Amane's sudden roar made The Ishizaki Trio tremble violently.
Suddenly.
Komiya stood up.
"We never intended to harm Shiraha! If we really wanted to harm her, with three boys, Shiraha would never have been able to wait for you to arrive, and we were just following Ryuuen's orders. The goal was simply to make Shiraha resist and injure us so we could frame Class B, and he specifically emphasized not to fight back. We absolutely did not bully her."
Komiya's words completely exposed Class B's false testimony.
"Komiya, do you know what you're saying? If Ryuuen finds out…"
Ishizaki couldn't help but warn him.
Before coming, Ryuuen had repeatedly warned them not to admit anything Amane said.
If problems arose, they were to follow Ichinose's instructions.
But now, Ichinose had been forced to leave early.
Kanzaki was ignoring them, and Ishizaki was truly helpless.
Yet, in such circumstances, Komiya actually confessed.
This undoubtedly made the current situation even worse.
"I know! I know Ryuuen will treat me in the worst possible way, but I don't want to be expelled even more! Do you want to be expelled for bullying? You and Kondo, we never bullied a girl. Why should we bear such infamy and be expelled?"
Komiya's hysterical roar left Ishizaki and Kondo somewhat stunned.
Ishizaki secretly glanced at Amane and Nagumo Miyabi, subtly reminding Komiya as much as possible.
"Isn't that just your side of the story? Do you have any evidence that Ryuuen ordered us?"
Hearing Ishizaki's reminder.
Komiya realized he had been too emotional.
Even if the other party saw through their lies, they were not clear on the specifics, and Amane would certainly not know that the cause of this incident was Ryuuen wanting the three of them to stage a fake accident with Class B to attract everyone's attention.
Ryuuen's true plan was to use the love letter incident to sever the cooperation between Class B and Class D.
"Evidence? I have it."
Amane took out her phone and played a recording.
"Ishizaki, you, Komiya, and Kondo, keep a close eye on this Shiraha. If you get a chance, it's best to make a move when she's alone. Remember… no matter what happens, don't fight back, absolutely do not fight back…"
The recording was very long.
Besides arranging the staged accident, it also mentioned the love letter incident; Kondo was the one responsible for delivering the fake love letters to Shibata and Kanzaki.
"Now, do you have anything else to say?"
Amane pressed the stop button on the recording.
The entire conference room fell into a deathly silence.
Both Ishizaki and Komiya had their mouths wide open.
As if they couldn't believe that someone would record such an important conversation.
"Why, why do you have something like this? Did someone in our class betray us?"
Facing Ishizaki's question, Amane smiled.
"You guess."
This recording was not obtained by Amane but was provided to Ayanokoji free of charge by someone from Class C when Ayanokoji contacted her.
But strangely, Ayanokoji did not reveal the person's name.
He only said he promised to keep it a secret.
So, without understanding the specific situation, Amane naturally couldn't say much.
"Damn it! Why did you get your hands on something like this so easily?"
Ishizaki couldn't help but complain.
Judging by the clarity of the recording, the person who provided the evidence might even be one of Class C's important figures.
After this incident, Ryuuen would certainly try to find this person and settle scores.
"Now, I will summarize and reconstruct the truth of the matter. The cause of this violent incident was The Ishizaki Trio from Class C, instigated by Ryuuen, taking provocative and coercive actions against Shiraha-san, intending to force Shiraha-san to retaliate to frame Class B. As for Miyako-san, she just happened to pass by and got caught up in this incident… However, I still don't understand one thing."
Nagumo Miyabi looked at Kondo with a serious expression.
"If I remember correctly, the recording provided by Miyako-san mentioned that Kondo was responsible for delivering the love letter. So why did you do that? Was this also something you discussed with Class B?"
Nagumo Miyabi's words made Kanzaki and Classmate Shibata, who were involved, stand up simultaneously.
"I can vouch with my personal honor that I have never made such an agreement, or anything similar, with Class C."
Kanzaki did not want to be associated with this matter; once strange rumors about someone sending him fake love letters started circulating.
He knew without a doubt that no girl would ever look at him properly in his future school life.
"Me too, and my misunderstanding happened long before the violent incident, and I have also received Sakura-san's understanding."
Shibata's words were corroborated by Sakura and Amane.
Nagumo Miyabi felt as if he had grasped something.
"The timing seems off. Classmate Shibata's incident indeed happened before Ishizaki and the others, which means Ryuuen's true plan wasn't actually with Ishizaki's side, but rather to disrupt the normal relationship between our two classes, or even sever the friendship between the two classes, by sending fake love letters…"
As soon as Amane finished speaking, Horikita remembered some things.
"Speaking of which, ever since the fake love letter incident, many rumors targeting Sakura-san have spread, and even her previous private information was dug up. It seems there was a deliberate attempt to escalate the situation and use public opinion to force others to withdraw from school."
Horikita Suzune's fierce gaze made Ishizaki's expression somewhat unnatural.
If Sakura succumbed to the pressure and chose to withdraw, then this incident would completely lose its chance to be clarified, and Sakura would also bear various unpleasant slanders.
And Sakura was saved by Amane at the expense of others; if she withdrew so easily, it would cause serious internal conflicts in Class D. At the same time, if Amane wanted revenge, Class B would definitely be her first target. At that time, Class B, inextricably linked to Sakura's withdrawal, would be in a long-term state of conflict with Amane's Class D.
This way, Class C could secretly develop and even profit from it.
What a cunning tactic.
Even Amane almost overlooked the potential impact of public opinion on Sakura.
"The current situation has exceeded my jurisdiction. I need to consult with President Horikita."
Nagumo Miyabi looked at Amane with some resentment.
Originally, he just wanted to cooperate with Amane to gain some prestige here.
But he didn't expect that in the process, he would get entangled in such a complex dispute.
If Ryuuen's actions were confirmed.
First, maliciously instigating class disputes, inciting classmates to use threats against others for the purpose of framing, and creating fake love letters that caused severe public opinion and personal attacks and reputational damage to Sakura, attempting to force Sakura to withdraw and then disrupt the relationship between the two classes, and so on.
The methods were extremely malicious.
Such a situation had far exceeded Nagumo Miyabi's authority to handle.
"Ryuuen? Since all fingers point to him, then bring him here for a confrontation."
Horikita Manabu was also somewhat surprised after hearing Nagumo Miyabi's feedback.
Ryuuen was actually acting so recklessly in places beyond the school's supervision.
However… would Amane really dare to expose Ryuuen's shameful acts without any preparation?
"It might just be a trap specifically designed for Ryuuen."
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