Classroom Of The Elite Year 2 Volume 9

Part 3

After school, the day after the opponents Ryuuen and Ichinose had direct contact and some trouble.

I was invited to a study meeting by Horikita as usual, but I naturally declined.

Kei has been continuing to be silent while keeping her eye on me since the morning, and I don't have any real plans after this either.

That's why I can put aside some time to solve a troublesome problem.

The word "shoplifter" has been flying all around recently, but there's a matter that can be called the origin of this.

Why is Kiryuuin Fuuka being framed as a shoplifter?

From seeing her words and conduct, I can see why she said she doesn't even have one friend.

Of course, I'm sure some people from all of the year-threes and not just her own class do hate her.

However, one normally would not reach the idea of framing her for a crime just for this reason.

If it was during year-one when Kiryuuin had been recognized as an obstacle in the fight with A Class, it may have been considered a strategy without regard to right or wrong, but now that the match is determined, is there a point in going to the trouble of taking such a risk?

The highest possibility in the current situation is that this is an indirect form of harassment towards her by Nagumo.

A strategy by Nagumo to harass Kiryuuin into taking the contest seriously.

However, from how she broke into the Student Council meeting the other day, I can't say that this is definitely the case.

That would have been a good time to reveal what he had done and tell her to take the contest seriously.

That must be precisely why Kiryuuin is having trouble coming to a definitive conclusion.

There are a few choices I can take while moving with the investigation.

One is to confront Nagumo, the leading candidate.

The other is to listen to what Yamanaka, who put the goods into Kiryuuin's bag, has to say.

The last one is to ask for information from a reliable year-three.

Yet, the year-threes have limited informational exchange among each other even at the best of times.

The only people with contact details would be former Student Council members like Nagumo or Kiriyama.

In which case, I have no choice but to walk around and gather information by foot.

Of course, I have no intention of letting Nagumo make me waste my time.

I need someone who would have the most useful information for me, and who would not have any connections to the people who framed Kiryuuin.

I found a year-three student who is acting alone and gathered information.

From the information I gathered, I learned that the person I was looking for had gone to the gymnasium, and I immediately headed there.

I could not spot her on the way however, and arrived at the gymnasium.

It seems that the club activities had already started, and Sudou from my class was carefully practicing the basics while shouting louder than anyone else.

"She's not here."

As the club members began gathering in the gymnasium, I decided to withdraw in order to not disturb them.

I asked the students coming to the gymnasium, but I couldn't gain any new information.

So I could not meet her after all, but when I returned to the entrance and checked for her shoes, I saw that she was still inside the school.