Five minutes before I die

04. The Truth of That Day (2)

When I went to where the students had gathered, I saw Choi Yeon-jun beating a student to death.

No, it would be more accurate to say I beat him rather than hit him.

I was startled by the sight, so I covered my mouth and stepped back.

Do you know that? When a person is really surprised, they can't speak and their body freezes.

I should have told them to stop, to stop, but the words wouldn't come out. Like a fool.

"..Hey....Hey.....Choi...."

A teacher who can't say a word while students are fighting. I wonder what on earth is going on.

Just then, the homeroom teacher from the next class came over, and the fight finally ended.

I was so flustered that I couldn't see their faces properly, but when I saw them, I burst out laughing even more than I had expected.

His lips were torn, there were cuts and bruises all over his face, and the student who was beaten by Choi Yeonjun even had a nosebleed; it was absolute chaos.

My shocked mind could not be calmed for a while.

"Come sit down quickly, Choi Yeonjun."

Is there anything else you'd like to discuss?

"Teacher, you really must want to see my face often."

I'm not joking, Teacher.

I'm angry, sit down quickly.

I don't feel threatened at all.

"You really keep not listening?"

Only then did Choi Yeon-jun sit down in the chair.

Why did you fight?

What's wrong with your face?

"....."

"Aren't you going to tell me?"

Choi Yeonjun stared intently at me, barely listening to what I was saying.

"....W-what....what are you looking at....?"

Something has changed.

"uh...?"

My eyelashes have gotten longer.

Did you get plastic surgery?

Ha.....damn it......

"...."

I got a perm...

"ah."

Never mind the other topic.

"Aren't you going to answer?"

"Why did you fight?"

Choi Yeon-jun remained silent.

Just then, someone opened the door.

rattle

The student who fought with Choi Yeon-jun came in with an ice pack on their face.

Choi Yeon-jun chuckled at the sight.

I glared at Choi Yeonjun,

Are you laughing?

They whispered.

"Ahem, Jaehyun, come sit down too."

The male student named Yang Jae-hyun sat in the seat in front of Choi Yeon-jun.

"Jaehyun, you say it."

What do you mean?

Why did you fight?

"...."

"Isn't that bastard saying anything?"

"..."

I guess he can't say anything since his fault is bigger, you fucking asshole.

Jaehyun.

"Don't swear, just tell me why you fought."

That bastard Choi Yeonjun.....

Just then, someone else opened the door.

He was the teacher in charge of school violence.

"Teacher Eun, you must be busy, so please go now."

I'll take care of these guys.

"Ah... I do have a class next period, though..."

"What the hell."

Choi Yeon-jun suddenly kicked his seat and stood up.

"I wouldn't say anything if Ms. Bae Eun wasn't there."

"Haha, you're messing around, you idiot."

Yang Jae-hyun giggled as he looked at Choi Yeon-jun.

I was flustered and didn't know what to do right there.

The teacher in charge of school violence forced Choi Yeon-jun to sit down, and I could not participate in the counseling session because I was preparing for the next class.

Ding-dong-deng-dong

The bell rang signaling the end of the sixth period, and I hurriedly went up to the teachers' office.

When I opened the door, there was no one there, as if the consultation had already ended.

There are only the teachers working in their respective places.

I asked the homeroom teacher of the next class.

"Um... Teacher..."

Choi Yeonjun and... Yang Jaehyun..

"How... did it go??"

"Ah, those guys~?"

Of course I went to the school violence committee.

"H... School Violence Committee...??"

"Isn't that an obvious result?"

It would be strange not to go.

I think Ms. Bae Eun should attend too.

Ah... yes.

"But how did that happen...??"

"They say Choi Yeonjun stole Yang Jaehyun's money.-"

"...Choi Yeonjun?!"

Right~ I guess I was a bit short on money.

So, I heard that Yang Jaehyun swore at Choi Yeonjun really badly, and because of that, Choi Yeonjun got angry and hit him.

I felt conflicted.

He's not the type to do that...

That was just a rumor; he was absolutely not the type of person to do that.

It was the day I attended the School Violence Countermeasures Deliberation Committee, or the School Violence Committee.

Both of Yang Jae-hyun's parents came, but not a single one of Choi Yeon-jun's parents came.

Well, I guess it couldn't be helped. My parents aren't around, and my grandmother is sick.

The committee members asked Choi Yeon-jun and Yang Jae-hyun various questions, such as why they acted and spoke that way, whether they apologized, and the extent of the damage.

I listened to the answer in silence. And my thoughts grew more and more numerous.

However, I don't know what nerve I had back then, but I said something strange.

Chairman.

I have something to tell you.

"Let's give it a try."

"I ordered it.."

The atmosphere became boisterous the moment I said what I said.

What do you mean by that?

I ordered the perpetrator to bring money.

Choi Yeonjun still has a bright future ahead of him.

But I knew that living like this wouldn't do any better.

So I just wanted to pin the blame on him and fall to the bottom instead of Choi Yeonjun.

So, are you saying that the homeroom teacher, Bae Eun, ordered the perpetrator to bring money?

"....That is correct."

Choi Yeonjun looked at me with a bewildered expression and spoke.

"What kind of bullshit is that?"

"Are you crazy, Teacher?!"

"What are you thinking?"

I couldn't hear anything.

I justBecause I felt sorry for Choi Yeonjun.