Chapter 15: Mutual Concealment and Mutual Alienation

For Hikiya Hachiman, all the problems that can be solved with self-sacrifice are not a problem. Whether it was his full confidence in his ideas, or as a fierce response to my previous accusations against him, he closed the matter in the quickest way he was adept.

It's a very simple way, come to the door of Class A of the third year, call out the unaware Xiao Mu Yu's seniors, and then say to himself, "I'm sorry, I really believe that my seniors have someone I like, I was too offended to you at the time", and then, when Xiao Mu Shu's seniors didn't even have time to react, they left quickly - leaving the back of a really embarrassed "shy boy".

Thinking about it carefully, there are too many doubts in this matter: there are countless boys who have coveted Xiao Mu Cao's predecessors, why did this person have been quiet before, and then chose to take the initiative to reveal his identity at this time? Why did he not react after so long after the cultural festival incident, but in the end he appeared in front of people with such fanfare as if to clarify the suspicion? People who know a little bit more about Qigu will wonder how this person, who usually has no sense of existence at all, feels good about himself before confessing to Kogi Yukina?

- However, all these questions from others can't answer one question: that is- if it wasn't for the fact that he really liked Yukina Kogi, then why did Hikiya Hachiman, who seemed to have nothing to do with this matter, make such a big self-sacrifice to clear the other party's stigma?

Because, no one would believe that there is a person in this world who will sacrifice his own school life in order to solve other people's problems.

In the second-year F class where Bikiya is located, he needs to bear more pressure: the front foot has just confessed to Koki Yukina, and the back foot has some thoughts about Ebi's famous Himena, and after being rejected, he has done something to show favor to Kogi So's seniors again - this kind of behavior can no longer be described as a simple "scum". If it weren't for the silence of the top caste group of the class headed by Hayama, Nabikiya could have become a typical case of school bullying. Of course, I don't know if Hayama's silence was because he believed in Hikiya himself, or because he was courting Yui-sama, or the rest of the entire ministry department.

That afternoon, Hikiya didn't take any time off, but he didn't come to the ministry event—which at least meant that if he had a sense of guilt and trouble about it, at least he cared about it.

Under the snow, he sat in front of the window as always, holding the library book that had not turned the pages for a long time, and seemed to be in a very calm daze as always. The person concerned was not there, and she couldn't even say complaints and sarcasm, but in the same way, she didn't calmly say that she "wanted to continue to solve the problem". Or when she finds a problem and tries to solve it, her first subconscious reaction is "I may not be able to do it", right?

The older sister, who didn't make sense to force a smile, just sat in her chair in a daze, and had just explained to us what had happened to Hikiya in the class now, and she had been in this state - if her brother was going to do a dangerous thing, her other partner had already done it without her preparation, and had taken the final cost.

The human heart is this ridiculous thing that you can never predict, such an outcome, did Yang Nai under the snow expect it? Apparently not. Did Haruki Kitahara expect it? Of course not.

In the end, Hikiya Hachiman once again shows his abilities in a way that is both proud and self-destructive, and then laughs at the other conformists.

In this game, there is no winner.

"I think I still have to talk to Xiao Mu Cao's seniors. Suddenly, my sister stood up and said.

"Do you think it's useful to let Xiao Mu Yu's seniors come forward to deny this matter now? Based on the impression she usually gives people, coupled with the catalyst of Bi Qi Gu's incident this time, I'm afraid it's just to add an evaluation to her 'Xiao Mu Yu is too gentle, even if he refuses, he doesn't want to hurt the people who like him'? Bi Qi Gu has already calculated this. ”

"But, from her point of view, can't the problem of small businesses be helped?"

"How could the senior, who was particularly prone to a flood of empathy at such a time, not hate this situation? But how many times do you think she has faced a similar situation? ”

"So it's just silence?"

"So, what would you do if it was Yui-sama?"

"If it's me—" My sister bit her lip dissatisfiedly, but she knew that after the impulse was suppressed, all that was left was helplessness.

"That,Kowa mentioned,Kitahara-senpai who seems to know a lot about this incident.,Although I don't know why Kowa doesn't like him.,But it seems like a lot of people say he's very reliable-"

"-Do you know what Kitahara-senpai was thinking?"

"What does Xiaoxue think? If it's Xiaoxue—"

The snow shook his head silently, and then looked at me almost naturally.

Don't even want to fight to the last death, just admit defeat?

"Three ways. "There are three solutions to this level of rumor – in fact, this time the situation is the same as the previous one, that is, the newspaper fake news situation, or this time, the situation is a follow-up to the previous fake news situation." ”

In the previous incident, Biqigu seemed to analyze the breakthrough points of three problems - but the essence of these three points is the same, they are all to attack the validity of the rumor itself, let its authenticity disappear, then the rumor will naturally dissipate. There are two other ways to do this, one is to round out the lie with a lie, that is, to present a logical situation that sounds more plausible – usually a lie, because if the logic of truth were more appealing, the lie would not exist in the first place. Another way is to dilute the rumors, and this approach goes in two directions, one is to use a variety of possibilities that make it impossible for people to form a definite single impression, and the other is to dwarf the previous news with larger news. Hikiya is now using a combination of these two methods, on the one hand, to prove the falsity of the old lie with a new lie, and on the other hand, to create a new news to attract people's attention - now, all eyes have been focused on Hikiya himself and Kogi So's predecessors, especially Hikiya himself. At least the pressure on my sister and under the snow has been lifted, and it's in line with his interests, isn't it?"

"So, Yubihama, what are you going to do?" Yukishita nodded, asking - a familiar conversation.

"Sorry, there is only a directional solution, and there is no specific implementation method. It's easy to replace lies with lies, but it's not the solution to the underlying problem. And diluting the news, if it's not topical enough and related news, won't solve the problem. ”

"That makes sense. Yukiya nodded and continued to ponder.

"But this time I feel much better than the last time, after all, Xiaohe has begun to seriously analyze the problem, if Xiaohe can seriously analyze the problem, then it will be close to half of the solution to the problem, hasn't Xiaohe always been like this?" However, my sister seemed to be relieved, nodded to me with confidence, and said.

"My sister trusts me too much!"

"Is there anything wrong with trusting Kowa?"

- There's nothing wrong with that, but, obviously I didn't trust me to solve the problem alone, and now I have such an expression of fully dependent on my brother, should I say that the psychology of girls is really unpredictable?

"What's the matter, doesn't Xiaohe think I shouldn't trust you?"

"Ah, it's nothing, it's best if Sister Yui can trust me, then I won't live up to Sister Yui's high expectations!"

In short, although I don't know why, it's a good thing to regain my sister's trust - maybe it's because Bikigu's problem has made her find out, at least, I'm more trustworthy than Bikiya who takes a solution without warning.

"Well, so, Xiaohe, you must solve the problem!" my sister looked at me with serious eyes, "It must be!"

"No problem!" I rarely felt my sister's expectation, so this time, I can solve the problem without worrying!

Of course, I'm sorry, sister, but this time, I lied to what you expected not to hide from you.

The solution exists, but we don't reveal the facts, partly because I don't want to do it if it wasn't necessary, but more so that you don't worry or get suspicious.

No matter how blameworthy of his actions in this incident, he taught me one thing: when you can solve the problem alone, try not to involve irrelevant people, especially those who care about you, otherwise, they will only become a factor that binds you.

Solving problems quickly, forming irreversible results, and using the results to force the other party to accept them is the most cruel and effective method.

It's just that the same idea doesn't just happen to me.

Maybe he was complacent because of the success he concealed, so he ignored his sister's abnormality.

Because of concern, so hidden, because of concealment, so alienated.

The tacit understanding between siblings includes many aspects, but the mutual concealment of the same incident is only ironic.

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Everybody has to get involved, and no one is allowed to run, that's all.