Shiraha Chihiro, who was almost resigned to her fate.
When she saw someone willing to stand up and speak for her.
Her eyes were slightly moist, and she almost cried.
There were so many boys and girls standing nearby.
Among them were even some who clearly looked like seniors.
But no one was willing to say a single word for her.
No one even came out to stop Class C's violence.
Everyone was in a mood to watch the show.
They wanted to watch Shiraha Chihiro being bullied on the spot.
The idea that the strong can bully the weak at will.
It had long been deeply ingrained in their hearts, taking root and sprouting in the darkest corners of their minds.
When they encountered similar situations, they might even perform worse than Shiraha.
But at this moment, they naturally stood on Class C's side.
On the side of the bullies.
That is, from the so-called strong perspective, they wanted to watch Shiraha Chihiro's disgrace to gain inner satisfaction.
"I don't care who you are, I advise you not to meddle."
A blonde boy, following behind Ishizaki, was stretching his body.
He casually tried to push Amane away.
But he quickly realized something was wrong.
No matter how hard the blonde boy pushed, Amane remained motionless.
"Don't you think it's excessive for three men and one violent woman to try and bully a weak girl?"
"Violent woman? You're really brave to say that, Kondo, haven't you eaten? Give her a taste of her own medicine."
Ibuki loudly ordered the blonde boy who was pushing Amane.
Her gaze, however, was fixed on Amane.
Most people who dare to stand up for others in this situation.
Are usually confident in their fighting skills.
Ibuki naturally raised her guard.
"Ibuki, it's not that I don't want to give her a taste... this woman is strange!"
Kondo struggled for a long time.
He could only define Amane as strange.
"Huh? What are you saying? Forget it, I'll do it, you guys are really useless."
Ibuki sneered.
She casually pushed Shiraha to the ground.
Then she walked towards Amane.
"Damn it, who are you calling..."
Kondo, who was about to retort to Ibuki, was held back by Ishizaki on the shoulder.
"Let's just watch first."
Hearing Ishizaki say that, Kondo also stopped speaking and stood aside, intending to watch Ibuki make a fool of herself.
"Which class are you from, daring to interrupt our good time!"
Ibuki questioned Amane's identity with dissatisfaction.
Good time?
Is this an admission without being prompted?
The students of Class C were a bit too careless about keeping secrets.
"First Year Class D, Miyako Amane."
As soon as they heard it was a Class D student, discussions and laughter broke out around them.
"I thought she was from Class A just now, but I didn't expect her to be from Class D. I heard that First Year Class D lost all their points in the first month."
"Eh? They lost all thousand points? As expected of Class D, that's really eye-opening."
"A student from a bottom-tier class actually wants to meddle in the affairs of an upper-tier class, truly overestimating herself. She'll definitely get beaten black and blue in a bit, that Ibuki clearly has experience."
...Facing the noisy sounds around her.
Amane calmly looked at Ibuki in front of her.
"I don't care what your name is! And I don't care which class you're from, if you're going to stand up for someone else, you better be prepared to get hit."
???
The temporary cowlick on Amane's head almost curled into a question mark.
Didn't you ask me which class I was from?
How can you turn your back on your words so quickly?
At this moment.
Amane suddenly understood Horikita's desire to move up classes.
If the students in the upper classes were all like this.
Then wouldn't it be unfair that they were placed in the bottom Class D?
Judging from Ibuki's and Ishizaki's words and actions, it seems that most of Class C might have this delinquent style.
It's surprising that such a class ranks higher than Class D.
No wonder Horikita wants to climb higher.
Just as Amane was somewhat distracted, thinking about Horikita, Ibuki saw that Amane wasn't responding and thought she was looking down on her.
So, she decisively kicked Amane.
Although Amane was still in a daze, her body instinctively dodged the kick.
"If you've got guts, don't dodge!" Ibuki continued to taunt her.
Then she quickly threw a straight punch.
The air from the punch brushed past Amane's cheek, pulling Amane back to reality from her fantasy of having a deep conversation with Horikita.
"I say... do you guys only know how to solve problems with violence?"
Amane's original intention was just to remind Ibuki that using violence in public was a very dangerous thing.
Once caught, she would likely face disciplinary action.
However, to Ibuki's ears, these words sounded like a veiled taunt.
Immediately, she used both her hands and feet, launching a series of flashy moves.
But each time, Amane easily dodged them.
News of a fight spread wider and wider.
Before long, quite a crowd had gathered.
If it were just a fight, people might have just watched for fun.
But someone posted something on the school forum: "Two beautiful girls are fighting and tearing each other's clothes in front of the Palette Cafe, come quickly!"
As a result, one or two hundred people surrounded the scene to watch, making it incredibly lively.
Even Horikita, who was still in her dorm waiting for Amane to return, rushed over after hearing the news.
When she saw that Amane was the one fighting, she wasn't in such a hurry to step forward.
From Horikita's experience, Amane's physical fitness was quite resilient.
The blue-haired girl's attacks shouldn't pose much of a threat to Amane.
She knew nothing about the current situation, and rashly intervening might disrupt Amane's plan.
So Horikita simply found a chair and sat there, watching the two fight.
If Amane won, she would just go up and lecture her, and as a bonus, punish her to continue being a body pillow tonight.
If Amane lost... a wounded Amane would surely need someone to take care of her, right?
In any case, Horikita Suzune wouldn't lose out.
Meanwhile, a man with a face full of bruises and a somewhat limping gait emerged from the shadows in a corner of the school building.
"What is Ibuki doing? Who is she fighting?"
Shiina Hiyori next to him thought for a moment.
"The one fighting Classmate Ibuki is Miyako Amane, a First Year Class D student."
"First Year Class D? Ibuki, that idiot! Didn't I tell her to cause trouble for Class B? And Ishizaki, that idiot, just stood there watching when Ibuki was about to lose. I'm really fed up with these fools!!!"
The red-haired boy shouted loudly.
Shiina Hiyori watched him vent in silence.
Only after the boy stopped venting did Shiina slowly speak.
"Ryuuen-kun, what happened to your injury?"
Facing Shiina's question, Ryuuen didn't hide anything.
"Albert hit me, but he's not doing so well either this time. Probably two more rounds and I'll have him under my thumb. But more importantly..."
Ryuuen's voice paused.
"The most important thing for us right now is to make that idiot Ibuki remember why she's here!!!"
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