My youth story cannot be a knight war

He could never do what "Kousaka Kyosuke" in the light curtain did, who after a brief struggle of less than a minute, resolutely chose the people in the majority and abandoned the people in the minority, even if they were his own family.

Kyosuke Kosaka once heard of a famous difficult problem: an out-of-control train was speeding towards the road ahead, and the railway ahead had two branches with a handle in the middle. The person holding the handle that could change the train track would make the decision.

This is the crux of the problem, because there are more than a hundred children playing on one railway track. They are naive and ignorant, have no talent for learning, and only know how to play all day long and waste their precious time. However, there is only one lonely child on another railway, but he is sensible and well-behaved, never causes trouble to others, has very good academic performance, and will definitely become a pillar of the country in the future.

A good child who is sensible and well-behaved, has excellent learning ability and will definitely contribute to the society in the future; and another hundred childish children who only know how to make trouble and it is unknown whether they will contribute to the society in the future. The person who holds the handle decides their life and death.

Although human life should not be put on the scales for decision, and it is even more inappropriate for people to make the choice, but as the future "Kyosuke Kosaka" said, a person will always face similar choices in life, whether he is willing or not.

If the life and death of both parties is decided by the person holding the handle, then knowing both children well, people will generally choose to save the child who is well-behaved, sensible and has excellent learning ability according to their own inclinations and ideas.

The problem faced by the future "Kousaka Kyosuke" is compounded by an even more outrageous difficulty.

That is, the well-behaved child who was alone on the other railway track was his "family".

But after a mental struggle of less than a minute, Kyosuke Kosaka, who was holding the track handle, pulled down the handle before the train arrived, directing the oncoming train to the track with only one child on it. He chose to abandon his own "family" and save more than a hundred children he had never met on another track.

People who sacrifice themselves and even their families to save the vast majority of strangers are generally called:

--"hero".

But the future "Kousaka Kyosuke" is a hero, but the current "Kousaka Kyosuke" is not a "hero".

Just imagining himself holding the handle on the track that could decide the life and death of others and even his family, a terrifying pressure almost suffocated Kyosuke Kousaka. He could only watch stiffly as the train approached, heading towards its originally scheduled track - that group of strangers he had never met before.

Kyosuke Kousaka found it hard to imagine what kind of mood and awareness his future self would have when he turned that hand towards his "family".

Although he had been sighing about this before, it was not until this moment that he truly realized how huge the gap was between himself and the future "Kousaka Kyosuke".

Leaving aside the physical fitness, in terms of spiritual realm, firm belief, and strong consciousness, Kyosuke Kousaka is completely incomparable to the future "Kousaka Kyosuke", and even the comparison is an insult to him.

This also made him doubt seriously.

"Are you...really me?"

Compared to Kyosuke Kousaka's confusion, his sister's reaction was much more intuitive.

Sakura Academy Junior High School, Grade 1, Class 2.

"Idiot! Big idiot! What the hell are you thinking about!? Did you get soaked in water because you were obsessed with fishing for too long? Idiot Kyousuke!"

Seeing that the "brother" on the screen actually chose to abandon his mother for those strangers, Kousaka Kirino was so angry that her fair face with some baby fat turned red and she stomped her feet in hatred.

"Although other people's lives are lives, they are definitely not as important to us as Mom's! The entire search team is not going to be able to function without you alone, so why are you doing this!?"

"If anything happens to mom in the future, I will never forgive you! Even the current Kyosuke won't forgive you!"

"a……"

Kousaka Yoshino silently looked at her "son" who would give up "herself" and choose the side of the majority in the future, her eyes reddened.

But she was not sad because her future "self" was abandoned, but she was heartbroken for the pain and inner torment that her "son" endured when he made this choice.

Daisuke Kousaka silently held his wife in his arms, watching the two people on the screen walking away from each other in silence.

Kyousuke...you've always done the right thing.

You did nothing wrong.

Chiba Prefecture, Sobu High School, health room.

"Mr. Kosaka..."

Zaimokuza also looked in silence at the thin figure walking up to the river bank in the light curtain. He looked lonely and determined, like a towering monument or a shield that always guarded the people. Just looking at him made people feel at ease.

He could empathize with Kyosuke Kosaka's feelings when he learned that his mother was admitted to the hospital, because he was also shocked, helpless and even panicked when he learned of his parents' death in the future through the previous video.

If he had to sacrifice himself to protect the lives of the people, Zaimokuza now believed that he might feel a little hesitant, but would still choose "yes" in the end.

But when putting the lives of his parents and others on the same scale to make a choice, Zaimokuza knew that he had no way to make a choice at all, let alone choose to give up going to his seriously ill mother like the future "Kousaka Kyosuke" and stay on the battlefield to protect those who are about to be harmed by the Gurongi's clutches.

"Kousaka Kyousuke... is indeed a remarkable man."

"All his words and actions gave me the feeling that there was no falsehood at all. His will was not obscured by any haze, and his heart was shining with a warm light."

"There's no mistake. This feeling - Kousaka Kyousuke is the real deal."

Hikigaya Hachiman, who was also watching the video nearby, spoke in a complicated tone, with a strange light flickering in his black eyes, like a firefly flapping its wings and flying in the dark night.

"Well, it's really amazing."

Zaimokuza subconsciously lowered his head, and his right palm unconsciously pressed on his still "slightly" round belly, as if he could feel the belt inside the body of the future "Zaimokuza Yoshiki" through his palm, and there was a gleam in his eyes.

"Perhaps, the one who got the belt in the first place should not have been the future "me", but Mr. Kousaka."

"If it is Mr. Kosaka who has such a firm and indomitable will, he will surely be able to bring out the power of this belt to its fullest and protect the smiles of more people!"

[A sandy beach somewhere on the riverbank in the lower reaches of the Tone River. 】

【Crash.】

[A head with disheveled black hair emerged from the water, followed by a face painted with various colors of oil paint and with a ferocious and hideous expression.]

"KU——UGA!!!"

A voice filled with venom and hatred roared from his throat. Having narrowly escaped death, Biran looked down. His own twitching face and bloodshot eyes were reflected on the crimson-staining river. He was as ferocious as a demon just escaped from hell. His face, indistinguishable from a human, lacked any trace of the word "human."

[It stood up from the water, and the red blood mixed with the river water dripped onto the river surface, like a wisp of crimson gauze flowing in the water.]

Biran's arms had vanished from the elbows downwards, with white bone stumps protruding from the flesh at the severed ends. Even now, the flesh at the severed ends was still dissolving into tiny, colorful bubbles.

[“Ugh—Ahh!!!!!!”]

The intense pain of his flesh and blood constantly disappearing into thin air tormented Biran's nerves. He raised his eyes to the sky and roared fiercely, his terrifying roar echoing throughout the entire river beach.

【Buzz.】

[As it roared, its dark pupils turned blue, and a dark blue energy emerged from the broken ends of its arms, which eliminated the colorful bubbles that kept floating out. Then, the bloody wounds and broken bones began to slowly grow back.]

When the severe pain faded, Biran walked towards the shore with a gloomy face. The wounds on his arms left a trail of blood, staining the lake and sand red as he walked.

[“Just wait for me… I will definitely avenge you for this broken arm!”]

……

【Tokyo City, a tributary of Tokyo Bay. 】

11:29 PM

"Hmm? I don't remember this girl..."

Seeing the new character appearing on the screen, Hayato Hayama looked a little surprised.

"Yes~ It is indeed that girl, the girl who appeared in the incident of No. 6. I remember that the video at that time gave her many close-ups, but since she never appeared again, I forgot about her. I didn't expect to see her again."

Hiratsuka Shizuka continued what he was about to say, raised her eyebrows, and was obviously surprised.

"She's appeared twice in a row. It seems like this girl is not just an ordinary person."

[“Oh~!”]

[The seagull cried loudly, dived down from the sky toward the river surface, rushed into the water as fast as lightning, and then broke through the water, with a small fish in its mouth.]

[Its white silhouette flew towards the clear blue sky in the distance, leaving only a few white bird feathers slowly falling from the sky.]

[The feather fluttered and fell, and finally stopped falling in an open white hand.]

【“——”】

[The hand is withdrawn from the open window, and the feather is reflected in the black pupils.]

[Akiyama Mio looked at the bird feather in her palm, her bright eyes were somewhat scattered and it seemed that she was thinking about something else.]

【Snapped! 】

【"ah!"】

[A hand suddenly slapped her shoulder, causing her to scream in panic and quickly turn around to look back.]

[A bright smiling face appeared in front of him, looking at Akiyama Mio and laughing. ]

["What are you thinking about? Mio-chan~Oh!"]

[The other party put his hand over his mouth and deliberately showed an expression of shock. ]

【“M-Mio, do you already have a crush on a boy? No way! Mio-chan going on a date hand in hand with a strange man, this kind of thing! This kind of thing should at least wait until ten years after I die!!!!!!——Puwa o(≧口≦)o!”】

[An iron fist hit the other person's head, turning her into an emoticon and ruthlessly suppressing the bunch of dirty words she wanted to say next. ]

[“Nothing! I was just daydreaming! Xiaolu, don’t say such strange things in a place like this that can easily be misunderstood (〃＞目＜)!”]

【Feeling the surprise and strangeness of the people sitting around because of what her friend had just said, and even the various looks that implied excitement and deep meaning, Akiyama Mio's fair face flushed red with shame and anger, and she stretched out her hands to pinch Tianzhong Ritsu's neck and shook her hard, shaking her head so hard that a shadow was left in the air.】

[“I’m going to die—”]

[“Mio-chan! Ritsu-chan rolled her eyes because of your shaking! Eh!? She seems to be foaming at the mouth!”]

[“Oh, how scary!”]

[“Oh! Is this some new game? Let me join in~”]

【When Kotobuki and a girl with black hair tied in pigtails, who were sitting opposite the two, saw this scene, one hurriedly reached out to dissuade them, while the other shivered and curled up in a small ball on the seat. Hirasawa Yui, who was sitting next to Akiyama Mio and Tianzhong Ritsu, clenched her hands into small fists with great interest, her eyes flashing with asteroids, and looked like she really wanted to join in the violence.】

[The scene was in chaos for a while as a group of girls were fighting. It was not until the crew on the ship came over to check the situation that they put a stop to it.]

"Mio... you really want to kill me, right? (╥﹏╥)?"

[Taizhong Ritsu slumped in her seat with lifeless eyes, her clothes disheveled, looking like she had just been raped by bandits, and she said half-deadly, while Hirasawa Yui said "Hey hey hey hey" with a silly look on her face, reaching out to knead her limp face, looking like she wanted to knead her back to her original smirk.]

【"snort?!"】

[Akiyama Mio had no sympathy for her friend's "pitiful" appearance, and turned away angrily with her arms folded across her chest. ]

[“Mo~ Stop playing too much, you two. You’re scaring Xiaozi.”]

[Kotobuki hugged Nakano Azusa, who threw herself into his arms with tears in her eyes, and gently stroked the back of her hair. With a smile full of inexplicable maternal love on her gentle and graceful face, he spoke.]

[“Well… although it’s painful, I hope Mio can cheer up. That way my sacrifice will be worth it!”]

[Taizhong Ritsu, who had just looked like "this world is not worth living", sat up from his seat and stretched lazily. His yellow short-sleeved shirt stretched out and clung to his skin, showing off his slender waist and abdomen.]

[“You know, Mio, when you came to Tokyo before, you were so scared that you curled up in bed with a blanket and shook all night. I thought you fainted when you got there. It seems that the psychiatrist’s advice is indeed effective. You finally recovered, yeah!”]

[“Xiao Lu, you…”]

[Hearing what her friend said, Akiyama Mio was stunned, and turned to look at her smiling face. ]

[Are you playing tricks on me just to make sure I've recovered? ]

[“Hehehe~”]

[But just when the girl's eyes were filled with emotion, Tian Zhong Rishuai changed back to his original form in just three seconds. His originally serious expression became obscene and vulgar, and he looked at Akiyama Mio with ill intentions, just like a greasy middle-aged fat otaku.]

[“Of course, it would be nice if we could know if Mio really has a crush on a boy. You’re the dream girl of countless boys in school. I’ve made a lot of pocket money just by selling your home photos and swimsuit photos. If we could know about your gossip, then those boys in school would probably be—uuugugugu (⊙x⊙;)!?”]

"Xiaolu, what on earth did you do behind my back? Photos!? When did you sell my photos to someone else? You even sold my swimsuit photos to a boy!? You're going too far! Who did it happen to? Tell me now!!!!"

[“Mio-chan, Ritsu’s neck is bent at a weird angle!!!?”]

[The feeling of being touched was instantly shattered into pieces. Akiyama Mio, who wanted to cry but had no tears, grabbed Tianzhong Ritsu's neck with both hands and lifted her up from her seat and shook her wildly. The three people standing by looked at Tianzhong Ritsu, whose head and neck were bent at a 90-degree angle and whose eyes rolled back, and then they hurriedly reached out to stop this real murder scene.]

[The girls' screams and laughter echoed throughout the cabin, and the air was filled with a happy atmosphere.]

【This sightseeing boat was full of laughter and joy, sailing slowly on the tributary of Tokyo Bay, leaving a long white streak on the river surface after passing by.】

……

[Several months have passed since the Light Music Club and others were attacked by the unidentified life form No. 6 in Tokyo. ]

[This period of time has not been easy for Akiyama Mio, because the last experience in Tokyo has left a deep psychological shadow on the timid girl. ]

[The experience of falling from a building dozens of stories high and walking between life and death was too impressive for an ordinary girl who had always lived a stable and comfortable life. She was greatly stimulated by it.]

[In the month after returning from Tokyo, Akiyama Mio was often in a trance, always missed the club's regular music practice, and her academic performance declined. She even had nightmares about the attacks of unidentified life forms in Tokyo, and often woke up screaming in the middle of the night.]

[After a while, Akiyama Mio, who was originally skinny, became even thinner. Her eyes and eyebrows showed fatigue and fatigue. The originally lively and quiet girl now looked a bit sickly, which unexpectedly increased her popularity among the boys in school.]

[But her friends were all very worried about this, and finally her good friend Kotobuki used her family connections to invite the country's top psychologist to come and see Akiyama Mio.]

[The doctor concluded after the diagnosis that this was a very typical case of PTSD, or post-traumatic stress disorder, and that each person's treatment method varies from person to person.]

[The doctor's plan is to help Akiyama Mio overcome her inner fear, such as revisiting the old place to awaken the pain at that time, and then using language to induce and enlighten her, and then using medication to assist, by often recalling the happy things in her life in her mind to offset the pain, using both physical and mental methods to treat her, and finally using time to let her slowly come out of her fear. ]

[But this best treatment method was killed at the very beginning. ]

By the time the doctor had suggested this method, Tokyo, the "hometown" of Akiyama Mio's PTSD, had become a nationally renowned den of danger. Even the most remote villages in Japan knew that a group of terrifying monsters were using Tokyo as their hunting grounds, wantonly preying on humans. The death toll from related incidents was steadily increasing, quickly breaking through four digits.

[Going back to Tokyo under such circumstances is too dangerous. Even if the girls in the light music club are willing to take the risk for their friends, their parents and Mio Akiyama herself will not agree.]