Tokyo: Restricted Tutor

“Or maybe, only death can bring release from all of this!”

Tanaka Taihe muttered to himself, a bitter smile appearing on his lips at that moment.

Thinking that after he died, he wouldn't have to suffer various kinds of bullying anymore, Tanaka Taihe's somewhat hazy eyes gradually became firm.

He picked up the fruit knife in his hand and was about to cut the veins on his wrist.

Bang!

Rumble!

However, just at that moment, a loud noise sounded.

Immediately after, Tanaka Taihe heard that his own door had actually fallen to the ground.

“Damn it, I’m going to fight you bastards!”

Tanaka Taihe instinctively felt that it must be those hooligans, who, despite humiliating him so much today, still wouldn't let him go and had chased him all the way home.

Tanaka Taihe's eyes were also filled with anger at that moment!

Splash!

He stood up from the bathtub without hesitation, and the water splashed all over the floor at that moment.

Tanaka Taihe rushed out of the bathroom, his only thought at this time was that these people were going too far. Since he was going to die anyway, he might as well take one of them with him!

With a death wish in his heart, Tanaka Taihe's eyes were full of killing intent!

However.

The moment he just rushed out of the bathroom, the face he saw was actually the familiar face of Hojo Sakirei.

“Tanaka Taihe, what are you doing?”

Hojo Sakirei had just broken in, and before he could even think about whether his action was too reckless, he saw Tanaka Taihe rush out of the bathroom, soaking wet, his eyes full of killing intent.

Moreover, he was holding a fruit knife in his hand at this time.

If this were anyone else, they would certainly think that Tanaka Taihe was preparing to duel with them.

After all, he had broken in.

However, Hojo Sakirei, who had accepted the system mission, knew that this must be something Tanaka Taihe had prepared for himself, ready to commit suicide.

“Sakirei-kun?”

Seeing that the person who had arrived was Hojo Sakirei, Tanaka Taihe was also stunned for a moment.

He had originally thought that the people who would come here would definitely be those bastards.

But he hadn't expected that the person who came was actually Hojo Sakirei, which was not what he had imagined.

However, his brain was also a bit frozen.

What was Hojo Sakirei doing at his house?

And he had even broken in.

Could it be that Hojo Sakirei also wanted to bully him?

Thinking of this, the killing intent that had just dissipated in his eyes suddenly reappeared.

“Are you preparing to commit suicide?”

“How can you be so foolish as to do something like this?”

“Put the knife down quickly!”

Before Tanaka Taihe could even think about taking Hojo Sakirei with him to leave this world, Hojo Sakirei's voice came again.

“Huh?”

Hojo Sakirei's words directly made Tanaka Taihe freeze again.

Because he hadn't expected that Hojo Sakirei would actually know that he was going to commit suicide, and judging by his appearance, he clearly wasn't here to bully him, but rather more like he was here to save him.

Looking at Hojo Sakirei in front of him, Tanaka Taihe's eyes were full of confusion.

“Sakirei-kun…”

Tanaka Taihe wanted to say something, but the words were stuck in his throat at this moment.

Because he really was planning to commit suicide.

But before he could start, the door was kicked down by Hojo Sakirei.

“Put the knife down quickly, do you hear me?”

Just then, Hojo Sakirei's voice sounded again, and he also slowly walked towards Tanaka Taihe at this moment.

“You… don't come over!”

“Hojo Sakirei, this has nothing to do with you!”

“And what you're doing is trespassing. If you come any closer, I'll call the police!”

Tanaka Taihe said, wanting Hojo Sakirei to leave his house.

Although he didn't know why Hojo Sakirei knew he was going to commit suicide, and he didn't know why Hojo Sakirei wanted to save him.

But what he wanted to do most right now was to leave this world.

Since the person who came was Hojo Sakirei, and not those who bullied him, he no longer had any other thoughts.

“Taihe, we are both neighbors, and we've gotten along quite well during this time.”

“Actually, in my eyes, I've already considered you my friend. Can you put the knife down first, and we can talk things through? There's no obstacle in life that can't be overcome. Don't be so extreme, okay?”

Facing Tanaka Taihe's agitation, Hojo Sakirei could only try to comfort someone who wanted to commit suicide like others did, first making him calm down.

As for being friends and so on, that was just something he said casually, the purpose of which was naturally to gain Tanaka Taihe's trust.

Only then could he find a way to save him and get the system reward.

If the system hadn't issued the mission, he wouldn't have cared about Tanaka Taihe's life or death.

Whether he lived or died, what did it have to do with him?

“Friend?”

“I, Tanaka Taihe, actually have a friend?”

Upon hearing Hojo Sakirei say the word “friend”, Tanaka Taihe was clearly stunned.

Ever since he came to Tokyo, he not only had to bear the pressure of studying from his family and teachers, but he also had to be bullied by those hooligans outside of school every day.

Because the other students in the school knew that he was targeted by the hooligans outside of school, not a single person was willing to get too close to him.

So this also made Tanaka Taihe believe that no one in this world would care about him, not even his own family.

But now, Hojo Sakirei told him that they were friends.

How could Tanaka Taihe not be shocked by this?

“Yes, we are friends. Please calm down and don't be too impulsive, okay?”

“Think about it, if you just die like this, your family will definitely worry about you, right?”

“Everyone who lives in this world has people or things they care about. Even if you don't, can you bear to see those who care about you suddenly lose you?”

“You don't want them to be sad and upset for you, do you?”

Hojo Sakirei continued to persuade him.

Hearing what Hojo Sakirei said, Tanaka Taihe's expression suddenly changed.

He began to think about the hurtful things his parents had said to him about his grades.

As these memories surged, a hint of sadness appeared in Tanaka Taihe's eyes.

If his family could truly worry about him and care for him like Hojo Sakirei said, then Tanaka Taihe wouldn't care about suffering a little grievance or anything like that.

However, in Tanaka Taihe's opinion.

What they cared about was nothing more than his grades.

Thinking of this, Tanaka Taihe's idea of committing suicide became even more firm.

And while Tanaka Taihe was still thinking about all the past encounters.

Hojo Sakirei started to move.

After seeing that Tanaka Taihe was no longer focusing on himself, Hojo Sakirei quickly approached him.

His speed was very fast!

Before Tanaka Taihe could even react, he had already arrived in front of Tanaka Taihe and snatched the knife from his hand.

“You… you tricked me?”

The fruit knife in his hand was taken away, and Tanaka Taihe had also reacted.

Looking at Hojo Sakirei in front of him, and then seeing that his fruit knife had been snatched away by Hojo Sakirei, he looked at Hojo Sakirei with a face full of anger.

He hadn't expected that Hojo Sakirei was so cunning, and that everything he said was just to get his attention and then snatch away his fruit knife.

“No, I didn't trick you. I was just afraid you would do something irrational.”

“I also don't want you to regret it. Calm down first. If you encounter any problems, we can solve them together, okay?”

“Since I'm your friend, I will definitely stand by your side and help you overcome the difficulties.”

Hojo Sakirei threw the knife he had just snatched to the other side, and then said with a sincere expression.

“Solve it? How can this be solved?”

“Not only are my grades declining and my parents don't understand me, but I'm also bullied by those bastards outside of school.”

“If there was a way to solve it, how could I possibly make such an extreme decision? Do you think I really want to die?”

“My family doesn't trust me, my teachers don't trust me, and those people bully me. What's the point of me living?”

“Am I living just to suffer?”

Tanaka Taihe said, a hint of despair reappearing in his eyes.

Seeing him like this, Hojo Sakirei was immediately stunned.

He had been wondering why Tanaka Taihe would choose to commit suicide.

Now that he heard the other party say this, he finally understood.

Suddenly, Hojo Sakirei saw Tanaka Taihe's arm, and there were some bruises on it.

Seeing this, Hojo Sakirei knew without a doubt that this must be the damage caused by those hooligans.

However, this result also surprised Hojo Sakirei a little.

He hadn't expected that Tanaka Taihe, who originally seemed like a cheerful boy, would be forced to the point of wanting to commit suicide.

However, none of this mattered to Hojo Sakirei.

Since he had figured out the reason for Tanaka Taihe's suicide, he naturally wouldn't let Tanaka Taihe continue to do foolish things.

As long as he helped him solve this problem, Tanaka Taihe would probably no longer think about committing suicide.

“Taihe, you don't have to be so pessimistic. Isn't it just that your grades have fallen behind a bit? What's the big deal? Your grades were originally good, otherwise how could you have been admitted to a high school in Tokyo?”

“As long as you are given a little time, don't you believe that you can improve your grades?”

“As long as your grades improve, do you think Auntie and Uncle will still blame you?”

“As for the matter of those people bullying you, it's not your fault in the first place. Why would you do something so extreme and detrimental to yourself as harming yourself? Why would you use someone else's mistake to punish yourself?”

Hojo Sakirei spoke again, but as he said this, he directly used his hypnosis ability.

Boom!

Tanaka Taihe, who was thinking just a moment ago that only by leaving this world could all of this be avoided, was stunned for a moment.

Because at this moment, he just felt that everything Hojo Sakirei said made so much sense.

If his studies weren't good, he could improve. If others bullied him, it wasn't his fault at all.

But why would he use someone else's mistake to punish himself?

Tanaka Taihe suddenly felt that his actions just now were indeed too foolish.

However, he quickly thought again, if he didn't commit suicide, what method did he have to solve this problem?

Could it be that he had to continue to bear the pressure from his parents and continue to be bullied by those bastards?

The eyes that had just gained a hint of light began to dim again at this moment.

Tanaka Taihe's change in expression was naturally seen by Hojo Sakirei.

Seeing the change in Tanaka Taihe's expression, Hojo Sakirei immediately knew that he still hadn't figured it out.

This was the first time someone had been able to resist Hojo Sakirei's hypnosis.

This result made Hojo Sakirei somewhat hard to believe.

However, being able to resist his hypnosis meant that the reason that made Tanaka Taihe have to make the decision to commit suicide had already completely formed in Tanaka Taihe's heart.

“Can you tell me what kind of thought made you decide to end your life by suicide?”

Since he had found the problem, Hojo Sakirei naturally followed the clues and wanted to get to the bottom of it.

Only then could he find a way to solve Tanaka Taihe's problem.

“I… I can't do it.”

“The schoolwork is too advanced, I simply can't keep up with the pace of the other students. All I can do is maintain my current ranking.”

“And those bastards will bully me as soon as they see me. I can't stand it anymore!”

“Only by completely leaving this world can all of this end.”

“Yes, only by leaving this world, only by accepting death, can I escape their abuse.”

“…”

Tanaka Taihe muttered to himself, and by the end, he seemed to have confirmed his idea of committing suicide again.

Seeing him like this, Hojo Sakirei suddenly felt a headache.

This Tanaka Taihe really wouldn't give up until he died.

“Actually, things aren't as troublesome as you think. If you don't like your current school, you can actually transfer. Maybe changing to a different learning environment might be much better than now, who knows?”

“You absolutely don't need to trample on your own life because of this kind of thing.”

“If you just receive unfair treatment, if you just encounter the dark side, you want to end your life…”

Hojo Sakirei continued to comfort him.

“Change schools?”

As soon as these words came out of Hojo Sakirei's mouth, Tanaka Taihe heard them.

As for what Hojo Sakirei said after that, he didn't hear any of it.

“Sakirei-kun, can you help me change schools? I don't want to stay at this school anymore.”

Tanaka Taihe suddenly spoke.

“Hmm? Are you sure you want to transfer?”

“If that's the case, I can help you, so you don't need to think about suicide anymore.”

“Moreover, if you come to our school, our school is much better than the school you are currently in, because our school no longer has the existence of guilds.”

Hearing Tanaka Taihe's question, Hojo Sakirei also breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as Tanaka Taihe had other ideas, that was already very good for Hojo Sakirei.

Because this way, he could quickly complete the mission, the mission of saving Tanaka Taihe.

“Yes, I've decided.”