An Unorthodox Aura Is Spreading

"Clap, clap--"

Toru Hasegawa began to applaud. His action seemed to trigger a switch, and thunderous applause followed.

No other words were needed; Arisu Sakayanagi did not even glance at Kohei Katsuragi.

Because the outcome was already set in stone; the struggle for leadership had always been this way.

Class 1-A was now under the absolute control of Arisu Sakayanagi.

Had it been before, she wouldn't have minded letting Kohei Katsuragi stand on equal footing with her for a while. As long as he failed a few times in the near future, she could have reclaimed the class without any effort.

But she had encountered Ayanokoji Kiyotaka yesterday.

And so, eager to have a head-on confrontation with him, Arisu Sakayanagi struck hard, launching an all-out offensive during the morning study session before the first class of the day.

Compared to his conclusion of simply "hoping everyone saves points," Arisu Sakayanagi's speech was meticulous, cutting straight to the essence of the school.

The initial playback of the recording and the display of their points had stunned everyone, and the class's cohesion reached its peak at that very moment.

Although Arisu Sakayanagi had never risen from her seat, the way everyone looked at her had changed.

It was a gaze filled with awe. Now, every single person in the class knew—

This girl, who appeared frail and delicate on the surface, was actually someone not to be trifled with.

Then, naturally, many people turned their eyes toward Toru Hasegawa.

Because his behavior just now had been like that of her lackey.

But no one looked down on him for it.

They assumed Toru Hasegawa had seen through the true nature of the boss, Arisu Sakayanagi, from the very first day, so they cast looks of admiration his way.

Toru Hasegawa could only accept it.

Was he supposed to tell them the truth—that he had accidentally expressed his personal fetish and was subsequently targeted by her?

Impossible! Absolutely impossible!

Toru Hasegawa returned to his seat, and Mashima returned to the podium.

However, this time, everyone in Class A began to preview the textbook content; no one dared to take a nap during the morning study session anymore.

High school students sleeping during morning study? Forget it, it wasn't like sleep was absolutely necessary.

Class A displayed the appearance of model students.

The second day of school was also the first day of actual classes. The teachers mostly just explained the teaching policies for the semester, which made many students who had stayed up late the night before breathe a huge sigh of relief.

Because this way, they only had to pretend to listen to the lecture, which was actually quite easy.

Soon, the morning passed, and lunch break arrived.

Toru Hasegawa saw his neighbor, Masumi Kamuro, leave the classroom alone immediately. At this stage, there were still students who weren't interested in the truth about this school.

As for Arisu Sakayanagi, she was immediately surrounded by a group of students; it looked like she wouldn't be able to get away.

So, Toru Hasegawa snuck out of the classroom as well.

Arisu Sakayanagi noticed this, but she truly couldn't leave right now.

Gathering information on her classmates was a very important part of the process, so she had no choice but to keep a smile on her face, interacting with her classmates and searching for "tools" that might be useful in the future.

She had never considered these people friends; everyone was just a tool to her.

Tools to be used to defeat Ayanokoji Kiyotaka.

Toru Hasegawa, having left the classroom, chose not to go to the student cafeteria, as that was a place for socialites and groups.

Just think about it: sitting alone at a table that could seat four people—wouldn't that be incredibly awkward?

So he went to the convenience store, intending to buy some instant bento to heat up for lunch.

Then, the moment he stepped into the convenience store, he saw a very familiar figure doing something not so familiar—

Shoplifting.

On an impulse, Toru Hasegawa took out his phone and recorded this decisive moment, then bought his lunch as if nothing had happened, heated it up, and returned to the classroom.

There were many people like him here, though some of the bentos looked homemade. Toru Hasegawa felt genuine envy for their dexterity and couldn't help but let a fantasy emerge—

If only someone could make me a homemade bento every day.

Shaking his head, Toru Hasegawa shook the unrealistic fantasy out of his mind.

The seat next to him was empty because she needed to go to the dormitory to deal with the beer can she had just swiped, and Arisu Sakayanagi was nowhere to be seen either; she was likely having a pleasant lunch with her classmates in the student cafeteria.

Toru Hasegawa finished his mass-produced bento alone, and shortly after, he felt a turbulent storm in his stomach—

It seemed he had eaten something that didn't agree with him.

Too late to wonder about the cause, he grabbed some tissues and sprinted to the restroom, letting it all out with a "pitter-patter," feeling a sudden sense of relief.

After cleaning up, Toru Hasegawa was about to press the flush button, but a voice from outside the toilet stall froze his index finger in mid-air.

"Albert, it really won't do to go to the bathroom without a bodyguard."

This strange remark, dripping with oddity, successfully captured Toru Hasegawa's attention. Recalling the events of the morning, he pulled out his phone and began recording.

Outside the stall, a tall and imposing Black man was urinating, while standing not far to his side was a red-haired man with a smile on his face.

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Although his hair color was red like Sudo's, his shade was a deeper, darker crimson, and his hair was also a bit too long for a typical male student.

After finishing that sentence, he launched an attack on the tall Black man without a moment's hesitation, showing absolutely no moral burden about taking advantage of someone in a vulnerable position.

Judging by physique alone, this would undoubtedly be a victory for the Black man named Albert, had he not been in the middle of urinating.

However, even when faced with such unreasonable and terrifying violence, Albert still secured a steady and solid victory.

"Don't think this is over. Tomorrow, the day after... I will keep my eyes on you again and again, no matter when."

"..."

Ryuen Kakeru, the red-haired man, left the restroom after dropping his threat.

Albert washed his hands briefly and then left as well.

Hearing the footsteps outside fade away until they disappeared, Toru Hasegawa finally stopped the recording.

He had to admit, Sakayanagi Arisu had a point.

Recording really was that useful!

"Damn, where did that thug come from? That was terrifying."

Toru Hasegawa pressed the flush button with lingering fear.

Although Sudo was easily provoked, he never actually resorted to violence in the end, but that man just now had attacked the other the moment he walked in, without a single thought of avoiding violence; judging by his final words, he actually seemed to enjoy it.

This came as a huge shock to Toru Hasegawa, who had always been a law-abiding citizen.

He waited a little while before leaving the restroom and returning to the Class 1-A classroom.

It was safer here.

Seeing the two surveillance cameras at the front and back of the classroom, Toru Hasegawa felt a sense of genuine peace.

That would have been the case, at least, if the silver-haired girl sitting in her seat wasn't casting her gaze toward him...

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