"You, you are sophistry! How can eating be confused with an exam? Failing an exam means expulsion, and fifteen people in your Class D are about to be expelled, right? What right do idiots who can't even copy answers have to lecture me?"
Kiriyama's face turned red from being confronted by the first-years.
He couldn't help but roar hysterically.
If it was just a debate, it wouldn't be much.
But he found that the other party always managed to get the upper hand in their words.
If it was just like this, it would barely be acceptable, after all, debates are about presenting both sides' views.
But that girl named Miyako Amane was simply infuriating; not only did she not give an inch when she had the advantage, but she also pressed him step by step into an awkward situation.
It even reached the point where Kiriyama could only humiliatingly ask for help from those around him.
But he didn't expect that these Student Council members would all turn a blind eye to it.
He, Kiriyama Haruha, was the companion of these Student Council members!!!
Now, being bullied by two first-year newcomers, not a single person spoke up for him. Even Tachibana Akane had Horikita Manabu backing her up, so what about him?
Facing questions that, in his eyes, were completely incomprehensible, even nonsensical, Kiriyama simply emptied his mind.
However, Amane then used facts to tell him.
What the consequence of emptying one's mind is when debating someone stronger than oneself.
The result was Amane simultaneously attacking Kiriyama with sarcasm and pointing the blame at the school, an action that left everyone present somewhat dumbfounded.
After Kiriyama sobered up and realized he was completely caught in the other party's rhythm, he desperately tried to argue.
But under Ayanokoji and Amane's tag-team offensive, he was completely routed, and then the scene from the beginning unfolded.
Amane glanced at Ayanokoji.
Ayanokoji gestured for Amane to go first.
"Committee Member Kiriyama, you actually knew that failing an exam would lead to expulsion, that's really impressive."
Amane clapped her hands feignedly, her eyes widening to their fullest with her changing mood.
She looked very... cute.
"Then do you know that not eating will also lead to death? When Ayanokoji-kun initially bought the test papers, he treated them as study materials. Who would have known that the school's exam questions would be identical to those from two years ago? I think it's clear whose responsibility is greater here without me having to say it."
Amane crossed her arms, looking quite imposing.
It was just that her chest felt a little constricted, making it hard to breathe.
"Review materials? When your review materials are identical to the test papers, did you still not notice the problem? Cheating is cheating! No matter what you say, you cannot hide the fact that you used previous test papers as a cheating tool!"
Kiriyama's chest heaved violently, clearly infuriated.
Amane gave Ayanokoji a look.
"Excuse me, Kiriyama-senpai, what does cheating mean to the school?"
"Huh? You don't even know the school's definition of cheating and you're spouting nonsense here? The school's definition of cheating is using unauthorized means during an exam..."
Kiriyama's words stopped abruptly.
"Why don't you continue? In that case, let me complete it for you."
Ayanokoji pulled out a school regulation handbook from his pocket.
"This school's definition of cheating is: using unauthorized means during an exam to obtain grades that do not belong to oneself and all improper gains. If an act of cheating occurs, all improper gains will be confiscated, and the student will be expelled, with all their past grades and contributions erased."
Ayanokoji reiterated the content.
"You already knew..."
Kiriyama's face had turned a shade of liver-red.
He knew he had been caught in a loophole once again.
"Firstly, when the exam started, we didn't look at the content of the reference materials, so it doesn't constitute cheating at all. Moreover, before the exam, we couldn't know the specific content of the test papers, making it impossible to prepare accordingly, unless... someone leaked the questions."
As soon as Ayanokoji finished speaking.
Amane took over.
"I remember that Chabashira-sensei seemed to know the content of the test papers, right? Committee Member Kiriyama, do you think Chabashira-sensei leaked the questions to us?"
Chabashira, who was drinking tea, choked on her tea when she heard that Amane had brought her into it.
"Cough, cough, cough, Miyako-san, what are you talking about? Cough, cough, cough. How could I leak exam questions to you? Didn't I only tell you the exam content right before the exam started?"
Chabashira-sensei's words had just fallen.
"Did you hear that? Chabashira-sensei is innocent. She merely failed to properly fulfill her duties as a teacher by not informing the students of the exam information in a timely and effective manner. This is merely dereliction of duty, not leaking questions."
Amane's words made Chabashira-sensei's face change, and she quickly tried to defend herself, but she opened and closed her mouth, then opened it again before finally closing it.
She had been so eager to clarify that she hadn't leaked the questions that she accidentally exposed herself, and now Amane was using it against her, publicly criticizing her for dereliction of duty.
Although she was very angry, she couldn't find any way to refute it.
So, Chabashira-sensei could only look to Ayanokoji for help.
She tried to subtly hint to Ayanokoji to make Amane restrain herself a little.
If this continued, Amane might even drag the school into this matter.
However, Ayanokoji merely shrugged in response to Chabashira's subtle hint.
Can't you see Amane has gone completely berserk?
If you have the guts, go stop Amane yourself.
But before Chabashira could act, she heard Amane already starting to criticize the school.
"The school also bears an undeniable responsibility in this exam. Why did the school use the same midterm exam paper as two years ago? It is precisely because the school used the same exam paper that our study materials became what you call cheating evidence. Doesn't the school need to bear some responsibility?"
Committee Member Kiriyama listened, and his scalp tingled. Had she gone completely bloodthirsty? Even if the school had problems, did she really expect the school to come out and admit its mistakes?
Moreover, let alone two years ago, the exam questions were exactly the same even the year before last. The school's first midterm exam questions for first-year students have never changed. There has never been any controversial incident, but this time, encountering Amane was a complete disaster. But even if the school's exam had problems, what then? As part of the Student Council, they couldn't change the school's exam regulations at all.
"I never thought you'd have the nerve to blame the school. By common sense, are exam papers considered study materials? Those are clearly cheating tools you bought with points!"
No sooner had Committee Member Kiriyama finished speaking than he saw Amane leave her seat and walk directly towards him.
"Wait, what, what do you want to do? This is the Student Council! And there are cameras... I advise you to quickly return to your seat."
"Amane-san, calm down."
Ichinose saw Amane raise her hand and quickly hugged Amane's waist, trying to prevent the impending violent conflict.
But what she didn't expect was... Amane actually scratched her head.
"Ichinose, why are you hugging me? Eh? Wait, you're not trying to take advantage of me, are you? I didn't expect you to be like this, Classmate Ichinose!!!"
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