When he decided to act, Akiyama Shin was never one to stop at the planning stage.
It was now the fourth day since the Sudo violence incident, with only three days left until the Student Council's final ruling.
Meanwhile,
Chabashira Sae had certainly been efficient. She had already neatly handled the fiasco at the electronics store the day before.
The school had retrieved the store's security footage, which clearly showed the entire sequence: the fat shopkeeper attempting to molest Sakura Airi, then attacking Akiyama Shin. With the evidence conclusive, they immediately fired the shop owner for his misconduct. As for Akiyama Shin, the school merely gave him another verbal reminder to stay calm and resolve conflicts more peacefully, imposing no actual punishment.
After all, it had been self-defense, and Chabashira Sae had smoothed things over. The matter was settled.
Akiyama Shin hadn't been idle, either.
First, through private channels, he found a school employee with access to the technical systems who was willing to bend the rules. He paid 10,000 Personal Points for a service that produced forged chat logs convincing enough to pass for real.
The employee followed his instructions, precisely imitating Kondo Reon's and Ryuen Kakeru's tone and speech patterns. The screenshots were flawless, right down to the timestamps and emojis.
Everything was ready. Today was the day to spring the trap.
His targets were clear.
Komiya Togo and Kondo Reon of Class C.
Akiyama Shin contacted them both through their Student Terminals. His messages were brief, with no unnecessary emotion.
"I have evidence proving you falsely accused Sudo. If you don't want this to reach the Student Council, meet me and we'll talk."
He deliberately avoided saying anything that could be used against him in writing. He neither revealed what the evidence was nor mentioned any deal,