Real teaching, hypocritical gray life

I couldn't stand the crowded heat around me and the sticky feeling of sweat all over my body, but considering my sleep psychology, I kept my posture and didn't move.

Until - I was overcome by the urge to go to the toilet and decided to leave the tent.

I gently took off the clothes covering me and groped towards the zipper of the tent.

"Caracalla——"

I kept reminding myself not to wake up everyone who was sleeping soundly, because everyone was very tired after a day of hard work. I left the tent quietly, fanning the tent cloth to facilitate the night breeze to take away the heat inside.

Phew, it is cooler at night. Let's take a breath and go back to rest. If we don't have energy tomorrow, we won't be able to do many things.

It is difficult to see the true appearance of the outside world in the dark. The only thing you can feel for sure is everyone's steady and rhythmic breathing.

"Rustling, rustling—"

I heard the sound of branches and leaves trampling by my ears, but I ignored it. I thought it was just the night wind, so I didn't pay attention to it. However, I didn't expect that this was a warning for the huge shock I was about to receive.

I moved cautiously, one step at a time, in front of the tent, bending down to search for the lantern.

My eyes hadn't adjusted to the darkness yet, and I couldn't see anything under my feet. If I tried to find a makeshift toilet under these circumstances, I would definitely stumble and fall.

“Ah, I found it…”

No, no, I need to speak more quietly.

I picked up the lantern and turned the knob slightly, successfully adjusting it to the minimum brightness. After being able to see the surrounding environment clearly, I looked for the location of the temporary toilet, but I couldn't find the toilet, but I found a dark figure.

Could it be a ghost?

After I had this thought, my body stiffened instantly. I was still a little confused, but immediately woke up. I took a step back with some fear and rubbed my eyes with my hands. When I opened my eyes again, the original black shadow disappeared.

"Maybe I'm just dazzled..." I muttered to myself, trying to give myself courage.

The toilet should be in this direction...

After calming my fear, I slowly walked towards the makeshift toilet.

Although it is a temporary toilet, it is actually just as good as a toilet at home, and can even flush. However, it is a little difficult to set up, and requires a larger area with a relatively flat ground for installation.

In this way, the locations where it can be installed are very limited. We also need to consider this a lot, because its weight is more than 100 kilograms. If you are not satisfied, it will be very troublesome to carry it.

"Rustling, rustling—"

What.......sound........

I heard a sound that was not my own and my body stiffened immediately. However, the sound did not stop.

"Rustling, rustling—"

It seemed to come from behind.

I swallowed hard and turned around nervously to look behind me.

I didn't see anything else, only the screen occupying the instrument was emitting a faint green light.

Could it really be a ghost?

Just then the sound suddenly stopped, and I raised the lantern to chest level in fear.

I maintained this posture.

"........."

Still nothing showed up.

"Maybe I'm just too sleepy." I comforted myself, then took a deep breath and redirected myself towards the temporary toilet.

As a result, as soon as I adjusted my vision, a face suddenly appeared in front of me.

“Woooaaaaaaaaaah!”

1

"Ooohhhhhhh-"

"Shh—" I covered Ichinose's mouth tightly, and at the same time, I pressed down her struggling body with my other hand.

I don't know why, but when Ichinose saw me, he looked terrified, as if he had seen a ghost. He was so frightened that he dropped the lantern onto the ground.

For ordinary people, if they could meet each other late at night, they must have had the same urge to go to the bathroom. However, Ichinose's behavior did not prove this at all.

I tried to calm Ichinose down, but her body regarded the situation as a critical one, and her struggle was overly amplified by adrenaline.

It was just a chance encounter, why did it turn out like this?

I had no choice but to speak out to stop it.

"Don't be afraid, it's me."

"&#%￥"

"........."

Shouldn't you be stunned or calm down immediately after hearing my voice? Why are you still struggling to speak... uh, alien language?

"I am Raku." I explained to Ichinose again.

This time she seemed to have heard what I said, but the strange language she spoke made me doubt the authenticity of my judgment.

"＆%%＃￥Ugh~"

"........Sorry, Izinose, please calm down first, everyone is still sleeping." I lowered my head and whispered in her ear.

Finally, Ichinose calmed down.

"Um........"

I gently patted Ichinose's back and released her mouth, and she immediately gasped. I bent down to pick up the lantern that had fallen to the ground, and it illuminated our faces weakly.

Ichinose had a frightened expression on his face, and it was as if he was holding a little rabbit in his arms, his heart beating up and down visibly, and there were tears in the corners of his eyes.

I feel like I've been bullied.

"........."

I feel guilty from the bottom of my heart for this result.

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"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to scare you..."

"I wasn't scared, I just panicked for a moment."

You were clearly shaking all over just now, but you were still strong enough to say this...

I supported Ichinose and brought her to the rest area where we worked that afternoon.

"Are you ok?"

"I need to relax..." Ichinose patted his chest and took a few deep breaths, "I hope everyone...was not woken up by me."

"I didn't hear any noise, that should be it."

"That's good... Did Luojun come out to use the restroom?"

"Well, I just came out of the bathroom and saw Ichinose standing there motionless with a lamp in hand. I thought you were sleepwalking."

"I don't move a lot when I sleep. At most I just turn over."

"So what were you doing standing there?"

"It's all Luojun's fault. There were so many tiny noises when he walked. I thought I saw a ghost..." As he spoke, Ichinose's voice became smaller and smaller, like the spider silk in the crack of the door.

"........Is Ichinose afraid of ghosts?"

Whether it is humans or lower animals, fear is an instinctive defense signal and a psychological mechanism to maintain survival when faced with unknown, novel, and uncontrollable things and phenomena.

Normal defense is necessary, but when a defensive behavior such as fear seriously affects normal life, it becomes a psychological problem.

I have been forced to endure a lot of bad experiences in order to overcome this.

They lied to me that there were candies and stuff, but in the end, they were all 'surprises'.

“No, no…” Ichinose turned his head away stubbornly and said unconvincedly. After stealing a glance at me, he changed the subject and said, “Maybe a little…”

"Aren't you all here? Would you still feel scared when so many people are around?"

"Even so, I'm still scared. Being asleep and being awake are two different things... Isn't it written like this in a novel? When the protagonist is 'attacked', everyone falls into a deep sleep..."

".......At least that kind of situation won't happen here. If there really is any problem, Ichinose can just wake everyone up and we will help you in time."

"Everyone needs to rest. It would be too selfish to wake everyone up just for this."

"Then Ichinose please wake me up. I've been slacking off every day anyway, so I have plenty of time to rest."

"......Wouldn't it be troublesome for Luo Jun?"

"If this little trouble can buy you peace of mind, I think it's worth it. If you fall ill, I'm afraid your classmates won't be able to cheer up."

".......Does Luo mean that I can trouble you all the time in the future?"

"........"

No, it's too early to say that now. You can only do this if necessary. I have to confirm the authenticity of something before I can give an answer.

"That's not what I meant. Even if Ichinose keeps bothering me with small things, I'll still be angry. But if I can help with big things, I'll try to help."

"That's enough. If I really run into a problem, I'll come back to Luo for help. But does Luo really have a temper? I've never seen Luo show anger, but helplessness and trouble are common..."

Really? Then I am such a failure. I thought I usually have a lot of facial expressions.

"Everyone has a temper. I once cried for a long time just for a piece of candy."

"Crying for a piece of candy... I can't imagine Luo doing something like that."

"That's it. In the past... I would always cry over the smallest things."

I recall that when I was two or three years old, I seemed to cry five or six times a day.

"Let's stop chatting here. It's getting late. Ichinose should go to bed. We have to get up early to go to the cornfield today."

"Well, I just want to get some fresh air outside. It's too hot and stuffy in the tent. I'll go back and rest soon."

I nodded, "Then I'll leave the lantern to you. I'll go back to sleep."

"Wait a moment--"

"Is there anything else?"

"Well, could you please not tell anyone what just happened, like I'm afraid of ghosts or something like that..."

"Don't worry, I won't tell anyone. If you're worried, I'll try to forget that you're afraid of ghosts."

"It's better to remember if you fall."

"Ok?"

"No, that, I mean, I mean the agreement just now." Ichinose added hurriedly.

"Although I can't guarantee it, I will try my best."

"Thank you."

"You are welcome."

After my little nighttime episode, I returned to my bed.

Promise...at least for words spoken in person, I don't want it to be a lie.

Chapter 63: Retribution Sooner or Later

Despite some minor incidents, we still got up on time at six o'clock. Because it was summer, the light was already very bright at this time, and the temperature around us began to rise after settling overnight.

Ichinose organized some people to follow Kanzaki to the cornfield to collect corn, while the rest of the people continued to be responsible for the maintenance of the camp and the supply of food.

"Takashima, are you okay?"

"You're feeling energetic, okay? The well water is drinkable, there's no problem with it. I haven't had any diarrhea so far."

"Doesn't that mean we don't have to worry about the water source?"

"Yes, and the food is on the way. After this exam, maybe our class points can increase by 200 points."

"This way we won't be far from Class A."

"That's not too exaggerated. How could Class A stand still?"