Since The Fall Of Maglindo
Chapter 06 part II: Consequences

“So so, I started to understand it. But I think someone who is 99th like you is impossible to think that far. Are you intentionally letting your mind become obsolete with time and regret? I don't see anything similar to you to your father other than physical appearance, and how to dress as well.”

“So you know my dad?!”

“... Just a little.”

Hope came back, it made me happy and excited. I never thought there was so much truth hidden in this school. After all, I have only been here for 2 days, and the great mystery buried so deeply seemed to be something very easy to solve.

Unlike my original goal of entering this school, there was no desire for me to interfere with the world I had completely abandoned. Whereas now everything even provides an opportunity that really cannot be ignored. Besides, I have lost someone who should have been my friend for the next 3 years, or maybe even forever. Based on those consequences, it was as if my original purpose had become shaky because of the past, when I had as much as possible to escape from it.

“So now where—“

“No, forget it,” interrupted Mr. December.

He really made me whose intention was to ask about the past with passion and hope, instantly fell silent for a moment and returned to sitting in his original position.

“Based on all things, be it accusations and evidence, I have already decided what punishment you should get.”

“I'll hand it over to jail,” Sherly said.

“No, not that.”

Sherly had a moment to look doubtfully at the man in front of her. Even though he had listened to some of the truth that the two people nearby had told him, still he was unwilling to take it for granted. Though his role here as an outsider, a witness, as well as a whistleblower, was so hard to defend what he considered the victim without giving me the slightest pardon. Even now, he was as much as possible so that his seat was not close to me, so disgusting was the impression I had gotten from him.

“Punishment I mean, not jail, after all he is still underage.”

“But it's sexual harassment, aberrant teens should also be punished.”

Yes, Sherly did not accept the decision Mr. December made, because she thought it would definitely be something beneficial for me.

And from now on the real debate takes place, in which Sherly refutes everything that she thinks is not right without fearing the slightest of Mr. December's position as a teacher. While I only listened to how I was defended and accused. Listening to their conversation, made my ears confused to hear so I chose to let everything just go. In addition to the noise, the smoke that is occasionally created when Mr. December inhales his cigarette adds a visual impression that is thick with debate. But from what I see, both are firm in their respective positions, only Mr. December conveys what is in his head very calmly, he said, even once in a while he played around with forming something from his cigarette smoke. As for Sherly, she does talk a lot here, but she remains as much as possible to control herself so as not to get carried away with emotions.

Lucky or whatever whatever it is, chances are the debate is over. The two people near me finally no longer reciprocated each other's words. Because of this, the atmosphere of the room became quiet for a moment, before finally Mr. December returned to correct his sitting position. And now on the sidelines of his finger, the cigarette he had inhaled had reached his lifetime, so Mr. December threw him into the trash a few meters away from him.

“After considering it, I've got a new decision for you, Crayon.”

Sherly looks very much waiting for the words of the man in front of her now, as if her life is at stake on every word that will come out of Mr. December's mouth.

“First, you were proven to have sexually abused, and you admitted it. Second, you are a first-year student at this school, so if for example your case is brought to the authorities, then the main decision can already be approximated. Third, looking at your life, then the punishment should be severe, I do not care if your family has a revolutionary figure, the punishment remains punishment. And from there I decided to .. suspend you forever before the victim forgives what you've done. Until that happens, you are free to do whatever way you can to persuade, emmm, Grizelle.”

“Forward?!”

Of course it's very burdensome to me, even though it's not a prison cage, it's really going to make me find the end of my own life.

Initially after there was some kind of opportunity to be free, I intend to investigate the case again, of course by relying on some clues that already exist plus other clues that are still hidden. It's just that if “for ever”, in other words then I can no longer get the instructions that are in this school, because I can't set my foot through the school gate. As for the way I can get through it, only after Grizelle forgives me. Of course it's impossible, it's impossible. Thinking about it from any angle, he would never forgive what I had done to him. So in the end I'm going to stay hanging for the next 3 years, and I can't imagine if that happens.

There is a waiver for me, where to find a way to persuade Grizelle to give her apology, but how? Again, that's impossible. Before doing so I also decided to accept all the consequences, and of course the obvious consequences will happen is Grizelle certainly no longer want to look me in the eye again. He could even be traumatized to go back to school, and I don't know what he really is, where he lives, and even what his condition is.

All of that made my head turn dizzy, as if it was beating hard right now. But Sherly smiles because here she is the winner.

“You must accept it, disgusting base.”

“... Yes, you're right.”

After that Sherly left just like that. From his face, as if to say, “Be away from me, damn.”

While now, there are still some questions I want to ask, of course related to what I want to reveal. But the truth is that it rejected my wishes. When Mr. December said “Go” in a quiet voice without pressure, I felt I had to follow what he said.

Although not in detail, I'm sure he has something I'm looking for. The problem is that now there's something else I should have prioritized, which is how I can handle the punishment given by the person in front of me right now.

What the fuck is it calling it a suspension? Not temporarily, this is even forever, so it has included complete dismissal because the ease provided is not at all easy.