"Ryuen, excuse me."
The moment he heard the voice, Ryuen Kakeru felt himself stagger.
Chihaya Rei shoved Ryuen aside like he was a speed bump, then calmly walked up to Ishizaki Daichi and the other two. He even reached out and poked the bandage on Ishizaki's hand.
"Ishizaki, these so-called injuries of yours are all self-inflicted, aren't they?"
"W-what? Why would we hurt ourselves?"
Faced with Chihaya Rei, Ishizaki Daichi took an involuntary step back. His expression was also rather unnatural as he answered.
He was already afraid of Chihaya Rei after being taken down by a single elbow strike. Now that Chihaya Rei had exposed the truth, he felt even more guilty.
Ishizaki Daichi was worried.
Could his boss Ryuen really be losing to Chihaya Rei?
Chihaya Rei said in a subtle tone:
"Of course, Sho ordered you to do it. He wanted to use this trick to threaten Class B."
At the mention of Sho, Ishizaki Daichi nearly lost his composure. He shook his head from side to side. "No."
"Do you know that falsely accusing someone can also get you expelled?"
Chihaya Rei reminded him with a friendly expression.
Ishizaki Daichi was a little frightened, and sweat broke out across his back.
Fortunately, Ryuen Kakeru stepped in front of him again just then, coming to his rescue.
"Chihaya, if you don't have evidence, don't slander us."
Ryuen Kakeru looked displeased, and felt rather frustrated.
He was frustrated because Chihaya Rei had completely ignored him and deliberately bumped him aside, yet he couldn't do anything about it!
Until now, he had been the one using those tactics to bully others.
Today, Chihaya Rei had used them against him.
"It's kind of funny hearing you say the word 'slander,' Ryuen."
Chihaya Rei glanced at Ryuen Kakeru, his tone teasing.