Sakura Airi, pinned against the wall by Onizuka, was at a loss for a moment. She even forgot to cry.
Onizuka also realized that their current position was rather improper. He covered Sakura Airi's mouth and forcefully pinned her in the corner.
And there she was, looking on the verge of tears, with her glasses missing one lens and her clothes in complete disarray from Onizuka carrying her around...
If anyone saw this scene, it would be more than enough for the cops to take him away!
Maybe only Onizuka himself knew how wronged he was...
Before long, Sudo came out of the Special Building, fuming as he went. He even kicked over a trash can along the way.
He kept muttering something under his breath. It was obvious without even thinking that it couldn't be anything nice.
Onizuka carefully observed Sudo's appearance. Aside from a few wrinkles, there was no way to tell that he had just been in a fight.
That guy really was as brainless as ever.
Didn't he ever think that even if he was strong enough to fight three people at once, he couldn't possibly come out of it without even messing up his clothes?
What's more, Onizuka had caught a glimpse of Sudo looking rather pleased with himself. He probably didn't just think there was nothing wrong with this; he was actually proud of it, right?
If one thought even more poorly of him, perhaps he'd treat this as a story to brag about to others?
No wonder he'd been hanging around Horikita Suzune lately. They really were a case of "brainless and unhappy"...
Just as Onizuka's thoughts were wandering, Sakura Airi, still pinned against the wall, saw Sudo leave and began struggling again.
Seeing this, Onizuka leaned his mouth gently toward her ear and whispered:
"Wait a little longer. There are still quite a few people."
Sakura Airi didn't respond. She simply turned her head away, and only her reddened ears gave away how she felt.
Onizuka rubbed his nose, which had started to itch from her strands of hair tickling it, and smiled sheepishly, taking it as an apology.
Before long, the three people who had been wildly provoking Sudo on the platform came out. Only Komiya, who was walking in front, was covered in injuries. He was even limping as he walked.
"Sudo really went hard on us!! Ow~"
The boy Sudo had called Komiya grumbled, then seemed to pull at the wound at the corner of his mouth and cried out in pain.
"Komiya, call Ryuen. The mission's complete. It's time to contact the school, too."
"Yeah, yeah. What if the marks on our faces disappear if we wait any longer?"
The two people behind Komiya looked excited, not at all like they'd just been beaten up.
Hearing what the two said, Komiya nodded as well.
"He's always so full of himself. We've got to get him expelled this time!"
Then he took the phone from his pocket and dialed a number.
Onizuka's eyes lit up at the sight. He immediately wanted to record it, but his expression suddenly froze.
He suddenly remembered that he'd put his phone in his breast pocket earlier for convenience while filming.
And with them in this position, if he wanted to take it out, he would inevitably touch certain things...
There was no choice. Onizuka had to lean toward Sakura Airi's ear again.
"Sakura, um... could you take the phone out of my breast pocket for me? I'm not really in a position to do it..."
Hearing Onizuka say this, Sakura Airi instinctively looked at his chest.
For a moment, she didn't see it!! Then her face turned bright red, like a boiled prawn.
Seeing that Sakura Airi still hadn't moved, Onizuka frowned and weighed the pros and cons. In the end, he gave up on trying to take it out himself.
If he left evidence behind, his whole life might be held over him and controlled. It was a completely bad deal.
"Hey, Sakura, you don't want Sudo to be falsely accused and expelled, do you?"
Sakura Airi furrowed her brow and thought for a moment. Then she reluctantly reached out, took a long detour with her hand, and finally pulled the phone out of Onizuka's breast pocket.
As he took the phone from her, Onizuka instinctively said softly, "Thank you."
He hadn't expected a reply. Just as he was busy filming with his phone, he heard Sakura Airi answer in a voice as faint as a mosquito's buzz: "You're welcome."
"What did you say?"
Sakura didn't answer again. She just lowered her head, while the corners of Onizuka's mouth lifted slightly where she couldn't see.
They were practically pressed together. How could Onizuka not have heard her? He was simply indulging in his own little amusement.
Back to Komiya, whose time had been stopped...
As soon as the call connected, Komiya's expression turned ingratiating.
"Hello... Is that Albert? Could I speak to Ryuen?"
After waiting a short while, Komiya became even more servile.
"Ryuen? Yes, this is Komiya... That's right, the plan is going very smoothly. Sudo..."
Even from this far away, Onizuka could hear Ryuen shouting from the other end of the phone:
"Are you an idiot? Don't talk about this kind of thing outside! You're by the Special Building, right? Wait there. I'm coming to find you!"
"I'm... I'm really sorry!!! Y-yes, I understand... I'll go inside the building and wait for you."
Komiya looked like he was about to be scared into dropping to his knees.
No wonder he's Class C's tyrant, Ryuen... Onizuka thought.
After hanging up, Komiya looked like he'd just escaped disaster. He pulled the other two along and went back into the Special Building.
"Tsk, we didn't get anything on camera. Looks like I'll have to go in and take a look."
Seeing that they'd already left, Onizuka let go of Sakura Airi and rubbed his somewhat sore wrist.
Suddenly, he saw Sakura Airi take off running.
In an instant, Onizuka grabbed the back of her collar with lightning speed.
He turned her around and looked into Sakura Airi's eyes.
"Sakura, it's dangerous out there right now. If anyone sees you, it'll be a problem. Come with me for now, okay?"
Though it was phrased as a question, his tone was very firm.
On this point, Onizuka really wasn't lying. Ryuen and the others definitely wouldn't be far away. If Sakura Airi left, she might run right into them.
No one ever came to this secluded corner of the school, so such suspicious behavior would inevitably prompt Ryuen to take action.
Everyone knew that Ryuen was never one to go easy on people, not even girls like Sakura Airi.
If that happened, things would get much more complicated.
So it was better for them to act together.