COTE: UNABLE TO LOSE!

Chapter 4: Culprit

Well! I had really no desire to investigate into this matter but it seemed like I didn't have much choice. After all , I was the one suspected here after all. But still how did last unsent message to me made me suspicious.

"What was the message?"

"This bastard stabbed --" Before he could complete the message , he must have lost consciousness. So teachers speculate that he was pointing that message refering to as it was about to be sent to you to name you."

"What are your thoughts?" I looked at him .

"It really is quite absurd . After all , how would Nagumo even get your number and why would you simply not erase that message . " He tilted his glasses. I nodded leaving the room.

Right! After all, if he was really stabbed and then was trying to send that message, someone must have heard his screams and the culprit would have been caught. So it was more likely that he was meeting with someone that he wasn't on much guard with to let them in at night and then was first knocked out and stabbed and then message was supposedly shown to be intended to be sent to my name.

One of the conjecture will be that an second year upper-classmen who was supporter of Horikita Senapi ideals and close with Nagumo tried to end him and then place it on me since I was also close with him and it would lead to elimination of enemy of President and me who was getting close with him too . He probably must have thought that I would be appointed to some important position in Council so he wanted to tarnish that reputation by such act .

It would have gone well if not for certain flaws that were evident and if he hadn't chosen me to be his prey .

Though right now , I should probably return to class . My lunch break is already over. Well! I lost my appetite too after hearing this. Really! Sometimes it is just troublesome to be right . But I still wasn't sure of what I was thinking . Even though I already knew from beginning.

"Hey Kiyotaka! So where did you eat lunch today?" Shiori asked me as I entered . Several boys glared at me. Did they just forget how she insulted them all yesterday?

"No! I didn't have lunch today . I was busy ." I stated to which she widened her eyes .

"What? Are you well?" As the class began . I was kinda annoyed by her chitter chatter but it was still better than having to deal with Horikita.

"Aayonokoji! We need to talk ." Horikita demanded as me and Shiori walked out after class. She was standing there desperately trying to keep her cool. I looked at Shiori who nodded and left us. Horikita took me to other end of hallway and then turned .

"So what did you want to talk about?" I asked.

"Don't play dumb . You know what I want to talk about. I told you I was going to handle the matter with Kushida. Why did you expel her without telling me ?" She glared.

"I really didn't do anything. She was just trying to cheat and I prevented that . It wasn't my intention to let her get expelled because she didn't study." I replied as she gnashed her teeth fuming.

"Oh ! And what about Matsushita? Do you really think that it went unnoticed by me how you have got in cahoots with her ? There is no way she could have that much evidence to clear doubts unless you had a hand in it ." She looked at me .

"I simply happened to posses some things that could negate the damage done by Kushida and gave them to Matsushida as she was stalking me to shut her up . It was all just a coincidence."

"So that is how it is? Are you still planning to help me reach class A..?" She bit her lip.

"I told you that I would do that . I would play my part in class as much as everyone else. But don't expect too much from me . Now can I go ?" She looked like she wanted to stab me but she controlled herself as I sighed leaving her .