People at the practical education center only want to drop out.

Bai Lan nodded.

Besides fishing, Bai Lan also planned to use this process to let Karuizawa meet the bully again, and by observing Karuizawa's reaction to the bully again, she could learn about the changes Karuizawa had undergone after this "real battle".

In this incident, Karuizawa successfully fought off the bullies on her own and protected herself from them.

Judging from the fact that her hands were not trembling, she must have overcome her past psychological trauma to some extent through this incident.

Although it's not a complete overcoming, at least the seed of "courage" has been planted.

With a few more victories, this seed will mature.

Overall, the results of this "real-world" battle were quite good. If this were in a game, Karuizawa would have leveled up several times through this battle.

Two girls and two boys came in with Yonekura.

Two girls were responsible for supporting the rice bin.

Two strong boys acted as "gatekeepers," protecting the rice barn.

With two boys blocking her way, Yonekura felt a little safer. Coupled with the lure of profit and someone's assurance, she participated in the scheme to frame Karuizawa.

"President! You must severely punish Karuizawa! It's terrifying to be in the same school as someone like him!"

The person speaking was not Mikura.

After all, Yonekura's current task is to pretend to be weak.

The person speaking was one of the two girls supporting the rice bin.

Immediately afterwards, another girl said, "Look what she did to Yonekura-kun! Her whole body is swollen like this!"

Upon hearing this, Bai Lan couldn't help but open her phone's photo album and compare the photos.

Yeah, confirmed.

She wasn't "swollen all over." Most of her body was already swollen, especially the parts that were fat.

"What? She wasn't like this at all yesterday!" Karuizawa couldn't help but speak up in defense.

Karuizawa's explanation only excited the two girls more, and they opened their mouths to...

"Is everyone here? Guild Master, can we begin?" Horikita Suzune interrupted the other party's subsequent output.

Horikita glanced at his watch: "Three more minutes, but there's no need to be so punctual. It's better to start early. I have other work to do. Okay, let's sit down quickly."

Since the student council president had said so, Yonekura and the others sat down in the row of seats opposite Shiraran and the others.

"Tachibana, you're in charge of presiding over this arbitration," Horikita said to the student council secretary beside him.

“Yes, President.” Tachibana nodded and then said, “According to the procedure, the plaintiff, Yoshiko Yonekura from Class D of the second year, will begin her statement. If there is anything incorrect, Megumi Karuizawa from Class B of the first year can refute it, but please keep order.”

Class D of the second grade, which is the class that Yoshiko Yonekura is in.

Then, Yonekura first looked at the two strong "gatekeepers" beside her, mustered her courage, and then put on a wronged look and said, "That day I was taking a walk and passed by the teaching building when I suddenly wanted to go to the toilet, so I went to the women's toilet on the first floor of the teaching building."

As soon as I entered, I saw Karuizawa, a first-year student, looking in the mirror. I only glanced at her.

She glared at me fiercely and said, "What are you looking at?"

I was scared and didn't dare to reply..."

Just as Yonekura finished speaking, Karuizawa across from her panicked and couldn't help but blurt out, "No! That's not how it is... Actually, it's... that..."

Karuizawa wanted to say something, but she hadn't truly overcome her fear of the bullies.

The fear of facing the bully made her unable to think normally, which even made her forget the promise Bai Lan had made to her, and forget that she had a "get-out-of-jail-free card" and would be fine.

Karuizawa, unable to think clearly, became extremely anxious when the other party blamed her for things that were clearly done by them.

The more anxious I get, the more chaotic my thoughts become, and I can't organize my thoughts into words that I really want to say.

The more anxious you are, the less you can speak; the less you can speak, the more anxious you become.

The more anxious you are, the more anxious you become, and the more anxious you get...

Karuizawa's fingers, which had stopped trembling, started shaking violently again in his anxiety, and his strong and arrogant facade was gradually crumbling.

Horikita Suzune found Karuizawa's behavior somewhat strange, as if she could tell that Karuizawa was hiding something.

However, regardless of what Karuizawa was hiding, her "unable to express her suffering" demeanor didn't deepen Horikita Suzune's suspicion that Karuizawa was bullying others. On the contrary, it made Horikita Suzune feel that it was unlikely for Karuizawa to bully others...

In fact, she seemed more like the one being bullied, almost pitiful.

Okay, according to Karuizawa, she was indeed the one being bullied, but she successfully fought back against the bullying.

Thinking of this, Horikita Suzune decided to stand up and speak for Karuizawa, who was unable to speak, to refute the other party on her behalf.

However, at that moment, Bai Lan pulled her back from under the table.

Horikita Suzune looked at Bai Lan, somewhat puzzled.

Bai Lan: "Let her speak for herself. It's her responsibility. It's not our turn to speak."

Upon hearing this, Horikita nodded, seemingly understanding something.

"No! No!"

At this moment, Karuizawa finally managed to compose some words using her chaotic mind, and then said impatiently, "She's using all my words!"

126. Karuizawa: Even though I fight, swear, and am bad at studying, I'm still a good student.

“She’s using all my words!” Karuizawa retorted.

“Yeah, ‘What are you worried about?’ isn’t that your phrase?” Yonekura said, sounding aggrieved.

"No! That's not how I am. You were the one who said 'What are you worried about?'!"

Yonekura ignored Karuizawa's feeble rebuttal and continued her statement, only speeding up her speech: "I was scared, really scared. I didn't dare to answer, and I even wanted to run away, but because I was in a hurry to go to the toilet and was afraid I wouldn't be able to hold it in, I didn't dare to leave the toilet directly. So I just lowered my head and planned to go around her to the toilet."

As a result, when she saw that I didn't say anything, she insisted that I didn't respect her and looked down on her.

I said no, and told her not to make trouble for no reason.

Then she insisted that I had called her 'sick'.

Immediately afterwards, she rushed over and hit me.

Look how badly she hit me! Ouch! I'm so scared.

Later, I didn't even go to the toilet. When I found an opportunity, I endured the pain and rushed out of the toilet.

Because there were security cameras outside the restroom, she didn't chase after me. She just shouted threats at me from behind, telling me not to report her, or she would beat me every time she saw me.

I was terrified, and at first I didn't dare to tell anyone.

But my friends noticed my injuries and gave me advice, urging me to report them to the school.

That's the whole story.

After speaking, Yonekura covered her eyes with her hands, made a few soft sobs, and then began to wail, looking very pitiful.

"Has the plaintiff finished making their statement?" Tachibana asked while taking notes of both sides' statements.

“I’ve finished speaking,” Yonekura replied.

“Okay.” Tachibana Akane quickly finished writing down the notes and then said, “Now let’s begin. The defendant, Karuizawa Megumi, will speak.”

"Should I speak?" Karuizawa felt completely lost, and she couldn't help but glance at the people on her side.

Soon, Karuizawa's gaze fell on Shirai.

At that moment, Karuizawa suddenly realized something and exclaimed, "Wait a minute! I don't need to be afraid at all! Bai Lan can clear my name anytime. I'll be fine. At most, I'll just have a few days off. I won't be expelled or anything."

Moreover, Bai Lan was right there. He seemed to be very skilled. When he trained me, he could always lift me up with one hand and send me flying through the air.

He promised to protect me, so whether it's that wicked girl or the two boys who came with her, even if they want to bully me, they'll have to get past Bai first.

With this in mind, Karuizawa suddenly felt more confident.

She calmed down, her hands stopped trembling, her chaotic mind instantly regained its order, and her throat, which had previously felt blocked and difficult to speak, suddenly became clear.

Karuizawa quickly recalled Shirai's instructions, then swiftly shifted his gaze from Shirai to Horikita Suzune, who seemed to be Shirai's "representative," and questioned her with his eyes.

Horikita Suzune nodded, reassuring her to speak freely.

Upon receiving the instruction, Karuizawa immediately stood up from her seat, pointed at Yonekura, looked down at her, and said aggressively, "She's lying! She completely pinned all the bullying she did on me, while claiming my scenes were hers!"

What she just said would only be true if we switched places between the two of us.

"Is the exchange the real situation?"

At this point, Yonekura retorted, "According to you, I'm the one who bullied you? The one who was bullied is completely unharmed, while I, the one who bullied you, am covered in injuries?"

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"No, that's not right. You tried to bully me, but you didn't succeed."

The result is the same... no, the result is different. I didn't hurt you like that at all.

Ah, the beginnings are different too.

"Alright, I'll start from the beginning."

Karuizawa calmed down, but her Chinese language skills weren't very good, so she couldn't quite put her thoughts together. In the end, she simply started from the beginning: "I was washing my hands when she came in and inexplicably said that I 'acted like I was something special' and that I 'looked down on her'."

I didn't want to cause trouble, so I didn't reply to her.

Seeing that I didn't speak, she insisted that I looked down on her.

I couldn't help but start explaining, and suddenly she twisted my words into an insult that I was calling her 'sick'.

Then she came over and tried to hit me. Luckily, I had some training, and when faced with danger, I had a stress response and swung my fists wildly a few times, which drove her away.

I didn't bully her; she tried to bully me, and I just fought back.

After speaking, Karuizawa felt as if he had accomplished something great and let out a deep sigh of relief.

After Karuizawa finished speaking, Yonekura did not refute him. She just looked up at him and then lowered her head again, looking very scared. The people around her glared at Karuizawa on her behalf, making a silent rebuttal.

"Has the defendant finished making their statement?" Tachibana Akane asked.

"Huh?" Karuizawa nodded blankly: "All done."

“Okay.” After writing down the notes, Tachibana said, “Now we will take turns asking and answering questions. Please maintain order during the meeting and refrain from personal attacks or other inappropriate behavior. Those who do so will be punished. The plaintiff will start.”

Soon, a girl on the other side stood up and said, "Wait a minute. Before that, I have a question. It's not about the case, but about the arbitration meeting itself."

Akane Tachibana glanced at Manabu Horikita, and seeing that he didn't object, she said, "Please speak."