Chapter 17- The Case Starts

Ayanokoji POV

"Well, Komiya-kun and two other members of the basketball club went to the special building after Sudou-kun called them there.

There, they claim to have been beaten up in a one-sided brawl. Is this true?" After summarising the whole incident, the secretary tachiban eyed towards us, class D as she asked the question.

"What those guys said was a lie. I was the one that got called over to the special building," Sudou said.

"That day, after practice, Komiya and Kondou asked me to go to the special building. Honestly, I thought it was kind of annoying, but I also thought it might've been because they were always hostile towards me. So, I went to meet them."

Sudou wasn't one to mince words. Normally, Horikita would have been disgusted by his casual way of speaking, but judging from her trembling she didn't hear him at all. Sakagami-sensei, Class C's homeroom teacher, stared in wide-eyed amazement.

"Lies! He was the one who called us out and then beat the hell out of us!" Komiya said shouting as the other two nodded.

"Yeah! Everyone knows that Sudo is a violent guy!"

"I'll admit that I hit them!" Sudo said shouting as he stood up from his chair, he lost control.

"But they're the ones who started it!" Sudo said pointing at them.

"I don't recall doing that."

"You damn well did! I was only defending myself!"

"You just kept running your mouths!"

It's bad if we keep giving Sudo have free rein, I looked at my side to horikita staring at her brother who isn't looking at her at all.

We better do something right now.

"Alright! Silence!" Kageyama who has been on the chair watching everything finally spoke as everyone was quiet, he looked at us with a bored gaze.

"We aren't gonna get anywhere if this continues, I assume that Sudo has no evidence of them lying if that's the case then I have no option but to suspend Sudo for injuring three innocent students from class C." Kageyama said as Sudo looked at him with a look of betrayal, while sakagami-sensei nodded in delight, I looked at the rest horikita-senpai closed his eyes and seemed a bit disappointed while the other vice-president if I'm correct Miyabi nagumo-senpai smiled.

"Horikita." I whispered as I looked at her, Kageyama looked at me as if he's expecting something to happen.

Sigh~ I guess I have no choice, doesn't matter if I get killed later.

"Sigh~ I guess there's no discussion." Kageyama said as secretary tachibana nodded her head.

"I believe I should base my decision on that. Class D's insistence that it was self-defense is contracdicted by sudo-kun's lack of injuries, and the condition of ishizaki-kun and the others." Here goes nothing but my digging of grave.

I stretched my arms out and grasped her sides as hard as I could.

"Hyah?!" Horikita cried out in an abnormally girlish voice. However, this was not the time or place for me to focus on that. Since she hadn't yet regained her sanity, I grabbed her more forcefully and tickled her.

"W-wait. S-stop, stop!"

No matter how upset or dazed a person was, if you stimulated the body enough, they'd come back to her senses. Even if they didn't like it. The teachers seemed somewhat taken aback by my actions, but right then I didn't care. When I believed I'd roused her enough, I let go. Horikita, looking like she was about to cry, glared at me with startling intensity.

I'd had to force her, but I knew it was essential to return Horikita to her usual self.

"Get a grip on yourself, Horikita. We're going to lose at this rate. You have to fight!"

"Tch..."

Horikita, looked at Class C, then the teacher, and then her brother as if finally understanding our situation. It seemed to dawn on her just how desperate our situation was.

"Excuse me. May I ask a question?" Horikita asked looking at Kageyama and tachibana-senpai.

"Do you mind, Vice-president?"

"Not at all. However please answer more quickly next time." Kageyama said to horikita who slowly rose up from her seat as she looked at komiya and other class C students.

"What were the circumstances under which Sudo called you out?" Horikita asked with a firm tone as the other three answered.

"After practice ended, he said he wanted to talk to me." Komiya said as horikita nodded her head.

"And what was ishizaki doing in the special annex with you?"

"After all he is not in the basketball club. There was no reason for him to be there." Horikita said concluding her next question.

"Well….i want insurance." Komiya said as horikita raised an eyebrow.

"Insurance?"

"Everyone knows what a violent guy Sudo is. He's a big guy, too!" Komiya said with a stern tone.

"You thought he might attack you, then?"

"That's right."

They're quite prepared for these questions, it seems like they practiced beforehand.

"And so you brought ishizaki, who had a reputation as being a strong fighter, as a bodyguard?" Horikita asked a logical question but still they seemed like they were prepared.

"I did it to protect myself!"

"I have some knowledge of martial arts myself. Fighting multiple enemies increases the difficulty exponentially." Horikita said as the three looked confused.

"For you to be beaten so one-sidedly especially with ishizaki present, makes no sense." Horikita said as Komiya finally broke his composure.

"Well…. that's just because we didn't want a fight!"

"If you had no desire to fight and you weren't fighting back, it's extremely unlikely that all three of you would be hurt."

"That does sound like common sense." Chabashira-sensei who was quite till now spoke with a smile.

"Common sense doesn't apply when sudo's involved."

"He's an incredibly violent man!" Komiya said looking at Kageyama who had a bored face.

"There was a student who witnessed the entire fight." She said as everyone in the room looked surprised while some didn't like Kageyama who still had a bored face.

"Would the witness step forward, please?" The door opened as Sakura entered the room.

"Would the witness please state her name?" Tachibana-senpai asked.

"C-Class 1-D, Airi Sakura."

"Please take your seat."

"Okay…" Sakura said as she sat in the middle where everyone looked at her. She seemed overwhelmed with people looking at her.

"Sakura-san." Horikita said as she nodded.

"I did see it. The Class C students attacked Sudo-kin first. I'm sure of it." She said as she closed her eyes.

"Sakura-kun, was it?" Sakagami-sensei asked as he looked at her.

"If you really did see it, why didn't you step forward sooner?" He asked with an confused expression.

"Well…because…." Sakura said as she looked down, she's getting nervous.

"Sigh~ honestly, you class Ds…" sakagami-sensei said with disappointment.

"I'm just…. telling the truth…." She said in a low tone voice.

"Sakura-Kun. Airi Sakura-kun. Are you sure you're not being forced to lie for the sake of your class? To save Sudo-kun?" Sakagami-sensei asked with a sly smirk as he looked at her while also eyeing at us.

That's not good.

"The fact that Sakura-san is here proves that she really did witness the incident." Horikita said as she looked at sakagami-sensei.

"If she hadn't, she wouldn't be sitting here, even if we'd asked her to." Horikita said firmly.

"Hoh~" Sakagami-sensei said amused at horikita explanation.

"If we just needed someone to make a statement, don't you think I would have chosen someone else?" Horikita said with confidence.

"Perhaps you chose to use someone like her to lend further credibility." Sakagami-sensei with a smile.

"Credibility? Stop twisting everything."

"Sakura came here in good faith—" As horikita spoke she got cut off by sakagami-sensei.

"Stop taking advantage of your well-meaning but weak-willed classmate." Sakagami-sensei said with a smile as he shook his head.

"That's not what I'm doing." Horikita said with angered expression.

"Don't put any more burden on—" As sakagami spoke, this time he got cut off.

"Sakagami-sensei, I would like it if you stop talking this is a matter between students, your job here is to be a overseer not a lawyer." It was Kageyama who spoke as the room was filled with surprise.

"W-what?"

"I said stop speaking sakagami-sensei. The ones who'll defend your students are your students." Kageyama said as sakagami showed an stern expression.

"Kageyama-kun, are you saying I can't try to prove innocence of my students?" Sakagami-sensei asked as Kageyama tilted his head.

"Well do you see Chabashira-sensei proving innocence for her student?" Kageyama asked as sakagami-sensei with silent.

"The one who's proving sudo's innocence right now is horikita. So I would appreciate it if you keep your mouth shut." Kageyama said with a smile as Chabashira-sensei chuckled along with nagumo-senpai.

"Such disrespect." Sakagami-sensei said as Kageyama ignored him and looked at Sakura who trembled under his gaze.

"Sakura, if you have proof of the incident you've seen like you said, then you better show it now. If not your just wasting everyone's time." Kageyama said with a firm tone.

"I have proof!" Sakura said as class C looked surprised.

"Please don't dig this hole any deeper." Sakagami-sensei spoke despite Kageyama telling him not to.

"This is proof that I was in the special annex that day!" Sakura said as she showed her camera sd card.

"Display it, tachibana-senpai." Kageyama spoke as she nodded and displayed it at the big white projector behind Sakura.

The pictures swiped as it was Sakura in swimsuits, she had a big smile. People would she shocked if they found that the Sakura right now is more sacred then the Sakura in the picture who is beaming with confidence.

"I see…." Kageyama said as he nodded looking at the picture.

Then it changed to the next picture where Sakura was taking a selfie but behind her something else.

"Zoom in." Kageyama said as tachibana-senpai and did what he said, and there was the proof Sakura was talking about the three class C students holding Sudo while Sudo held ishizaki's collar.

"With this…. I hope you will believe that I was there that day." Sakura said as she looked at Kageyama who smiled.

"Thank you, Sakura-san." Horikita said thanking Sakura with a smile, well that's rare.

"Hmm… I'll be honest." Kageyama spoke as he checked the time.

"Times up and sure Sakura there has provided proof but it was just the three of them holding one student and also that one student looking he's going to fight back." Kageyama continued as everyone looked at him.

"That necessarily doesn't prove sudo's innocence." Kageyama said as Sudo gritted his teeth and Sakura looked down again.

"B-but….."

"I'm not saying I don't believe you, it's just you didn't provide a definitive proof." Kageyama said as sakagami-sensei and the other three students smirked.

"Well are you going to suspend Sudo-kun like you said? After all your on no one's side right?" Kondo spoke with relief as he smiled.

"Ah of course not." Kageyama said with a 'are you dumb?' Look.

"Huh? What's the meaning of this?" Sakagami-sensei asked with a stern expression.

"Erm…. We'll have a reschedule of this hearing tomorrow. I don't believe either side, so it's a reschedule." Kageyama said with a smile, as the others looked at him dumbfounded.

"U-uh are you sure, Kageyama-kun?" Tachibana-senpai asked as he nodded.

"We refuse." Komiya said as the other two nodded.

"What? It seems you guys are very desperate for this~ are you perhaps lying to get Sudo suspended?" Kageyama asked all three of them broke their composure.

"N-no we aren't lying!"

"Sweet. Then we'll have the final verdict tomorrow. Until then you have time to prove Sudo's innocence if not Sudo will be expelled!" Kageyama said as Sudo sweated.

"Done! Now out all of you!"

Kageyama pov

I never want to be a judge for this kinda shit. Soon the room was empty as only three senpais were left.

"You did good but kind of childish at the end." Manubu-senpai said as I whistled looking to my right.

"Sigh~ well whatever I'll see you tomorrow." He left with tachibana-senpai where they will probably meet ayanokoji.

*clap* *clap* *clap*

"You didn't disappoint me or impress but I gotta say it was fun to watch." Nagumo said with a smile, it was only the two of us in the room left.

"Well I'm glad you enjoyed the show." I said with a smile too.

"Say Kageyama, what do you think working under me? When I become the president of this school, I'll make you the vice-president soon after succeeding me." Nagumo said with a cocky smile as I chuckled.

"I reject." I said as he's smile faded.

"Excuse me?" He asked with a serious smile.

"I reject, I have no desires to work under you. I have my own plans." I said to him with a smirk as realisation hit him.

"Are you trying to compete for president spot against me?" He asked as I grinned.

"Bingo~"

"Hahahaha~ Kageyama you're quite funny!" He said laughing while I looked at him.

"Well~ if it's that way then come, I'll destroy you and make you submit to me." He said with a cocky smile as I smiled.

"Whatever, Mr notice me~" I said as I walked past him laughing as he stood there with an angry gaze looking at me.