"Like beating students or something?" Takuro's eyes widened in surprise at the question before his expression shifted to unconcerned ease. "I doubt it. The principle keeps going on about embracing the future." He grinned. "Maybe you'll get to be an exception."

Only then did he glance ahead at what had made Itsuki hunch. "I don't want to talk to monitors now," he sighed, dragging a hand through his wet, messy hair. "We don't look that bad, right? And they look busy..." As they got closer, Takuro casually avoided eye contact with either of the disciplinary committee members.