My youth story cannot be a knight war

Hayato Hayama spoke softly, and his calm voice eased Tobe Sho's fear that he might be excluded and lose his place to stay.

In this country, being excluded by a group is an extremely terrifying thing, even more terrifying than death. It means that you basically no longer exist. Even though your various documents show that you are still alive, you are already dead in fact in society, not just in a simple concept.

"Let's put Totsuka-san aside, Yukinoshita-san is a member of the Service Club and a companion of the hero, so nothing will happen to her. I understand your concern, but it's really unnecessary. Your intentions are good, and your concerns are valid, but you're underestimating Yukinoshita-san."

"Apologize to Yukinoshita-san, she'll understand."

"Okay! S-Sorry! I was wrong!"

Hayama put down his hand, and Tobe Shoya broke free from his panic and quickly bowed to Yukinoshita to express his apology.

Ye Shan's action can be said to be full of emotional intelligence. Not only did he transform Tobe Sho's mistake of "speaking without understanding the atmosphere" from concept to "speaking out of concern for the safety of Yukinoshita Yukino and Totsuka Ayaka" in just a few words, but he also gave Yukinoshita Yukino a way out logically, and she even had to walk down this step.

Because what Yukinoshita Yukino values ​​most is "correctness", and after saying the wrong thing, Tobe Sho immediately chose to apologize, and even the reason for the mistake has become that he was worried about the safety of her and her classmates. This behavior and reason are undoubtedly correct both morally and emotionally, and no one else can say anything about this matter.

And Ye Shan also knew that Yukinoshita would never accept such moral kidnapping methods, so he never mentioned the word "forgiveness" in his words from beginning to end, but instead changed it to "understand". The real meaning was that he completely gave the decision of whether to accept Tobe Sho's apology to Yukinoshita, to show that there would be no coercion or interference.

But even if Yukinoshita wanted to refuse, she couldn't do it, because her belief is "correctness". When facing the apology of Tobe Sho, who now has all the factors that are "correct", if she chooses to refuse, she will be going against what she firmly believes in. Her "correctness" will undoubtedly become "wrong", and the nature of the matter will change from "justice" to "personal grudge". Everything she once believed in in the past will now become a boomerang that pierces her, and in turn destroy her own beliefs.

It can be said that Hayato Hayama completely understands Yukinoshita Yukino. He knows very well what choice the other party will make. Therefore, no matter how this matter develops now, it will eventually be resolved peacefully, and the provoked conflict will be reduced to zero.

Although everyone in the world now knows that the Sobu High School Service Club is a club where all members have special skills since the screen was played, Hayato Hayama, who is from the same school, knows even more clearly how disappointing the members of this club are in terms of social skills.

It is no exaggeration to say that regardless of IQ, in terms of EQ, Ye Shan alone is at least equivalent to ten members of the Service Club combined. Their social skills are so outrageous.

In response to Tobe Sho's apology, Yukinoshita Yukino did not respond. At this moment, she looked directly at Hayama Hayato who was standing behind Tobe Sho, and there was something as sharp as a needle in the depths of her eyes.

Hayato Hayama also looked at her fearlessly. Facing the cold gaze like a knife, he did not avoid it at all, and looked into the other's navy blue eyes without dodging.

As the two sides looked at each other, the atmosphere in the service department seemed to be gradually solidifying. Hube Xiang, who was bowing, could only maintain this posture, and a drop of cold sweat slid down his forehead.

"……very good."

Yukinoshita suddenly spoke, her voice was calm, but it was filled with a coldness that was many times deeper than usual.

She looked at Hayato Hayama, with a smile on her lips. It looked like she was smiling, but Yuigahama, who was closest to her, could even feel a sense of "disgust" from this smile.

"Xiaoxue?"

"It seems you've finally learned from your past mistakes and are now brave enough to make choices. That's good~"

Yuigahama spoke timidly, while Yukinoshita stared at Hayama intently. The curve of her mouth disappeared in an instant, and her eyes became as cold as her voice.

"At least—you're finally no longer a coward who doesn't dare to choose anything, Hayato-kun."

"..."

Faced with this question, Ye Shan remained silent. The light in the depths of his eyes dimmed for a moment, but he still did not retreat.

"Humph~"

Looking at him like this, Yukinoshita snorted coldly and turned her gaze back to the light curtain in front of her.

She didn't say anything, but her attitude was clear. Yukinoshita chose to accept Tobe Sho's apology.

"Huh~ That... Hayato?"

Tobe Xiang breathed a sigh of relief as if he had been pardoned. After straightening up, he saw that Ye Shan's expression had become gloomy for some reason, and spoke hesitantly.

"Are you ok?"

"...Don't worry, I'm fine."

Ye Shan shook his head and said softly.

"Ugh……"

Shizuka Hiratsuka, who was standing by, watched the series of interactions between the few people, shook her head, took out a cigarette and put it in her mouth, then took out a lighter from her pocket.

She actually knew something about the past between Hayato Hayama and Yukinoshita Yukino because of the latter's sister who had a sister complex and wished to remain anonymous, but precisely because she knew, she didn't know what to say.

Some things are hard to say are wrong from a personal perspective, but they may not be so in terms of common sense, so it is often difficult for outsiders to judge. However, just one psychological problem of the service club is enough to make Shizuka Hiratsuka feel a splitting headache and powerless. She really doesn't want to get involved in some of the mess left over from past history.

Let young people solve their own problems, she thought as she lit the windproof lighter in her hand and moved it towards the cigarette in her mouth.

Click——

"Ugh! Hot!"

Just as Shizuka Hiratsuka was about to light a cigarette, she suddenly heard the sound of a door being opened. She was caught off guard and the light directly hit her lips. She screamed in pain and threw the lighter away.

"Hiss—who is it! Don't you remember to knock before opening the door? And I told you before, we can't—"

She immediately turned around cursing, and because of the projection on the screen, the Service Club had become a filming location for a popular movie in the eyes of outsiders. Countless students wanted to come here for "pilgrimage", forcing Shizuka Hiratsuka to use the school broadcast to make a notice: If any student dared to come in without permission, all the credits for this semester would be deducted!

But now, not only did someone enter without permission and without knocking, but she almost burned her mouth. Shizuka Hiratsuka immediately decided to use her teacher ethics to severely punish the other person and let him understand what it meant to be a teacher's authority as high as a mountain.

But just as she turned around and saw the person who came in clearly, the cigarette in the corner of her mouth fell silently from her open mouth, and her eyes became dull.

"Hiratsuka-sensei? What are you—"

Standing next to her happened to be Miura Yumiko, who turned back to look at her own light curtain after seeing what happened. Miura caught a glimpse of Hiratsuka Shizuka's expression out of the corner of her eye and also subconsciously turned her head to look behind her.

After seeing the person who made Hiratsuka Shizuka look like this, all the words that Miura was about to say were completely strangled in his throat, and his expression also became stunned.

Yukinoshita and Yuigahama, who were standing facing the door and had not yet turned their heads, had their expressions frozen at this moment, their eyes wide open and their pupils contracted - as if they had seen a ghost.

The person who came in seemed not to see their reaction, and walked into the room step by step. The sound of light footsteps gradually sounded, and he walked past Hayato Hayama and Sho Tobe, whose bodies were standing as stiff as clay sculptures or wooden carvings. Then, under the two people's astonishing gazes, he continued to walk towards the people in front.

"Ok?"

Hikigaya, who had originally not wanted to get involved in the troublesome interpersonal conflicts behind him, pretended not to hear anything, but when he heard the footsteps behind him and the voices of Hiratsuka Shizuka and the others completely disappearing, he suddenly felt something was wrong.

He and Ebina, who was sitting on the other side of Zaimokuza, happened to look at each other when they turned their heads. After seeing the surprise in each other's eyes, they looked back with the same doubt.

Then, both of their bodies stiffened at the same time, and their eyes froze.

"Damn it! Number Three has already—what? Hachiman?"

Zaimokuza was the only one feeling anxious because of the tense situation on the screen when he suddenly felt someone's hand patting his shoulder. He turned around curiously and saw Hikigaya's profile, which was frozen like a mask.

"Hey! What are you doing—"

Without waiting for Zaimokuza to react, Hikigaya wordlessly reached out and pressed his face, pushing Zaimokuza's face to look behind him, almost making Zaimokuza's neck rotate 180 degrees on the spot.

But before Zaimokuza could even scream out in pain, the figure that came into his sight made him swallow all his complaints, and his eyes, like everyone else's in the club room, froze completely in an instant.

Everyone in the club room had their eyes fixed at this moment, their expressions dull, and their gazes focused on the figure standing behind the three Zaimokuza members who turned around. No one uttered a single syllable.

This seems very strange. In today's world where many people's values ​​are reshaped by the Light Curtain, it is hard to imagine who can still make the Light Curtain's protagonist and important supporting characters' servants so stunned, or even shocked to the point of losing their voices?

But as long as they saw the person who appeared in the department at this time, no one would be puzzled by their current behavior, and they would all fall into speechlessness and stupor.

Zaimokuza, with half of his face pushed, looked at the man standing in front of him with an indescribably dull expression.

The man had a slender figure and was wearing a black down jacket and black pants of the same color. There were still a few snowflakes that had not melted on his shoulders, as if he had just walked into a warm room from a heavy snowstorm.

The other person seemed not to notice the expressions and eyes of everyone present except himself, who were as if they had seen a ghost. He looked around the office with nostalgia. The bright sunlight shone in from the window, but strangely, it could not illuminate his translucent white hair.

Zaimokuza knew this person—or rather, there was no human being in the world who didn't know this person at that moment.

And this is also the reason why everyone in the service department behaves so unanimously at this moment, because this person simply cannot exist in this world.

Because his name is:

——Zaimokuza Yoshiteru.

Zaimokuza stood quietly in the dark classroom, which was dark because the lights were off. He stood there without saying a word, his eyes filled with unspeakable nostalgia and melancholy.

This classroom was undoubtedly very old. The stacked tables and chairs were even covered in cobwebs. In the center of the room, there was only one table and two chairs. Someone must have come in and forgotten to put them away.

[No matter how much time passes, this is the only place he will never forget, because the name of this place is called the Service Department.]

[Here, he once spent what may have been the happiest time of his life, with his friends.]

He turned to look at the window, which was covered in dust from not being wiped for a long time, and looked at the dark sky and the howling blizzard outside. He was silent for a moment, then spoke.

[“…Actually, you’re here, right?”]

The voice of "Zaimokuza Yoshiteru" echoed in the silent service club, but no one could speak, because the man who appeared in front of everyone had completely deprived everyone of their ability to think.

Zaimokuza looked at the old, silent classroom, a helpless smile forming on his face.

[“Can’t you just come out and see me? After all…”]

"Now, it's the end."

46. ​​Across Time and Space (4K)

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Astonishment, shock, daze, horror...

At this moment, all the words used in human history to express the dramatic fluctuations of emotions are completely inapplicable to the people in this department room. Everyone's emotions are like a boiling hot pot soup base with a mad mixture of various flavors of soup ingredients. The taste is so complex and intense that it is difficult to describe.

There must be no one in the world who does not know the person who appears before us. In terms of fame alone, he surpasses all the stars and celebrities in human history. No one in the world does not know his name, including Jianguo Chuan, Bai Zhenhua, Bruce Lee, Jackie Chen, Leonardo Dicaprio... In terms of traffic, none of the idols who occupy half of the traffic in the world can compare to him even by one-tenth.

"Yoshiteru Zaimokuza", alongside "Kousaka Kyosuke", "one of the two shields protecting humanity", "the hero who protects everyone's smile", "Kamen Rider Kuuga", "the superman who never breaks his promise", "the nemesis of the super ancient race Gurongi" - these are the titles people have given him.

He is a hero admired by all contemporary young people, a mentor in humanities, a monument that will always stand on the path of growth, and it is even certain that he will be recorded in the history textbooks of countries around the world in the future. Moreover, after several centuries, the name "Yoshiteru Zaimokuza" will become a symbol comparable to the heroes in various myths today due to its unprecedented fame. He will be comparable to King Arthur who pulled out the sword from the stone, Hercules who passed the twelve trials, and the Monkey King who swept away all kinds of demons and was invincible. He will also have a place in the mythological stories of the future.

Even in the eyes of some extremely fanatical fans, he has become a living myth in the eyes of the world, and they are witnessing the process of this myth gradually moving from the beginning to the end, just like those believers who witnessed Jesus's miracles and the establishment of religions after his birth. The legend has already appeared, and everyone in the world is a witness to the heroic legend represented by this name.

This is not an exaggeration, because there are really many weird things called "Zaimokuza Religion" in the world now, and their teachings are every word said by "Zaimokuza Yoshiki", and the religious stories are his repeated battles with Gurongi. Because it is too real and credible, and it happens right before our eyes, the number of believers of this new religion is not small.

Moreover, most of these believers have abandoned religions like Christianity, which already believe in God, and are drawn to this faith. After all, the maxims written in books are ultimately less persuasive than the incredible phenomena happening right before their eyes that cannot be explained by science.

But the reason why legends are just legends is that the protagonists in the legends will never actually appear in front of people. They should only be passed on by word of mouth, appear in murals engraved on stone walls, and survive in ancient inscriptions.

Similarly, this person should only exist on the screen, in the story, and it is impossible for him to appear in reality!

But now, the heroic protagonist of this story appeared in reality and stood right before their eyes.

Hayato Hayama really wanted to tell himself that he was dreaming, but at this moment everyone in the club room who had the same reaction as him was telling Hayama a reality: this was not a dream.

This man, who they had originally thought was a future or an illusion, actually appeared, right before their eyes, alive and real.

A huge sense of confusion surged from his heart, and Ye Shan couldn't even tell what was real and what was false for a moment.

Why? Why is this man here? Why is he here?

Why... could he appear here?

Countless questions and shocks lingered in his heart, but he couldn't utter a single word when he opened his mouth. His mouth, which had been well-trained in the past, could no longer utter any superb and beautiful words that had been verified by countless people. Ye Shan, who had full social skills, could not even make his own voice when facing this man.

As he walked towards him and the others, Ye Shan involuntarily grabbed Tobe Sho, who was also stunned, and pulled him aside to make a passage, so as not to block the other person's way, or in other words, he was afraid to touch the other person.

The same was true for Shizuya Hiratsuka. The usually carefree girl was unable to utter a single word when faced with this student who was beyond the "story" and the screen and actually appeared before her eyes. She was the student she would be most proud of in the future. Her eyes were wide open as she stared at "Yoshiki Zaimokuza" who was walking past her at a distance less than a hand's length. There was no trace of the relief and joy of a teacher seeing her proudest student in her eyes, only disbelief and... full of horror.

Of course he knew him, knew his name was Zaimokuza Yoshiki, that he was his student, and the student he was most proud of in his teaching career, but...

Shizuka Hiratsuka's eyes moved with difficulty in the direction he was moving towards, looking at the three figures sitting at the front of the club room, especially the one in the middle wearing a brown windbreaker. Her beautiful throat moved slightly, and she swallowed the exclamation that was about to come out mixed with saliva.

But——her current student, who was actually called Zaimokuza, was sitting right there!

Who is this person who appears here?

Was it a collective hallucination? Or perhaps a ghost that science couldn't explain? Whatever the explanation, Shizuka Hiratsuka couldn't naturally say the other person's name.

And among all the people present, no one's emotional ups and downs could compare to Zaimokuza's.

He maintained the posture of having his face pushed and looked at the man in front of him. His eyes were dull beyond words, like a dementia patient who had been bedridden in the hospital for many years.

The man who appeared before him was himself, but not him.

They both share the name "Zaimokuza Yoshiteru", but one is in the present and the other is in the future. If we use a journey as an analogy, the current Zaimokuza is just a rookie who has not yet set out, while the man in front of him is a traveler who has been adventuring for many years and is about to reach the end of his journey.

And the other person is also his admiration, the back that Zaimokuza regards as his goal, because he has truly realized all his dreams, which is what he had hoped for when he was a child, and created a heroic story named after him.

But now, this person really appeared, not on the light curtain, not in the "story", but right in front of him.

The "past" and "future", which were originally impossible to meet, intersect in the "present".

The other person's eyes scanned around, but it seemed that he could not see anyone here except himself. However, the three Zaimokuza members who were closest to him could see clearly that there was a kind of nostalgia and melancholy in the depths of his eyes that they could not understand.

“…Actually, you’re here, right?”

"!"

"Zaimokuza Yoshiteru" suddenly spoke, his gentle voice awakened almost everyone from their original daze, and they reacted immediately.

Yukinoshita stood up while hugging Yuigahama, who had not yet completely recovered from the shock, and quickly retreated to the side of Hiratsuka Shizuka and Miura Yumiko, while Ebina and Hikigaya each grabbed one of the shoulders of the still dazed Zaimokuza and pulled him back to the window.

The center of the entire club room suddenly became empty. Everyone leaned against the wall of the classroom and looked nervously at "Zaimokuza Yoshiki" who was standing in the center of the classroom.