After hearing Sudo Ken's explanation, the atmosphere in the classroom became even stranger.
Many people fell into deep thought.
They had assumed that the one who helped Sudo Ken dispel the rumors was Horikita Suzune or Ayanokoji Kiyotaka from their class. They had never expected it to be Gojo Satoru, who had already left the class.
And according to Sudo Ken, Gojo Satoru had even spent a large number of his own Private Points to help him.
Any students with even a little conscience felt somewhat embarrassed at that moment.
But that wasn't what Ayanokoji Kiyotaka cared about. He only had more and more questions now.
Why had Gojo Satoru told Sudo Ken to return to class so quickly? Wasn't he worried the school would make an issue of it? The outcome had only just been decided, yet the victim had come back as if nothing had happened...
Why had Sudo Ken revealed Gojo Satoru's involvement? Hadn't Gojo Satoru told him to keep it secret?...
Of course, he had also drawn a conclusion from the compensation: compared to the school's reputation, the safety of its students seemed rather insignificant.
After all, the points Gojo Satoru had earned for the school and the class by winning the basketball match were twice as many as this.
On the surface, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka continued staring at his desk, but a storm had already risen in his mind.
"May I ask, did Gojo-kun explain why he wanted to help you?"
The first person to break the silence was someone unexpected: Mori Nening.
"Huh? He seemed to say something about doing it for the sake of having once been classmates. I think that was it."
Sudo Ken froze for a moment.
Then he scratched his head and answered uncertainly.
Yet his answer made the