Volume 2 Chapter 3 Part3 (1/2)
TL: qboot up from her seat and walked over to Sakura, as quietly preparing to go back hoely nervous
Ike, Yamauchi, and Sudou noticed and looked towards Kushi+da
”Sakursan”
”…W-What…?”
The girl with the glasses and the hunched back looked up listlessly
It looked like she didn't expect so
”Do you have ti about Sudou-kun's case…”
”S-Sorry, I… have plans, so…”
She averted her eyes; it was obvious that she was feeling unco to other people does not see point Or rather, it felt like she didn't like talking to other people
”Can you make some ti Sudou-kun's incident, were you nearby by any chance…”
”I-I don't know I already said this to Horikitsan, but I don't know anything…”
Her words were frail, but she denied it strongly
Kushi+da, also seeing hoilling she was, probably didn't want to push it too far
Although she looked confused at first, she i
But even then, she wasn't willing to withdraw so easily
After all, this person will greatly affect Sudou's case
”Is… it fine if I go back now…”
But so to people, but rather, it looks like she's trying to hide so
She was hiding her do eye contact with her Even if sheat her eyes, Sakura refused to look at Kushi+da's face
If it was eitherto her instead of Kushi+da, it would et her to exchange contact addresses Interacting with Kushi+da is a completely different experience I don't think Horikita rong in sensing that so was off I also felt the saive …”
If Kushi+da failed here, their conversation would aathered ed on and on
But this situation seems like a complete miscalculation froed contact addresses, she expected this conversation to goto be rejected, then this situation would hbor looked over the situation attentively, then looked atexpression
It see, ”I know that your powers of perception are exceptional”…
”…I' in a strained voice, trying to keep Kushi+da away fro about Sakura earlier, Kushi+da said that she was an ordinary girl, despite being shy
Looking at her current behavior, she's clearly not nor, because she looked co people to open up, she couldn't do it this ti the situation, came to a conclusion
”Too bad Looks like she couldn't persuade her”
It was as Horikita said If Kushi+da wasn't able to do it, I don't think anyone in the class would be able to start and ood at creating an atmosphere where unsocial people can easily socialize
However, everyone has a ”personal space”
The anthropologist and cultural researcher Edward Hall further categorized this idea of ”personal space” into four parts One such part is the idea of an ”inti distance—if an outsider tries to enter this area, they will be strongly rejected However, if it was a significant other or a close friend, the person wouldn't feel uncomfortable If an acquaintance entered Kushi+da's ”close phase”, she normally wouldn't mind it That is to say, she doesn't use this idea of ”personal space”[2]
However, Sakura clearly rejected her
No… rather, it looked like she was running away
The first time around, she said that she ”had plans”, but she didn't say it the second tio to, she would've said it again
Sakura stood up and took a few steps away fro that she couldn't end the conversation, Sakura decided to run away
She grasped the digital camera that was on her desk and walked away
However, she bu attention to his surroundings as he texted his friend on his phone
”Ah!”
The digital caed onto the floor Still focused on his phone, Hondou waved it off, saying ”My bad, my bad”, and walked out of the classroom
Sakura picked up her camera in a panic
”No… it won't turn on…”
Sakura put her hand over her mouth in shock Somehow, it looks like the ca the power button and tried taking out the batteries and putting the too pushy…”
”No… I was being careless, so it was oodbye”
Unable to stop the despondent Sakura, Kushi+da looked frustrated and couldn't do anything but watch her leave
”Why is a glooirl like her the witness? How unlucky She doesn't even want to help”
Sudou leaned against the chair and crossed his legs as he let out a sigh in resignation
”I'm sure there's a reason Also, Sakursan didn't say that she was the witness herself”
”I know If she was going to say so she would've said it It's because she's an adult that she stopped herself”
”Sudou-kun, it's actually better that she's the witness”
”What's that supposed to ive testimony as your witness This case will be treated as your fault As a result, class D won't be able to completely escape the consequences, but we can think of it as fortunate In an incident like this, it's unlikely that they'll be able to penalize us by 100 or 200 points We're lucky since we can only lose 87 points Also, since you said that you were innocent, the school can't ignore it and expel you We'll be affected h”
Horikita relentlessly said all that she wanted to say at once
”Don't joke around I'itimate self-defence”
”Self-defence isn't as helpful as you think it is”
Oops, I accidentally spoke out loud
”Hey, Ayanokouji-kun”
When I turned around, acting aloof, Kushi+da's face was super close Even when I look at her this closely, she's cute Rather than feeling uncomfortable about the invasion of my personal space, I wanted her to coht?”
”Well… yeah, but why are you asking again?”
”It's looking a bit iffy right now, since everyone's willingness to help Sudou-kun is di”
I looked around the classroom
”Seems like it They probably think that whatever we do will be useless”
If the key witness Sakura denies it, there won't be any progress made
”It doesn't seeive up, Sudou”
Ike uys? Didn't you say that you'd helpfor approval, he appealed to the re classmates
”Even your friends don't want to help you That's too bad”
The other class to deny what Ike and Horikita were saying
”Why is no one on my side? Man, all of you are useless bastards”
”How interesting, Sudou-kun Have you noticed that everyone's turning on you?”
”What are you trying to say?”
The class becomes tense often, but today was even worse
Since Sudou was talking to Horikita, it looked like he was trying his hardest to hold back