Back in the classroom, Kanroji Nanami gritted her teeth and went to Katsura Kotonoha.
"Here, Gui, thank you for lending me your phone."
"En, I'm glad I could help." Katsura Kotonoha replied with a smile, seemingly not holding a grudge against her for her previous sarcastic remarks.
Kanroji Nanami looked at her with complex eyes several times, suppressing the urge to cry, and returned to her seat.
Now she truly didn't dare to target Katsura Kotonoha anymore.
The tragic state of Hanayama-in Kyoichi Senior was still vivid in her mind.
After the first class in the afternoon ended.
Kanroji Nanami gathered Koizumi Natsumi, Mori Kitaru, and Oyama Keizo, the three girls, on the rooftop to discuss a strategy.
After she described Hanayama-in Kyoichi's tragic state, Mori Kitaru, who wore a yellow hairband and looked somewhat pretty, went weak in the knees and collapsed to the ground.
"Kanroji, you're not joking, are you? Your basketball club senior, just went to the hospital like that? And he can't be a man anymore?"
"Is this something a human can do?"
Oyama Keizo and Koizumi Natsumi also had trembling legs and pale faces.
Kanroji Nanami was equally scared.
But she still nodded, "How could this be fake? I saw Senior's tragic state with my own eyes and personally called the ambulance."
"That person said he's going to punish us. Quickly think of a way to appease his anger!"
"This... this has nothing to do with us, right? Bullying Gui was originally your idea, Kanroji! We just went along with you!"
Oyama Keizo couldn't help but complain to Kanroji Nanami, and the ship of friendship capsized once again.
Kanroji Nanami gritted her teeth, glaring unhappily at Oyama Keizo, and retorted, somewhat hurt: "Well, you didn't stop me when I did those things either. That person said you're all accomplices, and you'll all be punished!"
"Instead of complaining about me here, shouldn't we be thinking together about how to get through this crisis? I don't want to die, and I certainly don't want to end up like Senior."
Although Hanayama-in Kyoichi suffered misfortune because of her, compared to her own life, Hanayama-in Kyoichi, her boyfriend, wasn't that important.
Hearing this, Koizumi Natsumi, with her long hair, weakly raised her hand, "Can we apologize? How about we go apologize to Gui?"
Kanroji Nanami gritted her teeth and looked at her, "Then how do we apologize? Tell her everything we did and then beg for her forgiveness?"
Oyama Keizo immediately burst into tears, wiping her eyes continuously.
"That's the only way, right? And we only went along with you, Nanami. Most of what happened was because you were jealous of Gui! If you hadn't snatched her phone, none of this would have happened!"
"Exactly, it's all your fault!" Mori Kitaru also couldn't help but say, looking at Kanroji Nanami with a resentful gaze.
The ship of friendship had already capsized.
How deep could the friendship of such a small group, formed by bullying Katsura Kotonoha out of jealousy, really be?
It was nothing more than a collective of contemptible individuals, insecure people who found pleasure through despicable rumors and shameless bullying, then huddled together for warmth.
You couldn't expect them to be noble.
Kanroji Nanami felt incredibly heartbroken to hear her friends say such things.
"Yes, yes, it's all my fault. I'll confess to Gui and apologize to her, alright? But do you really have no fault at all?"
Kanroji Nanami wiped her tears and looked at Koizumi Natsumi: "Didn't Natsumi always say that Gui's thighs were too beautiful and must have been played with by men to become like that?"
"And Kitaru, didn't you also say that Gui's breasts were abnormally large and that she must be secretly doing compensated dating?"
"Finally, Oyama Keizo, don't think I don't know. You were jealous of my relationship with Hanayama-in Kyoichi and secretly spread rumors about Gui using my name!"
Saying that Kanroji Nanami said it, and then after it spread, she, Kanroji Nanami, became the culprit.
In reality, everyone had a part.
Lin Mu watched this 'best friend' fight with a 'God's eye view,' finding it quite entertaining.
This is how it should be.
You bullied my Kotoha, yet you righteously enjoyed your friendship and celebrated youth. How shameless!
He decided to find an opportunity for Katsura Kotonoha to transfer schools; this place really couldn't be stayed in any longer.
He scanned with his eyes and found several people with red names.
These were sinful souls.
Without hesitation, he directly tapped the void, and Hellfire appeared out of thin air, burning several red-named individuals to ashes.
If danger is found, it must be nipped in the bud!
At the same time.
A petite girl and a girl with an ahoge on her head were staring wide-eyed at the charred remains on the ground.
"Ah ah ah ah! Ito-san… was burned to ashes!"
"And Zewang-san… So scary! What happened?"
Saionji Sekai's legs were trembling.
Next to her, the petite Kiyoura Setsuna also had a pale face, but she still hugged Sekai, gently comforting her friend.
Yes.
The red names eliminated by Lin Mu's Hellfire were the infamous Makoto and the well-known yellow-haired Taisuke Sawanaga.
Within just a few hours, news of the deaths at the school spread throughout the school.
The police also arrived and investigated the charred remains on the ground, coming to a conclusion that shocked everyone.
This was divine punishment.
The same method of death as the serial killer who was punished by divine fire last time.
This led the students to spontaneously believe that Ito and Taisuke Sawanaga, who were punished, were hidden scum.
And the four, including Kanroji Nanami, were almost scared to pee.
In their view, this was the inspiration given to them by that person named Lin Mu.
No!
Apologize!
They must apologize to Katsura Kotonoha immediately and beg for her forgiveness.
And so, after afternoon classes ended.
Katsura Kotonoha, who was about to go home, was blocked by Kanroji Nanami and her three companions.
"Gui, please come with us to the rooftop. We have something very important to tell you."
"Eh?" Katsura Kotonoha was startled, her body trembling as she lowered her head, "I… I might not have time."
She didn't want to be bullied, so she naturally didn't want to go to the rooftop with them.
"Please, it will only take a little of your time, just a moment."
"This… Alright."
Katsura Kotonoha was startled by their fervent gazes and had no choice but to agree.
When they arrived at the rooftop, she was feeling anxious.
Kanroji Nanami, however, was the first to bow deeply to her, "I'm sorry, Gui. The rumors that you're a slut were all spread by me because I was jealous of your beauty and good figure."
"I'm very sorry, please forgive me. I know I was wrong. If you want to vent your anger, you can even hit me!"
After saying that, Kanroji Nanami lowered her head deeply, looking very sincere.
However, seeing her clenched fists, one knew that she was very unwilling at this moment.
Koizumi Natsumi, Mori Kitaru, and Oyama Keizo, seeing their leader admit her mistake first, naturally no longer cared about their own faces and all began to apologize.
"... I'm sorry, Gui. I was jealous of your perfect big breasts, so I couldn't help but spread rumors that you were a compensated dating girl, and your breasts were massaged large by countless men! I'm sorry, I know I was wrong, please forgive me, boo hoo hoo…"
"I'm sorry, Gui… I…"
The four girls cried as they apologized to her, begging for her forgiveness, and their words became more and more shocking.
This startled Katsura Kotonoha.
At the same time, her delicate body heaved, revealing an angry expression.
She really couldn't understand how someone could be so malicious.
Although these people were sometimes sarcastic, they were very friendly in class and sometimes greeted her warmly, showing no signs of targeting her.
However, she didn't expect that the rumors about her were actually spread by these very people.
But then the question arose.
Why were they suddenly apologizing to her and begging for her forgiveness?
"Boo hoo hoo, we will never dare to target or be jealous of you again, please, Gui, please have mercy and forgive us!"
As the four girls spoke, they couldn't help but burst into tears.
There was no other way.
They were scared.
Just thinking about it, they could understand that the 'heavenly fire' must have been that person's doing.
Not wanting to become charcoal, they could only bow their heads and admit their mistakes.
So, they didn't truly realize their mistakes; they only feared death and thus compromised.
Katsura Kotonoha took a deep breath, not saying she forgave them immediately.
During this time, she had been under immense pressure.
She suffered almost daily, and the bitterness in her heart was something she couldn't confide in anyone.
She didn't understand why, when she hadn't done anything wrong, everyone looked at her with strange eyes.
"Kanroji, and Koizumi, Mori Kitaru, Oyama Keizo, can you tell me why you are suddenly apologizing again?"
Kanroji wailed, wiping her tears as she said, "Don't pretend, Gui."
"Your boyfriend, Lin Mu, is so formidable; he sent Hanayama-in to the hospital and had several people punished by divine fire. I don't believe you don't know anything!"
"If you had told us earlier that you had such a powerful boyfriend, how would we dare to be jealous of you?"
"Although we made mistakes, it shouldn't lead to death, right, Gui? Can you forgive us?"
The four girls looked at her expectantly.
Katsura Kotonoha, however, trembled and suddenly understood.
A warm current surged in her heart, making her whole body feel warm.
So, their apologies and admissions of guilt were all thanks to Lin Mu.