Chapter 140 Three People Searching for the Truth

Three People Searching for the Truth

Ai’s PoV

I separated from Senpai and went to the classroom, thinking about yesterday’s report.

Endo-san and Domoto-san were Kondo’s classmates in middle school, and there were about 10 students who went from their middle school to this high school. The ones I’m interested in are Kondo, Tachibana-senpai, and one other person.

And for some reason, Endo-san is a high school ronin.

“Just being a high school ronin should be unusual.”

In fact, there may be times when an unfortunate person is unable to take the examination due to illness, accident, or some other reason.

While listening to what Domoto-san said yesterday, I remembered words that caught my attention.

It was a word I overheard in passing when Senpai and Endo-san were talking.

“Do you come here often, Domoto-san?”

“I used to come here with Kazuki and another childhood friend. But we had some problems when we were in junior high school. So we hadn’t seen each other for a long time.”

Who did she mean by the other childhood friend?

Could it be Tachibana-senpai? Kondo? Another student? Or a student from another school?

There are so many things I don’t know until I find out.

I have a bad feeling. I have to find out as soon as possible. I will never forgive the person who did such a terrible thing to my Senpai. I will make sure that they pay for it.

I have to investigate the Literature Club thoroughly. When I infiltrated the club room back then, most of Senpai’s personal belongings and manuscripts had already been thrown away. I thought they were just carried away by the rumors circulating in the school. But considering his talent, it was even conceivable that they were jealous.

“Then it shouldn’t be surprising that there are people who deliberately think about getting rid of him.”

And then there is the uncomfortable feeling I’ve had since yesterday.

A person who is close to the problems around him.

Tachibana-senpai, the manager of the Literature Club.

Eiji-senpai, Endo-san, Kondo of the soccer club, and the literature club, the only student who had contact with all of them at the time before the incident.

It’s as if there is a problem with her at the center. It feels unnatural and uncomfortable.

Takayanagi’s PoV

A student called me during the break.

When I entered the empty classroom, a male student was waiting for me.

“What’s it, Endo-kun? Is it about Aono-kun’s special class? Or is it about the soccer team? I hope it’s the former.”

I said it as if I was joking, but my eyes weren’t smiling.

“Maybe it’s different from Aono-kun’s case. But there is something that bothers me, and I’d like you to investigate it, Sensei.”

“Something that bothers you?”

“Actually, Tachibana, manager of the Literature Club, was acting suspiciously at the station yesterday…”

He seems to choose his words carefully.

“Manager of the Literature Club? What do you mean by acting suspiciously?”

“It seemed like she was following Aono-kun. She was in a hurry for something and was yelling.”

The Literature Club again? It seems that Amada-san’s connection to Kondo-kun also came from an introduction by a member of the Literature Club. That smells fishy.

“So?”

I ask him to speak first.

“Sensei, you know I’m a ronin, right?”

He looks troubled. Maybe it was a painful fact he didn’t want to say. I heard that he had stopped attending school because of a romantic problem between students. I have a feeling that his circumstances were similar to Aono-kun’s.

“Yes. I’ve been doing a lot of research on this, partly because of this incident and partly because of the trouble with Kondo-kun.”

I tried to say as little as possible. I didn’t want to open the old wounds of my student.

But I guess he wants to save Aono-kun even if he has to show those wounds.

“Tachibana is also very, very involved…Sensei, can’t you investigate the Literature Club thoroughly? I still have the feeling that there is something more to this case.”

Overwhelmed by the student’s determination, I nodded my head and said, “Okay.”