People at the practical education center only want to drop out.

Hirata achieved his goal of pacifying the world.

But the good times didn't last long. Hirata's actions were so grand that they caused the entire grade's order to collapse, and many people didn't even dare to come to class.

This incident even caused a great sensation in the local area.

The school couldn't quell the situation and had to strengthen its management to crack down on bullying.

Hirata was also disciplined, but considering his circumstances, the matter was not recorded in his file and will not affect his future academic advancement.

And so, Hirata's brief reign as "dominant force at XX Junior High School" came to an end.

But it wasn't meaningless. Because of Hirata's incident, the school strengthened its management of bullying behavior, and at least until Hirata graduated, he couldn't find any opportunities to take action.

Afterwards, Hirata realized that he had done something wrong.

He wants a world "without bullies," not one where he uses bullying to eliminate other bullies!

He believes that the problem with bullying is not that of any particular individual, but rather that it is caused by a certain "atmosphere" created by the emotions of the group, a "atmosphere" where bullying is taken for granted and is considered normal.

If everyone has a good atmosphere, wouldn't bullying behavior disappear?

Therefore, Hirata plans to change his approach. When he joins a new class in high school, he will start from scratch to create a class with a harmonious atmosphere where everyone helps each other and no one hurts each other. He thinks that this way, bullying will not grow in the class.

At this time, he received an invitation to take the entrance exam for Advanced Education High School.

Considering that he was already famous in that area and it would be difficult to "start from scratch," Hirata took the entrance exam for this school and worked hard to get in...

“Actually, you don’t have to work hard.” After listening to Hirata’s recollection, Bai Lan subconsciously retorted, “I didn’t want to get in at all. I just messed around and mocked everyone to the maximum. But I still got in. I suspect that the school’s admission criteria are not based on grades, but on species diversity. People who are too normal can’t get in, and the weirder the person, the easier it is to get in.”

"Is that so? I even prepared for it seriously back then?" Hirata said with a self-deprecating laugh.

"Oh my~ I didn't realize that you, with your thick eyebrows, big eyes, and honest appearance, Hirata Yosuke, were once a 'school bully'?"

"School bully? Well, thinking about it, that's how I was perceived by others back then."

"You've been able to suppress the entire grade by yourself? Have you ever practiced martial arts before?"

"No, I mainly exercise by playing soccer, so I find it strange that someone like me, who has never trained, was able to suppress the entire grade just by using the emotions conveyed by others. This shows that those bullies are actually paper tigers. Why don't the people who are bullied dare to act like me?"

"You underestimate yourself. Although your punch was a surprise attack, it still triggered my reaction, which shows that your punch when you're angry is still very powerful. I think you have a lot of talent. Why don't you quit playing football and consider boxing?"

"Never mind, I don't like violence."

"Does disliking violence mean you use violence against me?"

"I already said no, it was just an impulsive act..."

“I really wish you could tone down the way you are in front of those guys. You’re too extreme, either too rigid or too soft. It’s not normal at all.”

"If you were in this situation, what would you do?" Hirata's voice was full of anticipation.

"Huh? Is that even a question? How could I just stand by and watch my friend get bullied?"

"After all, it's you, I thought so too..."

"Of course we'd laugh at him! Hahaha~~~ How could he be so stupid as to get bullied!"

"???"

Thump~

Wow~Wow~

Hirata lost control of his breathing and body movements due to Bai Lan's speech, causing his buoyancy to fluctuate violently. He was unable to float steadily on the water and thrashed around, choking on several mouthfuls of water.

Fortunately, Hirata was a good swimmer and recovered quickly.

"Wait a minute, I'll go up first."

After adjusting his movements, Hirata stopped floating and swam ashore.

Hirata took off his shirt, twisted it, and asked Bai Lan, "I think what you said wasn't just to be sensational. Can you explain it, Bai Lan?"

Bai Lan said, "I will laugh at him, and while laughing, I will teach him how to solve the problem at hand, as well as similar problems. You can protect someone for a while, but not forever. It's better to teach someone how to fish than to give them a fish..."

49. The transaction with Hirata

"How do you teach? How do you teach someone to fish?" Hirata asked.

Bai Lan revealed a severely crooked smile, full of exaggerated facial expressions: "Using any means to retaliate, unless you are exceptionally talented, it's definitely too late to learn boxing."

But what makes humans advanced animals is that we "make good use of external things" and know how to use external resources to strengthen ourselves.

Pepper spray, stun guns, lime powder, batons, tempered steel rulers, feces bombs... so we used whatever was portable, effective, and legal.

"Pepper spray?"

"When you're out and about, both men and women should take good care of themselves."

If your skills are so bad that even with top-tier equipment you can't defeat the enemy, just unplug the internet cable!

"Unplug the network cable?"

"It's about flipping the table and making a big scene! Record everything that happens beforehand using every method you can think of."

Post it to every place you can think of: the homeroom teacher, the dean of students, the principal, the education bureau, major social media platforms, TV stations, police stations, newspapers...

Hahaha~

"They all must die!"

"But what you're doing feels a bit like what I'm doing, doesn't it?"

"Yeah, I didn't say you did a bad job, did I?"

"What I did... was it okay? I used violence, I plunged the entire grade into fear..."

"There's nothing wrong with it. As one of our country's great leaders once said: 'Peace will survive if we seek it through struggle, but will perish if we seek it through compromise!'"

Changing the world is not a matter of treating people to a meal; it cannot be done peacefully, and it is impossible to do so without bloodshed.

It's either your own blood or someone else's blood.

There is gain in loss; sin may be immediate, but merit may last for eternity!

"See, after you caused that incident, the bullying at your school stopped, didn't it?"

"Is that a result of the school tightening its management?"

"While the school's increased management is partly the reason, they are more afraid that someone will follow your example, and worried that their bullying behavior will 'activate' another Hirata Yosuke. It is because of your appearance that they are wary!"

"Is that so?" Hirata asked hesitantly, but a sense of fulfillment had already arisen within him.

"Imagine if what you did was already done by the students in the year before you, wouldn't your friend have avoided the same fate?"

"maybe."

"So, although you couldn't save your friend in time, you saved other people's friends, other people's sons and daughters."

Because what you did was meaningful.

As for your friend, it's quite a pity.

But there aren't that many perfect things in the world.

You can't help everyone.

Everyone has their own desires, and these desires often exceed what is rightfully theirs; they also always like to covet what others have.

Therefore, human beings are always in conflict.

If you forcefully help this person, you'll harm several others; the more you help, the more chaotic things become.

"Then what should I do?"

"Do whatever you want, as long as you don't demand perfection and you don't regret it afterward."

Honestly, if that happened where I'm from, you could brag about it for the rest of your life!

"How much have we talked about so far?"

“We’ve already spent 50,000 on the conversation, of which 36,000 was spent on your own storytelling.”

"You actually put the form on?!"

"That's right. After all, we're only talking business now, not feelings. So, there's a reason why it's expensive. The appearance fee is one thing, but you get what you pay for. I put a lot of thought into answering your question."

"It's different when you pay money. Your words aren't as harsh as usual. After hearing what you said, I feel much better and have gained a lot."

"How about we talk about another 40,000?"

"I still plan to save some money for food."

"Isn't there a free wild vegetable set meal?"

"I need to socialize occasionally, you know."

"So, it's over?"

"Let's chat for another ten thousand minutes, I have a few more words to say."

"Let's talk."

My wish remains unchanged.

"Huh?" Bai Lan frowned, feeling that her time had been wasted.

However, upon further reflection, since Hirata had paid to book all this time, it was actually Hirata's time that was being wasted. With this in mind, Bai Lan felt it didn't matter.

However, sensing Bai Lan's emotions, Hirata quickly explained, "Don't misunderstand, I understand now. My goal was unattainable from the start, and I can't force it. Forcing it will only make things worse. So, I won't force it anymore. I just hope to get a little closer to that wish, to glimpse as much as possible the scenery there. I hope you can help me..."

"Tsk~" Bai Lan showed impatience.

"It's fine if you don't want to help, it's fine if you don't want to help..." Hirata waved his hands repeatedly: "Just don't hold me back, please!"

Actually, even if you plan to drop out of school, you don't necessarily have to ruin the unity of the class, right?

If you disrupt the unity of the class, it will conflict with my goals.

I already know your goal is to drop out of school, but if your actions are hindering my goal...

In order to prevent you from hindering my goals, I will have no choice but to force you to give in by preventing you from dropping out of school.

If you can't drop out of school then, the harmonious class atmosphere I want won't be achieved either.

This is bad for everyone.

"Are you threatening me?"