Chapter 45 Threatening

Threatening

“Is it okay here?”

From the hallway in front of the classroom, Sou and Maruyama go to an empty classroom. This empty classroom is where the three girls called Mizuki before.

“Okay, so. What’s the story?”

Maruyama asks, obviously annoyed and unable to bear the silence since Sou has been silent since they moved to the new place until now.

“You know best, don’t you?”

Sou closes the classroom door firmly and looks at Maruyama with a relaxed attitude and a slight smile.

“Ugh….”

Maruyama feels frightened by Sou’s attitude and takes a few steps back, clenching his teeth.

“Your body is honest. I’ll say it anyway. I don’t care why, but can you stop messing with Nakatani-san?”

Ignoring Maruyama’s feelings, Sou says what he wants to say at his own pace.

“Well…that’s….”

His pride probably won’t allow it. Unable to look into Sou’s eyes, Maruyama averts his gaze and doesn’t immediately accept his request.

“You probably couldn’t forgive Nakatani-san for rejecting your confession, even though you’re the ace and number 4 of the baseball club, a popular, cool guy, right? I won’t allow that. I’ll make sure you back off. No matter what.”

His attitude suddenly changes, and with a sharp look in his eyes, Sou confronts Maruyama with a cold tone of voice. His angry eyes, which he usually conceals, exude intensity.

“I-Is it my fault?! If you ask me, it’s her fault in the first place! She just brushed my confession aside, even though I’m a popular guy and good at sports. What’s wrong with getting revenge?”

He could not stand Sou’s words anymore. Even with sweat running down his cheeks, Maruyama raised his voice and rebelled.

“What’s wrong with getting revenge? You really are selfish. You better watch your words.”

As if to warn him, Sou held out the smartphone in his right hand. It’s a silent threat. If he says anything more inappropriate, Sou will spread the voice recording; it’s a clear indication of his intentions.

“Wait a second!? I get it! I get it! Stop touching that smartphone right now! If that voice recording spreads throughout the school, my future school life will be ruined! Please don’t let that happen!!”

Maruyama anxiously rambles, trying to convince him. Countless droplets of saliva fly out of his mouth and land on the floor, which appears vulgar and dirty.

“Nakatani-san is suffering. I think she has been experiencing despair in her romantic relationships for a long time. So I want you to change your behavior in the future. Do you understand?”

After putting herself in Mizuki’s place to the limit, empathizing with her, and expressing her true feelings, Sou finally shows him with some strong, intimidating words.

“I-I get it. I understand….”

Resigned to his situation and unable to stare into Sou’s intense gaze, Maruyama quickly averts his eyes and finally accepts Sou’s request. Even if it was a bit reluctant.

“That’s good. It’s a promise. This is the end of it. Well then. See you later.”

Since he is no longer needed, Sou completely removes his attention from Maruyama and walks forward, waving his hand slightly.

Maruyama completely disappears from Sou’s field of vision, and all he can see is the door to the empty classroom that he is walking towards.

Sou gently closes the classroom door and leaves.

The only sound of the door closing is heard in the empty classroom.

Maruyama is left alone in the empty classroom, motionless.

Leaving the empty classroom and keeping an eye out to see if any teachers are around, Sou enters the password to unlock the smartphone in his hand with a familiar touch.

He launches the SNS LEIN and contacts a specific person.

Amane Sou: [Please distribute this voice recording. I’ll leave it up to you how to do it].