51. The one who faces himself
"Welcome, you came to dye your hair yesterday...!"
At the barbershop after school, the barber with the big back saw Sakumi Yagawa again.
"Hey, why do you have so many injuries on your face? Is it a fight with someone? β
When the barber saw the gauze on the girl's forehead and her red and swollen cheeks, he immediately leaned forward worriedly:
"You're not going to fight with the bad guy at school who is called the King of Beasts or something, are you? You're a girl, don't be strong even if you have a backbone! β
Yachuan Sakuwen smiled slightly, shook his head and said, "No, I was just educated well~"
"Education? Have you been corporally punished by your teacher? The barber's eyes were solemn.
"It's not that serious, uncle." Sakifumi Yagawa pointed to the end of his blonde hair and said embarrassedly, "By the way, I want to dye my hair back black." β
"Huh? Do you want to be a good student again? The barber was surprised and took out the barber knife.
"Hmm~" Yagawa Sakumi nodded: "I've woken up and don't want to continue to escape." β
"Oh! Then make an exception and give you free hair dyeing~" The barber showed a pleased smile: "Although I don't know what you have experienced, I always feel that your eyes are much fresher than yesterday." β
......
Back at home, Sakufumi's parents anxiously gathered around.
They received a call from the school teacher today, saying that their daughter had dyed yellow hair and was making trouble at school, and warned them that if they continued like this, they would be expelled immediately.
So in any case, they are ready to have a good talk with their daughter, even if they use strong means to press her to the table.
But when they saw Sakumi Yagawa, they found that her face was injured, and her hair had turned back to black.
"Sakifumi, why are you hurt?" Mrs. Yachuan patted her daughter on the shoulder worriedly, completely forgetting that she was ready to criticize her.
Yachuan Sakumi turned his head a little awkwardly and frowned: "No... It's okay, I accidentally fell. β
Although she hopes to change herself, she still can't let go of her parents who have been estranged for many years.
"By the way, I want to borrow a sum of money from you, which will be used tomorrow to compensate my classmates who have been blackmailed by me, and then apologize to them personally." Sakifumi Yagawa plucked up his courage and pretended to be calm and made a request to his mother:
"After that, I will go out to work and pay it back to you, as long as you don't calculate the interest on me according to the usury of the underworld."
Hearing this, the Yachuan couple were stunned. Mrs. Yachuan looked at her daughter carefully, and reached out to touch her daughter's forehead again, wondering if she had a fever.
"What are you doing? I'm sober now! Yagawa Sakifumi's cheeks were slightly red, and he scratched his nose a little ashamedly:
"Well, I've already reflected on it... What I used to do was so naΓ―ve. β
The Ravens looked at each other again and were silent for a moment.
No, no, no, absolutely impossible! My daughter has been in a cold war with them for almost several years, how can she suddenly lower her profile and speak?
Mr. Yachuan asked a little uncertainly, "Wenwen is really stimulated by something, why don't you go to the hospital to have a look?" β
"Long-winded, I'm not sick!" Yachuan Sakiwen bit his teeth lightly and said in annoyance: "What I'm talking about now... It's all from the heart. β
Mrs. Yachuan picked up an envelope stuffed with money from the table and silently placed it in her daughter's hand.
"Wenwen, there are 100,000 yen in this, which should be enough for you to compensate your classmates." Mrs. Yachuan looked into her daughter's eyes and said with concern, "I believe in your choice, do what you think is right." β
"Hey! Wait a minute! Yagawa Hiroyuki was a little anxious: "How can you directly hand over so much money to a high school student!" Let me deliver it! β
"Do you want to go to Wenwen's school again with this face that looks like an underworld?" Mrs. Yachuan frowned, but began to reprimand her husband:
"You should admit it! If it weren't for you bragging to Sakumi every day that "the underworld is the most handsome job", how could she become what she is now? β
"It's... I can't blame it all! Hiroyuki Yagawa scratched his head aggrievedly: "Well... Never mind! You must give the money to your classmates and stop causing trouble! Otherwise, I won't be able to spare you, Sakifumi! β
"Got it, that's long-winded." Sakumi Yagawa stuffed the money bag into his clothes and grumbled with his tongue out.
"Hmm... I still think I'm verbose..."Mr. Yachuan bared his teeth and choked.
"Thank you, though."
Before returning to the room, Sakumi Yagawa reluctantly spoke.
To this day, Sakumi Yagawa still can't let go of the estrangement with his father. But she already has a purpose in life, and she doesn't want to be blinded by hatred anymore.
......
The next day, when Sakufumi Yagawa arrives at the class, he finds that his desk has been pranked again, stuffed with a large amount of garbage and waste paper.
The classmates looked at her with unkind eyes, expecting her to go angry again.
After all, with the current situation of Sakiwen Yagawa, as long as he does something wrong, he will be expelled from the school directly.
However, Sakumi Yagawa smiled slightly and stepped onto the podium.
"Students!" The girl slammed her hands on the table, leaned forward, and shouted:
"Everyone... You really hate me! β
The classmates were attracted by her and focused their eyes on her.
"All the while, I have been lost in the wrong path, committed many sins, and brought harm to those around me."
"I am such an unforgivable person, so I will not beg for your forgiveness."
"However, I still want to be greedy for my final year here. Both for myself and for those who cared for me when I was at my lowest point and hoped that I would wake up. β
"As atonement for your sins, I will accept your cold eyes, your gossip, and all your humiliation to me until you are satisfied!"
"So for the next school year, please advise!"
After saying that, she stepped off the podium like a dead person, and without hesitation, she sat down in the chair where she was secretly coated with super glue.
"Wait a minute, don't sit down!" A boy who stayed in the shape of three or seven stretched out his hand and called out to her, and hurriedly said:
"That's... Yachuan-san, I'll take you to the equipment room to get a new chair. β
This boy is their class president, and he used to have a good relationship with Sakufumi Yagawa, but he hasn't said a word since the "school-level referee".
The other students looked at the class leader with reproachful eyes, but the class leader scratched his head and said in a tangled way:
"Yachuan-san, she did something hateful, but everyone bullied her like this... It's not a legitimate act, is it? β
Hearing this, some of the students lowered their heads in shame.
"Thank you, squad leader." Yagawa Sakumi bowed slightly to the squad leader and said gratefully, "I'm very touched by the willingness to speak for someone like me." β
......
After school, Sakufumi Yagawa found the few classmates who had been blackmailed by the Ministry of Information, handed them the money bags that had been packed in advance, and bowed to them and apologized.
The first few students were fine, just glanced at her with disdain, and left with the money.
But the last male student was a hard stubble. He saw that Yachuan Sakuwen showed a low voice, and immediately shouted: "I only apologized until now, do you think I will forgive you?!" Don't pretend to be a good person! β
In the school hallway, the emotional student pulled out his textbook on the spot and slammed it on her head.
The corner of the book pierced the skin, and there was a hot pain, and a wisp of blood flowed down from the corner of Yagawa Sakifumi's forehead.
But Sakumi Yagawa remained silent and continued to maintain a bowing posture. Her eyes became more determined, like a sharp hunting bird.
"If violence can make you feel a little more relieved, please don't be polite to me." Yachuan Sakuwen held the money bag in his hand, and regardless of the blood flowing into his eyes, he said without humility or arrogance:
"This money is the loss and mental compensation I caused to you before, please accept it no matter what!"
The surrounding students gradually attracted passively and came to watch, and the male classmates also became embarrassed.
"Hmm... Crazyβ" The student cursed in a low voice, took the money bag and turned to leave.
......
After apologizing to the victims, Sakufumi Yagawa felt relieved.
"After doing these things... Can I get stronger inside? She sighed to herself:
"I'm also a fool to believe his words."
She walked over to her shoe closet, only to find that several students were secretly stuffing something into her shoe closet, presumably playing a prank again.
Sakifumi Yagawa was about to step forward to stop her, but a boy stepped forward before her and grabbed the wrist of one of the students.
"Kyushu... Honest?! Sakifumi Crowkawa cried out in dismay.
Kyushu Makoto stared at the prank students and reprimanded, "Do you know that you are violating the school rules? β
"But... This is the shoe cabinet of Sakufumi Yagawa's "sinner"! A mischievous student said:
"You're also a victim of the Department of Public Information, right? You should stand with us! β
"Who's going to mess with you?" Kyushu Cheng narrowed his eyes and said disdainfully: "You use this kind of inferior means to punish "sinners", haven't you yourself become "sinners" who bully your classmates?" β
"How can it be repaired... True love is nosy! Those prank classmates couldn't debate, so they could only leave in a huff.
Yakawa Sakibun stepped forward and said to Kyushu Makoto: "Just now... Thank you. β
"I'm just not used to it~" Kyushu Cheng smiled lightly: "I'm really nosy like this, right?" β
"Yes~ Nosy and preachy, the big truth is set in a set, more verbose than Grandpa Shangwen~" Yachuan Sakuwen couldn't help but cover his mouth and chuckle, pretending to sigh impatiently:
"In the future, I will simply call you "Grandpa Kyushu"~"
"Hey, I'm not that old, am I?" Makoto Kyushu frowned.
No matter how you say it, the combined age of his two lives is not enough to be called "old man".
"Just kidding~" Sakufumi Yagawa took out an envelope from his pocket and stuffed it into Makoto Kyushu's hand.
When Makoto Kyushu opened the envelope, he saw that inside was a membership card with a signboard of "Yazawaya".
"Our family's VIP membership card, the whole audience is 5% off~" Yagawa Sakumi pretended to be flat and said: "Compared to money, this thing is more useful to you~"
"Oh, thank you..."Makoto Kyushu happily accepted.
"I'm going to thank you, Makoto Kyushu." Sakumi Yagawa lifted the bag, tilted his head slightly, and turned his head to look at him.
"I... It's been a long nightmare, thanks to you waking me up. β
Her eyes were shining with the red sunset, and her smile had never been so vivid.
"Next, please take a good look at my changes~"