"Entrusted by President Horikita Manabu, I will now preside over the arbitration meeting. You may not be very familiar with me, so allow me to introduce myself. I am Nagumo Miyabi from Second Year Class A, serving as the Vice President in the Student Council. Please take care of me."
Nagumo Miyabi's flippant demeanor made Sakaue slightly frown.
But he said nothing.
In Sakaue's view, as long as First Year Class B didn't make any mistakes, the outcome would be the same regardless of who presided.
"Please start quickly. Our lunch break is very precious."
Seeing that Nagumo Miyabi completely lacked the suffocating pressure of Horikita Manabu, Kanzaki also didn't take Nagumo Miyabi very seriously.
A gem in front certainly made others pale in comparison.
"No problem. Then the arbitration meeting officially begins. First, the confirmation of the incident. As of now, because First Year Class B changed the records and testimonies, there are two different incident reports."
"The first states that on the afternoon of June 10th, The Ishizaki Trio from First Year Class C harassed Shiraha-san from First Year Class B, and was rescued by Miyako-san from First Year Class D, who happened to pass by. The Ishizaki Trio continued to harass her, even engaging in physical contact. Miyako-san was forced to retaliate, taking on all three and knocking them down..."
No sooner had Nagumo Miyabi finished speaking than a voice of opposition was heard.
"Absurd! My First Year Class C students would absolutely never do such a thing!"
Sakaue-sensei spoke righteously, staring intently at Nagumo Miyabi as if wanting this 'newcomer' to be influenced by his status as a teacher.
"Is it your turn to speak now, Sakaue-sensei? Please step outside for a moment."
"What?"
Sakaue looked at Nagumo in surprise, as if Nagumo's words were incredibly unbelievable.
"Did you not hear clearly? Then I'll say it again. Teacher Sakaue, please leave immediately. I don't need anyone to tell me what to do."
Sakaue, angered by Nagumo Miyabi's arrogant attitude, slammed his hand on the table and stood up. After glancing at The Ishizaki Trio, who didn't even dare to refute, he stormed out of the conference room.
The effect of killing a chicken to scare a monkey was very obvious.
Kanzaki, who had just looked disdainful, also sat up straight, not daring to show the slightest negligence.
"Next, let's discuss the second point. Due to changes in the testimony and statement, the new version is that Shiraha-san was discussing going to sing karaoke after school with The Ishizaki Trio. During their playful banter, they encountered Miyako-san. Miyako-san mistakenly thought Shiraha was being assaulted, so she intervened and knocked down the three. The three did not resist… Is there anything wrong with my retelling?"
Nagumo Miyabi's gaze swept across Kanzaki's and Ishizaki's faces.
"No problem."
"We also have no objections."
Classes B and C readily confirmed they had no objections.
This was within Nagumo's and Amane's expectations.
But the main show was yet to come.
"What about you, Miyako? Do you have any objections to what I've described?"
Nagumo Miyabi smiled. He was already eager to watch Amane's performance.
At this moment, everyone's heart was in their throat.
Especially Ichinose Honami. If possible, she wished Amane would say, "I also have no objections."
But reality often runs counter to what one wishes for.
"Of course, I have objections! The reason those two classes have no objections is because they are the perpetrators, so it's naturally impossible for them to object to testimony that benefits them."
"Don't make baseless accusations! If you say we are the perpetrators, please provide evidence."
Kanzaki looked furious, as if he had been falsely accused.
"Hmph, don't speak too soon. What if I can provide evidence?"
Amane snorted coldly.
Kanzaki was speechless on the spot.
He couldn't represent Class B to promise Amane anything, and besides, he wasn't at the scene at the time and didn't know if Amane really had evidence.
"Why aren't you speaking? Kanzaki Ryuji, I ask you, what if I have evidence? Answer me!"
Amane slammed her hand heavily on the table.
Kanzaki Ryuji's heart trembled violently.
At this point, he was already regretting why he had spoken so quickly just now.
"If you have evidence, why not just show it? It can help clear your name."
Shibata Sō's words made Amane show a surprised expression.
"Are all of you in Class B so thick-skinned? Help me clear my name? Is there a possibility that if certain people hadn't changed their testimony, I wouldn't need to find evidence to prove it?"
Shibata Sō's face instantly turned red. He was about to retort but found he couldn't say anything that could effectively refute Amane's words.
Because they were simply in the wrong.
"Also, don't try to change the subject, Kanzaki Ryuji. You said I was making baseless accusations. If I provide evidence to prove that you are committing perjury, what then?"
After dealing with Shibata, Amane continued to attack Kanzaki Ryuji.
Ichinose, on the side, could only watch, anxious.
Her current position was with the Student Council, so she couldn't help Kanzaki and the others.
"If you can provide evidence, I'll give you 100,000 points, how about that?"
Kanzaki Ryuji, caught in a difficult situation, could only grit his teeth and state his bottom line.
"100,000? Who are you trying to bribe? 500,000."
"Don't push your luck. I don't have that many points."
"Don't have them? Then where did the points you wanted to bribe me with come from?"
Amane directly activated the recording playback function.
'Amane, please accept these 500,000 points first…'
Ichinose's voice came from the phone.
Kanzaki's and Shibata's faces instantly turned pale.
They never expected that for such an important matter, Ichinose would actually allow Amane time to record.
Ichinose, on the side, had a hard time expressing her feelings.
She knew Amane was recording at the time, but she firmly believed Amane would never make the recording public, so Ichinose didn't deliberately avoid anything when speaking.
What she didn't expect was that these recordings became Class B's death warrant.
"Bribery? This is a serious disciplinary offense."
Nagumo Miyabi's voice became stern.
Ichinose Honami lowered her head, not daring to offer any defense for herself.
The Ishizaki Trio, on the side, were completely dumbfounded. Ishizaki couldn't help but curse in his heart, "Is Ichinose an idiot? How could she be recorded?"
"Next is the evidence Classmate Kanzaki wanted. Before that, I'd like to ask Vice President Nangong, is it permissible to privately trade class points?"
Amane and Nagumo Miyabi exchanged a look.
"Of course, it's not permissible. As for individual points, no matter how they are exchanged, as long as it's voluntary, the school won't interfere. But class points are strictly forbidden from being transferred or traded. If that were allowed, wouldn't the entire school fall into chaos?"
Amane, using Nagumo Miyabi's words, immediately categorized the act of trading class points as "not permissible."
"What if the entire incident was completely and intentionally orchestrated by Classes B and C through private point trading? I was merely a passerby who happened to disrupt their plan."
Amane said, taking out a printed screenshot of a chat log.
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