"Hmm?"
"Hayato?"
"Hayato?"
The three girls surrounded him simultaneously, then all looked at Hayato's lower body. Even with Hayato's thick skin, he felt a bit awkward. He shifted uncomfortably, then calmly replied:
"Hmm... I'm fine."
Sakura was still a bit worried and walked into the infirmary: "Yayoi-sensei, Hayato, he... Yayoi-sensei?"
Yayoi was staring at the ceiling, her eyes unfocused.
She came back to her senses when she heard Sakura's call:
"Ah... Hmm, that kid's fine. I don't know why, but I've thoroughly checked him, and he's full of spirit."
"Is that so." Sakura finally sighed with relief, stroking her ample chest and smiling. She bowed slightly: "Then we won't bother Yayoi-sensei, we'll be leaving now..."
"Mm-hmm, okay." Yayoi nodded somewhat unnaturally.
Sakura felt that Yayoi was a little strange, but couldn't quite pinpoint how, so she didn't think much of it.
As she pushed the door open to leave the infirmary, she thoughtfully closed the door again.
The moment Sakura left, Yayoi covered her delicate, upturned nose with her fair hand. A flush spread across her pale face, and her eyes welled up with a hazy mist of fear.
"Teacher has been through it all; what scene haven't I seen?"—She had indeed said such words to Hayato.
But...
That brat is a beast!
She almost got slapped in the face!
Yayoi had originally wanted to use this incident to properly mock this male high school student, but... in the end, she couldn't say a single word. The only action she could take was to stand there dumbfounded.
Yayoi stood up and opened the infirmary window, fanning her face with her bare hands, trying to use the coolness to cover the uncomfortable burning sensation.
From her perspective, she could see Hayato's back surrounded by three girls.
Yayoi choked down another mouthful of saliva, then gritted her teeth and viciously commented.
Small person, big turtle!
...
Before reaching the teaching building, Arisa jogged over to them, first asking about Hayato's physical condition, and then saying:
"The teacher told you to go to the principal's office; the police are here." Then she looked at Sakura and Ayaka: "Two seniors, please come along as well, after all, you are eyewitnesses."
"Mm."
"Okay."
The seniors didn't decline, leaving only Ryoka.
She had entered her 'outsider' mode again.
"Ryoka, you should go back to the classroom first, class has already started," Hayato said to her.
"But..." Ryoka still wanted to accompany him.
"Don't worry, nothing will happen," Hayato smiled at her.
Under the sunlight, the young man's smile was a bit dazzling. Ryoka felt as if she was looking up at him, a bright feeling seeping from her eyes into her heart, bringing a strange sense of security. She lowered her gaze and nodded gently:
"Mm, then Hayato, if you need any help, you can call me anytime."
"Hmph."
Ayaka snorted coldly as she watched Ryoka walk away: "I can't believe you, kid, are quite popular. Another one? 'Ryoka', right? I remember she's the captain of the Karate Club."
I knew it, who wouldn't be tempted by someone so handsome? Wouldn't you be tempted? Ayaka thought to herself.
"No, it's just because of some things that we happened to get to know each other," Hayato clarified.
"First Akane, now another Ryoka... Heh." Ayaka sneered.
Ayaka didn't believe it at all. Who could escape the temptation of a handsome man?
"Akane and I are just..." Hayato gestured to describe: "Friends."
Akane obviously wasn't content to just be your friend. Arisa knew this perfectly well in her heart, but even if she was on Akane's side, she didn't dare to say this in front of Sakura, who also had an unclear relationship with Hayato. Arisa changed the subject:
"Oh, by the way, Hayato, you probably don't know yet, do you?"
Hayato indeed didn't know.
Arisa then recounted the incident where she and Akane encountered Tōga on their way home yesterday, emphasizing Akane's resistance at the time.
Hayato was surprised, then smiled knowingly: "That girl..."
What's with this feeling of wanting your daughter to be successful? But so she did that... That's great, it's really great... It makes her father very proud!
"So, why doesn't Akane have your phone number?" Arisa glared at him, a bit displeased.
I know you're popular now, but you don't have to be so aloof, do you?
"I'll give it to her later," Hayato said with a smile.
He didn't have a phone before, but now he has one in his pants pocket.
Hayato was truly different from before, much richer, and all of this was thanks to Arisa.
Ayaka seemed to have caught a keyword and turned to look at her best friend, who had failed to get contact information. A trace of gloom indeed flashed in Sakura's eyes, but it quickly disappeared, and her smile remained sweet and reserved.
This is bad. Ayaka thought to herself.
By the time Hayato and the others arrived at the principal's office, the homeroom teacher, the grade dean, and the principal were already waiting.
And standing over there were two detectives from the police department, holding the dispirited Tōga.
Tōga was very lucky; he was gifted a pair of silver handcuffs by the detectives.
The principal cordially inquired about Hayato's health and showed great concern, asking if he needed to go to a big hospital for a check-up.
Hayato said no.
The principal then said, "Hayato, don't worry, our school will bear all these expenses."
Hayato again said no.
The principal then said, "Alas, we didn't expect Tōga to do such a thing... However, this is all due to Tōga's psychological perversion and has nothing to do with our school. Hayato, if you need anything, feel free to tell me, I will try my best to satisfy you."
Hayato again said no. The principal looked troubled: "Then, then... Hayato, your parents..."
The old principal was really afraid that Hayato's parents would come to the school to make a scene; they wouldn't be able to clear their names then. So he could only stabilize the emotions of the person involved first. He didn't expect the person's emotions to be much more stable than he imagined.
The homeroom teacher whispered a few words to the principal, who frowned, 'An orphan?! Why didn't you say so earlier?'
Then he stopped mentioning anything about big hospital check-ups and instead talked volubly: "Teacher Tōga's actions were purely personal crimes and have nothing to do with our school. In fact, our school has been considering dismissing him for a while now..."
One of the police officers nodded, then looked at Hayato:
"Yesterday, a girl reported that Tōga tried to assault her, and you have a video as evidence on your phone? ...Oh, don't be nervous. We currently have the recorded false evidence provided by this Jiucheng student, and Tōga has already confessed. However, if you have a video, it can be used as corroborating evidence."
Hayato looked at Tōga somewhat blankly:
"No, I didn't record it. I was just tricking Teacher Tōga at the time."