Vol. 1 Chapter 9.4 - Group bullying

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(Short chapter, but that is because the short story about Satou is directly related to this chapter. Please read the short story as well right after this chapter.)

After going on a date with Satou-san, I eventually went back to the dormitories. She wanted to come in with me, but I honestly felt too anxious to do such a thing.

After making myself dinner and eating it, I noticed the group chat was flaring up. Somehow, it seemed like Satou got into the group chat as well.

The messages read, Satooou~'s joining the group.

[Hiya! Ike-kun invited me to join when we were talking earlier.] Looks like Satou caught up to the likes of Ike and Yamauchi while I was gone.

[Horikita is really frustrating, huh? - Satooou~]

[I was really pis**d at her. I might hit her. I was really annoyed with her today. - Sudawg]

[Aha ha ha, it'll be a big problem if you hit her lol. That would be overkill! - Ike-sama]

[Hey, I have an idea. Starting tomorrow, how about we completely ignore her? - Satooou~]

[Ha, I've always ignored her (lol) - Yamagod]

As soon as Satou joined the group chat, Horikita immediately became the main topic of discussion.

[I kind of want to hit her with some payback. Bully her a little and make her cry, you know? Do something like hide her shoes. - Satooou~]

[Ha ha, what are you, kids? Lol lol lol but I do kind of want to see her squirm - Sudawg]

[Soooo what plans do you guys have to get back at Horikita? - Satooou~]

[I have this huuuge bucket. How about you try and pour this bucket on her when she uses the toilet. - Yamagod] Why did he have a bucket?

[Should we ask Ayanokouji some of his own ideas? - Ike-sama]

[Yeah, I'd like to see that stuck-up b**** fail! - Sudawg]

[Hey Ayanokouji-kun, you want in on bullying Horikita lol - Satooou~]

[Whose side are you on? Ours or Horikita's? - Yamagod]

This was inevitable. Even without Satou, they probably would have started this anyways.

[Hey, you're reading the chat right? Hey! Ayanokouji-kun, whose side are you on? - Yamagod]

[I'm on no one's side. If you guys want to bully her, I won't stop you. - Ayanokouji]

[Dude, just admit it, you hate her guts. - Ike-sama]

[Think whatever you want, but you won't gain anything from this. If the school learns you're bullying, it'll cause trouble for you. Keep that in mind. - Ayanokouji]

[So you're sticking up for Horikita, huh? Ha ha -  Yamagod]


I guess it is time to use Kushida's final bit of usefulness.


[If Kushida heard about this, she'd probably hate you. Lol - Ayanokouji]

The chat went quiet after this for a while so I chose to close my phone. I doubt they would pursue this any longer. I did hear the phone buzz a couple of times too. But I chose to ignore them. 

It was better to get this out of the way now, rather than later. At least I made sure put a stop to the bullying, even though I did help set up this whole thing. But I won't be able to apologies for her.

I looked outside to the nature from my window. I thought to myself to a certain saying.

"Only a fool wouldn't use his innate abilities."

I was a fool when I arrived at this school, but not anymore.


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