Clearing up his stigma.

  Ishigami had decided to do this since he had to say that Onodera's words made him unfortable, and he was sure that the others would also talk to him mogly like that. He wasn't like Ishigami, who could ighe injustice that happeo him so he could make a girl happy due tnorance.

  After all, who wao live while being persecuted like this?

  Wasn't it better to live peacefully?

  Thankfully, Ishigami had evideo prove his innoce, which could help him to expose the true criminal who had falsely accused him.

  At the same time, he thought of one figure who could help him to solve all the situations that had haunted him.

  Still, if he had to be ho, he didn't care about their talks since sooner or ter, they would part away in life.

  High school was only three years, and after that, everyone would be on their own and bee strangers.

  Moreover, he could bee a , relying on his parents and older brother to live iure, so there was o be afraid of living in poverty.

  If there roblem, he just didn't like whehought he had to live like a criminal, yet those who had accused him and those whom Ishigami had saved could live happily.

  If it was the previous Ishigami, then he might think that there was nothing that he could do, and he was okay with it since he wao protect that girl, but he was different since he didn't want to live like this.

  'Still, who is the name of the girl again?'

  Ishigami tried to think of the name of the girl whom Ishigami tried to save in middle school, but in the end, he couldn't, so he didn't bother.

  This was one of the things that he had to do, and the other was his bangs.

  He had to say his bangs were annoying, as they were so long and made it hard for him to see. However, he also khat it was all due to trauma and a way for him to protect himself from the outside. His bangs were like curtains that helped him to close the ugly world before him.

  Still, once again, he was different, so he swept up his bangs so he could see better.

  As expected, his sight became better, and he could see everything clearly. The bangs that helped him hide from reality before him were no longer needed by him. At the same time, he thought of cutting his hair short since he wasn't used to long hair, which should also be his new beginning.

  Yet, some people saw this a; their lips squirmed, but they couldn't say anything openly.

  Ishigami tio learn even if what he could uand was limited, but when the break came, he didn't io stay in the css, as he was ready to start his pn to erase this stigma of his.

  However, wheood up from his seat—

  "Ishigami..."

  Ishigami turned and looked at Onodera, who suddenly called him out. "Hmm?" He didn't show an unpleasant or cold expression, only curiosity.

  "I..."

  Yet, when Onedera faced his gaze, she couldn't say what she wao utter. Frankly, she should act cold, mock him with everyone like before, but somehow as she saw his silent hard work, she felt her heart was tightened, filled with guilt, thinking how childish her a be.

  However... the words that she wao say couldn't e out, and she... just didn't know what to say.

  "What's wrong, Onodera-san?"

  His voice was gentle and polite, which made her even feel guilty.

  "No-Nothing..."

  In the end, Onodera couldn't say what she wao say.

  "Is that so? Then, I will leave first."

  "Okay." Onodera nodded. "Sorry for stopping you."

  "It's fine. You don't o worry." Ishigami waved his hand ahe css with ease.

  Yet, Onedera couldn't feel at ease at all. She kept w why she couldn't say what she wao say, and this thought would probably haunt her until tomorrow.

  'Ugh...'

  Still, her as were noticed by many, and they felt doubt, strangeness, and curiosity.

  Ishigami was a loner and a misfit, but Onodera was one of the pretty girls in the css who was also quite popur and had many friends.

  So, why should she stop him so suddenly?

  Yet, for a few of them, after they looked at Onodera, they looked at Ishigami's back, and their gazes filled with doubt.

  However, those things had nothing to do with Ishigami, who went to buy sandwiches and drinks before he visited the student cil to implement his pn.

  Still, as he was on his way, he saetite and slender girl with fair skin aiful long bck hair, which she tied on the back with a cute ribbon.

  Even from a distance, one could see how different she was from the rest, whether it was her beauty or the way she walked.

  Well, this girl wasn't his type, though, and whehought so, suddenly, the girl turned and looked in his dire.

  Did she feel his rude thoughts?

  He was startled, but he quickly reacted and greeted this girl politely, "Shinomiya-senpai."

  "Ishigami-kun."

  The girl politely his greeting, yet she was also curious since she could feel that this junior of hers and the member of the student cil were quite different as it was rare for him to initiate a greeting or even appear in this area.

  Still, Ishigami felt that his ge was nothing pared to the identity of this girl.

  Shinomiya Kaguya.

  The vice president of the student cil and also his senior.

  Her total family worth was two hurillion yen.

  Trains, banks, cars, etc., with easily over ohousand child pahe Shinomiya Group ted as one among four Zaibatsu, and she was the daughter of the leader of the entire group.

  Moreover, she also excelled ier, musicals, martial arts, and tless other subjects.

  Still, such a perfect girl also had a weakness, but Ishigami didn't dare to talk about it since he didn't want to be sent to Siberia to pnt a potato.

  "Are you going to the student cil too?" Kaguya asked.

  "Yes." Ishigami nodded. "Are you going there too, Senpai?"

  "Yes, I have some jobs to do there," Kaguya observed him discreetly, then asked, "It is me, or do you seem to ge a little?"

  "Is it?" Ishigami preteo be fused when he heard her question.

  "Yeah." Kaguya nodded, feeling that this junior of hers really had ged somehow.

  "Is it a bad ge?"

  When she was asked such a question, Kaguya didn't answer his question immediately, paused, and then shook her head. "No, I think it is good." pared to the usual gloomy junior, this ge wasn't bad at all. Still, this ge made her curious, though.

  Still, she suddenly noticed that he appeared to be hesitant for a while, which made her ask once again, "What's wrong?"

  "Senpai... are you free after school?"

  "Well..." Kaguya was dumbfounded when Ishigami asked her this question, but due to her curiosity, she nodded. "I am free. Is there a problem?" If it was another man, she might not agree and would reject the invitation, but it was different with Ishigami as they knew each other. Moreover, she also did a background check from his birth until now, so she knew he was safe ale, especially when she also khe truth behind his act.

  After a moment of hesitation, Ishigami said, "There is something that I want to talk with you about ter after school. you meet me ter, Senpai?"

  "...okay?"

  Even though Kaguya was curious, she decided to wait until the css was over, w what Ishigami wao say, but then... ohought suddenly crossed her mind.

  'Is he going to fess to me?'

  When Kaguya thought so, she was stunned aly g Ishigami, who ged the hairstyle into a mid-parted long hair like a young Kimura Takuya with long hair.

  While she had to admit that Ishigami was handsome, she had to apologize since her love had already been given to a certain someone whom she couldn't name. So, If Ishigami fessed to her, then of course, she would have to reject him.

  Still, as he was her junior, she khat she had to be gentle so she wouldn't hurt his heart.

  As she made up her mind to do so, they had arrived at the student cil.

  Only if Ishigami knew what was on the head of this young woman would he be sure that he would stare at her speechlessly, thinking that, like her family's wealth, her imagination was ribsp;