Classroom of the Elite: Crimson Usurper (Volume 2)

Chapter 6: Something Interesting

SUDOU-KUN and I arrived at the student council room 10 minutes before deliberation began. Tachibana-san was the only other person there. I saw no sign of other students, or my older brother.

"Horikita... I don't think we're going to win. If what you told us is true..." Sudou asked

"It's true. I'm sorry, Sudou-kun. I did the best I could. The possibility of you getting expelled is quite high."

"I-I see... Thank you for helping me even though I've been a fool. My anger gets the best of me."

... Right.

This case would be settled today. My strategy failed, at best we could accept the compromise. However, Class C may not accept because of us not accepting it in the first place and being harsh.

 The odds are stacked against us, and if what Shinjiro-kun said is true, we would lose 300 class points, which would also mean we'd lose our monthly allowance of private points, resorting to 0.

A short time later, the student council room doors opened. My heart started pounding at double the speed. My older brother... My words stuck in my chest and would not come out. How can I face him, if not only am I in Class D, but I've failed? Not only failed to keep my words, but failed to save my class?

I turned my eyes from my brother. There were other opponents I should have been facing.

"Oh, my. I see that those two boys from yesterday isn't here."

Next came the Class C teacher, Sakagami-sensei. Chabashira-sensei was with him. "What happened to Ayanokouji and Shinjiro, Horikita?" she asked.

"They're not participating." 

"Not participating?

Chabashira-sensei turned to the vacant seats with a puzzled look. She seemed concerned by their absence, as if the proceedings would be meaningless without them.

 No, not exactly meaningless, but... It was vague, but I had the gut feeling that what Chabashira-sensei was seeing was the evidence of Ayanokouji-kun's and Shinjiro-kun's involvement.

"Well, even if they're not here, the results will be the same. Shinjiro-kun at least helped, but to no avail." I didn't want to admit it, but I did it almost as if to shake off the shadow. Shinjiro-kun also helped a lot, there's a lot with that boy. Why did he choose to act now?

"Well, whatever. It's up to you guys to decide."

Both teachers took their seats. We would begin deliberation as soon as the Class C students arrived. When that time came, how would the battle go? Well, that was simple. We would object to what the other side had to say. 

We would reiterate that the other side was lying, and then pierce through those lies before claiming that we were the ones telling the truth. 

That was it. But, since my strategy failed, it's more than likely what would happen today will be the repeat of yesterday. Soon after, Class C will win, and we will be defeated.

Finally, the students from Class C arrived. They were all sweating, as if they'd been hurrying.

"You made it just in the nick of time," said Sakagami-sensei to his students with a slight sigh of relief. "Well then, we would like to resume deliberations on this case, from where we left off yesterday. Please take your seat."

Tachibana-san urged the students from Class C to sit down and they did so respectfully.

"Now, Tachibana, if I may?"