Creating some hardships for others on the way to reap the benefits will make them feel extra cherished and grateful to those who gave them the benefits.
Of course, if you feel that you are late for work, you can tell me and I can go over and help you. "
After school in the afternoon, Bai Lan lied to Horikita who was walking with him with earnest words. He wanted Horikita to teach him the "Emperor's Mind Technique" that he had made up at random, or it could also be called "Mind Control Technique", also called "PUA".
Horikita, who was walking side by side with Bai Lan, nodded while listening to Bai Lan's story. From time to time, he showed a look of enlightenment, as if he had learned a lot, and he readily accepted Bai Lan's proposal, saying that he would work overtime and strive to complete Bai Lan's task as soon as possible.
"Wait! "Horikita was thoughtful, and then looked at Bai Lan with a very strange, alert and suspicious look, and said, "After listening to what you said, why do I have a feeling of déjà vu?"
Horikita feels like he is being PUAd!
Bai Lan nodded and said, "You are right, because this is how I have always treated people in my class, and you are also a member of the scope of my abilities.
You see, I bully you by yelling at you, asking your brother to make small reports about you, etc. to show my strength and majesty.
Then he helps you and acts like he is doing your best.
So, look, have you started to trust me now?
Cherish it.
I don't tell ordinary people this kind of thing.
If it weren't for the fact that I have a deal with you, I wouldn't teach you.
This skill is very valuable, so don't tell others casually. "
Bai Lan has an unabashed "I'm PUA you" look, and has no shame at all.
In fact, the reason why Bai Lan told Horikita had a purpose, and it was not just for "teaching".
Bai Lan said these serve two purposes.
First of all, it was to trick Horikita into working overtime, so that Horikita could complete the tasks assigned to her by Bai Lan earlier and send the points belonging to Bai Lan earlier.
Only when Horikita has collected all the points and distributed them, can Bai Lan beat Nagumo and them, and then can exchange these points into cash when he drops out of school.
The second is to clear up misunderstandings.
Bai Lan felt that Horikita had some wrong views on herself.
Before, Bai Lan obviously just wanted to bring Horikita, Kushida, and Hirata together to be his extras.
As a result, Horikita seemed to have misunderstood something without permission. He thought that Bai Lan was paving the way for her to enter the leadership of Sakayanagi, and that Bai Lan was deliberately arranging an opportunity to show himself in front of his brother and gain his recognition.
Horikita Therefore, he made trouble for himself in the previous incident.
Bai Lan feels that Horikita, an honest man, seems to think too well of himself and seems to have a high opinion of himself.
This makes Bai Lan a little worried. If she is expelled from school tomorrow, will Horikita use the "strategy" skills she has inexplicably learned from Bai Lan these days to cause something, which might hinder Bai Lan's plan to drop out of school.
For this reason, Bai Lan feels that he should correct Horikita and tell Horikita that he is not a good person.
The way Bai Lan thought of was to explain his behavior all the time as, "I have actually been following everyone in PUA, including you Horikita!"
In Bai Lan's view, once Horikita discovered that the actions she had been doing were actually the result of Bai Lan's mental control through words, she was actually just a "puppet" controlled by others.
For someone as aloof and arrogant as Horikita, she would definitely feel that she had been greatly humiliated, and then she would bear a grudge against Bai Lan.
In this way, Bai Lan can clear away the favorability and trust that Horikita had inexplicably made up.
Lest she hinder his plan to drop out of school.
At the same time, this can be regarded as a lesson for Bai Lan to give Horikita, the "little brother" who has been working hard for him for a month, before leaving, so that Horikita, an honest man, can feel a little better.
After Horikita heard Bai Lan's "self-destructive" words and learned that she had been suffering from Bai Lan's PUA, her reaction was...
Horikita: "..."
Horikita was silent.
She didn't know how to evaluate it.
Horikita When he is silent, he is actually thinking.
How to say it?
Very strange!
In Horikita's opinion, things like PUA should be considered a "conspiracy".
The characteristic of "conspiracy" is that once it is seen through, it usually loses its effect, and may even cause huge backlash to the person who carried out the conspiracy!
For people who like to PUA others, once their methods are seen through, the people who see through will become defensive against the person who likes to play PUA. Once they are defensive, it will be difficult for PUA to be effective.
This is what happens when the conspiracy is discovered.
In addition, since they know that the person likes PUA, others will reduce their trust in him, and the person who uses PUA will face the crisis of credit bankruptcy. This is the backlash of a failed conspiracy!
However, Bai Lan took the initiative to expose his conspiracy.
Why do people who engage in conspiracy take the initiative to expose their own conspiracy?
Once the conspiracy is exposed, won't the cost he paid for carrying out the conspiracy be sunk?
Bai Lan Why would you do such a thing?
This is completely a loss-making business!
According to Horikita's understanding of Bai Lan, Bai Lan has always been a talent who never suffers losses.
Why do you do this kind of loss-making business?
This is unreasonable!
So, what's wrong with the first point here?
Bai Lan There must be some purpose that is beneficial to you in doing this!
So, what is the purpose of Bai Lan?
Along the way, Horikita has been silent and thinking.
Until the two separated at a fork in the road because of their different destinations.
Bai Lan saw that Horikita maintained a "gloomy look" along the way. He nodded and felt that he had successfully achieved his goal, so he turned and left proudly.
As if he had been freed from a heavy burden, Bai Lan had some problems with his steps.
Looking at the back of Bai Lan leaving, Horikita didn't know why, but a thought came to his mind, "The distance between me and Bai Lan seems to have become farther."
This sentence may sound like nonsense at first glance.
After all, two people are walking in different directions. Isn't it normal for the distance between them to become farther?
However, the "distance" Horikita mentioned is not just physical, but also spiritual.
She felt that she and Bai Lan seemed to have become a little alienated because of what she said just now...
Thinking of Bai Lan's help to me during this period, and my dependence on Bai Lan...
After discovering that Bai Lan would become alienated from him, Horikita couldn't help but feel a little empty in his heart.
Somewhat uncomfortable.
"Wait! Why is this happening?
After knowing that a conspiracy against me has been exposed, I should be happy and feel defensive and disgusted with Bai Lan who used conspiracy methods, right?
But why do I feel uncomfortable about being "alienated from Bai Lan"? "
Horikita thought so.
As she thought about it, Horikita couldn't help but recall what happened between her and Bai Lan.
The words Bai Lan once said to her, she used various words to control herself to do things according to Bai Lan's ideas.
The consequences of what she did under the control of Bai Lan.
Compare what I gained and what I lost before being controlled by Bai Lan and after being controlled by Bai Lan...
After comparison, Horikita found...
"I don't seem to have lost anything?"
After some comparison, Horikita felt a little dumbfounded. "On the contrary, I got a lot of things."
Horikita detailed what he had gained under Bai Lan's "mental control".
Avoided his brother's dissuasion.
Learned how to gain status and voice in the group.
Learned how to use the power of others.
More profound techniques of beating people up.
I learned how to be "shameless" with peace of mind.
Got the chance to be taken seriously by his brother.
Learned to use the rules and take advantage of the rules.
Also gain a lot of points.
Not long ago, I also learned a technology called PUA.
As for what was lost...
Well, she was played all kinds of tricks by Bai Lan, she was completely embarrassed in front of Bai Lan, and she also had a lot of embarrassment in front of other people.
But, how much is face worth?
She has obviously learned the art of "shamelessness"!
In other words, after rounding off, she got all the benefits under the "control" of Bai Lan!
In this case, is there anything wrong with being Bai Lan PUA?
For a moment.
Horikita figured it out!
Horikita feels like he has completely figured it out!
Isn't it just PUA?