People at the practical education center only want to drop out.

The pressure to survive, coupled with the most familiar person to impersonate.

The combination of these two factors ultimately created her unfathomable acting skills!

In order to avoid being bullied, Karuizawa deliberately disguised himself as someone who was not easy to bully.

But soon, Karuizawa realized that this was not enough.

After all, she was just pretending; she only "looked like she was not easy to bully," but in reality, she didn't have the confidence to be "not easy to bully."

In fact, her pretense itself is not very appealing and can easily arouse hostility from others.

If any of those who are hostile to him dare to try and oppose her...

With just a casual try, you can easily expose her disguise and turn her from a domineering hot girl into a submissive punching bag.

Realizing this, Karuizawa panicked and tried to find a stronger way to protect herself.

Soon, Karuizawa had an idea: since she wasn't strong enough, she just needed to find someone strong to rely on.

Karuizawa then began searching for someone who could protect her and was willing to accept her reliance.

Hirata was the one Karuizawa chose, the one she believed could protect her and was willing to rely on.

Actually, Karuizawa hadn't originally planned to make a request to Hirata so soon.

As the saying goes, "Time will tell."

It's only been a short time, and Karuizawa isn't sure yet if the way Hirata is acting is his true self.

What if the other person appears to be a gentle and sunny young man, but is actually a guy who likes to play with girls' feelings and then uses their information to blackmail them?

Karuizawa has witnessed too many dark things; she was even a victim of those dark things herself.

Therefore, she plans to observe for a while longer before making a decision.

However, recent events have forced Karuizawa to forcibly shorten her observation period for Hirata.

These past few days, that guy named Bai Lan has been glaring at her with a terrifying look every time he enters the classroom.

On one occasion, Karuizawa felt that he even saw something very familiar in the eyes of that guy named Shirayama...

She remembered!

Back then, those girls held down her hands and feet, and then, as if playing a game, stabbed her in the abdomen with a utility knife, making her experience the feeling of being on the verge of death for the first time.

At that time, the way those girls looked at her felt very similar to the way Bai Lan looked at her!

Karuizawa felt that there was something very terrifying hidden in their eyes.

Although Karuizawa managed to get away with it by relying on her acting skills squeezed out of her by the death threat, and was not exposed, she was actually terrified and felt like she was about to collapse from fear.

Karuizawa felt she was about to give up; she wouldn't last until the end of the "observation period."

Once the act breaks down, Karuizawa's true colors will surely be revealed.

Rather than doing that, she might as well take a gamble, skip the "observation period," and directly ask for help from the only person she could think of to rely on—Hirata.

And that led to today's secret meeting between Karuizawa and Hirata.

Furthermore, the complete version of the conversation between Karuizawa and Hirata during this secret meeting is actually as follows:

Karuizawa: "Hirata, didn't you say you would help everyone?"

Hirata: "Yes, Karuizawa-kun, is there anything I can help you with?"

Karuizawa: "Someone is trying to bully me."

Hirata: "Who is it?"

Karuizawa: "I don't know, but I do know that if you're not willing to help me, I'll soon be bullied. It's been like this from elementary school to junior high. There will always be someone who bullies me."

They just thought I was easy to bully, so ever since I enrolled in school, I've deliberately acted like I'm not easy to bully, just because I'm afraid someone will bully me.

But I know I'm a fake; I'm not as amazing as I pretend to be.

My words and actions may make me appear strong, but they're bound to provoke some people. If someone tries to take me down and I can't retaliate, I'll quickly be exposed, and they'll realize I'm easy to bully... I don't want to be bullied!

Hirata: "Then I'll tell everyone so that they can get along well with you, okay?"

Karuizawa: "No! It's no use just saying it! Just like those teachers before."

Hirata: "So how do you want me to help you?"

The above is the part that Bai Lan couldn't hear at all because she was too far away.

What follows is the complete version of what Bai Lan only heard.

Karuizawa: "Hirata-kun, I need you to protect me. Can you be my boyfriend 'in name'?"

Hirata: "Why do we have to use my girlfriend's name? Isn't this deceiving everyone? I don't agree."

Karuizawa: "You're popular in class. If you were my boyfriend, they would see us as a unit, and I could use your influence. They wouldn't want to offend you, so naturally they wouldn't dare to bully me! Please say yes. I think Bai Lan has been annoyed with me for a long time. These past few days, he always glares at me when he enters the classroom."

Especially the day before yesterday, the look in his eyes was absolutely terrifying!

do you know?

I was almost bullied to death in the past. They held my limbs down and stabbed me with a utility knife. I almost died. Back then, the guys who bullied me had eyes that looked a lot like Bai Lan's eyes.

The way he looked at me that day, I was so scared..

Bai Lan had no idea that the way she used to test Karuizawa every day would frighten him so much, and even lead to tonight's meeting between Karuizawa and Hirata.

No, to be precise, even without Bai Lan's probing, Karuizawa would have approached Hirata sooner or later, and might even have approached Bai Lan.

After all, if Bai Lan hadn't used her eyes to scare Karuizawa, given Karuizawa's intelligence, she might have already been successfully fooled by Hirata into believing that "Bai Lan is a good person who would help others even at her own expense."

Therefore, such a meeting will eventually occur.

After hearing Karuizawa's words, Hirata subconsciously wanted to say a few good words to Bai Lan: "No, I don't think Bai Lan is that kind of person. You shouldn't be afraid of him. On the contrary, Bai Lan is actually a good person."

However, Karuizawa preferred to believe what she saw. She ignored Hirata's kind words to Shirai and said, "If you don't agree to be my boyfriend, someone will soon try to bully me in ways other than words."

My disguise is only good at talking; if I try to do something else, I'll definitely be exposed, and once exposed, I'll definitely be bullied.

They'll find I'm easy to bully once they start, and then they'll escalate their bullying.

After that, I will definitely be in danger, even my life!

Hirata-kun, help me, I'm so scared!

60. I want you to be my girlfriend.

"I don't think anyone in Class D would do such a thing, so you don't need to worry too much. You'll definitely get along well with everyone."

Hirata saw that Karuizawa seemed to think that "everyone will bully me," and he felt that Karuizawa thought too badly of everyone. He felt that this was not conducive to unity, and subconsciously wanted to say something to help others, while also trying to comfort Karuizawa and hope that she would not be too afraid.

However, Karuizawa assumed that Hirata, whom she saw as a lifeline, was unwilling to help her.

Having lost the only person he could think of to rely on, Karuizawa's eyes suddenly darkened, and he looked as if he had lost all hope of living and was ready to wait for death on the spot.

Seeing this, Hirata quickly said, "Okay, I can lend you the title of 'girlfriend' and I will cooperate when you need it. But I'm sorry, I have many people who need my help and I will be very busy. I can't spare much time to play the role of your couple. However, I will not deny it when others ask me to confirm our relationship."

This is what Karuizawa and Hirata discussed during their meeting tonight.

During this time, Karuizawa was telling Hirata about her painful past, hoping to get Hirata's help.

But perhaps because she was too scared, Karuizawa became even more wary, so she subconsciously maintained a facade of strength while saying these things.

Therefore, although she was "requesting," her tone was as if she were demanding or commanding.

This is also a major reason why Bai Lan misunderstands Karuizawa.

If she said these words while trembling or crying, then Bai Lan would never have misunderstood.

.....

As Karuizawa crouched down, covering his head, he imagined the tragic future he would face in prison once his hidden secrets were exposed.

After a while, Karuizawa suddenly felt something was wrong. She wondered if she had overlooked something very important that might threaten her safety.

Karuizawa quickly realized what was happening and exclaimed in surprise:

"and many more!

I have read his text message.

Should I respond to him soon?

If I don't respond to him quickly, and he notices I haven't replied, will he think it's disrespectful or provocative? Will he get angry and then bully me?

What we overcome is often an even greater fear.

Driven by fear, Karuizawa freed his hands from his head, picked up his phone, and began replying to Shirai's messages.

Karuizawa felt there was a possibility that "Shirai was actually bluffing her."

Or rather, Karuizawa harbored a certain sense of wishful thinking.

Karuizawa didn't immediately show that she believed Shirai's words. Instead, she decided to maintain her usual assertive attitude and replied with the following:

"What do you mean? Don't understand? Don't bother me!"

Bai Lan received a reply from Karuizawa. Without saying much, he simply typed on his phone screen:

"The cell phones provided by the school didn't have very good sound reception; they didn't pick up as much audio as I could hear on-site, but I still managed to pick up some interesting content."

The video clip is attached below.

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In this way, Karuizawa could no longer pretend to be stupid.

Upon seeing the latest message from Bai Lan, Karuizawa promptly abandoned any hope of getting away with it.

However, unlike Bai Lan.

Karuizawa wasn't concerned about the recording at all; he was concerned about the person who recorded it!

The movement of the video footage indicates that the camera was manually operated, meaning that the person filming was present at the time.

If even a mobile phone's video recording can capture so much sound about what is being said, then the human ear, with its even stronger sound-capturing ability, must hear even more!

"It's over...

The person I'm afraid of knows that I'm weak and easy to bully!

It seems he's trying to use this to get me to do something?