Akira reacted quickly the moment he saw Shoya make a move, grabbing Shouko's arm and pulling her behind him.

Worried that the chair might hit her, he didn't gauge his strength well when pulling her, causing her to lose her balance and nearly fall.

With a loud "Bang!"

The chair directly hit the cement floor in front of Akira. The moment the sound rang out, he clearly felt Shouko behind him flinch.

Perhaps Ishida Shoya regained some sense in the final moment before throwing, so he didn't aim at her, or maybe he was afraid of the severe consequences if he hit her.

"Akira, are you okay!?" Shouko quickly broke free from his hand and rushed to his front, anxiously checking if he was injured.

She knew the chair hadn't hit him, but her worry was completely uncontrollable, especially since he had pulled her behind him.

Akira looked at her worried expression, suppressed his anger, and instead gently comforted her with a light chuckle:

"I'm fine. You're more affected than me; you were startled, but I didn't feel a thing."

After speaking, Akira reached out and held her hand, asking her not to block his view: "Step aside for a moment. Also, remember to help call Takeuchi Sensei over."

Shouko clearly knew what he was about to do, but this time, she genuinely had no thought of trying to dissuade him.

When Kawai Miki saw Miyamura's darkened face at the doorway, she had a premonition that something major was about to happen. She quickly turned to the Miko beside her and said:

"Yuki, Yuki, help me call the teache. I have a hunch that Ishida might be in big trouble later..."

As for why she wasn't going herself? Of course, it was because she was the Class Monitor. If things got too out of hand, she would have to go up and try to stop them, though whether she'd succeed was hard to say, hehe...

Only then did the Yuki, prompted by Miki's words, withdraw her gaze from Miyamura Akira and Shoko. She quickly nodded in agreement and ran out the back door of the classroom.

Akira didn't say a word and rushed straight onto the podium, raising his foot and kicking towards Ishida Shoya's precious 'heirloom'.

This time, the other party was smarter. Although he couldn't completely dodge, he managed to block the kick with his hand. He blocked it, but due to the impact, it still hurt as it should.

Ishida Shoya, whose attention was diverted by the pain, was kicked by Akira's second foot and stumbled to the ground, losing his balance.

Seeing this, he immediately straddled the other party and landed several punches on his face.

Every time Ishida Shoya tried to resist, Akira would interrupt the thought with a punch, leaving him with no choice but to cover his head in defense.

Akira's punches all landed on his arms, which was a bit annoying. Then he noticed his neck area wasn't completely covered and thought about punching him there, but it was just a thought.

He wasn't that crazy yet. A punch to that area could practically make the other person start experiencing life anew.

He even only hit the other person's stomach and chest two or three times and stopped. All the remaining punches were concentrated on the other person's face.

"Akira, use this, use this." At this moment, Shouko's anxious voice rang out from the side.

A-Gang first landed another punch on Ishida Shoya beneath him before taking the opportunity to look over.

He saw Shouko holding a wooden stick in her hand. Seeing him look at her, she quickly handed the stick over.

Akira looked at her innocent expression and was even a bit confused about where this stick came from.

Shouko blinked her big eyes. Seeing that he didn't take it immediately, she felt a little anxious for a moment. Then her peripheral vision caught Ishida Shoya preparing to lower his hands and hit Akira.

Without a moment's hesitation, Shouko held the stick with one hand and struck Ishida Shoya's arm, interrupting his thought and action.

"Ah!"

Ishida Shoya hadn't made a sound from the beginning of the beating until now, but then, because of Shouko's sudden strike, he let out a scream.

Akira looked at Shoko with a shocked expression, because her movement looked like she was going to hit a second time.

"What are you doing!? What are you two doing!? Are you ganging up on a classmate!?" At this moment, Takeuchi Sensei's loud voice rang out not far behind the two of them.

He had already reached the doorway. When he heard the Yuki tell him that Miyamura was being threatened with a chair by Ishida and was about to be beaten by Ishida, he rushed over without stopping.

Now that old bald man wished he could fire himself. If Miyamura President's son was also injured, the consequences were unthinkable.

But when he reached the doorway, he saw Miyamura Akira straddling Ishida Shoya.

Nishimiya Shouko, on the side, was still holding the wooden stick, guarding against Ishida, ready to strike him with the stick as soon as he made a move to resist.

For a moment, he couldn't tell who was hitting whom. Finally, he was pulled back to reality by Ishida's scream and quickly shouted at the top of his lungs.

"Thud!" Hearing this, Shouko quickly dropped the wooden stick in her hand. She didn't quite understand why she even had the thought of hitting Ishida Shoya a second time...

Seeing this, Akira also got off the other person, took Shouko's hand, and retreated to the side, ready to call their parents to handle the situation at any time.

Ishida Shoya immediately stood up from the ground, his eyes slightly red, but because there were so many people watching in the classroom, he didn't dare to cry out, only gritting his teeth and enduring.

"What's going on!? What's going on!? How did it turn into a group beating? And Shouko even used a weapon?"

Yuki, who had returned to the classroom after calling the teacher, also saw the scene where Shouko took action earlier. Back at her seat, she couldn't help but ask the people around her.

Then Kawai Miki explained the course of events to her.

Yuki felt it was a bit unbelievable. They had been together for more than half a year, and she had a somewhat clear understanding of Shouko's personality.

Delicate, soft-bodied, and easily pushed over – this was her overall assessment of Shouko before. Now, that assessment was completely invalidated.

Even Miyamura only dared to fight Ishida with his bare hands. She never expected Shouko to use a weapon. According to what Kawai Miki said, it was even a mixed double act; when Miyamura got tired of hitting, Shouko would follow up with a stick.

The students in the classroom had pretty much the same view as Yuki; they were all extremely surprised at the time.

The most surprised were Akira and Sahara Miyoko.

"What were you thinking at the time? You even hit that hedgehog head with a stick." Akira, who had retreated to the side, quietly asked Shoko in front of him.

Shouko didn't hear his words clearly, but she could make out the general meaning from his lip movements. She stopped checking him for injuries.

She replied worriedly: "I saw he was about to make a move at the time. I was afraid you'd get hurt, so I acted."

"Go, go, go! All of you come to the office with me." Before Akira could say anything, Takeuchi Sensei spoke up, interrupting their conversation. Then he turned his head and shouted at the people below:

"This class is self-study! Class Monitor, you also come to the office with me and explain the whole story."

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