High schools in the island nation are less about academics and more about providing a platform for students to transition from childhood to society.
Here, if you want, you don't actually need to care about your grades.
Just enjoy your youth.
After all, most students are 15-16 years old when they enter high school.
And in the island nation, one can marry at 16.
The curriculum in the island nation's high schools isn't particularly difficult; you can choose to study for higher education if you wish.
Or you can choose to play.
Although most middle schools in the island nation prohibit part-time work, high schools do not.
This is also a way for them to get familiar with society early.
Many shops like to employ these obedient and useful high school part-time workers.
Moreover, they are often paid hourly or daily.
Not only do they work during the hours when they are most needed, so there's no worry about them slacking off, but their wages are also lower than many full-time employees.
Therefore, among these half-grown children, there are many young men and women with a social air, and cliques, bullying, and other such issues are much more severe.
Coupled with the absence of 'catching early romances' to divert conflicts, social attention is also very high.
In Tomie's class, as long as you joined them in slandering Tomie or commenting on her, you would get a ticket to join most of the cliques.
Using this kind of cold violence against Tomie also became a daily routine for the students.
Tomie didn't care about this; she had the help of Yamamoto, who held the highest status among the students.
The most respected homeroom teacher in the class was also on her side.
Therefore, these students dared not do anything.
So, was it Tomie's nature, or was she forced by circumstances?
Perhaps only Tomie herself knew.
"Takagi-sensei."
Tomie called out in a happy tone as she sat next to Takagi-sensei.
"What's wrong?"
Takagi-sensei, who was fantasizing, couldn't help but ask after hearing Tomie's voice, which made his bones tingle.
However, in the next second, all fantasies were shattered, and Takagi-sensei couldn't help but break into a cold sweat.
"I already…"
What did Tomie just say?
Looking at Tomie's hands crossed over her stomach, Takagi-sensei seemed to have been paused, not even swatting away the cigarette ash that burned his pants.
If it were Yamamoto talking to Tomie right now, he would definitely be overjoyed, perhaps even going to register for a marriage certificate that very day.
But Takagi-sensei couldn't.
The intense panic even made it difficult for Takagi-sensei to breathe.
Fortunately, the sudden appearance of Yamamoto brought Takagi-sensei back to his senses.
"What is your relationship, you two?!"
Yamamoto reached out and grabbed Tomie's left arm, pulling her up forcefully.
The immense strength made Tomie cry out in pain.
"Yamamoto, you're hurting me."
However, Yamamoto couldn't care less at this moment.
"Speak, what did you two do?!"
"You were eavesdropping!"
Suddenly interrupted by Yamamoto and hurt by his rough actions, a surge of anger also rose in Tomie's heart.
Moreover, Takagi-sensei, the homeroom teacher, was right beside her.
Tomie simply stopped hiding.
"Let go of me! What are you yelling about here, aren't you annoying?!"
However, Yamamoto remained relentless.
"Enough! What I want to do is my freedom, it has nothing to do with you, do you hear me?! You, ah!"
Tomie didn't expect that Yamamoto, in a fit of rage, would slap her across the face.
The people below the high ground saw it and discussed even more fervently.
The sounds of discussion even faintly reached Tomie and the others on the high ground.
Tomie, filled with anger and grievance, began to argue with Yamamoto.
However, to better observe the classmates, Yamamoto's seat was at the very edge of the high ground.
Thus, during the argument, Yamamoto couldn't help but push Tomie.
This action directly caused Tomie to fall from the high ground, bleeding profusely.
This sudden scene caused the students below to scream in shock.
Yamamoto quickly rushed down from the high ground, standing beside Tomie with a look of fear and regret.
"I'll call an ambulance!"
After a moment of panic, Yamamoto immediately wanted to dial for emergency services.
"Wait a minute!"
The homeroom teacher, Takagi-sensei, suddenly grabbed Yamamoto tightly.
The immense force almost made Yamamoto stumble.
"Teacher?"
Yamamoto looked at Takagi-sensei in confusion, the panic in his eyes seemingly lessened quite a bit.
"Yamamoto, you pushed Tomie; are you planning to turn yourself in?"
Takagi-sensei's words created a brief silence in the area.
"Yamamoto, if you get a criminal record in high school, not only will you go to jail, but your future…"
Takagi-sensei's face was full of concern for Yamamoto.
However, his heart was already wildly excited.
Because an idea suddenly popped into his mind.
His job was saved, his life was saved, and his reputation was saved.
Yamamoto's actions even made Takagi-sensei want to laugh up to the sky.
In Takagi-sensei's view, Yamamoto not only helped him solve a problem but also gave him the possibility of staying out of it.
But to make everything smoother and more natural, Takagi-sensei began to persuade Yamamoto.
"That's right, this wretched person brought it upon herself, why should Yamamoto be responsible?"
"Exactly, there's no need to turn yourself in at all."
Soon, the students, swayed by Takagi-sensei, found their leader and began to actively defend Yamamoto, the most popular student in the class.
"I remember we have handicraft class today, did everyone bring their tools?"
Soon, several people handed over tools like utility knives and craft saws.
The crazier Takagi-sensei's heart became, the calmer his mind was.
He began to direct the students present, assigning each person's task and coordinating their testimonies.
To avoid getting blood on their clothes that couldn't be explained, the boys took off their jackets.
At this moment, the boys present, and even some of the girls nearby, participated in the curse against Tomie with unparalleled jealousy and mad malice.
"Ah!"
Suddenly, an accident occurred when one student began to act.
Tomie awoke due to intense pain.
Takagi-sensei's pupils contracted.
He knew he couldn't let Tomie live, otherwise, she would definitely seek revenge.
Then everything he had would be ruined.
He might even be charged with attempted murder.
Takagi-sensei immediately held Tomie down, and in his desperation, the tool in his hand instinctively moved towards Tomie.
Tomie looked at Takagi-sensei in disbelief.
And just like that, Tomie completely lost her life.
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