Suffice to say, Egos had a tough time after that.
After a more thorough interrogation, he desperately argued that he did not leave Phi behind for revenge, but… It was for naught, and he was told by Uno he was suspended.
Regardless of the reason, the fact of the matter was that Phi was injured due to his failure to report.
And when you factored in the fact that Yui, an exchange student, was also involved, even Ramy ended up scolding him, despite having high favorability.
My reputation is going to plummet because of you! She yelled hysterically while hitting him on the back again and again, but the emotional pain was worse than the physical pain.
To me more precise, he was worried about his own reputation. If Ramy was yelling at him like this, what would the other students be like… And when he returned to the infirmary, the looks he was getting were colder than he expected.
He heard snickering, but mostly felt disappointed eyes stabbing him from all directions.
From the students’ point of view, Egos was the lowest of scum who trapped two innocent children for the sake of taking revenge on Yuugo. He was hailed as a hero prospect just a few hours before, but no one looked up to him now.
The fact that he fought a monster armor beast with Shian’s party and was defeated spurred on even more bad rumors.
And Yuugo defeating said monster armor beast by himself meant Marcos’ statement that Egos went after Phi because he could not match up to Yuugo sounded very plausible.
Furthermore, he did not apologize sincerely, and at first attempted to pass the blame to another student.
Even if he did not intend for that to happen, everyone was displeased with how he handled it.
The clean cut honor student mask created through his main character charisma was completely collapsing thanks to this incident.
There was no one to heal the nose crushed by Yuugo, and instead, people ridiculed him.
“Dammit…! How did it turn out like this…? This shouldn’t have…”
Shian was supposed to be his partner, but rather than back him up, he made sure to keep his distance.
Egos was irritated about everything being ruined by his failed plan, and failed to notice that his plan failing was not the problem, and it was all due to his own actions.
He mumbled to himself as he began to treat his own wound, and the combat miko watched him from afar while stating their own thoughts.
“…Right? He is nothing like what we heard, is he?”
“Correct… I am ashamed of myself for blindly trusting what someone else said and letting that guide my impressions.”
Egos was one of the students Ramy recommended as a prime and proper honor student, but he was in fact despicable enough to use a frail child to mess with someone he disliked.
Conversely, many people warned them that Yuugo was scum, but he contributed greatly to settling this incident, and seemed distraught because his little brother was wounded.
More importantly, Egos was by himself, holding his knees… While Yuugo had friends who stopped him from exploding with anger towards the one who got his brother hurt, and friends who healed his brother. The difference was all too evident.
Looking at this situation where no one would back Egos up or protect him, it was clear the students around him never truly trusted him.
Sakura saw how Yuugo had friends who would get angry along with him and defended his honor, and her opinions on both these people flipped.
“Regardless of the situation, we should believe what we ourselves see and hear. We were quite rude to Yuugo, even if we did not say anything directly to him.”
“He earned the trust of the Renjou siblings that fast. I knew he couldn’t be a bad guy…”
“Fufufu…! I’m even more interested in how he got involved in all these incidents. I want to try talking to him as soon as possible.”
“But he’s too concerned about his brother right now, he has no time to mind us. We can’t make him do it at a time like this either, so we should leave it for another time, right?”
He showed he was strong enough to single-handedly defeat that strange evolved monster armor beast, and his actions were such that they wiped away the impression that he was scum, meaning Setsuna was even more curious about him.
Before the field trip started, she hoped the meeting they agreed on would come soon, but Raiha had the very reasonable concern that now was not the time for that.
Setsuna then nodded a little and responded.
“Yes, you’re right. I’m not going to force the issue tomorrow, or the day after that. You’re right Raiha, he should think about his brother right now. I will start asking about the people around him when things calm down.
“People around him? Like what his friends are like?”
“That too, but what I’m most curious about is… Whether he has a girlfriend or a fiancee. That is the most important part.”
“Puh!? A girlfriend or a fiancee!? That’s the most important part!? S-S-S-Setsuna!? Are you saying what I think you are…!?”
“Is there a problem? Is there a rule against romance?”
She responded smoothly, and left the infirmary full of students while humming.
Sakura fidgeted, and Raiha asked a question.
“Are you serious…? Having that Yuugo as her…?”
“Yes, of course. He has no ties of obligation after being disowned, and there is nothing wrong with his character or strength, right? And don’t you think he would make a good companion who understands what I want to do?”
“Uuu… I understand what you mean, but it is still scary… Yuugo has charming girls around him, and if a quarrel breaks out with them…!!”
Said Sakura.
“Yes, you have a point. If he were to have a girlfriend, it would be the pink haired one, right? But I can look into that… I need to use time effectively.”
Said Setsuna with an amused smile.
This incident was settled, and Yuugo prayed for his little brother’s recovery, and it would take a week for another storm of trouble to befall him.
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“…Right? He is nothing like what he heard, is he?”
Like what we* heard
“it will take another week for another storm to befall him” Wow my man really can’t catch a break