Chapter 25 [Bonus!]

Because I'm in a good mood!

I know I know, you can praise me all you want don't be shy and also give me some power stones while you're at it, if we reach top three I'll release three extra chapters...Enjoy!!!

Also, few more chapters before the little plan of Tatsuya which I challenged you guys to guess will be revealed, till now no one's guessed it!

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She didn't expect her carefully decided plan to be disrupted so early and by someone so unexpected.

To defend herself and to secure the top spot in the hierarchy of the class she had requested and entered into a fake relationship with Hirata Yosuke, one of the most popular guys among the first years.

But she was sure that no one should've been suspecting anything.

Then why was the person in front of her looking at her with an amused look in his eyes?

And what did he mean by "Tough on the outside but broken from the inside."

Those strings of words cut deep into her heart, making it beat wildly. 

At first, she thought that her fake relationship was exposed at most but his words implied something deeper.

Something she did not want to hear.

To hide her anxious heart she slammed the table and asked about his intentions rather aggressively.

"Now now, don't get too worked up." Tatsuya waved his hand in front of her and gestured for her to sit down. "We don't want to cause commotion, right...?"

Karuizawa stiffened hearing his words and mechanically sat down in her chair. She felt her mind react more slowly than usual and tried to calm down again.

"What do you mean?" She asked plainly and At Tatsuya chuckled.

"You know exactly what I mean. Whether it be the fake relationship with Hirata or the fact you're just the victim of bullying."

He was blunt.

Way too blunt for her liking.

But his words sent her heart down the deepest part of hell.

"Shut up! You're talking nonsense! If you're going to speak bullshit like this I'm leaving!"

Coarse words that matched the personality she created here were uttered in a rush.

"Oh? I'm talking nonsense?" The amused look on his face deepened and he pulled out his phone.

Seeing the content on his phone Karuizawa froze.

Despair.

"H-How...how?" She lowered her head and muttered incoherently. "How? How? How?"

Confusion.

With tears in her eyes and her body on the verge of hyperventilating she raised her head and looked at him with venom in her eye, "I'll report you to the school!" She practically growled.

Denial.

It was rather fortunate or unfortunate that no one besides them was in the cafe right now.

"Sure, do so. I don't mind. But if you do I'll expose your entire past to everyone in class and leak this photo."

Karuizawa looked at him with intense venom in her eyes but Tatsuya didn't stop there.

"Not only would you be dragged down from your status as the Queen Bee, leader of the girls but you're going to get bullied again. Maybe Hirata can save you in our class but can he protect you from other classes? Can he protect you 24/7?" 

As his words sank in Karuizawa started trembling. The hands holding the glass of lemonade were practically shaking with such fervour that it wouldn't be a surprise if she dropped the glass.

Depression.

Tatsuya finished his lemonade with a happy expression.  

"... Why r.. uo... ing.. his?"

She seemed to have muttered something incoherent and Tatsuya raised a brow in interest.

"... Why are you doing this to me?" She spoke in a dull voice.

She couldn't believe her fate was once again in the hands of another.

"Why huh..." Tatsuya repeated her words. "I wonder. Probably because I thought it would be fun."

His words were incredibly cruel and sadistic.

She raised her head and looked at the smiling Tatsuya with a blank look in her eyes.

She didn't understand.

Wasn't he gentle and kind?

Wasn't he the sweet and handsome leader of Class D?

So why...?

She felt like crying but she couldn't. She couldn't risk anyone seeing her like this.

She couldn't...

But... But...

Inevitably the rim of her eyes moistened against her will.

Just as she was about to break down Tatsuya got up and started leaving.

But he stopped next to her and patted her shoulder rather gently before whispering into her ear.

"For now I have no intentions of letting anyone know but that depends on your behaviour... See you later Kei-chan~"

He paid for the drinks and left her alone.

Karuizawa couldn't even be bothered about how he addressed her.

Darkness filled her.

She wiped the corner of her eyes as her heart fell into the deepest pits of hell.

Acceptance.

***

In the Student Council Room, a meeting was being held.

There were only three people present.

"How interesting..."

Such words occurred after seeing the scene on the monitor. After uttering those words he paused the video on the monitor and placed his hands on the table.

"Tell me your thoughts." He spoke with a calm voice as if he wasn't shaken by the scene that occurred on the monitor in the slightest.

"Wow... I must say... I didn't expect something like this to happen. It's just unbelievable."

The one who replied was a fair-skinned teenager with light blond hair and light blue eyes.

Vice Student Council President, Nagumo Miyabi. 

"Isn't it so?" The man in front of the monitor nodded with a blank look. "Is there any way to explain this?"

The other person in the room was too shocked to respond. He heard about some rumours flying here and there but had initially ignored it.

But when the authorities were involved word couldn't be kept so easily. Not to mention the warning of deprivation of three months' worth of private points seemed like a hurried decision.

"H-How... How did you get your hands on this surveillance footage, Student Council President?"

This time it was a fair-skinned male with an average physical build, black hair that had bangs swept to the right who spoke.

His voice was laced with befuddlement. The contents of the video aside he couldn't understand how the President got his hands on such a thing.

Horikita Manabu looked at the questioning Kiriyama and spoke. "Points."

His answer was simple and concise but it stunned Kiriyama.

Indeed, how had he forgotten about such a thing?

Anything could be bought by Private Points.

He knew of this but didn't expect it from the stern and strict Student Council President. Buying surveillance footage seemed a bit... shady.

Nagumo snickered and ignored him turning to Horikita Manabu again.

"Horikita-senpai could you replay the video."  He asked and Manabu complied.

The scene in the video was of SIVCameras in Keyaki Mall. 

An ordinary middle-aged clerk was asking for details from the male student in front of him.

Everything seemed normal but something strange happened.

The clerk somehow caught on fire and started thrashing around the hall of the camera repair shop.

Since there wasn't any sound being produced from the surveillance heavy silence hung in the Student Council Room.

Nagumo who initially had a laid-back expression and seemed to be mocking Kiriyama straightened his back and attentively watched the video.

The clerk catching on fire while surprising wasn't out of the realm of possibility. No one knew what happened behind the counter but if that was only what happened Horikita Manabu wouldn't have been interested in the first place.

At most one would call it an unfortunate incident... Until something strange occurred.

The thrashing clerk was approached by the guards who wanted to help him but before they could touch or put out the fire the flames engulfing the clerk intensified as if powered by some magical force.

"How could a human turn into ash... like that in a few seconds?" Kiriyama muttered in disbelief.

Nagumo looked at the video with sparkling eyes. While he felt repulsed seeing someone just crumble into ash, he looked towards Horikita Manabu.

"Senpai... Do you think that the... supernatural exists?" His words weren't met with surprise.

After all, what happened in the video was anything but natural.

Horikita Manabu didn't answer him and seemed lost in thought.

Knock! Knock!

"Student Council President may I come in~?" A sweet submissive voice spoke from behind the closed doors and he spoke instantly, "Yes."

The door swung open and a teenage girl of average height with purple hair that was tied in two buns with bangs hanging over her eyebrows and peach-brown eyes entered the room.

Nagumo was the first to notice what Tachibana was holding.

"Are those details regarding the clerk?"

Horikita Manabu didn't answer but his eyes were drawn to the folder in her arms, "I suppose you haven't come back empty-handed."

"Yes!"

Akane Tachibana nodded resolutely, as the secretary it was her duty to fulfil his commands to the best of her abilities.

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