Osamu Dazai

"Yes. Sakura-san saw the whole process of the incident."

Kushida Kikyo called over to Sakura Airi who was standing quietly at the back.

With a slightly nervous expression, she took a step forward.

"According to what Kushida said, you seem to have seen Sudou and the others fight."

"...Yes. I saw it."

Rather than saying that she lacked confidence, it would be better to say that she felt uncomfortable being stared at by Mr. Chabashira.

Even so, Sakura, who had agreed to testify, slowly revealed the truth.

Chabashira-sensei didn't intervene until the end.It's also the first time we've heard these things.

"I understand what you said. However, I cannot directly adopt it."

Kushida probably thought that Chabashira-sensei, as the head teacher of Class D, would be delighted by the witnesses' discovery.

But her expectations were disappointed, and she asked the reason in a panic.

"Please, may I ask why this is, teacher?"

"Sakura, why didn't you come forward to testify until now? You didn't stand up when I informed the meeting, right. It shouldn't be because of your absence."

"It's because... that... I'm not good at talking to people..."

"I'm obviously not good at it, but it's strange to testify now, isn't it?"

Chabashira-sensei asked questions as a matter of course.

If she had come forward at the earliest stage, the teacher would have been frankly pleased with the presence of witnesses.

"Uh... because my classmates... are troubled... If I testify... I can help...Thinking of this, that's why I..."

Sakura Airi shrunk her body and hunched her back like a frog being stared at by a snake.

Even so, as the class teacher, Chabashira-sensei should have a full understanding of the character of the girl Sakura.

The teacher should also feel that she has made great progress just by telling the truth like this.

"I see. In other words, you worked up all your courage to do this?" Chabashira-sensei said.

"Yes..." Sakura Airi said.

"That's right. If you were a witness, I would of course prepare to inform the school as an obligation. However, the school will not accept this matter directly. Presumably this cannot prove Sudou's innocence." Chabashira-sensei said.

"Please, what does this mean?" Sakura Airi said.

"It means, is Sakura really an eyewitness? I think this should be a lie fabricated by our class D students who are afraid of being negatively evaluated." Teacher Chabashira said.

"Teacher Chabashira, I think your statement is too much!" Kushida Kikyo said.

"Excessive? If she really witnessed the incident, she should have brought it up on the first day."

"It is only natural to stand up when the deadline is approaching, even if you are suspected."

"Besides, it's even more so when the witnesses are students from Class D."

"It is difficult for others to stop doubting."

"Don't you think so?"

"Students in the same class happened to be in that sparsely populated school building, and happened to witness everything."

"It's unbelievable."

What Chabashira-sensei said is very reasonable.

If there is a fair trial, then the effect of this as eyewitness testimony will of course become very weak.

"However, an eyewitness is an eyewitness, and it cannot be concluded that this is a lie."

"I'll just accept this matter first."

"Also, depending on the situation, the school should ask Sakura to attend the discussion on the day of the deliberation."

"You who hate getting involved with people, can you do this kind of thing?"

Chabashira-sensei shakes Sakura Airi with tentative words.

Unsurprisingly.

Sakura Airi seemed to have imagined the situation that day, and she always felt that her face was a little blue.

"If you hate this, then quitting is also a way. Please inform Sudou who participated in the deliberation in advance when the time comes."

"Are you okay...? Sakura-san?" Kushida Kikyo confirmed.

"Hmm, ummm..."

Although she replied, she seemed very unconfident.

Sakura Airi not only had to testify in front of everyone, but also participated in the deliberation with Sudou alone that day.

It's kind of cruel to force her to do this...

After watching all this, Ayanokōji Kiyotaka called Dazai Osamu.

"Teacher Chazhu told us that the school would not accept it straightforwardly on the grounds of "not reporting it immediately" and "the eyewitness is a student of class D", and Sakura will participate in the deliberation."

"I see."

……

Today is the day that decides the fate of Takeru Sudo.

Ayanokōji Kiyotaka immediately confirmed whether Sakura Airi, who was a witness, was present at the school.

Sakura Airi mingled in the conversations of various students, sitting quietly in her seat alone.

Although her expression was more gloomy than usual, all in all, it seemed that she had come to the school.

When the school dismissal sounded, Osamu Dazai, Suzune Horikita and the others immediately stood up and walked towards the teacher's office.

"You have no problem, Sudou, if you get expelled, you don't have to return the 50 points to me."

While walking in the corridor, Osamu Dazai teased Sudo Takeru.

"Hmph, you don't need to worry too much." Sudou Takeru said angrily.

"Okay, let's go quickly, or it will be too late." Horikita Suzune reminded the two,

The talk will begin at four o'clock.

The time has come to three fifty.

Really can not procrastinate.

Five people moved to the teacher's office, only to see a teacher waving to welcome us.

"Hello everyone in Class D"

The person who spoke cheerfully to everyone was Mr. Tomoe Hoshinomiya, the teacher of Class B.

"I heard that things seem to be a big mess."

The teacher seems to have nothing to do with it (although it is), and his eyes are shining like happy.

"You are so beautiful, just like a water lily flower, tender and tender, lovely lady, please die in love with me."

Osamu Dazai immediately knelt down on one knee, holding the hand of Hoshinomiya-sensei with his left hand.

Everyone: "..."

"You bastard! Come here!"

Seeing Dazai Osamu like this, Horikita Suzune immediately grabbed Dazai Osamu's neck with his hand and dragged him into a room.

"Hey, what's going on."

Hoshinomiya-sensei looked at the scene in front of him, and asked Ayanokōji Kiyotaka and the others in doubt.

Everyone: "..."

You ask us, who we ask.

"What are you doing again, Star Palace?"

Chabashira-sensei walked out of the teacher's office while glaring at Hoshinomiya-sensei.

"Oh, has it been discovered?"

"Because you will sneak out, mostly when you feel ashamed of me."

"Did you wear it?" Teacher Hoshinomiya blinked cutely and said so.

"Leave first, it's none of your business here." Teacher Chazhu refused.

"But, can I really not participate?"

Teacher Xingzhigong blinked his eyes, and said with a pitiful taste, somewhat reluctantly.

"No."

But it's a pity that Mr. Chabashira didn't follow Mr. Hoshinomiya's way at all, and directly pushed her out of the teacher's office.

Then he looked at Ayanokōji Kiyotaka, Sakura Airi, and Sudou Ken.

"Come with me."

Saying that, Chabashira-sensei wanted to move forward.

"Wait, Horikita and Osamu Dazai are still in that room?" Ayanokōji Kiyotaka said.

"When did they go in?" Teacher Chazhu asked suspiciously.

"Just a few minutes before you came out of the office."

Just then, the door opened, and Dazai Osamu and Horikita Suzune came out.

"What's wrong, are you waiting for me?" Osamu Dazai asked.

After all, a group of people in front of him looked at him in unison, and everyone would be a little puzzled.

"No, nothing, come with me."

Everyone followed Teacher Chabashira and walked forward.

There are three flights of stairs up from the first floor where the teacher's office is located, and the office is on the fourth floor.

There was a sign saying "Student Council Office" at the door of the classroom.

Teacher Chabashira knocked on the door of the Student Union's office, and walked in.

Horikita Suzune flinched a bit, but immediately followed the teacher inside.

There are long tables in the student union office, arranged in a rectangle.

Three students from Class C have arrived at the office and are sitting in their seats.

Sitting in the main seat was a man looking at the document, who was the president of the student union.

Standing behind him is a girl holding a file folder, she is the secretary of Horikita Academy - Tachibana Akane

Next to them sat a male teacher wearing glasses who looked to be in his late 30s.

After entering the room, Osamu Dazai immediately went to sit opposite Class C, and everyone in the room had no objections.

"Sorry, we're a little late." Teacher Chazhu said apologetically.

"It doesn't matter, it's not the stipulated time anyway." Then the male teacher said.

Then, Teacher Chazhu introduced some people in the room to everyone.

Looking at the man in his 30s, he said, "He is the head teacher of Class C, Mr. Sakagami."

But seeing the teacher on the board, it seems that he also knows the truth of this incident, but he is not going to expose it. Instead, he wants to assist Long Yuanxiang's conspiracy and give Class D a blow.

Then, Chabashira-sensei asked us to focus on Horikita Gaku and said, "He's the student council president of this school."

Horikita Gaku went through the documents on the table without even looking at her sister.

Horikita Suzune cast her eyes on her brother for a while, but when she realized that he was ignored, she lowered her eyes and sat down beside Osamu Dazai.

"Then, with regard to the violent incident that happened last time, we will start to conduct cross-examination between the student council, those involved in the incident, and the class instructor. I, the secretary of the student council Tachibana, will be in charge of the meeting."

The woman with short hair—— Secretary Tachibana simply nodded after saying so.