Once an honest person had been pushed too far, there was no telling what they might do. That was what hitting rock bottom and bouncing back meant.
Take Takanashi, for example. When he realized that even if he dressed as a girl, his many unscrupulous seniors would still push him out as a scapegoat, he snapped... Sure, his skin was thick and his flesh tough, but Inami's fists were no joke either!
She could crack walls with her bare fists—if he had not trained in martial arts since childhood, he would probably have lost an arm or broken a leg long ago!
Even if his body was still intact, that was no reason he had to take a beating! If his seniors did not want him to have an easy time, then nobody was going to have an easy time!
"Seniors Satou and Soma's words were hurtful, weren't they? Inami hasn't even hit them yet, but they've already decided on their own that she's an abuser. Rather than letting your seniors speculate about you like that, why not satisfy their victim complex and beat them up properly? I can untie the rope for you!" Takanashi had gone dark.
Mahiru Inami: "..." It sounded so reasonable that she could not refute it. But she had never intended to hurt anyone!
She just could not help herself sometimes...
"W-Wait!" Seeing that Takanashi really seemed about to undo Inami's restraints, Soma panicked. He quickly raised a hand in a dramatic stopping gesture. "Little Bird, I was just joking!"
"Ah..." Seeing him admit defeat, the honest Takanashi sighed inwardly and stopped what he was doing.
"Phew..." Soma also breathed a sigh of relief. "Little Bird, you took that way too seriously..."
"..." Takanashi silently turned around and said darkly, "Senior Soma, I was joking