-73- The continuous development

The next day.

During the morning homeroom, Chabashira Sae recounted everything that happened yesterday.

"As I mentioned yesterday, due to recent disputes, the distribution of personal points for first-year students will be delayed. Now let me tell you the whole story."

As if wanting to shift all the responsibility and resentment onto Nanaya Hori, Chabashira Sae used language that seemed to incite the students' dissatisfaction.

"A few days ago, there was a dispute on campus. Nanaya from Class D got into a disagreement with students from Class C, which escalated into a violent incident. As a result, due to the uncertainty of who was right or wrong, the school decided to delay the distribution of personal points. After all, the outcome of this incident will result in deductions from the class points of both classes. Therefore, the distribution of personal points will also be reduced accordingly. Until the results are out, the distribution will be delayed."

Chabashira Sae's announcement stunned the entire Class D.

Immediately, murmurs began to rise.

"Hey, is this for real!?"

"That Nanaya?"

"A violence incident..."

"That Nanaya actually got into a fight?"

The classmates in the class started to clamor, directing all their attention to Nanaya Hori, who was sitting at the back.

Even Horikita Suzune, Kushida Kikyou, and Ayanokouji Kiyotaka were astonished and looked at Nanaya Hori with surprise.

Clearly, these three didn't believe that Nanaya Hori would get into a dispute with students from another class, let alone escalate it into a violent incident.

Only Sakura Airi, upon hearing Chabashira Sae's announcement, trembled slightly, lowered her head, not knowing what to think at all.

Nanaya Hori bore the gaze of everyone in the class but showed no reaction, still reading a detective novel, as if the person involved was not him at all, with an unusually calm expression.

In this situation, the first to speak out was the central figure of the class, Hirata Yousuke.

"Is this true, Chabashira-sensei?" Hirata Yousuke raised his hand to express, "I don't believe Nanaya would have violent tendencies. Although I haven't had much interaction with him, he's always been quiet in class, nothing like that kind of person."

Hirata Yousuke's words resonated with everyone.

There's no way.

Even though Nanaya Hori isn't popular in Class D, that's because the impression he gives is too solitary.

Precisely because of this strong impression, the students in the class couldn't imagine that someone as solitary as Nanaya Hori would have violent tendencies.

Even Ike Kanji and Yamauchi Haruki said so.

"Can Nanaya really get into a fight with others?"

"If it were Sudou, it wouldn't be surprising at all."

Their remarks immediately earned a fierce glare from Sudou Ken.

"What do you mean by that? Bastard!"

Sudou Ken's rough shouting completely confirmed Ike Kanji and Yamauchi Haruki's words.

Perhaps, if Sudou Ken were the one involved in this incident, the reaction of the classmates would be different?

This is the influence of daily behavior.

Chabashira Sae still maintained a neutral stance, just providing information.

"The accusation was made by three victims from Class C. According to their account, they were subjected to unilateral violence. But when we asked Nanaya, he said that wasn't the case. Therefore, the school now holds a reserved opinion. Until the truth is revealed, the distribution of personal points for first-year students will be delayed."

As Chabashira Sae spoke, she dropped another bombshell.

"By the way, according to Class C, the reason Nanaya turned violent against them was because those three wanted to improve their relationship with Kushida. The reason being that Nanaya and Kushida are close, but Nanaya seemed unwilling to accept this, so he resorted to violence against them."

With this statement, all the students in the class opened their mouths wide.

So, the cause of this incident was jealousy?

"W-What!?"

Kushida Kikyou seemed surprised to find herself involved in the matter, her eyes widening in astonishment.

In response, only Horikita Suzune and Ayanokouji Kiyotaka spoke up decisively.

"Impossible."

"It seems quite impossible."

Both of them made such affirmative judgments.

At least, neither of them could imagine Nanaya Hori being jealous.

But Chabashira Sae paid no heed to their reactions.

"Anyway, that's all I have to say. The school has decided to make the final judgment next Tuesday. Until then, both parties involved need to find evidence in their favor. Otherwise, there's a high possibility of punishment for both sides. If you don't want your class points deducted, then you better show some classmate spirit like during your midterm exams."

With that, Chabashira Sae announced the end of the homeroom and left the classroom without looking back.

Then, the gaze of the entire class once again converged on Nanaya Hori.

"Hey, isn't this situation really bad?"

The first to speak was Ike Kanji.

"If our points are gone because of this incident, won't we have to rely on zero points again this month?"

Ike Kanji, burdened with debts, was the first to realize this.

This realization caused the entire classroom to erupt into noise.

Under this collective consciousness, as representatives acting alone, neither Horikita Suzune nor Ayanokouji Kiyotaka could intervene and could only silently observe the situation.

Hirata Yousuke then approached Nanaya Hori.

"Nanaya-san, can you tell me your side of the story?" Hirata Yousuke tried to soften his tone, as if trying to help Nanaya, and said kindly, "Please tell us what happened, let's try to solve it together."

Hirata Yousuke said so.

Nanaya Hori didn't lift his head from the book in his hands, just replied with a single sentence.

"I can only say that I didn't do anything that Chabashira-sensei mentioned."

Nanaya's words were met with skepticism from Yamauchi Haruki.

"Is that true?" Yamauchi Haruki questioned with suspicion, "You really didn't beat up the students from Class C because of your relationship with Kikyou?"

Presumably, Yamauchi Haruki doubted this because he was confident that if it were him, he would definitely do it, right?

This guy who always talks big, like Ike Kanji, has been eyeing Kushida Kikyou just like that.

If it were these two, it's entirely possible that they would get into a fight for such a reason.

So, Yamauchi Haruki made such a doubtful remark, which was agreed upon by Ike Kanji nodding beside him.

Naturally, it was Kushida Kikyou who stepped forward at this moment.

"Everyone, can I say a few words?"

Kushida Kikyou raised her hand, attracting everyone's attention.