Ishizaki Daichi's lips trembled. He suddenly rose from his seat and gave Horikita Manabu, seated at the head of the table, a deep bow.
"I admit it! We falsely accused Sudo Ken!"
There was a hint of relief in his voice, but also a trace of despair.
"This was all my idea! I couldn't stand that arrogant bastard Sudo, so I came up with this plan to frame him! It had nothing to do with Komiya or Kondo! And... and even less to do with anyone else!"
Even at the very end, he still tried to use his foolish loyalty to protect the leader in his heart.
Yet the moment those words left his mouth, the outcome of this farce had already been decided.
This confession was like the final verdict before a judge's gavel fell, bringing this farcical negotiation to a complete close.
Once his psychological defenses collapsed, there was no putting them back together.
Under Horikita Manabu's icy gaze, Ishizaki Daichi spilled everything like beans from a bamboo tube: how they had disliked Sudo Ken, how they had deliberately provoked him, how they had plotted to frame him, and how they had coordinated their stories in advance.
He took all responsibility upon himself, claiming that he was the mastermind and that the other two had merely followed his arrangements. From beginning to end, he never mentioned Ryuen Kakeru's name.
After he finished confessing everything in utter despair, the entire student council office fell into a long silence.
In the end, Horikita Manabu's emotionless voice broke the silence.
"Then the matter is clear. The ruling for Class C is as follows."
He rose to his feet, his cold gaze sweeping over the members of Class C.
"Since Class C students Ishizaki Daichi, Komiya Yogo, and Kondo Reon provided false