Zongman: Dream with me

Chapter 163 People from the Outside World

Chapter 163 People from the Outside World

"Don't say those compliments to me. I just want to know your true inner characteristics, Mr. Hiratsuka... or rather, your not-so-good side."

Shizuka Hiratsuka was already a little stunned, looking at Yukinoshita Yukino in shock. Oh my god, what did she hear? Yukinoshita Yukino actually started to care about other people's opinions!

Is this the power of love? Xiao Zuohe beside him had already begun to secretly wipe away his tears.

"Yukinoshita, you have to believe that you are a very good girl..."

"I know I'm very cute, there's no need to say more about that, Mr. Hiratsuka." Yukinoshita Yukino retorted calmly.

Hiratsuka Shizu: "..."

Well, it seems that the other party was not carried away by the excitement. Hiratsuka Shizuka thought for a moment and continued, "Yukinoshita, you are not only very cute in appearance, but also have excellent grades, outstanding abilities, and a personality..."

"But her personality is very bad, right?" Yukinoshita completed the words that Shizuka Hiratsuka had paused for.

"That's not the case," Hiratsuka Shizuka shook her head slightly, "You just look troublesome on the outside, but inside you are..."

"Don't make excuses for me, Hiratsuka-sensei. This doesn't make any sense to me."

"...After all, it's not my opinion you want, right?" Hiratsuka Shizuka held her forehead and suddenly changed the subject, "Do you know what Mu You thought of you establishing the Service Club?"

"Very childish?"

"You know it all?"

"No, I guessed."

After all, for someone who can really influence the world, Yukinoshita Yukino's behavior is really no different from playing house.

Yukinoshita Yukino is arrogant, which can be seen from the fact that she has always thought herself to be cute since she was a child (which is indeed the case). This cuteness has won her the pursuit of boys and the hostility of girls... But even if she is bullied by other girls, she still refuses to accept it.

She hated the false relationships between people, the hypocritical mask on her sister's face, the dominance of her mother at home, and those who did not do well in the exams but insisted that it was because they did not study hard... She hated these hypocritical things and longed for the existence of "real things".

She was so naive to insist on it, but her fantasy was ruthlessly broken by Mu You. In his memory, Yukinoshita Yukino saw herself on another path, and she also understood why Mu You knew her so well.

Mu You has seen "her", and may even have seen countless "her", but those "her" are not her.

What was this? If even her own existence was no longer unique, how could she possibly be "real"? And the gift the other person had given her became the final straw that broke the camel's back.

It turns out that there really is something in this world that can change talent. It can make a tone-deaf person become a star singer, it can make a poor painter become a god-level master... At the same time, it also revealed one thing to Yukinoshita Yukino: the advantages you have are nothing, they don't even really belong to you.

Her appearance was a gift from her parents, and her well-fed and well-clothed environment was due to the support of her family. However, the efforts she was most proud of seemed so pale and powerless, even a little clumsy, in front of a true genius.

Even she herself might not be unique. Perhaps, she was just one of the countless Yukinoshita that the other person had seen.

So what does she have to be proud of?

Yukinoshita Yukino claims to be a rational person, but the more so, the more likely she is to get stuck in a dead end: She doesn't understand, what would happen if she changed her identity like Muyou, if she was no longer Yukinoshita, but became an ordinary girl?

If one day we lose our names, who are we?

"It's okay." Facing Yukino who was caught in self-contradiction, Xiao Zuohe's gentle voice came to her ears.

"No matter what, you are my student. This has nothing to do with your identity. This is the connection between you and me, and that will never change."

"But..." Yukinoshita still didn't quite understand.

"Is the teacher really that unattractive? It makes Yukinoshita want to sever this connection with me. As expected, I am just a useless guy..."

Osaka pretended to be sad and hugged Yukinoshita and started crying, which made Yukinoshita quickly change her words to comfort her. Little did she know that where she couldn't see, Osaka was winking at Hiratsuka Shizuka.

Xiao Zuohe: See, my method is much more effective, right?

Shizuka Hiratsuka: Can you really act like a spoiled child to your own students?

Xiao Zuohe: So what? I'm willing to do anything for my students!

Hiratsuka Shizuka: I'm not praising you!

……

In fact, as her music teacher, Xiao Zuohe pays great attention to each of her students, and as a person who has been through it, she has the same confusion as Yukinoshita Yukino.

After all, she had a dark history of changing from a quiet student to a rock girl because of a word from the person she liked, and finally succeeded in scaring the other person away.

So she could clearly see that Yukinoshita Yukino was clumsy in interpersonal communication. She always seemed to hold others and herself to an extremely high standard, which only brought great pressure to herself and the people around her.

"Alright, alright, I won't abandon you, teacher." Yukinoshita was a little helpless. Why did she make herself look like a scumbag? "You can get up now, teacher."

"Really?" Xiao Zuohe's eyes were blurred with tears.

"...Really." Yukinoshita Yukino felt a little embarrassed. It seemed that her music teacher was a little too sentimental.

"Then it's settled. The contract is done. Anyone who breaks it will...will be punished by eating salt."

"Those who break their promises will be punished by the Rock Eater..."

"Really? Never mind. Do you feel better now?" Seeing that Yukinoshita's condition had finally recovered, Xiao Zuohe didn't care so much.

After all, the way she looked at Yukinoshita before was really scary, with no light in her eyes at all.

Yukinoshita Yukino: "..."

"The Yukinoshita Yukino I know would never be swayed by what others say." Hiratsuka Shizuka put out her cigarette and lit another. "How can a Saint Seiya give up because of a minor setback? We should constantly ignite our inner strength to face the tragic reality."

"But I'm not a Saint Seiya." Yukinoshita Yukino refused.

"Who are you then?"

Yukinoshita was silent and walked forward thoughtfully. Hiratsuka Shizuka and Kosawa looked at each other and followed behind silently.

Although Osamu pulled Yukinoshita out of the dilemma, when Yukinoshita asked this question, the answer had to be found by herself.

Yukinoshita Yukino walked in silence, her thoughts drifting elsewhere at this moment - how does the guy who caused her current situation view her?

Mu You? Kasugano Yu? Musician Barbatos? Painter Bai Ke? Writer You Le Zhai... and those who, unknown to him, were frantically using pseudonyms, yet never seemed to be confused.

Is it because he knows that these are all fake, so he doesn't care at all?

"No! That's not right!" Yukinoshita Yukino denied her own thoughts. That guy obviously cherished these names and played the characters he created very seriously.

Why is that? Is it because you feel lonely?

Yukinoshita stood in front of a crossroads, waiting quietly. Her eyes inadvertently glanced across and she was suddenly stunned.

She saw a girl of about fourteen or fifteen years old, wearing a black robe that was obviously a bit too big for her, and a tricorn hat on her head. Her gray hair swayed freely in the air as her owner looked around.

Is this cosplay? Yukinoshita was a little surprised. Why did it feel so harmonious? These unique elements gathered on the girl, so harmonious and natural, as if this was her natural attire. More importantly, she noticed that everyone around her seemed to subconsciously ignore this girl.

"This is... Irena?!"

At this moment, the girl seemed to realize that Yukinoshita seemed to have discovered her. She waved hesitantly, and when she saw that Yukinoshita responded to her, she hurriedly ran towards her.

"Wait!" Yukinoshita Yukino exclaimed, this is a red light!

At this moment, a large truck appeared in time, trying to send the guy who suddenly appeared back to the other world. The dazzling light shone on the girl's face, and she was so scared that she stood there.

"Wait, Yukinoshita, what are you doing?!"

Amid the exclamations of Shizuka Hiratsuka and Sawa Ko, another black figure rushed out.