In the Real Education, I Just Want to Drop Out Section 48

Soon, it was Karuizawa's turn to speak again.

Question 5:

Karuizawa: "You disagree... bully... dangerous... afraid."

57. Karuizawa: Classmate Hirata, you don't want to... (Going on sale Friday!)

"You disagree... bully... dangerous... afraid."

This was what Bai Lan heard; this was what Karuizawa said.

Bai Lan noticed that Karuizawa's statement seemed to contain many dangerous words.

Bully?

Dangerous?

Afraid?

The signature for these dangerous words was "you disagree."

Bai Lan instantly imagined the situation. He felt that Karuizawa's meaning was likely this:

If Hirata "disagreed" to be Karuizawa's boyfriend.

Karuizawa would then "bully" Hirata, or perhaps she would bully other students in Class D whom Hirata cared about.

Furthermore, Karuizawa also warned Hirata that the methods she would use to bully Hirata or others were "dangerous" and would make people very "afraid."

To summarize in one sentence:

Blondie-Karuizawa: Classmate Hirata, you don't want your classmates to be bullied at school, do you?

Bai Lan immediately became excited!

Blackmail!

This was blackmail!

Bai Lan felt that he had guessed correctly before.

There was indeed something fishy going on here!

However, contrary to Bai Lan's expectations, Karuizawa's method of blackmailing Hirata wasn't through "forced whitewashing" but through "bullying classmates."

Upon learning this, Bai Lan breathed a sigh of relief.

Since Karuizawa didn't know the truth, things would be much easier.

Bai Lan looked at the phone in his hand.

His phone was recording.

Of course, unless it was a specially modified phone, a normal phone's microphone was much worse than human ears.

Bai Lan couldn't even fully hear the conversation between Karuizawa and Hirata, so the phone's recording capabilities certainly couldn't capture their dialogue.

Bai Lan was prepared for the possibility that when he reviewed the recording later, there would be no sound at all.

Jiu Wu Ling Yi bullying Jiu Ling Liu

But it didn't matter. He could add sound effects later.

He didn't need the police to believe him; he just needed Karuizawa to believe that Bai Lan had evidence of her threatening Hirata.

If Karuizawa were to ask: Why could the phone pick up such faint sounds from so far away? Bai Lan could provide an explanation.

For example, a special recording device was used.

If she were to ask further: Why did her voice and Hirata's voice sound a bit off?

Bai Lan would say: It was due to environmental and recording equipment interference.

As long as he successfully fooled Karuizawa.

This way, Bai Lan could directly use her own tactics against her, turning the tables and blackmailing Karuizawa, who wanted to threaten Hirata into being her boyfriend, into becoming Bai Lan's girlfriend instead, and making her stop bothering Hirata.

Perfect!

At this moment, Hirata also spoke.

This was an elective question.

Whether he was right or wrong didn't matter.

Because regardless of whether Hirata accepted the threat or agreed to Karuizawa's demands, Bai Lan would help Hirata deal with Karuizawa.

However, Bai Lan still listened intently.

If Hirata agreed, to reduce Hirata's mental burden, Bai Lan would tell him in advance that he would help him resolve the issue with Karuizawa, considering it as repaying a favor.

Although Bai Lan thought Hirata would most likely not accept, he was still a little worried.

After all, Hirata hated "bullying" the most. When he learned that Karuizawa intended to blackmail him by bullying classmates, Hirata might go berserk and lose control.

Bai Lan worried that if Hirata went berserk and lost control, he might suddenly punch Karuizawa.

Even though Bai Lan had easily deflected Hirata's punch before, Hirata's punches were actually quite powerful.

He had, after all, never practiced martial arts but had managed to "dominate" his entire grade, even the whole school, on his own.

This indicated that Hirata's base stats were high and his punches packed a serious punch.

If he threw this punch, Karuizawa might end up in the hospital, and Hirata himself would probably be expelled, or even arrested.

Thinking this, Bai Lan felt he couldn't just stand by and do nothing. He stared intently at Hirata's movements and listened carefully to his words, ready to rush out at any moment. If Hirata showed any signs of aggression, he would immediately intervene and restrain him to prevent him from making a mistake.

Question 6:

Hirata: "I want to— properly— Well— When needed— I won't deny it."

And so, Hirata responded to Karuizawa's words.

Hirata had not shown any signs of losing his temper from beginning to end.

In fact, judging by Hirata's words...

"I want," "properly."

Did this mean Hirata didn't want anything to happen to the people in their class?

"Well."

Hirata actually agreed to Karuizawa's request?

"When needed," "I won't deny it."

This meant Hirata would allow Karuizawa to use his name to show off, but Hirata still had his own boundaries. Hirata wouldn't initiate romantic actions with Karuizawa, but if Karuizawa told others outside that Hirata was her boyfriend, Hirata "wouldn't deny it."

Bai Lan couldn't help but shake his head, thinking, Hirata is truly bearing a heavy burden for the sake of the class's harmonious atmosphere! Such a great sacrifice, just to maintain a false harmony. Is this really meaningful?

Soon, the two finished their conversation and left.

However, they parted ways, each choosing an opposite direction to leave.

Bai Lan guessed that perhaps one of them didn't intend to publicly display their newly established relationship tonight.

Bai Lan thought for a moment and didn't continue to follow Karuizawa.

After all, Bai Lan already knew the "benefits" Karuizawa desired and had obtained the "handle" to blackmail her.

It was just that the handle Bai Lan held was temporarily incomplete. Once Bai Lan returned and finished the voice editing, Karuizawa would no longer be able to cause trouble and would have to do whatever Bai Lan wanted.

The loyal fake girlfriend was already halfway in Bai Lan's grasp!

After the two walked away, Bai Lan emerged from the darkness.

He looked at the road camera where Hirata had disappeared.

Then, he took out his phone and found Hirata's contact information.

He opened the text message interface.

"I can help you resolve the matter of Karuizawa coercing you. Consider it a favor you owe me."

After typing the message, Bai Lan's finger hovered over "Send," but he hesitated to press it.

After thinking for a moment, Bai Lan closed the phone interface.

Bai Lan abandoned the idea of giving Hirata a "reassurance" and letting him sleep soundly.

"Forget it, I'll tell him after I've resolved the issue.

Think of it as a lesson for him, to understand the consequences of trying to be a good person when you lack the ability.

After he's mentally tormented for a while, I'll tell him the problem has been solved.

This way, he'll be even more grateful to me and will help me get expelled with more effort."

Yes, he was doing this only to repay a favor and to get expelled more effectively.

Not long after, Bai Lan returned to his room and took out the laptop he had bought with over 100,000 points a few days prior.

He downloaded editing software.

He connected his phone with a data cable.

Voice editing, commence!

58. Bai Lan: Classmate Karuizawa, you wouldn't want... (Going on sale Friday!)

Bai Lan didn't look for a voice actor, nor did he even need to search online for sound effects to edit.

He planned to do it himself!

As an outdoor survival enthusiast, it was reasonable for Bai Lan to have some vocal skills.

In the wild, Bai Lan might need vocal skills to imitate various sounds to lure or drive away certain animals.

He could imitate the sounds of various animals with uncanny accuracy. If he were to imitate someone speaking, while it might not be perfectly identical, a similarity of about 98% was definitely achievable.

To avoid arousing Karuizawa's unnecessary suspicion.

Bai Lan only dubbed the parts he had heard, without randomly adding or modifying anything. The unclear parts were masked with muffled sounds, breathing, and wind noises.

But that was enough. Based on what Bai Lan had heard at the time, anyone who had a slight understanding of Hirata and Karuizawa's personalities would likely feel, just like Bai Lan, that Karuizawa was coercing Hirata after listening to the content.