loyalty to her was exceptionally strong.
Moreover, Sakayanagi's inner circle had a clear division of responsibilities.
Masumi Kamuro assisted Sakayanagi, Kito Hayato handled force, and Hashimoto Masayoshi gathered intelligence.
By contrast, Katsuragi did almost all the work himself in the Katsuragi Faction, and his only trusted follower, Totsuka Yahiko, was a complete mediocrity.
Just like the recent incident where Shimizu was heartbroken after confessing, Katsuragi often hadn't even realized something was happening before Sakayanagi had already sent someone to take care of it.
If things continued like this, Katsuragi's defeat was inevitable.
If Katsuragi was smart, he'd withdraw from the leadership contest on his own and stop wasting the class's resources.
The day of the hearing arrived before long, and both sides had prepared thoroughly.
A meeting room had been temporarily set up as a courtroom, with Amasawa Yuto as the judge and Ichinose Honami as a juror.
Plaintiffs appearing in court: Ishizaki, Komiya, and one other student from Class C; Sakagami Kazuma, their homeroom teacher
Defendants appearing in court: Ken Sudō, Horikita Suzune, and Chabashira Sae, their homeroom teacher
"Uh, I'm not sure what to say, so let's get started," Amasawa Yuto said. "Let's hear the plaintiffs' statement first."
"Ishizaki, you can go ahead. I'll take notes!" Ichinose said, looking full of enthusiasm.
Class C then restated what had happened: they had met Ken Sudō at the Old School Building, where Sudō had attacked them without provocation and left them seriously injured. They demanded that Sudō be expelled.
Sudō flew into a rage as soon as he heard that. "You're the ones who framed me! There's no way