Ayanokoji's Slacking Off

"Now, regarding the recent incident of violence, we will begin the cross-examination between the Student Council, the parties involved, and the class advisors. I will be presiding over this meeting," Baiye Ying said in a tone that sounded like he hadn't woken up yet.

"Hey, Baiye, can you try to show some energy? Otherwise, I'll be the one to conduct the meeting," Tachibana, who was beside him, poked Baiye with her pen.

Baiye Ying clutched his side, then raised his voice slightly. "I am Baiye Ying from Class B of the first year, and I am the treasurer of the Student Council. I will be presiding over this meeting."

"I didn't expect the Student Council President to come in person. Usually, only Tachibana-san comes, so this is quite a surprise," Chabashira-sensei said, her words carrying a hidden meaning.

"I simply had some free time in my schedule. Since this topic is being handled by a new member of the Student Council, it is ideal for me to be present," Horikita Manabu said, his expression unwavering.

Baiye Ying glanced at Horikita Suzune, who was sitting next to Chabashira-sensei. Although she looked a bit nervous, there was still a sense of determination in her eyes.

"Next, I will briefly summarize the incident... Based on the above, we hope to determine which side's claims represent the truth." After finishing the script in his hand, Baiye Ying looked toward Class D and asked, "Sudo-kun, Komiya-kun from the basketball club claims that you called them to the Special Teaching Building and assaulted them one-sidedly. Is this true?"

"Ying, you have to believe me! That day, I..." Sudo then explained what he had seen and heard that day.

Baiye Ying then looked toward Class C and said, "Don't worry, I won't shield anyone, hehehe. Now, let the students from Class C state their point of view~."

When the three students from Class C, including Ishizaki, saw that Baiye Ying was presiding, their momentum dropped significantly, but they still stated their version of events, which contradicted Sudo's.

After that, the two classes argued for a while, but they were just talking past each other.

Realizing that the situation was at a standstill, and wanting to prove herself to her brother, Horikita Suzune took the initiative to stand up.

It seemed she had decided to grow on her own. Watching Horikita Suzune, the corners of Horikita Manabu's mouth curled up slightly.

"According to your claims, you called Ishizaki-kun, who is good at fighting, to accompany you because you were afraid of Sudo-kun. But if that's the case, why couldn't the three of you protect yourselves, instead being assaulted one-sidedly? I have experience in martial arts, and to me, this incident as described is impossible," Horikita Suzune paused, then continued, "Even so, it is a fact that Sudo-kun injured the other party, but it was Class C that threw the first punch. As evidence of this, there is a student who witnessed the whole thing."

Following this, Sakura stepped into the Student Council office. She was very uneasy at first, but when she noticed Baiye Ying presiding, she took a few deep breaths and spoke with determination.

"I am... I am Sakura Airi from Class D. I... I..."

Seeing Sakura like this, Sakagami, the homeroom teacher for Class C, wiped his glasses and laughed, "The people in Class D are truly devious, forcing such an innocent student to give false testimony."

Just as Sakura's face began to turn pale, Baiye Ying spoke up, "This is the time for the witness to give their testimony. Everyone else, please be quiet. Sakura Airi-san, you said you were a witness to this incident. Could you please tell us the truth of what you saw?"

Encouraged by Baiye Ying, Sakura's voice grew louder. "I definitely saw it! It was the students from Class C who started it! I have evidence here." As she spoke, Sakura took out a memory card.

Tachibana inserted the memory card into the computer so that everyone present could see the contents.

On the computer screen, there was...

"...melancholy, feeling melancholy..."

"Ah! No, don't!" Komiya frothed at the mouth and fainted.

"Komiya! Komiya! You have to hold on!" Kondo shouted while holding Komiya.

"I-I'm sorry. I took the wrong one just now. It should be this one." Sakura blushed and took out another memory card.

Tachibana looked at Baiye Ying beside her: "Pfft~..."

Baiye Ying, with black lines on his forehead, closed the video, pulled out the card, and inserted the new one.

This time it was correct. It contained photos of Sakura as the gravure idol Shizuku. After Baiye Ying had his fill of eye candy, Horikita Manabu noticed one of the photos. The date was last Friday evening, and in the background of the photo were Sudo and the three students from Class C.

Although it was proven that Sakura was present, it still couldn't be guaranteed that she wasn't giving false testimony for Class D. The final decision was to give each class three days to find evidence of the other side's perjury and then hold another discussion.

After the discussion ended, Sakura approached Baiye Ying and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Baiye-kun. Even though I stepped forward, I still couldn't help the class, and I couldn't become the person in the story you told."

Baiye Ying comforted her, "It's okay. Everyone saw Sakura-san's efforts. You will definitely grow in the future."

Horikita Manabu and Tachibana also walked out and caught up with Ayanokoji, who was walking away. "What do you intend to do?"

"What do you mean by 'what do I intend to do'?" Ayanokoji asked calmly.

"Can you prove it? That Sakura wasn't lying."

"That's not for me to prove. Your sister will prove it."

"Is that so? Never mind if you don't want to say it. However, I have already taken note of you, Ayanokoji." After saying this, Horikita Manabu and Tachibana left the scene.

Taken note of me? Could it be because of Baiye? It seems I can't intervene this time... Ayanokoji made a declaration of laziness in his heart.

"Yo! Ayanokoji." Baiye Ying greeted the deep-in-thought Ayanokoji. "Just go ahead and do it with confidence. I'll buy popcorn and soda and sit in the best viewing spot."

"So it really was you who said that? I don't know what your goal is, but I won't be intervening from now on," Ayanokoji said.

"Huh? What goal would I have? Class B has a gathering, I'm heading out." After saying that, Baiye Ying also bid farewell to Ayanokoji.

In the Class D classroom, everyone was discussing how to solve the incident.

"Ayanokoji, do you have any ideas?" Horikita Suzune asked Ayanokoji.

"Not really, what should we do?" Ayanokoji said.

"I think we should go to the scene and take a look," Kushida suggested.

"It's not that we can't, but it probably won't be of much use," Ayanokoji said.

"But we don't have any leads anyway. Should we go take a look?" Sudo said.

"Fine, but I want to go back to the dorms early after looking," Ayanokoji said passively.

"Agreed," Horikita Suzune said.

After scouting the location, Horikita Suzune headed toward the dormitory alone. During the scouting process, Ayanokoji had made an excuse about going to the restroom and then slipped away. Upon discovering that Ayanokoji had vanished, Horikita Suzune also excused herself from the group and began her walk back to the dormitory.

However, Horikita Suzune noticed a combination of people that she found somewhat baffling.

"Ayanokoji, what are you doing?" Ying asked, carrying a bag.

"I came out to buy a bottle of milk. What about you?" Ayanokoji asked, looking at Ying's bag.

"I'm going to the Kouiku Market Supervision Department to report someone for selling counterfeit goods." Ying then pulled an item out of his bag.

It was... a surveillance camera. Standing in the distance, Horikita Suzune could not hear what the two were saying; she only saw Ayanokoji and Ying standing at the entrance of the dormitory chatting, and then Ying pulled a surveillance camera out of his bag, which Ayanokoji then picked up to examine.

This left Horikita Suzune completely confused. What were these two doing? Surely they weren't planning on doing something illegal.

Ignoring the two, Horikita Suzune returned to her room and began to organize the events of the day. When she thought about surveillance, she suddenly realized that she hadn't seemed to notice any cameras while scouting the Special Teaching Building. However, there was a camera located just past the corner of the site where the fight had occurred.

Horikita Suzune's eyes gleamed; she had thought of a plan...

Ayanokoji: This time, I'm really slacking off.