The Deliberation Wasn't Over Yet, and They Turned the Tables / Didn't Want You to Get Hurt

"If anyone raises any issues unrelated to the deliberations afterward, I will ask them to withdraw from this deliberation."

"Everyone in Class C, please stop interrupting."

Horikita Manabu gave a stern warning to both sides, then looked at Tachibana Akane again, signaling her to continue.

As a result, the petite senior student with her hair in a bun regained the right to chair the deliberation.

The first thing she did upon resuming her post was to look at the rude junior sitting in the corner.

"First of all, Hoshino -kun, please watch your form of address. You should use respectful terms when addressing your seniors."

Despite saying that, Tachibana Akane felt inexplicably relieved when she heard Hoshino En use a more familiar, yet more impolite, form of address.

He's not angry anymore...

She forced back the corners of her mouth that wanted to turn up, then looked again at Ken Sudō on the other side next to Hoshino En Enishi, and continued her previous question.

"Sudo, according to the testimony you received from the Class D homeroom teacher, your claim should be that [Komiya, Kondo, Ishizaki called you to the Special Building and provoked you to attack], right? Why are you not admitting your previous claim now?"

However, because of Hoshino En's previous intimidation, Ken Sudō was too scared to move.

Therefore, Karuizawa Kei took over the leadership of Class D.

"That was the result of Sudo being misled by Chabashira-sensei, not his own idea."

These are all questions from Chabashira-sensei, and have nothing to do with Sudo or Class D.

"She exploited Sudo's impulsive and impatient nature, inducing Sudo to admit what she believed to be the [truth]."

Upon hearing this, Tachibana Akane glanced at Karuizawa Kei, then looked at Ken Sudō, as if to ask a question.

"That's right, that's exactly it."

Ken Sudō immediately echoed.

Therefore, everyone's eyes turned to Chabashira Sae.

Chabashira Sae: "..."

No, you two, one of you was firing at that gloomy guy on Sakagami, and the other you've put a knife to my head... What are you trying to do? Are you trying to commit insubordination??

I'm your trusted homeroom teacher! How could you treat me like this?!

The update time has been slightly adjusted; from now on, the second chapter of each day will be released at 3 PM.

First Semester of First Year:

Chapters 130 and 122: The deliberations are not yet over, and a counterattack has been launched.

"This was a mistake I made at work, I admit it."

In the end, Chabashira Sae could only swallow this bitter pill.

What else could she do? Did she even have a choice?

Upon hearing Chabashira Sae's admission, Tachibana Akane closed the folder and looked at Ken Sudō once again.

"So, Sudo, you can't provide the facts, right?"

"Then can I accept the testimonies of Komiya, Kondo, and Ishizaki from Class C as fact?"

Karuizawa Kei responded to her once again.

"Secretary Tachibana is presiding over the review; the decision is naturally yours."

"But for us to admit this [fact], we need to see evidence from Class C —they say they were injured by Sudo, but do they have evidence to prove that Sudo actually attacked them?"

"Does this even need evidence?!"

Komiya, who was sitting opposite Karuizawa Kei, immediately stood up. He looked at the blonde bombshell across from him and pointed to the injuries on his body.

"He beat us up like this; the School Infirmary's injury report is the best evidence!!"

"But that only proves [you were injured], it doesn't prove [you were injured by Sudo]."

Karuizawa Kei sharply retorted to the three people opposite her.

"Perhaps you got into a fight with someone, and then got jealous when you saw Sudo get selected as a regular member of the Basketball Club, so you pretended to be the victims and slandered Sudo."

"Without concrete evidence, it's reasonable to make such a conjecture, isn't it? After all, given Class C's style, it's even possible that they're 'fighting amongst themselves and then deliberately slandering Sudo.'"

"You--"

Upon hearing this guess, which was so close to the truth, Komiya was startled and couldn't say a word for a moment.

Having defeated Class C's forwards, Karuizawa Kei then looked at Horikita Manabu, who was sitting at the end of the long table, her eyes slightly narrowed, her slender figure resembling an alluring enchantress.

"Of course, if Horikita Manabu has already reached a consensus with Ryuen from Class C and insists on ruling Class C's claim as fact without any evidence, then we can only suffer in silence."

"Don't blame me for being too harsh or having such dark thoughts, Horikita Manabu; after all, the Student Council has a precedent of favoring Class C and ignoring their violent behavior, hasn't it?"

Here we go again???

Horikita Manabu maintained the pose of [crossing his arms, with the backs of his hands pressed against his forehead], using a thoughtful expression to conceal the furrowed brows and eyelids behind his glasses.

Hoshino just stirred things up, and now Karuizawa is using the same tactics to attack me and the Student Council, is that it?

The reason they gave was actually perfectly valid... Sigh!

But was what happened in April his fault?

Horikita Manabu is having a terrible headache right now. The annoyance from these two guys is even more bothersome than the pile of administrative tasks on the Student Council desk that's half his height.

At the time, the first-year students were taking a [behavioral conduct exam]. To avoid leaking school information, the eight members of the Discipline Inspection Commission deliberately avoided the first-year school buildings during their inspections. Ryuen Kakeru from Class C always covered the security cameras when he [Class Reorganization]. Without concrete evidence, what could they do?

Sigh~ What a worry! There are just too many troublesome students in this grade. They're not even as well-behaved as Katsuragi and Ichinose.

"The deliberation was chaired by Tachibana Akane. I'm only responsible for following up. If you have any questions, ask her. I won't interfere with whatever verdict she makes."

So he directly shifted the blame to the only person standing in the meeting room.

Tachibana Akane: "..."

Ha--???

Hearing Horikita Manabu shift the blame, Tachibana Akane's mouth opened slightly in an "O" shape as she looked at Horikita Manabu had said such a thing.

But Horikita Manabu looked away and refused the secretary's call.

Then, Tachibana Akane felt a cold, piercing gaze fixed upon her.

She looked back at the long table and met Karuizawa Kei's gaze as she unleashed her full power.

Alas!!!

"Ahem, ahem... The Student Council will naturally not favor any side. Our previous notice stated that [Class C and Class D would collect evidence before the deliberation], and we were going to ask Komiya, Kondo, and Ishizaki for their testimonies next."

After quickly dealing with Karuizawa Kei, Tachibana Akane turned directly to the other side of the long table.

"So, Komiya -san, Kondo -san, Ishizaki, do you have any evidence to prove your claims?"

Ishizaki & Komiya & Kondo: "..."

Wait... what evidence? Didn't Ryuen say that as long as we put pressure on Ken Sudō, he would reveal his weakness, and then we could leave the rest to Professor Sakagami? Why is there now this "needing evidence" step??

The three of them looked at Sakagami Kazuma.

Sakagami Kazuma: "..."

Why are you all looking at me? Do I have any evidence on my face?

He was now in a precarious situation himself—after the deliberations returned to normal, Hoshino Eri's gaze never left him, as if she had the feeling that [if he said anything more, Hoshino En would immediately produce evidence to push Ryuen Kakeru into a dead end].

Therefore, in order to protect the core of the class, these "sacrificial pawns" had to be sacrificed.

Although he himself couldn't produce any evidence to protect them.

Class C's response was silence; the final outcome was already clear.

"It seems you can't produce any evidence. So, regarding your so-called 'truth'—I'm sorry, the Student Council won't accept it."

"Since that's the case, then I will declare it—"

"Etc!"

Just as Tachibana Akane was about to deliver her verdict, Karuizawa Kei stepped forward again and interrupted her.

"Karuizawa, do you have any further objections?"

She looked at Karuizawa Kei, who had raised her right hand, and asked.

"Of course. Although we cannot produce evidence of the [violent incident], we do have relevant evidence regarding the inside story of this deliberation—enough to prove that [the testimonies of Komiya, Kondo, and Ishizaki are lies, and that they are framing Sudo]."

"Then show it to me! Stop bluffing!"

Class C interrupted Tachibana Akane's conversation again, this time it was Kondo who stood up and refuted her.

As the only female present in Class C, she was extremely immune to gyaru like Karuizawa Kei, or rather—she disliked people like her the most.

A creature like [Gyaru] usually bluffs, and she was certain that Karuizawa Kei was talking nonsense to scare them.

But her expectations were ultimately dashed, because Karuizawa Kei, who was provoked by her, did not act like a typical gyaru (a type of female stunt woman) and throw a tantrum. Instead, she took out her phone, pulled up a video, and pushed it in front of Tachibana Akane.

The video is a surveillance recording, which clearly shows the time of the incident: it was a surveillance video from a commercial center during the evening of May 30th.

The surveillance footage showed the three men, who should have been injured by Ken Sudō not long ago, walking calmly down a street in the business center, seemingly on their way to meet someone.

"This is video footage from the school's surveillance cameras; its authenticity is beyond doubt."

"According to the testimonies of Komiya and the other two, they were attacked by Sudo in the late afternoon, and had visible injuries; however, in the evening period shown in the video, they appeared on the main street of the shopping center completely unharmed."

"So--"

Karuizawa Kei gaze swept across Tachibana Akane's face and then landed on the three people opposite her.

"Their accusations against Sudo are fabricated, and the injuries he has now were certainly not inflicted by Sudo; they probably hired someone to beat him up themselves."

"Tsk tsk, who did you guys hire to beat you up like this... You're all a bit disfigured, aren't you? I wonder if these injuries will ever heal."

Komiya & Kondo & Ishizaki: "..."

Hearing Karuizawa Kei's sarcastic remarks, the three of them turned red with anger.

First Semester of First Year:

Chapter 131 and Chapter 123: I Don't Want You to Get Hurt

Looking at the video presented by Karuizawa Kei, Tachibana Ichikane wasn't as angry as she had imagined, nor was she particularly happy. ←=

Normally, if she knew that she and her Student Council were being used and attacked, she would probably be furious, but she would also be extremely happy to see evidence sufficient to punish the perpetrators.

It's not that I hate evil, but I just hope that my Student Council can always be a representative of upholding justice and order.

But now... not.

I was a little angry, but that was anger at not seeing the video I expected; I was also a little pleased, after all, the Class C students who disregarded justice could be punished.

She returned the phone to Karuizawa Kei, then cast a cold glance at Komiya, Kondo, and Ishizaki.

"Do you have any explanation for the evidence submitted by Karuizawa from Class D?"

She was met with silence from the three of them, and their homeroom teacher also lowered his head, remaining silent.

"It seems not."

"Now, I will announce the results of this review—"

She opened the folder in her arms, pulled out one of the documents, and read aloud the verdict that had been prepared in advance.

"Komiya, Kondo, Ishizaki from Class 1-C claimed that they were provoked and assaulted by Sudo from Class 1-D on May 30th. However, after a three-way interrogation and review by the Student Council, the parties involved, and their class teacher, their claims were found to contain falsehoods, constituting defamation of Sudo from Class 1-D and deception of the Student Council."

"Therefore, on behalf of the Student Council, I hereby issue the following punishment to Komiya, Ishizaki, and Kondo of Class 1-C: suspension from classes for one week, and compensation to Sudo of Class 1-D for emotional distress."

"As for the specific amount of compensation, Sudo can discuss it with the others in Class D and decide for himself."

Tachibana Akane looked at the four people in Class 1-D.

"As long as the amount is reasonable, the Student Council will proactively follow up and help you claim compensation from Class 1-C."

Afterwards, Karuizawa Kei demanded 300,000 Private Points as compensation from Class C. Of these, 100,000 points went to Karuizawa Kei Ken Sudō, another 100,000 points were distributed among the key figures involved in the incident, and the final 100,000 points were divided equally among all members of Class D.

Furthermore, since the review process has concluded, the Private Points corresponding to the Class Points for each class were also distributed, with each student in Class D receiving an additional 13,000 Private Points.

Having received the benefits, the other members of Class D were even less opposed to Karuizawa Kei's leadership, since no one would go against their Private Points.

As for Class C, due to the failure of the review and the punishment for deceiving the Student Council, they not only paid 300,000 Private Points as compensation, but also had 75 Class Points deducted from their score. Furthermore, because of the Betting Agreement Karuizawa Kei and the Student Council, they were also required to pay the 500,000 Private Points she used to view the surveillance footage.