38. Fire stealers
(Update ~ only one change ~ By the way, it's said it's expensive, but I think my price is just right? Twenty-five words in a thousand words if I buy out. If it's easier on the same side.,It's fifteen or twenty thousand words.,So why do you have to give me a little motivation, right? And the beautiful readers who keep saying that they are going to call me this month don't seem to see anyone now...... Is it true that having expectations is the original sin? Hawkers, anyway, it's just a mood update. That's the mood for today. οΌ
After the fireworks were over, it was the same time as yesterday.
I also took a dip in the built-in bathroom in the caretaker's building today, and walked along the road leading to the cabin while facing the night breeze. Because today I am the last one, I can take a good bath.
Back at the cabin, the lights were turned off and it seemed that everyone was asleep.
I'm used to this kind of scenery, and every time I go to bed after I'm sure it's safe. The difference now is nothing more than the comfort that I don't have to be sure of this group of people. In other words, if you're already high school students and can't take care of yourself, then it doesn't matter if you're dead, right? Although I will be nagged by parents, I think there is absolutely nothing wrong with thinking this way.
"...... than Qigu-san"
As I crept over to my bed, I heard this noise.
"Ahh Is it Hayama? Woke you up? β
"No, it's just a little bit sleepless."
Leaning against the wall, he was now filled in the white moonlight, revealing a somewhat lonely smile.
"Are you still reminiscing about the battle? Anyway, when the side of the wicked is my doing, you don't have anything to care about. β
"It's not like that, it's just a little bit of a reminder of something from the past...... Before, the same thing happened right in front of me, but there was nothing I could do about it. I just thought of something like this. β
Neither self-deprecating nor complaining, Hayama said as if he was nostalgic.
Ah, that's the kind of plot to put it simply, right? The kind of drama movie that can't be skipped after triggering FLAG.
But I don't know the past of Hayama in the road, and I don't know the past under the snow of the road, so I naturally have nothing to say in response, so I can only turn over as an alternative, turn on my phone and look at Hayama in the corner, just this level of thing.
As for the few edited text messages that appear on my phone, I believe the results might have been a little better if I hadn't looked at them. I can already smell death at that frequency alone. What should I do if I go back? Working super hard for five days in a row should be fine, right? As long as you talk to the editor, you should still be able to understand each other.
"Although, it would be nice if the snow could become like her sister......
Ah, because the relationship between the family is still something, this guy also knows Miss Yangno. However, although we all know the same person, Hayama and I have different opinions.
"I didn't ...... It's okay not to become like that. Amiable under the snow or something, just imagination is scary enough. β
And with that sticky attribute, the irritability value is simply a geometric multiple.
Just the thought of that attribute, I subconsciously shuddered.
"Ha Luha, indeed."
In the dim light of the mobile phone, Hayama scratched his head and smiled a little awkwardly.
But soon, the voice suddenly took a sharp turn, and even when he calmed down a little, he heard Hayama's gasp.
"If you say...... What if Hitori and we were in the same elementary school? β
"Do you really want to know the outcome of the Dao?"
"It's a lie to say you don't want to."
"Yes......"
After flipping through the text messages on my phone, I glanced at Hayama Hayato sitting in the corner and smiled slightly.
"That would be the last nightmare of your life that you would want to mention. Because no matter what, you can't surpass me by a single bit. The whole school was turning like a machine in my hand. I gradually gave up thinking, gradually denied thinking, and left all my consciousness and actions to make up my minds. You won't like that kind of day. β
There was a soft 'click', and the light of the phone disappeared suddenly.
The wooden house has been restored to its original peaceful appearance. There was only a sigh that I didn't know whose voice it was, lingering on the beams.
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The car was very quiet when I went back.
The seats in the back were all gone, and within thirty minutes of departure, everyone was sleeping behind their chairs.
I was also very relaxed and in a state of confusion in the assistant's seat. But if I'm asleep now, Hiratsuka-sensei would be pitiful, so I'm trying to stay awake. His eyes were confused as he looked out the window at the ever-changing scenery. But anyway, because I saw too much of the changing scenery, I felt even more sleepy.
The highway is clear. Although we are students and we may not be able to feel anything during the holidays, today is a weekday, and it is still before Obon, so there is no congestion on the road towards Chiba City.
I should be able to endure for two or three hours.
"Is it okay to dissolve at the school? But it's too much effort to send them home one by one. β
Probably Mr. Hiratsuka was thinking about how to go back, so he asked me.
"It doesn't matter."
Hearing my answer, the teacher nodded his head. Mr. Hiratsuka is probably tired too, and he really wants to disband early.
"I said, Biqi Valley."
Hiratsuka-sensei was still looking ahead, as if he was speaking inadvertently.
"Do you know the story of Prometheus, the firestealer?"
"'Everything that is perfect and perfect for mankind will come into its hands through a kind of blasphemy, and will reap the fruit again and again, and the offended Heaven will send a flood of misery and sorrow upon the noble endeavor for the noble generations of mankind.' If you want to talk about Greek mythology, I still have a lot of research, because I use these things when I am looking for materials. β
"Really? It would be great if you knew the truth. Mr. Hiratsuka handsomely lit a cigarette, supported the steering wheel with one hand, and held a slender lady's cigarette in the other, his eyes became melodious and confused.
"He is a god, but he uses various methods to shield mankind and does not want humanity to be harmed in the slightest. He would rather deceive his friends at the feast of God than allow humans to eat. After humans were stripped of the flame by Zeus, Prometheus managed to steal the heavenly fire and give it to humans. This behavior finally angered Zeus, who suffered from 30,000 years of eagle carving on the mountaintop. But even so, he still didn't have any regrets. β
"And then? What kind of teachings does the teacher want to teach me? I yawned as I looked at the changing scenery outside, and replied somewhat absent-mindedly: "If Prometheus the Fire Stealer is so far-sighted and how he protects and loves humanity, then forget it." I'm tired of hearing this kind of thing for a long time. Myths and stories are educational or something. β
"No, I'm trying to say something the other way." Ms. Hiratsuka took a deep puff of her cigarette and spewed it out. I looked at the passenger seat with sharp eyes, and there seemed to be some indescribable blame and pain in my eyes.
"Don't you think that Prometheus, as a god, is too doting on humans?"
ββ¦β¦ Ha? β
"In order to fulfill his creation, he did not hesitate to turn against his brother. In order to protect those who ask for help, they do not hesitate to falsify and deceive. Such kindness is indeed great in the eyes of others, but in the eyes of his brothers, his friends, such behavior must be pathological and incomprehensible. You say, don't you? It's ridiculous to turn against your brother for the sake of a bunch of creations. β
So Prometheus is portrayed as a tragic hero who sacrifices himself to fulfill others. People are in awe of this kind of self-sacrificing for the betterment of others. This kind of person can be said to be the cornerstone of human progress, and he is simply the best hero. β
"Yes, it's good for all of humanity, but it's not good for people who care about themselves."
"Helping the needy and needy is a very meaningful life."
"That's what you said...... You're doing the greatest thing in humanity, I remember saying that, right? β
"Not true. That passage is from the Soviet work "How Steel is Made". My whole blood and life have been dedicated to the most magnificent cause in the world, to fight for the liberation of all mankind. This sentence has infected countless people on the road to greatness. I used to think that way. But now it seems that my consciousness is not enough. The petty-bourgeois revolutionary game is nothing more. β
So you went from saving the whole to saving the individual? I do acknowledge that everyone has a different way of life. But such a way of life is completely unworkable in this country. Biqi Valley. β
ββ¦β¦ I don't understand what you're talking about, teacher. β
"If you really don't understand, that's great."
Teacher Hiratsuka sighed a little lonely for some reason.
We didn't say a word on the road that followed.