My System Always Wants to Force Me to Confess
Chapter 31: Despicable Bastard

Chapter 31: Chapter 31: Despicable Bastard

Ise Yu Yuzhijin noticed Asano Nazuki and said excitedly, "Asano, what brings you here?"

"I heard that you, Ise Yu, weren’t feeling well, so I came to check... Why isn’t Shirakawa here?"

Ise Yu Yuzhijin was taken aback for a moment and waved her hand, saying, "He had something to do and went out... But don’t worry, Asano, there’s nothing major going on with me."

"Oh, I forgot to introduce you. This is Tachibana Tomoku, also a member of the Calligraphy Club. Have you met her before, Asano?"

Asano Nazuki recalled the experience of being stood up last night and smiled, "Not yet."

"Tachibana... My name is Asano Nazuki. I told the president yesterday I’d like to join the Calligraphy Club. Please take care of me!"

Tachibana Tomoku appeared much more normal when interacting with someone of the same gender. She extended her hand and said softly, "Please take care of me."

"Why are you in the nurse’s office, Tachibana?"

Ise Yu Yuzhijin said indignantly, "It’s those girls from class C1. How could they try to exclude such a cute kid as Tachibana! Don’t they feel any guilt!"

Hearing this, Asano Nazuki understood and probed, "So Shirakawa called you out because of this, right?"

"Yes."

Realizing this, Asano Nazuki continued, "So... Tachibana, you weren’t hurt, were you?"

Tachibana Tomoku shook her head. Other than the fright, there wasn’t much pain.

"Good thing you’re okay..." Asano Nazuki comforted Tachibana Tomoku a little, then suddenly asked, "Are you going back to have lunch at noon, Tachibana?"

"It can’t be pleasant to stay with those folks, right? Why don’t we have lunch together? I haven’t been to the Calligraphy Club’s activity room yet."

"Eh? Can I come along? I’d also like to see Tsukimi again."

Tachibana Tomoku blinked her pure and translucent eyes and nodded.

"Uh, we... welcome you, Ise Yu."

"Do you want to contact Shirakawa?" Asano Nazuki, having achieved her goal, didn’t forget to take advantage of Little Bai.

"Well... there shouldn’t be a need for that. Shirakawa said he had something to take care of and would come back once it’s done..."

"... It should be almost done by now," Ise Yu Yuzhijin hesitated.

...

The Shirakawa Sawahei, who Ise Yu claimed had something to handle, was currently facing off with a certain top student on the rooftop.

There was quite a bit of an undercover atmosphere.

During class earlier, Shirakawa Sawahei had proactively gone to Hayakawa Kashi’s class, using a flimsy excuse of school matters to lure the top student out of class.

Though the excuse was weak, considering Shirakawa Sawahei’s excellent student status, the teacher thought about it and didn’t suspect anything.

It sounded reasonable enough that the first and second ranked students would be suddenly tasked with school matters.

"So, Shirakawa, why did you suddenly trick me out here?" Hayakawa Kashi asked gently.

Shirakawa Sawahei didn’t hesitate and directly said, "About that previous matter, I’d like your help."

Hayakawa Kashi showed a slight smile, "Oh?"

"Do you think you can’t handle it yourself, Shirakawa?"

"It’s not that I can’t handle it, but I don’t want to wait any longer."

"If you don’t want to wait, why not directly get involved? After all, no one will stop you."

"It’s just that getting involved is a bit troublesome, so I wanted your help."

"Why should I help you?" Hayakawa Kashi retorted.

Shirakawa Sawahei thought for a moment and cautiously suggested, "I’ll treat you to a meal?"

Hayakawa Kashi stared at him for a while, then rejected his blatant bribe, "I brought my own lunch."

Her lips curled slightly, forming a mocking smirk. It seemed she was quite satisfied with seeing Shirakawa Sawahei thwarted.

"Then what do you want?"

Hayakawa Kashi glanced at him calmly, "I want you to lose to me seriously once."

Without waiting for Shirakawa Sawahei to reply, Miss Hayakawa added, "But I can achieve that myself, so there’s no need for Shirakawa to give me that."

As expected, this woman has always been bitter about being overshadowed by me! With her haughty nature, finding someone ahead of her must be quite displeasing.

"So, just treat me to a meal."

Shirakawa Sawahei agreed readily.

"Alright."

A slightly meaningful smile appeared on Hayakawa Kashi’s face.

Thus, after teaming up with this top student from Akihisa High School, Shirakawa Sawahei’s counterattack officially began.

...

Over the past few days, the first thing Oga Masato noticed was an indescribable pressure filling the air.

It was as if when chatting with friends he used to know well, the topic would abruptly change when he approached. The atmosphere would turn awkward.

He could clearly feel himself being excluded from a particular circle. But he didn’t know why, nor how to change it. Because the people excluding him were a group similar to himself.

In other words, he couldn’t be the person who manipulated others’ fates by exclusion, as he used to be.

The juniors who once admired him no longer attended his practice sessions, and the Student Council President Mita Takuma, once on friendly terms, now looked at him with disdain.

He wanted to ask someone about it, but no one answered him. It was as if he had turned from a sought-after idol to a plague everyone avoided within a short time.

Mishima Namie had also uneasily come to him, wanting to ask what was happening and why everyone’s perception of him had changed so suddenly.

Feeling irritated, he shouted at her and chased her away. Although he had always known that Mishima Namie liked him, he never considered being with her.

She was just a hopelessly filthy fool, aspiring to climb his high branch. Did she even know what delusion meant?

Finally, after relentless pursuit, he managed to corner an old friend, who finally gritted his teeth and said,

"Masato, it’s not that I’m unwilling to forgive you, but what you did to Naoki was too excessive!"

"We used to say such nasty things to him together, and you’ve made many people bear the weight of guilt, Masato."

"Take care of yourself from now on!"

Hearing the name Taiga Naoki, Oga Masato couldn’t help but sway as if he was about to collapse.

Impossible, impossible, how could anyone know about that... That should have been impossible for anyone to find out!

A flawless plan, how could anyone see through it... Even the school couldn’t investigate it, so how could anyone know!

He couldn’t help but grab his friend’s shoulders and shouted, "What nonsense are you talking about! What Naoki, that cheating bastard in the competition!? Didn’t he already drop out!"

The friend, unable to bear it anymore, shook off his hand, "Enough already!"

"If it weren’t for Hayakawa and Shirakawa uncovering this matter, we’d all still be kept in the dark and deceived like fools!"

"If you want to apologize, then go and sincerely kneel down and apologize to Naoki!"

"You despicable scumbag!"

Hayakawa... Hayakawa Kashi... Shirakawa Sawahei...

Oga Masato staggered back a couple of steps, his face full of incredulity. He never thought he’d have the opportunity to offend Hayakawa Kashi.

But if it wasn’t her, who else could wield such influence to spread the matter so widely? Making everyone unquestioningly believe in the truth of the incident?

Damn it, it must be that damn guy!

Shirakawa Sawahei! That deceitful bastard!