Chapter 25 Takayanagi vs. Kondo

Takayanagi vs. Kondo

And now comes the last interrogation.

It’s Kondo, the third-year student who’s the mastermind and supposedly the source of all this.

“Osu.”

He says with an innocent smile. This attitude after being summoned to the counseling office. How disrespectful.

“I’m sorry. Do you know why you were summoned?”

“Yes! You want to ask about that Aono who hurt Miyuki, right? Yes, yes!”

It must be a real talent to come here and still talk as if it was Aono’s fault. A talent that shouldn’t be allowed to blossom.

“Yes, Amada seems to be upset and can’t really explain what happened that day. So I want to talk to you, Kondo, who should be the person closest to her.”

“That’s right. As you can imagine, that’s what a normal girl would do if her boyfriend got violent with her. That day, Miyuki asked for my advice. I want to break up with my boyfriend, but I can’t get him to give me an okay. She said. She also said she’s getting a little stalkerish and she’s scared.”

“Hmm.”

His tone was so confident that I would’ve believed him if I hadn’t been thoroughly checked.

“We were walking together and he found us and I guess he thought she was cheating on him. He shouted at her with great force and pulled Miyuki’s arm. She was in pain and desperately refused to go with him. So I stepped between them and pulled them apart. I knew it would be dangerous if I didn’t, I didn’t know what he might do.”

He lied as if sucking air.

“Aono said he was beaten by you.”

“Well, that’s just the stalker’s delusion. He was grabbing the woman’s slender arm too much, so I was just trying to prevent her from getting hurt. In fact, he was the one who was violent in the first place.”

“Hmm.”

The most important thing this time is to meet him and hear his side of the story. I still have to bear it.

“Are you convinced?”

“Well, let me ask you one more thing. Why did you post that on SNS?”

“Oh, I’m sure you think so too, Sensei. But it’s not my account. I only asked the club members to help me protect Miyuki from a stalker. At that time, I sent Miyuki’s injured photo to everyone, which was a bad idea. Then someone probably spread it around in a fit of righteous indignation.”

You make up stories like that. You’re probably better at lying than playing soccer, Kondo.

“So you don’t know who did it?”

“I really don’t know. Sensei, I have a favor to ask of you. It’s an important time for the soccer team, an important game is coming up. I’m sure the person who leaked the information didn’t have such bad intentions. Probably. He must have done it for Miyuki’s sake. So even if you find the culprit, can you please keep it quiet?”

He really only cares about making himself look good. How can I put it, he is suitable for a politician?

“I don’t know how this is going to work, but I’ll do my best.”

To avoid falling into his game, I deliberately take a step back and focus on getting information.

“Thank you. After all, Takayanagi-sensei knows what he’s talking about. I was wondering what would happen if you defended that stalker. It’s a disgrace to the school.”

The biggest disgrace of this school is that they let a guy like you in.

I was about to burst out in anger, but I managed to control myself just in time.

If I openly showed hostility, the other side would do everything in their power to obstruct the investigation. It should be just enough to make such an evil man realize that he is cornered at the edge of hell.

“One more thing. If Aono had hurt Amada, the school might have to punish him. And we might have to ask the police for help. So let me ask you this. You saw it happen, didn’t you?”

I ask a question that this man, if he had any goodwill left in his heart, would think about. But the answer I expected was.

“I did indeed see it. But Miyuki probably doesn’t want to report him.”

I frowned at his words.

“Why?”

“Because the more serious this matter becomes, the more Miyuki’s reputation will be damaged and the more often she will have to relive horrible memories. That would be sad, wouldn’t it? That’s why I asked Sensei for help.”

It’s an explanation that usually makes sense….

At the mention of the word “police,” Kondo looked bitter for a moment. After all, it means that there are some things that are not good for a professional investigator to get involved in. In other words, if we investigate the situation in detail, we will come across a truth that is inconvenient for this guy.

In the first place, I only said in a roundabout way that Amada was too upset to give a good explanation for the Aono attack, but Kondo mentioned “Amada cheated” as if he knew everything. I guess he was a little out of the loop. It was as if he was saying that he was behind the scenes.

“I see.”

I opened my mouth with many meanings.

“Well, can I go now? Actually, I’ve been asked to join the training with the university team in Tokyo today. I have to go as soon as possible.”

“Oh, sorry for the inconvenience.”

Kondo leaves the room with a light step. It is true that Kondo is intelligent and well-spoken. But that’s only in comparison to his peers. He is, after all, a high school student. As a teacher, I felt sorry for him for a moment, as he tried to continue his steps without realizing the consequences, and thus lost his way as a human being.

I looked disdainfully at the seat where this guy had just been.

“Just keep walking. On the road to hell.”

Kondo’s PoV

“Ha, that’s a little boring. It’s all over, huh? Well, I guess that’s what teachers are for! Hahaha.”

I couldn’t stop laughing.