Outsider : Classroom Of The Elite

Chapter 2.7 - Opening Attack

"I'm telling you! It wasn't like that!" Sudou roared. "There were three of them. They attacked me first! I just defended myself."

"But still, did you really have to beat them that badly?" Shinohara questioned.

"Yeah... They wouldn't be able to complain then." Karuizawa lectured.

"I couldn't hold myself back. They kept making fun of me and our class." cried Sudou. "Ah, I really messed up!"

"What's going on?"

While listening to all the commotion, Ayanokouji and I entered the classroom. Noticing us, Kikyou ran to us.

"Levent-kun... It seems something bad might have happened." Kikyou answered with concern in her voice.

I looked at Ayanokouji who gave me a blink of agreement.

Seems like the game had already began.

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"I have an announcement for you all. There was a bit of trouble the other day, an incident between the student sitting there, Sudou, and some students from Class C. In short, there was a fight."

The classroom erupted. Depending on the degree of responsibility that Class C had placed upon him, Sudou could face suspension or even expulsion if things took an extreme turn. If that happened, then we might see a reduction in our class points.

"Umm. So why hasn't this issue been resolved already?" Hirata asked a rather reasonable question.

"The complaint came from Class C. They claim that the fight was one-sided. However, when we spoke to the accused, Sudou said that their claims were false. He insists that the students Class C called him over and started the fight."

"It wasn't my fault! It was self-defense! Self-defense, I tell you!" shouted Sudou as he shouldered his classmates' icy glares.

"But there's no evidence of that. Am I wrong?"

"What evidence? I don't have any."

"So in other words, we don't yet know the truth. Therefore, we have put our decision on hold for now. Our response, and the punishment, will come when we find out who was at fault."

"All I know is that I'm innocent. If anything, I ought to receive a settlement for my trouble."

"So speaks the accused, but I wouldn't say that you have a high level of credibility right now. If there is an eyewitness, as Sudou seems to believe, then the situation may change."

Kikyou stood up from her seat. "Everyone! Did any of you have witnessed the fight between Sudou-kun?" she announced.

....

Silence fell upon the gloomy classroom. Amidst of all the chaos, I looked at the actual witness who was down casting in silence. Sakura was a girl with low self-esteem and social anxiety. Suddenly forcing her out wouldn't do any good for her. Instead, it might have the opposite effect on her psychology. That's why I needed to think about this throughly.

"Too bad, Sudou. It appears there are no witnesses in this class."

"Looks that way," he grumbled.

When Chabashira cast a doubtful look at Sudou, he glanced downward.

"Anyway, that is all. We'll make our final judgment next Tuesday, taking into account any eyewitnesses and evidence. With that, let's end homeroom for the day."