April 14th, Clear Skies.
Taichi spent the better part of the day slacking off, finishing his chores, and then getting up to stretch and figure out what to do next.
He had been at Shujin Academy for two days and already had a good grasp of the basic layout. Of course, he had also collected plenty of videos of Kamoshida's wicked deeds. Unfortunately, they were all secretly filmed and couldn't be used as courtroom evidence. At best, they could be used to threaten Kamoshida during a future confrontation. Or, after the main group changes his heart, these videos could be given to him to be used as evidence for his confession and subsequent trial. Taichi figured Kamoshida, who would be planning to atone with his death, wouldn't care about where the videos came from.
Just as Taichi was packing up to leave, the familiar girl with the ponytail walked past him. Unlike before, when she was just a bit dejected, the girl, Suzui, now had a bruise on her forehead. This was a mark from when Kamoshida had hit her for rejecting his advances. Judging by the direction she was heading, she was probably going to the gym teacher's lounge—to see Kamoshida again.
"Taichi, are you going to film Kamoshida's corporal punishment again today?" X's voice asked, a little disheartened.
He didn't mind helping and hoped Taichi would step in. But on the first day of filming, Taichi had politely declined for a good reason. "If even the victims who are being beaten and harassed aren't willing to fight back or refuse, what good would my intervention do? Besides making an enemy of Kamoshida, I might even earn the hatred of the victims themselves." If a person has no will to save themselves, even God can't save them.
It was almost twilight. During this time, it was easy to witness things that were not usually seen. Today, Taichi saw something.
"Please don't come any closer! Kamoshida-sensei! No! No!"
Unlike the usual sounds of wailing and screaming from the gym lounge, today there was a sound of refusal.
"Taichi!" X shouted, a little excited. "Someone's fighting back!"
"Yeah, I hear it." Taichi grinned, casually tossing the broom to the side and picking up a bandage someone had left behind, wrapping it around his hand. "X, remember to use your Ultra abilities to help me."
It wasn't that Taichi lacked confidence; it was just that he was weak with his backhand, imprecise with his forehand, had loose footwork, and a slow reaction time. Kamoshida, on the other hand, was a former Olympic gold medal-winning volleyball player. He was much stronger and a true athletic freak. If Kamoshida threw a punch at him, he'd have to kneel and beg him not to die.
Therefore, X's superpowers as an Ultraman came in handy. While he wasn't particularly good at Ultra telekinesis, it depended on who the target was. Kamoshida? He's a human, just a small fry to an Ultraman. Even if X wasn't an expert in Ultra telekinesis, he could easily beat up a normal human.
"Who dares to force a female student in this school!" Taichi pretended to kick the door, but in reality, X used his Ultra telekinesis to unlock the door from the inside. Taichi then rushed into Kamoshida's private lounge.
Kamoshida was grabbing Suzui's collar, his fist raised as if to strike her. But seeing someone kick the locked door open and walk in to see the scene, Kamoshida was frozen in shock.
Taichi immediately pulled out his phone and took a picture. "You, Kamoshida! Not only are you forcing yourself on a female student, but you're also resorting to violence when she resists!" Taichi put his phone away and, feigning rage, threw a flying kick at Kamoshida.
"You... are you that new janitor?! You damn bastard! How dare you ruin my fun! Do you want to get fired?!" Kamoshida panicked for a moment, even forgetting to fight back. After dodging Taichi's flying kick, he casually threw Suzui aside and started threatening Taichi.
"Damn it! You think I'm scared of you?!" Taichi scoffed, giving Kamoshida a look of contempt. "It's just a temporary janitor job. If I lose it, I'll just find another one."
"But you, Kamoshida, you dare to use your position as a teacher to force a female student to do something she doesn't want to, and even use violence to beat her. I've got evidence. Even if this matter is suppressed by the students' parents and the school and doesn't make it to court, you'll still be ruined in both the education and sports worlds."
"If I get really ruthless and post this online, you won't be able to hold your head up in society. Social death will be your only way out."
Taichi's words completely stunned Kamoshida. Usually, an inexperienced kid like this would be threatened by him and be too scared to face him, right? But why was this kid so reckless? He was even threatening him back?
Most importantly, this kid's threat worked! Kamoshida had to admit that Taichi's words had hit on exactly what he was afraid of. He could already imagine the difficult situation he would face if this matter were exposed.
After coming to her senses, the girl Suzui stood up in shock and delight and hid behind Taichi. She hadn't expected someone to actually jump out and save her.
"Guh!" Kamoshida gritted his teeth, glaring at Taichi, then suddenly collapsed onto the floor. "I... I'm sorry, please forgive me!"
"Here, here is all the money I have on me, please, please forgive me!" Kamoshida took out his wallet and placed it in front of him, then prostrated himself with his forehead on the floor in a perfect dogeza.
"Hiss—what a dirty mind you have!" Taichi suddenly drew a sharp breath. "You're trying to frame me for extortion and get me sent to jail, aren't you? No wonder you've been able to act so arrogantly at Shujin Academy without being exposed!"
As a young girl, Suzui was in a state of chaos. She had thought Kamoshida's dogeza was a genuine sign of remorse, but she never expected his mind to be so dirty, to try to frame her benefactor with such a method. As for why her benefactor could see through it so easily... it was probably because of his extensive knowledge. A glimmer of light finally appeared in Suzui's eyes, which had been as still as a dead pond.
If Kamoshida had looked up at that moment, both Suzui and Taichi would have seen his twisted, ferocious face. All sorts of malicious thoughts flooded his mind, but they all disappeared when Kamoshida glanced at the pocket where Taichi had put his phone. But then, an idea came to him. He might not be able to handle this janitor who didn't play by the rules, but he could handle Suzui! No one knew more than him about Suzui's obsession with volleyball and the kindness of this young girl.