I suddenly became a yakuza boss.

For some reason, Miura Yumiko began to feel sorry for Isshiki.

"...So what exactly is your relationship?" Miura Yumiko was completely confused and wanted to be more certain, so she asked.

"This is my final explanation: among those I'm not familiar with, she's ranked relatively high, meaning she's one of the more memorable ones."

Li Xuan got annoyed by the questions and wondered why this girl was so curious, so he finally answered.

"People tend to define things and relationships easily. For example, if you have a pleasant chat or go shopping together, you might conclude that you have a good relationship or that you are close. It's better not to have such dangerous and naive thoughts. It's often foolish and arbitrary to not understand the relationship between the two parties correctly."

Li Xuan, carrying Miura Yumiko on his back, combined Yumiko's concept of "either an acquaintance or a stranger" to express his views on interpersonal relationships.

Miura Yumiko didn't quite understand what he was saying, but she felt that what he was saying made some sense.

At first, distancing myself from him made me feel that he was cold-hearted, but after listening to his analysis, it didn't seem wrong at all.

"...Aren't you just classmates? Why are you suddenly so concerned about her?"

Li Xuan asked in return, out of curiosity.

When asked this question, Yumiko Miura was momentarily at a loss for words. "Well... I was just asking."

Li Xuan was puzzled for a while.

"Your heart seems to be warmer than I imagined."

Li Xuan commented.

He initially thought that the high school girl who was playing the game of bullying other girls was just a narcissistic woman who liked to bully and isolate others, was vain, and had a bad temper when he saw her on the street. But she turned out to be a nice person.

"Wait, what nonsense are you spouting?!"

Upon hearing this, Miura Yumiko felt a surge of complex emotions, which somehow became a reason for her anger, and she loudly retorted.

"Iroha is a smart girl, at least that's something I'm sure of."

Since we've come to the topic of Isshiki, Li Xuan, while escorting the high school girl to a safe location on his own initiative, will share some of his views on Isshiki.

"She understands the principles of interpersonal relationships, so she knows how to make amends when she makes mistakes."

When Miura Yumiko heard this, she was slightly taken aback. She looked at the young man who was wearing sunglasses in the middle of the night again.

They weren't very familiar with each other before, but later, his figure in this quiet forest at night showed a unique understanding and appreciation of Isshiki.

Li Xuan strolled under the night sky and calmly commented, "This is a display of her intelligence, but also her long-standing inner weakness..."

That's why Isshiki Hachiman was searching for something from him...

Meanwhile, as the night breeze blew, her flaxen hair, adorned with colorful feathers, swayed slightly. With a smile, she looked up to admire the ethereal Milky Way under the same sky.

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In the stillness of the night, a winding path in the mountains is as dark and dreamlike as ink, making the walker feel as if they are half asleep and half awake.

With a look of anticipation, Isshiki Hachiman said to Hayato Hayama, "Hayama-senpai, you have to protect me well, okay?"

Hayato Hayama gave a fawning smile, believing that Isshiki didn't need his protection at all.

What was a little strange was that after walking for a while, they found that none of their classmates rushed out to scare them.

"Huh...that's strange, why isn't there a single person working here?"

Isshiki Hachiman walked ahead and, sensing something was amiss, asked.

Hayato Hayama said, "The location might be a bit further back."

Walking through the desolate mountains and wilderness, Isshiki Hachiman's pace was slightly faster than Hayama Hayato's.

In the darkness, Hayato Hayama gazed thoughtfully at Isshiki's retreating figure.

"One color".

Hayato Hayama called out, "Isshiki!"

Upon hearing this, Isshiki Hachiman paused slightly, turned to look at Hayama with a sweet smile, and asked, "Eh, what's wrong? Did you find something?"

Hayato Hayama smiled slightly, then suddenly asked, "If you may, could you tell me about that Senior Gen?"

The surrounding wild grass rustled and swayed in the wind, creating a crisp and melodious sound.

She widened her eyes slightly, looking completely bewildered, her mouth slightly agape, letting the night wind blow through her hair and clothes. After a moment, she smiled awkwardly and teased, "What? Senior, you seem to care a lot."

Hayato Hayama gave an awkward laugh and continued, "After all, you're a senior I'm on good terms with. I was thinking that we might run into each other again in the future, get to know each other, and maybe even become friends."

When Isshiki Hachiman heard this, her expression was as if she had heard something unbelievable, as if she were telling Hayama, without any malice, that this was absolutely impossible.

"?" Hayama Hayato was completely confused by this expression.

"Oh...oh." Iroha Isshiki nodded and hurriedly echoed in response.

Hayato Hayama asked this question not because he actually wanted to make any preparations, but because he had noticed Isshiki's actions these days.

Although this was a good thing, Isshiki was, after all, his junior and his friend, and some of his subtle actions still caught his attention.

Seeing the girl whose attention was diverted, Hayama noticed a senior named [Xuan].

Even as a senior, he wanted to understand what kind of person the other person was.

"How did you two meet? What kind of person is he? Can you tell me about him?"

Hayato Hayama asked.

"Um, where should I begin..."

Isshiki looked a little flustered, muttering to herself as if she was trying very hard to recall.

"By the way, we met at a joint event between our two schools."

Isshiki Hachiko maintained an awkward yet polite smile and said.

Ye Shan smiled and said, "Really? Is he a good person?"

Isshiki's eyes lit up as he nodded vigorously and said, "His character is absolutely impeccable; he's someone you can trust."

Judging from his voice and expression, Isshiki was quite certain of this.

"Haha, that's good. I think he must be a very remarkable person. Isshiki has an excellent eye for people, I'm sure of that." Hayama Hayato smiled and said with relief.

Iroha looked embarrassed and chuckled a few times, "I-Is that so?"

"However, I'm actually not very familiar with that senior."

Isshiki Haze, her clear eyes fixed on the shadows of the trees on the horizon, said, "She's always spouting grand theories, claiming to be self-aware, saying she's the best partner, and sticking to all sorts of weird and wonderful principles..."

"Isn't this kind of adult pretty awful?"

Iroha smiled and asked.

"But I just don't understand why I feel a slight admiration for this strange figure..."

.......

As Li Xuan carried Miura Yumiko on his back on the way back, a group of people quietly crept up and ambushed them.

"found it."

Matsushima said with a sinister smile.

In the darkness, with similar height and hair color, he vaguely resembled Hayama himself.

The strongest evidence is that he was still carrying the girl who resembled a queen bee who had scolded them several times; there's no doubt about it.

"Hey, are the props ready? Next, we're going to make Hayama look bad in front of those cute girls."

Matsushima turned around, a vengeful smile on his face, and asked the students behind him.

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Chapter 028 The Right Path

Matsushima took a finely crafted zombie coat out of his backpack.

"Look, these are the props for tonight."

Matsushima's face clouded over, which he showed to everyone as he spoke.

"Hey, isn't this a bit too much? This is going to scare people to death, Matsushima..."

The other students from the soccer club looked at the props borrowed from the drama club with fear on their faces and said...

Matsushima glared at him and said, "What are you talking about? If it's not realistic, do you really think you can scare people out of their instincts?"

"Alright, Tang Ze, you used to be in the drama troupe, so you'll be in charge of dressing up as a zombie. As the second-in-command of the soccer club, the job of ruining Ye Shan's reputation is all up to you."

Matsushima handed the battle robe to a man in a baseball cap named Karasawa with both hands and said.

Tang Ze took it with both hands, and without saying a word, began to take off his jacket, saying without hesitation, "Don't worry, leave it to me."

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In the deep woods, Li Xuan mentioned some things about Isshiki to Miura.

Li Xuan's casual remark left Miura Yumiko, who was on his back, completely taken aback.

Miura mostly heard Isshiki's evaluations from the boys around him, which were basically limited to things like "cute," "smart," and "easy to get along with."

The dark sky, the dark forest, and the dark sunglasses accentuated the back of his crisp white shirt.

"Isshiki may not be living her life as happily as you think. She may also be trying her best to make the most of every day at school."

“I can feel that I live each day wearing a mask, surrounded by malice, constantly reminding myself to make good use of my strengths, to be more at ease in school, and to live each day in an ordinary but stable way.”

Every day, in every little detail, Li Xuan could sense these things from Isse.

"Aren't you students from the same school? Sometimes there's no need to bring the bad habits of society into your lives so early. Maybe what you're fighting for is very important now, but when you look back, you'll find that it's all just empty talk... You'll be happy if you do what you should do in life. If you try to grasp at what you think is mature and precious too early, you'll regret it sooner or later... Take a serious look."

Miura Yumiko's arrogance and explosive temper had no irritation whatsoever with this eccentric senior who, while carrying a heavy burden, still had the energy to ramble on about a whole bunch of principles.

The man walking in the woods claimed he wasn't an acquaintance of Isshiki, but that didn't seem to stop him from getting to know Isshiki.

This sense of distance is somewhat subtle.