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"Of course, this is just my guess. Perhaps killing the perpetrator directly is also a solution. However, we must be careful to take action while the school violence is happening, and not to take action in advance."

"The reason why Tu Shang and the woman with the katana's subordinate disappeared... they may have witnessed the ongoing school violence incident, but both of them ignored it, didn't take it seriously, and acted as bystanders, so they were punished."

"There really are pitfalls everywhere..."

Fan Xiao sighed softly.

If his "teammates" hadn't taken the initiative to find out where the danger was, he would have had to rely on guessing to find out the truth.

Although his intuition is usually very accurate, and even when he guesses, the error rate is still very small, he cannot ignore the efforts of his "teammates".

His teammates were really... he was devastated!

"Achieving the first mission condition is basically not difficult. Just follow the correct steps and stay at Qingshan Academy for four days."

"However... the second condition for the task is to complete atonement, atonement, atonement... I need to be guilty first."

“Right now, I am neither the perpetrator nor the bystander, but an ordinary student, carrying no sins. To atone for my sins… first, I must become one of those two. I must bring sin upon myself.”

"Once I become a perpetrator or a bystander, if I want to atone for my sins, I guess I'll have to comfort the victim, apologize, and try to get their forgiveness... But before that, I'll just disappear from Aoyama Academy like the bald guy and the others, and be transferred to a dangerous place."

"So if I want to atone for my sins, I need to find a way to get back to Qingshan Academy from this unknown and dangerous place."

"As for why I was okay while I was just watching... I guess I was the one who comforted and reassured the terrified female student, so I guess I wasn't really a bystander."

Fan Xiao's mind raced, and he quickly analyzed how to achieve the conditions for the second task.

They are all related to school violence, and they are all interconnected.

It has to be said that this design is quite ingenious and is definitely worth learning from, so that it can be used in "Fairy Tale Town" in the future.

Chapter 296 Fan Rentu

While Fan Xiao was contemplating the truth and making plans for the future, Himuro Rui returned to the classroom from the restroom.

After sitting down in her seat, she turned to look at Fan Xiao and couldn't help but remind him, "Seal, um... just now... it's wrong for a boy to go into the women's restroom without permission. People will think you're... a pervert."

"It's alright, I don't care what other people think." Fan Xiao smiled at the girl, "Himuro-kun, you understand me."

"Uh...thank you."

Himuro Rui didn't know how to respond for a moment, and instinctively thanked her.

“You’re welcome,” Fan Xiao said. “From now on, we’re friends, and it’s only right for friends to help each other.”

Help? What did I get help with...? Himuro Rui was a little confused.

Ignoring the girl's reaction, Fan Xiao laid the groundwork and went straight to the point: "Perfect timing, I need your help with something."

"Um... I'm not going to spend two hours in the bathroom again, am I?"

Himuro Rui looked somewhat resistant: "I...I haven't had lunch yet."

Was she tricked?

"Of course, I didn't go to the toilet."

As Fan Xiao took out some snacks from his storage space and handed them to the girl, he said with a smile, "I just wanted to ask you a question. In our school, are there any students who are particularly easy to bully?"

"Not only must you be easy to bully, but you must also be kind-hearted, able to easily accept apologies from others, and forgive others."

"Seal, what...what do you want to do?"

Himuro Rui asked instinctively, "You want to bully others?"

"Of course not! I can't stand seeing others being bullied. I'm going to stand up for justice!"

Fan Xiao immediately said, "However, one must be steady in everything one does and not just rush forward, otherwise one may inadvertently hurt many people."

"I plan to pick someone who is easily bullied first, help him, test the waters, and gain experience."

"This way, you'll be able to help others more easily in the future."

"You...you're not lying to me, are you?" Himuro Rui asked suspiciously.

"Okay, I did whitewash myself."

Fan Xiao answered truthfully, "Actually, I just wanted to challenge the school environment and see if I could change the terrible bullying atmosphere here with my own strength."

"As a friend, you'll support me in doing good deeds, right?"

"It still sounds a bit unrealistic..." Himuro Rui asked, "Is this the new game you want to play, Seal-kun?"

"Just take it as it is."

Fan Xiao nodded.

“Alright then,” Himuro replied, “There is indeed such a person…”

At this point, she became somewhat hesitant, and her voice became stammering: "Seal, you can...you can...use me to gain experience."

"Oh? Someone bullied you?" Fan Xiao asked.

"Hmm..." Himuro nodded slightly.

Fan Xiao sized up the girl a few times, then said, "We're friends, it's only right that I help you get rid of the bullying."

"But since you're willing to cooperate with me on the experiment, I can't very well refuse your enthusiasm..."

At this point, he smiled and said, "I've decided on you."

"How can I cooperate with you?" Himuro asked.

"To help someone who has been bullied, simply taking them out of trouble is far from enough."

Fan Xiao said, "Rescuing him from the predicament is only the first step. Helping him get out of his psychological shadow and restore his physical and mental health is the second step. And making him strong is the third step... which is the last step."

"In order to better complete this process, I need to understand the victim's real-time mindset in detail so that I can address the problem accordingly."

"So, my first step isn't to help you directly, but rather..."

After finishing his preamble, Fan Xiaotu revealed his true intentions: "I have to bully you, and then you have to tell me about your mindset when you're being bullied, so I can adjust the support plan accordingly."

"Will this... work?" Himuro asked doubtfully. "Seal-kun is my friend. He bullied me... I know it's not true. Will this change of heart be helpful?"

“Simulations always have some effect,” Van Shaw said. “We can make the simulations more realistic, but…”

He paused for a moment, then reminded him, "Himuro-kun, don't forget to forgive me, the 'perpetrator,' in the end."

"Of course it will, why are you worried about that, Mr. Seal?"

"Ice Chamber is puzzled," Ice Room said.

Fan Xiao smiled and said, "Sometimes success or failure hinges on the details."

After discussing the "bullying plan" with Himuro Rui, Fan Xiao began to listen attentively... but his attentiveness was feigned; he was actually thinking about something else.

"I wonder if this kind of half-hearted bullying can fool the rules of the instance? If not... I'll have to go all out, but the aftermath of the punishment will be difficult to handle. I'm afraid I'll not only have to get the other person's sincere forgiveness, but I'll also have to sincerely apologize myself."

"Himuro said she was being bullied, but from this morning until now, she seems to have been living a peaceful life, with no bullies or pranks targeting her..."

Fan Xiao noticed something slightly off.

Surely it's not that this little girl was just lucky today and the perpetrators just happened not to come looking for her?

Thinking of this, Fan Xiao ignored the teacher who was giving the lecture and whispered to Bing Shi again, asking him the same question.

Then he got the answer, "Those people didn't come to school today."

"They didn't come to school... but our classrooms are quite full."

Fan Xiao narrowed his eyes and didn't ask any further questions about it.

I'm afraid he'll get the same answer if he asks Himuro the same question tomorrow.

Given Himuro Rui's personality, the possibility of her deceiving him is very small.

In other words... that's her perception, it's already fixed.

Fan Xiao was not surprised by this.

The students here are both normal and abnormal... He had noticed this long ago.

At the same time, he also discovered something else...

"I think I stepped on a landmine this time, or rather, I won the lottery."

Fan Xiao glanced at Himuro Rui before looking away.

Bullying usually occurs between students in the same class, or students in similar classes, or students in the same club.

After all, if the relationship is too distant and there is no channel of contact, then bullying is out of the question.

In other words, Himuro Rui was most likely bullied by her classmates.

According to her, the people who bullied her didn't come today, but now every seat in the classroom is occupied, and all the classrooms on the third floor are full of students...

Either the person who bullied her isn't on this floor.

Either...

Fan Xiao didn't think any further.

They didn't seem inclined to ask any further questions.

The timing is not right yet. Actively pointing out logical contradictions and breaking down the cognitive inconsistencies of Himuro Rui... could lead to unexpected consequences.

It's best to be cautious.

When the time for free time arrived, Fan Xiao temporarily said goodbye to Himuro Rui and went to the classroom of Class 1B.

During previous gatherings of players, Mercury had subtly conveyed information about his and Luo Hao's class to him through body language.

As Fan Xiao approached the classroom door, he saw Mercury walking out.

Upon seeing Fan Xiao, Mercury was visibly surprised: "You came to see me so openly... Did you kill those two cannibalistic players?"

"Don't think so badly of people, okay? I have no grudge against them."

Fan Xiao said, "They violated the hidden rules themselves and were transferred away, just like the other people who disappeared."

"The hidden rules... you figured them out by testing them, didn't you?" Mercury asked curiously, "You've already found a way to pass the level?"

After asking the question, he added, "You don't need to pretend to be innocent or play the white lotus in front of me. We know each other inside and out, and I don't mind that you're a treacherous person. There's no need for that."

"You talk like you know me so well..."

Fan Xiao sighed, "It's a pity you didn't see me being a good person, otherwise you would have knelt down and worshipped me, begging me to be your boyfriend."

"..." Mercury's forehead veins seemed to bulge: "You... what boyfriend? What do you mean!"

“My male friend,” Fan Xiao said, “you’re not thinking too much about this, are you? Oh… so that’s what you’re bothered by. Sorry, it was my fault. I didn’t realize your inner self and appearance are a perfect match…”

He sighed softly, "Girls are generally more sensitive."

"...I don't mind fighting at school!" Mercury warned.

"Why are you getting so worked up?" Fan Xiao asked. "Just a few words won't break your spirit, will they? You won't, will you?"

"..."

"By the way, you can't beat me, so you'd better not make a move, or you'll end up with a pig's head."

Fan Xiao cautioned, "I'm a champion of gender equality, and I beat women just as ruthlessly as Jin Fu."

"..."

Mercury understood; Van Shaw was the kind of guy who wouldn't suffer the slightest loss.

He was just making a few lighthearted jokes, and it backfired so badly his blood pressure skyrocketed... Damn! I really want to beat this guy to a pulp!

"Let's get down to business," Mercury said casually, "Have you found a way to beat the game?"

"Found it." Fan Xiao nodded. "What are you going to do?"

"Meet up with Luo Hao and tell him my guesses."

Mercury replied, "I think the key to staying safely at Green Mountain Academy lies in the second dungeon tip—be a kind person."

“I spoke with some students in my class and got some information from them. The atmosphere at this school is very bad, and bullying often occurs.”

“I suspect that the so-called ‘kindness’ is related to this. Perhaps we need to investigate and stop bullying incidents and punish the perpetrators in order to avoid being disturbed by ‘disappearance’.”

"Not bad, your guess is pretty close to the truth, but there's a trap hidden here. Luckily, you didn't act impulsively."

Fan Xiao said, "You can pick any student from this school and they can recite the list of perpetrators by heart. Hey... punishing the perpetrators, what a treacherous trap."