Bullying was not unique to Japanese schools. Even in Shuichi Kanda's previous life, things like that happened, and he had been bullied before too.
However, he had had a short temper back then. If someone disagreed with him, he would throw down—who was afraid of whom? Besides, Shuichi Kanda's father had always told him that he could not afford to suffer losses when being bullied.
And that was indeed how it was. Whenever he came home, his father would ask whether he had been taken advantage of, rather than telling him to endure it.
And if he could not win in a fight? He would call in reinforcements. Back in those days, who did not have an older cousin one or two years ahead of them?
As for things getting blown out of proportion, then so be it. The school should be the one worried, not students like them.
After saying so much in one breath, Hirata seemed to relax somewhat. He drained the water in his teacup in one gulp and let out a long breath.
A Brief Period of Stability
The mystery behind Hirata's selfless personality and eagerness to help others had been solved, and Shuichi Kanda now understood why he had been assigned to Class D. However, Shuichi Kanda still had one question.
"If there's an irreconcilable conflict in the class, what would you do?" What had initially been a half-joking question made Hirata's expression turn serious.
"If it came to that, I probably wouldn't be able to make a decision. So when that time comes, Kanda-kun, could you help me?"
Shuichi Kanda had never expected that a casual question would bring him such trouble.
But Hirata was right. If that really happened, he would be unable to make a decision.
In other words, if things truly