"Thank you for the meal!" *2
After lunch, the three of them planned to part ways there.
"I have an appointment later, so I'll see you at school."
As expected of Kushida, her schedule was packed. She was just about to separate from Kamio Tatsuya and the others, and she already had another appointment.
Is this girl really not tired?
And going out costs money. Can your wallet handle it?
Of course, Kamio Tatsuya wouldn't ask these questions. What if Kushida took advantage of him and asked him for money?
"Um...!"
Just as Kushida was about to leave, Sakura suddenly spoke.
"About Sudou, it might not be right to consider this as thanks for today, but if I can..."
Here it comes. Kushida inviting Sakura to fix the camera together might have had this in mind.
But she didn't bring it up. She waited for Sakura to speak up first.
"You don't have to force yourself. Even if you're a witness, Sakura, you're not obligated to step forward. And as a D class student like Sudou, your testimony probably won't be accepted."
Kamio Tatsuya didn't care about this. And like he said, as Sudou's classmate, Sakura's testimony probably wouldn't be accepted.
They might even turn around and accuse Sakura of giving false testimony.
"I, I know, but I think I'd regret it later if I stayed silent."
"But before..."
"Because speaking out as a witness would draw attention no matter what, and I don't like that... So..."
This was typical of Sakura's personality. Kamio Tatsuya and Kushida Kikyo didn't dwell on it too much.
"Can you tell me what happened in detail?"
Sakura nodded and described what she saw.
The whole picture was gradually painted from a third party's perspective.
First of all, the students from C class were definitely lying, because it wasn't like the C class students said – that they were being beaten one-sidedly.
In fact, the C class students attacked first, but then Sudou overwhelmed Ishizaki and the others with his superior strength.
As for the injuries of the C class students at the time, Sakura couldn't judge. And after seeing this, she ran away immediately.
"Great! Maybe Sudou can now..."
When Kushida heard Sakura's description, she was immediately overjoyed. But Kamio Tatsuya immediately poured cold water on her.
"Don't be too happy yet. We believe what Sakura said is true, but you can't make the school believe her.
After all, since Sakura and Sudou are both D class students, they might be accused of giving false testimony."
"Wh, why would that happen?"
The dismay on Kushida's face was obvious.
At this time, Sakura raised her hand again.
"Th, that, I have evidence, evidence that I was there at the time."
Evidence?
Wow, you have evidence.
Ryuen, why are you so unlucky?
As she spoke, Sakura took out the camera that Kamio Tatsuya had recently fixed from her bag. After a few taps, she brought up a photo.
"Here."
Taking the camera, Kamio Tatsuya found that it was a selfie of Sakura, with Sakura herself taking up most of the frame.
But in the empty upper-left corner, you could see Sudou fighting with the three C class students.
And the time in the lower-right corner of the camera proved that Sakura was indeed there at the time.
I see.
This would prove that Sakura was at the scene of the fight.
But it still comes down to the same issue: her testimony has low credibility.
Besides being Sudou's classmate, there's also the reason she didn't come forward right away.
But this is enough. Sakura's testimony won't be the key, the key is the photo that Sakura unintentionally took.
This level of evidence is enough, after all, Kamio Tatsuya never intended to get Sudou acquitted.
All Kamio Tatsuya wanted to do was give Sudou some time to study, so he wouldn't be expelled.
Whatever else happens, happens.
Kamio Tatsuya nodded without saying anything, and then showed the photo on the camera to Kushida.
"Thank you, Sakura-san! Sudou will be happy too!"
In the evening, Kamio Tatsuya was meditating as usual when he received a phone call from Sakura.
Sakura had taken the initiative to exchange contacts with Kamio Tatsuya when they separated today.
"Um... This is Sakura..."
"Yeah, I know. I saved your contact with a note."
Kamio Tatsuya leaned back in his chair while talking on the phone.
"Thank you for what you did today."
"You've thanked me many times already."
Kamio Tatsuya said with a smile.
At that moment, Sakura was sitting at her computer desk, looking at the comment on her blo.g that no longer appeared. She felt very relaxed.
After hesitating for a while, she said, "Kamio-kun, do you know the name 'Shizuku'?"
Shizuku?
The careless store clerk seemed to have said that today.
"I don't think I've heard of it." Kamio Tatsuya thought for a moment, then realized that he really didn't have any impression. "But instead of a name, it feels more like a stage name like from an idol or something."
Wh, how could he guess it so accurately?
Sakura was surprised by Kamio Tatsuya's intuition.
"Um... Kamio-kun is right, it is an idol." Sakura Airi's voice came hesitantly from the phone. "But to be exact, it's a swimsuit idol."
Swimsuit idol?
Kamio Tatsuya turned on the computer that was on standby on his desk and opened the search engine to enter "Shizuku."
Surprisingly, there were search results.
Shizuku, a swimsuit idol, debuted two years ago. According to the information, she seems to be a middle school student.
But although she is just a middle school student, she became popular immediately after her debut because of her cute appearance and exaggerated figure.
And because she likes to take pictures, she runs a blo.g where she posts photos every day.
Of course, Kamio Tatsuya also saw the photos on the blog.
Then...
Isn't this Sakura?
Although the hairstyle is different and the mood is slightly different. In school, Sakura is the kind of gloomy girl who wants to bury her head in her chest.
The Shizuku on the blo.g is the kind of girl who is obviously very lively. But Kamio Tatsuya didn't think he would be wrong.
"Shizuku... is that you, Sakura?"
After a long silence, Sakura's voice came from the other end of the phone: "Yes."
After getting Sakura's confirmation, Kamio Tatsuya just felt that this world was magical.
Who would have thought that Sakura Airi, who is usually taciturn and shy, and acts like an ostrich all the time, would be a swimsuit idol who has debuted for two years and has some fame.
"I'm really impressed, Sakura. You're so good at hiding it."
Kamio Tatsuya couldn't help but sigh. He scrolled the mouse wheel to continue to check Shizuku's blo.g.
"No, that's not it!" Sakura's flustered voice came from the phone. "Actually, actually I'm really afraid of attracting attention, only when I'm taking pictures, only when I'm taking pictures..."
"Yeah, yeah, I know what you mean. I'm not complaining."
Kamio Tatsuya smiled at Sakura Airi's flustered voice. This girl is so cute.
Hearing Kamio Tatsuya's teasing tone, Sakura felt a sigh of relief.
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