The S**ttiest Gyaru in the Class Confessed to Me
“Here. Take it.”
Ichika handed me a lunch box in a drawstring bag.
“Eh?”
“I decided to start making it today.”
(But today ends in the morning…)
Today is the first day of the new semester.
The first day ends with the opening ceremony and cleaning.
So, there are no afternoon classes, but for some reason, I was given a lunch box.
“Starting in the second semester, I decided not to hide my relationship with Sou kun.”
…That’s what she said.
But she seems a little distant.
Maybe it’s because the summer vacation was too sweet.
“Oh, by the way, I wonder what will happen to Sensei’s replacement.”
“…I don’t know.”
Ichika is definitely distant today.
The opening ceremony was the same as before.
We split into the usual groups and continued on from the first semester.
Some of us changed over the summer break.
“Hey. Having a girlfriend is the best, isn’t it?”
One of them is Takashi.
Probably because he had sex with Mio during summer vacation.
His forehead is shiny, and he’s unusually confident.
“You guys should hurry and have sex. What do you call it? Like, you see a whole new world?”
Ugh.
Just a little while ago, he was acting like the world was ending.
“No, we’re not in a hurry.”
We’re taking it slow.
We think it’s better to take it step by step.
“I mean, Mio’s body is amazing. She’s good at it.”
(Well, if you’ve been doing a 20-shot intensive training camp with another man, you’re bound to get better.)
But I don’t make such comments. I want him to appreciate my kindness.
Well, anyway, it’s better than being depressed.
It’s annoying that Takashi is in such good shape.
“If you want to practice, Mio, should I lend her to you?”
Ugh. He’s getting too cocky.
I understand how he feels, but…
“Dumbass, even as a joke, you shouldn’t say things like that.”
“It’s a joke. Don’t give me that scary look.”
I was just annoyed.
No, I understand how he feels.
Until recently, he had no connection with women, but suddenly he got a cute girlfriend. He’d want to brag about it.
So, I know he has no intention of actually lending her out. But what if Mio asks…
“You know, if Mio asks about that, you’re done for.”
And if that happens, it might backfire on Ichika and me too.
Ichika has a strong desire to protect others. I’ve really come to realize that lately. It’s the same with Mio’s case, but basically, she’s a “good person who likes to get involved in trouble.”
At first glance, she seems cold, and she herself says, “That’s not true !”
The other day, I talked to Nagisa sensei and she told me about Ichika from last year.
Apparently, there was a reason why Ikka was ostracized from the class.
The teacher said over the phone.
“Well, I don’t want to say too much, but I wasn’t her homeroom teacher in her first year, so this is just what I heard…”
“Wait, you had a friend among your colleagues, didn’t you?”
“…..Can I hang up now?”
As usual, it’s creepy when the teacher says “nyan.” He’s not a bad person, but that’s just how he is.
“No, it’s a lie. Please continue.”
“Actually, in the first year, a student in the same class as Ichika was being bullied.”
It was literal, blatant bullying, including rumors, violence, and backbiting.
The reason for the bullying is unclear, but the student was good-looking and didn’t like hanging out with others.
However, that bothered some students.
And before they knew it, they had become the target of bullying.
“But how does that connect to Ikka’s story?”
“That kid didn’t have any friends, so there was no one to protect them. That’s when Ichika stepped in to defend them.”
Ah.
I can picture that scene in my mind.
“So, that kid took notice of her?”
“Yeah. The school turned a blind eye to it for a while.”
Typical indifference.
“For a while?”
“Yes. But it escalated, and at one point, that girl’s…um, well, explicit images started circulating.”
“That’s definitely a problem.”
“Yes. It caused a big commotion, and the school had no choice but to intervene before it leaked to the outside.”
“What happened to those kids?”
Are those crazy kids still at the same school?
“The school took it very seriously. The kids who directly bullied her withdrew voluntarily.”
“So, is that the end of it?”
“Well, no. There was another kid behind the scenes manipulating them. He was smart and skillfully stirred up the class atmosphere to make the bullying happen naturally.”
“Can someone really do that?”
“Yeah. Do you know the 2:6:2 rule, Aira kun?”
“The worker ant rules, right? If you put 10 ants in a box, 2 will be workers, 6 will be average, and 2 will be slackers.”
“Exactly. If all 10 are peaceful, it doesn’t work.”
“So, when it comes to bullying, humans instinctively seek out the two ants that will be bullied?”
“That’s right.”
“Humans are terrible. But what if there’s no reason to bully someone?”
“They’ll just make up a reason, like, ‘They’re getting too cocky because they’re good at studying.’”
You’re the expert on being attacked.
I won’t say it out loud because I’ll get hung up on the phone.
“So, who was that?”
“Three people were expelled over that incident. But initially, four people were under investigation. However, before the decision was made, one of the parents stormed in and yelled, so the other one was let off the hook.”
“Wait. Does the school’s decision change that easily?”
“Usually, no. But if that parent is an expert on educational issues and has connections to the Board of Education—or even the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology—then it’s a different story.”
Huh.
This sounds familiar.
“Who is that parent?”
“Kitamura Rei. …She’s Miyabi’s mother.”
Maigetsu