One corner of the residential district, in front of the cafeteria run by students of Class 1-P, was in an uproar.
"For real!? That girl Kurumi is happy about getting 'expelled'!?"
"Not only that, she's been wanting to go to the 'Special Training Class' the whole time!?"
"Is she insane!? Why would anyone want to go to a place like that hellhole…!?"
Everyone present had expressions of utter disbelief.
However, two particular girls who happened to be there were different.
The saint and the shrine maiden—admired more than anyone else in this academy—were frozen as if struck by lightning on a clear day.
Both of them had the words "There was that option…!" written clearly on their faces.
Yes, the girl who longed for hell was not the only one…!
"Chef Leopin…! I'm coming right now…!"
Kurumi, who had been ordered expelled, looked completely refreshed as she tried to run from the spot.
But the vice-principal, who had turned into a monstrous bird, flapped his arms like wings and blocked her path.
"Ky… kyek kyek kyek!
Kyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeh!!!!
Th-the command just now is canceled! The 'expulsion' is canceled!
Kurumi-san will remain in Class 1-P!
Everything I said is null and voiddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd!!!!"
The moment he spoke, the last remaining Kurumi ticket in his hand vanished like foam.
The vice-principal jumped up with a "Gyaaah!?"
"No!? Th-that wasn't a command! I was just canceling the previous one!?"
No matter how much he protested, the ticket would not return.
"Gyaaah!? I was going to use the last remaining ticket to order her never to approach that garbage again!
Kyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeh!!!!"
Having had his backup plan crushed, the vice-principal grabbed the shelf displaying the "RPG Candy."
"Kyeeeeeh! Just as I thought, Kurumi-san is a worthless delinquent student!
She's selling evil candy and giving a bad influence to the other students!
I'll wreck all of it right here!"
Kurumi panicked and tried to stop him.
"Pl-please stop, Vice-Principal!"
"No! Be quiet! I hate delinquent students! Go over there!"
"Kyaa!?"
Kurumi was roughly shoved, but she was caught by the strong arms of a certain female student.
Immediately after, the vice-principal was grabbed by the collar and lifted into the air like a thieving cat.
Holding Kurumi with one arm, the girl lifted the vice-principal with the other.
There was only one female student who could perform such a feat.
Flailing his legs, the vice-principal's eyes widened.
"To… Tomoe-san!? Not only helping a delinquent student, but using violence against a teacher…!?"
Tomoe glared at the vice-principal with calm, sharp eyes.
"Violence is exactly what you were doing just now! …Hmph!"
With a rough snort, Tomoe threw the vice-principal she was holding.
The vice-principal rolled across the ground and looked up at Tomoe like a child who had been hit by his parent for the first time.
"No!? How can someone who serves as Kotone-san's attendant do such a thing!?"
"That is my line! Your behavior just now was not that of an educator!
You are now unbearable to look at… Before you embarrass yourself any further, disappear!
If not, I shall split your skull with my Rock Cleaving Sword and forcibly bring you back to your senses!"
Scolded by a student, the vice-principal shrank back with a "Hii!?"
However, encouraged by the onlookers' snickering, he summoned his barbaric courage.
He thrust his hand into the inner pocket of his dust-covered tuxedo and pulled out a handful of tickets, scattering them into the air.
The faces on the tickets belonged to the problem children of Class 1-O.
"Yes! Piranha Triplet Brothers! Boodle-kun! Come forth!
Teach a lesson to Tomoe-san, who used violence against me!"
When the tickets vanished in bubbles, four men pushed through the crowd and appeared.
Dressed like barbarian bandits, they wore neck braces and had their hands in slings.
Their appearance was truly pitiful, but their barbaric courage surpassed even the vice-principal's.
"Hyahha! To think we can use violence with the teacher's official approval!"
"This woman has picked fights with us before!"
"We won't hold back just because she's a woman! Gyahahahaha!"
"Hunting a female bear might be pretty fun too…!"
The delinquents had completely become the vice-principal's underlings and immediately surrounded Tomoe.
Tomoe did not move from her spot and calmly surveyed the delinquents with a stern gaze.
"I will not act like I am brushing away sparks that fall upon me."
"Hyahahahaha! It's too late to beg for forgiveness now! In front of this big crowd, we'll thoroughly humiliate you…"
"I will crush every spark that falls upon me…!"
Tomoe finally drew her Rock Cleaving Sword.
…Shuran!
Its pressure was like that of a real blade, enough to make even the delinquents hesitate with "Uuh."
Thinking this was bad, the vice-principal pulled out a new ticket as if playing a card game.
"At this moment, I activate Tomoe-san's ticket!"
Tomoe was shocked. "Th-that is…!?"
"Yes! It's the ticket you used when you bought the wooden sword at the school store!
My command to Tomoe-san is: Do not fight back! Be beaten to a pulp and reflect on your actions!"
Monaka and Kotone tried to rush forward first, but they were held back by the other attendants.
"Please stop, Vice-Principal!" "Stop this, Tomoe-san!"
Their pleas were drowned out by the murmuring of the crowd.
Tomoe quietly knelt, aligning her knees and sitting on the ground.
She placed her beloved sword beside her and slowly closed her eyes.
"For a warrior, the most important thing is the life of one's lord. The next most important is one's covenant with others.
I shall fulfill my covenant with the vice-principal here and now… Do as you wish."
"Muhohohoho! You're saying complicated things, but you cannot defy the power of the ticket!
Now, reflect thoroughly! Since you won't fight back, it won't be scary!"
The moment the vice-principal realized Tomoe would not resist, he charged at her first.
The delinquents followed right after.
"Hyahha! We can do whatever we want!"
""St-stop! Stoooooooooooooooop!!""
The screams of the two girls rang out.
Not only them, but every classmate present flinched.
They fearfully opened their eyes and saw…
…Dogwaa… Shaaaaaaa—————————————!!
Five delinquents were sent flying as if hit by a full horizontal swing.
They plunged headfirst into the pile of scrap that had become a makeshift dump.
"Fugyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!?!?"
The impact caused the piled scrap to collapse with a clatter, burying them alive amid their screams.
It was a pitiful sight, but none of the classmates were looking at the delinquents anymore.
Who on earth did that…!?
Their attention turned to the person who was casually trying to walk away.
As expected, it was him…
"Le… Leopiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin!?!?"
At that moment, Leopin was carrying a log on his shoulder with his back to the classmates.
But he reacted to the shout and turned around with a casual "Eh?"
The boy looked around at the stunned classmates and the people with only their legs sticking out from the pile, then said,
"Ah, sorry about that. I thought something hit me, but it was the delinquents.
Looks like there's one new guy added, but… well, it's still a delinquent, right?"