Classroom of the Elite: I Have the Ability to Read Minds! (COTE)

Chapter 133: The Second Hearing Begins!

Chapter 133: The Second Hearing Begins!

On the way to the student council office, Ishizaki glanced suspiciously at Yamawaki and Komiya.

"Is it just me, or do you two seem strangely excited?"

Komiya's heart jumped, but Yamawaki, whose courage had been thoroughly trained by Yuto, answered without changing his expression.

"Of course we're excited! That demon Shimizu Yuto is about to be expelled."

"That's why we're so happy. Aren't you happy too, Ishizaki?"

"Of course I am," Ishizaki immediately replied.

Seeing Ishizaki's cheerful smile, Komiya and Yamawaki exchanged a slightly guilty glance. However, once they remembered that Ryuen and Ishizaki would soon be expelled, their anxiety quickly disappeared.

In truth, Yuto had deceived them.

Even if Ishizaki and the others had lied during the student council hearing, concealed the truth, and falsely accused an innocent student, they would not normally be punished with expulsion.

Yuto had deliberately asked Manabu to describe the consequences in the most severe terms possible, making them believe that being exposed as liars would lead to suspension or expulsion.

Under the pressure of that terrifying possibility, Yamawaki and Komiya immediately surrendered to Yuto and betrayed Ryuen.

That morning, Yuto had already delivered the written confessions they prepared the previous night to Student Council President Horikita Manabu.

...

When Ishizaki reached the student council building, he cried out in surprise upon seeing Ryuen.

"Huh? Boss Ryuen, why are you here?!"

"I don't know. The student council suddenly called and ordered me to come here," Ryuen answered with a frown.

The unexpected summons filled him with a powerful sense of foreboding. He had tried calling Nagumo to ask why the student council wanted him, but Nagumo knew nothing and said it had been Manabu's decision.

Unable to understand the reason behind the summons, Ryuen's ominous feeling only grew stronger.

Komiya and Yamawaki silently exchanged glances. They knew perfectly well why Ryuen had been called.

In their written confessions, they had described Ryuen's entire conspiracy against Yuto in detail.

They had written that Ryuen ordered them to provoke and attack Yuto, instructed them to accuse him before the student council, and personally inflicted the serious injuries covering their bodies.

Feeling somewhat guilty, Yamawaki and Komiya followed Ryuen and Ishizaki into the student council office.

Many people were already seated inside: Shimizu Yuto, Class D homeroom teacher Chabashira Sae, school nurse Hoshinomiya Chie, Class C homeroom teacher Sakagami Kazuma, Student Council President Horikita Manabu, Vice President Nagumo Miyabi, and Secretary Tachibana Akane.

Compared with yesterday, Nagumo's loyal secretary Tonokawa was absent.

"Yo, Ryuen. Long time no see," Yuto greeted him with a cheerful smile.

"Hmph. Shimizu Yuto, this may be the last time we ever meet," Ryuen replied with a cold laugh.

"Mm, that's certainly possible," Yuto answered pleasantly.

After all, Ryuen would soon be suspended and expelled.

This truly might be the final time Yuto ever saw him.