NTR Kousuke

Chapter 177

Chapter 177: Judgment

Kuzu finally seemed to realize that all eyes in the classroom were on him.

Kuzu: "Can we change places for a bit? Nagase-san, can we talk, just the two of us?"

Nagase-san shook her head.

Nagase: "...If I go easy on you after talking alone with you here, people will think I did you a favor. I don't want to talk about anything in front of everyone that I can't say."

Kuzu: "..."

Kuzu's last-minute request was rejected.

Osada-san and Tanaka-kun chimed in.

While holding Kuzu down, I could feel everyone's stares and it was seriously uncomfortable.

Osada: "...Kuzu-kun, you know? Recently...well, actually for quite a while now...you've been up to a lot, haven't you?"

Kuzu: "...What are you talking about? I've just been living a normal life."

Osada-san only spoke formally and didn't listen to Kuzu's answer at all.

Osada: "At the terminal station near here, right? You're always hitting on girls, aren't you?"

Kuzu: "...Hitting on girls? It's more like my hobby...calling out to people?"

Osada: "You're constantly calling out to cute girls or pretty girls around your age, aren't you?"

Maybe he realized he'd been caught, because he admitted to that.

But! Is that really a crime? It's all by free will! Just calling out to people, having tea, exchanging addresses! I have a girlfriend? Is that bad? It's not even cheating!

He snapped back at Osada-san's words like he was getting defensive.

Kuzu: "It's not like I'm bothering anyone! Right?"

Kuzu looked to Nagase-san, as if to say, that's not a problem, right?

Nagase: "...If you keep hitting on girls in your school uniform... it gives the school a bad image. If complaints start coming in, it'll be too late... It's a problem. Thank you, Osada-san."

Kuzu: "It's just free love!"

Kuzu twisted his face and spat out the words.

Osada-san's expression didn't change at all.

Osada: "Tanaka-kun."

Tanaka: "Yeah."

He started playing another video...

He adjusted the angle so that both Kuzu and Nagase-san could see it, and so I could see Tanaka-kun holding Kuzu from behind... Seriously, why the smug face?

And then, on the screen that started playing...

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The screen showed Kuzu hitting on girls...

Even through the camera, you could tell the girls were cute, and Kuzu kept calling out to them, and some of them talked with him and exchanged LINE info or went out for tea.

The problem was—

Kuzu: "I'm a student at Hokusho High School. ...Yeah, that's right. My grades are pretty good, you know? Girlfriend? Nope, nope! We broke up ages ago!"

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The video was cut off there.

When Kuzu bragged about his good grades, everyone who knew his real grades around him snickered, and Kuzu turned bright red.

Today he's busy turning red and blue back and forth.

The audio of him hitting on girls, saying he broke up with his girlfriend—

"That's gross."

"No way, seriously..."

"That's a turn-off..."

—definitely ruined Kuzu's reputation.

To the silent Kuzu,

Osada: "There's more, but... Kuzu-kun, don't you feel bad for Yukari? ...Or do you do it because you don't feel bad?"

Kuzu forced a dry smile.

Kuzu: "...Hey, Osada-san? Isn't it enough without doing all this in front of everyone?"

Osada: "Didn't you just say you hadn't done anything wrong?"

Kuzu: "...But, didn't you get this without my permission or privacy? This is basically a public execution..."

Osada-san blinked in puzzlement.

Osada: "This is a public execution, you know?"

Osada-san sighed and turned to Nagase-san.

Osada: "It took a while to look into this. So, Nagase-san, this is where it really starts. I want you to listen."

Nagase-san nodded.

Tanaka-kun started playing the next part...

Several students peeked over my shoulder from behind.

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The scene was still at the terminal station. The date was a different day.

A sleazy guy approached Kuzu.

Guy: "Yo, what's up!"

Kuzu: "Yo, what's up!"

*At this point, Kuzu turned bright red.*

The guy asked Kuzu how he'd been lately.

The two of them grinned with sleazy smiles.

And then—

Guy: "How's it been lately? How was that girl you took home the other day?"

Kuzu: "Ah, that girl from the party? Got her super drunk, took her to a love hotel, did whatever I wanted, lol. She resisted at first but gave up in the end (laughs). She was so hot! Wanna see the video?!"

With Kuzu's huge smile, the video stopped.

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The classroom fell silent.

In contrast to the grinning Kuzu on the screen, not a single person in the room looked like his ally—of course not.

The content was even worse than expected; it was practically a confession.

Osada: "Kuzu-kun, can you show us your phone without saying anything?"

Osada-san held out her hand, gesturing for Kuzu to hand over his phone.

This is your chance to prove your innocence, right? Osada-san's not-so-loud voice echoed through the classroom.

...Seriously, Tanaka-kun, stop with the smug face...

It wasn't just my hand—more hands joined in to help hold Kuzu down.