I refuse to be a plagiarist

I remember that Baiyin, you told me before that you are very good at playing games, and you even said that you dominate the whole class in elementary school..."

"Shut up! Stop talking!

That was a long time ago...Now, even for arcade games, the competitive environment has changed a lot, right?"

He frantically stopped his friend from continuing to speak.

Before his father's poor management caused the family to fall into poverty, when Baiyin Yuxing was still young, his family could be considered a typical petty bourgeoisie.

So as a boy, he was also keen on games for a while as he didn't have to worry about making a living.

But that was all a long time ago after all.

Times are developing and society is progressing.

In the past two decades, mobile phones have evolved from pagers and mobile phones to smartphones, and mobile networks have developed from scratch to 5G.

This is the case even for things with high barriers to entry, let alone changes in the game version.

So when faced with the special training request from his friend Hasegawa Hide, Shirogane Miyuki refused without a second thought.

It’s not that I don’t want to, but that I can’t do it.

“Even you should understand that the game version will be updated continuously over time.

So it is meaningless for you to come to me, a remnant of the old times, for this kind of thing."

Explaining helplessly.

However, in response to Hasegawa Hide's questioning, in addition to simply explaining, Shirogane Miyuki did not forget to look for someone in his mind who could help him.

Peers who are proficient in game confrontation skills......

【Yes! 】

At this moment, in Baiyin Yuxing's mind, a figure with long pink hair but elusive logical thinking suddenly jumped out.

Chapter 12: The Boy’s Past

"Hasegawa, don't worry. I know someone here who might be able to help you."

"Oh?

Is this the new social circle you’ve expanded since becoming the student council president? "

"Well... let's just say so."

Thinking of this pink-haired girl who serves as the secretary of the student union, Shirogane Miyuki is still a little uncomfortable getting along with this overly lively yet well-controlled girl.

"That girl's name is Fujiwara Chika, she's our......"

"Wait, who are you talking about?!"

"Um...Fujiwara Chika, what's wrong?"

The sudden sound from the other end of the phone made Baiyin Yuxing instantly distance the phone from his ear.

The other party's intense reaction made him feel a little confused for a moment.

Could it be that... this good friend of mine knows her?

“Well… Actually, I’ve had some contact with the person you just mentioned before.

When I was practicing singing, I asked her to guide me."

"Oh, that's how it is.

Since you already knew each other before, wouldn't it save you a lot of trouble?"

They say the first time is new, the second time is familiar.

Considering Baiyin Yuxing's personality, it is indeed a lucky thing that his friend and the secretary have known each other for a long time.

After all, it is much easier to get things done between friends than to build relationships with strangers from scratch.

"I didn't expect that she is also good at playing games......"

"Hahaha...It seems that you don't know, Hasegawa, that Fujiwara-san is more than just 'good at'."

He responded to the friend on the phone with a smile.

Perhaps because she is the descendant of a politician, although she was forcibly isolated from games and other things when she was young, after entering junior high school, this girl was unable to extricate herself from joining clubs such as the board game club, and she is extremely good at finding loopholes in the rules and playing puzzle games.

"Puzzle and text games..."

He frowned and thought for a while.

After listening to Shirogane Miyuki's explanation, Hasegawa Hide, who thought he had found reinforcements, began to worry again.

You know, there are huge differences between different types of games.

And this time, the mission he is shouldering is no joke.

There is only one goal, and that is victory!

Perhaps the daughter of the Fujiwara family did have a unique talent for words and puzzle games, but according to the information provided by Yukinoshita during the day, the junior who was competing with her seemed to be good at some highly competitive MOBA games.

At this age when people love to be competitive, this kind of game is undoubtedly the most addictive.

If this happens, there is a high possibility that there will be a mismatch between the majors, causing all the temporary special training this week to be wasted.

Failure after hard work is much more difficult to accept than giving up right from the start.

On the other side, as if sensing the annoyance in his friend's silence, Shirogane Yuxing also asked:

"Why, are you still troubled by something?"

"Well, actually..."

Express your concerns to the other party.

After listening to Hasegawa's thoughts, Shirogane on the other end of the phone also began to think:

“…..You are right.

Although Fujiwara is a member of the board game club, she may not be very good at certain types of games, and may even be worse than some beginners who have never played them before. "

Carefully analyze the possibilities.

Just like how good a person is at connecting the dots or how skilled he is at RTS operations, but he will quickly fail when switching to other different categories such as FPS. In this way, a "strong" person who is proficient in a certain field may not be equated with "perfect".

"That would be a difficult situation......"

He frowned and thought hard.

Although he has become the president of the student union, like Hasegawa Hide before him, Shirogane Miyuki, who has to balance studying and working at the same time, has not been able to expand his interpersonal relationships rapidly.

Perhaps there really are some "professional players" who are proficient in e-sports among the people he knows, but it seems that there is no way he can open the conversation with such a casual acquaintance.

"By the way, isn't it said that that kid named Ishigami Yuu seems to be very knowledgeable about otaku culture?

I remember that according to our previous investigation results, this guy was very withdrawn in school and liked to stay in a corner by himself.

I was even often scolded by the girl from the Discipline Committee for bringing a video game console into the campus......"

The connection of otaku culture is so strong, and since they are both boys, Hasegawa Hide feels that he might be able to get some help from this young man.

"Hey, hey...

Hasegawa, you don’t want to...?”

"Why, isn't it possible?

If you are worried about starting contact with him, in my opinion, it may not be a bad thing to start earlier. "

A relaxed smile appeared on his face.

Almost a semester has passed since the two took action years ago.

During this period, through their unremitting efforts, the truth hidden behind the matter seems to have gradually emerged.

The "victim", a guy named Ogino Hikaru, looks like a gentle and polite man on the surface, but he seems to have been doing some unknown activities related to compensated dating among junior high school students behind the scenes.

In this case, it is worth reconsidering the reason why Ishigami punched him in the classroom.

Regarding the incident that forced Ishigami Yu to drop out of school, because the other party never signed an apology letter, Ogino Hikaru was in a state of panic during that time, and even ran to Ishigami's house from time to time.

What exactly is the reason that would make him so panicked when he has the upper hand in public opinion?

Until the beginning of the new school year, this guy finally couldn't bear the inner pressure anymore and simply transferred to another school.

When the family is able to pay the tuition and the parents' jobs have not been transferred, giving up Shuchiyuan to attend other schools is itself a very incredible thing.

"......And the most important thing is that according to the junior high school's principal, during the period when Ishigami Yu was forced to take a leave of absence, the discipline committee member who usually stared at him like a mortal enemy seemed to have expressed opinions that were contrary to mainstream public opinion.

hehe.......

It is said that the girl who is the Disciplinary Committee member's parents work in the legal field. Influenced by her family environment, she has an almost paranoid obsession with "sense of justice" and is even isolated by her classmates because she is too stubborn.

Baiyin, don't you think that the logic behind their actions combined has already pointed out the truth behind this matter to us?"

Chapter 13: Home Visits

Hasegawa Hide does not have any talent as a detective.

But thanks to the fact that he watched several episodes of Conan with his cousin when he was a child, he now has a keen ability to grasp the motivations and logical elements of events.

Ogino Hikaru's voluntary transfer may have inadvertently revealed the fact that he had something to hide.

The behavior of the discipline committee member named Iino Miko further shows that behind this seemingly school violence incident, there may be another completely different and real "truth" hidden.

In other words, the behavior of this lonely boy Yu Ishigami who punched Ogino Hikaru in public was most likely due to some hidden story, or simply he was framed and wronged by the other party!

This is definitely not something unbelievable.

After all, whether it was the "Tsinghua Butt Sister" who previously framed her junior, or the "East China University of Science and Technology Seat-Recruiting Girl" who recently stole someone's headphones and turned the tables, in the current campus environment, there is never a shortage of those bad-intentioned people who want to use public opinion to destroy someone.

On the surface, these people act like victims, actively controlling public opinion and attacking the "bad guys", but in fact they are the thief crying "stop thief" and persecuting honest people out of thin air.

The various signs shown in the investigation results have made Hasegawa Hide suspicious of Ogino Hikaru and the incident itself.

In contrast, he had more admiration for Ishigami Yu, a junior who had a bit of the flavor of a dark night hero and shouldered everything.

After all, at this age, it is truly a commendable thing to be able to persevere in the face of pressure from both school and family and not bow to evil forces.

[This guy... is a real man! ]

Perhaps because of his personal character, Hasegawa Hide, who likes to distinguish between gratitude and resentment, still feels a little puzzled by Ishigami Yu's decision to never tell the truth.

But even so, for this guy who he has not met yet but is full of justice, he has already classified him as someone worth associating with.

In this case, it doesn't seem like a big deal to get to know each other in advance.

"........Should I say it's you who deserves it.

Although he is an outsider, he was able to deduce the general direction of the incident through a few clues."

Facing his friend's analysis, Shirogane Miyuki on the other end of the phone was silent for a moment, and finally spoke with a smile as if he was disappointed:

"As you just said, the student union members and I had almost collected all the evidence related to that incident last week.

That junior of Ishigami Yu was indeed wronged.

The reason why he chose to bear this crime himself was probably because he wanted to protect the reputation of the girl who was dating Ogino Hikaru."

"Oh?

I didn't expect there was such a story behind it...

So it seems that Ishigami is still a classic Asian macho man deep down? "

I couldn't help but laugh and complain.

In order to protect the purity of an innocent girl, he silently bore the crime... This strange truth made Hasegawa think of some classic old dramas from earlier years.

In those stories, the male protagonists will basically fall into situations of being misunderstood and wronged because of similar plots, waiting for things to turn around and have a perfect and harmonious happy ending.

“But now that it’s confirmed, I might as well go visit this young man after school tomorrow.

How about you accompany me for a walk then?"

They arrested the able-bodied men without any hesitation.

In response to Hasegawa's question, Shirogane Miyuki looked through his schedule, scratched his head, and finally agreed: