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

It cannot be used as conclusive evidence.

We have conflicting accounts of what happened between them in the restroom.

Because there are no security cameras in the restroom, I cannot verify which side is right by checking the footage, and neither of our claims can be confirmed.

According to you, although Yonekura has never engaged in bullying before, there is no guarantee that she won't now.

Therefore, I can also assume that although Karuizawa was able to abide by the rules in the past, it does not mean that he will definitely not break the rules now.

As for whether it is rational to engage in serious disciplinary violations such as 'bullying classmates' when facing midterm exams, normally speaking, it is indeed irrational.

But the fact that it has already happened means that one of them must have been irrational.

As for who the irrational person is...

Let's not dwell on things that can't be verified; let's talk about things that are actually clear and easily verifiable.

There are security cameras outside the restroom.

By reviewing the surveillance footage, we can see that during that time yesterday, only Karuizawa and Yonekura were in the restroom.

Yonekura entered the restroom after Karuizawa.

Yonekura entered the toilet and soon ran away crying.

This is what was clearly shown in the surveillance footage.

Apart from that.

In the end, Yonekura was injured, while Karuizawa was unharmed.

Based on the information that can be confirmed at present, Yonekura is clearly the victim.

As for Karuizawa, no matter how well they spoke, they couldn't produce any concrete evidence to prove their innocence.

Even if we take a step back...

Even if the rice granary was really in the wrong at the beginning.

However, the fact that Karuizawa was unharmed shows that Yonekura's mistake was at most saying some bad things, and did not cause any real harm to Karuizawa.

Even if Yonekura's words were indeed wrong, they don't deserve this much punishment, do they?

As for Karuizawa, even though she was indeed in the right at the beginning.

However, without suffering any real harm and without the other party posing any threat to her, she still attacked Yonekura and injured her to this extent.

Look at the injuries on Yonekura's body. This couldn't have been achieved with just one or two counterattacks. It required a continuous pursuit after the counterattack!

Is this counterattack too strong?

At the very least, wouldn't that be considered 'excessive self-defense'?

If this situation isn't severely punished, then in the future, if someone accidentally says something unpleasant, will another person be able to find a reason to rush over and beat me seriously?

God!

If that's the case, this school is terrifying!

How can students feel safe studying and living here?

Hearing what the other party said, Karuizawa and her lawyers all frowned.

The other party's words have grasped one of the most important key points of this incident!

That was Karuizawa Musou.

However, Yonekura was injured.

The fact that "Karuizawa is unharmed" directly determines the "upper limit" of the severity of what the other party has done.

In other words, even if the other party is really a bad person, no matter how outrageous they are, that's all.

Conversely, the fact that "Yonekura was injured" determines the "lower limit" of the severity of Karuizawa's behavior.

No matter how innocent Karuizawa is, even if she was really defending herself, it would be one thing if Karuizawa was also injured.

If Karuizawa was also injured, it would prove that the other party's actions posed a threat to her personal safety. In this case, it would be understandable that she couldn't stop herself and retaliated more forcefully in order to ensure her own safety.

However, Karuizawa was not injured.

To be able to inflict such serious injuries on the opponent while remaining completely unharmed oneself.

This demonstrates a significant disparity in strength between the two sides, indicating that Yonekura posed no threat to Karuizawa.

To shoot someone who posed no threat to you with a gun that was pointed at you from the muzzle of a gun, which posed no threat to the other party, is indeed excessive and strongly suggests excessive self-defense.

Therefore, based on the current results, even if we judge Yonekura in the worst-case scenario and Karuizawa in the best-case scenario, it is still more advantageous for Yonekura and very disadvantageous for Karuizawa!

Unless there is some evidence to prove that Karuizawa did not cause any serious harm to the other party at the time.

Alternatively, it could prove that Karuizawa did not actually "pursue" the attack, and that the injuries on the opponent were simply the result of Karuizawa's subconscious outburst after being provoked, and the result of her first counterattack.

In this way, Karuizawa can clear himself of suspicion of "excessive self-defense".

Do they have a way to prove these things?

Oh! There really is!

At this moment, Karuizawa couldn't help but recall the photos, recordings, and videos that Bai Lan had shown her not long ago, and then a confident look flashed in her eyes.

However, Karuizawa maintained an "arrogant and assertive" persona throughout at Shirai Ran's request, and she also habitually concealed her true emotions.

Coupled with the contrast between her previous image as a "righteous hot girl," Karuizawa comes across as a "brainless and overconfident" person.

Therefore, to outsiders, Karuizawa's confident demeanor is perfectly normal; the problem would be if she ever lacked confidence. It's impossible to discern anything unusual from Karuizawa's expression.

Others were unaware of the existence of those photos, audio recordings, and videos.

Horikita Suzune couldn't think of the most powerful way to refute this.

After much effort, Horikita finally came up with a solution, but it had many flaws and relied on luck. If luck wasn't on their side, or if someone discovered the flaws, it wouldn't work.

Horikita Suzune was reluctant to leave her fate to luck and the other person.

Thinking of this, Horikita Suzune temporarily put aside the rebuttal she had just come up with and tried to think of another solution.

Karuizawa did not reply for a long time.

However, neither Tachibana Akane nor Shirai on the "judge's bench" urged them to hurry.

Seeing that the referees were not urging them this time and seemed to be planning to take sides, the people from the rice warehouse couldn't help but urge them themselves.

"You're finally speechless, aren't you? As expected, we're in the right. President, for the sake of the school's stability and harmony, please punish Karuizawa, that violent madman, severely!"

At this point, Horikita Suzune still couldn't come up with a good solution.

Spurred on by the people from the Yonekura side, Horikita Suzune finally gritted her teeth.

"I have no choice but to take a gamble!" Horikita Suzune thought.

Then, Horikita Suzune retorted, "According to Karuizawa, she only retaliated a few times when she was initially provoked, and didn't 'pursue' at all after that! Yonekura ran away immediately after being hit a few times!"

As for evidence, I've come up with a solution.

We can actually use surveillance footage to calculate the time it takes for the rice vendor to go from entering the toilet to leaving.

Then we can use simulation to estimate the time it took for Karuizawa and Yonekura to have that exchange before taking action.

Finally, subtract the time the two spent talking from the time Yonekura spent going to and from the restroom. The remaining time is the length of time Karuizawa could retaliate against Yonekura.

If the remaining time is very short, just enough for the two of them to finish their conversation, it means that Karuizawa simply doesn't have time to 'pursue' him.

As long as Karuizawa doesn't 'pursue' him.

The charge of 'excessive self-defense' is therefore invalid!

"President, what do you think? Should we check the surveillance footage?" Bai Lan, who had taken over the presiding over this arbitration meeting, had an impassive and unyielding expression.

Horikita Manabu: "That's a reasonable request. Let's check the surveillance footage then."

After speaking, Horikita Manabu took out his phone and called the school's surveillance department to request access to the surveillance footage.

With the student council president's special privileges expediting things, a few minutes later, the monitoring department sent someone to deliver the surveillance footage from yesterday's girls' restroom entrance.

Soon, the surveillance footage was projected onto the screen in the special classroom.

Thanks to the technicians, the exact moments when Yonekura entered the women's restroom and when she ran out of it were captured yesterday.

The group calculated the time and found that there was a difference of more than two minutes between the two moments.

Upon learning the result, Horikita Suzune shook her head slightly.

She knew she had lost her gamble.

Two minutes is enough time to repeat the conversation between Karuizawa and Yonekura several times at a "normal speed".

Of course, interactions between people cannot consist solely of "dialogue," nor can they be conducted entirely at a "normal speaking speed."

People often use "body language" when communicating face-to-face.

Body language also takes up time in communication.

For example, if you're halfway through a conversation and the other person suddenly raises their fist and charges at you, can you guarantee that you can still maintain a normal speaking speed and continue speaking?

In addition, when people speak face-to-face, unless they have prepared their lines in advance, they often need to improvise their words.

Wording also takes time.

A conversation that can be finished in a few seconds at a normal speaking speed may take more than half a minute to formulate, or it may be said without much thought.

However, no one can determine the exact amount of time spent on the "body language" and "wording" sections.

It is possible to determine the time taken only when those pre-conceived words are spoken.

This uncertain part has a lot of room to maneuver; squeezing out just a little bit is enough to complete the "pursuit" action.

Therefore, Horikita Suzune's countermeasures failed, and surveillance could not clear Karuizawa of suspicion of "excessive self-defense."

In this way, Karuizawa would be convicted of "excessive self-defense" even at the very least, and thus suffer severe punishment!

This is still the "lightest" one.

"Excessive self-defense" can only be considered when it is determined that the other party was in the wrong first.

If it cannot be determined that the other party was at fault first, Karuizawa cannot even be considered to have committed "excessive self-defense," but can only be considered to have unilaterally "assaulted another person."

In this case, the punishment will only be more severe!