Turns out the one spreading the rumors was Hashimoto, who did so at the behest of Sakayanagi. Shortly thereafter, Sakayanagi appears before Class C and she informs them she has evidence regarding the rumors about Ichinose.
I thought it would come out more smoothly.
ظننتني سأفعلها بسلاسة أكبر
E io che pensavo di riuscirci
con più naturalezza!
Achei que sairia mais suavemente.
Я думала, что всё пройдёт гладко…