Practical teaching: Starting from the soul traveling through Dragon Garden

Chapter 473

"But Katsuragi, why are you so insistent on protecting the students in Class C? Your relationship with them is only so-so. Even if you still want to help them advance to Class A, what about them? Have they responded to you? Are they worth all your efforts?"

Ryuen paused, giving Katsuragi time to think: "Just like Hime behind me, what reason do you have to bring her up to Class A with you?"

Hime's feelings were quite complicated. Although what Ryuen said made a lot of sense, pointing it out to her face like that still made Hime very embarrassed.

Seeing that Katsuragi was beginning to waver, Ryuen continued, "Besides, don't you think that leading the class to graduate from Class A is a rather unrealistic goal? Is that your purpose in entering the school? Just being able to graduate smoothly is enough, right? Who put shackles on us? Why should we care about those unimportant people?"

Yes, the school stipulates that competition is conducted on a class-by-class basis, but class transfers are also allowed. There is no school rule that requires students to advance to Class A as a class. These are all group actions carried out by students under the guidance of teachers. Teachers may seem to be doing this for the sake of the class, and this seemingly righteous appearance is, in the end, just using the students' efforts to pave their own path to advancement.

"As long as I can graduate from Class A, isn't that enough?"

Ryuen placed her hand on Hime's shoulder, startling Hime, but she didn't dare to remove Ryuen's hand. Ryuen's words were not only for Katsuragi, but also for Hime.

Hime and Katsuragi had already understood Ryuen's meaning. He wanted to turn Class C into a breeding ground to extract value from the students. It would be difficult for the entire class to graduate from Class A, but transferring to another class only required 20 million points. It was simple and brutal. As the class leader, especially in a class like Class C where class funds were centrally managed, it was too easy for the leader to embezzle 20 million points to transfer to another class.

As long as I play the role of leader well before graduation, and transfer to another class after I have enough points, and the whole class helps me ascend, that's enough. As for the rest of the people, they are no longer important. They have all ascended, so there is no need to care about the people below them.

Longyuan's goal is for the entire class to graduate from Class A, but only those with ability and value will remain in the class; the useless ones will become waste and be discarded at the appropriate time.

“I can’t do that, they won’t forgive me.”

Katsuragi was still struggling. He had a high moral standard, so he felt guilty and upset. But in reality, who would remember whom after graduation? Even if they did, so what? After graduating from Class A, he was destined to go to a different class than the people in Class C. Why should he feel guilty towards ants?
This time, Ryuen went over and patted Katsuragi on the shoulder again: "Katsuragi, don't be too arrogant. You are not my only choice. Do you think Kanzaki would agree if he were standing in front of me right now? At the very least, Himeno, although it will take a little more effort, is enough. Even if you refuse, you can't stop me from taking action."

Katsuragi clenched his fists. The time he spent in the bathroom had shaken his resolve. For the first time, he realized that everyone's rules were different. Although it seemed that Ryuen was giving him a choice, Katsuragi was actually at their mercy and had no choice at all.

"Your sister is quite cute, completely different from you, her bald brother."

Ryuen suddenly started talking about Katsuragi's sister.

"Have you met her?"

Katsuragi started to tense up.

“I’m at school just like you, how could I have seen her? I’ve only seen her picture. And don’t worry, I didn’t do anything bad to her, I just asked someone to find out about her situation.”

When talking about his younger sister, Katsuragi's expression softened, revealing a tender side to this tough guy.

"How has Xiao Kui been lately?"

Long Yuan stroked his chin: "Things are fine now, but they weren't so good before."

Ge Cheng stood up abruptly: "What happened to Xiao Kui?!" "Don't get agitated, I've already taken care of it for you."

With a forceful push, Ryuen pressed Katsuragi down again: "You understand, right? This world looks down on poor people, even though poverty is not something we can choose. Besides, your sister's identity is somewhat special, so in elementary school, there are always people who speak ill of Aoi. You can understand that, right? After all, you went through the same thing."

Kohei Katsuragi is an orphan who lives with his younger sister. Like Ichinose, he chose this school not only because of its job prospects, but also because it waives all tuition and fees.

However, Katsuragi's sister Aoi is different from Ichinose's sister. Although Ichinose's family is not wealthy, at least her mother is still there and can accompany her children. Therefore, Ichinose's sister has a relatively cheerful personality, even a little bit mischievous.

But Aoi is different. She only has a rigid and dull older brother, so she is quite introverted. Introverted children are sensitive and easily hurt. In addition, her tragic background and poor family make her the most vulnerable to bullying at school.

"Someone is bullying Aoi? But she has never told me."

Katsuragi could not fully believe what Ryuen said.

"A sensible child always silently bears the hurt, just because she doesn't want her only brother to worry. Aoi, what a good child. Tsk tsk, Katsuragi, you wouldn't tell Aoi about the bad things that happen at school, would you? Then why do you assume that Aoi will tell you?"

"Aoi is very strong, she, she, she..."

Katsuragi couldn't continue. He himself grew up in an environment of bullying. From elementary school onwards, he didn't have many friends. Katsuragi always thought that it was because of his appearance that people kept their distance from him, and that his younger sister was so cute that she wouldn't be bullied like him. But that was completely wrong.

In fact, Katsuragi's appearance saved him. Because of his mature and fierce appearance and large size, the bullying of Katsuragi was limited to isolation and lack of communication. But Aoi was different. She was a girl, and a cute girl at that, which made her the most likely to attract jealousy. The bullying methods among girls were even more unimaginable.

If Katsuragi knew what Aoi had gone through, he would definitely go crazy. Ryuen found a photo on his phone showing the least severe bullying. Aoi's faded clothes were smeared with ink, and tears welled up in her eyes. She looked quite miserable, while a group of brightly dressed, heavily made-up girls were laughing around her.

Because of poverty, the primary school I attended was of a very low standard. Most of the students there were delinquents, and fighting was just a daily occurrence. The teachers did nothing about bullying.

That's all Longyuan said about bullying.

“I’ve already helped Aoi transfer schools; she’s now boarding at the University of Tsukuba Elementary School.”

Ryuen patted Katsuragi's shoulder again: "Aoi is so sensible and heartbreaking. She didn't trust me at first, but as soon as we told her she was Katsuragi's friend, she happily came with us. We arranged a place for her to stay, but she said she didn't want to cause us any trouble and wanted to stay at school. We put a lot of money in her card, but her monthly expenses at school are the lowest, not even half of what other students spend. Many people invite her to play, but she says she wants to study and wants to be like her brother."

Katsuragi covered his eyes with his rough, large hands, but Ryuen didn't stop talking: "I'll ask you one more time, Katsuragi, what is your purpose in coming to this school? Graduating from Class A will give your sister a better life, right? Compared to your sister, everyone else is insignificant, isn't it? Or are those people in Class C more worthy of your sacrifice?"

"I'll listen to you."

Finally, I heard a satisfactory answer.

(End of this chapter)