Beside the school field.
Li Tetsuhiro leaned against the wall, looking at the three grim-faced boys before him.
"I've gotten to the bottom of what happened yesterday. You weren't at fault. Today, you have a teacher backing you up, so go ahead and deal with this menace your own way."
"Huh? But you're a teacher! Shouldn't you be the one to set him straight?" Tristan exclaimed.
"This is Nippon. Do I really need to tell you how serious school bullying is here? Some teachers are worse than their students. Once you enter society, who else can you count on? Handle it your own way. At most, I'll make sure you stay alive."
"Uh..."
'Yugi' suddenly mustered his courage and shouted, "All right, sir! I'll go convince him to stop doing bad things!"
With that, he set off ahead of them.
"That idiot! As if that guy could ever be talked around." Joey Wheeler chased after him, grumbling, but he couldn't keep the corners of his mouth from lifting.
Today, 'Yugi' had acted completely out of character, taking the initiative to find him and Tristan and thank them. He had opened up about a lot of things. It turned out he had been so determined to finish the Puzzle because he wanted his wish to make friends to come true.
Sigh... I've been such a self-righteous idiot all along.
Having cleared the air and shared their feelings, the three often got together to play games, eat, and go to the bathroom. Supporting one another through the hardships of gym class had made their friendship grow even faster.
Now, they were practically inseparable.
Tetsuhiro followed behind the three, watching them laugh and horse around, and couldn't help feeling happy.
Under his guidance, the main cast's bonds were even stronger than in the