Chastity High (恋愛バトルロワイヤル)

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Yes. I can do that.

I am truly sorry about this.

Oh, now what?

Have you seen this? A second-year student is suing the school.

- Arisawa's trial is today, right? - Wonder how it'll go.

I wonder if the school rules will change.

The first oral proceedings.

In a moment,

I will ask you some questions concerning this incident.

FIRST ORAL PROCEEDINGS YOKOHAMA DISTRICT COURT

A trial?

I'm going to sue the school.

To get rid of their "no-romance" rule for both the boys and girls.

You were still wrong for breaking the rules,

no matter what they are.

First, you do that. Now you want your expulsion rescinded?

-You're asking for too much. -I know, it's just...

Instead of obsessing over that school,

you should try to find a new one and restart.

Getting rid of my expulsion isn't my goal for this though.

All I want is to change the rules

for the students who are enrolled right now.

While they're at that school,

they have to hide their love, students spying on each other,

destroying everything that they care about.

I can't take it any longer.

I was only talking about money the other day, but...

my desire to protect everyone's love lives

grew stronger and stronger.

That's why

it's my responsibility to see this through.

Will the witness please state their name and position at the school?

FIRST EXAMINATION OF EVIDENCE

My name is Yoko Ikushima.

As principal of Asuran Academy,

I chose for all students to follow a rule disallowing romance.

COMPLAINT

A lawsuit of any kind will surely damage our image.

The fact that she filed this lawsuit all of a sudden,

she clearly won't just talk things out.

It is possible that her main goal here

is to have her claims be public through the court system.

Would she really be able to abolish the no-dating rule?

Please tell us the purpose behind this school rule.

The rule is there to protect students

so physically and mentally immature students

can avoid any wounds that could come from being in this situation,

allowing everyone to focus on their school work.

For this purpose,

this rule is essential to their success.

And you know the high school curriculum guidelines

written by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Science, and Technology?

Of course I do.

Within that is a teaching requirement on sexual education,

allowing students to make their own choices

based on appropriate information.

When you established the no-romance rule at school,

did you not think the rule might contravene the requirements set?

Private schools here do have the permission

to freely conduct education through their own traditions and culture,

as I'm sure you're aware.

But this school rule infringes on the students' basic human rights

such as their feelings and their privacy.

The rule was founded on the wise opinions of several experts

after very thorough discussions had taken place.

Therefore, I concluded that it was a reasonable rule.

This goes without saying,

but after you expelled that many students,

admitting you were wrong won't be that easy.

So, realistically speaking, can you win this?

Honestly, we can't really be sure.

I did ask the lawyer, but she said this case is unprecedented.

Seriously, dude, how dare you just let Ichica fight this alone.

Seriously? Think your head is still screwed up a little there.

No way. Come on. This is Ichica's house.

-Ichica, your friends are here to see you. -How are you?

That's a weird combination.

She gave me a ride here.

Here you go!

-Whoa! - Wow!

Can I really have this?

LK helped me a lot. Enjoy it.

Looks good.

And thank you. You listened when I needed someone to talk to.

And for now...

Okay. Use this!

- -You really don't have to!

Trials cost money. Are you sure?

No! It's fine. Put it away. I can't accept this.

I wanna give a testimony at the trial.

- Huh? -What kind of testimony?

That I, too, believe the rule is wrong.

What?

Come on, Fujino. You were the boss of the Rabbit Hunters.

Yeah, you were definitely the most intense, that's for sure.

Actually, I can't believe you're even here right now.

That's exactly why!

I got so invested without even thinking,

and all I did was punish others for finding love.

That's why

this time, I'd like to face everyone the right way.

So, for now, should Arisawa and Maki get up and dance?

-What? -Huh?

Hmm?

The Love Keeper dance, okay? That was you two dancing, right?

-Ah! It was super cute! - Stop.

You're right.

- Okay, dance. Come on! - Hard pass!

- You wanna see it, right? -I do, yeah!

- You wanna see it? -Yeah!

I'm sorry.

For letting you handle the trial on your own.

It's really okay.

You're amazing, Ichica.

You even convinced your mom.

Well, even so, I don't think I could ever manage to convince your dad.

Love is still forbidden even with the trial.

The no-romance rule is gone if you win.

If you lose, you're expelled.

Maki, you give me the power to get through, you know?

Mm.

Asuran Academy's leak site was the website the students were using.

It was originally meant for counseling,

but as it went on,

the students started to send in photos of other students' romances.

Did the school decide to enact a rule to prevent that?

It did not.

I suggested closing the website down.

They rejected that idea because they thought

students watching students was a good system.

Miss Shinoda, as the school counselor,

how do you think the no-romance rule between boys and girls

affected the mental health and well-being of the students here?

Interest in romance overall is dynamic,

and it differs from student to student,

so it's impossible to say.

That said...

I believe that the rule against romance

did cause harm and, for some students,

had dire effects.

My relationship was leaked on that website.

And after that happened, were you punished by the school for this?

I wasn't.

Our relationship wasn't an issue

'cause I had dated...

a male classmate.

There's something I wanted to talk to you about in person, Yuma.

I'm speaking up.

I'm going to testify in court.

You said that you wanted to talk in person about your testimony in court.

Why did you want to do that?

That's because I refuse to continue to hide who I am.

When gay romance didn't count as love,

my own existence felt like it was being dismissed...

even though

I'm clearly right here.

I enforced it.

I cracked down on students in relationships

as part of the student council's Rabbit Hunters.

Our job was to patrol areas couples would go

and to report to the teachers with photos we took of students we found.

When you say "patrol areas," do you mean at school?

Outside too.

The principal instructed us to do so.

The most convenient were love hotels. I staked those out a lot.

Students would sneak into them. I waited outside one for two hours once.

Now, I...

deeply regret what I've done.

'Cause I finally came to realize that no one has the right

to forbid anyone the right to love.

I would like to say sorry to everyone that got hurt

because of my actions.

When you were called to the principal's office,

what kind of photos did they show to you?

Photos of a male student and myself

kissing each other one night.

What questions did they ask you?

Well...

If we had sexual intercourse.

They asked me several times.

Then I was told to take my phone out

because they wanted to see

every single message and photo in my phone.

When questioning Miss Ichica Arisawa,

did you demand that she show the messages and photos on her phone

to you and the other teachers?

I can assure you it wasn't a demand.

That was solely just an inevitable check

in order to gain a clear understanding of the matter.

How did you feel when she asked you that?