There was no injustice behind this "accident".
It was simply an unfortunate accident.
The boy named Monobe happened to be the one involved when the accident occurred.
The incident left him with psychological trauma.
That's why he got so agitated when he heard the desk had appeared in the open space.
Just like someone who accidentally kills another, they are filled with endless guilt towards the deceased.
But under these circumstances, he had no choice but to tell the story of that day:
You've misunderstood.
"Hosaka really did have an accident..."
"But this is all my fault!"
"That morning, two new plaster statues were delivered to the school."
"That day it just so happened that it was Hosaka and I who were on duty."
"The two of us planned to quietly move the plaster statue to the entrance of the art classroom."
"Just kidding with the teacher."
"I was chatting with him the whole time and didn't realize I'd gone too far."
"Hosaka called out to me from behind."
"When I turned around to go down, I accidentally missed a step."
"He didn't dodge immediately in order to protect me."
Instead, he reached out his hand to catch me.
"but..."
"but..."
He mumbled several times, but Mononobe still couldn't say it.
He shook his head and bowed deeply to Shigu Guofan in apology.
"I'm sorry, it's all my fault!"
"If I hadn't suggested joking with the teacher..."
"If I hadn't gone too far..."
"If I hadn't been careless and stepped into an empty space..."
"Then that will absolutely not happen!"
You're lying!
The current leader of the ancient kingdom cannot accept this explanation.
Because there is still one question that has not been resolved.
He asked, still agitated:
"If that's the case, then why was his desk hidden in the gymnasium's storage room?"
"If it really was an accident, why would they hide it in the stadium's storage room!"
"No matter how you look at it, this matter..."
Before he could finish speaking, Tsukamoto Kazumi interrupted him:
"Because we don't want it to disappear."
"This desk is proof that Hosaka-kun was once in the same school and class as us."
"His signature on the corner of the table was written in pencil."
"If we leave it unattended, it will disappear sooner or later."
"After the accident, we found portraits of every classmate in his drawer."
"After seeing this, everyone's already sad mood became even worse."
"So we specifically told the teacher that no matter where we are when we graduate, we should bring Hosaka's desk over."
"That way he can graduate with us."
"Although it feels a bit like self-deception, this is what everyone expects."
"At first, the teacher was in a difficult position."
"Because the desk belongs to the school, keeping it without permission is against the rules."
"Later, everyone in the class chipped in to buy a new desk, so we were able to keep his desk."
"After that, we put his desk in the gymnasium's storage room."
"I was worried about dust accumulating, so I specially covered it with a cloth."
"I wish you had known about these things sooner."
"But it was only after the paranormal event that I learned that you and Hosaka-san were childhood friends."
"That's why I'm only telling you about this now."
After hearing the explanation, Shigu Guofan did not reply and stood there blankly.
Guangyou, who was playing Snake, looked up at the group and sighed:
"It's actually a very heartwarming story."
"But it's really a pity..."
Unfortunately, the person being referred to is Hideaki Hosaka, who died unexpectedly while saving someone.
After hearing these words, the sensitive Ran and Sonoko's eyes reddened slightly.
After calming herself down, Xiaolan remembered something else and asked:
"So, Kazumi-senpai went to the gym storage room to tell Seko-kun about this, right?"
“Yes,” Tsukamoto Kazumi nodded in agreement, “because I thought Seko-kun might be there.”
Having calmed down, Shigu Guofan said with a somewhat dejected tone:
"So, it wasn't someone deliberately trying to harm Hosaka, and he didn't die unjustly..."
"Um."
Following this, Mononobe also expressed his apologies again:
"This is all my fault."
"If you're still angry with me, do whatever you want."
"I am truly sorry for the accident that happened back then."
“Actually, Hosaka-kun never blamed anyone from beginning to end,” Shin-ide Tomoaki said.
He explained:
"I was the first doctor to arrive at the scene after the accident."
"I remember Hosaka-san kept saying..."
"Don't worry, if I just collapse here, the teacher might be even more surprised..."
Upon hearing this, Shikoku Shige suddenly chuckled.
He said with a mixture of helplessness and nostalgia:
"This guy is still so considerate of others."
After saying that, he reached out and wiped away the tears that were about to flow from his eyes.
...
The paranormal incident and related investigations have now come to an end.
Before the principal left, Shiko Kunishiro decided to immediately confess everything to him.
Handle it as it should be handled.
Mononobe finished packing up his drawing tools and left dejectedly.
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