In fact, I can add unlimited points

Grab his arm, turn him around, use your waist to throw him over your shoulder in one smooth motion.

And so another man, now incapacitated, lay on the ground.

"Unfortunately, in terms of martial prowess, I am still the strongest."

After making a remark, Shun Aragaki casually called over two people nearby and pulled Nagumo and Hirata aside.

Not long after, Horikita Manabu finally arrived on behalf of the student council.

This brief free-for-all on campus has come to an end.

223. To lie through one's teeth: punishment or honor?

What happened here?

Upon arriving at the scene, the student council president was stunned to see Nangumo Masaru lying on the ground after being knocked down by the rampaging Hirata. It was the first time he had ever seen her in such a disheveled state.

"It is obvious that after receiving news of the violent incident caused by Sudo Ken and others, Vice President Nagumo rushed over in a great hurry, which caused him to accidentally fall."

Hearing the lies that Aragaki Shun uttered with his eyes wide open, the second-year student who was taking care of Nagumo was completely stunned.

They were about to refute him when they saw that Horikita Manabu didn't even bother to verify the claim, and simply believed this blatantly false statement, calmly nodding in agreement.

"Nagum has always been dedicated to his work in the student council, but he needs to be more careful where he's stepping occasionally, so he won't hurt himself again because of his haste."

Looking at Nan Yunya's swollen right cheek, there was even a mark near her chin at the corner of her mouth.

President Horikita naturally knew that this injury could not possibly have been caused by a fall.

In fact, the big news that the leader of Class 2-A was knocked down by Hirata Sanpatsu of Class 1-D had already been told to him by the third-year students present on the way via email.

In this situation, the reason he went to the trouble of asking Aragaki Shun was to indicate that the other party should just make up an excuse and get away with it.

This morning, a peeping incident occurred in the swimming pool changing room, and now hundreds of people have come and attacked the four perpetrators.

The entire Advanced Education Center was already in enough turmoil; the school didn't want to cause any more trouble and just wanted the unrest to subside as soon as possible.

Therefore, let's pretend we don't see the conflict between Hirata and Nagumo and let them resolve it privately.

Otherwise, if we investigate thoroughly, it will be a serious matter, which will not be good for anyone involved in the free fighting on campus.

"Pfft~!"

Meanwhile, Nan Yunya, who had been helped up by students from Class 2-A, had already woken up. Upon hearing Horikita Manabu's words, he immediately spat out a mouthful of blood before coldly replying:

"Don't worry, President. It was my mistake this time. This kind of accident won't happen again next time."

Nan Yun waved to stop the second-year Class A students who were still thinking of saying something, and with a glance, he directly indicated that the matter should be put aside for now and dealt with later.

Although, as the vice president of the student council, being knocked down in public would be quite a blow to his prestige.

Normally, he should be pulling the onlookers aside right now to denounce Hirata Yosuke's atrocities and, with the power of the student council, give him the most severe punishment.

However, Horikita Manabu's meaning was clear: if this matter were to be investigated further, the specific reasons for the conflict between Hirata Yosuke and Nagumo Masaru would need to be clarified.

When the time comes, the school will inevitably turn its attention to this violent incident stemming from group revenge, and it won't be able to turn a blind eye.

These four have already been expelled, and enough has happened today. Let's not create any more trouble for the school, or everyone will be upset.

On the other hand, having suffered such a great loss this time, given Nagumo Masaru's independent and self-willed personality, how could he possibly let Hirata Yosuke off easily?

He had already memorized both Ayanokouji Kiyotaka and Ayanokouji Kiyotaka, who hadn't yet been expelled. They would have plenty of opportunities to get revenge in the future.

Looking coldly at Hirata Yosuke, who was still unconscious, Nagumo felt waves of pain in his right cheek, chin, and abdomen as he thought about the force of the two punches and one kick he had just received.

More importantly, being knocked to the ground in public by trash from Class D is the most serious loss of face.

Nagumo certainly didn't think Hirata was stronger than him; that bastard had just taken advantage of his carelessness to launch a sneak attack, leaving him no time to react.

Caught completely off guard, who would have thought that someone would dare to beat up the vice president of the student council in public!

Haha~ He'll remember this grudge.

He would never let the other person drop out of school easily; he would make them pay back tenfold, a hundredfold, for this humiliation!

"Yes, it's good that you're alright." Seeing that Nagumo had woken up, Horikita Manabu nodded and led the student council members into the alley.

At this point, the students who were still lecturing Kanji Ike and Haruki Yamauchi had stopped.

They stood leisurely on both sides of the alley, as if welcoming a leader's inspection, directly exposing the four people who were secretly taking photos with bruises all over their faces deep inside.

Horikita Manabu quickly stepped forward and found that although Ike Kanji, Yamauchi Haruki, and Sotomura Hideo were covered in wounds, none of them were too serious; they had simply been knocked unconscious.

Sudo Kenji's injuries were more obvious, his face was bruised and swollen, but his physique was much stronger than the other three, so his condition seemed to be less severe. At least he was not unconscious yet, but was lying on the ground panting in pain.

It seems the situation is still within expectations.

Unless there are severed limbs or other serious injuries, given the crimes they committed, these minor injuries are deserved. Letting the students on campus vent their anger is too lenient on them.

Of course, as the student council president, now that he's here, he can't allow the violence to continue and must deal with the previous on-campus fighting.

“Send them back to their respective dormitories,” Horikita Manabu thought for a moment and made arrangements to the student council members next to him. “After that, you all stay by their side and watch over them until the withdrawal procedures are completed in the evening, and then send them away from Advanced Education.”

"I understand, Chairman."

"Don't worry, we will definitely not let them cause trouble again."

"I'll have to spend several hours with them... Oh well, I'll manage."

After receiving the order, several student council members spoke with varying degrees of seriousness or disdain, but in the end they all suppressed their emotions and asked the people next to them for help to send the still unconscious Yamauchi and the others back to their respective dormitories.

With the punching bags no longer available, the students who participated in this free-fighting event naturally dispersed in twos and threes under the guidance of the student council.

In the end, only Horikita Manabu, Nagumo Masaru, and Aragaki Shun remained in the same spot.

After such a sensational violent incident, they still need to find a way to bring this matter to a relatively reasonable conclusion.

"Ahem~ Just now, all the people from the 12 classes across the three grades who were involved in this incident testified unanimously that it was Sudo Ken and his group who struck first."

Shun Aragaki coughed twice, his expression serious, and set the tone for this school violence incident: "The four of them are about to drop out of school, so they are somewhat fearless, which is why they chose to go crazy and vent their anger in these last moments."

Horikita remained silent; he knew, of course, that Vice President Aragaki was talking nonsense.

Since their act of secretly filming in the women's changing room was exposed, these guys have become pariahs in everyone's eyes, and they no longer have the courage to commit violence in public.

But whether the claim is true or false, it doesn't matter if it can make all the students in the school hate it and reach a consensus on this atrocity.

After all, we can't just severely punish the hundreds of students who participated in this beating because of four criminals who have already been expelled from school, can we?

The three student council presidents disagreed, the chairman of the board who had not yet been suspended would not agree, and the others who cheered for it throughout the school would not approve of it either... Under such circumstances, of course, the best course of action is to minimize the problem and make it disappear.

"Even if Sudo Ken and his group struck first, and the other students were just acting bravely and in self-defense, there are still too many of them."

The fact that hundreds of students ganged up on four people in self-defense is simply unacceptable.

Thinking of this, Horikita Manabu gave Nanono Masayuki a look—he was the one who started this revenge, so surely he must have some ideas on how to clean up the mess.

“These four thugs have serious violent tendencies, and each of them could take on ten people at once, which is why so many people came to suppress them.”

When it comes to blatantly lying, Nan Yunya says she's no less capable.

"You know, they are vicious criminals who dare to defy the world and secretly film all the female students in the school. How could they not be capable?"

"It is precisely because our students are united and helpful that we were able to barely suppress these four people despite having a numerical advantage."

Horikita Manabu: "..."

It's somewhat believable that Kenji Sudo could take on ten opponents at once, but do Haruki Yamauchi, Kanji Ike, and Hideo Sotomura have that kind of ability?

That's ridiculous! How can just four people be as strong as a whole class of forty?

However, as long as there is a reasonable explanation, there is no need to dwell on the specific strength of their military.

"Then let's just assume they're using brutal methods and that it would take hundreds of people to suppress them."

Having calmly accepted this explanation, Horikita Manabu finally gave the final decision regarding the freestyle fighting incident—

"Although it was a legitimate act of self-defense and bravery, the fact that so many people ganged up on four students who were about to drop out of school will still have some negative impact. In any case, the student council must make some statement."

"Everyone involved in this matter must submit a 2,000-word self-criticism to the student union within three days, and each person will have 10,000 personal points deducted as punishment."

"What do the two vice presidents think of this outcome?"

Shun Aragaki and Masaru Nagumo exchanged a glance, and in the end, as agreed, Masaru Nagumo took over the task of cleaning up the mess.

"No problem, I'll have someone send an email to notify everyone. I'm sure all the students involved will have no objections."

If each of the hundreds of people has 10,000 points, the fine would only be a few million.

Nagumo said he took care of everything and felt no pressure at all.

Shun Aragaki thought for a moment, then suddenly offered a suggestion:

"I think the names of all the students involved should be registered and posted on the bulletin board for a school-wide public reprimand."

Horikita Manabu: "..."

Are you sure this is punishment and not a reward?

They were even publicly criticized throughout the school... were they criticized for standing up for all the female students and taking action to teach the perpetrator a lesson?

Without a doubt, if they were to do this, the other students would only admire their righteous act and bestow upon them boundless honor.

"That's fine then."

After much hesitation, Horikita adjusted his glasses and finally agreed.

At least on the surface, this is indeed a punishment.

The fact that the three people reached a consensus means that this represents the final decision of the student council.

After discussing the specific details of implementation, Shun Aragaki parted ways with Manabu Horikita, who still had things to do, and Masashi Nagumo, who needed to treat the injuries on her face.

.........

Stepping out of the alley, Aragaki Shun arrived at a vending machine a few dozen meters away, where Kanzaki Ryuji and Shibata Hayate stood.

Between the two of them, Hirata Yosuke was squatting on the ground, covering the upper half of his face with his hands, exuding a gloomy and decadent aura.

After knocking him unconscious, Aragaki Shun had Kanzaki and Shibata take him away to prevent him from causing further trouble.

What's wrong with him now?

“He woke up like this,” Kanzaki Ryuji sighed. “I thought Hirata would continue to act impulsively after waking up, and I was prepared to work with Shibata to suppress him, but I didn’t expect him to just squat there without saying a word. I don’t know what he’s thinking.”

"Hey~ Hirata..." Shibata Hayate couldn't help but advise, "Why are you doing this? Is it really worth it to go to such lengths for those bastards who secretly film women's changing rooms?"

Of the three present, Hirata Yosuke was most familiar with Shibata Hayate.

This is not only because Shibata's personality is similar to Ichinose's—energetic, outgoing, and sincere—he has made good friends in every class during his first year.

Furthermore, since both of them are members of the football club, they often cooperate during training, and their relationship on the surface can be described as quite good.

Shibata truly considered Hirata a friend.

In such a terrible environment as Class D, it was surprising to find such a kind, selfless, and responsible classmate. Shibata felt that he was far from being able to do that, so he greatly admired him.

But there should be limits to being helpful and cherishing your companions!

Those four bastards who only thought about peeping at the girls' naked bodies in class deserve no sympathy at all for being expelled and beaten.

Despite Shibata's admonitions, Hirata Yosuke, who was squatting on the ground, remained silent, muttering incoherently to himself.

Seeing this, Aragaki simply let Kanzaki and Shibata go first.

“I have something to discuss with Hirata. This will determine whether I should help Nagumo Masaru in the face of his revenge, or let him drop out of school.”

"Eh~ then I'll leave it to you, Aragaki. I always felt that Hirata was a good person, he shouldn't be like this."

"Well, Shibata and I are leaving now. The swimming activity this morning was ruined by those people, and everyone in the class is in a bad mood. I need to go back to the classroom to check on things."

After the two figures disappeared, Shun Aragaki turned around and looked at the dejected center of Class D. Even though the other person heard about Masaru Nagumo's revenge and knew that he might be expelled, he didn't react at all.

Aragaki Shun wasn't too surprised by this. He had already guessed that Hirata was a problem child on par with Kushida Kikyo. Otherwise, given his outstanding qualities, there was no way he would have been placed in Class D at school.

"According to the school's class assignment method, theoretically everyone in Class D is a flawed product. The more outstanding a person is, the more frightening their hidden dark history will be."

"So, Hirata, what is your dark history that makes you completely unable to accept your classmates dropping out of school, and even willing to attack the student council vice president to save them?"

Without any intention of beating around the bush, Shun Aragaki asked the question directly about his confusion.

A cool breeze blew by, and the boy waited quietly for the green-haired man's response.

His patience is limited; if he hasn't gained anything after two minutes, he'll have to give up on this fairly considerable fighting force.

But somewhat unexpectedly, just over ten seconds later, a sound came from the ground:

Have you ever been too afraid to save a fellow traveler, and could only watch helplessly as they were persecuted?