Kushida Gets Caught in the Crossfire / I'm a Difficult Girl, You Know

"Generally speaking, schools will not overturn the Student Council's decision to expel students."

The Student Council will not arbitrarily expel students, but it's not that it lacks the ability; rather, it will use it very cautiously.

To uphold the authority of the Student Council, the school has never rejected Student Council's expulsion penalties.

"The Student Council received a report that a student named Hosen Kazuomi used violence against a classmate. Does Teacher Sima know anything about this?" Aoyama looked at Sima, who had a blank expression.

"It was just a minor scuffle; I will warn Hosen."

Aoyama continued, "Was it just the level of pushing and shoving?"

"It was indeed just a shoving incident. I have already clearly informed them that escalating into violence would result in a significant deduction of Class Points," Sima replied calmly.

As soon as he finished speaking, the somewhat restless atmosphere in Class 1-D gradually turned into a dull silence.

Class Points not only represent living expenses, but also class ranking.

Normally, no student would not want to graduate from Class A.

"The Student Council does not want to see bullying happen, and classroom surveillance cameras must not be damaged. The next student who damages them will not only be suspended for a week."

"If there is sufficient evidence, students who bully others, as well as those who assist bullies, will be expelled by the Student Council."

If words are not enough to prove it, and the bullied student doesn't even dare to testify, then Aoyama won't care too much about this matter.

After warning Hosen to restrain himself and reminding any students who intended to resist to preserve evidence, he decided to leave.

"Nanase, you'll need to report to the Student Council later. Someone will guide you through handling Student Council affairs."

"From now on, you'll be in charge of the reports about Hosen bullying students. Once it's confirmed, just report it and get him expelled."

Leading Sakayanagi out of the classroom, Aoyama reminded Nanase to hurry up and report for duty.

"Yes, I understand, Chairman Aoyama."

Seeing Hosen's extremely unpleasant expression, Nanase immediately stood up and answered Aoyama.

After Aoyama and Sakayanagi left the classroom, a continuous stream of whispers filled the room.

The Student Council's domineering nature was clearly evident in Aoyama.

They were pleased that Nanase, a cheerful and outgoing classmate who had repeatedly prevented Hosen from using violence, had joined the Student Council.

They would be even happier if Nanase could step up and become the class leader.

"Don't forget, if I wanted to, I could easily reduce the Class Points to zero." Hosen kicked his seat loudly, his expression turning fierce.

"I'm just taking a week off from school, I'm not dead."

As long as he's shameless enough and has the strength to protect himself, the students in Class D can't do anything to him.

Why would someone who'd been a gang leader for years be made a lackey of a little girl like Nanase?

This is more beautiful than I could ever dream of.

"I can support you, Hosen, as the leader of Class D, but only if you promise me you will no longer use violence against your classmates."

"Furthermore, after repeatedly failing the Special Exam, you must step down from your leadership position and follow the instructions of the next leader."

Faced with Hosen's threats and the likelihood that he would actually carry them out, Nanase, after careful consideration, decided to comply with Hosen's instructions conditionally.

Hosen, who has an OAA rating of B+ in academics and an A in physical abilities, is a crucial top-tier fighter for Class D.

If the class is ruined by internal strife, it will only be a loss for the class.

"Let's talk about it when I come back from school." With a sharp click of his tongue, Hosen picked up his schoolbag and walked out of the classroom.

He was suspended from school less than a week after the start of the semester. Suspension was commonplace for him, but this was the first time.

Through the Aoyama Shiki, he remembered this man's name deeply.

"Nanase probably won't compete with Hosen for the class leader position, or rather, she won't be able to," Sakayanagi said on the way back to the Student Council room.

She saw the shadow of Ryuen in Hosen; neither of them was cut out to be second-in-command.

Even if Aoyama promotes Nanase, given Nanase's current personality, she won't be able to subdue Hosen.

"I agree with that. I bet Morishita will be secretly stabbing me in the back again if he finds out." Aoyama felt no remorse at all, thinking about the trouble he was Morishita again.

If taking it out on him doesn't work, Hosen is very likely to set his sights on Class 2-A.

"That's to be expected." With a light smile, Sakayanagi was unconcerned about the potential retaliation.

No one can defeat her Aoyama.

Chapter 318 Kushida Falls Victim

One evening in mid-April.

"You've really impressed me, Morishita."

Sitting on a bench somewhere on campus, Hashimoto sighed after reporting the first-year students' information to Morishita.

In his original impression, Morishita was a student who liked to play pranks, always maintained a calm expression, and occasionally said things that were hard to understand.

As for Morishita being appointed as the leader by Aoyama, he simply assumed that Aoyama had taken a liking to Morishita.

After all, no matter how you look at it, Morishita is a very cute girl.

"It's something that's easy to deduce: Nanase Tsubasa is too focused on the rules." With her arms draped over the back of the chair and her legs crossed, Morishita imitated the imposing posture of a certain senior.

Among the information Hashimoto had just passed on to her was that Hosen Kazuomi from Class 1-D had officially become the class leader.

This is exactly the same speculation she had made to Hashimoto before.

"Amasawa Ichika, the leader of Class 1-A, has been refused entry into the Student Council."

"Even Yagami, the leader of Class 1-B, was refused entry into the Student Council."

"Last week, Aoyama went to Class 1-D's classroom, embarrassing Hosen and even suspending him from school for a week."

Feeling that the future looked bleak, Hashimoto sighed.

Of the four class leaders in first grade, only the leader of Class 1-C had no conflict with Aoyama.

And just today, Mashima announced the arrival of the Special Exam during the class meeting. As expected, it was a cross-grade Special Exam, just like the one at the Forest School.

An improved version of the Paper Shuffle exam, a written test that crosses grade levels one and two, with teams forming groups.

On the day of the exam, only five subjects will be tested, with a total score of 500 points. Those whose combined total score is below 500 points will be expelled.

The student with the highest total score in the class, plus the total score of their partner, is the first-place student in the grade.

Therefore, for the best class in the grade to win, their partner must also be quite good.

Because of the situation at Aoyama, the only class that is relatively easy to negotiate with is Class 1-C, but the overall academic ability of this class is, to put it mildly, questionable.

"Is there any need to sigh?" Morishita didn't understand why Hashimoto was sighing.

Being a class leader doesn't mean you can do whatever you want. The premise for Amasawa Ichika and Yagami being supported is that the students feel they can lead the class forward.

Class 2-A is the strongest class in the second grade, and the first graders are the ones who beg for their cooperation, not the other way around.

Hashimoto slumped into a lazy posture. "I was referring to the Special Exam later on."

One can know the whole leopard from a single spot.

In the future, most of the Special Exam will be cross-grade exams. As their influence deepens, class leaders will be able to basically control the entire class.

"I didn't expect you, Hashimoto Masayoshi, to be so farsighted. But why were you so stupid back then to choose to help Sakayanagi Arisu on the Uninhabited Island?"

"It can only be said that he was temporarily blinded by greed and succumbed to Sakayanagi's sweet talk."

Hashimoto touched his bald head. At first, he wasn't used to it, but now he felt that saving time on hair care wasn't so bad.

"Would you like me to arrange a meeting with the leader of Class 1-C, Morishita?"

"Same as always, gather information about him first."

"You're even better at ordering people around than Aoyama."

A fleeting look of exhaustion crossed Hashimoto's face as he got up and continued his arduous work.

Less than two weeks into the new semester, at Morishita's behest, twelve new girls were added to his phone's contact list.

These girls are all first-year students. He's been working non-stop lately in order to maintain friendships and extract information from them.

Like him was Kushida Kikyo from Second-Year Class D.

She entered a period of explosive growth in her friendships, attending several gatherings a day, and her nickname "Little Angel" gradually spread throughout the first grade.

"Wow, I didn't expect it to really Kushida- senpai. I thought it was just a coincidence of names and that they were completely different people."

A dessert shop in the Keyaki Mall.

Kushida, who had become the absolute center of attention at the party and was surrounded by several Class 1-D girls, suddenly felt a chill.

Amasawa Ichika, the person who had just entered her field of vision, immediately launched into a bombshell with his first words.

"We went to the same junior high school, right? Back then, we were both the top student in our grade Horikita Suzune- senpai, and the famous Kushida- senpai."

While Kushida was internally turmoil, Amasawa Ichika continued speaking, with the other girls watching. Then she squeezed in next to Kushida, hugged her arm, and rubbed against her, acting as if they were very familiar.

"Hmm... Junior Amasawa Ichika is still as cute as ever."

Faced with the questioning looks from the other female students, Kushida gritted his teeth and agreed.

From Amasawa Ichika's tone, she knew that this person knew about her past, and if she didn't go along with him, her dark history might be exposed.

"Kushida -senpai is still so popular, it makes me a little jealous." Amasawa Ichika poked Kushida's cheek, then immediately got up and left his seat.

"Now that we've finished catching up, I won't bother you any longer. Let's meet up again sometime."

Like the wind, Amasawa Ichika smiled slightly and quickly disappeared from the dessert shop.

Not long after she left, the conversation naturally turned to Amasawa Ichika, with everyone asking Kushida questions about Amasawa Ichika's past as the leader of Class A.

OAA's ranking of first-year boys above Amasawa Ichika is something they can only dream of.

Who exactly are you?

After staying at the dessert shop for a while, Kushida said he had something urgent to attend to and returned to his dormitory.

After messaging Aoyama to ask him to come over when he was free, she dialed Amasawa Ichika's phone number, which she had obtained from another friend.

"I thought it was someone else's call, but it turns out it's from our little angel Kushida- senpai." Amasawa Ichika's voice revealed an air of complete confidence.

"How did you know? What's your purpose?"

Kushida's Amasawa Ichika turned sinister. If she had been in the same junior high school as Amasawa, she would know how outstanding she was.

She was also certain that she had never heard the name Amasawa Ichika before she entered Kouiku.

"You guess?"

"I'm just a kid, why would I guess?" With a furrowed brow, Kushida abruptly hung up the phone.

Judging from Amasawa Ichika's answer, she doesn't plan to reveal what she'll do with him for the time being.

Kushida originally intended to gather as much information as possible before Aoyama arrived.

The result was somewhat disappointing.

"Has the sun risen in the west? Busy Miss Kikyo actually took the initiative to contact me."

The door had barely been opened when Aoyama's voice entered the room along with footsteps.

"Why are you talking like a complaining woman? I've just been a little busy lately." Kushida and let Aoyama lift him up from the bedside and hold him in his arms.

"Tell me, what do you need my help with?"

Brushing aside his long, smooth hair that just reached his shoulders, Aoyama rested his chin on Kushida's shoulder.

He half-closed his eyes, enjoying the subtle fragrance unique to Kushida.

Chapter 319 I'm a difficult girl!

"Kikyo, you're still too young."

"Giving Amasawa Ichika the identity of a junior high school student now will only make her words more convincing."

After hearing why Kushida had come to him, Aoyama rubbed Kushida's head as he spoke.

Although Amasawa Ichika is the leader of Class 1-A and his words carry a certain degree of credibility, Kushida himself is also someone who is deeply trusted by the students.

Faced with accusations of Amasawa Ichika's dark past, Kushida only needs to respond calmly, and can even create a pitiful persona of being unjustly slandered.

"What do we do now?" Kushida asked, his voice tinged with regret.