Lin Yan handed the drink to Hida Chizuru, who took a sip.

The detail that surprised her was that Lin Yan had unscrewed the bottle cap before handing it to him.

"So? What are you talking about discussing?"

"It's about Kari and Tamara."

"I find it strange. Two people who used to have such a good relationship suddenly stopped talking to each other. I wonder if you know what happened."

"I'm sorry. I care about them too, but I didn't know."

"That's it."

"But I'm surprised that you're also observant of the atmosphere around you."

"Oh?"

"Because when I thought about the day you faced off against Kari, I felt that you would make a special attack, so I went directly to ask him."

"You felt the atmosphere wasn't right to ask him directly, so you went all this way to discuss it with me, right?"

"So this is ah."

"The incident between Tamara and Kario is what Tamara said was a 'conflict caused by being too smart.'"

"What?"

"It's my business. But really, why would I go out of my way to take a detour?"

"Oh."

“I think it’s because it’s not about me personally. I’m an idiot when it comes to emotions, and I often make a lot of mistakes. If it’s my own business, I can’t be so careless, but when it involves Kari and Tamaki, I can’t be an idiot.”

"You don't need to keep calling me an idiot, an idiot."

“Last year, a bullying incident occurred in my class.” Chizuru Himiro suddenly remembered this incident. It was quite a sensational event. In fact, many schools have bullying incidents.

School bullying is an aggressive behavior that occurs both on and off campus, with students as the main participants. It includes both direct and indirect bullying. School bullying is not the same as school violence, although school violence includes school bullying, which is the most common form of school violence.

“A student was being bullied. Seeing this kind of thing really made me uncomfortable, and I also had a strange sense of mission that I felt it was my duty to end this situation, so I kept warning the bully to ‘stop it right now’ and ‘this is boring.’ As a result, the bullying got even worse.” Chizuru Himiro recalled, still feeling very empathetic at this moment.

Sometimes I think back to why I didn't do that back then, and whether things would have been better if I had.

No matter how hard a person tries, there will always be things they regret.

"!".

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“The bullied student told me not to meddle, that if she just kept enduring it, the bullying wouldn’t get worse.” Chizuru Hida sighed. I felt she was maintaining a balance in her small world through her own methods. But I stepped in because of my own emotions. As a result, the situation worsened. I deeply regretted it; I realized I was incapable of considering others before acting. After that, I did as she asked, remaining silent and pretending not to see what happened. I couldn’t change anything.”

"How is that student now?" Lin Yan himself had experienced, or rather witnessed, school bullying.

However, someone like Lin Yan could never be a bully or a victim of bullying.

Firstly, his influence ensures that no one will bully him.

Secondly, they won't feel anything even if they bully someone who is not on the same level as them.

"I remember she transferred schools at the end of second grade. Now I can't remember her face or her name." Chizuru Himiro really tried hard to recall the person's face, but she just couldn't remember it no matter what she tried.

Chizuru Hishiro has never been good at memorizing a person's face.

“I encountered something similar last year. A senior student at my school was being harassed. She was a very strong person and didn't show any signs of distress, but I, feeling a sense of justice, wanted to do something and confronted the seniors who were harassing her. As a result, things escalated. I was also reprimanded and told not to interfere too much. I think, as you said, the senior student maintained a balance within the organization. It was I who broke that balance.”

"What happened to this senior student later?" Chizuru listened carefully to what Lin Yan said. In fact, this was not from his memory, but just an implanted memory.

"Lin Yan? What's wrong? You look terrible. Are you alright?" Chizuru Himeragi looked at Lin Yan with concern, and the two of them moved closer and closer.

Chizuru Himeragi didn't even realize that the two of them were too close.

"Lin Yan?"

"I'm so sorry! I'm really sorry!! I was a little distracted just now!"

"So, based on our past experience, is it really the best thing to do not interfere in the matter between Kari and Tamara?"

"But I still hate it. I don't like seeing two people who used to have such a good relationship go their separate ways."

"Yeah. I think so too. It's painful to watch, and I want to do something about it."

"Then, let's take revenge together?" Chizuru Himeragi said with a solemn expression, as if she had made up her mind. I even clenched my fists.

Such subtle changes in expression are actually quite adorable.

"Revenge sounds like you're talking about fighting something."

"This is a battle!"

Chizuru Himeragi did not deny it, but said it with a firm and very firm tone.

"We're not trying to escape from past failures, but rather to successfully overcome this challenge. I want to defeat the part of myself that forever treats failure as a terrifying memory, unable to forget it. We must never forget the lessons learned from failure. But if we keep treating it as a terrible memory, thinking that we failed anyway, and then give up and keep running away, nothing will ever change. I believe that some things only lead to success because we've failed before."

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"So, what are you going to do with this hand?" Without warning, Chizuru Himeragi offered her the back of her hand. Lin Yan had no idea what she was trying to do. He looked at Chizuru Himeragi with a puzzled expression, and the gentleness in his eyes made Chizuru Himeragi suddenly feel a little dazed.

"Oh? You don't know? Please put your hands up." Chizuru Himeragi didn't explain what it was about, but repeated it as if it were something perfectly natural.

"Like this?" Although Lin Yan didn't understand Chizuru Himawari's behavior, he still did as she said and reached out his hand.

"That's right. Keep it up."

Suddenly, Chizuru Hinoki raised her hand, and Lin Yan echoed her gesture, shouting "Go for it!" It turned out to be something so childish. This was the first time Lin Yan had seen Chizuru Hinoki like this. While she usually possessed a girlish innocence, she wasn't the type to do anything so childish as to be typical of high school students.

The next instant, "Oh!!" she shouted, raising her right hand. Lin Yan's left hand, which was resting on hers, naturally moved upwards as well, leaving him completely bewildered and astonished.

"To learn more about and get closer to them, I did some research on sports clubs beforehand. Since I've always been in a sports club, I learned that shouting like this is a way to show unity, so I was just thinking, 'What I learned will come in handy right away!'"

puff-

Lin Yan couldn't help but laugh.

He's not usually this rude unless he can't help it, like his outburst of laughter right now. Chizuru Himeragi was startled by Lin Yan's laughter, but she wasn't bothered or angry; Lin Yan's smile was just...so beautiful.

Chizuru Himeragi was even a little flustered.

Her skin was fair, and her eyes, so bright they seemed to see into past and present lives, sparkled like crescent moons when she smiled, and like cold stars when she was solemn. Her nose was straight, her lips a delicate pink, her laughter as sweet as a feather falling from the sky, and as cold as ice when she was silent. Her profile was sharply defined, angular yet beautiful, truly captivating.

"Well then, thank you very much for today." As she left, Chizuru Himeragi thanked him earnestly. She didn't have many friends, especially since she was participating in an experiment at the moment, and there was even less people she could communicate with. Fortunately, Lin Yan appeared in her world.

Perhaps, this is the will of Heaven in the dark.

"No, no, I should be thanking you."

"Lin Yan, you mentioned before that person was here too, right?"

"That woman with braids and glasses."

"apricot?"

"Yes. Anzu. See you on Monday. Thank you for today." Chizuru Himeragi quickly disappeared from Lin Yan's sight. There was one question Chizuru Himeragi didn't ask: Would Lin Yan also give Anzu Himeragi that kind of handsome, charming, and gentle smile?

Why was she happy? She even started humming a little tune. It wasn't until after singing for a while that Chizuru realized the change in her emotions.

And in my mind, I still see that bright, handsome smile.

The thought lingered in her mind—could this be love? This sudden thought filled Chizuru Himuro with apprehension. The other person was a seventeen or eighteen-year-old high school student, a ten-year age gap—there was no way they could be together.

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"Impossible." Chizuru looked up at the dark night sky—no, it should be described as a gray sky painted with ink—and was once again caught in a strange emotion. Disappointment mingled with a hint of expectation, an expectation she wanted to nip in the bud, yet it kept growing despite her attempts to suppress it.

What's wrong with a young girl's heart in love?

People are bound by age; they like to bind themselves and others, calling it "morality." They use morality to suppress what they perceive as evil.

If love is evil, then what in this world is beautiful?

I let out a soft sigh.

Chizuru Himeragi continues walking forward. What will become of this restless and unfulfilled affection? Perhaps she will stumble into another love affair by chance. In any case, this affection will not belong to Lin Yan, since he does not belong to this world, and can even be considered a fictional character.

Lin Yan also wanted to return to his original world. At this moment, he looked up at the sky and saw that he was looking at the same sky as Chizuru Himeragi.

What will it be like then?

[Rebirth Experiment Report] June 8th

Ignoring our concerns, the participants began to act. Their desire to change was clearly visible, and as the person in charge, I was very pleased. To even begin to have such thoughts is a significant step forward! Lin Yan and Himawari Chizuru—if they hadn't met and were alone, perhaps things wouldn't have turned out this way. Today is a day that fills me with high anticipation for what's to come.

Another important thing is that there is only one week left until the competition.

Reina Kari's injuries are gradually healing, but she still hasn't participated in training. Meanwhile, Moka Tamaki is trying to numb herself with intense training to stop her mind from wandering; she believes that as long as her body is sufficiently exhausted, she won't have so many wicked thoughts.

but--

It's definitely urgent, and you'll definitely encounter unfavorable situations.

For example, the serve is still not satisfactory.

Feeling increasingly agitated but unable to vent or resolve her problems, Yu Lai Mengxiang found herself trapped in a vicious cycle.

The doors to sports have been opened.

"Sorry! I haven't started preparing to go home yet." Tamaki Moka turned around, but it wasn't the person she was expecting—Kari Reina. Instead, it was two other people, Himiro Chizuru and Lin Yan, who walked into the gymnasium together.

Yu Lai Moka was also curious as to why she would encounter Lin Yan and Himawari Chizuru here. Logically speaking, these two were not members of any clubs here, and it wasn't a physical education class, so there was no need for them to come here. So why was they here?

Chizuru Himeragi's gaze fell on Moka Tamaki, and their eyes met.

Is there something you need from him?

A question instantly arose in my mind.

Sure enough, the next moment it was confirmed that Chizuru Himeragi really had come to find Moka Tamaki; this was no mistake.

"Tama-kun, would you like to talk?" Chizuru Hishiro asked directly, without any beating around the bush. Her face remained expressionless, her poker face conveying a sense of distance and coldness. Suddenly, Moeka Tamaki understood why Chizuru had come to see him; it must be because of that matter and that person.

It must be.

This was their only connection: Reina Kariyu.

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She greeted Chizuru Himeragi and Lin Yan, then led them into the clubroom, a suitable place for chatting.

However, Tamamo Moka couldn't guess what Chizuru Himeragi's intentions and thoughts were, but she could only deal with them as they came.

In Tamara Moka's eyes, Himiro Chizuru was a different kind of academic genius than him, and she was also beautiful, although she lacked some facial expressions.

"I'm sorry. You were trying to say something to me back in the student cafeteria, but I didn't notice."

Chizuru sat down directly on the floor, while Tamara sat opposite her. The two looked at each other, and she suddenly realized something and quickly spoke up.

They fear that their poker face and lack of emotion might give off a cold impression.

So I quickly apologized.

"I'm afraid I might make a mistake if I go alone, so I've asked Lin Yan to come with me today."

"Hello!" Lin Yan greeted her naturally. Actually, he was worried that Chizuru Himeragi wouldn't be able to handle things alone, so he accompanied her at her request. Otherwise, Lin Yan wouldn't have wanted to get involved in the girls' affairs.

Women are more troublesome.

"Hello."

"Oh? Lin Yan, aren't you taking a makeup exam today?" Yu Lai Mengxiang asked. She had noticed Lin Yan a long time ago, not only because of his handsome appearance but also because of his 'great achievements', which had left a deep impression on her.

"I'm OK."

"That's it."

Chizuru looked at the two people who were talking so naturally, and then looked at Tamaki Moka and Lin Yan with a puzzled expression, and asked.

"So you two have something in common!"

"Because of the makeup exam."

"Yu Lai, if it's not too late, would you like to tell me what you wanted to say that day?"

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