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Chapter 32:Bullying is only fun when you do it

Ryuen was at a moment new in his life. He was at a loss for words.

He always had words to the person he talks to, even if he just suffered an devastating loss. But this time he really didn't know what to say.

Should he laugh? Should he pat Zenkichi on the back?

To be called star crossed lovers by that guy was one thing...But for your mother to say that about you and him?

Zenkichi:Please don't think too much about that. She just...Has really lame jokes.

Suzune:Sorry, but what kind of situation would make her do such a joke?

Zenkichi:Oh, that. Well, I could more or less tell where Kumagawa-senpai was going. And we had to find him to fet his key.

Kiyotaka:Sounds like some kind of game...That must be in that Student Council Election Battle you talked about, right?

Zenkichi:Yeah, we really had to hurry up back then.

Kiyotaka:So this game had a time limit?

Zenkichi:Yeah, well more so because of the bombs.

Kiyotaka had the slightest raise of his brows. Which was much more of a reaction than most got from him.

Kiyotaka:...Bombs?

Zenkichi:Hm? Oh, yeah. Forgot to mention. So this was done in teams of two, and each team had member with a wristband attached to a time bomb. So you hd to get the key and untie the wristband in time.

Suzune:You...You're kidding, right? Even if Kumagawa-kun can't die, that's just...

Zenkichi:Oh, you're worried about what could've happen. Well, most of the participants wouldn't deal with much after. If someone dies in the time of a challenge, it's ruled out as an accident.

Suzune:That's not the the problem!

Suzune really thought Zenkichi was a guy with his feet firmly on the ground. Did you go crazy after a certain time attending Hakoniwa or something?

Kiyotaka was confused as well. Unlike the White Room, Hakoniwa Avademy was a public institution well known by the public.

And not even the White Room had tests as close as dangerous or brutal as this challenge. How had Hakoniwa avoided a lawsuit for so long?

Suzune:Let's...Let's just continue...

The bell rang at last. The last class for this day, homeroom, has ended.

Which means that the winter vacation officially began. Most teachers would wish their students a happy and fruitful vacation.

However, Chabashira Sae was not most people. So she just gathered her things and headed to the door.

Sae:That's all for today. Dismissed.

And soon enough, the door was closed behind her. Kumagawa streched his arms above his head, letting out a small laugh.

Kumagawa:[Sae-chan is as cold as always. Well, that's part of her charm.]

Kiyotaka:Isn't she always like this, though?

Kumagawa:[Right, right. Sae-chan is always charming.]

Kiyotaka:No, that's not what I was saying at all.

Well, Kiyotaka isn't really rattled by the way Kumagawa twisted his words. It's nothing new for Kumagawa to take one sentence and to make it something else entirely.

It's just meaningless talk, the same banter they often engage in. A crucial part of the peacefull life Kiyotaka managed to make for himself in this school...Although it's not been as peacefull lately.