Several days flew by, and before anyone knew it, it was Friday after school-the day of the Student Council hearing on the clash between students from Class B and Class C.
In a spacious conference room in the office building prepared by the Student Council, nearly everyone involved in the incident had arrived.
Representing Class B was Ichinose, accompanied by the accused, Shibata So.
Representing Class C was Ryuen Kakeru, accompanied by the three victims: Ishizaki Daichi, Komiya Togo, and Kondo Reon.
But Ryuen Kakeru's expression was tense, without any of the swagger of someone on the verge of victory.
In truth, Ryuen found something strange.
Ichinose had shown no intention of coming to him and backing down over the past few days. Did that mean Class B was actually going to fight him to the bitter end this time?!
Every other time he had made trouble for Class B, they had been forced to swallow it in silence.
Could Ichinose really bear to see one of her classmates expelled?
Ryuen Kakeru studied Ichinose Honami suspiciously, trying to glean something from her.
But Ichinose Honami's smile never reached her eyes, leaving Ryuen unable to read her at all.
Just then, out of the corner of his eye, Ryuen spotted Chihaya Rei sitting in the spectators' seats. Chihaya Rei gave Sho a friendly grin.
That stirred a faint sense of foreboding in Ryuen, even making him consider withdrawing his false accusation.
But everyone was already seated in the conference room. If he suddenly said, "I'm dropping the complaint," wouldn't that look strange no matter how he put it?
Besides, the Student Council might not even agree...
"Hey, you three. You're sure nothing went wrong when you handled this, right?"
Ryuen Kakeru kicked Ishizaki Daichi beside him to make them turn toward