I believe that despite whether or not you can convince someone to truly atone for their actions that they should repent for their actions regardless.

"No!!! Anything but that!! Please!"

In addition to that, if you had to suffer because of that person, despite how trivial that reason was, then, that person has to suffer. If we are being kind, then minimal punishment should be applied.

"Stop resisting motherfucker! You get what you deserve! Now stay the fuck still or I'll knock you the fuck out!"

"Please knock me out! It's way better than this!! What sort of twisted bastards am I living with?! Aniki, help me!!"

Well, in conclusion, no person should receive special treatment when it comes to receiving punishment. However, I am being extremely biased right now. Kuzan, who is being tied down against a Christian cross by Kawahara and Rayazaki, is crying out for help.

Unfortunately for him, before we were to have breakfast, King George made a fair proposal, really. We would tie Kuzan down and then each of us would have a shot at punishing Kuzan. King George further added that anything would go as long as it doesn't kill. We were savages but not clinically insane, after all. Actually, I'm not too sure about the clinically insane part.

Oh, as to why I was being biased against Kuzan was because he started calling me Aniki. It seriously can't be helped. I'll have to be biased towards Kuzan and instead of giving him the normal punishment, I will give him the minimal punishment.

"Line up, motherfuckers! I don't care about the order just remember to make him feel bad about his existence! Make him feel so hurt that he won't have the audacity to steal from my kitchen ever again! Begin!"

"Back off, all of you! I will go first! I will fight for the first place, you hear me?!"

"I don't care! Get this over with!"

I assumed that Rayazaki would retort back at Kawahara's unreasonable orders but it seems that he didn't mind it. I certainly didn't. I needed time to think about this, so I went to the back of the line.

Something I should explain is, even though Kuzan spoke to King George about his supposed deal, he was still being punished by what he did. It would be illogical to not punish him. He needs to learn a lesson. A lesson that will mark him for a lifetime. Knowing this, everyone who saw the massive Christian cross that is in the middle of our cafeteria simultaneously had the same brilliant and genius idea.

That idea being; we should crucify Kuzan out of spite.

"Well, well. I'm up first! Kuzan!! I am so fucking tired of your existence that I was already dreaming of killing you before you escaped like a damn rat to the girls' dorm like a fucking pussy! Do you want to know how I killed you in my dream? Well, do you!?"

"I-I-I-I-I promise to make this up to all of you! I already regret stealing food! Please!!"

"Oh? You regret? Well, that's funny, you bastard! You think regret's gonna cut it!? King George, pass me the shaver!"

N-No way, was he going to...

"Hey, think about it this way. Most criminals have a common sense of fashion. Do you get at what I'm referring to here?!

"Eeeeeeeeeeek!!! You monster!! You'd do something that immoral to a chad like me! How dare you! Actually, don't dare!"

Kuzan, to fully make a comparison, you, instead of being the chad who always stands up for his friends and lets them have their way, you are that virgin zoomer who listens to mumble rap out only to give to the people around you the full knowledge of what your existence is capable off. Although, he doesn't listen to mumble rap. Otherwise, I would've branded him already.

Also, Kawahara was really about to do something that a man should, almost, never do to another man.

"Cut that ball of hair all off!"

"I was already going to!"

"Stoooooooop!!! NO, no! Pleeeeeeeeassssseeeeeeeee!!

Roughly after 3 minutes of massive crying, Kuzan looks at me with dead eyes as if they were saying: 'I believed in you, Aniki'.

I'm sorry.

F for Kuzan.

"I'm next bitches! Now then, what should I do to you!?"

"N-No more... I'm already bald..."

Hey, maybe Kuzan will become Saitama and knock us all out all.

"Ah... Considering all things, I have some steam to blow off."

Rayazaki rapidly glanced at me. Don't blame me for it. You were the one who rushed at me. All I did was to taunt you, no matter how you look at it.

But, from the looks of it, his right shoulder seemed to be in so much pain. I did receive an attack from him, however, it really didn't do much. No flex intended but no way that Rayazaki's attacks would ever be that troublesome. His fighting pattern is far too predictable.

"Do we have a permanent color pen or something? Pink would be nice too."

I have no idea as to why he asked something that there is no way we would have. Who the fuck carries something like that around in the first place?

"Oh that's right. I just soooo happened to have it!"

I'm gonna call Rayazaki gay if he doesn't explain himself. Carrying a pink permanent color pen? Massive confusion just hit the house.

"W-What the hell are you gonna do..... Oi!! King George!! This can't be allowed!"

"Shut the fuck up, damn rat! Who the fuck gave you the permission to speak!?"

I'm starting to admire King George honestly. Either way, Rayazaki was writing something on Kuzan's chest.

........

My condolences for you Kuzan. I have no idea how tough your love life will be with that on your chest.

"Perfect! Hahahaha!!! Imagine when he tries to make a move on a girl and the girl is like: 'Hey, let me strip you real quick!' but then she sees his chest and starts to panic! Hahahaha!!"

If I was a millionaire, the first thing I would do is to get Rayazaki the world's greatest therapist in order to heal his mental condition. No, I'm afraid that's useless. He might be beyond healing at this point.

After all, only someone with a broken moral compass would write 'Vagina? NO. Penis? YES.' on someone's chest. Let's not forget, it's written with a permanent color pink pen.

After that, the rest either punched him or just did some physical things. Nothing worth mentioning. However, this gave me some time to think about minimal punishment. Alas, it had to be done.

I think I'm pretty kind, with all things considered. To give a biased factor onto someone who had stolen my food constantly just because that someone called me Aniki? That's pretty damn kind.

Though, something was bothering me. Even though the rest of the boys who had finished giving their personal punishment to the crucified Kuzan were eating like mad wolves, a single student whose existence was by far, in the eyes of others unremarkable, was missing.

My turn had come. I never thought that it would be so hard to punish someone. In all my life, it was clear whether or not what punishment to give but this was seriously confusing. How would you punish someone who acts like a miserable desperate rat for more than a week and then, that pathetic rat calls you 'Aniki' out of sheer respect? This is, by no means, easy. However, I had taken into consideration the one punishment that can be called cruel yet kind.

"......Aniki......"

As I glanced upon the almost dead Kuzan, he uttered those words with a monochrome tone.

Perhaps I'm making myself be misunderstood here but I don't want anyone in this scenario to believe that I am acting out of consideration for Kuzan. While it is true that he did call me Aniki, his punishment is far more important. As decided, I will apply the minimal punishment possible. This is extremely logical and supremely reasonable.

"Yo, Kuzan. Life's been rough on you today?"

"...Hahah... Don't mention it... But..... If y-you..."

If I? What?

No, seriously.

What?

"Hm?"

"I-If you have some mercy left inside your soul... p-please.... spare me... Aniki..."

I do have plenty of mercy, to be honest. But, punishments are punishments.

"Kuzan, I want you to look at me in the eyes."

Then, with a low shred of hope, Kuzan raises his head up to meet my eyes. I really needed him to understand this.

"As your Aniki, please forgive me."

"A-Aniki? Ogha!!!"

I silently yet fiercely smash Kuzan's divine chamber.

Hopefully, someday, Kuzan understands the true meaning of this. Kuzan, just so you know, your Aniki saved you the trouble of you ever finding a girl. After all, you will never be able to give her a child after what I just did.

Yep.

That's pretty soft. Regardless of how it's viewed, I just did Kuzan a huge favor. In a world where the male individual would go crazy over a fine ass or a pack of greatly shaped boobs, it's meaningless if you can't give her the daddy milk. He will one day thank me. Yeah, I know he will.

Kuzan's dead balls aside, where the hell is he?

Is he so absent-minded that he missed out on this opportunity?

Maybe he's a really good guy.

"Alright, that's all you get Kuzan! Welcome to the dorm motherf-"

Interrupting the massive breakfast holding, a certain individual slams the door as if to penetrate the atmosphere with his presence.

"Oh! Damn, how unlucky for you, Kuzan! Just as you were about to receive a great welcome, there was still one person missing! Serves you right, rat!"

Man, whoever you are, even if you are God himself, or just anything at all, please don't steal food from this man. You will taste literal constant verbal lashes. Plus, King George allowed almost torture. This is basically a zoo at this point. Nevertheless, the missing figure hit the scene.

"Sorry about the late arrival. I was just searching for something inside Kuzan's room and I happened to find something that caught my honest interest."

Hyunda was carrying two things. One, an Axe spray. Two, a deck of cards.

"Still, I didn't know you had such hobbies Kuzan. Don't get me wrong, I do admire the gimmick from card games overall but to think that a criminal actually plays Yu-Gi-Oh... That's a really interesting thing to know. Really interesting."

"............Nothing matters anymore.......... Kill me.......... My dreams were shattered, just like my balls...... Huh...... W-Wait..... N-No......... N-Not that......... P-P-Please............ It's my childhood........ Y-You can't do this!!!"

I thought for sure that Kuzan's spirit was completely dead but his soul seemed to have reignited the moment Hyunda showed him the deck of cards in his hands.

"Oh? So you like this huh? It's your childhood, after all."

"Hey, what's happening? Why is Kuzan still retaliating? Wasn't your nutcracker fist enough to completely break him?!"

Tsudo's weird name for a fist aside, his question brought a reasonable doubt indeed. Even though that was the minimal punishment, how could someone still have spirit after all that? I see. I undermined Kuzan. His spirit is the real thing. He may act like a complete retard but his soul is far too extense.

Compelling as it seems, I couldn't help but have a bad premonition.

I was already eating my breakfast. By the way, it was fucking delicious. God, King George can be a tyrant but his kitchen skills would make Gordon Ramsey kneel the fuck down.

The man puts so much soul into his food, honestly. In all likelihood, King George's talent was greatly wasted on the likes of us. This is the greatest yakisoba I've ever had. Although, something far more interesting to add was that I wasn't the only one, who from the dining table, was paying attention to the scenario. Everyone was.

Enjoying our long-awaited and well-deserved breakfast, Tsudo, Akihiko and Sagasuga were wondering what Hyunda was up to. I don't think that whatever Hyunda has in store for Kuzan could make him feel a stronger terror compared to what I did yet I had this feeling...

No, no way.

"No, no. I don't censure people who are stuck on nostalgia or things like that. Sometimes you really need to look deeply into the past before moving forward. Ah, yes. The so-called motivation, was it? A good source of willpower is it not?"

Hyunda's words had a bit of sadism in them. Why is he bothering to confirm every single thing? Just get on with it.

"But--- Without your source of motivation, what would you do? You'd tremble pretty easily, right? No, no way. I'm wrong here. Kuzan isn't someone who would have his spirit broken over mere cards."

"They are not mere cards! They are my soul! Get away from them!!"

Kuzan was howling at this point. And Hyunda was low-key smirking.

"Oh, I see. So you do value them on such a high scale? To go as far as labeling them as 'soul', was it? Plausible. That's cute."

"J-Just what is your deal!? End me already!!"

"End you? No, that was never my intention. You see, it's pointless to shatter someone without a concrete reason for it. Did you know? If you crush someone's sense of purpose of being and existing then that person will feel like death is always the better option?"

"Heh. If that's what you think of me then you are mistaken! Nothing will break me, nothing!"

Well, your balls can't really say the same.

"Oh well. You see... I was somewhat pissed about what you did. So I will make you feel equally pissed. Fair, right?"

Kuzan's chains began to tremble as if he wanted to break free.

Nevertheless, ignoring Kuzan's animalistic behavior, Hyunda went to Kan's table.

Why though?

I still had not understood as to why he bothered to bring that Axe spray and that deck of cards. Is he a sadist or something? Does he feed off the negative emotions that people have?

"Kan, can I borrow your lighter for a second?"

"What? You gonna take a smoke too? Didn't know you smoked. Guess you never know, damn."

"Oh, I don't. I just need the lighter, that's all."

"Ayo, sure. Return it right after it though."

Grabbing Kan's lighter, Hyunda once again returns to Kuzan's front.

Just what was this guy up to? It was almost time for classes anyways...

"Kawahara, help me out here."

"I don't fucking take orders."

"C'mon. It's fun. Don't be such a boring person. Boredom is bad for mental health."

"I am not a boring person!!"

Without realizing that he was being manipulated, after slamming his hands on the table, Kawahara gets up and meets up with Hyunda.

"Spray this Axe spray when I say to spray it, okay?"

"Huh? What the hell are you... Oh.... Oh!! You bastard!! Hey, that's pretty fun, hahaha!"

"Haha, you finally have caught up, huh?"

It was not only Kawahara. Everyone in the room, including Kuzan had clocked.

"Y-You wouldn't...! Only Satan would do that!!"

"Yosh. I'll light it up. As soon as I do, I'll count to three."

By 'I'll light it up.' he meant as in, he will light the lighter up. In addition to that, he put the deck of cards up so he wouldn't get his hands burned. However, Hyunda was carefully just holding the deck at its border. In other words, if Kawahara aimed for the rest of the deck except where Hyunda's hands were located, which is a small portion now, he would get the result done.

"Three.... Two... O-"

Kawahara could not wait and sprayed the hell out of it.

A massive flame had burst. Kuzan's warcry was so loud that I think if I were inside the girls' dorm right now, I would listen to it.

To give an illustration of what just happened this was a simple yet deadly trick. For this to work, a lighter needs to be on. If you aim your Axe's spray towards the lighter's flame, then it will create an ardor. Essentially, Hyunda, along with Kawahara's help was burning down Kuzan's deck.

Is it just me or did Hyunda hold a massive grudge about this? It's just food man.

No---

It's not just food. I see.

I was naive. I should learn from Hyunda. Giving a soft punishment due to bias is completely unfair. I should have treated Kuzan like another person and not a privileged person just because he called me Aniki.

After having fun burning down all of Kuzan's deck, Hyunda grabs a chair and surprisingly joins in the rest of us. By the way, this wasn't an official group. We were all just sort of in a hurry and decided to not be picky at where we sit.

"So, how was it?"

Hyunda's question was purely vague but I could understand where he was coming from. Although he is so fucking irresponsible, even he realized that it was about time we talked about this.

"We failed. But I've been thinking about it... Wouldn't we have more chances of succeeding this plan if we had formed a larger team?"

Making that question, Tsudo, Sagasuga, and Akihiko nodded as if to say that they agree with my question.

However, Hyunda kept on eating. Like a mad man. Eventually...

"No. The plan was going to fail regardless."

"Then, what was the whole point of this?"

"That's self-explanatory. The result was."

Leaving everyone else in that table with doubts, Hyunda quickly left.

And so did we, since we were already late for class.

30 minutes earlier, girls' dorm, cafeteria.

"Hey, is my makeup fine? I feel like I added it a bit too much..."

"Y-You look really cute! Makeup totally suits you, Kanawari!"

Every day is the same. This is getting a bit repetitive.

"Really!? Gosh, you're so cute Hinagiku! Your face is so adorable!!"

"N-No, not at all...!"

"Eh...? But it's the truth! I feel like protecting your smile, honestly!"

I think I've gotten used to the amount of small talk that goes down inside this dorm. Although we aren't united as a whole, some girls stay closer to others. Is that what they call friendship? I don't understand. The only goal you should have is to make sure you can clear your jail sentence, yet...

"God! I hate Kawahara! How does he dare to talk to me like that!? Does he even know what awaits him!? How can anyone be so ruthless with his own words!?"

"It's alright, Aki! We just have to follow with the plan, right?"

"That's true, but still, it's entirely unreasonable how someone can be that rude especially when you are being polite. It's against all common sense to behave like that!"

All of them have positive interactions with one another. No, not everyone. Some are like me. Arkalee and Gale are shy. That's not my case though. I know that they wish to interact but something is blocking them. Something just keeps coming in their way of communicating. It's the complete opposite for me, however. I don't feel the necessity to communicate with them...

Plus, they are complete nutcases. They behave properly in front of the boys, but in here---

"Oh gosh, my period is up... Not again..."

Even though I'm trying to eat my meal peacefully, Shizuku's comment from a faraway distance manages to reach my ears while drastically disturbing me,

I suppose from the past week, I have, not willingly, learned some things about my dormmates.

Shizuku Miyaraki. She, most of the times only talks about things that are related to her appearance. It seems that she is undeniably proud of her body.

.....

No comments about that.

"Hehe, hang in there, Shizuku!"

Hinagiku Mayabashi. By far, the one who looks the youngest out of all of us. It's hard to believe that she did something to deserve 50 years of jail. Is she a wolf hiding in sheep's cloth? She seems really innocent, but her innocence is confusing because it contrasts the situation she is in. A total mystery, if I had to say. For future reference, Shizuku's jail years are 15. She got it pretty soft in comparison to some others.

"Oh my god, what happened to you? What did he say? What did he say?"

"...He kept praising me..."

"Yeah, I know! But the exact words! That's what I want to know! Also, who is this mysterious boyfriend of yours!? It's in the class, right?!"

This has been a hot topic lately. Apparently, Tateyana got a boyfriend in class. I could not care less, but in contrast to my preference, Sana was highly interested in knowing who it was.

"Shhh!! Don't speak too loud... It's a secret..."

Regarding Tateyana, she seems completely normal but there's something odd about her. I will trust my female intuition and label her as someone who does everything for attention. No matter how I look at it, she just seems like a person who wants attention at all costs. For 20 years of jail, I have my own theories about what she could have done yet I will not care enough to delve into them.

Both Tateyana Kaneta and Sana Nasha seem to be pretty good friends, but if I had to say, they are just drama queens at the end of the day. Sana also just seems to be your generic girl. However---

I'm fairly sure that nobody here is open about their true natures. The reason as to why we all ended up here. Our pride that we cannot show, no matter what.

I won't describe every single one of them to the core. But the ones who have caught up my attention are the strongest figures of this dorm. Although she acts like a leader the majority of the time, she doesn't force anyone to enter her group. Plus, her group consists of Hinagiku, Tateyana, Ikkiri and herself, Akimiyashika.

Unlike her usual behavior, she demonstrates a non-polite stance often. Mainly as a way to complain and vent, she formed a plan to punish all the boys. I neither care nor support the plan, but I just have been reminded that she strictly said for everyone in this dorm to follow with her plan.

Her plan is flawless no matter how I look at it. Also, there is another thing that I've been reminded of. I forgot his name, but he did ask, no, ordered me to ask the girls to remove their complaints or something like that. Although I couldn't care less about the plan, I wasn't against it.

No one likes to be invaded at 4/5 am. Especially when that someone gives you a speech that shakes your own very core. I've decided not to help him. No, it's not that I've decided it right off the bat. I didn't even give a single thought about it. There is no way that someone like me will ever take orders from someone else.

But---

This will be interesting.

I'm curious to know to what extent he will be mad about the fact that I didn't bother to do a single thing.

Honestly, I couldn't do anything about this. Akimiyashika's plan is utterly perfect. There is no way to counter it. Besides, she struck first. The boys probably think that they struck first but they didn't realize that she was already way ahead of them.

...........

Green soup is really good in the morning. I blew some whistles at the soup but I really like it warm.

It's so good!

Also, I think I just heard someone shout.

Present time, 35 minutes after.

I had to take a quick leak so I arrived at block F a bit too late. To my surprise, every single male student from my class was present, but not inside. That's right, they were standing right outside the main door entrance for some reason. As I walked at them, I could see that Tsudo was trying to spy inside the classroom through the keyhole.

"So!? What's he saying!?"

"Ohhh!! He just said: 'Your chest is so flat that even tables laughed!'"

"No, you damn idiot! I want to know what he is saying!! Ugh, out of the way! I'm fucking tired of this secrecy! I'm blasting through!"

In a rush to take the door down, Kawahara seemed to be going for a massive takedown. But, Sagasuga was not going to stand for this.

"Stop it, damn it! Didn't you hear what Basara-sensei said!? If we interrupt then we are screwed!"

"Don't care! Don't care! Also, bastard... Why the fuck are you getting in my way every time?! This morning was one thing but now too!? The fuck. Do you want to die or something!?"

"I am getting in your way because you keep on doing something utterly stupid every time! You were going to punch Hyunda for no reason this morning and now you were going to rush that door down just because you can't be patient."

Speaking of Hyunda, he seemed to be in deep thought.

"........What are the odds...."

He really was indulging in thinking deeply.

"Death it is!"

Kawahara, the emperor of nonsense just could not stand Sagasuga's white knight attitude and formed a fist. To be honest, Sagasuga's white knight attitude has been annoying me for a while too. I'm partially supporting Kawahara in this one.

Nonetheless, as we were about to see a clash, the door slowly but surely opens.

While opening the door, it emitted a cryptic sound. Like those old doors that are so old that they just can't help but to make noise all over the place.

Of course, both Sagasuga and Kawahara weren't dumb enough to the point of ignoring the man who had emerged from the creepy door.

"You guys..."

Oh god.

"What the fuck did I say about making any noise? Do I need to extend your sentences or something like that? Is that it!?"

Thus, in a symphony, we all replied.

"No, sir no!"

"Then shut the fuck up! One more noise coming from you lot and I will fry your eyeballs for dinner!"

Ultimately, the demon also known as Basara-sensei closes the door.

I really hope he didn't mean those words!!

Roughly 3 minutes after, we created an awkward silence. I wanted to ask what was going on, but I formed an immediate grasp. Since the girls were missing in action, it was fair to assume that Basara-sensei was talking to them. This also raised a sudden suspicion within me.

Could it be that Akimiyashika was doing complaints?

If so, shouldn't we break this awkward silence and come up with a strategy?

What if she---

"Everyone. I need to ask you all something. Please respond to this without lying."

"Hey, we can't make noise man..."

"I'm aware, Tatsu. However, I need to confirm something. Did all of you check your school bags this morning before moving to this block?"

"The fuck, Hyunda? It's a school bag. We don't even need to carry that much stuff, what's the point in checking."

Kawahara's point was really missing the margin here. We do need to carry that much stuff, but it goes without saying that most of us don't even care about the classes, therefore we don't bring that much stuff to it. As a matter of fact, we barely bother to change what's inside our bag.

I say this because I certainly don't.

"I see. Then, I have something to say that is of urgency. Last night, while I did say that we had found Kuzan, I lied about that. The truth is, in order to capture Kuzan, Daniel, Sagasuga, Rayazaki, Akihiko, and Tsudo had to invade the girls' dorm in order to track down Kuzan. Thus, I strictly believe that the girls are charging complaints about them right now."

"Hold on a second... I'm aware of the fact that we do shit all the time but this doesn't really have anything to do with the rest that didn't go to the girls' dorm. I hope that you are not trying to put the blame on everyone just because they possibly and most likely fucked their invasion up."

Oddly enough, Kan was right. There was no reason as to why Hyunda had to say this out loud. We were already aware of our fated destiny. What was the point of this?

"...I want you all to look at this."

Rashly taking his cellphone of his pocket, Hyunda shows a video.

"W-What the hell!? When!?"

"This makes no sense! We were in their dorm earlier! Explain this, Hyunda!"

Unable to resist the urge to complain, Rayazaki and Tsudo voiced their questions.

To be more precise, what Hyunda just showed us was footage of our dorm's hall. In that footage, everyone saw the appearances of Ikkiri and Akimiyashika. Although, I had absolutely no idea as to how Hyunda got that evidence.

"This is pre-recorded footage. This happened while we were searching for Kuzan. They both entered at the same time."

"Man, why are you so scared? They entered our open dorm, but so what?"

"If you think about it, why would they enter our dorm? I've been thinking for a while and arrived at a few conclusions. The most credible one being..."

Leaving Kan in suspense, Hyunda continued...

"...Please check what's inside of your bags..."

Fully trusting Hyunda's words due to his anecdotical evidence, we all checked what was inside of our bags.

"T-This is---"

1 hour later.

We are so fucked.

Oh, this isn't even funny, damn it!

We are fucked on so many possible levels!

"After the next Mathematic exam, I will start a new theme, which is topology."

Noticeably, we were having a normal class.

Nothing was out of the picture here. Although, my table partner kept glancing at me for some reason.

I completely forgot about her, to be honest.

Also, what was this feeling? This climatic feeling. It feels like the calm before the storm.

But why do I feel this way?

Everything's going so normal.

"......mpfhm........."

That small sound was alone to break Basara-sensei's tempo. Since Basara-sensei was telling us about the new theme that we will be learning soon, we all noticed something surprising that was happening.

"Yulia. What's the matter?"

".....mpfhm........"

Yulia was crying.

Oh for fuck sake. What the fuck happened. I hate when people cry. I mainly hate people who are bad at controlling their emotions overall.

"...I-I'm okay.... Sorry for disturbing..."

"No, Yulia! This can't go on for any longer!"

"I-It's fine, Aki! Don't worry about me. I'm fine..."

I hated everything about this scenario right now. It felt so fake that it made my skin crawl.

"Sensei! I'm sorry to say this while you are teaching but can I say something of great urgency?"

"Mhm... You are lucky, Akimiyashika. I just so happened to have finished teaching everything about algebra for today. In other words, go ahead."

"Thank you. But, can I go to the podium instead of saying it here?"

"Sure thing."

I really hated this scenario.

Because I had an extremely bad feeling about it.

Also, that feeling came with a reason.

Shortly after arriving at the podium, Akimiyashika glanced at the Yulia who was still crying.

"Everyone, I need your attention right now! Please listen to what I have to say. This morning, even though it shames me to say this, several pieces of underwear from every single room has been stolen! After an intense research all over the dorm, we did not find it. So, I would like to ask every single male individual present, except sensei himself to empty their school packs."

I knew it! I so fucking knew it! We've been had! How could this happen?!

"That's ridiculous! We stole nothing! Besides, you are saying meaningless things in the first place! You don't even have a shred of evidence to back that false argument up!"

Rightfully speaking, Sasuga, speaks his mind out loud. It is true. Akimiyashika just made the boldest of all claims honestly.

".....W-Who... Who did this...? Why are you all so cruel...?!"

Yulia, the one crying voiced her crying words. Ah, I see. She was supposedly crying because of that.

"W-What is this!? We aren't cruel! We did nothing!"

"That's right! Your claim is too illogical! A girl crying won't even prove your point, to begin with! Sensei, please silence her!"

However, despite Kuzan, whose head as shaved by the way, and Ryoken who made the last point, Basara-sensei was in deep thought. He seemed to be somewhat similar to Hyunda in that sense.

"Hahaha. Akimiyashika. I can't really take that seriously. Unless the boys somehow decide to empty their bags and in the result where there is actually underwear inside the bags, then I will take you seriously. But your claim is far too illogical."

"No, I believe not. I will charge all the boys in this class as suspects for stealing our underwear!"

"What!?"

Perhaps the most simultaneous 'What!?' I've ever seen yet we just couldn't let that slide.

"Sensei! This is not fair! She can't place a complaint without any sort of evidence!"

"That's true. That's true. But---"

The usual logical Basara-sensei who had no remorse for when it came to this, was different today. There was something off about him today.

"Hm. I see. This is an interesting turn of events. No, really. It really is. I didn't expect such a chance to come this early but I'm not feeling like letting this go. Alright, I will allow the charge to be placed."

And just as we were about to uproar again, Basara-sensei follows that up and says:

"However! You all must have been curious about something right?"

Not knowing what Basara-sensei was on about, Kawahara made the first move.

"Curious about what?!"

"The one thing that will decide your future! Whether or not you actually graduate comes down to one thing, and that is, the special exams issued by the government. Now, allow me to explain. Since I am the one responsible for you all, I really feel bad for not explaining this earlier."

Basara-sensei was saying some interesting words. Alas, he moved from his desk and went to the podium in which he stood right next to Akimiyashika.

"Every month, according to the government, the one who is responsible for the program subjects, will realize a special exam up to his own liking. Now, any decent teacher with the minimum decency would have explained this from the get-go. But not I. I decided that it would be too boring. I was silently waiting around and this morning, an angel came to me and said: 'Rejoice, young man!'. At first, I couldn't understand what it meant but then, after witnessing this, I finally understood something... That it was time for the special exam.

No way, did he just make a Fate reference!? How can you step so low!?

"Sensei, could you be more specific?"

Impatiently asking, Akimiyashika strictly asked Basara-sensei to get to the point.

"I am a sucker for arguments. But only good ones. Bad ones are boring and horrible. I truly dislike them. That's why, given that I was curious about this argument now that I will allow the special exam to begin. Akimiyashika, take your seat. I will now be explaining the contents of the special exam."

This was really out of his character. I didn't know that this demon had an actual passion for arguments. On top of that, good ones, apparently. Still, Akimiyashika took her seat.

"Since this argument about whether or not the boys stole the girls' underwear caught my attention, I will revolve the special exam around it. It's fairly simple. There will be two sides. Boys and girls. The argument will be the one that Akimiyashika stated. The girls' side will attempt to prove that the boys actually stole the underwear. However, the boys will, in an attempt to defend themselves, try to create a stronger argument. Essentially, however, manages to come up with better argument wins. Needless to say, I will be the judge, jury, and executioner."

See, this is what I mean. By now it's pretty clear but, inside our school packs, there are multiple pieces of underwear in each bag. In my bag, there is a blue bra and dark purple panties. If this was a perverted scenario where we would all rejoice due to bras and panties, then it would be amazing.

In contrast, this was the worst-case scenario.

Actually, it wasn't that bad. They couldn't force us to empty our bags. Invading our right to privacy isn't an option.

Also, Basara-sensei's special exam was already favoring one side completely. I didn't need to say which side was that.

"But first, some ground rules. The first one is, I will only allow this argument to go on for 1 hour. This is to say that it should last an hour but if it escalates that long, then it will end at that. Whoever made the most logical points will win, if it goes overtime. Second rule, I will only allow logical arguments to be made. Things such as emotion and spite are to be left out. If your argument contains little to zero logic then I will invalidate it. Third rule, no interruptions. Each side will choose one representative to voice their argument. Each side will, additionally, have the right to voice their argument under 5 minutes. You can either declare your argument finished or once it hits the 5-minute mark, the other side will get a chance to argue back. However, only the representative or the ones in question are allowed to argue. This refers to the no interruption rules. Also, arguments without any evidence will be considered invalid."

I can't believe this Kotomine Kirei quoter just essayed us like this...

Well, this was good though. In fact, this could be seen as an even match from now on.

"Sensei, you said that each side will fight to see who wins this argument, right? Then, what happens to the side that loses?"

"They will receive the consequence of losing."

"And that is...?"

"Hyunda, why not lose to find out? Or just win to laugh about."

Hyunda, who always gives vague answers just got a taste of his own medicine, basically.

"With that said, I will allow anything as long as it's valid for the sake of evidence. Let's see... It is 8:30 am. Thus, by 9:30 am this should be finished. By the way, whoever gets to decide on their representative will go first. Furtherm--"

Getting interrupted all over the sudden, Akimiyashika, who did not waste any time whatsoever, took the chance immediately.

"Sensei, I am the representative."

"...I didn't finish speaking. But, it wouldn't matter. However, I won't take that for granted, Akimiyashika."

"I know. You must want to ensure that my claim about I, being the representative, is correct, right?

"Yes."

It somewhat pisses me off how she addressed herself as 'I'.

With that said, Basara-sensei decided to ask the girls' side the question that would determine whether or not Akimiyashika would take the role of representative.

"Do you all agree with what Akimiyashika just said?"

In a perfect symphony, all the girls, including my table partner replied:

"Yes, we agree."

...........

This is staged, isn't it? Did they practice this or something?

Although, this is fine. As long as Akimiyashika doesn't have any evidence then she is screwed as well.

"Then, it is decided. Akimiyashika will be the representative of this side. Knowing this, I will give the boys a grand total of 5 minutes to decide on their representative. If by the time of 5 minutes, there is no chosen representative, then the girls win automatically. In other words, not only do you get your bags checked but you also get the consequence of losing."

It's fantastic how I can't even tell which one I should be worried more. The losing consequence or having a fucking blue bra and dark purple panties coming out from my pack!

Finalizing his words, Basara-sensei takes a sit.

"Guys, I don't mean to flex but let me be the representative."

"Fuck off! If anyone should be the representative then it should be me! I will give these bitches the spiciest of all arguments!"

"No... Let me do it!"

It was odd for Kuzan, whose head was so shaved off to say that. This became an argument for supremacy basically. Kuzan, Rayazaki, and Kawahara decided to spend the upcoming minutes arguing about who was the best. That's right. They were not worried about losing to Akimiyashika. They were not worried about the consequence of failing to win against her, they just wanted to see who came out on top.

This is without a doubt, what you call a clash of egos.

I noticed her too.

The hell does she want?

She keeps glancing back and forth. At me.

I wanted to make a joke about her being potentially attracted to me but the current situation was of great importance. I had to think carefully now. I will ignore everyone's existence right now and only focus on thinking about what I know.

To start, if I go by the premise that Akimiyashika will launch an argument that revolves around blaming the boys while claiming that they stole their underwear, then that's a weak argument. I could just accuse someone of stealing my money if they happen to have it. Does that make my argument appealing or credible? No, it does not.

I'm using that logic because it's valid in the scenario where she has no evidence. Although Yulia could not say it, she most likely implied that her underwear got stolen or something and that she had no underwear on. Of course, no one would actually just say: 'Hey, flip your skirt or you are lying.'. No, no way that works.

Regardless, this is a bad assumption. I should assume that she will fight back with the vigilance cameras. I'm assuming this because Ikkiri showed us footage of Kuzan escaping. It's undeniable that the possibility is there. It pains me to say this but, if she has footage of us, then we are essentially screwed.

Proper reasoning to checkmate us would be the usage of the footage of the cameras from their dorm against us. I mean, if one thinks about it, the fact that we were there already proves that we are indeed suspects. Nonetheless, we didn't actually do it.

I have no idea how she is going to prove that we did. By common sense, she doesn't have any possible way to do so. Which means that if she's smart, she's not going to. Worst case scenario, I would rely on Hyunda's footage but even then, I am not too confident about it. Not because I don't have the right evidence; I do, but because Hyunda might not even allow me to use it for his reasons.

His earlier words still haunt me. He said that the plan was meant to fail. What did he mean by that?

While I was ignoring everyone's existence, something, no, someone speaking broke my reflection.

"You deepshits, are you just not going to choose a representative? It's been three minutes you goddamn morons!"

Shit! I was thinking for way too long...

I feel like it's constantly unnecessary to note this but she is still stupidly trading glances in and glances out.

On a side note, I decided to analyze my side. Who would be the representative, realistically speaking?

Kan was rolling joints without a care in the world. Typical.

Ryoken seemed to be in deep thought, however, his nervous expression made me assume that he was going to assume the role at the last minute. Having a nervous representative can be crucial. Although, if in the end, there isn't anyone else to take the role, Ryoken would have to be the obvious choice.

Akihiko though... He looked the same as in the morning. Terrified as hell. If I remember correct Sana had a chainsaw this morning... Just what the hell happened?! Either way, Akihiko was definitely not an option.

Same with Tsudo. He just kept saying 'Fuck' while seeing what was inside his bag. Way to make it obvious.

Hyunda just looked outside of the window as usual. He had gone to his own world. But---

As soon as my eyes met his figure, he glanced back at me for a short second with serious eyes.

Kawahara, Rayazaki, and Kuzan were definitely out of the question. Besides, they would never reach a consensus.

Tatsu was silently writing something by the looks of it. In other words, useless.

Susaga was reading manga. JoJo, if my vision doesn't fail me. But he's reading Stone Ocean. I hate Stone Ocean.

Lastly, there was Sagasuga. Now, I have not forgotten about this guy. He's been trying not to stand out but I've noticed that he occasionally glances at me out of worry that I might tell his little secret.

Your time will come. Judgment day is near.

Though, that wasn't exactly relevant right now. What truly pissed me off was how he had the looks of a winner.

........

Let's just say that I wanted to confirm something.

It's not out of curiosity, but instead, out of spite.

"That bastard."

After glancing at Tateyana at the speed of light, I noticed that she was red as hell. Still the same tomato as the morning. I'm going to call her Tomatana at this rate.

And oops. I did say that out loud. My partner became even more warry of me. However, she refused to speak and I refused to notice her existence.

So, what's the grand conclusion here? Well, we might just be fucked big time. Assuming the worst-case scenario and that Akimiyashika is intelligent about this, we have no chance of winning.

I'm not even sure on what premise to act.

But, I know one thing.

And that is, we don't necessarily have to be the only losers here.

With that in mind, I had finished my thoughts about the situation. From here on out I had to proceed with caution.

"15 seconds left."

"S-Sensei, I..."

"Basara-sensei, I will be the representative."

No, I am not trying to sound cool. I simply just didn't want to lose by default.

"Very well then. Please remind yourselves of the rules. I will not tolerate any rule-breakers."

It was about to begin it seems.

"Well then, Akimiyashika, you may begin."

"Thank you, sensei."

"But, since I am the judge, I will ask some questions that need to be asked first, regarding the argument itself. Akimiyashika, remind me again, what was that you claimed?"

"I claimed that the boys are the primary suspects of stealing multiple pieces of underwear. Also, I demanded a thorough investigation of their bags."

"I see. What's your basis for that?"

"My basis for the first claim is due to the fact that they invaded our dorms at 4 am. No--- As a matter of fact, someone already had invaded our dorm via physical force way before that."

She's exaggerating honestly. It wasn't way before that. Kuzan invaded the dorm at 4 am.

"So you want to perform an investigation based on the assumption that your dorm was invaded by the boys at 4 am? Why the bags though? Is there a specific reason for that?"

"The reason is quite simple. To be honest, we are in a desperate situation so we need to search for o-o-our underwear that is missing in a place where the suspects might have put them."

"And you think that of all places to hide underwear that it would be inside a school bag?"

"I know it sounds ridiculous but if you think about it, we have nothing else to search. They could have very well hidden inside their own rooms. Yes, that's the highest possibility. However, their school bags are by far the only approachable thing that we can search for them. Please understand."

"Argument rejected. Your reason for this is far too emotional. It barely contains any logic. Unless you can present some solid evidence to back your argument up, I will pass the turn to Daniel."

"Of course, it would be utterly ludicrous to form an argument without any solid evidence to back it up."

"So you have it or are you simply bluffing?"

"I do have it--- But, can I question a certain individual first?"

"Permission granted."

She just claimed to have evidence. Lying in this situation would not do her any good. Knowing this, it's fair to assume that she will rely on vigilance cameras. Just how the hell does she have access to it? I need to know about that.

"Kuzan Takeshi, where, exactly, physically, were you today at 4 am?"

I'm surprised she bothered to say the word 'physically'. She must not be in the mood for jokes or sarcasm.

Kuzan is impulsive by nature, very much like Rayazaki and Kawahara so I doubt he realizes that he has the right to remain silent.

"I was sound asleep in my bed! Where else would I be?"

"Are you sure that's your claim?"

Oi, she's not playing around Kuzan. Don't lie.

"I was snorting like a pig!"

AHHHHHHH.

"I see. That's all I wanted to ask. Sensei, and everyone in this classroom, just now, you witnessed Kuzan Takeshi's answer. You are all witnesses."

Without asking for our opinion, Akimiyashika went out of her way and claimed such.

"Akimiyashika."

"Yes, I'm sorry. I will proceed now."

It seems like Basara-sensei was really not in the mood for the way Akimiyashika was acting. From a moral stance, what she just did could be considered manipulation. Well, with all things considered, manipulation such as what she just did can be controversial. Because she has multiple valid arguments to back her up.

"Can I utilize the computer? I need to upload a Pendrive. Inside it, the evidence lies."

"Sure. Just hurry up. You have one minute left."

Indeed, a total of four minutes went down the drain in all this.

Roughly 30 seconds after, Akimiyashika used the remote controller to turn the projector on. Just like in many schools, this was used to serve as a way to project subject exercises or documents like that.

Yet, as soon as we could see what was projected, 6 videos could be seen. Of course, none of them were playing.

"I will now play the first video."

"How long is it?"

"40 seconds."

"Rejected. Either save it for your next turn or pass the turn."

"I see. I will rightfully pass it to Daniel then."

Smart decision. She realizes how valuable time is in this situation. Assuming that she thinks that she can end this argument in less than an hour, she is saving as much time as she can. I have not underestimated her. However, she is dangerous to face. Because she is not a fair person.

Given that it was my turn, what exactly was I going to argue about? I'm screwed regardless of what I say. The only visible piece of evidence I can use lies within Hyunda's footage or Akimiyashika's 6 videos. Knowing this, I had absolutely no reason to argue.

It was pointless. Arguing without evidence is massively counterproductive. Therefore, I need to wait for some.

"Daniel, it's your turn."

Reminding me of who's turn it was, I once again took a glance at the clock. It was 8:40 am. I'm also at fault here. I took 5 minutes in the beginning for no reason. It was clearly obvious that no one would be the representative. Akimiyashika wasted 5 minutes basically. However, in it, she managed to stand her own ground and prepared the climax for what might be coming. Interrogating Kuzan might have been partially manipulating the crowd, although it could very well be used against us since Kuzan is the dumbest motherfucker on this planet and decided to lie.

"I'll pass the turn right back at her."

Akimiyashika was stunned actually. What?

Did you actually think that every single one of us was incapable of using our best weapon called a brain?

Naive, biatch!

"....How dumb...."

H-Huh!?

Did this bitch at my side just say that!?

Am I missing something here?

No, she's probably mad that I haven't paid her attention.

I have to believe that it was the right decision. Yes, it was.

Actually, why am I even bothered?

She's speaking nonsense.

I let out a small grin to piss her off.

It worked, she smashed one of her pages.

"Please pay attention, all of you. What I am about to show you contain a very serious degree of importance."

Said Akimiyashika confidentially. Not rejecting her words, we all glanced upon it.

The first video contained me, Rayazaki, Tsudo, Sagasuga, and Akihiko. It was my gender equality speech. However, there was something that literally pissed me way more off than the fact that we were in a losing situation thanks to that footage.

"Akimiyashika, what happened to the audio?"

"Oh... Our cameras are actually quite old. These ones don't have audio. But not to worry, they provide footage which is the necessary ground for my evidence to be displayed."

That's right. No fucking audio! They can't listen to my great and might speech! I bet they would quake their boots if they heard that.

The video ended after my speech was terminated. However, before ending, we were seen entering the girls' dorm. Thankfully for me, something crucial came along.

"Now that you have all watched this video, I would like to interrogate the individuals in the video. Am I allowed to, sensei?"

"Yes, you are."

"Thank you. First of all, Daniel, what were you doing there at 4 am?"

I will attempt to demonstrate an example. Hopefully, the other 4 dorks follow my example.

"....."

Wow, her face looks as if she's going to grab a hammer and smash all my bones with it. Chill out, Akimiyashika, I get that you hate to be ignored but you knew this would happen.

Ah yes. I opted to remain silent. What's there to say about this? That we were going to hunt down Kuzan.

.......

Wait a second.

Silence isn't the right option here.

I noticed that there was an extremely piece of evidence to prove that we weren't the first ones to start this whole thing.

In the video, I was shown to open the door, but it's crystal clear to anyone that the door lock was broken.

"I-"

No, wait!

You dumbass! What if it's a bait?! You know she's intelligent. The very fact that she is making that angry expression could symbolize manipulation.

It's possible that she wants me to comment on the fact that the door lock is broken. There is no way that she wouldn't notice that.

Akimiyashika utilizes everything to her disposal as much as she can. If she doesn't utilize it then it's for a reason.

I hate to admit but this girl has me stuck in a dilemma.

Should I tell her that we weren't to blame for breaking in since Kuzan was the one who did so, then we would also be screwed. Because if Kuzan takes the blame, so do we. On the other hand, should I remain silent now, I am letting go of the chance of calling her out on that.

But think, what's the importance of that? I have no idea about the context of the next videos. Even if I tell her, she could simply say that she was simply curious about my location.

This isn't enough evidence to counteract, it seems.

"I will stay silent."

My side looked revolted as soon as I said that.

However, I really wanted to pass down the example. Don't take her bait!

"Sensei, is that allowed?"

"It indeed is allowed to be silent. It's a right."

"I understand. Then, Tsudo, what do you have to say about your position at 4 am, on our dorm's entrance?"

Stay silent. You got this, Tsudo.

"We were just chilling outside, nothing much."

You fucking retard!! You saw the number of videos she has!! What makes you fucking think that 'we were just chilling outside, nothing much.' is actually gonna help us here!? If the next videos have evidence of you walking in the dorm then you literally just lied for no reason!!

Ah fuck.

I'm surrounded by retards.

"By this, sorry, 'chilling', what are you implying?"

Akimiyashika really hates vulgar words it seems.

"Huh? You know. Chilling. Get it? Because the weather is chilly?"

I would kill myself after that one.

"Since the individual at the question is refusing to answer my question seriously, I will assume that he is lying since the video clearly shows that there is more to it than what he actually suggests. Am I allowed to do that, sensei?"

"Yes, you are. Proceed."

Who the fuck trolls in such a situation, Tsudo! Actually, he probably wasn't trolling, he was just being serious in his own way.

"Rayazaki, what were you doing at our dorm's entrance at 4 am?"

"What I was doing?! What the hell else!? I was entering your dorm so I could hunt that rat Kuzan down since he had stolen all of our food! We had to infiltrate the whole area to do so!"

No more.

This is too much.

Just how can someone be this dumb and not read the atmosphere. Do you have a brain glitch, Rayazaki?

"So you are saying that Kuzan willingly infiltrated our dorm? Now, why would he do that?"

"Huh!? Hell if I know! All I know is that that rat Kuzan stole all of our food from King George and went off somewhere else! Coincidentally he was in your dorm! That's all!"

My god, I'm losing brain cells. I'm officially naming this a brain cell genocide.

I also think that my IQ just went down 100 points.

Oh, that's bad. What if I have less than 100!?

"Lmao, King George? What gives?"

I'm more surprised at the fact that Basara-sensei doesn't know the existence and might of King George rather than the fact that he said 'Lmao' out loud.

Though, that wasn't a question that was actually supposed to be answered, so the main conversation began. Yes, she even made sure it would.

"Sensei, please focus. This is very serious. I would appreciate it if you could devote your entire attention to the argument as a whole."

"Yeah, sure. I will give you my wholesome attention. To the argument that is."

What the fuck do you mean wholesome you pervert?! You're a fucking teacher for Christ's sake!

"Taking into consideration of what you just said, Rayazaki, you fully confirmed to have, willingly invaded our dorm to supposed perform a search for Kuzan, correct?"

"Why are you repeating the same shit all over again!? Are you deaf, bitch?"

"D-Don't talk to Aki like that...!"

It seems Hinagiku was not going to stand for that. But this is Rayazaki that we are talking about.

"You again midget!? Know your place!"

"H-How rude! All you do is curse against Aki's logical questions! Brute!"

"The fuck was that!?"

And then, slamming his book on his table.

"Order!"

Wow, Basara-sensei, please, you're way too much into this.

"I said that I wouldn't tolerate any type of interruptions. It's interruptions like those that make arguments unnecessary. Hinagiku, you are forbidden from leaving the school in the upcoming month."

"What!"

"Furthermore, that interruption of yours will penalize Akimiyashika's argument as a whole."

"Hahahaha, way to go dumbass!"

"Stop laughing you retard, you are equally to blame. You will receive the same treatment as her. And, you two, for the rest of the class, you will only answer or talk if something is asked at you. Politely at it. I will apply serious measures if you two don't behave properly next time."

Wait, what just happened? Did this demon just show mercy? What is this! Does he really love arguments that much?!

Nonetheless, both Hinagiku and Rayazaki didn't answer back. They couldn't talk. But for some reason, after seeing Rayazaki's defeated look, Hinagiku got smug.

Well, it's not as if we were on the winning side or anything but Rayazaki just made our situation a whole lot worse.

"Akimiyashika, you only have 1 minute left."

"Yes, I'm aware. Next up is..."

She took a while to think about this. This was because there wouldn't be time to interrogate both. She was probably also analyzing the intelligence of the two in her mind. She made the right move to question Rayazaki and Tsudo. It was the right move because she managed to extract free information basically. Since the ones she questioned were utterly retarded while answering.

But, it looks like she made her mind up.

"Sagasuga, what do you have to say about yourself?"

She ignored Akihiko for some reason.

"Me? Well, I was just going to visit my girlfriend at 4 am. Something wrong with that?"

Broooooooooo. Why flex at a time like this?!

Actually, scratch that. That was a malicious flex. I will not forget that.

"E-Erm... Please be more explicit."

"Hm? What? Okay, I'll repeat it. I went to visit my girlfriend at 4 am."

I think he's asking for a serious beating.

But this was a good call. They could either take his opinion seriously or just take it as sarcasm. Either way, it didn't matter. What mattered was that he wasn't giving Akimiyashika any useful information.

"Why would you need 4 other individuals to do that though?"

"Isn't that pretty basic? I suggested to them that we would team up in order for me to accomplish my goal. I just could not stand being away from my love."

I know that this is a really good strategy since they can't counter it but it really is triggering me to a whole new level how he is flexing his relationship status.

COINCIDENTALLY, Tateyana was looking in the opposite direction all this time.

"Akimiyashika, your time is up. Daniel, your turn. Are you going to speak even?"

That's a good question actually. There was one thing that I could do though. I owe this opportunity to Sagasuga.

Here it goes.

"Yeah, I will speak."

"Wow, I thought you were just going to remain silent throughout the whole thing. Do you have an argument to counter Akimiyashika's?"

"Not exactly, it's not a counter-argument, I am simply going to reinforce an argument that was already stated. Is that allowed?"

"Anything is, as long as you think that it will suffice against her argument."

I glanced at the clock. 8:45 am. I wasn't going to waste that much time if possible.

However, I had to strike back.

"Since this involves the whole class, I am free to ask anyone I want, right?"

"Yes, that's correct. You are free to do that."

Well, that's perfect actually.

For future reference, if what I'm about to do caused something amazing to happen then I deserve all credits.

"Tateyana, if you don't answer the following question then I will assume, out of principle that the outcome is positive. But, where were you today at 5 am?"

That's right... I used the 5 am card.

She's free to remain silent. But I made sure that she would suffer a consequence by doing so. Yes, this could be labeled as manipulation. Though, my intention is completely unclear.

She did not bother to even look at me. Oh right, I was standing next to Sagasuga, of course, she couldn't.

And I was not going to wait anymore.

"Sensei, can I assume that she isn't going to answer?"

"I'll wait ten more seconds."

No matter how you look at it, she had no way of actually knowing what I was talking about. She could at maximum create an assumption.

But, 5 seconds later...

"I-I was sleeping in my room."

"I see. Well, changing my question, Sagasuga, this love of yours, was she asleep at 5 am?"

"No, she wasn't."

"How come you know this, Sagasuga?"

I really wanted to fucking punch this traitor.

"Because I was with her in her room. We talked, no, flirted for a very long time period. It was impossible for her to sleep, so to speak."

One day, I swear.

"I see, well, thank you very much."

This is all I needed for now.

"Wait, what was the main point of this? I'm curious now."

Of course, you'd be. However---

"...."

This might be called abuse of privileges but Basara-sensei can't just alter rights like that.

Actually, he's unreasonable as fuck. If he actually wanted to, he would. Please don't be so thirsty for an answer that you will receive soon.

"I see. Is that all?"

Oh good. He understood. Well, of course, he would. Since he's an argument lover then he would understand my silent yet fierce decision.

"Yes."

I only wasted 3 minutes, so it was 8:48 am.

Subsequently, it was Akimiyashika's turn.

"I will now show the second video."

All students inside the classroom, once again, indulged themselves in watching yet another footage.

This one only contained a scene of two individuals. It was on the first floor.

Furthermore, I finally saw how much of a pussy Akihiko was. Actually, considering what happened, I think I can understand his trauma. The man almost got cut up by a chainsaw. But, something caught my eye. As the video was ending, Akihiko took a black bag with him.

Why though?

No.

What truly got my attention was the sight of Ikkiri. She was showing a nervous face. Hyunda also took notice of that and stared right into her soul.

Immediately after seeing that, Akimiyashika closed the video.

Ikkiri wanted to tell something to Hyunda but he just kept staring.

I don't know his strategy but I like it.

"Akihiko, what were you doing on our dorm's first floor at that time?"

"Haha. Hahaha. Hahahaha."

The fuck.

"What's so funny? Are you incapable of answering my question?"

"Ah, no.... It's just... What was I doing again?"

"Excuse me? Are you playing dumb?"

"Why do I feel like I'm forgetting something important...?"

I had no idea what Akihiko was going through right now but his past trauma seemed to be completely gone all over the sudden.

What the hell happened...?

To give the bigger picture, Akihiko had been acting like someone who was terrified. I thought that the reason for that was because he was traumatized. Ultimately that trauma would come from being threatened by Sana.

Yet... He's acting completely normal right now. He has a calm and collected pose.

"Sorry, ask the question again, please."

Akimiyashika probably thought that Akihiko was flat out playing dumb or just using sarcasm.

No, from observing Akihiko I doubt that he is someone who would lie this easily. There is a possibility that he's acting might've been just an act, but something feels weird here. His reactions are way too natural.

"...As you saw from the video, what were you doing there at 4 am?"

"Well, for starters, according to the video's time, I was there supposedly at 5 am."

That's correct. We did start out infiltration at 5 am. However, my previous speech was still within 4 am. Essentially, it happened between 4: 55 am to 5:00 am.

"But, from what I can tell, I was there at that time only to be found by Sana, right? I have no idea what she said to me but the fact that I had to hide in a pantry is worrying. Also, there's the fact that Sana grabbed a chainsaw. What about that?"

"...That's not important right now."

Oi, Akimiyashika, that's way too biased.

"No, it is important. Everything must be taken into consideration."

Thankfully, Basara-sensei realized the absurdity of the situation and said that.

"Yes, sensei. Well, Sana, what were you doing at 5 am with a chainsaw?"

"I can't sleep without it. Can you imagine what it's like to sleep knowing some perverts are going to invade your dorm at 5 am? It's terrible!"

Her point isn't bad, because she said that due to the possibility of being invaded by perverts (the boys) during the night that she had to form some way of self-defense. Well, she didn't say the self-defense part but she heavily implied it.

"Sensei, from my perspective, Sana was afraid of potentially being molested by those perverts who invaded our dorm at 5 am, therefore, as a self-defense mechanism she used the chainsaw to fend off Akihiko who showed signs of doing such."

"No, please. I would never molest her. She's not even attractive, please."

Speaking out of his order, Akihiko makes that claim.

Although, saying out of his order isn't completely right. The only individuals present in that scene are Sana and Akihiko.

"Oh!? Then, what were you doing there?!"

"Huh? I've literally just explained it though..."

"She probably meant to say: 'Why were you there at that time?'"

This time, Akimiyashika corrected Sana. Even though I, for a second thought I could intervene, I was reminded that it was Akimiyashika's turn. Therefore, it was meaningless for me to talk.

"That's the thing, you see... I don't actually know as to why I am there in the first place. If what Sana said about me molesting, well trying to molest her, at 5 am is true then I have no idea what happened. I don't think I could ever fall that low, sorry. I am guiltless."

Akihiko probably did not realize how much he was roasting Sana with his honest opinion. His opinion is somewhat false though. Sana is a target worthy of molesting. However, if we take her personality into consideration, then hell no.

"That's all you have to say to defend yourself?"

It seemed as if Akimiyashika was going to end this round. This didn't exactly favor us due to the fact that there was no audio. The fact that there is no audio is far too convenient for Akimiyashika. No---

It could be convenient for both sides if used correctly.

"Uh, yes. I really can't remember, sorry."

While it was completely irrelevant whether or not he actually remembered... no, it was relevant actually.

It's basically a shame that Akihiko couldn't remember what it happened. Assuming that he really can't remember.

Also, Basara-sensei accepted Sana's chainsaw logic for self-defense which Akimiyashika reformed.

Apparently we live in a world where defending yourself with a chainsaw is plausible. Even though it was clear that Sana began the attack. However, it was labeled that Sana was acting out of self-defense.

........

3 minutes had passed.

My question was, was Akimiyashika going to make any more stands?

"I'll pass my turn to Daniel."

8:51 am.

39 minutes for this to end. Assuming that she uses the upcoming video to reinforce her primal argument, this is bound to take a long turn.

Having my turn passed to me, just what could I do?

Akimiyashika had the total upper hand every time. Each time she presented an argument, she demonstrated different pieces to fight back.

My plan, well, there was never a plan, but my way to strike back would be to counterargue. Basara-sensei most likely realized that and gave me a little hint about that earlier.

Knowing that Basara-sensei accepted that flawed chainsaw logic really doesn't bring a smile to my face. I was planning to argue against how stupid that is.

I would like to know Basara-sensei's thought process on that.

Nevertheless, there was one thing that I could use...

"Akihiko, at the end of the video you left the dorm with a black bag, right? Where is it?"

To be honest, I somewhat already knew that the black bag meant something. No way that it didn't. Akimiyashika might not have shown visible confusion but Ikkiri did. Based on that, it's safe to assume that there was something important in it.

If Kuzan was smart then he would have left bags with food on separate floors. But it was crystal clear that Kuzan was selfish to the point of no forming such a minimal smart strategy.

"I don't know dude. Probably at my room, honestly."

That's it! This is my chance. If that bag actually contains some solid evidence then maybe we can--

"Sensei, could I go and bring that bag that might be in Kuzan's room!?"

"No way. That's out of the question. You are not allowed to leave this room. No one is until the class is over."

Oh right, he never lets us leave the classroom, not even for toilet purposes. Yeah, this was not going to work.

Worth the shot though.

8: 53 am.

"I'll pass my turn then..."

Not showing a single wasted movement, Akimiyashika immediately plays the third video.

Well---

If this follows the same pattern, then Tsudo is up next. Now, let's see what sort of shit he did to be screaming the word 'Fuck!' so much.

........

From the video itself, this could be interpreted as a love comedy scene but in reality, it seems that Shizuku has taken a good hold at what sort of man Tsudo really is. Right as Tsudo was infiltrating the second floor, Shizuku confronted him...

With extreme light clothes. Revealing at it.

I took a glance at Shizuku but she was not shaken at all. According to common sense, any fragile girl that tastes the wrath of Tsudo's nature is bound to flee in terror.

But, he just happened to have met the one person who would not do so.

I couldn't help but feel that Shizuku, being there, and that time, was not a coincidence.

And of course, the most noticeable thing about the whole video was Tsudo's massive nosebleed.

I didn't think that you could actually nosebleed that much.

I thought that it was an anime thing.

On a side note, the reason as to why he was bleeding was no other than Shizuku herself. She jiggled her boobs in the video.

Normally, embarrassment would be a common trait to show here. But...

She just doesn't care.

"Tsudo, care to explain yourself?"

Pressuring Tsudo out of the blue, Akimiyashika fires a bullet at him.

"It's not my fault."

"Sorry?"

I understood what he meant to say. It was definitely not his fault. But Tsudo, you're talking to Akimiyashika of all people. She probably did not understand your manly complex words.

"I said it's not my fault. She started it."

"Not my fault you 'lost' so quickly."

Oi, why is this conversation taking this turn?

Please, guys, keep this Pg 13.

"I d-d-d-d-d-didn't 'lose' quickly!"

"You're bluffing! You so did! Hahaha!"

"Kuhhhh!!!"

Tsudo flushed his face full of embarrassment under his notebook.

"Tsudo! I'll ask again! What were you doing there, on the second floor, at 5 am?"

"Nothing!"

"No, the video suggests you were doing more than 'nothing' though."

"It's the truth! I was just searching for Kuzan! I thought that he was there! Shizuku appearing there at that time was nothing more than a coincidence..."

No, I'm extremely convinced it wasn't. No other girl could confront a man of your caliber without unleashing a scream.

"Searching for Kuzan, was it? Then, Shizuku, what do you have to say about this?"

Akimiyashika changed the target of her question this time.

"Well, you see, Aki... From what I understand Tsudo is a massive virgin."

The whole class, except Tsudo, of course, burst out of laughter.

"And so, since we were being invaded, I took advantage of the fact that he is a massive virgin to delay his actions. However----"

"Yes, Shizuku?"

Shizuku for some reason fell silent, but Akimiyashika pressed forward despite that.

"He asked me to do... embarrassing things..."

"What!"

Tsudo revolted for some reason, couldn't help but to exclaim.

"But, I won't be shy and just say it out loud. Because this will contribute to Aki's investigation, of course."

I had the feeling that someone was about to face massive shame.

"He said to me first: 'Shake that ass.'"

"I said no such things!! Sensei, this is abuse! If we had audio then I would prove it! She's lying!"

"But Tsudo, no matter how you look at it, she did shake it in the video. Your words are contradicting."

Not even Basara-sensei could save him here. Also, this was not normal. Shizuku was actually liking what was happening. Is she an M?

Plus, this was somewhat cringy.

"Nonetheless, there is more where that came from. He then said that if I didn't do what he would say next that he would do things that I would regret doing with him... So he asked me to jiggle my chest..."

Hinagiku seemed like she really wanted to let Tsudo have a taste of her own words but Tsudo was not going to stand for that.

"Blasphemy! Okay, sure! Your body is amazing. No, wait. Too amazing! But I wouldn't do any of that! Please, sensei! How can you trust her own words when we don't have the audio to do so!?"

"I'll agree that not having audio is problematic but you are trying to deny physical acts that contain physical evidence. Argument invalid, Tsudo!"

"B-But..."

"And there you have it. This is solid proof that Tsudo, the individual at the scene, not only invaded our dorm, illegally. But also, he verbally sexually harassed Shizuku and threatened her to do things against her own will."

"It wasn't against her own will! It was her own will!"

"Silence, you vermin! Don't interrupt me while I'm speaking."

Akimiyashika had officially snapped.

"That's all the evidence that I needed. I will pass the turn back to Daniel."

Now, could I defend Tsudo in this scenario? No, I couldn't. But---

Tsudo forgot to mention one very important thing. At the end of the video, Kuzan could be seen as he climbed the staircase to the third floor. Furthermore, the video didn't actually contain all the necessary evidence for me to counter Akimiyashika's point, which was, Tsudo deliberately sexually harassed Shizuku.

If the video had ended when Tsudo was locked down and had screamed that Kuzan was inside the dorm, then maybe I could have used that. But the video was most likely edited.

We are far too outmatched.

8:57 am.

"So, will you speak or not?"

"No, Basara-sensei, I'll pass."

Tsudo looked at me with puppy eyes.

The fuck do you want from me? You got baited by your lust to this extent, what were you expecting?

"Then, Akimiyashika, if you still have more."

"Indeed, I have plenty."

Luckily, if this follows the same pattern then my chance to strike back should be here soon.

Without any time wasted, she displays the video.

.........

I really will brand him. I feel like I've been saying this a lot lately but this bastard cannot be allowed to live apparently. It's like his life is an offense to every other man who struggles with love out there.

So, in the video, the bastard decides that instead of searching for Kuzan that he should knock inside a room.

Although, since it was in the middle of the dark, the room's number could not be seen.

Thus, the video simply showed the empty hall, because the bastard had entered someone's room!

"Sagasuga, do you have anything to say for yourself?"

Akimiyashika in a rush to get some sort of information from Sagasuga interrogated him.

"Do I need to explain myself again? I went there to meet my love. What's so hard to understand about this?"

"So you willingly forced your way into a girl's room!?"

"No, please. I'm a gentleman. Why would I do such a brute thing? She gave me permission."

"I've been meaning to ask, but who is this 'love' you have been speaking of?"

"C'mon, Akimiyashika. Is that how you speak to someone who is saying free information that he doesn't even have to say it? I could remain silent, but out of nobility I am responding to you but now you ask me such a private question... That's rude."

I'll admit it, Sagasuga is utilizing this situation to his advantage pretty well. I mean, the fact that he is using the right to privacy like that proves it. Well, he mentioned that he could have been using it all this time.

Still, his attitude is pissing me off.

"...You are correct. That was rude of me. However, you confirm entering a girl's room, correct?"

By the looks of it, Akimiyashika prioritizes the way she speaks in public a bit too much.

"Yes, Akimiyashika. I entered a certain girl's dorm."

"...Well, that's all. I'm passing my turn."

What? That was pretty weak by her. Or maybe Sagasuga's points were just that uncounterable. The reason as to why they are uncounterable is because they have no way to be proven or denied. It's a fact that Sagasuga entered a girl's room. With that said, it could be the confirmation that Tateyana, for reasons unknown, is refusing to argue against his point.

But, something was additionally bothering me when it came to Sagasuga. Every time he finished making his point, he had a low smirk.

Unsure, I glanced at Tateyana once again.

My side partner, for whatever the fuck reason did the same as well.

Well, this confirmed it. There was something going on.

No, I'm not referring to the relationship that's supposedly going on between them. It's something else.

This feels like some sort of competition.

"Once again, I will question the same person with the same question. Tateyana, what were you doing at 5 am?"

I had to pressure her because this would allow me to follow that up with something nice.

"I already told you that I was sleeping."

"Okay. Where?"

"Huh? In my room, where else?"

"Yeah, but where exactly? The floor?"

I realized something amidst this. Sagasuga was looking at her with his smirk. She also noticed that. Good going, Sagasuga!

"O-On the second floor."

You're a bad liar.

"Tsudo, did something else happen after the video ended?"

He probably didn't realize the meaning of my question but it didn't matter. He wasn't going to lie about this.

"Well, after the video, Shizuku, Arkalee, and Yulia arrested me. That's all there is to it..."

The perfect answer.

Thus, I had to respond with the perfect answer.

"Then, where did Shizuku, Arkalee, and Yulia came from?"

"Huh? That's obvious, dude. From their rooms."

Yes, exactly.

And now...

"How many rooms were there on the second floor?"

"Only 3. AH!"

I'm surprised it took him that long to realize my goal here. As obvious as it may sound, I needed to confirm whether or not what Tateyana said was true.

"I was sleeping with Shizuku. We are good friends. And besides, I came to her room when I heard the sound of people coming in, immediately."

"That's true. She was worried about the sudden presence of a certain 'someone', no, in this case, it's certain 'someones'. There is no rule that says that a girl can't sleep in another girl's room."

Not even giving me a chance to continue my questioning, Tateyana launches a possible lie straight at me while using Shizuku's room as a defense. By her logic, she was not on the third floor but in the second floor at that time.

What the hell! How low can these bitches get, lying to me like this!

It is what I would say, but her words weren't the smartest and I was about to take advantage of that.

"That's weird, Tateyana. You said that you were sleeping in your room. Yet now you said that you were sleeping inside Shizuku's room, which is located on the second floor, right? Knowing this, could it be that you were lying when you said that you were sleeping in your room? Because every student gets a room to them, right? Then, knowing this, why would you say that you were sleeping in your room when you actually weren't?"

Checkmate, bitch.

"I-I studdered. That's right. I spoke my words badly. I mistook Shizuku's room for mine."

No, no way was I going to let that one slide.

"Oh, alright. So your original room isn't on the second floor, but on another floor, then. So. Which floor?"

"Daniel, you have 1 minute left."

It appears that my argument was taking a bit too long. However, the endgame to it should be around the corner.

This is a test to see if she's minimally smart or not.

"..."

Silence, huh? I reject silence.

"Oh, it's fine if you don't speak. But, under the assumption that the next videos show footage of the upcoming floors, I will naturally confirm where your floor was. That's right, I don't mind telling you all this since it's been made clear for some time. With time, I will confirm where your room floor is located. Using a simple strategy called elimination."

The strategy was not that simple, however, it was practical. If Akimiyashika limits herself to show how it went down on the upcoming floors, then I will have many witnesses to my hand. But, there is one major flaw to this. Let's say that, after Akimiyashika shows all the floor videos, I ask Rayazaki which girls arrested him. He will answer the question sincerely of course. Under the assumption that Tateyana doesn't have her room on the fourth floor, that only leaves us with two options.

Undoubtedly, the first option would be that her room is located on the third floor, which is what I am exactly trying to confirm. And the next option would be---

However, my thought process got interrupted. She actually decided to speak.

Well, she's not that smart then.

"My room is located on the third floor..."

"Daniel, time is up."

"That's fine. I got what I wanted."

If she had said that her room was located on the first floor, I had no way to counter that. Because Akihiko didn't actually, supposedly, remember the girls that lived on the first floor.

It's understandable as to why Tateyana could not form a solid grasp of that possibility.

She was nervous as hell.

On the other side... How was she going to react?

The time is 9:05 am. She has not demonstrated enough evidence to fully blame us.

Which means that she would follow a pattern that would allow her to do so.

I also doubt that she would argue against me. She didn't really want to argue against me.

Akimiyashika just wanted to prove her point and her point alone. To allow that, she made sure that I would not have any valid points to make in order to fully erase the possibility of me counterarguing her in some way.

Plus, whether or not we know Tateyana's room isn't going to help us win. I've, at this rate, completely abandoned the possibility of winning.

It was also meaningless to stall. Otherwise, I would've done it a long time ago.

"I will not show the fourth video, which contains further evidence that the boys were clearly performing a full investigation of our surroundings."

Rayazaki's turn was up. It looked as if we were seeing an action movie. I had no idea that Hinagiku, yet another blue-haired girl from our class, was actually capable of fighting.

Unfortunately, I had no knowledge of what sort of martial art it was. The relevant part about the video was that Rayazaki initiated the fight and Hingaku used self-defense in response.

What's more, is, the fight was interrupted by Kuzan storming the scene.

I'm fairly sure that Rayazaki could have won. If, he had not fought me earlier.

But in all seriousness, I had no idea as to how Akimiyashika was going to prove that we supposedly stole the underwear. That's the hard part. She had no way to actually prove something that we had never done.

Thus, the path she had to take was obvious. She would most likely frame us for something we could have done given that the following evidence suggested such. And then, by appealing her argument to Basara-sensei, she would get what she wanted, which is to perform that so-called investigation on our bags.

It pisses me off though. It pisses me off how I am capable of understanding all of the possibilities but still remain unable to fight back no matter the circumstance.

No---

It was not over yet.

"Hinagiku, could you tell me what happened on the fourth floor so late at night?"

Something to remember was that, in addition to the punishment of not being able to leave the school at the end of the month, Hinagiku and Rayazaki were not allowed to make a single noise unless asked or in question.

Which was the exact moment.

"Yes, with pleasure, Aki. That savage came into the fourth floor and told me to stay away. I couldn't do that, out of principle, so I politely asked him to leave. He, however, told me to back off. I said I couldn't and he decided to initiate a fight."

Contrasting Shizuku's probably fake opinion this one felt more truthful. Honestly, I just could not sense a single shred of lies in it.

But, Hinagiku was without a doubt a little bit too aggressive.

"Is that true, Rayazaki?"

Akimiyashika asked Rayazaki whether or not that was true, but it probably wasn't to make sure whether or not it was true but with the intention of seeing what type of answer Rayazaki would give.

"Yeah, it's true. I wanted to search the floor to determine whether or not the rat was there! But this tiny bitch got in my way! However... Well... I was wrong."

What is this? Is he turning humble all over the sudden? Why!?

"But! I was right! Kuzan did appear on the fourth floor! I was about to catch him and end this once a for all! But, she got in my way again!"

"I did not get in your way! You got in my way! You were both intruders, you were both going down either way!"

"As I said, my intrusion is excusable because it was only for the pure intend of hunting that bastard down! As soon as I was done I was going to leave the girls' dorm! Can't you understand something so simple?!"

"I don't believe you! You were obviously working with Kuzan together! What you just told me now is a lie in order to allude the audience! While in reality, you were going to use that lie to fool everyone here! I'm not stupid!"

"You have some serious trust issues, I'm telling you! Why the hell would I cooperate with anyone in the first place?! The only reason why I even bothered to invade the dorm was to hunt that motherfucker down! How many times must I say this for you to get that through your head!?"

This was escalating way too high.

"Make silence, you two. You are not allowed to argue in the meantime as well. I will let this slide because I forgot to mention that and it was my fault. However, I will not forgive you two if this happens again."

Hinagiku and Rayazaki could not understand each other and thus it seemed as if they hated each other.

"Rayazaki, you confirm to be the one who initiated the fight, correct?"

With all things considered, Akimiyashika was not bothered by the fact that those two were arguing all the time.

Her question this time seemed to be the main reason as to why she even bothered to show this video.

"Are you blind!? Of course, I was."

........

Why can't this guy get a clue...

"Well, thank you for that. I am passing my turn back to Daniel."

Ugh, this sucks. I can't, in no way possible, form an argument to defend Rayazaki here. I could appeal over the fact that Kuzan was seen in the scene to enforce the theory of Kuzan being the main reason as to why we were there in the first place, but it was too soon for that.

9:08 am.

Oh well, there was still one thing to do.

"Rayazaki, you were arrested by which girls exactly?"

"Oh, huh... The midget, her and her."

He pointed at Hinagiku, Kanawari, and Yukishiro.

I don't think he actually knows their names.

They were also somewhat offended that he couldn't be bothered to remind of their names.

Don't be offended, it's not as if he can't call back to how you were called in the first place. He doesn't give a fuck.

"I see. That's all. I'm passing my turn."

I really just wanted to confirm whether or not Tateyana was lying about her room. This also gave me more assurance about one of my final points.

9:10 am.

"In the upcoming video, it will be the last video before the final in which I will demonstrate perhaps one of the most necessary pieces of evidence."

So this was, according to Akimiyashika, perhaps her strongest stand so far?

Oh, I made a JoJo reference.

"Please pay attention."

As we did, the video contained content that showed not what I was expecting. I was expecting the fifth-floor scenes, in which I and my partner had a heated event. But no, it was something else completely.

In it, we could see the entrance of the dorm. This was at 6 am. In other words, in a time that was further ahead. Also, Tsudo, Rayazaki, Akihiko, and Sagasuga were present in the scene. In all likelihood, this footage happened between the time I was talking with Kuzan in the roof or something like that.

But, so what? What was Akimiyashika's point, exactly?

Given that the video ended, she spoke up immediately.

"Like you, all can see, after arresting the suspects of entering our dorm illegally, where were the other two who entered the dorm? Additionally, all of us, the girls, were present down there. Not a single one of us was inside the dorm."

"Akimiyashika, what's your point?"

"Sensei, my point is, this when it all happened. And--- the video that I'm about to show next should prove that it did indeed happen."

I still failed to see how she was going to appeal her argument even further but I guess we were about to see.

"Go ahead and show it then."

She had 4 minutes left.

And what we saw was...

Kuzan escaping through the emergency staircase. However, this happened 5 minutes later. In other words, in the last video where it is seen all of the girls outside of the dorm with Rayazaki, Tsudo, Akihiko, and Sagasuga, the time was 6:05 am.

In this video, the time was 6:10 am.

I then started to see the bigger picture.

"So? What am I supposed to see from this footage? Other than the fact that Kuzan was escaping with two bags?"

"This is where my final theory will be formed. I strictly believe that within those five minutes, Kuzan, who had two bags took a massive portion of our underwear since the rooms were open. Nothing was stopping him from doing so. Plus, our underwear was actually there before. We noticed that our underwear was missing after that."

I see...

"Just one question out of curiosity. Daniel, where were you at the time that Kuzan escaped? I'm asking this because you aren't there at the dorm's entrance."

Well, we were screwed. There was nothing that I could do to change that. Also, Akimiyashika had this one in the bag from the start.

No, really. Think about it. I have no idea how she obtained the footage but by cutting the audio and showing only certain amounts of footage, she managed to win this.

No, wait... That's where she is wrong. The fact that she only showed certain portions of evidence via vigilance cameras just goes to show that she is using methods of pure convenience.

Also, regarding my possible answer here, I was screwed. If I answer that I was walking down the girl's dorm right back to the entrance then that would make me a primary suspect. No other answer would cut it because I was without a doubt there.

Besides, the girls saw my whole figure walking down from the entrance. It was impossible to argue back.

"....."

Yep, no use in talking here.

"Since Daniel isn't talking, I will ask the primary suspect. Kuzan, what's inside of the bags that you were carrying?"

As a final wish, I hoped that Kuzan would follow my example, but nope. Dude's dumb as fuck.

I really hate Kuzan's parents for having the idea of creating such a disaster only to screw me on this day.

"Food. Yep, I'm gonna tell you guys the truth. I had stolen all the food from King George's kitchen and was planning on camping on your rooftop for a while with all that food. But then Aniki pursued me into returning the food and I had no choice but to go back. Ah, Aniki said that I should use the emergency staircase to avoid getting caught though."

Humans like Kuzan make me want to commit Kermit.

"Who is this Aniki?"

"Huh? You mean you don't know who Daniel Aniki is?"

How can someone who has his love life completely ruined for two reasons and on top of that, has a shaved haircut, speak in such tone?

Incomprehensible. It's as if his own stupidity doesn't faze him.

"Daniel, do you have something to say on the case?"

"...."

Well, I could say out loud out retarded Kuzan is, but what's the point? It's already a universal fact.

"I see. In opposition to what Kuzan just said, I don't believe this whole food argument. It's far too convenient that between the time gap where we left our dorm and Kuzan escaped that he wasn't the one who did it. I believe I have provided enough evidence to perform an investigation on the suspects' bags, haven't I, sensei?"

"Well, it is true that you have provided some solid evidence. However, this isn't done yet. The other side still has a chance to create a final argument."

"Very well then."

In conclusion, Akimiyashika wanted to blame Kuzan and potentially me for stealing their underwear. Her reasoning for her theory is that in the time gap where Kuzan supposedly performed his escape, he, instead of escaping right away, took 5 minutes to steal the girls' underwear. It's a reasonable assumption at the end of the day.

Alas, I had to make my last stand.

Make no mistake here, I wasn't going to pull any sort of trump card that I had been hiding all this time. This so-called 'trump card' was already in the back of my mind all this time.

However---

Something weird happened. As our eyes met, he nodded sideways with his head as if to say: 'Don't do that.'

...But I have to do that.

If I don't, then they will lose nothing.

I had to make them lose something.

Akimiyashika had passed her turn to me. She was done, basically. It was a strong final argument. I doubt that Basara-sensei will not approve of her argument. It doesn't have any visible flaws. Yet.

"Ikkiri, where were you at 4 am?"

"Sleeping like a rock in my bed, hahaha. Why do you ask?"

"No real reason, really. Akimiyashika where were you at 4 am?"

"I was sleeping inside my room. First floor. Why?"

"I see. I see. Well. Since you two have said it, there is no way that you would go back on your own words regardless of any circumstance, right?"

"Yes, correct. What's your point?"

I then exchanged glances with him once again.

This time he nodded his head as if to say: 'Go for it.'

"Sensei, can I use the computer as well?"

"Is it regarding evidence?"

"Yeah, it is. I will use the projector to form evidence as well."

Once again, this will not save us. We were already screwed the moment we decided to invade the girls' dorm. We had broken a rule that we should never have broken.

It's amazing and horrifying what a man must do to get his food back.

Passing through his seat, he hands me down his phone.

Thankfully, he unlocked the code of his phone. Thus, I went down the gallery section. Ultimately, I reached the video section and....

..........

Why does this guy have so many porn videos?!

What the fuck Hyunda!? How am I supposed to show this?!

In response to my preoccupation, he secretly raised two fingers.

That meant the number 2.

Oh...

There was a second gallery. Well, this one only had one video. This must be it.

Plugging the USB cable inside Hyunda's charing spot, I received access to what I wanted to show all along.

"This video will serve as the ultimate proof that we were not the only ones who invaded the respective dorms' illegally."

Without wasting time, I uploaded it.

Akimiyashika and Ikkiri were shocked by what they saw. They did not imagine in a million years that they would a taste of their own medicine. Of course, they would be surprised.

The most important thing to notice is how Hyunda was somehow already aware of this. He mentioned earlier that the plan was meant to fail. I still failed to understand his words.

As expected of the anime/manga protagonist himself.

Ultimately, in the video, it showed the hallway of our dorm in which everyone saw Akimiyashika and Ikkiri.

"Hahaha, what the hell. I thought this was too perfect to be true. So, what were you two doing there at that time?"

Then, to completely shock the boys' side, Akimiyashika said:

"They were making so much noise that we couldn't sleep anymore. I woke Ikkiri up and asked for her help. We then went to see what was going on but nobody was inside the boys' dorm. That's all. Isn't that right, Ikkiri?"

"Yes! The boys wouldn't shut up for a second, gosh. We went there in order to talk to their supervisor but he was nowhere to be found. We looked and looked for him but he couldn't be found. Having that in our minds, we left the dorm. But then, at the arrival of our dorm..."

"We found Akihiko, surprisingly. It was then that we realized that our dorm was being invaded."

These lying bitches have no dignity! How do they live with themselves!! What the hell!?

"Oh, I see. Man, here was I thinking that this was the big turn around for the boys but it seems that even through physical footage it's not enough."

"No, sensei. Hear me out. I don't believe in what they are saying! I believe that they were the ones who put the underwear inside our bags!"

"Daniel, that's not a bad assumption. Everyone was outside the male's dorm, it would be the perfect chance for them to screw everyone over. However, you are missing an important factor. Where are they carrying underwear? They are just on their pajamas. Your reasoning just isn't there..."

I forgot that part. Unlike Kuzan, who was carrying two bags, they were carrying nothing. It would make the most sense for them to not be suspects here. As a matter of fact, the blame will start to fall under Kuzan now that this was clear.

On second thought, if Hyunda knew that this would fail, why is he, unlike the rest of the boys, so composed?

Questions aside, my logic just got countered.

I had nothing else to say. The time was currently 9:13 am. There was no point in dragging this any longer.

"I have nothing to say. That was my last argument..."

It was all up to Basara-sensei right now. He would determine who the winner would be.

Although, to our surprise, Basara-sensei started to clap.

"Man, that was decent. Not bad, not bad. Akimiyashika, you're good at this. Go a little easy on them next time."

"You flatter me, sensei."

I don't like how the bitch is smiling even after lying through her teeth so damn much.

"Now then, to decide the winners and losers, I will have to go through each statement you made and give my honest logical opinion about it."

Your opinion isn't logical, you allowed a chainsaw to be left out for the sake of self-defense!

"Let's start with the girls' side. Akimiyashika, the one who made the primal argument argued that due to their missing underwear that they should perform a thorough investigation of their bags because they might contain their underwear. Furthermore, you showed physical evidence that they were in your dorm. Not only did the boys break the rule of entering the opposite gender's dorm, but they even did questionable things at it."

Even though it's pure common sense to not be in the opposite gender's dorm, we still did it.

"To be honest, even though you have no way to fully prove whether or not they actually have the girls' underwear, you made a valid point such as; stating that in the time gap where you were all present at the dorm's entrance, Kuzan and Daniel could have potentially, in that 5-minute gap stole massive portions of underwear. Given that your rooms do not have cameras, it's a fair assumption. I will allow that assumption to be used since the only people who were still inside the dorm at that time were Daniel and Kuzan."

As I thought this really was the only point that would be remarkable.

"The rest of the points were questionable. Sana using a chainsaw in her defense isn't something I can overlook. Do not use it anymore. Tsudo's controversial sexual harassment seems like an invalid suggestion to me because Shizuku in the video seemed to be more willing about it than Tsudo. As a matter of fact, Tsudo is too much of a virgin to unleash sexual harassment of that sort, therefore he gets the pass too. Sagasuga, you entering the female dorm to meet your 'love' isn't a justifiable reason. You still broke into the dorm. Rayazaki, you clearly started that fight. Hinagiku is not to blame since she was defending herself. Lastly, Daniel, you were nowhere to be seen, so I can't blame you for anything except invading the dorm too."

Essentially, he just stated that we were to receive a charge for charging into the female dorm when we couldn't. I think everyone on my side was fully aware of this. I'm just glad that no one else got an extra punishment.

"With all of this said, the only valid point I will allow to pass is the one I stated formally; the theory where Kuzan got a massive portion of underwear in that time-gap."

It seems as if Basara-sensei was done, however---

"And now, the good part. The boys' side. My god, you stupid dumbfucks. How could you fuck this up so badly? Are you all out of your mind?! Your stupidity aside, I'm surprised you even had the balls to argue back, Daniel."

Yeah, I'm surprised too.

"The only somewhat valid point you made was with that video of yours. Yet I find it hard to believe now that they have given the explanation. And besides, I am not invaliding the point you made just out of their explanation. No, if all they had to their side was that then I would consider validating your point. The problem was, you claimed that they were the ones who put the underwear in your bags, right? But how would they do that? They were not carrying anything, you bimbo. Your whole point was flawed from the get-go."

He thinks that I don't know that but I was just not expecting Akimiyashika and Ikkiri to go so low when lying.

My bad there.

Next time, I will make sure to expect the utter worse from them.

"Oh, right. Don't even get me started on the food argument. You actually want me to believe that someone with minimal rationality would hide all the food inside the one place they can't ever enter? That's utter stupidity."

I had to argue back.

"But sensei, Kuzan is utterly stupid. It's possible for him!"

"No, no! Even Kuzan would not be that dumb!"

"No, no! Kuzan would be that dumb! In fact, he is that dumb!"

"I don't believe it! No one would hide food in the girls' dorm!"

"But think about it! Kuzan is the type of guy who would do that! Please believe me!"

"Rejected. I'm not approving of your whole food argument. It's too dumb and ridiculous. There is also no evidence that what he had in the bags was food. Besides, if he had food inside the bags then why would he bother to escape from the emergency staircase?! It makes no sense! Just come down like a man and face the whole punishment you are about to get!"

It was useless. There was no possible argument I could use. The foundation of our argument about Kuzan stealing the food from King George's kitchen is even stupider. Besides, Basara-sensei was right. Kuzan escaping from the emergency staircase was without a doubt way too suspicious.

And, I am to blame for that, since it was my suggestion.

"With all things considered, there was one thing I could not understand. Why did you bother to question Tateyana's room?"

"Oh. That's because I highly believe that Sagasuga had sex with her."

Hearing what I just had said, Sagasuga fell off his chair. As a matter of fact, the rest of the class was pretty shocked overall. However, they could not speak due to Basara-sensei's rules.

"...How is that relevant to the argument at hand?"

"It's not. I was just curious about it. Hey, is no one curious about it too? Sagasuga just entered a girl's room like that. On top of that, Tateyana confirmed that her room was on the third floor. Oh, right. But she did say that she was sleeping on the second floor inside Shizuku's room, correct? I don't believe that, sorry. Sagasuga and Tateyana definitely have something going on."

"Waaaah, is that true, Tateyana?!"

"You naughty, naughty girl, I didn't think about that..."

Sana and Shizuku could not ignore that and started to question her.

"Oi, Sagasuga! You were supposed to look for Kuzan and you decided to hook up with a girl!? What the fuck is wrong with you man!?"

"That's right! You traitor! We had a mission but you just went straight to the goal! That's cheating!"

Also, Rayazaki and Tsudo were not happy about it. But, the one who had some explaining to do, spoke.

"Y-You're wrong! I was really searching for Kuzan! Isn't that right, Tateyana?! I came to your room to ask if you saw Kuzan, didn't I?!"

We, the boys, out of instinct, pressured Tateyana to speak with our wavering glances.

"H-How could you.... It was even my first..."

Wait a fucking second. I just said that jokingly. That's right, I was in the mood to vent because everything and everyone was against me, but you mean to tell me that something might've actually happened?!

Oi, Sagasuga!!

"Uh, guys! Don't look at me like that! Seriously, stop it already! You are misunderstanding!"

And just as we were about to perform a gangbang onto Sagasuga, he slammed the book once again.

However this time he did not speak. His eyes said it all.

'If I have to say a single word to you all, it's the last one you'll hear from me.'

Respect the demon.

"Sagasuga, sexual relationships are not allowed."

"But I didn't do it! What Daniel just said is false!"

"I will solve your case later. It's about time to close this up."

It was finally time.

The losers and the winners would be decided.

Thus, Basara-sensei moved the podium while the rest of the students went to their seats.

"Both sides should have lost honestly. In fact, I'm willing to give both sides a loss. The reason as to why I believe the girls' side should lose is because they invaded the males' dorm without any permission. Besides, it's against the rules. I can't overlook that.... is what I would say, but I decided to add a fun rule to this special exam. That's right. I'm not a boring person. I will make every special exam interesting in their own way."

Oh god, just what was this man who has no room for soul and innocence about to say!?

"The winners will get rule immunity. However, only the representative can choose. Of course, it's only one rule and it will be immediately applied. This isn't appliable to any other exam, only this one."

Why are you only telling us this now!? Satan!!

"It should be no surprise here, but the side that managed to present more logical points and valid evidence is the girls' side, undeniably. With that said, the clear winner should also come without a surprise, the girls."

It was finally decided. No one celebrated victory, except one idiot...

"Hahahaha! Take that! Buuuuu!! Get rekt, hahaha!!!"

Ikkiri, out of spite, said those words out loud, but to one person only.

He did not care, however. The birds were more appealing, apparently.

"Ikkiri, silence. I will now announce the winners' privilege and the losers' consequences, so pay attention. The winners will get three things. The first one being, you get to take 5 years or less from your jail sentence and lower the sentence. The second is the rule immunity. Lastly, since you requested this to happen, you are free to investigate their bags, Akimiyashika."

"Thank you so much, sensei! Then--"

"Wait. I will not explain the consequences to the losers now. Since you idiots lost so fucking hard, you will get---"

I could not believe my ears when I heard what he said next.

Also, this was our first and hopefully last, official loss to the girls.