Volume 9 Chapter 6 Part3 (2/2)
”Co out with Onodera before?”
”Th- That's-”
Things see in a here it wasn't possible for the rumors to be dismissed as simple lies anymore
In this situation, Sudō confirmed that Ike and Ya over to me and Horikita
”Ayanokōji You really don't like Karuizawa?”
Even Sudō felt like he needed to ask such a question
”No, I don't”
”Hmm Well, it doesn't matter to me if it's true or not Hey Suzune”
”What, Sudō-kun?”
”Ah, well, it's just that I ht with you, I'd like to help out”
”How so?”
”Well, I have no shahtforwardly like Haruki did”
Sudō presented her with such an offer
It was true that Sudō could be a useful tool for deterinated froh at the same time, he said he had overheard our conversation, so he should've heard me tell Horikita that I wasn't interested in Kei
”You shouldn't do anything that will lower other people's evaluations of you You already aren't very well respected by your peers You should be focusing your attention on i how other people see you Think about how Yamauchi-kun's tactless remarks seem to have dramatically lowered his social status within the class”
It felt as though Yaed to instantly overthrow Sudō from his position as the nificantly, even Ike, his closest friend, had vented his anger at Yamauchi's behavior
”That's probably true… But I really do want to be helpful solanced at uess that he uely aware that Horikita would consult with s Of course, he should also understand that it was easy for us to talk with one another simply because we sat next to each other
”In which case, you should keep watch over Yamauchi-kun to make sure he doesn't spiral out of control It would be different if there was only one positive ru around, but this ti becomes really personal I'd like for you to look after Hondō-kun as well because these rumors have probably daht?”
”…Yeah, you're right”
Sudō seemed a little disappointed, but he still obediently followed Horikita's instructions
After confir that Sudō had left, Horikita went back to the subject at hand
”In all likelihood, this has all been a part of Sakayanagi-san's plan as well She wasn't satisfied with going after Ichinose-san alone, so she set up the same type of trap for Class C Then she attacked both classes at once I think she's trying to shake us up before our end-of-year exams… What should we do?”
”What do you mean, 'What should we do'? Do you think there's a way to confront these ru to blow up the issue Even if ere to adossip behind our backs The ru deal, but if the rumors about the others start to be treated like facts, then that could cause a lot of dae”
”…Yeah That ly as she looked over at shi+nohara and Hondō The way she did itherself in their shoes
”But, in soainst soh you see the fire starting to spread, you're still just going to sit back and watch?”
”It's not that big of a deal toto be facing some problems”
”In other words, you don't care?”
”Yeah, I don't care”
For some reason or another, it seemed like Horikita wanted to see me panic
Due to this, I was able to see Horikita show a rare expression of disappointment
”At any rate, it's fortunate that it wasn't the other way around”
The other way around Meaning that Kei was the one with a crush On ive birth to even uy i up with Hirata There would be all sorts of speculations going around
Even if so isn't true, there will always be people who treat it like fact People that treat fiction like reality
”But… I just can't sit back and watch this happen like you”
”Is that so?”
Even if ere to leave the ru frooing to continue to spread
Yaain, but Hirata intervened first
”Ya's been posted on our class's forums doesn't necessarilyfor fellow class each other like this”
”But just like with Ichinose's rumors, doesn't everyone know already? So it doesn't ht?”
”I'ree with you about that At least not in the current situation That's why, right now, I think that the proper course of action is to avoid getting tricked by these ru out”
Hirata's words werevoices of approval froirls Of course, it was no perh to successfully handle it for now
At that e came in on Horikita's cell phone
”Frolance at thetoday off as well”
The very day of the provisional exam Even if she's only somewhat sick, she should still want to participate in a test like this where her academic abilities will be measured Not to mention that Ichinose is the leader of Class B, the one who chose to take on the burdens of all of her colleagues Well, judging froht before, there was no way she would've been able to recover co… It seems like there were rumors posted on Class B's forums as well”
”That is to say, Class B has become aware of the rumors in Class C”
”So it seeed into the app on her phone and checked Class B's forums It turned out that there were four rumors listed there as well, similar to the ones found for Class C The same was also true for Class D's forum
”Conveniently, no rumors were posted for Class A Do you have time after school today? I'd like to hear the details about Ichinose from Kanzaki, and I'd also like to discuss how to deal with these forureed with Horikita's request
”For now, let's focus on the provisionary exam After all, this is a valuable opportunity for us to confirood grasp on where we're at as a class”
However, while that would be easy for Horikita, the people that had been targeted by these rumors wouldn't be able to do that so siroup finally got to the classroost each other
Each of thelance over in ust in their eyes
Even though I wasn't able to hear their discussion, it was perfectly clear what kind of things they were saying to each other So like…
'Do you really think Ayanokōji-kun has a crush on Karuizawsan?'
'What do you think about him, Karuizawsan?'
And there was no doubt inross' and 'terrible'
”Didn't you say that you didn't care?”
”…It's still kinda hard”
I would've continued to watch them talk, but I didn't want to actually hear any of the insults they'd be tossing around, so I looked away
The real probleeted by the rumors other than me
TL Notes:
I' as the last one I put out, and I'ood help with editing and such fro to offer their ti with another person Please keep tuned in the next couple days for another post of an entirely different nature!
I put a lot of heart into this part! I really like how it shows Kiyotaka's softer side, especially toward the end where he's clearly feeling embarrassed about the ru to coht! It's only 17 characters so it shouldn't take nearly as long as this did, but honestly, I have no idea what I'
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