Before Tatsuya Sakuya could speak, the people opposite him put on disappointed expressions, as though the person they had wanted to see hadn't shown up, and turned to leave.
Hey, what are you all so disappointed about?
Tatsuya Sakuya felt he had been far too nice. It was time to get serious.
"I never said you could leave. If you want to be expelled, go right ahead."
At those words, all four stopped in their tracks.
If there was one defining trait of delinquent teenagers, it was that whenever they lost face, they had to find a way to regain it.
Especially in front of the opposite sex.
Never mind delinquents-even ordinary people couldn't stand being treated like that out of nowhere.
"Seriously, dude, who do you think you are? You think you own Advanced Nurturing High School?"
Ishizaki Daichi was the first to turn around, sizing up the boy before him with an irritated look.
"If I remember correctly, you're the boy who argued with Yamawaki in the library, right? If you're worried about expulsions, you'd better worry about your own Class 1-D."
Ishizaki and the others hadn't recognized Tatsuya Sakuya right away, but Mio Ibuki remembered him somewhat.
"I didn't think your class actually had what it took to get the hearing postponed. But come Friday, someone from Class 1-D is still getting expelled."
Komiya and Kondo also turned around, looking smug.
Since Class 1-A and Class 1-B had no reason to help Class 1-D, they had automatically assumed Class 1-D was behind the hearing's postponement.
Leaning against the wall, Tatsuya Sakuya looked at the bruises on Ishizaki's face and the bandages on Kondo's hands, then couldn't help chuckling.
"Ishizaki, did they beat you stupid? Why do your injuries look different from what I saw?"
Tatsuya Sakuya had