Originally, according to Ryuuen's plan, Ibuki's task was only to provoke people from Class B.
By continuously escalating the situation, she was to make Class B's leader, Ichinose Honami, step forward to resolve the dispute.
Then, from Ichinose's behavior and methods of resolving issues, he would assess Ichinose's personal strength and thereby understand the overall strength of Class B.
Next would be Class A, and finally Class D.
Through the same method, he would continuously incite conflicts and disputes, and then have the opposing class leader step forward to gather intelligence on each class.
Ryuuen's purpose in doing this was to test the leaders of the First Year classes through conflict.
This tactic, for those unprepared classes, would leave them flustered with just a slight probing.
As long as he obtained information one step ahead of others, Ryuuen was confident he could catch those arrogant class leaders off guard.
But... what was Ibuki doing now?
Not only did it completely deviate from the plan, but she was also being made a fool of in plain sight, utterly disgracing Class C.
Disgrace was a minor matter... Ryuuen's sharp, hawk-like gaze caught sight of the surveillance camera not far away.
It could perfectly capture Ibuki's position.
How was he going to wrap this up?
In Ryuuen's opinion, Ibuki's defeat was already certain.
If Ishizaki didn't get involved, that would be the best outcome.
If Ishizaki also got involved, the situation would probably escalate to an unmanageable point.
If Class C had already been fully consolidated by him, then no matter the outcome, Ryuuen was confident he could accept it.
But now there were still some defiant rebels... Ryuuen had to minimize the class's losses.
"Huff, huff, huff... are you... are you just going to dodge back and forth like a monkey?"
Ibuki was breathing heavily.
Her physical stamina was already quite good among girls.
But because she was angered and provoked by Amane's actions, she continuously used flashy but low-damage moves, and as a result, Amane hadn't even dodged many times before Ibuki was so exhausted she couldn't straighten her back.
She could only bend slightly and breathe heavily.
"Is this your limit already?"
Amane patted non-existent dust from her clothes.
Then, mimicking Ibuki's heavy breathing, she also bent slightly.
"You bastard!" Ibuki gritted her teeth and kicked out again.
After judging that this was Ibuki's limit, Amane directly tripped Ibuki to the ground.
"I just finished warming up, I didn't expect you to be done already. Classmate, your body is a bit weak."
Ibuki lay on the ground in a shameful posture.
Hearing Amane's words, Ibuki's head buzzed with anger.
Amane patted Ibuki's little head.
"Ow!" Ibuki suddenly became furious and almost bit Amane's hand.
Amane was so scared that she quickly pulled away.
Why was this fight involving biting people?
Amane walked around Ibuki.
Suddenly, Amane seemed to remember something.
She picked up Ibuki's school uniform, which Ibuki had just taken off herself, from the ground and covered her short skirt with it.
This way, she shouldn't have to worry about exposure.
The boy named Ishizaki and his two followers were nowhere to be seen.
Only the bullied girl remained lying on the ground.
Well, if Amane remembered correctly, she had been lying on the ground for nearly twenty minutes, ever since Ibuki pushed Shiraha to the ground when she came up to fight her.
It had been a full twenty minutes by now.
It was almost dark, but the crowd around them only grew larger.
With so many people, not one of them helped her up.
Honestly.
"Are you alright?"
Amane reached out her hand.
"Yes, I'm fine..."
Shiraha grasped Amane's hand.
Amane pulled Shiraha up without much effort.
She didn't expect her to be so light.
No wonder Ibuki, with her height, could lift Shiraha by the collar.
"Thank you very much for your help, Miyako-san. My name is Shiraha Chihiro, and I am a student from First Year Class B."
Shiraha's voice was soft, almost gentle.
It sounded very pleasant.
"I was just in line, and when I saw them bullying you, I just helped out. It's nothing major."
Amane shrugged.
Shiraha's face suddenly turned red.
It had to be said that even though Amane was a girl and not particularly tall, the way she shrugged seemed very cool to Shiraha.
Especially Amane's black shirt, paired with her school uniform jacket tied around her waist, gave her a mature and dashing aura.
"Miyako-san is amazing..."
"Huh?"
Amazing?
Amane felt like she hadn't done much.
She had only tripped Ibuki after exhausting her.
Other than that, she didn't seem to have done anything.
Just as Amane was still pondering, a hurried figure pushed through the crowd.
Following her were over thirty students.
Goodness.
Had an entire class mobilized?
"Chihiro-san, are you alright?"
The first to squeeze through, using her physical advantage, was a girl with a look of concern.
She had long, smooth pink hair, and her lake-blue eyes were now filled with anxiety.
"Classmate Ichinose, I'm fine. Thanks to Miyako-san, otherwise I might have been..."
Shiraha said, then directly threw herself into Ichinose's embrace.
??!
I want to hug her too.
Amane looked at Shiraha enviously.
"There, there~ Don't be afraid, I'm here. Classmate Kanzaki, please keep an eye on the scene. I don't want anyone who tried to bully Shiraha-san to sneak away."
Ichinose soothed Shiraha in her arms while speaking to the boy behind her.
"I understand. Try to avoid a second conflict, right?"
"Yes, don't get into a conflict with them."
Kanzaki nodded.
According to the forum photos, there were three boys and one girl in total.
The girl had just tried to escape the scene and had already been apprehended.
The remaining three boys... "Hey! You three, wait a minute!"
...After Shiraha's emotions had stabilized, she recounted the entire incident.
Ichinose immediately looked at Amane apologetically.
"I'm so sorry, I accidentally left Miyako-san out of the loop. I generally understand what happened. Thank you very much for your help, Miyako-san. If you ever encounter any trouble in the future, please don't hesitate to ask. I will definitely help with anything I can do."
If someone else had said the same words, they might not have had such credibility, as it would sound like an empty promise.
But when Ichinose said such words, it made people involuntarily willing to believe that everything she said was true.
"Then what do you plan to do with those Class C students next?"
Amane saw Ibuki glaring at her and immediately thought of this question.
"Sigh, to be honest, I don't have any good ideas. Although Classmate Chihiro said the other party might have done it on purpose, it's hard to make them pay any price without evidence."
Ichinose sighed.
"Even if we accuse them of using violence, they didn't cause any harm to Classmate Chihiro, and Miyako-san doesn't seem to be injured either. In that case..."
Ichinose clearly felt it was a bit tricky.
Solving the problem was easy, but maximizing the benefits was not simple.
Amane blinked.
Then she leaned close to Ichinose's ear and whispered something.
"This... wouldn't that be a bit too much?"
Ichinose never expected that Amane, who looked so gentle, could come up with such an idea.
"What's too much about it? There's only one chance, you know."
Hearing Amane say this, Ichinose was somewhat tempted.
"Then let's go with what Miyako-san said."
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