Morofuji refused her classmates' invitation to dine after the exam.
Her mind was now filled with hatred for Karuizawa.
Relying on Amane to back her up, Karuizawa became even more arrogant. After Karuizawa and Nishino swapped seats at Amane's request, Karuizawa's taunts never stopped.
But Morofuji couldn't react. Even when retorting, she had to consider Amane's presence nearby and couldn't make negative remarks about Class D. And she didn't know Karuizawa well, which led her to be in a completely disadvantaged position during arguments with Karuizawa.
Karuizawa's words and actions were so bad that even students from Class A and Class B couldn't stand it, speaking up to persuade her. But Karuizawa shut them all down with one sentence: "What does my business with her have to do with you? Is she an important relative of yours?"
Logically, Amane couldn't have failed to notice Karuizawa using her name to throw her weight around, but Amane never criticized Karuizawa from beginning to end. Initially, Karuizawa was a bit worried and somewhat restrained in her words, but later, when Karuizawa realized Amane didn't care what she said, Karuizawa's remarks became thoughtless.
This made a few others from other classes afraid to get involved, at least until they understood Amane's attitude. No one was speaking up for Morofuji anymore.
Morofuji's predicament was imaginable, so after the first special exam ended, as soon as Amane left the room, Morofuji rushed out impatiently.
She didn't want to stay in that place for another second.
Her dignity had already been completely lost in that room.
At this moment, someone suddenly invited Morofuji to have lunch together. Just as she was about to agree and use the food to forget the unpleasant things.
The other person's unintentional remark, "There's another discussion in the afternoon, so we should rest well at noon," completely enraged Morofuji.
After refusing her classmate's invitation, Morofuji walked aimlessly through the buffet restaurant with her tray.
No matter what delicacies she encountered, Morofuji felt disgusted whenever she thought of Karuizawa's face.
Thinking about the discussion meeting in the afternoon and having to see Karuizawa again, Morofuji's expression became grim.
Sometimes, the more you don't want to encounter something, the more likely you are to run into it.
After Morofuji had circled around and found nothing she wanted to eat, she decided to get some drinks to quench her thirst. But just as she reached the drink area, she ran head-on into Karuizawa, Shinohara, and Maezono.
These were the three who had argued with Morofuji and her group that day.
Normally, Morofuji would at least show a look of disgust, but now that she was alone, her fear made her choose to flee.
Morofuji turned around at top speed, planning to come back for her meal later. Just then, a voice from behind forced her to stop.
"What's that girl from Class C called? Why are you running?"
Maezono's uninhibited shout attracted many people to turn and watch.
Naturally, some people noticed Morofuji-san, who was about to leave.
Seeing everyone looking at him, Morofuji-san's steps seemed to sink into quicksand, unable to move.
"What do you want with me?"
Morofuji-san, who was always timid, mustered his courage and looked at the three people surrounding him.
"What do we want with you? Weren't you so arrogant yesterday? Didn't you make Karuizawa-san bow and apologize? Why are you running away like a mouse today when you see us?"
Maezono crossed her arms, asking Morofuji-san in a sarcastic tone.
"I... I didn't do anything wrong."
Under everyone's gaze, Morofuji-san was a bit flustered, and after a long while, could only manage this irrelevant rebuttal.
The people around also watched the spectacle, standing or sitting, their gazes fixed on the scene.
A few girls from Class C even intended to intervene, but seeing Maezono's fierce expression, they were scared and pretended not to see, walking past Morofuji-san.
"Didn't do anything wrong? That's a ridiculous excuse! Where's the arrogant demeanor you had yesterday when you and another girl forced Karuizawa-san to apologize? Everyone, come and see! This person tried to bully a classmate from our class, just because she accidentally stepped on her precious shoes, she demanded our classmate kneel and apologize and lick her shoes clean! Have you ever seen such a shameless person? Did everyone hear what she just said? She actually said she didn't do anything wrong! Hey, your skin is really thick."
Unlike the ostrich mentality of ordinary girls who avoid trouble, Maezono directly and exaggeratedly recounted yesterday's events in a loud voice.
Suddenly, everyone's gaze towards Morofuji-san was mixed with malice.
"What kind of shabby shoes would demand such an outrageous thing?"
"I saw her looking weak, and I thought she was being bullied, but it turns out the people helping her do evil aren't around. Now it's her turn to be bullied, and she deserves it, right?"
"A bully pretending to be innocent!"
A girl directly threw her unfinished orange juice at Morofuji-san's face.
Startled by the sudden attack, Morofuji-san quickly retreated.
"No, I didn't, I didn't make Karuizawa-san kneel! I... I... huh? Oh, I'm sorry."
Morofuji-san frantically tried to escape, but didn't notice Maezono right behind her. They collided, and Morofuji-san accidentally stepped on Maezono's shoe.
The moment Morofuji-san and Maezono made eye contact, Morofuji-san's heart skipped a beat. She knew things were about to get much worse.
"Hey! Don't you watch where you're going? Lick my shoe clean right now."
Maezono pushed Morofuji-san.
Morofuji-san kept backing away with her head down, and after a few steps, bumped into Shinohara-san.
"Ugh, you still have drinks on you. You're so dirty, please stay away from me."
Shinohara-san smiled and pushed Morofuji-san towards Maezono.
Karuizawa-san's expression was a bit strange; she seemed to want to stop their actions, but also looked somewhat relieved.
It looked very odd.
"Please, please don't treat me like this. I'm willing to apologize and compensate. Please, please let me go."
Morofuji-san cried, begging Maezono to let her go, completely losing the look she had when she told Karuizawa-san to wait.
But even with Morofuji-san showing such a humiliating expression, Maezono and Shinohara-san still had no intention of letting her go.
"Why are you crying? Are we bullying you? You dirtied my shoe. I want you to apologize to me, just like you ordered Karuizawa-san yesterday, and then lick my shoe clean. Is such a simple thing too hard for you to do?"
Maezono's mocking words left Morofuji-san at a loss. She didn't remember saying such things, but Maezono's confident demeanor made her waver. She looked at the footprint on Maezono's shoe and humiliatingly knelt down.
Just as she was about to be forced to follow Maezono's demands, three girls ran over from a distance.
"Morofuji-san, what are you doing? Ah, it's you three again. Are you trying to bully Morofuji-san just because there are more of you? We in Class C aren't afraid of you."
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