novelhk Chapter 19 Then, he met Xu Yuan.
Chapter 19 Then, he met Xu Yuan.
"Exchange for 60 point of physical strength".
[60 points deducted.]
In an instant, the familiar energy reappeared.
Scorching, violent.
It relentlessly eroded Xu Yuan's body, like a furnace, throwing him in to continuously temper him.
Destroy, rebuild, destroy, rebuild...
The excruciating pain came in waves, one after another.
Constantly challenging consciousness.
Xu Yuan curled himself up into a ball, clenching his teeth tightly, trying his best to keep his consciousness from being swallowed up.
Finally, after a few minutes, the energy gradually dissipated.
He lay on his back on the bed with his arms outstretched, panting heavily.
"Exchange for 60 points of Soul Strength".
[60 points deducted.]
A gentle, slightly cool energy enveloped his soul.
A feeling of ethereal bliss arises spontaneously.
Strengthening the body and then the soul is a bit like taking a hot bath after exercising when your whole body is sore.
However, it was a thousand times, ten thousand times more comfortable.
Unfortunately, this "hot bath" was a bit too short.
It was over in just a few minutes.
Next is the energy enhancement, also 60 points.
180 points down—
Xu Yuan has 100 points remaining.
The three attributes of physical body, soul, and energy have changed from "Tier 1 (0/700)" to "Tier 1 (60/700)".
He glanced at the wet sheets, shook his head helplessly, and prepared to tidy them up and throw them in the washing machine.
Just then, the cell phone next to me suddenly rang.
To be precise, it was actually Shin Kamiya's phone.
It wasn't someone in his contacts, but a stranger calling. Xu Yuan answered it casually.
The other party claimed to be the director of the school's teaching affairs office.
It surprised him quite a bit.
Although it's not late, only a little past six o'clock, it seems that Japanese high schools don't have evening self-study sessions.
The head of student affairs is still working overtime?!
The other party called to inform him that his application to withdraw from school had been rejected.
The head of student affairs on the other end of the phone said sternly, "Going to school is a student's duty, Kamigu."
"Sorry, I can't go." Xu Yuan refused without hesitation. "If there's nothing else, I'll hang up."
Seeing that there was no response from the other end, he hung up the phone.
The head of the teaching department was somewhat bewildered.
This was the first time he had ever heard a student so confidently refuse to go to school.
That's why I couldn't help but fall silent for a moment.
And then... he really died?
He was so direct, he didn't know what to say!
What should we do now?
How can a school get a student who already wants to drop out to attend?
If you don't come to school, I'll discipline you?
If you don't come to school, I'll make you repeat a grade?
If you don't come to school, I'll expel you?
Is this a joke?
We can't exactly have someone drag him to school, can we?
They're a school, not a yakuza group. How could they possibly do something like that?
Never mind, I'll call the young lady first and let her know.
The head of the teaching department sighed.
I don't know what suddenly made the young lady go crazy.
Is it possible that in real life there are actually stories of rich young ladies falling for poor young men?
Why should I?
Is it because he got into a fight today?
But aren't there plenty of boys in school who know how to fight?
Moreover, this student actually wanted to drop out of school.
Such an ignorant brat... uh, does the young lady like this type?
I can't figure it out, I really can't figure it out.
On the other hand, Xu Yuan was also puzzled.
Does this school really value its students that much?
Even an ordinary student values this much?!
They actually rejected his application to withdraw from school.
Unable to figure it out, Xu Yuan simply stopped thinking about it.
He went to the school to submit his withdrawal application because Reiko Orito called him every day to comfort him and always asked him when he would go back to school.
This made him realize that skipping classes all the time wasn't a good thing, so he might as well just end it all.
Although the matter wasn't resolved, his attitude and thoughts have already shown that this is enough.
After taking a shower, Xu Yuan went to bed.
When midnight struck, the alarm clock rang, he opened his eyes, yawned, and got out of bed.
When he came downstairs, Shin Kamiya was already waiting for him.
……
Shin Kamiya's mother died under a simple cause.
The cause was demolition.
A construction company has contracted a project that requires several nearby households to relocate.
This includes the Kagaya family.
This is not a big deal, as long as the compensation is sufficient.
However, the construction company didn't want to offer much compensation and asked for a very low price.
The two sides naturally couldn't reach an agreement.
Then, the construction company came up with some crooked tricks.
First, they found some yakuza and wandered around the area.
Those guys with tattoos who clearly weren't good people didn't do anything; they just gathered in twos and threes, staring at those few households.
Calling the police won't help.
People are just chatting idly, how can the police interfere?
Next, the construction company set up a cordon around the land it had acquired.
We acquired some construction railings and building materials.
It's quiet during the day, but construction begins at night.
Once someone reports it, they will immediately stop, bow and apologize, and their attitude will be very sincere.
But... I'll do it again next time.
Moreover, they also dump construction waste indiscriminately.
Once someone reports it, they will immediately take action, bow in apology, and be very sincere.
But... I'll do it again next time.
Some people even graffiti on the walls at night, writing very offensive things.
If someone reports it... oh, they vehemently deny it.
In short, the police couldn't do anything about them.
We can't just arrest people for chatting, for making some construction noise at night, or for leaving some garbage lying around, can we?
Besides, they immediately corrected their mistake and apologized.
Although they might dare to do it again next time...
The police felt it was difficult to manage and didn't want to manage it.
In less than a month, the area was thrown into chaos and panic.
Everyone living here is complaining.
Most of them were not within the scope of the demolition but were affected by it.
They dared not resent the construction company.
The presence of those yakuza members is enough to prove that this company has ties to the yakuza.
So he transferred his resentment onto those families, including the Kagaya family—
Why haven't you moved out yet?
Do you want more compensation?
Why are you so greedy?
If you move away, then none of this will happen, right?
How can you be so selfish?
Why don't you think about what's best for everyone?
What do you think the Japanese care about most?
Don't cause trouble for others.
Many of the explicit and implicit rules in Japanese society have developed based on this principle.
Therefore, one can imagine the immense psychological pressure of becoming the target of public criticism and being blamed by those around you.
The Kagaya family is a single-parent family.
Shin's mother works three jobs every day.
Already exhausted from work, she was further worn out, unable to sleep well at night, and felt mentally foggy all day.
Some yakuza even found out where she worked.
Finally, she quietly committed suicide one morning.
Because of the fatal incident, the construction company has temporarily suspended the project.
But Shin Kamiya obviously couldn't accept that.
He sued the company.
However, his lawyer was bribed.
He not only lost the case, but was also badly ripped off by his lawyer, losing all of his family's remaining savings.
Construction company, Yakuza, lawyer.
Even the police who did nothing.
What happened to the Shigaya family mother and son was a brutal attack by the wealthy and powerful on the vulnerable in society.
The passing of my mother.
The lawsuit was lost.
And the helplessness and despair felt during the process.
Compared to these blows, being bullied at school is nothing.
So, late that night, the 17-year-old boy wandered alone on the deserted streets for a long time before finally choosing to jump and say goodbye to this world that filled him with despair.
Then, he met Xu Yuan.