"Yūki Rito. Average grades, average popularity. Should be the kind of background character you'd immediately forget after passing him on the street, but last term, he suddenly developed an unhealthy and perverted fetish."
"Fell onto girls 128 times, pulled down boys' pants 57 times!"
"Kusanagi Sora. Transfer student, super genius. Can easily get first place in the grade without studying. However, he has no respect for the rules. Sleeps in class, plays games, writes love letters, and has ambiguous relationships with multiple female students, even causing a rift between the boys and girls in the class!"
"Lala Satalin Deviluke. Transfer student. Claims to be Kusanagi Sora's fiancée. Their relationship is impure. She also frequently sleeps, plays games, and talks in class with Kusanagi Sora, and often brings strange, non-academic items to school, causing chaos!"
A thick stack of "criminal records" for Sora, Lala, and Rito, complete with photographic evidence. After coldly reading out their crimes, Yui slammed her hand on the desk.
"Have I falsely accused you?!"
Her presence was overwhelming, her voice echoing through the room.
"Kotegawa-san, it's not like that, it's not like that…"
Hearing his list of glorious achievements, Rito's face turned beet red. He wished he could find a hole to crawl into and started waving his hands, trying to explain.
"Hmph! Rito, are you still going to say it wasn't on purpose? Are you treating others like idiots, or yourself?!" Yui snorted, her tone sharp and sarcastic.
"I… I…"
Rito was speechless, on the verge of tears. He felt like he wanted to die. Knowing that no matter how much he explained, Yui wouldn't believe him, he hung his head in defeat.
"Alright, you don't need to make any more excuses, Rito."
"And you two? Do you also plan to deny what you've done?"
Seemingly unwilling to waste any more time on Rito, Yui turned her cold gaze to Sora and Lala.
"Alright, Kotegawa-san, you haven't wronged us at all. We did all of that," Sora admitted with a shrug, freely confessing to his crimes.
Yui was taken aback, not expecting him to admit it so easily. The scathing remarks she had prepared were now useless. This, however, slightly improved her impression of him.
"Kusanagi-san, Lala-san, I know you are both brilliant geniuses, but you shouldn't waste your talents on things that violate school rules. As a member of the Disciplinary Committee, it is my duty to remind and supervise you."
"I won't meddle in whether you're truly engaged or not, but you cannot engage in impure friendships at school, and you certainly cannot disrupt everyone else. I hope you understand."
Her tone had softened considerably. Perhaps she felt Sora and Lala could still be saved. Yui spoke with earnest persuasion.
As for Rito, perhaps in her eyes, a pervert like him was beyond saving…
"Kotegawa-san, while what you say is not wrong, I have my own difficulties."
"Being too smart is actually quite painful. Things that are difficult for others to understand, I get with just one look. I already know everything the teacher lectures about in class without listening."
"Class is completely meaningless to me. Tell me, Kotegawa-san, if I don't sleep or play games to pass the time, what else can I do? Should I engage in high-IQ crimes?"
"Though I'm confident I could break the world, I can't do that. I am a righteous and kind young man. My conscience would never allow it!" Sora's voice echoed in the room, his tone righteous, as if he truly had no other choice.
The silver-haired loli, who had been nibbling on a snack, looked up and shot him a look of utter contempt. Yui's eye twitched, her expression turning grim.
According to him, he was justified in sleeping and playing games in class!
"And what about you, Lala-san?" Yui asked in a low voice, turning her gaze to Lala.
Kusanagi Sora has such a grand and righteous reason. What's yours?
"Whatever Sora does, I do," Lala replied even more directly, pouting as she clung to his arm like a devoted wife.
Alright, their reasons were very good and very powerful. Even Rito was filled with admiration.
"Kotegawa-san, why don't you just tell us how you plan to deal with us? School is almost over for the day," Sora said with a faint smile.
"Yeah, yeah! We have to go home to make yummy food and watch Magical Girl Kyouko," Lala added, nodding. She never forgot her food or her favorite show.
"I am only a member of the Disciplinary Committee; I have no authority to punish you."
"But, Kusanagi Sora, Lala, Yūki Rito, I will report your situations to the school truthfully. And from now on, I will be watching you closely. You'd best be on your best behavior," Yui said, standing up, her tone serious and official.
"Well, thank you for your hard work then, Kotegawa-san."
"Hehe… Let's go home."
Completely unfazed by her threat to watch them, Sora waved and walked out, holding his little pet. Lala cheered and bounced along beside him.
"Um… um, Kotegawa-san, I'm leaving too."
After a moment's hesitation, looking between Yui and the departing Sora, Rito also followed them out.
Yui didn't stop them. She watched them leave, her expression dark as she was lost in thought…
…
"Sora-san, Lala-san, Rito-kun, I heard Kotegawa-san called you to the Disciplinary Committee. Are you okay?" Haruna asked with concern as they walked home together.
"It was nothing serious. Kotegawa-san just gave us a lecture. After all, Lala and I do sleep and play games in class a lot, hahaha…" Sora laughed thoughtlessly.
"And you, Rito-kun?" Haruna asked, exasperated, turning to Rito.
"I… I…"
Rito stammered, flustered. Haruna-chan, oh, Haruna-chan, how can I tell you about something so embarrassing…
"S-sorry, Rito-kun. I shouldn't have asked."
Quick on the uptake, Haruna understood. She blushed with a mix of shyness and apology.
"Sairenji, it wasn't on purpose! It really wasn't! You have to believe me!" Rito pleaded, seeing her expression. He could handle being misunderstood by everyone else, but he really didn't want Haruna-chan to misunderstand him.
"Mmm, I… I believe you, Rito-kun…" Haruna replied softly after a moment's hesitation, her head bowed.
However, what Rito didn't see was the flash of deep disappointment in her eyes as she said it…
"Haruna-chan…"
Hearing her say she believed him, Rito let out a long sigh of relief, thinking to himself, Thank goodness.
Watching Rito's moved expression, Sora shook his head in pity.
Rito-kun, oh, Rito-kun, didn't you notice how forced and hesitant she was when she said she believed you? She's already starting to give up on you…