Tokyo people don't talk about Wude

Chapter 419 416. Five days to live (3)

"Wait a moment, Mizuhashi-san," the host looked at the chairman and head teacher in astonishment, and hurriedly went on stage to persuade them:

"You don't have this speech. Thank you for your blessing to the graduates. Please step down!"

The teachers in the audience looked at each other, then showed displeasure and signaled with their eyes for the student union members to come on stage and interfere.

However, just as several student union members were about to go on stage, they were stopped by several other student union colleagues.

If you look carefully, you will find that the student council members who are blocking them are all second and third year students, and they all have connections with Kyushu Makoto.

"Rinone-senpai, why?" A student union member who wanted to go on stage to pull Mizuhashi Eiki away was blocked by a senior student wearing glasses, who was a senior whom he had always respected.

"Junior Kikuchi, please step aside first. There is no need for you to get involved in this matter." Senior Sister Rinone pushed up the frame of her glasses, with an unstoppable determination in her expression: "I have to repay a favor for Kyushu Makoto."

At the same time, Tanaka Suo on the podium also stopped the host, turned around and gave Mizuhashi Eiki a thumbs up: "Please continue, Mizuhashi-san!"

In the year when Jiuzhou Cheng's temperament changed drastically, although his reckless behavior caused a lot of trouble to the school and made the student union responsible for student order overwhelmed, it is undeniable that he made many contributions to the school.

For example, if Jiuzhou Cheng had not readily forgiven the student union for introducing him to a job in a shady nursing home, at least one-third of the student union cadres would have been held accountable, and in serious cases, there might even have been legal disputes.

Moreover, during Kyushu Makoto's time at school, the campus atmosphere also improved significantly. He not only punished many "bad students", but also frightened other bad students, so that they put down their butcher knives and behaved well.

Even after Kyushu Makoto disappeared, his influence on the school did not disappear. The "Bad Three" who once caused headaches for teachers and students in the school transformed into "Three Knights" and spontaneously cracked down on school bullying; some students who had received Kyushu Makoto's kindness also helped each other in the school, making the campus full of a harmonious atmosphere.

Thanks to these factors, the overall work pressure of the Student Union has been reduced by at least 30% in the past two years.

Because of this, Kagura Otonashi only sent people to talk to a few student union members who respected Kyushu Makoto last night, and then used a little coercion and inducement on them depending on the situation, and these students were won over by her.

After all, students who are inexperienced but have great ambitions are always the easiest to incite and the ones who need to be incited first.

Seeing that some student union members had turned against them on the spot, several teachers in the first row could no longer bear it and stood up to end this farce.

"Teacher Muto, please sit down first." Teacher Jiang Niao immediately grabbed a female teacher and said softly but firmly:

"If you don't mind, please listen to what this child wants to say first!"

The other two teachers were successfully stopped by Ushiwakamaru-sensei and Harumasa Arihara and were unable to approach the podium.

The dean jumped up and shouted angrily, "Hey! What do you want to do? Rebellion?!"

At this moment, the chairman who was also sitting in the first row suddenly coughed and stood up from his chair. He patted the dean on the shoulder, motioning him to sit down, and then looked at the few people with a hawk-like sharp gaze:

"Teacher Jiang Niao, Teacher Niu Wan, and Counselor Zaiyuan, do you know what you are doing?"

Facing this terrifying gaze that frightened countless teachers and students to the point of exhaustion, Teacher Jiang Niao straightened his neck, like a plum blossom that stood proudly in the snow:
"Mr. Chairman, I know exactly what I am doing! If I have to be punished, even if it means expulsion, I am willing to do so! But this matter concerns Jiuzhou Cheng, he is my important student, I cannot give in no matter what!"

".Humph." The chairman was silent for a moment, then turned to look at the others: "What about you two? What do you want to do?"

"I'm sorry, Mr. Chairman~" Ushiwakamaru chuckled and said, "I'm really sorry to cause you trouble with my old bones~ But Mizuhashi is my favorite student, and Kyushu is my benefactor. Can you give her a chance to speak today?"

"Ahem. Sorry, I will resign from the position of Kendo Club advisor after this incident." Harumasa Haruhara coughed weakly twice and refused to give in. "But I owe Kyushu-san a lot of favors, so I'm sorry for offending you."

"You guys..." The chairman was silent. Then, I don't know if he was just giving up or just wanting to watch a good show, he sneered and said:
"Oh, since you've come to this point, let the little student on the stage say a few more words."

Hearing this, the other teachers didn't dare to move, but some of them were still staring at Mizuhashi Eiji with confusion and anger.

At this moment, facing thousands of people in the stadium, Mizuhashi Hideki's heart was beating wildly, making her hands and feet cold, her head numb, and she almost fainted.

But when she thought of the torture her predecessors had suffered a hundred times more than she was suffering now, her stubbornness emerged in her heart again.

Finally, when the situation was temporarily under control, she spoke with numb lips:

"Three years ago, a very unlucky but stubborn boy came to Xiujin Academy."

"His name is Jiuzhou Cheng. He is a child with a tragic fate. He has been despised and tortured by his vicious parents since he was a child, and he can never make friends."

"After arriving at Xiujin Academy, he was bullied by several bad students and was called a "stinky bookworm" by other students. He never had a good day."

"But he is very strong. He has been trying hard to live. In order to change his current situation, he will use all his time to study. Because his parents absconded with debts, he had to use his spare time to work part-time to earn money, even if it was working in a shady place like a gigolo bar."

"But even such a strong person would reach his limit one day, right? So during the May Day holiday in his second year of school, he committed suicide."

Mizuhashi Eiji took a deep breath, and faced the confused or sympathetic eyes of the audience, she continued:

"But fate did not let him go even at the last moment. He was abducted by the KJ organization and forced to become a human experimenter."

"However, as if all his luck in life had been used up at this moment, he was lucky enough to survive and escape from the laboratory."

"His personality changed drastically after he returned to Xiujin Academy. He changed from a [Stinky Bookworm] to a [Mad Wolf], defeating all those who had provoked him, but also giving them a chance to mend their ways."

"Not only that, he also began to try his best to help everyone around him who needed help. Even me, I was bullied by two boys from wealthy families. I also felt extremely inferior because I couldn't find the meaning of life. I even considered jumping off a building to commit suicide."

Mizuhashi Eiji suddenly choked up and said affectionately:

"But he jumped off the building with me regardless of everything. He hugged me tightly and protected me in his arms even if it meant risking his own life. He said, 'Why would a girl like me with such a promising future commit suicide?'"

"What an idiot! How can there be such an idiot in the world who wants to care about me when his life is even worse than mine."

"That's why I couldn't forget him. Even though he was captured by the KJ organization a year ago, I persisted in looking for him for a year. Until the night before yesterday, I saw him again with my own eyes."

"The senior managed to escape from that laboratory again, but he had been tortured beyond recognition and his mind was completely broken. He became what you saw on the national broadcast last night."

"If it weren't for these tragedies, he should be standing here at this moment, wearing a silk graduation gown, receiving his certificate with other graduates, and walking out of the campus in high spirits with everyone's blessings." "Why. Why did he become like this? Why did he have to suffer such hardships? He is so kind. He is the senior who risked his life to save me and gave me the light of life!!"

Mizuhashi Eiji suddenly choked up and started sobbing uncontrollably.

"Isn't it strange? I always hoped that my youth would be like in the orthodox novels. Everyone would be carefree and not be involved in complicated conspiracies and intrigues. The biggest worry would be how to spend unforgettable school festivals and school trips."

"As long as you work hard, you will be rewarded. As long as you are kind, you will be rewarded. As long as you have friendship and love in your heart, you can overcome difficulties together. Even if you encounter setbacks, as long as you have friends to comfort you and family to encourage you, you will soon be able to smile again."

"I have always hoped that my youth could be like this. As long as it is a youth story like this, it would be fine."

"I don't want to see my favorite classmates and respected seniors become monsters, lunatics or murderers! I don't want to see the streets I walk on every day and the city full of my memories turned into ruins with corpses everywhere!"

"That kind of melancholy, bitter and unpleasant story that is randomly stuffed with explosive points just to attract attention, even if it is the truth, the truth of the world, I don't like it at all!"

"Mingming, I'm just a high school student. I like stories that are ordinary yet have a little miracle, just like adding a sugar cube to the fragrant milk tea!"

"But even if I try to hope so, even if it will tear apart my beautiful fantasy, I still have to face the cruel reality!"

"My former classmate, my most admired senior, Kyushu Makoto, appeared on the national emergency live broadcast with bruises all over his body, exposing the dark side of this country to the whole world!"

"It was from this moment that I realized that all my youthful fantasies were just ridiculous wishful thinking!"

"Last year, when Senior Jiuzhou disappeared, many people in our school also searched for him together, right?"

"At that time, I thought that as long as everyone worked together, just like the boys and girls in the fairy tales of youth, shouting about friendship and hard work, we could save the lost prince."

"But the fact is, our efforts are meaningless in the face of true evil. Senior Jiuzhou didn't escape by relying on trivial things like friendship, unity, hope, and bonds!"

"He faced all the evil alone, killing people in a dirty laboratory, eating corpses in a dark dungeon, and being tortured by his conscience until he went crazy. Only by doing so did he overcome the crisis and escape."

"Why? He is just a child like us. He should enjoy his fairy-tale youth like us and reach his own happy ending, right?"

"Why when he appeared on the national radio station like a monster, accusing loudly with his rotting vocal cords, we, the people of us, were still pretending to be deaf and dumb in school, enjoying the false [fairy tale of youth], pretending that nothing happened?"

"Everyone present has more or less heard of Senior Jiuzhou, and you know him well, right? Although he is a bit of an oddball, he will never lie about important matters."

"He is absolutely right. There are only five days left before a disaster hits this country and everyone, including us, will die."

"Seeing his current appearance, even I, an ordinary high school student like me, can no longer feel at ease and continue to enjoy the hypocritical fairy tale! So no matter how others look at me, I must say it here!"

"Everyone, please stop deceiving yourselves. Do what we should do and resist! Even if it's just a tiny bit of power, as long as enough of it is gathered together, it won't be meaningless!"

“No matter how cruel the reality is, we cannot turn a deaf ear and let tragedy overwhelm us. We can only unite, believe in each other’s strength, and fight against evil together. Even if we fail, we can face the darkest tomorrow hand in hand instead of dying alone.”

"For a long time, whether it's literature, TV dramas, or cartoons, adults always like to teach children like us to believe in things like friendship, hard work, hope, and the future. As long as we grasp these things, we can pursue the [real thing] that belongs to us."

"So even after going through so much, understanding so much, and witnessing so much, I still want to continue to believe in these beautiful things."

"Even if I act on my own initiative, the direction of our youth story should be decided by ourselves!"

"The hero and his friends defeated the demon king, the girl and the boy fell in love, peace returned to the world, and everyone lived a happy and fulfilling life."

"All I want is this simple and beautiful story of kingly virtue. No matter how cruel the reality is, I don't want it to end in this place. I want to continue telling this story!"

"Everyone, whether it's you or other boys and girls, please take action! Because this is what we must pursue. It belongs to our true youth story!!!"

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As if she had used up her last bit of strength, Mizuhashi Eiji fell to her knees with a plop, her hair and clothes completely soaked with sweat.

At the same time, some students rushed to the stage and protected her behind them.

Suzuki Yuhito, Sawahara Hanami, Karasawa Takamasa, Takatsuki Genji... and many others, including Kyushu Makoto's classmates, members of the art club, members of the light music club, members of the baseball club, senior members of the kendo club and several "honorary alumni" who graduated last year, as well as some students who have been helped directly or indirectly by Kyushu Makoto.

They either volunteered or were persuaded and instigated in advance. At this moment, they all chose to stand on the podium and use their actions to show their attitude, their recognition of Mizuhashi Eiji, and their gratitude and trust in the young man.

"You." The teachers and the chairman of the board of directors looked at them with confusion, shock and anger, but what they got in response were the determined eyes and upright bodies of these students.

So what if I’m regarded as a bad kid who makes trouble or a freak who ruins the atmosphere?
Just like what Mizuhashi said, they are still young and full of vigor and vitality. That is why they should not numb themselves with false fairy tales.

The young man would rather fight himself to the point of festering than fall down, so they have no reason to escape. They must also make their own efforts to pursue their true youth story!

"Click——"

In a corner of the gymnasium, Koizumi, who used to work in the news department and was in the same class as Kyushu Makoto, raised his camera to his chest and captured the last scene.

"Senior Yachuan, I have taken the photos as you instructed." Koizumi put down the camera and put one hand on the earphones: "Also, Higashino said he has recorded the whole process."

[You did a great job, Koizumi-san.] Sakifumi Yagawa's voice came from the headset:
[Please send me the photos and video materials. I will be responsible for writing them into eye-catching news reports and spreading them across the country. This will definitely be very inspiring. ]

"Then I'll leave it to you, Senior." Koizumi curled his lips and smiled with satisfaction: "Sure enough, Senior is really good at this kind of thing~"

[You have always had a talent for taking photos.] Yachuan Sakifumi also sighed softly: [Originally, you should have become a member of the news department after I left.]

"Please don't mention these old things anymore, Senior." Koizumi shook his head and said:
"Anyway, this is what we deserve. Compared to the news department back then, this is more meaningful to me."

[That's what Koizumi-san said~] Yagawa Sakifumi smiled happily: [Leave it to me next. My juniors have worked so hard, I can't slack off either. It's time to show off my skills as the "Former News Queen"!]

(End of this chapter)