Chapter 84 Which Side's Claims Are The Truth?

Since the ultimate decision maker in the hearing process was the student council, the natural location for the hearing was the student council office.

While the teacher's office was located on the first floor, the student council office was on the fourth floor.

Led by Chabashira Sae, Fang Li gradually ascended three floors and finally arrived at the door with the signboard "Student Council Office" hanging on it.

Chabashira Sae knocked on the door of the student council office and then pushed it open, stepping inside.

Fang Li followed shortly behind and entered the student council office.

The next second, the entire scene of the office unfolded before Fang Li's eyes.

It was a room resembling a conference room.

In the center of the room was a long table arranged in a circle, forming a rectangular shape with one side missing.

As soon as Fang Li entered the room, everyone was already sitting in there place.

Firstly, sitting in the main position, was precisely Horikita Manabu.

He did not look at Fang Li as he walked in, as if he didn't know him at all, and stared blankly ahead.

Behind him, the student council secretary, Tachibana Akane, stood holding a folder, looking quite devout.

She looked more like Horikita Manabu's personal secretary than a secretary for the student council.

It seemed that the only people from the student council who came were Horikita Manabu and Tachibana Akane.

Seeing this, Chabashira Sae seemed somewhat surprised and looked at Horikita Manabu.

Meanwhile, Fang Li was drawn to the people sitting on the other side.

"Nanaya...You came."

"Finally."

"You're late."

Said Ishizaki Daichi, Komiya Kyougo, and Kondou Reo, who sat in a row on the left side, staring at Fang Li with resentment. Obviously, they were still resentful about what had happened at the Special Teaching Building that day.

In addition to these three people, there was one more person sitting beside them.

"You're late, Chabashira-sensei."

Said a male teacher who wore glasses and looked like he was in his late thirties. His appearance gave people a kind of sinister feeling.

He was the homeroom teacher for Class C — Sakagami Kazuma.

Looking at Chabashira Sae who had just walked in, Sakagami Kazuma pushed his glasses up and wore a rather unpleasant smile that matched his impression.

Fang Li knew a little bit about this person.

It is said that the homeroom teacher of Class C turned a blind eye to Ryuuen Kakeru's violent rule and even appreciated him. He is also a classmate of Chabashira Sae and Hoshinomiya Chie, and they have known each other for a long time.

Ichinose Honami informed Fang Li of this information, and Fang Li made a mental note of it.

From the looks of it, he seemed to be aware of the truth behind the incident but had no intention of exposing it. Instead, he wanted to assist Ryuuen Kakeru's conspiracy and strike at Class D.

The reason for provoking Chabashira Sae in such a challenging manner was probably due to the competitive relationship between teachers.

Chabashira Sae was well aware of this and ignored Sakagami Kazuma's provocation, turning her attention to Horikita Manabu.

"I never expected the Student Council President to appear in a dispute of this scale. This is really amazing." Chabashira Sae said with a hidden meaning. "Normally, it would be mostly Tachibana who would come at a time like this, wouldn't it?"

It seems that Horikita Manabu appearing here is not a common occurrence.

Chabashira Sae's surprise may be due to this fact.

However, Horikita Manabu remained expressionless.

"You misunderstood, Chabashira-sensei," Horikita Manabu calmly replied. "Due to busy daily affairs, there are some issues I cannot participate in. It's not that I don't want to."

In other words, Horikita Manabu meant to say that he happened to have some free time today and that's why he came here.

This statement, not to mention Chabashira Sae, even Sakagami Kazuma found it hard to believe.

"I heard that the Student Council President seems to have some connection with the violent student from Class D," Sakagami Kazuma half-jokingly said, as if trying to probe Horikita Manabu's true intentions. "Could it be that you came here today to protect your friend?"

It sounded like a joke, but it was likely to raise suspicion as well.

There was a connection between Fang Li and Horikita Manabu, and that was no longer a secret.

However, outsiders did not know the extent of their relationship.

If Fang Li had a good relationship with Horikita Manabu, it would be reasonable for Sakagami Kazuma to be concerned about bias in the deliberations.

Unfortunately...

"It's still a misunderstanding, Sakagami-sensei," Horikita Manabu remained calm and said, "If you question my abilities, I can appeal to the school authorities on your behalf and ensure you receive a satisfactory response."

"...There's no need to go to such lengths," Sakagami Kazuma immediately abandoned his probing intentions.

"Then let's proceed with the hearing," Horikita Manabu's expression remained unchanged, maintaining his usual calm demeanor. He continued, "The two representatives from Class D, please take your seats. The discussion is about to begin."

Upon hearing this, Chabashira Sae did not respond and quietly sat opposite Class C.

Fang Li, too, withdrew his gaze that had been scanning the entire office and glanced at the trio from Class C, who were staring at him with resentment. Only then did he take a seat beside Chabashira Sae.

At this moment, Tachibana Akane took a step forward.

"We will now hold a hearing between the Student Council and the homeroom teacher's of the students involved in last week's violent incident. I, serving as the secretary of the Student Council, will be presiding over the meeting."

With that, Tachibana Akane picked up the folder in her hand and began to read from it, explaining the details of the incident.

"The individuals involved in the incident are Nanaya from class D, and Ishizaki, Komiya, and Kondou from class C. The cause of the incident was a fight that took place last week in the special Teaching building."

"According to the statements of Ishizaki, Komiya, and Kondou, who are the accusers, Nanaya unilaterally attacked them."

"However, according to Nanaya, who is the accused, he did not engage in such violent behavior."

"The statements of both parties are contradictory, and it is impossible to determine whose statement is accurate."

"Based on the above circumstances, we hope to determine which party's claim is the truth."

"Now, allow me to confirm the testimonies of the individuals involved on behalf of the Student Council."

Tachibana Akane lifted her head from the file and looked in the direction of class C.

"Ishizaki-san, Komiya-san, and Kondou-san, do you confirm that you were unilaterally attacked by Nanaya from class D?"

The three of them answered without hesitation.

"Of course, that's true!"

"We were indeed unilaterally attacked by Nanaya from class D!"

"Look at the injuries on our bodies, that's the evidence!"

Ishizaki, Komiya, and Kondou loudly declared their claims.

To this, Tachibana Akane only gave a second question.

"Can you prove that the injuries on your bodies are evidence that Nanaya was responsible?"

With this sentence, the three from class C become silent on the spot.