CH 33

“I’m not …… a failure, ……. It’s not my fault. ……”

Weiss mumbles as he walks zombie-like back to the grounds of Class 1-20.

There, he finds his classmates working to clear away the debris.

When they see Weiss, they all rest their hands and look at him like he is a needle in a haystack.

No one says anything, but their attitude makes it clear, they are clearly blaming Weiss.

He feels a stinging pain all over his body, and he couldn’t help but scream.

“The wall collapsed on me. It’s not my fault that the wall came down!”

“You’re blaming us again,” Monsoon says, as if to nail him.

He was going to do that, but Weiss baits his teeth when he is preempted.

“It’s not your fault, …….”

“Then whose fault is it?”

“Well, that’s ……”

As he is caught, Weiss feels an unprecedented sense of suffocation.

In order to get rid of the suffocation, he immediately mentions a person’s name.

“Y-, yes, Leopin.”

Leopin was so jealous of my success that he secretly broke down the wall. ……!”

It is just a mouthful, but as soon as he says it, Weiss’ breathlessness disappears like a lie.

Yes, for him, blaming someone else is already as good as breathing.

“What?” All of his classmates reacted.

Weiss says again, “That’s it.”

“Is that for real, Weiss?”

“Yes, I did see it. Yeah, I saw it happen. I saw the wall come crashing down at his hands.”

“Damn it, I’m gonna blast that son of a bitch!”

By turning Leopin into an enemy, Weiss has not only made his mistake go away, but has also brought the class back together.

He says with great enthusiasm.

“Wait, Monsoon. Just an iron fist is not enough for him.”

Let’s give him a taste of his own medicine.”

“What? What do you have in mind?”

“Ah”, Weiss looks over at the girl with the flamboyant face musing, she has curly hair and a worn out uniform, she can’t even afford a place to live right now, but she’s wearing a lot of makeup.

“Now is the time to use your magic, Carol, and unleash your ‘Fireball’ on Leopin’s house.”

“Oh!” roars Monsoon.

“If we burn his house down, he’ll know what we’re going through!

“Carol! Burn Leopin’s house down with a bang!”

Then, when he comes out, I’ll beat him up so badly that he won’t be able to stand on his feet!”

“That’s a good idea!” The classmates were excited.

But only Carole remains with a pouting expression on her face.

“I’m not going to do it.”

Weiss frowns, “What?”

“You can’t listen to the orders of the Sage, the leader of the class?”

Then you must have a good reason for that, right?”

And then Carol averts her gaze and says with a pout on her lips

“…… Leopin doesn’t break people’s things.”

“What?”

“I’m talking about Leopin. He is a stupid, helpless guy whose only skill is his dexterity, but …….”

But he was serious about his passion for making things.”

He would never make fun of something that someone else had worked hard to make.”

That’s why Leopin didn’t break any walls.”

“Hmm. Carol, you’ve been making fun of Leopin for a long time.”

What do you know about Leopin?”

Carol’s eyes, which had been strained until then, peeled back to reveal a pair of eye shadowed eyes.

“I know a lot more than you do! I made homemade chocolate for Leopin ……!”

Carole presses her mouth with a look of “oh no”.

She quickly makes up for it, her cheeks turning even redder.

“And anyway! I believe in Leopin and ……!”

Oh, no, no, no! I’m not going to set fire to your house, that’s for sure!”

If you want to do it, Weiss can do it on his own!”

Weiss’s brows twitch.

“Do you believe in …… Leopin more than me?”

This was the most humiliating thing he has ever heard.

The plating on his mind that he has been trying to keep calm is peeling off with a clatter.

“You can’t trust Leopin over me!”

Leopin will have to be alone for the rest of his life!”

Do it, Carol! Burn his house down!”

“Absolutely not! Who is going to take orders from you?”

“Ugh. ……! Then take this ……!”

Bam! Weiss raises his fist in the air.

It is the first time he had ever used violence by force against a classmate.

Carol shrugs her shoulders and closes her eyes.

When she opens her eyes, she sees…….

Weiss, who has been grabbed by the arm, is trembling.

“Let go of me, Monsoon! From now on, I’m going to give this woman a trashing ……!”

Monsoon holds Weiss’ arm and speakers quietly.

“I believe in you, and that’s why I’ve done everything you’ve asked.”

But I don’t like it when you hit a woman.”

A man’s fist is there to beat up a man he doesn’t like.”

If you hit Carol, I’ll throw you in the garbage.”

“Guh ……!”

Weiss’ eyes are bloodshot.

–You’re a piece of trash! You’re going to throw me away. ……?

You can throw away trash, but you can never throw away humans!

The choice has always been mine, made by a human being. ……!

You guys, oversized garbage, don’t have any right to choose.

Weiss yells , “Let go!” And walks away from Monsoon’s hand.

He points his finger at all his classmates to confront them.

“I’m a Sage! And I’m the chairman!”

And I’m the chairman of the committee! I want to remember that the chairman of the committee has the authority to hand out penalties!”

…… bang! Weiss holds up his hands toward the horizon.

“…… Heaven, earth!”

Let the fools know their place!”

…… Goooo~! The air in the area trembles.

The classmates retreats in astonishment.

“You can’t be serious, you can’t be serious. ……?”

“St- stop, Weiss!”

“Oh, it’s nothing to do with Assi! Forgive me!”

“Then prostrate yourself!”

Or else you’ll be wiped out!”

Baaan!! Weiss raises his hands to the sky.

He is finally going to wield his “wise man’s authority” over the entire class.

And not only Carol, but all his classmates are astonished.

When they fearfully open their eyes, they see…….

……Dogwag……shhhh!

The figure of Weiss is blown away as if he were obliterated by a full horizontal swing.

He goes straight into a pile of trash that is a temporary garbage dump, headfirst.

He is buried under the collapsing garbage, with only his buttocks sticking out, twitching.

It is a miserable sight, but none of the classmates can see Weiss anymore.

Who the hell did this ……!

They look at the place where Weiss used to stand.

There, to their surprise, stands……!

“Eh …… Leopin?!?!?!”

At that moment, Leopin is carrying a log on his shoulders and has his back to his classmates.

But he reacted to the call and turned around, “Eh?” He turned around.

The boy looks around at his stunned classmates and the pathetic looking chairperson with a dumbfounded expression.

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry. I thought something hit me, but it was Weiss, wasn’t it?”

The boy leaves.

The members of Class 1-20 are left dumbfounded, but one girl steps forward as if impelled to do so.

“Ah, ……! Leo ……! Than-(Ariga-)……  Pin……!”

This was the first time the girl, who could not be honest, expressed her gratitude.

It was supposed to be a few words, but for the girl it was far more difficult than casting a great spell.

The boy looks back.

“…… ‘Arigapin’? What’s that?”

The girl couldn’t even look at the boy’s face anymore and quickly turns away.

“It’s nothing.

You’re not in my class anymore, so don’t talk to me like that!”

“Okay, okay, I get it. See you later.”

The boy turns his back on the girl again.

The girl doesn’t have enough courage left in her to try again.