I just hope to live a leisurely life in the world of anime.

"Okay, then I'll try to buy you some time so that the afternoon meeting can proceed as smoothly as possible. I'll leave the rest to you." An Shu clenched her left fist and struck her right palm, confirming what she needed to do.

"……ah"

"Huh? Ayanokouji-san is surprised too? Hmm, what's wrong?"

"No, Teacher Anshu, what you just meant by 'handing everything over to us' is..."

"It means exactly what it says. You can handle such a small matter."

He's the main character, after all!

"Teacher Anshu, you think too highly of us. If we could solve this ourselves, we wouldn't have dragged it out until now. Why don't you give us an idea to solve this problem, Teacher Anshu, and then we'll do it?"

"Hey, didn't you already come up with the idea? In this situation, we have no evidence, and although we have witnesses, they lack credibility. If we continue to insist on this, it's only a matter of time before we lose the case. So, this matter can only be resolved privately."

"That's true, but how do we solve it?" Ayanokouji shrugged helplessly.

Although he tried his best to look helpless, unfortunately, he didn't even move his eyes or make any expression, making him look lifeless. It was ridiculous for him to make such an expression.

“Go to the crime scene and take a walk around. See if there are any security cameras. If not, rent one and install one. Then lure those three troublemaking students over and coax or scare them…”

An Shu suddenly stopped speaking, because the girl with long black hair had been listening with increasingly bright eyes, and that was enough to say.

"Hey, give me your account number, I'll borrow... never mind, I'll give you some money to get this done, the rest is yours."

An Shu took out his terminal from his pocket, but his hand suddenly paused.

My current state...

It seems that if you give your son money to buy soy sauce, the reward for him doing so is that he gives the change from the soy sauce shop owner to his elderly mother for travel expenses...

Hmm, uh... it does seem quite similar...

Forget about the details.

"Could it be that Ayanokouji-san had already thought of this method, but was just waiting for me to say it first because she didn't have the money?"

"...No, there really isn't one. After all, it's impossible to just imagine something out of thin air without any clues."

"Oh, is that so?"

Actually, it was Horikita who brought him to the crime scene, and that's when he suddenly reminded Horikita of this issue from the side.

They probably didn't go to the crime scene this time, because if they had, they wouldn't be bothered by it.

But it doesn't matter anyway, it doesn't really matter.

"Teacher An Shu is really amazing; she thought of this aspect right away."

"really……"

"Hey Horikita, did you just say something?"

###Chapter 557 Debate###

"Because of Chabashira-sensei's illness, the person in charge of D has been temporarily replaced by Anshu-sensei."

As the vice president, secretary, and a third-year student in Class A of this debate, as well as the former student council president and current vice president's right-hand woman, Tachibana Akane stood next to the podium and announced the news.

"If there are no objections, we will move on to the next topic."

She raised her head, looked up from her notebook, and glanced around at everyone sitting in the meeting room. After waiting a while and finding no one speaking, she took a half step back and handed the floor to the real host of the meeting, student council representative Manabu Horikita.

"Regarding the violent meeting that occurred last Friday, we had both sides recount their experiences from their own perspectives, and we also had a small reconciliation meeting, but the reconciliation failed. Therefore, today is a debate meeting. So, does Class C still maintain that it was Sudo who called you to the special teaching building and then unilaterally beat the three of you there?"

Horikita Manabu crossed his fingers and placed them on the table, briefly checking the current progress of the team. Through his glasses, he looked at the C-class team.

"Yes!" Yamawaki, Komiya, and Kondo nodded in unison.

Having received an answer, Horikita Manabu turned his attention to another discovery: "Does Class D still maintain that it was Komiya and the other two who called Sudo to the special teaching building, intending to beat you up, and that Sudo acted in self-defense?"

"Of course, those guys were lying! I was the one who was called to the teaching building!" Sudo rested his left elbow on the table, tapped the conference table in front of him, and denied it without hesitation.

However, because he spoke too loudly, it aggravated the injury on his face that was bandaged with gauze, and he twitched his lips in pain.

"So, Sudo-kun, could you repeat what you said last time?"

"After club training that day, Komiya and Kondo called me to the special teaching building. Although I thought it was troublesome, I was always angry at those guys' attitude, so I went to the meeting."

"That's a lie! We were called out by Sudo, which is why we went back to the special teaching building!" Komiya hurriedly denied, even raising her own bandaged hand as if to accuse Sudo of his crime.

"And Sudo, you were perfectly fine last week, how come you suddenly have a bruised and swollen face? Did you get into another fight? You're a dangerous violent criminal!"

"You bastard!"

The atmosphere became tense due to Komiya's instigation, with a sense of impending conflict.

As the secretary, Tachibana Akane stepped forward, ready to reprimand, but before she could act, a voice suddenly interrupted the conversation.

"Sudo-kun, quiet down."

An Shu patted the table. He felt that the chairs in the student council meeting room were a bit uncomfortable, making him want to put his feet up on the table.

However, this is neither elegant nor polite, so I had no choice but to force myself to endure it.

"..."

When Anshu called his name, Sudo subconsciously turned his head and saw his smile. Unusually, he didn't refute him. He remained silent and turned his head away, remembering that he had smiled like that when Anshu encouraged him to fight that morning.

An Shu was somewhat satisfied. He looked at the vice president in the main seat and made his request: "Alright, may I ask the students in Class C a few questions?"

"of course."

"Yes, is it Komiya-san?"

"Yes...yes!" For some inexplicable reason, Komiya, who had just been able to argue with a terrifying person like Sudo, stammered when her name was suddenly called.

The real person is much more attractive than the photos circulating on online forums!

He had this thought for no reason, but then he realized he was daydreaming and was suddenly jolted awake.

"If, according to your account, you and Kondo were called out by Sudo, then why was Yamawaki also there? You two are members of the basketball club, but Yamawaki isn't, is he?"

"It's because we heard that Sudo is usually a violent person, and he's not as strong as us. We were afraid of getting beaten up, so we called Yamawaki." Komiya answered smoothly, whether it was true or he had been prepared for this question.

Anshu nodded again, and out of the corner of her eye, she saw Ayanokouji put his hand on Sudo's shoulder, stopping him from acting impulsively.

"So, you knew you might get beaten up if you went there?"

“Yes! At first, Kondo and I didn’t want to go either, but because we had a conflict with Sudo before, he kept provoking us and calling us cowards. We couldn’t stand it, so we dragged Yamawaki along to the appointment.”

"Dispute" refers to...

"It's less of a dispute and more of a one-sided provocation from Sudo! You know, Sudo is very talented in basketball. We practiced hard to catch up with him, but Sudo always came over to laugh at us and looked down on our efforts. We were very unhappy, so we often had conflicts in this regard."

An Shu didn't know the details of the club activities, but judging from Sudo's livid face, it was clearly not true.

“I see. But I also have some martial arts experience, and I don’t think that you guys, being in the basketball club, plus Yamawaki, would be one-sidedly beaten by Sudo. The difficulty increases significantly when facing more than two opponents. The vice president should know this too, right?” Anshu suddenly turned the topic to Horikita Manabu, who was quietly observing.

"...That's true."

"That's because we never intended to fight! That's why we got beaten up like this!"

"That being said, the main factor that leads to a fight is the collision of 'energy' between two opponents, causing them to cross the line of confrontation. Only then does the situation escalate into a fight. Logically speaking, the chances of the three of you being injured to this extent are extremely low, assuming your opponents lack the will to fight or offer no resistance!"

"For example, let's say A and B get into a fight because of a conflict. However, A lacks the will to fight and only passively defends without retaliating, while B doesn't push their luck and only inflicts minor injuries to A as a form of revenge. But if A chooses to fight back, the situation will escalate, and it wouldn't be surprising if A ends up with serious injuries. This is a well-known objective fact, isn't it?"

"But...this..."

Komiya was stumped by the question and hurriedly turned to look at Yamawaki beside him, wanting to ask for his opinion.

But someone else spoke up for them and helped them out of the predicament.

"No, no, Mr. Anshu." As the homeroom teacher of Class C, Kazuma Sakagami shook his head, crossed his arms, and denied Anshu's explanation. "Please don't confuse the issue, Mr. Anshu. The final result is that Yamawaki and the other two were called out by Sudo and unilaterally beaten like this. We shouldn't focus on whether they acted in self-defense when they were beaten by Sudo. Yamawaki, show this to Mr. Anshu."

Eh...

In short, there are three traps...

As expected of Sakagami-sensei, Anshu suddenly became interested.

The final outcome, being called out, a one-sided beating, their self-defense...

Whether you admit it or deny it, you will fall into his trap.

Anshu watched as Yamawaki tore off the gauze from his face, revealing a raw, broken wound.

"No, Sakagami-sensei, you misunderstood me. Our Class D advocates that Sudo is innocent."

In this situation, the only option is to change the subject.

“Furthermore, today I found the eyewitness that our class mentioned last Friday. She witnessed the entire incident. Now, may we invite the witness?” An Shu maintained her initial smile and turned her gaze to Horikita Manabu once again.

"Oh, an eyewitness."

###Chapter 558 The Witness###

I entered this room with a heavy heart.

Of course, the reason I feel so heavy-hearted is simply because I'm nervous and scared.

I took a deep breath, and after hearing the conversation inside, I knew I should knock.

"Please come in."

I knocked twice on the tightly closed wooden door and heard footsteps and a gentle voice coming from inside.

"I am Tachibana Akane, the secretary to Vice President Horikita. This way, please."

The moment the door opened, the first person I saw was this senior colleague.

The door opened, exposing me and immediately drawing everyone's attention in the room, making me feel a little flustered. But I instinctively followed Akane-senpai to the center of the room and sat down in the chair she had brought.

When I came to my senses, I realized that I was in the center of everyone's attention, completely surrounded by their gazes.

For me, simply making eye contact with someone is a fatal thing, especially in this situation...

I really don't know why I agreed to Teacher Anshu's request this morning, as if I were possessed.

"Although it may be somewhat rude and presumptuous, could I please do you a favor, Sakura-san?"

"That's roughly the situation right now, so we need Sakura's help to turn things around a bit."

“Hey, you agreed, Sakura-san, please don’t do this without any hesitation! Don’t help me just because I saved you the day before yesterday, or because you’re a good friend of Ram’s! Please put all that aside and ask yourself what you really want.”