At 9 PM sharp, Shuto greeted the camera.

"Hello! It's SHOT! And this is my first live stream!"

This wasn't a recording but a real-time broadcast. He was in his usual otherworldly space, but this time, he’d added a low table, cushions, and a wall, giving it a touch of domesticity.

"Hey!" "Hello!" "We've been waiting!" "Wearing the fox mask today!?" "Looking forward to it!"

Viewers flooded the chat with comments, just like any popular YouTuber's live stream. SHOT, his face hidden behind a fox mask, smirked.

"As announced, this is my first live stream. I've prepared this platform to share a very important truth with you all. This stream is being broadcast simultaneously on YouTube, Nicha Nicha Douga, and Instagram, so you can watch from any of those platforms."

"Important truth?" "What is it? I'm so curious!" "Oh, simultaneous streaming!"

The viewers were intrigued. But SHOT didn't jump into the main topic immediately. To build anticipation and increase the number of concurrent viewers, he started a Q&A session.

"Are you really a junior high student?" "You look like a high school or university student from your height."

"I’m definitely a junior high student. Second year."

"Are those videos real, or are they special effects?"

"Some are special effects, some are real! Which ones are real and which ones are fake!?" (All of them were real, no special effects or CG)

"Where do you film?"

"That’s a secret! It’s my special filming location, I can't tell anyone!"

"Do you have a girlfriend?"

"…Nope! I’m still a virgin!"

As the Q&A session went on, the number of concurrent viewers reached hundreds of thousands across all platforms, capturing nationwide attention.

(…It’s about time.)

SHOT, sensing the moment was right, shifted from his playful demeanor to a serious tone, announcing the main topic.

"I'm grateful so many of you are watching my live stream. I'm also glad that so many people will hear what I’m about to say."

Sensing the serious tone, viewers flooded the chat with concerned comments, asking what was wrong.

"As I said at the beginning, the purpose of this live stream is to share an important truth.

Frankly, I’ve been posting those super-action videos since last month as a lead-up to this day."

SHOT, or rather, Shuto, had posted those videos as bait to attract viewers for this live stream. By performing feats no one had ever seen and gaining fame, he’d created the perfect stage for his exposé.

His plan worked; he’d caught a big fish with the bait of his videos.

"… (Removes mask)"

"!?" "!?" "Eh!?" "The mask…!" "SHOT revealed his face!"

SHOT removed his fox mask, revealing "Mitsuki Shuto’s" face to the viewers. This was also part of his plan.

However, the face he revealed was fake, disguised with special makeup. He couldn’t risk revealing his real face.

"I won’t hide behind a mask anymore. It’s pointless. Consider this my sincerity, showing my face as I tell you the truth."

"He's so handsome…!" "His looks are off the charts!" "I’m falling for you even more, SHOT-san!"

The viewers were ecstatic, showering the chat with compliments about his looks. Even with the disguise, Shuto’s inherently good looks shone through.

"Haha, thank you… Now, let me introduce myself. I said I’m a second-year junior high student, but I was a student at a private junior high school. The school's name is Tensho Private Junior High. Some of you might have heard of it."

As soon as he mentioned the school’s name, comments flooded in. Most were variations of, “I know it,” “That prestigious private school,” “An elite school.”

"I was a student there. I was expelled last month."

"SHOT was a student at that elite school?" "Why were you expelled?" "Expelled? Did you cause some trouble?"

Shuto continued, seeing the questions pouring in.

"To be frank,

I was severely bullied at that school."

A few seconds later, the chat exploded with shocked reactions. Shuto smiled inwardly.

"Everything I’m about to tell you is true. I'll tell you what that prestigious private school is truly like, without any lies…"

Shuto revealed the dark side of Tensho Private Junior High. He exposed how the principal and vice-principal covered up bullying to protect the school's reputation, how they ordered teachers to ignore the bullying, and how they favored the son of the chairman of their major corporate sponsor.

He then revealed that the chairman's son, Nakazato Yuta, was the ringleader of the bullying.

"Eh…bullying?" "They’re covering up bullying at that school?" "Nakazato Enterprises is a top corporation!" "His son bullied SHOT!?"

Next, he revealed the details of the bullying, how he became a target after helping a classmate, how even the classmate he helped turned against him. He named Nakazato, Tanimoto, and Daido as the main perpetrators, and Ushiro, the classmate he’d helped, as an accomplice. He also revealed Itakura Nene’s role in falsely accusing him of stalking, severely damaging his reputation.

"That Itakura Nene!?" "I’ve seen her in magazines." "She's such a despicable person…"

He then named his homeroom teacher, Aono, explaining how he was the main teacher who ignored the bullying, how he favored Nakazato, and how he’d dismissed Shuto’s reports, protecting Nakazato. Shuto put on a pained expression to paint Aono as the villain (though the pain was genuine, remembering the experience).

"It was partly my homeroom teacher’s fault, but my classmates in 2-A also ignored me, acting like it wasn’t their problem. They even laughed when I was being assaulted. No one tried to help me. They even made fun of me…"

Shuto continued, his voice laced with bitterness. The “no one” part was a lie, but it served his purpose.

"One day…unable to endure the bullying any longer, I finally fought back against Nakazato and the others. While not to the same extent as they did (a blatant lie), I used violence to get revenge.

As a result, I was the only one expelled. Nakazato and the others, who had been using violence for a long time, received no punishment."

"Eh, only SHOT was punished?" "The bullies were the ones using violence!" "They did so many bad things!"

"Of course, I protested to the principal and the others. I argued that Nakazato and the others should also be punished.

But they…as I explained earlier, they didn’t punish them because they didn’t want to lose the support of Nakazato Enterprises. They also decided to cover up the bullying within the school, making me the scapegoat and expelling me."

"Wow…" "They protected the bullies?" "Even though SHOT retaliated with violence, it's unfair that he was the only one punished!"

"That's not all. When I was expelled, the principal, the vice-principal, and the chairperson were in the same room. They made some shocking statements…statements unbecoming of educators.

I have proof, which I'll share with you now."

Shuto opens a recording app on his phone and plays the recording he’d secretly made in the principal’s office.

Haga claiming that a bit of bullying is no big deal, the vice-principal saying it’s natural for the weak to be looked down upon and bullied. All of their statements were reprehensible.

They hadn't imagined that Shuto, a soon-to-be-expelled student with no power, would ever reveal their true colors. They were about to pay for underestimating him.

"That…is the truth that Tensho Private Junior High was hiding…the truth that I know. I suspect there are other students, current or former, who have faced or are facing similar injustices.

I’m sure there are people who sought help from their classmates, teachers, or other adults, but were ignored and forced to suffer in silence. They probably experienced having their voices unheard, no matter who they turned to.

It might be presumptuous of me to claim to represent them, but I'll say this, carrying their feelings with me…"

Shuto takes a deep breath, his expression shifting from sadness to anger—

"I will never forgive that school."