part - 4

*ding-dong, ding-dong*

the bell rang which was meant as a lunch break in the school. katsu took his lunch and went out with Miyamoto and Tsubasa. some were eating some were playing. but there was a group of people who were out of the class who katsu did not notice. they were outside as if they were waiting for the opportunity. it was monoma and 4 other people. they were plotting something while holding some books. and with an evil grin on his face monoma spoke.

"let's do it. katsu, with this your life ends here."

-__________________________________________-

"well, that was great."

"yeah, by the way, katsu what are your plans this evening."

"my plans huh, all I do is just walk home with you guys and after going home, I take a shower and go to the shrine that's all. just like every day"

I always go to a shrine every day to make a wish for the god. as I said that Tsubasa makes a complicated expression and asks.

"you are still doing that huh?"

then Miyamoto says

"it is not like wishing God would help you make friends you know."

yes, the reason I always go and visit shrines is to wish that I want to make friends. the reason is simple

"it is not just to go ask for more friends, it is just that the first time I ever asked for friends in the shrine that was the day I met you guys when I am alone and that was the same day you guys ignored the rumors on me and held your hand out to make friends. so it is just like giving gratitude to God for giving me these two best friends."

as I said that with a smile on my face those two smile back at me as well and Miyamoto who said before replies with a smile

"I see"

we were walking on the staircase that leads towards the class while talking with each other after eating lunch.

as we entered the hallway there was a certain ruckus

"it is miss yugina and miss Levina"

"We get to see the two goddesses together what a great thing."

"uuuu, I am glad I am still alive."

"I get you, the school two idols are the only reason that many boys and girls come to school"

when we watched the commotion. I saw two beauties walking. these two are the beauties that always come to my dreams. yugina gremory and Levina jinja. great proportionate bodies, great elegance, and great beauties. every body's school idols. I wish I could get them as my girlfriends. well not that it is gonna happen. I cannot even get a normal girl to date me. how the hell would these top idols would come to me. haaah man, I do hate my life.

as I was thinking that those two who were coming in our direction went right past us and as we were watching

"heh"

miss yugina looked at me and smiled. all others also smile while looking at me. but somehow this felt different. it even made my heart skip a beat.

"oh man, they really are the beautiful girls"

"well, this is to be expected from big sisters"

"wait, did you just big sister Tsubasa?"

as Miyamoto was saying something, what piqued my interest was what Tsubasa said but Miyamoto answered with a cheerful smile.

"well yeah, those both are like our big sisters after all."

"huh? what do you mean-"

*ding-dong, ding-dong*

as I was about to ask him about that the bell rang I just dropped it and hurried to my class.

-__________________________________________-

*ding-dong, ding-dong*

the final bell rang and we were packing things as soon as the teacher left. but suddenly-

"what the hell is this!!!?"

a girl suddenly shouted with surprise. as soon as we heard that all of us turned our attention to her. that girl's name is Ayumi yokinawa. she is the cutest girl in our class. I heard that she even rejected confessions from popular senior students. and what that girl holding is an adult magazine.

"who the hell put this in my bad!?"

as soon as she said that the girl beside her asked her

"was it not you who bought it?"

"huh? if it were me why would I expose it in the first place!!?"

"well, you certainly are right, then who would bring this and plant it. don't tell me..."

as she said that she looked at me. huh, what the hell?

"what is happening?"

among all this fuss vice - president of the student council came as she was passing by.

"vice president this is-"

as upon seeing the magazine in the hands of Ayumi. the vice president looked serious and said

"why are you bringing magazines like these into the campus"

"n-no, this is a misunderstanding. I have not done it somebody is trying to frame me."

then out of nowhere, some unpleasant voice came out.

"hmmm, if it is planting a book. then I might know who to suspect."

it was monoma he was standing in the middle of the classroom and said that and looked at me. and he continued with an infuriating grin on his face

"I suspect katsu because I have heard that he would plant things like these on female students in other schools and blackmail them."

"what the hell!!!"

"monoma what nonsense are you spouting he was with us this entire time"

"yeah we were walking with him the entire school time"

as soon as refuted Miyamoto and Tsubasa started supporting me

what is he talking about?. I have not done anything like that until now. I get a bad feeling about this. he continues while not changing the smile he has on his face.

"hmm, what is this. it is as if you are saying that you have not done anything like that"

"because I have not done anything like that."

"then let us check your bag contents."

*murmur*

everybody was murmuring to themselves.

and I was checking on them a group of 5 members with monoma as a center came to me. then monoma said

"if you really did not do that then let us check your bag. if you did then it will be our clue."

as he said that one of the other 4 members came to me and took my bag forcibly and opened the bag.

as he opened the bag and looked at me with a grin on his face and he reversed the open bag as if he was intended to empty my bag contents.

"huh!?"

what came out of the bag were the books that Ayumi were holding in her hand and there was a bunch of those and through the fall of those bunch of books, I looked at monoma he and the other four were grinning at me.

looking at the books I, Miyamoto, Tsubasa, and everybody else were shocked except monoma. he was smiling at me as if were mocking me. don't tell me he did all this.

he replied with a smile

"now, this gives us our culprit, so he really did plan on blackmailing Ayumi huh"

*murmur*

everybody started to murmur even more and some people even cursed me. Bringing an adult magazine is not that big of a deal but planting it in the girl bag is a big thing and me doing it is an even bigger thing to them due to those false rumors. why the hell is this happening to me.

"wait this is a misunderstanding, I did not even bring thes-"

as I was trying to clear my name Ayumi walked to me-

"How dare you"

she slapped me and seeing that everybody came to hit me some boys started to hit me and when I looked at monoma he was grinning at me and when all the others were about to hit. Miyamoto and Tsubasa tried to stop them and the vice president who was watching all this said with a heavy and intimidating tone

"stay where you are."

everybody went silent after hearing her then monoma stepped forward and said

"vice president, the president said something about the proof this morning to me and what about this we have the direct proof that he did something like this. then why are you defending him? we must not let him attend school anymore. we should expel him."

after hearing that everybody shouted the same thing

"""expel, expel, expel"""

then vice president as if she has lost she started to speak with a tired voice.

"you do have your proof but there is also proof that he was hanging with his two friends and even have seen them together during that time so we still don't know whether he really did it or not. but it cannot be overlooked that he has some kind of proof. so katsu you are suspended from school for one month."

w-w-what!?, I was suspended for not doing anything. as I was devastated by this. I heard something among the people that were murmuring

"um, monoma thank you for saving me from him."

"oh no, it is my duty to help a beautiful girl like you"

Ayumi showed her gratitude for saving her. but he was the one that planted that magazine in her bag. he replied to her with a grin while looking et me. all the others who saw that were cheering.

whatever I say will only make me more of a villain so I just stood and walked out of the class with frustration while the people were cursing me. Miyamoto and Tsubasa also walked along with me to the outside and defended me from others.

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"damn that monoma, he must've been the one to plant like that."

"I did not expect that he would go this far. that bastard."

"hey, katsu don't let that get you."

"we will make sure to prove that you have not done anything."

katsu was walking with looking down on the road he did not even think of anything he is only balming his own misfortune for this. yet there were his friends that are getting angry for him. that was when he suddenly remembered one of the students that were talking in between them this morning

-in the first place why are the schools two of the most handsome four boys of the school are hanging out with that piece of shit.

that was when he realized that both of those reputations are also reducing due to hanging out with katsu. but here those two are worrying and getting angry for him. it would be good if he leave them for their reputation. but he could not even think of leaving them because once he leaves them he is the only thing that awaits him is the dark loneliness that he once felt. but he could not bear the thought of his friends also getting hated. so he thought that rather than he left them. he thought that he should make them leave him.

so he tightened his grip and thought of everything that happened that day and katsu said to them honestly

"hey Miyamoto, Tsubasa. I think you should leave me"

""eh!?""

both of them exclaimed in unison and stopped walking then Tsubasa was the one to break the tension

"what are you talking about all of a sudden"

then katsu replied

"Maybe you did not realize it but when you guys were hanging out with me your reputation is also getting bad"

after listening to that Miyamoto said that with a serious expression

"yeah, you are right. we noticed that as well"

after hearing that katsu became even more frustrated and tightened his hand grip.

"but that does not matter for us"

when katsu heard this from Miyamoto his eyes were wide open and he looked at them. as he continued

"if we were to care about that then what is the difference between us and those damn scumbags."

"you told us yourself right. that we extended our hand to you right on the day when you started to pray in the shrine right?. then just believe in that katsu. we do not care about our reputation we only care about you our best friend."

as he listened to those tears started to flow from his eyes. then he lowered his head in front of the sincerely smiling Miyamoto and Tsubasa and asked.

"then just let me ask you one thing. do you really believe in me?"

"yeah"

"yeah"

they did not even hesitate then katsu continued

"even if the entire school is against me. will you guys really be with me?"

"..."

"..."

both of them hesitated this time. a teardrop from katsu's face who was thinking that he would be alone and even his best friends would leave him if he were facing the entire school. when he thought that it was natural Miyamoto replied by placing his hand on katsu's slumped shoulders.

"We don't care if you are up against school or the world"

"we would be by your side and help you no matter what."

when he heard both statements he suddenly widened his tear-filled eyes and looked at them. they were smiling not even an ounce of lying. after seeing that. katsu said to himself.

"I am an idiot to even think about leaving these best friends"

he went and hugged both of them and said to them while crying.

"I am sorry, thank you *hic* *hic*"

then they both hugged him back and said while laughing

"hey are apologizing or showing your gratitude."

"both"

"There is no need for these in-between friends right?"

"you guys are the best. thank you very much for being my friends"

those three hugged each other for a while and left to their respective homes.