Karuizawa Kei Is a Strong Person

Kushida, following Shuichi Kanda's example, slowly moved forward.

Because this is a bar, Japan law prohibits those under the age of twenty from drinking alcohol, although students are not prohibited from entering, no Student Council would bother to wander around here.

The adults didn't seem to be paying attention to what was happening outside, so the two infiltrated very smoothly.

"It feels like it's been a long time since we've been like this, the three of us sitting down so relaxed and comfortable."

Hoshinomiya-sensei's voice could be faintly heard coming from that direction; because her style was quite different from the other three, she was easy to recognize.

"It was destiny. Although we went through many twists and turns, we all ended up choosing the path of becoming teachers."

Hmm? Sae Shuichi Kanda- chan would say something like that, and then he subconsciously glanced at Kushida next to him, seeing the same surprise in her eyes.

"Stop talking, there's no point in saying that."

Next, the person who stopped the two was Mashima, the homeroom teacher of Class A.

"Ah—speaking of which, I saw it! You were on a date last time, right? Was that your new girlfriend? Mashima, you're surprisingly flirtatious. You always seem like a quiet and aloof person."

"Tsk, you're the one who's like that. What happened to your previous boyfriend?"

"Haha, we broke up after only two weeks—I'm the type who cools down quickly once a relationship gets going. Once I've done what I needed to do, I'll dump the other person."

"I never expected that Hoshinomiya-sensei would be such a bitch."

Hearing their conversation, Kushida muttered a curse under his breath.

"You're not much different, are you? You even let me touch your breasts before. "Shuichi Kanda glanced at her chest after hearing her words.

Where are you looking?

"You've already touched it, what's wrong?"

After glaring at Shuichi Kanda, Kushida Kikyo stopped talking and continued to focus her attention on the three teachers.

If we can obtain crucial information here, it might come in handy later.

"Speaking of which, Sae- chan, what's wrong with Kanda from your class?" Hoshinomiya, who was a little tipsy, started complaining, while the main character was Shuichi Kanda was eavesdropping nearby.

"He actually came up with such a reckless move, and he actually succeeded."

Mashima nodded silently in response to Hoshinomiya's complaint. "A student who can earn tens of millions of points before the start of the second semester of the first year is unprecedented even in the history of this school."

"Right? Right? Why would the school put someone like this in Class D? It's unfair! It's unfair! He should be in Class B!"

Seeing Hoshinomiya starting to act spoiled, Chabashira-sensei, who had been quietly drinking to the side, also looked over. "Chie, I advise you not to do anything unnecessary. You met with Kanda privately a few mornings ago, didn't you? What exactly are you trying to do?"

Upon hearing Chabashira's words, Shuichi Kanda was shocked. "Holy crap," he thought, "Chabashira-sensei actually found out about what happened that day? Is that a good thing or a bad thing?"

Meanwhile, Mashima placed her wine glass on the table, seemingly waiting for Hoshinomiya's reply.

"What do you mean by 'unnecessary'? I didn't do anything!"

Thankfully, Hoshinomiya-sensei is reliable; otherwise, Chabashira-sensei's costume change plan would have fallen through.

"That would be best." Mashima nodded, then immediately warned Hoshinomiya in a stern tone, "While the rules don't prohibit teachers from poaching, I hope you can abide by ethical standards. I really want to avoid reporting any inappropriate behavior from my colleagues to higher authorities."

"Seriously—am I really that untrustworthy? And you all just criticize me. Sakagami- sensei, wasn't this exam a violation? If the evaluation were correct, Ryuen wouldn't be in the Dragon Group, would she?"

Hoshinomiya, sprawled on the bar counter, grumbled discontentedly.

"But even with Ryuen in the Dragon Group, he couldn't stop Kanda."

"Tch, Sae- chan, are you smug about that?"

"No, I'm just stating the facts." With that, Chabashira downed the last bit of drink in his cup, then stood up. "I'm going back."

"Huh? It's still early, why go back so early~~~"

However, Chabashira-sensei simply picked up his suit jacket hanging on the back of his chair and left the bar.

Seeing this, Shuichi Kanda and Kushida Kikyo also secretly left and returned to the vending machine.

"We didn't get any useful information." Shuichi Kanda shrugged.

"I actually think I learned something." Kushida chose the drink he wanted, then looked at Shuichi Kanda with a disapproving expression. "What did you talk about with Hoshinomiya-sensei in private? You're not really thinking of transferring to another class, are you?"

"Are you kidding me? I'd really miss Chabashira-sensei."

As he spoke, he took her phone from Kushida's hand, bought her a bottle of orange soda, and then stuffed the phone into her jacket pocket.

This guy is pretty smart; he knew it would be cold at night, so he wore his school uniform before the meeting.

Kushida also found Shuichi Kanda's actions very natural.

After spending countless days venting her stress in Shuichi Kanda's room, the two had become quite familiar with each other, and Kushida Kikyo didn't pay much attention to this matter.

"Is it just that you can't bear to Chabashira-sensei?" Kushida Kikyo looked at Shuichi Kanda with an unfriendly expression.

"Of course there is more! Is there even a need to ask? Of course we're going to miss Horikita!"

Shuichi Kanda glanced at Kushida Kikyo, whose face was about to turn red, with a smile.

"You bastard, you're deliberately trying to provoke me, aren't you?"

"I can tell, yet you still ask," Shuichi Kanda said irritably. "Let's go back."

"Snort!"

That damned Horikita! It's all your fault!

Back in the room, Hirata was chatting with Miyake.

"Hey, you two, having a good chat."

"Yeah, I heard you got punished for playing mahjong today, Shuichi." Miyake immediately grinned mischievously when he saw Shuichi Kanda return.

Shuichi Kanda's expression visibly disappeared, and the light in his eyes gradually faded.

"Hey, Akito, do you have any last words?"

Damn you, Akito! Don't think I can't deal with you just because I can't beat you!

And you, Hirata, actually spread the great Shuichi Kanda's mistake! How despicable!

After playing around for a while, the three of them took showers and went to bed Shuichi Kanda lay down on the bed that he noticed the message Hirata had sent.

[I'm going to see Karuizawa later, could you come with me?]

Huh? No, I don't object to you secretly meeting your girlfriend at night, but why did you invite me along? Do you think it's more exciting to have someone spy on you?

No way? I never knew you were like this, Hirata Yosuke!

Then Shuichi Kanda picked up his phone.

[No problem.]

Chapter 138 Kei Karuizawa is a strong person

After seeing Hirata's text message, Shuichi Kanda waited for the moment the other party would make a move, and then waited until after 1 a. m.

Hirata, whether awake or still awake, slowly got out of bed after checking the time on his phone.

Noticing the other person's movement, Shuichi Kanda also sat up in bed.

After exchanging a glance in the dimly lit room, the two quietly got up, put on their shoes, and went out.

A few minutes later, the two walked together into the quiet corridor.

"You've really kept me waiting. I might be going to sleep in a little while."

Once outside, Shuichi Kanda others no longer needed to be so careful, so they spoke a little louder.

"I'm sorry, the appointment time is 2 AM."

Hirata smiled apologetically.

"Hmm, it's okay. But given your relationship, it's alright if you meet during the day, right? Is there something you can't say during the day?"

Shuichi Kanda was puzzled, while Hirata gave a troubled smile.

"You'll find out soon enough."

Therefore, Shuichi Kanda did not press the matter, because it seemed that Hirata intended for Shuichi Kanda to attend his conversation with Karuizawa directly.

For Hirata, all beings are equal, so he would not allow Shuichi Kanda to hide in the shadows and eavesdrop on his conversation with Karuizawa.

In other words, if Karuizawa was unwilling to talk about it, Hirata wouldn't have privately told Shuichi Kanda about Karuizawa's problems.

If Karuizawa is willing to talk in Shuichi Kanda's presence, then Hirata will reveal any information he can to Shuichi Kanda.

After speaking, Hirata walked down the corridor with a calm expression, showing no sign of nervousness, indicating that he had been prepared for this.

The meeting point is in front of the vending machine in the rest area on the second basement floor, located in the middle of the long corridor inside the ship.

Although this spot is inherently conspicuous, it's far from the ends of the corridor on either side, and because it's a straight path, anyone who appears will be immediately spotted, making it impossible to eavesdrop.

Although Shuichi Kanda wasn't familiar with Karuizawa, he had no reason to refuse Hirata's request and followed him there.

When Shuichi Kanda and his companion arrived, Karuizawa seemed to have been waiting there for a long time. Because the night air was rather cool, she was wearing a tracksuit and sitting on the sofa.

Karuizawa, turning around at the sound of footsteps, smiled instantly upon seeing Hirata, but the smile vanished immediately upon seeing Shuichi Kanda, and she became slightly flustered.

Why did Kanda- san come along?

"I asked him to come."

There was no need for Shuichi Kanda to say anything; Hirata explained it for him.

"Why? I clearly said I wanted to talk to you alone..."

"I'm sorry, but I'm bothered by what you said on the phone. Although you want to talk alone, it's not something we can decide just by discussing it."

Shuichi Kanda leaned against the wall, quietly listening to Hirata and Karuizawa's conversation, and also felt that it might be related to what Ayanokoji had told them a couple of days ago.

Is it a dispute with Class C?

The atmosphere fell silent. Karuizawa would occasionally glance up at Shuichi Kanda, who was resting against the wall, and would open his mouth several times as if to speak, but he never uttered a word.

It was Hirata who spoke again in the end.

"You just said that you had an argument with Manabe and the others from Class C. Is that true?"

"Of course it's true. I was harassed by Manabe and his gang, they forced me to go to a secluded place, and I almost got beaten up by them."

Upon hearing Hirata's question, Karuizawa immediately broke her silence and began to express her grievances. However, seeing Hirata's hesitant tone, Karuizawa became even more agitated.

"Besides, Yukimura and Ayanokoji both saw it. If you don't believe me, you can ask them to confirm."

Hearing this, Hirata nodded.

Indeed, Karuizawa shouldn't have needed to lie about this, especially since it was a lie that would be so easily exposed.

However, Shuichi Kanda found it strange. "Isn't she your girlfriend?"

At this point, shouldn't you have believed them unconditionally, and then approached the parties involved later? Why did you only believe them because Ayanokoji and Yukimura witnessed it?

"I understand. If it was Manabe and her friends who were the ones committing the violence, then it's wrong. I absolutely will not allow violence between friends."

Upon hearing Hirata's righteous statement, Karuizawa immediately smiled.

"However, I need to confirm. Is it correct that Karuizawa was treated unfairly on her own?"

"Exactly! They really went too far!"

Karuizawa immediately cheered up after receiving Hirata's assurance.

But...

Young lady, do you know what the consequences are of lying to Hirata?

Hirata and Shuichi Kanda weren't particularly aware of the conflict between Karuizawa and the girls in Class C.

However, based on what Ayanokoji said to them yesterday, it's clear that this was definitely not a one-sided act of violence by the students of Class C.

The reason for this was that Karuizawa had Manabe over a girl named Rika, a friend of Manabe's, before summer vacation.

Later, Manabe and the others demanded that Karuizawa apologize, but Karuizawa refused. Then, Karuizawa was almost assaulted by Manabe and the others.

Based on the information Ayanokoji had previously provided, and what Karuizawa had just said, Hirata had pretty much figured things out.

"But what I've heard is that you had the argument with Morofuji first, right?"