(A Reverse Harem)
If there's anything Anri Hinomori loves more than fictional characters, it's drama. By day, she's responsible for the anonymous gossip column for her high school's newspaper, and by night, she blogs extensive, long-winded reviews o...
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THE ARTICLE WAS UP BY NOON.
The president of the newspaper club worked fast, that was an undeniable fact.
As one would predict, Takumi had become the talk of the school in less than four hours. The reputation of Kanome High School's golden boy was besmirched in half-baked lies and unproven facts. After Mr. Fujinaka searched our belongings, he found the answer sheets to our math and science exams tucked loosely between the pages of Takumi's textbooks, as if begging to be found, and he'd been mercilessly dragged to the principal's office for answers. Naoya, who'd been the first to come to his aide, had earned understandable suspicion, which led him to be dragged down along with him. By now, their parents must've been called, and hell on Earth must've been brewing in that office.
Then again, here I was, spending my lunch break staring listlessly at the graffiti students had mercilessly scribbled onto Takumi's photograph. The article was everywhere—in nearby students' hands, taped to the walls, out in the school courtyard classrooms. In no time at all, Takumi was what all students at Kanome High School were gossiping about.
A couple of months ago, I would've enjoyed this situation. Takumi's name being dragged through the mud, and his reputation, marred.
I would've enjoyed this a lot, actually.
"You really do have an unlucky taste in men," Moe remarked, mock tears bubbling in her eyes. "But, it's okay. You still have hope for a happy ending."
Saeki nodded, equally empathetic. "There's a slim chance he won't be expelled, so that's good news."
Expelled?
I made a face at the two of them. "Why are the people of this school acting like this is the first time a student here cheated on a test?"
"Takumi isn't just a "student,"" Moe answered. "He's hope personified! How many kids our age have achieved as much as him? Literally no one. There are a lot of students who admired him. So, finding out that he was a fraud this whole time is like, a huge blow to the gut. Who else will they look to now to lead them?"
