Who is Lying?

Student Council Office

In the solemn and grave atmosphere, everyone met once again, a coincidence that couldn't help but make one marvel at the drama of fate.

"You really are a troublemaker, Kato Satsu." Nagumo Miyabi, leaning on the desk with one hand supporting his chin, said casually.

"As a homeroom teacher, you must be quite troubled, right? Chabashira-sensei."

"Since he is my student, I have to be here no matter how troublesome he is," Chabashira said with a helpless sigh, her eyes closed.

Listening to the two, Horikita Manabu remained silent, instead giving Tachibana Akane a look. The latter understood immediately and spoke up.

"The Student Council Disciplinary Committee is now in session!"

"The matter to be adjudicated today is the accusation brought by Yamamoto Sae of Class 2-C against Kato Satsu of Class D for attempted misconduct."

As Tachibana Akane finished speaking, Horikita Manabu took over, his tone calm and wise.

"Now, the plaintiff may speak."

Upon hearing this, Sae stood up slowly. She gripped her collar tightly, her eyes filled with grievance and sorrow.

"I learned from my homeroom teacher that Kato-kun and Kuraku had made an agreement to get me expelled."

"I was terrified, so I wanted to go and beg him not to do it."

As she spoke, Sae's voice began to tremble with tears. Her tears fell at the most precise moment, and after dabbing the corners of her eyes, she continued.

"After I entered his room, I spoke to him about it."

"In the end, he just gave a lecherous smile and said... he said,"

She bit her lower lip, putting on a weak, fragile act as if the words were too difficult to utter.

"He said that if I spent the night with him, he would let me go!"

"Then, he lunged at me and tore at my clothes."

At this point, Sae could no longer bear the immense psychological pressure and collapsed onto the table, sobbing uncontrollably.

"Wow, lady. If you don't get the Best Actress award at the next Oscars, it must be rigged!" (Kato Satsu)

Sae's performance was a success; at the very least, she had successfully gained the sympathy of Tachibana Akane, who was now glaring at Satsu with indignation.

"Now, Kato Satsu. Do you have anything to say?" Horikita Manabu asked, pushing up his glasses with his index finger.

"It's a pity, if you're the Best Actress, then I'm the Best Actor!" (Kato Satsu)

Seeing that it was his time to perform, Satsu suddenly burst into loud, wailing tears. This obviously fake crying left everyone present stunned.

"She came to knock on my door at the time, and I thought she had something to ask me."

"But as soon as she came in, she started pawing at me and even said I was handsome!"

At this point, Satsu suddenly stopped his wailing, his tone becoming light and breezy: "I mean, who doesn't know that?"

Immediately, he reverted to his wailing tone: "Then she started tearing her own clothes off, and I hid in the corner in fear."

"And then... and then,"

He mimicked Sae's fragile, unspeakable demeanor and said: "She rushed over and touched my thighs, and even touched my chest!"

Satsu practically shouted these words, simultaneously stroking his own chest as if reenacting Sae's actions.

"How shameless. A grown man can spin such lies without even batting an eye." (Hashimoto Masayoshi)

"What do you know? I call this giving someone a taste of their own medicine." (Kato Satsu)

After Satsu finished, the room fell into a brief silence. After a long while, Nagumo Miyabi was the first to speak.

"It's completely a case of one person's word against another. How do you intend to prove that what you said is true?"

Seeing that Nagumo Miyabi's words played right into his hands, the corners of Satsu's mouth curled up imperceptibly as he said:

"Those two students over there recorded the scene in the room at the time. I think that should be enough to prove I'm not lying."

Hashimoto naturally took over the floor, speaking unhurriedly: "At the time, Tachibana Akane and I were planning to film some footage for the school. Not long after we started, we heard a girl scream."

"We thought something had happened, so we rushed over and accidentally captured this video."

As he spoke, Hashimoto handed over his camcorder, and Tachibana Akane took it and projected it onto the large screen.

In the footage, it was clearly visible that Satsu had his back to Sae, while Sae's intent to press herself against him was very obvious.

"See? What I said was the truth!" Satsu's tone was filled with the thrill of success.