Chapter 17 Brave Heart (4000 Words Two in One)

The passing Kamen Rider took to the road again, as if he was really just passing by, but it planted a different seed in Yoshino Junpei's heart.

Half-supporting the wall, he returned to his home a few hundred meters away. The young man skillfully took out the medicine box and applied medicine to his body.

Ever since he entered this little-known high school and met that group of scum, he had to be blocked by them every once in a while. Running errands and playing tricks was commonplace, and if he was slightly unsatisfied, he would be blackmailed and beaten.

Junpei has had enough of this kind of life for a long time.

I wanted to resist more than once, but I could never muster the courage.

I wanted to say no more than once, but as soon as I said it, I was greeted with even more excessive beatings and scoldings.

I tried to seek help, but both teachers and classmates chose to remain silent. Some deliberately turned a blind eye, and some were afraid of getting angry.

Even two former colleagues and friends with similar interests chose to retire and escape.

If the three of them can unite as one, they may not let those bad guys succeed.

He put an ice pack against the bruises on his face and felt the coolness soaking into his bones. The boy's thoughts gradually drifted away.

That day a year ago, that vicious incident that made him feel so angry was also the beginning of everything.

Junpei Yoshino was not like this in the past.

Although he was an introvert and not good at communicating with others, he was not as passive and autistic as he is now, and he even developed a world-weary mood.

In March last year, when I first entered high school, I tried to integrate into the group and socialize with other students, and successfully found two classmates who also like movies.

The three of them formed a film club together and applied to the student union for permission to use the video room.

Just keep working hard, turn the fan club into a formal society, make more friends, and let more people realize the charm of movies.

Junpei Yoshino, who was only sixteen years old at the time, thought so. As a movie enthusiast, this was the only thing he was good at and could do well.

If possible, I would also like to engage in related work in the future and take pictures of things I like to take.

It was truly an extremely happy and wonderful time.

Even my mother said that her condition is much better than when she was in junior high school.

Unfortunately, within a few days, such a good life was broken by three non-mainstream students who dyed their hair and had their ears pierced.

During the movie screening again, the three of them swaggered in, introduced themselves in words that were not even perfunctory, and then started the routine that Junpei had already seen.

We are friends now.

Friends should help each other.

We just need a place to chat. This classroom is nice. Give it to us.

Of course Junping would not agree to such an unreasonable request, so he stood up and wanted to reason.

But the other party was not a reasonable person at all, so he slapped him in the face, blinding Junpei, and also shocked the other two colleagues.

They are all honest and responsible students. I have never seen such a battle before. They were easily beaten first and the other party did whatever they said. They just became bad "friends" in a daze and allowed the other party to take whatever they wanted.

Although they came back to their senses later and tried to solve the problem through normal means, the three delinquents were all veterans, and they were very skilled at making trouble in front of the teacher and intimidating their classmates.

Soon, Junpei fell into isolation, and even the good ones chose not to associate with Junpei anymore after hastily apologizing, because the bad guys said that as long as they did so, they would be let go.

As a price, Junpei became their cash machine, errand boy, and venting bag.

Junpei hated and complained.

I hate why bad people can do evil as a matter of course, and why other people are so indifferent.

But these are of no help. As time goes by, Junpei's resentment is gradually smoothed away. He believes that this is human nature.

As the sages of great nations across the sea said - in the beginning, human nature is inherently evil.

Since you can't change this situation, just escape.

So, the boy who had always followed the rules and never missed school learned to play truant, and later it escalated to truancy, thinking that if I didn't go out, no one would come to see me.

Unexpectedly, the bad guys became more aggressive and went directly to the nearby area to find people and block them.

Kamen Rider Gojo was right, if days like this continue, there will never be an end.

Human greed has no end.

At first, they just bought water and bread, then they asked for money directly, and now it has increased to tens of thousands of yuan.

Junpei couldn't even think about going further.

Although he tried his best to deny Akari's teasing and coloring, the denial itself showed that Junpei had seen it, and he had seen it a lot.

Movie enthusiasts are naturally all-round, regardless of ABC or age limit.

Junpei was really scared, afraid that something would happen.

He was fine, but he didn't want anyone to hurt his mother.

Although she has various shortcomings, she likes to smoke, is a bad drinker, and has a bad temper. Sometimes she is a little natural. She is a busy person and makes little girlish comments from time to time. She is careless in housework and not nice. Eat and rest, even though she didn't listen to his well-intentioned advice...Shunpei could name no less than ten things at random, but she was still his only relative, his proud mother, and his enemy.

The husband dragon is an insect, and can be ridden when it disturbs you. However, if there is an inverse scale diameter ruler under the throat, if a person has a baby, he will definitely kill someone.

Even weak insects will one day explode.

It was you who forced me.

The boy who was squatting on the floor like a dead dog suddenly gained strength and ran back to the room as fast as he could, opened Amazon, and searched for what he wanted.

Anti-wolf spray, buy it!

There seems to be no ready-made pepper spray that can be used to spray people, so make your own.

The electric shock device has such low power... and is so expensive.

Nani! ! !

It’s actually a sex toy? ? ?

Can this country get better?

I need something with high power that can electrocute people.

Forget it, let’s talk about this later. If not, just make one yourself.

Next, I need to prepare a voice recorder. I don’t know if the portable camera equipment can be replaced by a mobile phone. The price is too high.

Wait, I can choose a place with surveillance.

Anyway, we have reached this point, either we don’t do it, or we must do it absolutely!

We need to figure out what the Kamen Rider said about the right of self-defense. Since he plans to use the law, he can't break the law, let alone bring shame to his mother.

humiliated...

Mother……

Will she agree with what I'm doing?

Do you think I'm going too far?

Will you be disappointed with me like this?

The hand that moved the mouse quickly stopped, and the boy who had finally ignited his enthusiasm fell into confusion and hesitation again.

Is this really okay for me to do?

Is it really right?

Can I really resist success?

It has obviously failed several times before.

Just because of a word from someone I just met?

Kamen Rider this kind of thing, this kind of thing, this kind of thing...

In his hazy eyes, the Kamen Rider's armor, which symbolized justice and hope, appeared again in front of his eyes.

The words of the knight who did not know whether they were true or false came back to my mind again.

"You do not lack strength and wisdom. What you lack is just a little courage. The hymn of mankind is the hymn of courage, and the greatness of mankind is the greatness of courage. As long as you can muster the courage, you will discover a new self."

Courage... right?

The curtains that were habitually closed moved for some reason, and the bright sunlight outside the window shone through the rolled up gaps.

This light illuminated the young man's eyes, and also illuminated his heart, giving him the direction to move forward.

courage!

Yes, I can't run away anymore.

The important thing is not how to do it, but the courage to face it.

Confronting the people who once terrified me, hated me, and were hated by me.

Face the possible consequences of my actions.

Everyone is responsible for their own choices.

They are responsible for oppressing me, and I am responsible for my own resistance.

so--

Junpei stretched out his left hand, pressed the bruise on his cheek, and moved his eyes from the window sill to the door of the room.

He just sat quietly like this, from dawn to dusk, and from dusk to midnight.

For the first time, he did not watch a movie in his favorite quiet and closed environment. He just sat calmly in front of the computer and thought, looking up information from time to time and making some notes.

It wasn't until he heard the familiar sound of opening the door that the young man patted his cheek, stood up, walked out of the bedroom, and walked towards the entrance.

His mother Yoshino Nagi is back.

"Welcome back." Junping took the initiative to turn on the light.

"I'm back, I'm still awake so late -"

The tired woman answered habitually and threw her high heels aside casually.

It was Junpei who helped pick it up and put it away.

Really, she was so beautiful when she was young, and she is not bad now. If she could pay more attention, she would have found her destination long ago.

Shun Ping has made similar remarks countless times.

If this is not the problem, there is only one reason. The mother does not want a stepfather to affect the growth of her slender son.

Just as Junpei regards his mother as a proud and rebellious person, Yoshino Nagi also sees Junpei in the same way.

So whether it is careless or out of line, at this time, everything will be thrown aside.

When she saw the injuries on her son's face, Yoshino Nagi paused, and the exhaustion of her body and mind was suppressed.

"What happened?"

"Something happened and I want to talk to my mother." Junpei took a deep breath and expressed his inner thoughts slowly but firmly.

"Let's talk in the living room." Yoshino Nagi nodded and sat down on the sofa without even taking off his coat.

"Mom, do you remember what I told you before, that I don't want to go to school?" Junpei, who sat down opposite, said.

"Remember, this is the reason?" Yoshino Nagi took out a cigarette from his pocket and lit it with a lighter.

"yes."

"School bullying?"

"yes."

"When did it start?"

"This time last year."

"That means you've been putting up with it for a year... When will your personality of hiding things in your heart change. I could still see it a little when I was a kid, but now I'm getting better and better at hiding it."

"I'm sorry, I just don't, I'm sorry, I made you worry."

"Yes, the more this happens, the more worried you will be. I need to go to the school to talk to the teacher - even though I want to say this, with your personality, you definitely don't want me to do this when you come to me at this time."

Speaking of this, Yoshino Nagi blew out a beautiful smoke ring that put countless old smokers to shame.

"Tell me, what do you want me to do? Transfer to another school? Drop out of school? Or something else?"

"No, I just want to tell you about this, and then tell you how I retaliate. I promise that it will not break the law, but it may have some impact on our subsequent lives. I hope to hear what my mother thinks. "

Junpei endured the fatigue and pain and waited for his mother to come back, just to drag everything out.

Over the next half hour, Junpei told everything.

The cause and effect of the matter, the ins and outs, as well as what happened today and the most critical action plan.

Yoshino Nagi didn't say much. Apart from asking about the names and backgrounds of those students, he only had one statement:

"It turns out you have thought so carefully. When the child grows up, just let it go. You don't have to worry about other problems. Mom can solve them.

I know some of the names you mentioned. They have made a little money over the years, but they have not reached the level where they can bully others casually. If they really have the energy, they would have been sent to private high schools long ago.

Junpei, mom only has two requests. First, protect yourself. Second, hold your head high, you did nothing wrong. The worst case scenario is to change schools and start over in a different environment. "

"Yes!" Junping nodded vigorously.

Mr. Kamen Rider, you are right, I have always been blinded by my own weakness and wishful thinking.

My mother is definitely on my side on this matter.

In this case, I have nothing to fear.

Courage, I already have it.

The opportunity you gave me.

The support my mother gave me.

Enough for me to do something about it.

Although I don’t know if I will discover a new me, but just wait, I will make those people pay the price.

As we all know, the growth of a magician is not linear, and the same is true for people.

Growing up overnight is not an empty talk.

Just like Fushiguro Megumi in the past and Yoshino Junpei now.

The next day, Yoshino Junpei still did not go to school or go out.

First, in order to recover from injuries, the body must be prepared first to fight with others.

Secondly, in order to wait for the ordered items to arrive, I am not the flower grower next door, and the logistics speed is the first in the world.

On the third and fourth days, express delivery began to arrive.

A spray bottle, the world-famous devil pepper, a voice recorder, a cell phone sticker... just in case, I also bought a few other anti-wolf props, and of course the electric shock device for sex.

It’s not that I have awakened some fetish, it’s simply because the store said that if you increase the power, you can still hurt people with electricity. After all, this is Japan, so don’t play with too many heavy flavors.

In the next few days, Junpei began to search for relevant videos and began practicing with pillows as imaginary enemies, striving to form conditioned reflexes.

He knew how useless he was, and even if he mustered up the courage, he might be frightened when facing the enemy, so he had to form muscle memory.

When he was almost done practicing and his body was almost fully recovered, Junpei was fully armed and once again walked on the once very familiar road to school.

This time, there will be no retreat.

PS: "Brave heart" is the evolutionary BGM of the first generation of "Digimon". Although for many people, Uncle Hikaru's "Butterfly" is more classic, but my favorite has always been this one. The singer is Ayumi Miyazaki. Although there are very few works, they are all classics.

PS2: Monthly tickets are here, come quickly, 1,000 is enough, I will try to write more and see if I can add more.