The other students find this very confusing and interesting, but have absolutely no idea what's going on.

Okay, this is either really good or really bad. Not a lot in-between. 

Akira gets up from her desk and proceeds in an orderly fashion toward the gym. It's not like she has much other choice.

Ann follows, and shoots Akira a worried glance.

Akira takes her hand and squeezes once, then keeps moving.

She nods and manages a small smile. 

The pair of them file into the gym and take their seats om the floor. 

The students are whispering back and forth.

"What's with the sudden afternoon assembly?"

    "Maybe it has to do with that weird calling card yesterday?"

        "The teachers have been pretty freaked out."

    "Are the principal and Kamoshida gonna announce who did it?"

Ryuji and Shiho arrive as well, taking places next to Akira and Ann.

"Let's begin this school-wide afternoon assembly. Kamoshida-san would like to say a few words to you all."

The principal looks around to find Kamoshida.

"He... should be here any moment."

Suddenly the doors to the gym are thrown open, and in walks Kamoshida. His head hangs low, and his expression is distraught. His voice carries across the entire gym, though he speaks softly.

"I... have been reborn."

He walks across the room and up onto the stage, speaking as he goes.

"That is why I will confess everything to you all."

A hushed murmur ripples through the students.

Oh good. 

Akira does her best to suppress her smile.

Ann looks over at Kamoshida like she could drill a hole in him with the intensity of her gaze.

Shiho's mouth falls open for a moment, and she squeezes Ann's hand tightly.

Ryuji just glares at him.

"What's wrong with Kamoshida-san?"

        "Did the volleyball team do something?"

    "What's this about?"

He reaches the podium and resumes speaking.

"I have repeatedly done things that were... unbecoming of a teacher.

He looks down in shame.

"Verbally abusing students, physically abusing my team, and..." He sighs.

"Sexually harassing female students."

He falls to his knees.

The whispers turn disgusted.

    "Sexual harassment?"

        "What?"

"Why would he say that himself?"

  "He is the worst!"

Ann can't help but let a little satisfaction show.

Akira schools her face carefully blank. 

It really worked, then. They made him change.

Shiho just stares.

"I thought of this school as my own castle. There were even students I was planning to expel, simply because they helped other students resist my control."

His shoulders shake and his voice quavers.

"I am truly sorry for putting innocent youths through such horrible acts. I am an arrogant, shallow, shameful person— No, I'm worse than that." 

He bows his head to the floor of the stage in supplication. "I will take responsibility and kill myself for it!"

"What!?"

    "Did he just say that?"

  "—kill himself?"

Kobayakawa rushes up to him. "Kamoshida-san! Please, get off the stage for now!"

Another teacher calls out in the audience. "Everyone, return to your classes!"

The students don't budge.

"I—