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"Should I help or stay silent?"
Onwards to Volume 2, Class D and Class C clash against each other with expulsions on the line!
I do...
CLASS was over. Kushida stood up right as homeroom ended and walked over towards Sakura, who was quietly preparing to leave. Ike, Yamauchi, and even Sudou appeared interested in what was going on and directed their attention over to the girls.
"Sakura-san?"
"Wh-what?"
"I wanted to ask you something, Sakura-san. Do you have a moment? It's about Sudou-kun's case."
"S-sorry. I... I have plans, so..."
Sakura was obviously uncomfortable since she averted her eyes.
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"Can you please make some time? This is important, so I'd like to talk to you. When Sudou-kun was involved in the incident, were you perhaps somewhere nearby?"
"I-I don't know. I already told Horikita-san. I really don't know anything..."
Her words were weak, yet she denied it. Kushida could clearly see how unpleasant Sakura found this, so she probably didn't want to press her much more.
Although Kushida appeared slightly perplexed at first, her concerned expression quickly melted into a pleasant smile.
"So... is it okay? If I go back..." Sakura whispered.
"Can't you please spare just a few minutes now?" Kushida asked in a postitive tone, even though Sakura wanted to leave. You could almost say she was being passive aggressive. Well...
"Wh-why, though? I-I don't know anything...
If Kushida failed, we'd gain nothing from their conversation. Of course, the longer this awkwardness dragged on, the more attention they'd attract. This looks like a lose-lose.
Since they were already acquainted and had exchanged contact information, Kushida probably had expected this conversation to go more smoothly and had gone into this situation thinking she wasn't going to be rejected.
Horikita carefully monitored the situation. She looked over at me with a somewhat smug expression. It was as though she were saying 'I know that your powers of observation are incredible'.
"What?" I asked.
"Nothing nothing." Horikita fake yawned and covered her mouth.
"I'm really bad at being social. I'm sorry..." Sakura muttered.
When Sakura was first asked, she'd said that she "had plans." If she really did have plans, she'd have repeated that when asked again. Sakura collected her bag and stood, seemingly putting distance between herself and Kushida.
"G-goodbye."
Sakura had apparently decided to run because she couldn't find a skillful way to end the conversation. She snatched a digital camera off her desk and started to walk away.
"Kushida, don't go after her..." I quietly whispered to myself.
But unexpectedly, Sakura ran into Hondou's shoulder. Focused on texting a friend, he wasn't paying attention to where he was going.
"Ah!"
Sakura's digital camera tumbled to the floor with a loud clack.
"Eh?" Was all I could think. Is this how it played out? It's so vastly different...
While I thought that, Hondou simply kept walking, attention still focused on his phone. He apologized as he left.
"My bad," he called. What a jerk.
Meanwhile Sakura, who was flustered, rushed to pick up her camera.
"No way. There's nothing on the screen..."
Sakura put her hand over her mouth in total shock. The camera was broken on impact. She pushed the power button over and over, tried taking out the batteries and putting them back in, but the power indicator never came on.
"I-I'm sorry. It's because I came up and talked to you so suddenly, that..." Kushida began.
"No, that's not it. I was just careless, that's all... Anyway, goodbye."
Kushida, unable to stop Sakura, could only watch her leave with regret.
"Why is a gloomy girl like her my witness? This sucks. She doesn't want to help me at all."
Sudou crossed his legs and leaned against the chair, sighing in exasperation. Horikita looked over at Ayanokouji.
"You get along with Sudou, don't you? You eat together with him."
"I don't think we're on bad terms, but I do kind of feel like he's a burden. Sudou cuts class more than anyone else. He also fights the most. I have to draw the line there."
"...I'll try to persuade Sakura-san. Once I do, things should turn around."
You? Try to persuade Sakura? I doubt it. Since I was bored and wasn't conversing with anyone, I just continued finishing 48 Laws of Power. I'm going to have to get another book from the library soon. All in all, this entire thing is boring.
