In Real Education, I Just Want to Drop Out Section 29

He decided to act to assert his will!

Without a word, Horikita Suzune immediately grabbed her school bag and walked towards the classroom door.

Bai Lan, seeing Horikita walk up beside him, was very surprised.

"Why are you following me?"

Bai Lan quickened his pace, not wanting his affairs to involve others.

Horikita also quickened her pace.

"Why are you chasing me?" Bai Lan continued to accelerate.

Horikita didn't ask for an energy drink, she just silently kept up.

The two left the classroom in a flurry.

Strangely, it had already been some time since class ended, yet many people in the class had not left, seemingly waiting for something.

After the two had gone far, or more accurately, after Bai Lan had gone far.

Soon, the gazes of everyone in the class fell upon Hirata and Kogenji.

They only understood that Bai Lan's words were problematic through Kogenji's "reminder."

But they didn't know what the problem was.

They urgently needed to understand the meaning of Bai Lan and Kogenji's words.

Otherwise, they wouldn't know what attitude to adopt or how to face Bai Lan.

This was a very important matter.

If they got it wrong, it would be terrible!

34. Hirata-san, come out and clean up the mess!

How to absolutely treat Bai Lan's attitude.

This matter was very important to everyone in Class D.

What if Bai Lan, like yesterday, despite saying a lot of things that sounded bad, was actually contributing to the class by sacrificing himself, using himself as a target and a warning line?

In the end, he wouldn't become the public enemy of the class, but rather a top figure, like a "hero" or "idol," what then?

If they used a bad attitude towards the class's hero and idol, and were retaliated against by Bai Lan's supporters later, that would be awful!

Even more terrifying, there might be some people in the class who wanted to "get ahead." These people might take advantage of the situation to push them down to the "bottom" of the class hierarchy, making them existences that anyone could step on!

After all, only by stepping on others could one appear superior.

Conversely, if Bai Lan was confirmed to be a "public enemy" who wanted to oppose the entire class, then at this time, if they ran to show goodwill to Bai Lan without understanding anything, they would be blamed by the people in the class!

In schools, many bullying incidents start this way.

Japanese high school students, who are sensitive to "bullying," are very perceptive about such matters, fearing that they might accidentally become targets of bullying.

"Hirata? Say something?"

Everyone hoped Hirata would give them direction.

As long as Hirata said something, they would choose a relatively appropriate attitude to treat Bai Lan based on his words.

If there were any problems in the future, Hirata's words today would be their basis for shifting the blame to him.

Hirata did not respond directly, but looked at Kogenji and said, "Kogenji-kun, may I ask you to explain what you meant by what you said to Bai-kun just now? Is there some misunderstanding?"

Hirata's inquiry to Kogenji was partly to buy time for his "translation team" companion, Ayanokoji, and partly to test Kogenji's attitude.

Kogenji's presence made Hirata feel very uneasy.

This was because Hirata felt that Kogenji's gaze that morning seemed as if the other party had already seen through what he was doing.

But for some reason, although Kogenji seemed to have guessed some truth, he did not expose Hirata.

Perhaps Kogenji felt it was none of his business, and he could stand by and watch, seeing no need to expose it, or perhaps he felt there was some benefit to himself in doing so?

Hirata didn't understand and could only hope that Kogenji's attitude towards this matter would continue.

However, Hirata felt a sense of crisis at this moment.

Because, in class today, Kogenji said that Bai Lan was targeting him!

Did this mean that Kogenji thought Bai Lan had attacked him, and that Kogenji would also regard Bai Lan as an enemy?

At this point, if Kogenji exposed Hirata's plan, he could make his enemy, Bai Lan, the public enemy of the entire class.

Would Kogenji let go of such a way of dealing with an enemy?

However, on closer thought, everyone dealt with their enemies differently.

What if Kogenji was the type who liked to challenge strong enemies, hoping to defeat them through fair means and absolute strength to prove his own power, rather than weakening his enemies through schemes and then defeating them when they were vulnerable?

If that were the case, they would still have room to maneuver.

Facing Hirata's inquiry, Kogenji didn't even look up. While continuing to comb his beautiful hair in the mirror and admire his handsome face, he said dismissively, "You don't have to mind me! Hirata boy~"

Just interpret it as you see fit. I'm really looking forward to your next performance!

If your performance is beautiful enough, I might even generously offer some reward.

So, please do your best to please me! Hirata boy~"

To the rest of Class D, Kogenji's declaration sounded like he was mocking Hirata, treating him like a clown seeking attention, and only managed to anger the girls who liked Hirata.

Only Hirata and Ayanokoji, who had orchestrated the current situation themselves, could understand his true meaning.

After hearing Kogenji's words, Hirata breathed a sigh of relief.

Putting other things aside, this at least meant that Kogenji didn't intend to expose him, and even...

"Just interpret it as you see fit."

Kogenji had said this.

This meant it could be understood that Kogenji would even cooperate with his "performance" to some extent?

Thinking this, Hirata felt a little more at ease.

After adjusting his mindset, Hirata prepared to begin "persuading"... explaining to the class.

Hirata first opened his phone and glanced at it. After quickly reading the contents, he put on a confident and gentle smile and began to speak:

"Actually, in such a short time, I haven't been able to fully grasp White-classmate's meaning just yet. However, what Kogenji-classmate said when he interrupted White-classmate's speech gave me a reminder."

When he mentioned "Kogenji's" name, Hirata glanced at Kogenji.

Kogenji merely let out two soft "hmm" sounds, as if recalling something amusing, but he didn't seem displeased.

Seeing this, Hirata confirmed his thoughts; the other party would indeed cooperate with him to a certain extent.

With this in mind, Hirata felt much more settled and continued, "Kogenji-classmate said that White-classmate was targeting him.

The reason being: White-classmate's self-introduction imitated Kogenji-classmate's.

If you recall, both White-classmate and Kogenji-classmate were sitting while speaking, and both were smiling, smiling very... confidently?

Let me compare the core content of what they both said.

Kogenji-classmate said: He is a zaibatsu heir and will shoulder Japanese society in the future.

Bai Lan-classmate said: He is the successor of GC-ism and will inherit the glory of revolutionary predecessors in the future.

GC-ism, in essence, is the ultimate form of socialism.

Zaibatsu can be said to be the symbol of capital, and powerful zaibatsu can even control this country..."

As Hirata spoke to this point, the members of Class D couldn't help but look at Kogenji, the future big zaibatsu.

At this moment, Kogenji let out two proud "hmm" sounds. It was unclear whether he was proud of his own reflection in the mirror, which he truly admired, or proud of his future ability to "control this country."

Everyone subconsciously assumed it was the latter.

Seeing Kogenji's reaction, the others couldn't help but feel a sense of fear towards him.

At this point, Hirata continued, "White-classmate said he is the successor of GC-ism, which means he believes in socialism.

And the thing socialism loves to do most is—to eliminate the big capitalists and big zaibatsu who monopolize vast production resources."

35. The children have grown up and can now imagine things on their own! Mama Hirata is very pleased.

"And the thing socialism loves to do most is to eliminate the big capitalists and big zaibatsu who monopolize vast production resources..."

When Hirata reached this point, many in Class D had already started to believe Hirata's words.

They believed that Bai Lan's words were indeed targeting Kogenji.

"Hahaha~ Big zaibatsu? Like Kogenji?" At this moment, someone couldn't help but laugh gleefully and say.

As soon as he spoke, the entire class turned their "good luck, brave one" gazes towards the direction of the voice.

However, upon realizing that the speaker was Ike Kanji, they rolled their eyes and retracted their attention.

As for the person mentioned—Kogenji Rokosuke—he was still engrossed in self-admiration, as if he hadn't heard anything.

Hirata also pretended not to hear Ike's foolish question and pressed his advantage, saying:

"Let's compare other aspects.

Kogenji-classmate said: He dislikes seeing ugly things.

Bai Lan-classmate said: He will curse at things that displease him.

Kogenji-classmate said: If he encounters someone who obstructs him, he will take action to discipline them.

Bai Lan-classmate said: If someone dares to attack him, he will definitely retaliate.

You see, they match, they all match!

White-classmate probably felt that Kogenji-classmate's words were too harsh, so he used a version similar to Kogenji-classmate's, but with opposing content, to respond to Kogenji.

It's just that his Japanese isn't good, and after using Kogenji-classmate's template, he only had time to refine the first sentence effectively.

Everyone, think about it, in White-classmate's first sentence, besides Kogenji-classmate, did it involve anyone else in the class?

This is the result of White-classmate's careful wording!"