Classroom Of The Elite 2nd Year - Full Volume
Chapter 5's
Well, let's go back to Horikita's state. He disappeared from our sight who had started to bring a change of clothes. During that time the number of people waiting for the bathroom increased. Behind Karuizawa and the others are Sakura and Ibuki. Two other girls lined up in the back.
On the other hand, the number of students who enjoyed their time swimming in the river was also numerous. A few minutes later Horikita and Kushida appeared in her swimsuit. I went to the storage shed where the boy bag was placed by myself.
Then I walked inside the tent from one place to another looking for a place that was rarely occupied. When I returned about 5 minutes later, I saw Horikita bathing in the river while standing up. The cold river water might be like poison to Horikita's sick body, but she was quite satisfied if she could clean up the mud.
"Uh-oh, looks like you've been working hard. " Looking at Ibuki at the end near the bathroom, I slightly nodded.
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I waited 1 5 minutes in front of the boys' tent to get Horikita out. He was silent for
for a moment, his eyes widened as he inspected the surroundings. He then slowly raised his head and looked around. When his eyes met mine, his pupils trembled for a moment. He approached me with heavy, fragile footsteps .
“... Ayanokouji. Can you come here for a minute ... ” I turned around once again to check if Ibuki sedan lined up in line in front of the bathroom.
"What's up ? Did something happen? ”
"Follow me ... We can't talk here. " Just saying this, Horikita left the camp to walk towards the forest.
"What's going on? Are we going to enter the forest to look for food again?” Horikita continued walking without answering my call. He stopped as soon as we couldn't see the camp anymore. Horikita turned around wanting to say something, but her feelings hesitated for a moment as if having other thoughts.
“... That was my negligence. I wanted to tell you after I realized it was a mistake. Is that okay? ”
"Error?"
"... It's stolen. "
"You didn't say your panties were stolen, did you?"
"No. It's even worse. The stolen card is ..key card. That was a total mistake. ” Falling into self-loathing, Horikita showed a facial expression I had never seen until now.
“I want to talk to you because I trust you. I can't consult with someone who might be the culprit. It's a shame I want to die ... ” I was honored to hear that, but I could not possibly rejoice in front of him when he felt sad.
"Truly a big mistake ..."
“No, the one who stole it is wrong. Aren't we?"
“Although so, it's a matter of responsibility. It had nothing to do with me despite being in poor physical condition or covered in mud. ” Horikita said regretfully, she lowered her head down. Information leaks can bring great damage in this exam.
“I shouldn't have let go of that keycard for even a second. But instead, I ... ”
“Do not blame yourself. Maybe it won't comfort you, but I think you're doing the best you can. ” I don't know if he heard me. All he did was bite his lower lip as in regret.
“We cannot announce this publicly for now. We must understand the situation first."
"Yes .. I think so too. " Everyone will panic if they know the truth. I want to avoid that at least.
“I suspect two people. Karuizawa and Ibuki. ”
The first one will do it out of simple hatred. Horikita hastily explained that she could have stolen it out of pleasure.
“The chances are low. Karuizawa was all the time in front of the bathroom. ”
"Are you sure ...?"
“Yes, I can affirm. So is the story of the two girls who were always with him. ”
“If that's true, the chances of Ibuki being the culprit are quite high. He may know about the existence of the key card in the morning and the time is too good. However, don't you think stealing is a very dangerous part? Since the name of the leader is engraved on the key card, just looking at it is enough. Is it possible that he committed a crime on purpose?”
As if looking for my answer, he looked at me with suspense. I placed my hand on Horikita's shoulder and calmly said:
“We can understand if we check the time and ask Ibuki. If we doubt Ibuki then we should not take our eyes off him. If he escaped would be the worst case scenario. ”
"really. But wait, I wonder if you can come back before I follow him immediately. ”
"… Is that so? I-i understand. I'll go back and find Ibuki. ”. He may have a desire to be alone in order to reflect on it. I left Horikita alone and returned to the camp.
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“What is smoke? What the hell is going on? ” When I joined Horikita, I caught the tension of Ike nearby and asked about the situation.
"It's serious. It's fire! A fire! There's something burning behind the toilet! ”
All the girls lined up in front of the bathroom were gone. As soon as they heard that a fire had occurred, they must have left in a hurry.
“I can't see Ibuki. This fire might be his doing. Where's she?".
"Once he saw the fire, he just looked there. "
I rushed to the back of the temporary toilet, there was Hirata and the others. Ibuki was there too. Horikita was about to call Ibuki, but as soon as she saw his face, she hesitated. Because Ibuki's expression is so original. He could not hide his confusion about the fire. That's the face he made.
"Does that mean ... He didn't do this?" Such doubt approached Horikita, causing her confusion.
If it's a stolen keycard, it should be Ibuki. Then about the fire, only Ibuki can cause it. Nevertheless, Ibuki was still at the scene and looked shocked by the fire. When I looked into the origin of the fire, there was something left after the eastern side of the paper caught fire.
But since most of it had already turned into ashes, I didn't know exactly what it was, because I saw it for only a moment. However, some of the parts that had not been completely burnt out looked familiar, so when I saw them, I realized.
"Did the manual burn?" Horikita also noticed the same thing, so she asked a question.
"Yes. Apparently, it looks like that. Who can do this? ... ”
"... One by one ..." Horikita coughed small and lowered her head down regretfully.
“I'm responsible for this. Manual's kept in my bag. We let it all pile up in front of the tent and I don't expect it to be stolen by someone during the day. But first I have to digest properly what happened. ”
Instead of looking for the culprit, Hirata heads to the river and he prefers to put out the fire first. While scooping the water in an empty plastic bottle, Hirata coughed with a gloomy expression on his face.
"Why ... Who would do something like this ... Why don't we all help..." Spontaneously, with all her might, she squeezed the plastic bottle in her hand.
Where did his usual refreshing expression go from? There was a terrifying atmosphere hanging in the air. The body and mind of Hirata, who continued to work as a leader to consolidate our class, he continued to bear a heavy burden.
"I don't think you should burden yourself." I said words that could not be considered comforting to Hirata, however, she stood up while muffling her thanks.
"This incident ... We should discuss it, well."
"really. Most D class have witnessed fires. I'm sure they want to know the truth. ” With a depressed expression, Hirata returned to the scene of the fire, holding a squeezed water bottle in his hand.
“Hey, who did this? Does that mean there are traitors in our class? ” When we returned, we found Karuizawa starting a confrontation between a boy and a girl.
“Why do you suspect us? Isn't this a different matter to the incident *********?”
“You think we don't understand? Didn't you burn it, so you could mislead us? ”
"Don't talk nonsense, as if we could do something like this. "
“Wait a minute, everyone! Let's calm down and find a solution together. ”
I received a request from Hirata to bring water. Instead of him doing it, I took it over to put out the remnants of the fire. Instantly Hirata goes to the center of the circle and intervenes to mediate and convince them not to quarrel.
That may be due to the theft of the incident******* yesterday, but both parties have now heated up and show no signs of abating. It seemed that the members of Class D could not help to start the hunt for the culprit here.
"For the time being, we need not fear the flames spreading. "
Turn the empty plastic bottle over a few times. There should be no more water left inside, but little by little a few drops of water dripped into the fire. I look up at the sky.
"Rain.." Water drops fell and dripped onto my cheeks. The clouds are darker than before.
This is proof that heavy rain is coming soon. Initially, we all agreed to unite and address the final issue. But now, the male and female children were very much against each other, and they remained unmoved as if they were at war with each other.
“I can't do this anymore. Seriously, this is the worst. View the arsonists and thieves ******** in class, this is the worst of the worst.”
“That's why we told you that it wasn't us! How long will you continue to suspect us? ”
This fight can go on forever. Hirata should have stopped this as soon as possible, but he kept silent, looking dumbfounded for some reason. Did he think about who could be the culprit?
"Kanji, I can't see Ibuki ..?”
Seriate.........