During lunch, Kanda Shuichi took Sudou, whose mouth was taped shut and was getting a lot of attention, to the student council room.
When they arrived, Chabashira-sensei was already waiting.
When she saw Sudou's appearance, she froze for a moment, then let out a laugh.
"Sudou, what kind of look is that?"
"Ugh~ ugh~ ugh~~~"
Unfortunately, after groaning for a while, he still couldn't say a single word, and Chabashira-sensei didn't understand what he meant.
"Come with me."
As Chabashira-sensei pushed open the door, Kanda Shuichi realized that the class advisor for Class C, along with the three victims—Ishizaki, Komiya, and Kondo—were already sitting there.
When they saw Sudou walk in with his mouth completely wrapped up, the three of them froze for a moment, then suddenly burst into loud laughter.
"Hahaha! What kind of look is that, Sudou!"
"That's hilarious, it's just too funny."
"You've got yourself into trouble now, huh? Hahaha."
Sudou shot them an angry glare in response.
However, in complete contrast to the three of them, the class advisor from Class C, upon seeing Sudou's mouth sealed, immediately understood what was going on.
Class D had already figured out that they were trying to get Sudou to accidentally spill the truth, so to prevent that from happening, they had sealed Sudou's mouth shut.
"Shut up!"
Sakagami spoke, and the laughter from the three of Class C instantly stopped. They didn't understand why Sakagami was so angry.
Chabashira smiled slightly at this scene and took a seat.
After a while, the student council president, along with his secretary Tachibana Akane, arrived at the student council room.
As soon as he saw Sudou's strange appearance, he immediately understood what was going on. When he also saw the calm Kanda Shuichi, he quickly realized who came up with this plan.
"Now that everyone's here, let's begin."
After Horikita Manabu sat down, he didn't waste time and directly announced the start of the confrontation.
"Please wait a moment. I think we should have the unrelated people leave before we begin," Sakagami said, his gaze fixed on Kanda Shuichi, his meaning clear.
"As the representative of Sudou, I am fully responsible for this false accusation. He has already told me everything that happened that day, so Horikita-senpai can take my words as Sudou's words."
Kanda Shuichi stood up calmly and made his defense.
Sudou, standing beside him, nodded enthusiastically in agreement.
"Very well."
With ease, Kanda Shuichi diffused the first round of attacks, then sat down smoothly.
"Class C, you can now present your side of the story."
Ishizaki and the others began to angrily accuse Sudou, speaking over each other in a jumbled mess, but Kanda Shuichi managed to understand the gist of it.
Because of some small friction in the basketball club, Sudou had called Komiya and Kondo to the special classroom. Fearing that Sudou might harm them, they brought Ishizaki Daichi along as a bodyguard.
Things didn't go well, and Sudou ended up beating all three of them, including Ishizaki, and their injuries were the evidence.
After hearing Class C's account, Horikita Manabu turned his gaze to Kanda Shuichi.
"What does Class D have to say?"
"It's completely made up. Sudou did go to the special classroom building that day, and he did have a quarrel with them, but when he saw Ishizaki coming out from the corner, he immediately realized things were getting bad.
After all, if a fight broke out, there's no way he could beat three people by himself, so he ran away right away. That's why he wasn't injured.
Also, according to my client, Sudou didn't call Komiya and the others to the special classroom building. It was Komiya who suggested going to the special classroom to settle things.
As for the injuries on the three of them, we have no knowledge of that."
"You're lying!"
"The injuries on me were from Sudou!"
"That's right, he kicked me several times!"
The accusations from the other side made Sudou's eyes burn with anger, but because he had prepared in advance, he couldn't say a word and just sat there, glaring.
"Quiet!"
Once Horikita Manabu spoke, even the three of them fell silent.
"Does Class C have anything else to say?"
Seeing that the three of them were clearly losing, Sakagami had no choice but to step in.
"I demand the involved parties speak for themselves and say they didn't lay hands on each other that day."
"This issue has already been addressed. And it seems like you have some dissatisfaction with me, as the full representative of my client? If this were a courtroom, I'd be my client's lawyer.
According to the law, anything said by a lawyer in court can be considered a statement from their client. Do you have a problem with Japan's current legal system, Sakagami-sensei?"
What a sharp-tongued guy!
Sakagami didn't know how to respond. He thought this matter was tough, but he hadn't realized it would be this tricky!
In fact, if Sudou admitted to the fight, then Class C would have the advantage, but now it wasn't like that.
Kanda Shuichi knew exactly what happened but kept insisting that Sudou didn't fight. Now they'd have to find evidence to prove Sudou actually hit them.
Ryuen, looks like you've met your match.
"With that said, Class C, I'll give you three days to find evidence that Sudou hit anyone," Horikita Manabu said calmly. "This Friday after school, in the student council office, you'll present your case face to face and settle this matter."
Hearing this, Sudou, who had been somewhat angry earlier, immediately shot a smug glance at the others.
"Kanda Shuichi, stay behind. Everyone else can leave."
When Horikita Manabu spoke, Kanda Shuichi was momentarily stunned but didn't refuse.
"Sudou, you must not remove the tape until you're back in Class D," Kanda Shuichi quietly reminded him as he passed by.
Sudou nodded in understanding.
Once everyone had left, Horikita Manabu turned to Kanda Shuichi.
"This was all your idea, wasn't it?"
"Huh? What do you mean, Horikita-senpai?" Kanda Shuichi gave a perfectly puzzled expression.
"Don't play dumb. Sudou definitely hit them."
"But President, you have no evidence, right? Also, do you really believe those three will just let Sudou abuse them without any resistance?"
So it's really you. I'm not sure if Suzune being in the same class with Kanda is a good or bad thing.
With this thought, Horikita Manabu's gaze deepened.
"I'm inviting you to join the student council again."
"President, I'm a member of the archery club."
Listening to their conversation, Tachibana Akane, who was nearby, seemed a little stunned.
What's wrong with this kid? This is the president personally inviting him to join the student council, and he refuses? And from the conversation, it seems like this isn't the first time?
"However, if you run into any problems you can't solve, feel free to contact me. As long as the compensation is right, I won't turn you down."
Even though he rejected Horikita Manabu again, Kanda Shuichi still offered a kind gesture. After all, Horikita Manabu was the current student council president and probably held a lot of power.
It was also Kanda Shuichi's way of sending a message: he meant no harm, so there was no need for Horikita Manabu to come looking for trouble.
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