After understanding the whole story, the homeroom teacher, Takeuchi, wanted to kick Shōya, who was sobbing quietly beside him.
"Go back to the classroom first." Takeuchi suppressed his thoughts and waved impatiently to Miki, who was standing in front of him.
After confirming that she was fine, Miki nodded and ran out of the teacher's office, not wanting to stay for a moment longer.
"It's so annoying..." Takeuchi raised his hand to rub the back of his head. With the other hand, he took out his mobile phone from his pocket, found Shōya's mother's contact number in the contacts, and called.
"Ding..."
Miyako, who was still cutting hair for a customer, felt the phone in her pocket vibrating continuously. She said, "Wait a moment," to the customer.
She first patted the hair on her hands, then reached out to take the phone from her pocket.
"Hello? Hello, who is this?"
"Mrs. Ishida—" Takeuchi was ruthlessly interrupted by Miyako just as he started to speak:
"Okay, I got it. Wait a minute. I'll rush over after I finish cutting the client's hair."
Miyako hung up the phone without waiting for the other party to say anything. She looked at the screen that had returned to the call log and sighed silently.
Seeing this, Tsuna also used his watch to call Shizuka. As for Yaeko, she said she already knew the result without even calling.
Takeuchi saw that Tsuna had already called and put his phone away. He and Tsuna agreed to call Shouko's mother next.
After Shizuka hung up the phone, she turned to Yaeko beside her, a bit incredulous.
"I can't believe it. I can't believe it at all. Shouko would actually hit someone with a stick."
Ignoring her surprise, Yaeko stood up from the tatami and reached out to pull her, urging her.
"What do you mean, 'Can't believe it'? Let's go. It's obvious Shouko is afraid Tsuna will get hit."
Without giving it much thought, Yaeko guessed the reason behind Shouko's attack. This was the only possible reason for her daughter's uncharacteristic behavior.
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"Knock, knock, knock..." A knock on the door rang through the office.
Homeroom teacher Takeuchi looked over to see Mrs. Miyamura and an unfamiliar woman standing at the door. Mrs. Miyamura was still knocking on the wooden door.
"Mom!?" Before Takeuchi could even ask, Shouko spoke in surprise. This was the first time the woman had come to the school office at Shouko Elementary School.
It was also the first time Takeuchi knew the woman was Shouko's mother.
Although the other party had come once before, during a singing competition, Takeuchi hadn't even bothered to ask who the other party's parents were because of the trouble they'd caused.
All that filled her mind was the impending disaster.
Shizuka nodded and greeted Takeuchi, then hurried over to Shouko and squatted down to examine her.
"Let Auntie take a look, are you hurt?"
She glared at the sobbing, spiky-haired boy. Ever since her goddaughter and Tsuna reached sixth grade, the three times their parents had been called in were all because of the other party.
Although he'd been the one to get spanked each time, it was well-deserved. She also felt that Tsuna had gone easy on him, completely lacking the qualities he'd inherited from his youth. He should have been more like his father.
Seeing her steal her work, Yaeko shook her head helplessly, walked over to Tsuna, squatted down, and prepared to begin the same examination as she had.
"Auntie Nishimiya, no, no, no, I'm fine," Tsuna quickly stepped back, shaking his hands in defiance.
He felt it was no longer kindergarten time, so how could he just do it without hesitation?
Afraid she wouldn't believe him, he added, "Really? I'm not lying to you."
Yaeko looked at his shy expression, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly. Seeing that he said that, she could only withdraw her hand.
She suddenly felt that Tsuna had grown up, understood the difference between men and women, and knew how to be shy.
However, just as this idea came to her mind, Shouko's next words ruthlessly shattered it.
"Yes, Mom, Tsuna is fine, I have checked him carefully." Shouko walked to his side and helped to confirm. (TN: hahahaha)
"...…" Yaeko looked at the two people singing the same tune, not knowing what to say.
"Please sit down for a while, Mrs. Ishida may be late." Teacher Takeuchi saw that it was almost time and pointed to the sofa against the wall not far away.
The two nodded and pulled Tsuna and Shouko to sit on the sofa.
Class had already started, and Takeuchi was the only teacher in the classroom, so the two did not care about other people's eyes or anything like that.
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"Sorry, sorry, I'm late." After more than ten minutes, Miyako ran to the office door, panting, with sweat clearly visible on her forehead.
"Mrs. Ishida, why don't you just rest—"
"Shouya, are you okay?"
Before Takeuchi could finish, Miyako noticed the injuries on his face and anxiously stepped forward to examine them.
Seeing her worried look and the sweat on his forehead, Shōya felt a strange feeling for the first time. He forced his eyes away and whispered,
"I'm fine. They're just minor injuries... It only hurt a little when I got hit."
Miyako ignored him and turned to look at the people on the sofa, ready to question them.
Takeuchi, who was standing by, had already seen what she was about to say and quickly stood in front of her, saying,
"Mrs. Ishida, calm down. Let's understand the whole story first, okay?"
Only then did Miyako suppress her anger. She had just seen Shōya in such a miserable state that she had almost lost control.
"That's what happened."
For over ten minutes, Takeuchi meticulously explained the entire incident, even calling several students to testify and explain.
"I'm sorry! I'm so sorry!"
As Takeuchi finished speaking, Miyako's clenched fists slowly loosened. Her gaze shifted from the scars on her son's face to the two children on the sofa. She took a deep breath and bowed deeply.
Even as she listened, she felt a pang of fear. She dreaded the thought of what would have happened if that chair had actually fallen on Miyamura Tsunayoshi.
Knowing a fleeting apology wouldn't be enough, she added,
"This incident itself is my son Shoya's fault. I failed to discipline him properly.
There's no need for medical expenses... it's just compensation for the children's emotional distress..."
Shōya, standing nearby, looked up at her in disbelief, confused as to how it could be his fault.
He'd only been trying to scare them, yet they'd been so brutal to him.
In his heart, he silently suppressed the thought of telling those students about how he was pranked. He wondered if she would think it was his fault that he was pranked...
In the last incident, Shizuka and Yaeko were very angry, but their own children had already beaten him up, and it was a group fight. It would be hard to say if they kept chasing him, after all, the chair didn't fall on Tsuna.
There was no surveillance footage to show it.
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