"What exactly happened, President?"

  Tachibana Akaanding beside Horikita Manabu, watched as he checked his phone, her expression slightly tense. Cases of violent misduct weren't on at Advanurturing High School. Uppercssmen were well aware of the school rules and wouldn't normally risk vioting such a seriution so btantly.

  "It's definitely an act of violence."

  After watg the video recorded by Hikaru, Manabu nodded slightly.

  The footage on the phone clearly depicted a long-haired male student aggressively throwing pu a girl, who was narrowly dodging each strike. Several times, his fists came dangerously close to nding on her.

  To enhahe impact of the evidence, Hikaru had trimmed the video signifitly on the way to the Student cil office, leaving only the most incriminating ten seds. The shorter duration made the aggression even more striking.

  The length of the video didn't matter—violence wasn't judged based oher the victim was actually harmed. The mere act of raising a hand against audent warranted punishment.

  "Tachibana, take a look at this."

  Instead of making an immediate deanabu hahe phoo Tachibana. The purple-haired uppercssman's expression darkehe moment she finished watg. As a fellow female student, she could vividly imagihe distress Ibuki must have felt in that moment.

  "Ibuki-san, are you alright?"

  Tachibana approached Ibuki with , her tole. The short-haired girl, however, simply shook her head and answered calmly, "I have good reflexes, so I mao avoid getting hit."

  She then expined, stig to the agreed-upon script she and Hikaru had rehearsed.

  "Hikaru was nearby, ihe sce . He witnessed what was happening and recorded it on his phone."

  "I see."

  Manabu nodded in uanding but quickly followed up with another question.

  "So how did this i end? Why did Ryuen suddenly stop?"

  "I sent a message to my cssmates in Css B and asked them to e over," Hikaru answered without hesitatioing Manabu's gaze head-on. "I knew I couldn't fight Ryuen head-on, so I called for backup."

  "When he saw we had more people, he gave up on attag Ibuki a."

  "What was Ryuen's motive for attag Ibuki?"

  "He wants to be Css C's representative, but I refused to aowledge him," Ibuki responded matter-of-factly. "He invited me out uhe pretense of persuasion, but as soon as I arrived, he tried to use forake me vote for him."

  "He even said if I didn't agree, he'd keep hittiil I did."

  This part was erue, so Ibuki's expression remained natural as she spoke.

  Hearing their bined expnation, Tachibana could no longer tain herself. Normally calm and posed, she was visibly angered after hearing about a male student using violeo force a female cssmate into submission.

  "President, I believe this kind of egregious behavior warrants the strictest punishment. This is a btant viotion of schutions. I formally request that Ryuen Kakeru be summoned immediately."

  "Uood."

  Manabu nodded. Just as he was about to instruct the Student cil officers to proceed, a voice filled with amusement interrupted from the doorway.

  "Horikita-senpai, I heard there was an accusation of student violence here. That sounds like a serious situation—I'd love to help out."

  The moment, a blond-haired male student stepped into the Student cil office. He was undeniably good-looking, his lips curved into an ied smile as he sed the group.

  "It seems there are quite a few first-years here." His gaze briefly swept over Hikaru and Ibuki before he casually introduced himself.

  "I'm Nagumo Miyabi, the Vice President of the Student cil."

  Then, still smiling, he looked towards Manabu.

  "So, what are we discussing? Miing me in on it?"