I have a life simulator.

After finishing her day of studying with a sense of satisfaction, Shiraha Chihiro sighed softly. There was less than a week left until the midterm exams. Every student in Class B was working hard to get good grades, and she should also do her best.

However, she suddenly received an audio recording in her email, titled "Ichinose Honami," sent by an anonymous account.

Chihiro Shiraha thought it was a prank by one of her classmates and clicked on it casually.

“I have committed theft before.”

The girl's emotions overflowed, and then the rest of her words poured out like a flood.

How...could this be?

Just as Chihiro Shirami's mind was in turmoil from the words of Honami Ichinose in the recording, the anonymous account sent another message:

"If you don't want this recording to be known throughout the school, how about doing me a small favor?"

"I know, you've always liked Ichinose, haven't you?"

With trembling fingers, Shiraha Chihiro replied after a long while:

"what are you up to?"

"I just need you to do me a small favor."

"Shibata Hayate, ask him to come to the Special Administration Building at 5 PM tomorrow. It's that simple, isn't it?"

Shibata Hayate is a very popular boy in Class B, almost like a male version of Ichinose Honami. He is good at sports and communication and is quite popular among the girls in Class B.

"...How can I be sure you will keep your promise?"

“We can sign a contract. If I reveal this recording and Ichinose Honami’s past to a third party, I can drop out of school immediately.”

The other party's tone was quite resolute. Since Chihiro Shiraha was timid by nature, she couldn't think things through or bargain any further, so she had no choice but to agree.

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Horikita Manabu frowned slightly as he looked at the submitted documents awaiting review, while the secretary, Tachibana Akane, meticulously read the contents aloud:

"Regarding the incident yesterday in which Shibata Hayate of Class 1-B assaulted Ryuen Sho of Class 1-C, Class 1-C's homeroom teacher, Sakagami Kazuma, has requested an immediate ruling."

There are less than four days left until the midterm exams.

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"Have you remembered everything I taught you?"

"Well, but..."

"Don't worry, from this incident onwards, you will be acting as the leader of Class D."

"I believe in you, and I look forward to seeing you succeed."

"benefit."

Chapter Sixteen: Karuizawa Megumi in Action

"The teacher is very late today."

"are you sick?"

"I wonder if it will be the same as last time, just a simple hangover and oversleep."

The mornings in Class B of the first year are noisy and full of youthful energy. Because the class teacher, Hoshino Miyako, is a very easy-going person, most of the students in Class B prefer to treat this young, beautiful, and quirky teacher as an older sister, and they are more comfortable speaking to her.

Perhaps it is precisely because of this kind of class teacher that Class B has always had such a cheerful atmosphere.

However, Ichinose Honami felt that something was wrong. Shiranami Chihiro, who sat at the front, seemed to be feeling unwell and had been lying on her desk since entering the class. Shibata Hayate, who was usually popular, had not come to the classroom yet. She asked several of his close friends and even sent him a message herself, but she still had not received a reply.

However, these questions had to be put aside until the homeroom teacher, Hoshinomiya, arrived. As usual, Ichinose Honami stood up and maintained order in the class. Although the pre-class communication could help students study in a good mood, it was also not good for the homeroom teacher to see a noisy class as soon as she entered.

"Good morning."

Just as the noise in the classroom gradually subsided and quieted down, Hoshinomiya, the homeroom teacher, finally arrived. However, unlike the image of a hangover drunkard that the students had imagined, Hoshinomiya showed none of his usual eccentric behavior today. His serious expression made people almost wonder if he was a completely different person.

"Thank you for your hard work, Ichinose-san."

Having apparently realized Ichinose Honami's actions just now, Hoshinomiya nodded first, then took a slight breath as she walked to the podium:

"I have something important to report this morning. There was a dispute at school yesterday. It seems that Shibata Hayate had a conflict with a student from Class C. To put it bluntly, Ryuen Sho from Class C accused Shibata Hayate of assaulting him, which is why Shibata didn't come to class today."

The classroom immediately erupted in chaos. The students of Class B instinctively sided with Shibata Hayate, bluntly accusing Class C of plotting against them.

Hoshinomiya, the homeroom teacher, seemed very tired. Although Ichinose Honami was taken aback, she took the initiative to stand up and calm the students, allowing Hoshinomiya to continue her lecture.

Therefore, Hoshinomiya, the homeroom teacher, simply and directly announced that Shibata Hayate had a dispute with Class C, that Shibata would be suspended from school depending on the degree of responsibility, and that the class points would even be deducted.

"Um... why hasn't a conclusion been reached yet?"

Honami Ichinose posed a perfectly obvious question.

On the one hand, she didn't believe that Shibata Hayate would be the boy who started the fight, but on the other hand, she noticed that the other party in the incident was from Class 1-C. Combining these two factors, Ichinose Honami naturally concluded that this must have been a setup by Class 1-C.

Kitagawa Ryo's image flashed through her mind, but Ichinose Honami quickly came to her senses. Her current position was that of the class representative of Class 1-B. No matter who the other party was, if they wanted to take action against Class 1-B, they would be her opponent.

"The complaint was filed by Class C, who claimed that they were unilaterally assaulted. However, when the school investigated the matter, Shibata said that this was not true. According to him, he never assaulted Ryuen Sho."

"Since there are discrepancies in the testimonies of both parties, why not check the surveillance footage?"

A student from Class B reached out and asked a question.

"Because the fight took place on the third floor of a special teaching building without surveillance cameras, the incident cannot be reconstructed through surveillance footage."

As soon as Hoshinomiya finished speaking, the students in Class B began discussing the suspicious points of the incident:

"That's strange. Why would Shibata go to the special teaching building for no reason?"

"Aren't you in the same club as Shibata?"

"I don't know either. Shibata did say yesterday that he had something to do and had to leave. He's been bothered and disturbed by the students in Class C these past two days, so I didn't notice where he went."

"It must have been a setup by people from Class C. They've been harassing people from our class since May."

"If it weren't for the class monitor and the others stopping us from getting into a conflict, I would have already turned against those delinquents."

Seeing the discussion in the class escalating, Honami Ichinose quickly asked Hoshinomiya:

"Then the teacher must have met with Shibata-kun, right? Did he tell you anything?"

"For example, the specific circumstances of that day, etc."

Hoshinomiya Chie shook her head and replied:

“I met with Shibata-kun yesterday. He insisted that it was a setup by Class C. He said he never laid a hand on Ryuen Sho, and that the guy was self-harming in front of him, but…”

Hoshinomiya Chie pointed to her lips with a puzzled expression:

"He couldn't, or rather, was unwilling to, explain why he went to the special teaching building. This kind of doubt would put Shibata at a complete disadvantage in the whole argument, because Class C insisted that Shibata had invited Ryuen Sho to the special teaching building, and that a violent incident had occurred there over a trivial matter. While the other side had such a plausible reason, Shibata couldn't explain his motive for going to the special teaching building that day."

"So the situation is basically one-sided now, after all, Ryuen from Class C is really injured."

"Is there any way to prove Shibata's innocence now? I believe Shibata is not that kind of person, and the other students should be the same as me."

Honami Ichinose quickly noticed this subtle point in time:

“I’m worried it will affect Shibata-kun’s midterm exams.”

The midterm and final exams at Tokyo Advanced Educational High School hold an absolutely important position in the entire system. Unless there is a major change such as being too sick to take the exam, any absence due to personal factors such as catching a cold or having diarrhea and having to stop attending school is considered a failure.

The consequence of failing is expulsion from school.

"Yes, that's the most troublesome part."

"Because the midterm exams are coming up soon, the school plans to deal with this matter quickly."

"Then... how much time do we have left?"

"Two days."

Hoshinomiya Chie held up two fingers, looking with some concern at Ichinose Honami, whose body was swaying slightly from the shock of that number:

"Ichinose-san?"

"I'm fine. The most important thing now is to prove Shibata-kun's innocence. We can't let him drop out of school because he missed the midterm exams."

Honami Ichinose quickly reaffirmed her resolve, took a deep breath, and began to outline her plan with brisk and clear speech:

"The incident happened just yesterday. Although it's a special teaching building without surveillance cameras, there might still be witnesses. I hope everyone can use today to ask friends from other classes or senior students. If you can find anyone who witnessed the incident, please contact me immediately."

"Of course, this doesn't necessarily have to be done offline. Everyone can post about this on the campus forum in the name of Class B, stating that if anyone can provide information about the violent incident that happened in the special teaching building yesterday, they can be rewarded with points."

"Please ask Shibata for more details, Kanzaki. I'll contact Class C and see if we can get them to drop their appeal regarding this incident."

That's all for now. Is there anything else you'd like to add?

Even in this emergency, Ichinose Honami's thinking was not affected, and the other students in Class B, led by Kanzaki Ryuji, naturally had no objections and nodded in agreement with Ichinose's suggestion.

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As always, Airi Sakura kept her head down and hunched over, trying her best to walk out of the classroom unnoticed.

Although almost a whole day had passed, she still couldn't forget what she had seen in the special teaching building yesterday. It seemed that a student from Class C was engaging in self-harm in front of another student from Class B.

This timing is absolutely terrible.

Sakura Airi, who secretly works as a print idol online, was just looking for a place to take selfies when she unexpectedly witnessed something like this. It was the first time she had ever seen someone so ruthless as to attack her. Judging from the small amount of blood on the long-haired boy's right fist, he had used considerable force and showed no mercy. Although Sakura Airi had seen her classmates pulling each other's clothes and pinching each other's arms during arguments in elementary school, this was nothing compared to what had happened. The boy from Class B seemed unable to comprehend the situation and just stood there dumbfounded.

Despite her fear, Sakura Airi, almost unconsciously, used her digital camera to capture the scene. As the shutter clicked silently, Sakura Airi didn't even understand what she was doing, but she quickly realized the danger of her actions and wanted to leave as soon as possible.

However, his feet seemed to be firmly bound and he couldn't move them.

No, we have to leave immediately.

Sakura Airi didn't want anyone to find out she was there and get involved, because if they did, her currently peaceful school life would be plunged into danger.

Finally, before the two could find her, Sakura Airi escaped from the special school building.

"ah……"

Perhaps because she was distracted, Sakura Airi did not notice the boys coming towards her. Her body was pulled by the head, and although she did not fall, the digital camera she was holding in her right hand accidentally fell to the ground. It fell with a loud thud and then rolled around on the ground.

"I'm sorry."

Seemingly realizing that he had bumped into the girl in front of him, Kitagawa Ryo took two steps forward, picked up the digital camera, and returned it to her.

"Would you like to check if there's any malfunction? I'll compensate you."

"it's okay no problem."

Sakura Airi, who had subconsciously pressed the power button to check if the digital camera was working properly, looked up and saw Kitagawa Ryo's face. This was probably the last face the students in Class D wanted to see. She immediately shrank back like a small animal and quickly hid the camera behind her back.

"I go first."

"Don't be so afraid. If you really break it, I will definitely compensate you."

Kitagawa Ryo replied while chewing gum. Actually, if we didn't consider that the other party was from Class C, and that Class C had a very bad relationship with Class D, Sakura Airi might have agreed. After all, Kitagawa Ryo looked completely harmless and easygoing at that moment, without any airs.

"No, it was my own fault... I was too careless, I'm sorry."

Sakura Airi suddenly caught sight of the long-haired boy she had seen in the special teaching building yesterday. Even though his face was wrapped in thick bandages and one of his arms was in a cast, he still gave her a piercing look after she noticed her spying.

"I, I'm leaving first."

Just as the two were struggling, the commotion attracted the attention of other students in the corridor. Sakura Airi, who was being stared at by more eyes, felt like she was being tortured and almost ran away with her head down.

"Hey, why aren't you studying this early in the morning? You're blocking the door of our Class D. It seems Class C is very confident about the midterm exam."

Just as Sakura Airi was about to run away, Karuizawa Megumi, who had come to the rescue with Matsushita Chiaki, Sato Maya, and other girls, showed no fear of Kitagawa Ryo. She took a step with her right foot toward Class C, leaning slightly forward, a move that seemed to be full of danger and provocation.

Today, Karuizawa Kei didn't tie her coat around her waist as usual, but it was still loosely draped over her body. The inner lining of the uniform at Tokyo Advanced Training School can be chosen freely. Unlike most of the regular white ones, Karuizawa Kei's inner lining is a light blue one. This unique outfit already makes her eye-catching enough, not to mention what she is doing now, which is mocking Kitagawa Ryo, who has been stealing the show among the first-year students these days.

The gaze that had been focused on Sakura Airi suddenly shifted to Karuizawa Megumi, as if a bright spotlight had changed position.

"I didn't block anyone from your Class D. I just accidentally knocked this student's camera away. I just want to pay for it."

"But Kitagawa, you don't seem to have considered how much pressure talking to a student from Class D alone would put on her, given what you've done. The last person you talked to, Horikita Suzune, was called a traitor for quite a while."

Karuizawa Kei pursed her lips, stepped forward, and pulled the stunned Sakura Airi back behind her. Yamada Albert and Ryuen Sho from Class C also gathered behind Kitagawa Ryo. Karuizawa Kei was a full two heads shorter than Yamada, the tallest member of Class C, and although she was looking up to talk to Class C, she didn't seem intimidated at all. She took out her phone from her pocket:

"Want compensation? Then pay me back. Class C should be able to afford the 10,000 points repair fee."

"Yes, it's really not expensive."

Kitagawa Ryo didn't seem angry. He nodded seriously, walked to Karuizawa Kei's side, and took out his phone, seemingly to transfer points with her. This made the students from other classes who wanted to watch the show sigh with disappointment. However, the students from Class D were surprised that Karuizawa Kei had snatched points from Kitagawa Ryo's face and discussed the matter in hushed tones.

"Your points are up. Goodbye."

As if she had already received the points, Karuizawa Megumi turned around and waved without hesitation. Her honey-colored hair brushed against Kitagawa Ryo's nose, giving off a slightly itchy feeling.