I'm a teacher in Tokyo!

A math class passed quickly.

Thinking that this matter should not have happened now, Yoshizaki left for his office.

Even if English is the main subject, the grades in other subjects are definitely not bad, and it would be easy for the math teacher to beat the teacher of a non-famous high school.

The next moment, a tall, bespectacled boy with slightly long black hair walked past him, holding a bouquet of flowers.

Forty-five minutes. Although I found the class somewhat novel at first, I got bored with it later on.

As expected, Tomie's initial curiosity instantly turned into disdain, and she turned her gaze to the textbook.

Yoshizaki was stunned for a moment. As he steadily walked towards Tomie, who was sitting in the middle, he immediately guessed that this was the guy who had pursued Tomie and caused the bloody farce that followed.

Showing off at this moment, although it feels a bit like bullying a child, actually feels pretty good to Yoshizaki.

Then, once I got to the office, I would habitually glance around.

Yoshizaki Kawa transmigrated and inherited all of the original owner's memories of studying abroad, as well as his own experiences studying before transmigrating.

The classmate sitting next to Yoshizaki watched the whole thing, his eyes wide with shock, as if to say, "How did you become so awesome in just one summer vacation?"

"Yoshizaki Kawa, come to my office."

So, who is her childhood sweetheart?

His expression remained normal as he prepared to leave.

I glanced around the classroom and no one got up. I guess my childhood sweetheart isn't in this class.

At that moment, the bald math teacher, who was holding a lesson plan, suddenly tapped on his desk and then walked towards the office.

because--

He saw another Yoshizaki River, or rather, a Yoshizaki River carved stroke by stroke according to his real appearance.

While he was in a daze, the man slightly raised his head, as if he had known he would come back, smiled slightly at Yoshizaki Kawa, and then gently shook his head.

Upon seeing this signature gesture, Yoshizaki Kawa instantly understood his identity.

Originally, it was Tomie's own dream, the dream Yoshizaki River that controlled the second layer of dreams.

He also entered this deep dream, and his identity was the same as in his previous dreams—an English teacher?

Moreover, he did not lose himself; like himself, he retained memories of the outside world.

"interesting."

Yoshizakikawa thought to himself.

However, this is not the time for reminiscing; one's actions must conform to the rules of this dream.

If you break this rule in front of other dream characters, you will be expelled from the dream.

Thinking of this, Yoshizaki lowered his head and then walked to the math teacher's desk, looking like he was humbly seeking guidance.

"Yoshizaki Kawa, you were so quiet before, but you came back this summer and dropped a bombshell on your teacher. Studying alone during the summer must have been tough, right?"

The bald math teacher smiled kindly and then took Yoshizaki Kawa's hand: "Actually, I've always known that you are a talented person. You've been squandering your talent before. Now you're showing your true self. I'm very pleased to see this change in you. In the future, you must remain humble and study hard, understand?"

Upon hearing this, Yoshizaki nodded obediently: "Understood, teacher."

"By the way, do you know about the International Mathematical Olympiad?"

"I know a little, but not much..."

Yoshizaki didn't want to become the King of Mathematics in this dream; he just wanted to pull Tomie out of the dream as soon as possible and return to reality.

"So, are you interested in it? It's very valuable. If you want to get into a prestigious university in the future, it can boost your scores in other subjects, or even get you direct admission. I feel you have a talent for this. Do you want to learn it?"

Upon hearing this, Yoshizaki pretended to ponder for a moment, then scratched his head and said, "Well, those problems were just ones I happened to have studied during the summer vacation. I feel like I might not have the talent for this. I didn't understand many of those advanced math problems before."

Upon hearing this, the math teacher seemed somewhat disappointed, but still smiled and said, "Think about it some more!"

"Okay, I'll think about it carefully. I'll be going now?"

The math teacher nodded, and just as Yoshizaki Kawa was about to give his answer, he heard "himself" sitting in the corner suddenly call out, "Yoshizaki Kawa, come here for a second."

It's a really strange feeling to be called by your own name.

But in Yoshizaki's memory, the teacher in front of him who looks exactly like him is surnamed Heisei and is usually called Heisei-sensei.

Perhaps it was the self-perfection of the dream, to avoid its name conflicting with itself, that led to it being given such a name.

In the dream, Yoshizaki patted Yoshizaki on the shoulder: "Come with me, I need to talk to you about something."

Yoshizaki knew that this was his dream self giving him a clue, so he gladly went to find it.

On the way forward, in the dream, the self, according to the character setting, first asked himself a few questions, and then answered them one by one.

He then stopped smiling, walked to a flower bed, sat down, and gestured for Yoshizaki Kawa to sit as well.

After Yoshizaki Kawa sat down, he said, "You shouldn't have come in."

"Do you know the consequences if I don't come in?"

If I don't come in to save Tomie, then when she dreams of her own death, she will truly be dead.

"I know, it's just a matter of her death and my disappearance, but actually, it's a good thing."

"As long as you dispose of her body properly since she died in a dream, none of the things you're worried about will happen. You don't need to worry at all."

Upon hearing this, Yoshizaki looked at the unfamiliar man in front of him and was momentarily at a loss for words.

"You are me, possessing my memories and my personality. You should know that I would never do such a thing."

"So, this is your weakness."

In the dream, Yoshizaki's expression remained unchanged. He lowered his head, opened his lesson plan, and suddenly asked, "Do you know your identity in this dream?"

"My identity? I am just me, an ordinary, unremarkable high school student. As long as I stop that incident, I can save her."

"Hmm, it seems you haven't figured out your identity yet, or rather, some of your memories were ignored during the conflict. After all, your soul is indeed special; even she couldn't completely alter your memories."

"Let me tell you. Your name is Yoshizaki Kawa. You had a complete family. In a car accident, your parents adopted a girl named Kayako. You two grew up together and were childhood friends. Later, your parents died unexpectedly, leaving behind a large inheritance. After that, the family consisted only of the two of you."

"Later, when you entered high school, you saw Tomie and fell in love at first sight. You began to feel tired of Kayako and didn't even want your classmates to know that Kayako was living with you."

"By the way, there's one more thing you'll do in the future."

"Because Kayako interfered when you were confessing your feelings to Tomie, you picked up a pen and, overcome with malice, stabbed her to death—"

Chapter 193 Two choices

"..."

Hearing this guy say that, Yoshizaki suddenly had the thought, "You fake, are you trying to fool me?"

God the hell, my childhood friend Kayako, God the hell, I'll stab Kayako to death in the future.

This dream can't be too far-fetched!

However, Yoshizaki had to admit that it all started from the moment this guy in front of him said those words.

A vaguely familiar memory slowly welled up from within, difficult to suppress, yet strangely familiar.

Kayako's identity kept conflicting with the identity he knew about Kayako. After a while, he finally accepted the memories from the dream.

After he fully accepted it, he was completely dumbfounded.

Holy crap, this is actually true!

She has a childhood friend named Kayako. Since high school, she has fallen in love with Tomie and plans to distance herself from Kayako, and even developed a dislike for her.

Damn it, I'm the protagonist in this confession scene?

Yoshizaki Kawa is probably thinking the following right now:

Yoshizaki chuckled in the dream, then continued, "The dream is constructed based on this event, so time will follow this event. If you don't take action, this dream will continue as a false world. Once you're past 'high school,' you'll never be able to leave this dream."

I don't know what might happen outside, but you can have a wonderful life in this world.

What will Mako do when she finds out she's in a vegetative state?

"You have to take action to make this world real in her perception, thus causing her death and the collapse of her dream, so that you can return to reality."

I'm the clown myself?

"If that's really the case, wouldn't I be able to get Tomie out without doing anything?"

Yoshizaki thought for a long time, and finally sighed: "There must be other ways."

"Kill Kayako in front of her, this dream ends, Tomie commits suicide, you return to reality, and from then on, Tomie no longer exists."

Therefore, if one takes the first path, even if the Kayako in the dream and the Kayako in reality have no connection whatsoever, it is tantamount to giving up Tomie.

Moreover, there's a very serious problem here. After Tomie stabbed Kayako to death, she believed that the dream world here was real and committed suicide. As the murderer who killed Kayako, how can he redeem her? How can he make her believe that this world is fake?

She'd probably have a mental breakdown the moment she saw herself!

"Secondly, don't kill her. Let the dream continue. You can live in this world with Kayako forever. In that case, the real world will become a virtual world for you, which means you will never be able to wake up from reality."

"Hehe, you're overthinking it."

"So, Yoshizaki Kawa, you have two choices—"

Stabbing Kayako to death? How could I possibly do such a thing!