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Chapter 737 Send Email, Ask Raki
All the other Students retreated to the Wall Corner, watching a Girl beat up three Boys, looking at Ubu Saika as if she were a madman.
Ubu Saika, taking advantage of a break in hitting people, slowly retreated to the Entrance and blocked the Door with her back.
Seeing that no one dared to come forward wasn't unexpected. It seemed just like those people she had known before.
Among those who bully others, only a few are leaders. The rest are just followers, easily swayed and unwilling to risk Injury to stand out. Seeing their Opponent's fierce momentum, they didn't dare to Take Action again.
As long as you suppress them with momentum from the start, using Skill and Strength to quickly take down those who stand out, and if someone starts to back down, that retreating Atmosphere will spread to others, making them also afraid to step forward.
This was different from those madmen in the Base who seemed to feel no Pain.
Otherwise, with nearly thirty people, they should have been able to defeat her.
"You..." Ubu Saika tapped a boy who was bent over clutching his leg with the Mop. "Go check my desk Drawer and see if there's anything good."
That Boy's legs and back had been hit hard a few times, and he was in Pain. Being called out by Ubu Saika, and seeing that his Companions were all either Injured or intimidated, he hesitated for a moment before going to Ubu Saika's Desk.
"Bastard!" A boy who had been Injured in front of Ubu Saika suddenly jumped up, but was immediately struck in the Face with the Mop, beaten back to his knees, clutching his Face.
The others watching felt a sympathetic Tooth Pain and quietly stayed in the Corner.
The Boy at Ubu Saika's Desk swallowed hard, turned out all the Trash Bags from the Desk Drawer, and placed them on the Desktop. "U-Ubu Classmate, it's just Garbage..."
"You're the Garbage!" Ubu Saika sensed something was wrong and Subconsciously cursed. Seeing the other person look bullied and afraid to Speak Out, she scanned the others standing by the Wall Corner. "Who did this?"
Everyone fell into Silence, Didn't Say Anything.
Ubu Saika knew that some of these people were acting out of 'loyalty', while others were afraid of Retaliation later. Grabbing the Mop, she walked towards the Girl who had sneered during class. "Ozawa Yuna, Classmate, it must be you then."
"Wh-Why..." Ozawa Yuna felt guilty. She had wanted to Call people to go up together, but seeing that three Boys stronger than her had been beaten, and Kawada, who had been taken down earlier, was considered the strongest fighter in the Class, she immediately lost any Intentions of trying.
She couldn't admit it! Anyway, no one had accused her, and the only one who might have, Kawada, had been beaten. It was impossible for him to side with The Other Party now!
"I Think it's you," Ubu Saika Didn't Take Action. She leaned close to Ozawa Yuna's ear, lowered her Sound, and asked, "Ozawa Classmate, you're so cute, you must be very popular with Uncle, right?"
From the moment she arrived in this Class, Ozawa Yuna had looked at her with a hostile Gaze. Naturally, she had to pay more attention.
From the Information Ozawa Yuna usually revealed while chatting with people, her Home probably ran a Ramen Shop, a Small Shop with average Business. It was unlikely her Home could afford that new Mobile Phone Ozawa Yuna had been showing off. She had a Speculation, but wasn't sure.
After All, they had only known each other for two Days. She could only rely on some past Experience to Speculation.
Ozawa Yuna's Face changed slightly. She frowned, lowered her Sound and asked, "How do you know? Even If you use this to Threaten me, it won't work. It's not just me..."
"Of course not," Ubu Saika said softly in Ozawa Yuna's ear. "Not just you. And there are some people in the Class who know too, right? But if Ozawa Yuna's cute Face gets Injured and becomes ugly, you won't be able to go on Dates with Uncles anymore."
"You..." Ozawa Yuna didn't dare to Say she didn't believe it.
"I Just Hope to Getting Along well with my Classmates," Ubu Saika straightened up and backhanded Kawada, who was howling and trying to Pounce Over, with the Mop, throwing him down again. Turning back to Ozawa Yuna, she continued, "Listen to me from now on. If anyone bullies you, I'll Help you stand up for yourself. It's a good deal, right?"
Ozawa Yuna hesitated for a moment and Nodded.
Having a madman... no, having a Girl who can fight and stand up for you, that wasn't bad.
Ubu Saika Looked Towards Ozawa Yuna's followers, waiting for those Girls to Nod in agreement. Then she turned back to look at Kawada. "Including Kawada Classmate."
Kawada was considered to be completely subdued. Stick after Stick, swung fast and ruthlessly – no one could take that. And he suddenly thought this red-haired Girl was pretty cool. "I, I Understand..."
Ubu Saika knew Boys' little hang-ups about Face and didn't force Kawada to Say anything more. She Turned Around, put the Mop back, and said, "It's the Same for everyone else. I have to go to Cram School and need to leave. I'm inviting everyone to dinner at eight o'clock tonight, at Ozawa's family's Noodle Shop. Any Classmates who want to come are welcome."
Injury compensation? As Long As Kawada doesn't tell the Teacher, then No Need.
Moreover, she had aimed for fleshy areas when hitting them. The people she hit only had minor Trauma. Even if they told the Teacher, it was very Possibility that she would only be asked to pay for Medical Expenses. It wouldn't become a big deal, and she would Still Can have a Portion left over. She might as well use it to treat everyone.
She was an outsider. If she didn't seize this Opportunity to build Relationships tonight, some people might Think, 'Why should we listen to someone who came from Kumamoto?' And some might hold Resentment after recovering. It would be very Troublesome in the future, leading to continuous feuds, and rebuilding Relationships would be very Hard.
Being able to infiltrate a delinquent Group in just a few years, and then move from that delinquent Group to a Biker Gang, Ubu Saika had her own strengths. At least among normal peers, she could Understand different people's Mentality and develop her own Relationships.
That Night, a Group of Boys and Maidens had a Gathering at the Noodle Shop.
Ozawa Yuna's Parents were a very Kind and easy-going couple. When they heard they were Ozawa Yuna's Classmates, they even offered to make it free.
Ubu Saika naturally didn't accept. She paid the full Price, and with a few sweet Words, coaxed the couple into leaving them to have fun and let the Group of Children enjoy themselves.
Ozawa Yuna saw that Ubu Saika hadn't said anything to her Parents and felt relieved. She wasn't afraid of Ubu Saika telling her Classmates, but she was afraid of Ubu Saika telling her Parents.
Ubu Saika also gave Kawada and the Group of people she had beaten some Pocket Money, saying Things like, 'We're all Oneself people now. I caused your Injury, so I should pay for the Medical Expenses.' This relieved the Boys who were worried about being scolded for asking for Pocket Money to buy Medicine when they got Home, and smoothed out the knots in the Hearts of this Group of troublemakers.
Many people came, including some who had been bullied before. But Kawada and Ozawa Yuna, who used to bully others, Didn't Say Anything, and the others gradually accepted each other.
They were all a Group of Children of similar Age. Once they started chatting, there were always Topics to talk about – Teasing a certain Teacher at School, Teasing a certain System at School, talking about favorite Stars, recent fresh Matters. The Atmosphere grew more and more lively, and their Relationships rapidly grew closer.
They even chatted without getting their fill. A Group of People, full and satisfied, prepared to find another Place to continue chatting.
"Ubu, will you get in trouble if you go Home late?" Ozawa Yuna asked. "You have Cram School every day. Your family must be very strict, right?"
"In This Case, Yuna, you must Help explain Things properly," Ozawa Yuna's Mother said with a smile.
Ozawa Yuna Looked Towards Ubu Saika. "If you're going to get scolded, I can Go Home with you and explain to your Parents."
Ubu Saika thought of her empty Residence and fell into Silence for a moment. "Let me ask..."
Send Email, Ask Raki.
【Raki, I'm having a Gathering with Classmates. Can I come Home a little later? Also, is it okay if I invite Classmates back to my Residence?】
【Got it sorted? Not bad. You decide for Oneself. --Raki】
That meant it was okay.
Ubu Saika Understood. She simply invited everyone to Go To her Home, bought some Snacks, and they all sat in the Living Room watching Television and chatting.
"Wow, that's amazing! Ubu Classmate, you live by yourself!"
"Ubu Classmate, your family must be rich, right? To rent such a nice Place for you to live alone..."
"I'm so Envy!"
"It's alright." Ubu Saika smiled faintly.
She wasn't sure if she counted as rich. Based on the Money her Father had given her over the years, it probably was. That Money was enough for her to be wealthier than her peers, not to mention the House was rented by the Organization, and her Tuition Fee and Pocket Money were also provided by the Organization. Raki had also transferred Money to her Account.
As the Group of Students got more excited, the Topic slowly shifted.
Ubu Saika Got Up to Go To the Refrigerator to get Fruit, unable to describe the Feeling in her Heart.
She used to Dream of living alone, in a House Just Like this one – a Living Room, a Kitchen, two Rooms, plus a Washroom. She'd use one Room as a Study, and the other to sleep in. Her Friends would be sitting in the Living Room. They could watch Television together and play without restraint, with no Parents to complain. Previously, when she knew someone could live alone, she would have Envy that Freedom.
But yesterday, when she moved in, she went to buy Daily Routine supplies alone after School Dismissal, bought Bento and Fruit, then went Home alone. She ate dinner in the empty House and fell asleep alone at Night, staring at the Ceiling.
She had Insomnia until midnight.
It was very Freedom. She could choose to buy Things she liked, whether it was a Toothbrush, Duvet Cover, Ornament, or Poster. She could buy more expensive Things, Things her Parents had never allowed her to buy before. But she was also very Lonely and lost.
No one cared what she bought, no one cared if she was taking care of herself.
She knew very well that Raki didn't like her and didn't pay her much attention. But the strong Emotion in her Heart, and the respect and thrill she felt when thinking of that person, made it impossible for her to let go easily.
"Ubu, you like Odagiri Toshiya!" Kawada Looked at the Poster on the Wall, Got Up, and mimed playing the Guitar. "I like him the most too! Pity he started a Company and doesn't do Performances or release New Songs anymore. But that's exactly why 'Queen' is so precious, right?"
"Yeah." Ubu Saika turned back, smiled, and took out her Mobile Phone.
This was also something her Stepfather had never allowed her to buy. Her Stepfather said Odagiri Bin was a Criminal, not worth admiring, and forbade her from liking him. But now, asking her to jump around like Kawada, she Seemingly couldn't do it.
The Feeling of suddenly being out of sync with everyone else made her want to Call someone, anyone would do. But holding her Mobile Phone, she Didn't Know who to Call.
Her Mother? She Didn't Know how to explain Things if her Mother asked. She couldn't clearly explain her Father's Situation, let alone mention anything about the Organization.
Moreover, now that her Mother was pregnant with another Child, she could clearly Feel that she had been abandoned.
Her Father? She had Called once, but couldn't get through and hadn't Called again. Raki had said her Father was a person in the Organization. She Didn't Know if her Father was involved in something dangerous or something she shouldn't know about. She didn't dare Contact him casually.
Previous Friends? Those people who watched her being taken away but didn't dare Speak Out. Even if she Understands their Fear of facing the Muzzle, she didn't want to Contact those people again.
Then there was Raki left. But Raki was someone she couldn't Contact casually, or she'd face the Consequences. She knew Raki's Email Address, but there was simply no way to Call him.
(End of Chapter)
All the other Students retreated to the Wall Corner, watching a Girl beat up three Boys, looking at Ubu Saika as if she were a madman.
Ubu Saika, taking advantage of a break in hitting people, slowly retreated to the Entrance and blocked the Door with her back.
Seeing that no one dared to come forward wasn't unexpected. It seemed just like those people she had known before.
Among those who bully others, only a few are leaders. The rest are just followers, easily swayed and unwilling to risk Injury to stand out. Seeing their Opponent's fierce momentum, they didn't dare to Take Action again.
As long as you suppress them with momentum from the start, using Skill and Strength to quickly take down those who stand out, and if someone starts to back down, that retreating Atmosphere will spread to others, making them also afraid to step forward.
This was different from those madmen in the Base who seemed to feel no Pain.
Otherwise, with nearly thirty people, they should have been able to defeat her.
"You..." Ubu Saika tapped a boy who was bent over clutching his leg with the Mop. "Go check my desk Drawer and see if there's anything good."
That Boy's legs and back had been hit hard a few times, and he was in Pain. Being called out by Ubu Saika, and seeing that his Companions were all either Injured or intimidated, he hesitated for a moment before going to Ubu Saika's Desk.
"Bastard!" A boy who had been Injured in front of Ubu Saika suddenly jumped up, but was immediately struck in the Face with the Mop, beaten back to his knees, clutching his Face.
The others watching felt a sympathetic Tooth Pain and quietly stayed in the Corner.
The Boy at Ubu Saika's Desk swallowed hard, turned out all the Trash Bags from the Desk Drawer, and placed them on the Desktop. "U-Ubu Classmate, it's just Garbage..."
"You're the Garbage!" Ubu Saika sensed something was wrong and Subconsciously cursed. Seeing the other person look bullied and afraid to Speak Out, she scanned the others standing by the Wall Corner. "Who did this?"
Everyone fell into Silence, Didn't Say Anything.
Ubu Saika knew that some of these people were acting out of 'loyalty', while others were afraid of Retaliation later. Grabbing the Mop, she walked towards the Girl who had sneered during class. "Ozawa Yuna, Classmate, it must be you then."
"Wh-Why..." Ozawa Yuna felt guilty. She had wanted to Call people to go up together, but seeing that three Boys stronger than her had been beaten, and Kawada, who had been taken down earlier, was considered the strongest fighter in the Class, she immediately lost any Intentions of trying.
She couldn't admit it! Anyway, no one had accused her, and the only one who might have, Kawada, had been beaten. It was impossible for him to side with The Other Party now!
"I Think it's you," Ubu Saika Didn't Take Action. She leaned close to Ozawa Yuna's ear, lowered her Sound, and asked, "Ozawa Classmate, you're so cute, you must be very popular with Uncle, right?"
From the moment she arrived in this Class, Ozawa Yuna had looked at her with a hostile Gaze. Naturally, she had to pay more attention.
From the Information Ozawa Yuna usually revealed while chatting with people, her Home probably ran a Ramen Shop, a Small Shop with average Business. It was unlikely her Home could afford that new Mobile Phone Ozawa Yuna had been showing off. She had a Speculation, but wasn't sure.
After All, they had only known each other for two Days. She could only rely on some past Experience to Speculation.
Ozawa Yuna's Face changed slightly. She frowned, lowered her Sound and asked, "How do you know? Even If you use this to Threaten me, it won't work. It's not just me..."
"Of course not," Ubu Saika said softly in Ozawa Yuna's ear. "Not just you. And there are some people in the Class who know too, right? But if Ozawa Yuna's cute Face gets Injured and becomes ugly, you won't be able to go on Dates with Uncles anymore."
"You..." Ozawa Yuna didn't dare to Say she didn't believe it.
"I Just Hope to Getting Along well with my Classmates," Ubu Saika straightened up and backhanded Kawada, who was howling and trying to Pounce Over, with the Mop, throwing him down again. Turning back to Ozawa Yuna, she continued, "Listen to me from now on. If anyone bullies you, I'll Help you stand up for yourself. It's a good deal, right?"
Ozawa Yuna hesitated for a moment and Nodded.
Having a madman... no, having a Girl who can fight and stand up for you, that wasn't bad.
Ubu Saika Looked Towards Ozawa Yuna's followers, waiting for those Girls to Nod in agreement. Then she turned back to look at Kawada. "Including Kawada Classmate."
Kawada was considered to be completely subdued. Stick after Stick, swung fast and ruthlessly – no one could take that. And he suddenly thought this red-haired Girl was pretty cool. "I, I Understand..."
Ubu Saika knew Boys' little hang-ups about Face and didn't force Kawada to Say anything more. She Turned Around, put the Mop back, and said, "It's the Same for everyone else. I have to go to Cram School and need to leave. I'm inviting everyone to dinner at eight o'clock tonight, at Ozawa's family's Noodle Shop. Any Classmates who want to come are welcome."
Injury compensation? As Long As Kawada doesn't tell the Teacher, then No Need.
Moreover, she had aimed for fleshy areas when hitting them. The people she hit only had minor Trauma. Even if they told the Teacher, it was very Possibility that she would only be asked to pay for Medical Expenses. It wouldn't become a big deal, and she would Still Can have a Portion left over. She might as well use it to treat everyone.
She was an outsider. If she didn't seize this Opportunity to build Relationships tonight, some people might Think, 'Why should we listen to someone who came from Kumamoto?' And some might hold Resentment after recovering. It would be very Troublesome in the future, leading to continuous feuds, and rebuilding Relationships would be very Hard.
Being able to infiltrate a delinquent Group in just a few years, and then move from that delinquent Group to a Biker Gang, Ubu Saika had her own strengths. At least among normal peers, she could Understand different people's Mentality and develop her own Relationships.
That Night, a Group of Boys and Maidens had a Gathering at the Noodle Shop.
Ozawa Yuna's Parents were a very Kind and easy-going couple. When they heard they were Ozawa Yuna's Classmates, they even offered to make it free.
Ubu Saika naturally didn't accept. She paid the full Price, and with a few sweet Words, coaxed the couple into leaving them to have fun and let the Group of Children enjoy themselves.
Ozawa Yuna saw that Ubu Saika hadn't said anything to her Parents and felt relieved. She wasn't afraid of Ubu Saika telling her Classmates, but she was afraid of Ubu Saika telling her Parents.
Ubu Saika also gave Kawada and the Group of people she had beaten some Pocket Money, saying Things like, 'We're all Oneself people now. I caused your Injury, so I should pay for the Medical Expenses.' This relieved the Boys who were worried about being scolded for asking for Pocket Money to buy Medicine when they got Home, and smoothed out the knots in the Hearts of this Group of troublemakers.
Many people came, including some who had been bullied before. But Kawada and Ozawa Yuna, who used to bully others, Didn't Say Anything, and the others gradually accepted each other.
They were all a Group of Children of similar Age. Once they started chatting, there were always Topics to talk about – Teasing a certain Teacher at School, Teasing a certain System at School, talking about favorite Stars, recent fresh Matters. The Atmosphere grew more and more lively, and their Relationships rapidly grew closer.
They even chatted without getting their fill. A Group of People, full and satisfied, prepared to find another Place to continue chatting.
"Ubu, will you get in trouble if you go Home late?" Ozawa Yuna asked. "You have Cram School every day. Your family must be very strict, right?"
"In This Case, Yuna, you must Help explain Things properly," Ozawa Yuna's Mother said with a smile.
Ozawa Yuna Looked Towards Ubu Saika. "If you're going to get scolded, I can Go Home with you and explain to your Parents."
Ubu Saika thought of her empty Residence and fell into Silence for a moment. "Let me ask..."
Send Email, Ask Raki.
【Raki, I'm having a Gathering with Classmates. Can I come Home a little later? Also, is it okay if I invite Classmates back to my Residence?】
【Got it sorted? Not bad. You decide for Oneself. --Raki】
That meant it was okay.
Ubu Saika Understood. She simply invited everyone to Go To her Home, bought some Snacks, and they all sat in the Living Room watching Television and chatting.
"Wow, that's amazing! Ubu Classmate, you live by yourself!"
"Ubu Classmate, your family must be rich, right? To rent such a nice Place for you to live alone..."
"I'm so Envy!"
"It's alright." Ubu Saika smiled faintly.
She wasn't sure if she counted as rich. Based on the Money her Father had given her over the years, it probably was. That Money was enough for her to be wealthier than her peers, not to mention the House was rented by the Organization, and her Tuition Fee and Pocket Money were also provided by the Organization. Raki had also transferred Money to her Account.
As the Group of Students got more excited, the Topic slowly shifted.
Ubu Saika Got Up to Go To the Refrigerator to get Fruit, unable to describe the Feeling in her Heart.
She used to Dream of living alone, in a House Just Like this one – a Living Room, a Kitchen, two Rooms, plus a Washroom. She'd use one Room as a Study, and the other to sleep in. Her Friends would be sitting in the Living Room. They could watch Television together and play without restraint, with no Parents to complain. Previously, when she knew someone could live alone, she would have Envy that Freedom.
But yesterday, when she moved in, she went to buy Daily Routine supplies alone after School Dismissal, bought Bento and Fruit, then went Home alone. She ate dinner in the empty House and fell asleep alone at Night, staring at the Ceiling.
She had Insomnia until midnight.
It was very Freedom. She could choose to buy Things she liked, whether it was a Toothbrush, Duvet Cover, Ornament, or Poster. She could buy more expensive Things, Things her Parents had never allowed her to buy before. But she was also very Lonely and lost.
No one cared what she bought, no one cared if she was taking care of herself.
She knew very well that Raki didn't like her and didn't pay her much attention. But the strong Emotion in her Heart, and the respect and thrill she felt when thinking of that person, made it impossible for her to let go easily.
"Ubu, you like Odagiri Toshiya!" Kawada Looked at the Poster on the Wall, Got Up, and mimed playing the Guitar. "I like him the most too! Pity he started a Company and doesn't do Performances or release New Songs anymore. But that's exactly why 'Queen' is so precious, right?"
"Yeah." Ubu Saika turned back, smiled, and took out her Mobile Phone.
This was also something her Stepfather had never allowed her to buy. Her Stepfather said Odagiri Bin was a Criminal, not worth admiring, and forbade her from liking him. But now, asking her to jump around like Kawada, she Seemingly couldn't do it.
The Feeling of suddenly being out of sync with everyone else made her want to Call someone, anyone would do. But holding her Mobile Phone, she Didn't Know who to Call.
Her Mother? She Didn't Know how to explain Things if her Mother asked. She couldn't clearly explain her Father's Situation, let alone mention anything about the Organization.
Moreover, now that her Mother was pregnant with another Child, she could clearly Feel that she had been abandoned.
Her Father? She had Called once, but couldn't get through and hadn't Called again. Raki had said her Father was a person in the Organization. She Didn't Know if her Father was involved in something dangerous or something she shouldn't know about. She didn't dare Contact him casually.
Previous Friends? Those people who watched her being taken away but didn't dare Speak Out. Even if she Understands their Fear of facing the Muzzle, she didn't want to Contact those people again.
Then there was Raki left. But Raki was someone she couldn't Contact casually, or she'd face the Consequences. She knew Raki's Email Address, but there was simply no way to Call him.
(End of Chapter)
