Classroom of the Elite - Revenge [Cote X OC]

Vol. 5 Chapter 14: Pariah

[8th February, Monday]

[Ayanokoji Pov]

As I entered the classroom, everyone suddenly began to look at me as if I did something wrong.

Even Horikita looked at me with a morally questionable gaze.

Karuizawa as well.

That's a surprise.

I had no idea what awaited me right now but I could tell it wasn't anything good.

Immediately after I stepped inside the classroom I was being approached by an angry Sudo.

I did my first footstep inside the classroom but was immediately approached by an angry Sudo and Ike.

But they weren't the only ones. A couple of other boys tagged alongside them.

My gaze wandered around the classroom and everyone looked at me as if I was scum.

The only people who did not have such a gaze were the Ayanokoji Group, and even they avoided looking me at the eyes.

It must be something very serious.

The question is. . . what it could be?

"Ayanokoji, what the hell. . .?!" Ike asked me, but I had not much of an idea to what he was referring to.

Suddenly my collar was being grabbed by Sudo and I could see how he was considering punching me until he controlled himself not to.

"Ayanokoji! What the hell is this? Did you really do that? I can't believe you did that to her. Explain it! You fucking bastard..."

Anger was written in his eyes and after a moment of analyzing things inside this classroom I got the idea to what they were referring to.

I was being framed.

While everyone was here the last person in the class arrived as well, looking neither at me nor the scene playing out in front of him at all as if it didn't bother him.

He merely sat himself on his seat while reading a book.

Normally, his presence alone would shift the attention of the entire class away, almost all the time, but in this particular case, it didn't happen.

"You listening, Ayanokoji?"

I was quickly brought back to my senses by Sudo as he pulled my collar back and forth.

"What are you and the others even talking about?"

"I can't believe it. Hey, do you really not know what you did? Do we even have to spell it out to you? Unbelievable. . . How come you are still allowed to be in this school?!"

This time it was an angry female member of my class, who was one of the few people gathered in the front.

She seemed particularly angered with me.

"You're too cruel, Ayanokoji-kun. . ."

"Kushida-san. . ."

Few people in the class looked at her with apologetic looking eyes.

I was able to draw some conclusion, but I hoped them to not be true. But given the situation here, it seems to be the case.

"Hey, Ayanokoji, explain this! What are you doing to Kushida-san?!"

Ike showed me a picture on his phone.

I had immediately recognized it myself.

It was from back then. . .