As the news spread, the Student Council quickly became aware of this serious incident.
Ichinose Honami, who had just become a probationary member, also sent a detailed on-site report to Horikita Manabu, the Student Council President.
After briefly reviewing Ichinose's on-site report, Horikita Manabu immediately smelled something unusual.
Fighting openly under surveillance, these First Year kids really dared to mess around.
Horikita Manabu picked up his phone and dialed Tachibana Akane's number.
The call was answered almost instantly.
This speed surprised Horikita Manabu a little.
He glanced at the time; perhaps Classmate Tachibana was chatting with others on her phone after dinner.
"Hello? Is that Classmate Manabu?"
Tachibana Akane's voice sounded somewhat incredulous.
In three years, this might have been the first time Horikita Manabu had called her so late.
"It's me. I apologize for calling you so late, Classmate Tachibana."
Tachibana Akane on the other end of the phone showed a joyful expression.
Her fingers constantly twirled her hair ends.
"Manabu, you're too polite. Is there something you need to talk to me about, calling so late?"
Tachibana Akane felt shy for the first time using such an intimate address for Horikita Manabu.
"It's like this, if you're free now, I hope you can accompany me to..."
"I'd love to!"
Horikita Manabu paused.
Tachibana Akane on the other end of the phone let out a strange shriek.
"Are you alright, Classmate Tachibana?"
Horikita Manabu asked with concern, as such a loud sound might indicate an injury.
"I'm fine, I'm so sorry. I haven't even asked where you want me to accompany you, Manabu."
Several scenes flashed quickly through Tachibana Akane's mind.
They were all blind spots in the school's surveillance.
Nothing they did would be caught on camera.
"Accompany me to that café called Palette."
A café!!!
Does that mean... it's a date?
"Why do we have to go there?"
Tachibana Akane asked tentatively.
Horikita Manabu hesitated.
After all, the fight hadn't been fully assessed yet; he could only determine the specific situation by going to the scene first.
"It's for official business."
Horikita Manabu could only give such a vague answer.
"I understand. I'll be there in about ten minutes."
Official business?
What kind of official business could there be so late at night?
Manabu is really something.
He should just say it directly. Why bother with such unreliable lies?
However, when she arrived at the scene, her entire being was... linen.
She was completely stunned.
Dressed in a cool, pure white long dress, she stared blankly at the young lady she had met once at the start of the school year, who was now smiling foolishly and chatting with Ichinose beside her.
Meanwhile, Horikita Manabu, in his neat school uniform, was interrogating the students from Class C.
A sobbing girl was also nearby.
What was going on?
Countless question marks seemed to appear above Tachibana Akane's head.
"Tachibana-san, why are you dressed like this?"
Horikita Manabu was also somewhat surprised by Tachibana Akane's attire.
"Ah, my clothes just got washed and aren't dry yet, so I temporarily wore this to come over."
Tachibana Akane quickly made an excuse.
She didn't want to embarrass herself in front of so many people.
"Is that so? But doesn't everyone have two sets of school uniforms?"
Horikita Manabu's follow-up attack caught Tachibana Akane off guard.
Damn it.
Why was Horikita Manabu thinking about such things at this moment?
"That one was also washed."
"Then there's nothing to be done. It's a pity, I originally wanted Tachibana-san to check the surveillance footage in the monitoring room, but you can't enter the monitoring room dressed like this. Checking the surveillance will have to wait until tomorrow."
After Horikita Manabu finished speaking, he waved his hand to both sides.
Signaling for both parties involved in the conflict to gather.
The irrelevant onlookers had already been dispersed by Horikita Manabu.
Only Amane, Shiraha, Ichinose, as well as Ibuki, Ishizaki from Class C, and Ryuuen-san who had just arrived, remained as the parties involved.
That disloyal Kiryuin had directly slipped away mixed in with the crowd while the irrelevant people were being cleared out, also avoiding her promise to buy Amane a drink.
Horikita Suzune, on the other hand, watched Amane and Ichinose chatting happily.
So she went back to sharpen her knife.
Ahem.
She went back to sharpen her knife to prepare some fruit for Amane, such as oranges.
Absolutely no other purpose.
"I have understood the current situation. The cause of this malicious incident of fighting and brawling was a verbal dispute, which then escalated into a violent incident. This incident undoubtedly disregards school rules and discipline and must be severely punished to warn the first-year new students."
Killing the chicken to scare the monkey.
Everyone except Amane showed slight changes in their expressions.
Horikita Manabu's serious expression, combined with his face, indeed gave off an overwhelming sense of pressure.
"I object."
Ryuuen raised his hand.
"What's with the injury on your face?"
From the first moment Horikita Manabu saw Ryuuen, he knew this guy was the rogue type.
So before Ryuuen raised his objection, Horikita Manabu used the injury on his body to strike at him, to prevent him from causing trouble.
Indeed, Ryuuen frowned.
This President of the Student Council was more troublesome than he imagined.
"This was an accidental fall in the school building, so there's no need for the busy President of the Student Council to worry about it."
Ryuuen's gaze was very firm.
He clearly had no intention of backing down.
Just then, Amane leaned in.
"Huh? You can fall and get injured in the school building? Was it an accident or a safety hazard? How about bothering President Horikita to check the surveillance? If there really is a safety hazard, it would be good to identify and fix it to prevent others from falling and getting injured."
As soon as Amane spoke.
Ryuuen's face immediately darkened.
Horikita Manabu showed a faint smile on his face.
He was clearly very satisfied with Amane's suggestion.
"That makes sense. Ryuuen-san, where did you fall? I can check the surveillance tomorrow to see if safety warnings need to be put up."
Horikita Manabu's gaze clashed with Ryuuen's.
After about three or four seconds.
Ryuuen reluctantly chose to back down; once his violent behavior within the class was discovered, things would only become more troublesome.
He still knew what was more important.
"It's okay, I just fell because I wasn't careful while walking."
Seeing Ryuuen relent, Horikita Manabu no longer pursued the matter.
Horikita Manabu knew the true situation in his heart.
"Is that so? Then you need to be more careful. Oh, by the way, you just said you had an objection? Then tell everyone about it."
Horikita Manabu continued Ryuuen's topic.
"I believe that since it was a fight, Class C shouldn't be the only one punished. Miyako-san, who participated, must also be punished."
Ryuuen shifted his target of attack from Shiraha to Amane.
This little girl was just too mouthy.
Ryuuen planned to drag her down with him.
Ryuuen, who had originally expected Amane to panic and hastily try to explain.
Instead, he saw Amane looking at him with a puzzled expression.
"What fight? I'm a good kid, I never fight."
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