"..."
Sakayanagi Arisu was still insisting on reading the diary every single day.
Even after being toyed with like that.
Even after being slapped with the label of "lesbian."
Even after being stared at strangely wherever she went.
She still hadn't given up.
She had to wash away this humiliation.
Although that "lesbian" label was something she had practically put on herself,
That didn't stop her from shifting the responsibility, the shame, and the resentment onto the person behind the diary.
If that person hadn't written nonsense like that,
How could she possibly have gone to Wang Meiyu?!
The diary on May 1st hadn't been anything special.
It had just been there to mock her.
But today's diary was different.
After a long time, the writer had started "exposing secrets" again.
And this time, the targets were actually the four first-year homeroom teachers?!
That was explosive news.
Without question, the kind of news that could ignite students' gossip instincts.
When it came to scandals about their own teachers, almost no student would choose to ignore it.
Sakayanagi Arisu was no exception.
The moment she saw the words "homeroom teacher," her gaze instantly sharpened.
It could be said that this was the first time since being slandered as a "nepo student" that she had read a diary entry so seriously.
Even though she knew the diary loved to talk nonsense,
She also knew that the most believable lies were always half true.
Just like the time it wrote about her being a nepo baby.
Her father really was the chairman of Advanced Nurturing High.
Only students with excellent evaluations could enter Class A.
And she did indeed have physical limitations.
So in other people's eyes, it was natural to conclude that she had been stuffed into Class A through connections.
But that conclusion was the most false part.
It was precisely because the earlier parts were true that she couldn't easily refute it.
This time would be the same.
The things written about the teachers would definitely be mixed with truth and lies.
But that was fine.
She would see through the lies.
First…
Their own homeroom teacher.
"Square face."
That was obvious.
It referred to their former Class A teacher, Mashima Tomoya.
…Don't laugh.
Of course Sakayanagi Arisu knew they were now in Class B.
But that didn't stop her from still considering herself an A-Class student in her heart.
Rank changes were only temporary.
As long as she, the class leader, exerted herself, everything would get better.
After all, Katsuragi's faction had already lowered its head and promised not to interfere with her decisions.
In this tiny Advanced Nurturing High, who else could oppose her?
Class rankings were trivial.
What mattered now was the diary.
Mashima-sensei and the other two had actually been students here before…
That was a bit surprising.
But that was it?
That was all?
Where was the "legendary" part?
She had thought that someone as serious as Mashima Tomoya being ranked fourth meant there was something special about him.
Turns out he was ranked fourth…
Because there were only four homeroom teachers.
"Tch."
Biting lightly on her silver-white teeth, Sakayanagi continued flipping pages in dissatisfaction.
"No professional ethics, laissez-faire, favoritism…"
Who was that about?
To be honest, she wasn't very familiar with the other classes' teachers.
After all, the core of this school was class competition.
Teachers rarely became the focus.
Still, she remembered their basic information.
Class B: Hoshinomiya Chie.
Class C: Sakagami Kazuma.
Class D: Chabashira Sae.
…She decided to keep reading.
"Promiscuous drunkard, corrupt morals, obsessed with her best friend."
The description was shocking, but she seemed to recognize it.
Hoshinomiya Chie.
A teacher famous even among students for loving alcohol.
She often went to class smelling of booze.
Students frequently complained about her on the school forums.
So at least the "drunkard" part was accurate.
"Poor morals, low ethics…"
"The resentment this guy has toward Hoshinomiya-sensei is unexpectedly strong."
With her fingertip pressed against her lips, Sakayanagi showed a hint of surprise.
"That makes me even more curious about just how bad the worst one is."
Still, although personal character and teaching ability weren't necessarily related,
She might need to remind her father to pay more attention to teachers' private conduct during recruitment.
Shaking her head, she continued reading.
When she turned the page—
A glaring name jumped straight into her eyes.
"Chabashira Sae."
No disguise at all.
Not even a code name.
The diary just wrote her name outright.
Which meant that the "no ethics" one earlier must have been Class C's Sakagami Kazuma.
…That teacher really did leave no impression.
Mashima Tomoya, Hoshinomiya Chie, Chabashira Sae.
All three had been students here.
And from the same year.
But honestly, the difference in quality was way too big.
"..."
Just as Sakayanagi was about to complain internally, she saw the next line.
"Chabashira Sae came from Class D."
Great.
Suddenly, it made perfect sense.
Recruiting even former Class D students as teachers…
Was the school really that short-staffed?
As if responding to her thoughts, the next paragraph matched her thinking perfectly.
"..."
She had synchronized with the diary's mindset.
That made her feel subtly unhappy.
Biting her lower lip, she suppressed that feeling and kept reading.
She finished reading about Chabashira's past.
She finished reading about her present.
Then she put the diary down and let out a long breath.
"So that's how it is."
Hoshinomiya Chie's "best friend" was Chabashira Sae.
And the reason for their grudge was that special exam in the past.
"Honestly, it's kind of boring," she said.
Past grudges.
The origin of hatred.
A betrayal just before reaching Class A.
All of it was boring.
Even if they had expelled that person and gained 100 class points,
Sakayanagi didn't think they would've beaten Class A in the end.
Defective products from Class D should just stay at the bottom.
What was the point of dreaming about Class A all day?
"But…"
"Maybe it doesn't have to be that boring."
Thinking that, Sakayanagi suddenly smiled.
If the people of Class D learned that their homeroom teacher had a past like this…
What kind of expressions would they make?
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