They had a great evening but after Julian brought her home, he thought about Ran again, how could he possibly do something that he gets expelled, it's not possible to provoke him; Julian thought about two ways, the first way is exposing his blackmailing business, and the second way is to frame him.
Julian decided to try exposing him first.
"The next two days is no school because of the weekend, I don't know if I can make actual progress there or I only can plan in that time?!"
"If I go to a teacher or the principle and tell him that Ran blackmails certain students, are they even going to believe me, let's say they do, what if Ran blackmailed everyone so good that almost ninety students are not going to say anything because there too scared; if all the blackmailed students are really not going to say a word about being blackmailed shows me even more how good he is, should I wait for his next move or should I begin to act; no I can't afford being too passive and defensive."
"What if I tell the principal that he is accountable for the posters?!"
The whole weekend he was planning and meeting Tsubame and the others until it was showing time.
"I was going to school extra early to talk with the principal, I don't know why but I have a bad feeling right now?!"
"After Julian Knocked on the principal's office and the principle opens the door, Ran was already in the office, Julian thought: "Did he already got caught, did one of the blackmail victims finally wanted to end this!!?"
"Julian it's actually good that you came now; Wao Ran here, one of your classmates, was telling me right now that he was seeing you blackmailing multiple students, if you are already here, we can speak now."
Julian expected this the least, he only said: "Okay." And sat down.
"Like I already said, Wao Ran says that you where blackmailing many students for money and other favors, Mercer Julian, what do you have to say to this?"
"I deny these accusations but there is also a reason why I came to your office, do you allow me telling why I came here today?"
"Hm, okay please tell me!"
"I came here today because of Wao Ran, do you remember these posters a few days ago in the schoolyard? I think Hao Ran knew that I knew that he is accountable for this and because of that he was telling you that I blackmailed students."
Ran just sat next to Julian without any of his expression changed, right now it's just two teenagers accusing each other.
"Interesting…you know right we cannot say which of you is guilty here or maybe both of you or none of you is guilty, I would ask you Hao Ran, what do you say to Mercer Julian accuses?" The principal said serios.
"I also deny the accuse against me." He said cold and indifferent.
The principle was thinking of a way to find out who is accountable and who is not.
"Students please go back to your classroom, if I found any ways to find out who is accountable, I am going to call you in my office again, we are going to see us later or the next few days."
After both were leaving they couldn't go different ways like in a movie, there was an uncomfortable silence for Julian on this long way to class.
On the way Ran was mumbling again some things to him, this is something he does quite often, and Julian asked, "What are you always mumbling to yourself?"
"You know we have kind of a little war between us, right? Since a few days ago I agreed for peace between us, but you don't want to."
How could I want peace between us if you are blackmailing almost ninety students?"
"I need to deny this because there is a high chance that you are recording our conservation but why is it important for you that other people are not well if it doesn't have any kind of influence on your life?" He asked in a gentle voice, his voice was too calm again!
"It does influence me and even if it doesn't, I care about other people…didn't you every have such a feeling that you see someone that's not well that you want to help?!" Julian asked him like someone that experienced something unfair.
"Asshole!" Julian said loudly before Ran could even answer.
Ran laughed coldly because he felt a kind of joy in his heart like someone who sees a dumb animal and finds it funny because they did something idiotic or funny.
"Why would insults matter to me?
"Insults where insults, what could they do?"
"Only a superficial person would get angry to the curses and happy to the praises!"
"If someone lives like this; according to other point of view and depending on it, such humans are really pitiful!"
He laughed coldly again and then; he just couldn't hold back to say this; they were already in their classroom that was still very empty because it was still so early.
Julian didn't want to go at the same time in class with Ran because it would've been uncomfortable but ran himself couldn't care less with who he comes in class at the same time.
Julian was a bit shocked, he knows a bit more about him, but he also knows now that he is even more terrifying than he thought.
"How should I win this? If the victims are going to be asked and Ran blackmailed them to say that I am the blackmailer I am fucked up and get expelled, I need to tell every victim that they are going to be asked, and they should say the truth!"
"But still, what if they don't do it, I also need to make the principle believe that Ran was the one accountable for the poster thing."
Julian´s plan was to tell every victim that they should tell the truth, but Julian needs to be fast because he doesn't know when the principal is going to ask them?