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"Odyssey Marine College is a college founded on business. For business, nothing is more valuable than a stable external environment."

"This is the mindset of businessmen. It doesn't matter who they follow or what values ​​they defend. As long as they can stay away from war and make money, they will follow whoever they follow."

"So, in their eyes, Gehena is just a scourge that brings the war to their campus. As for whether Holy Trinity will attack them, they probably believe that as long as they kneel down fast enough, they will not be attacked. What a crime."

"..."

After hearing such an answer, Yuexue Gongzi didn't know how to answer for a while.

She should have known that enforcing justice in Kivotos would not be an easy task.

But in her opinion, as long as she trains hard enough and behaves professionally enough, she can gradually win the trust of others over time.

But what the husband said was obviously more complicated and tangled than she imagined.

That was an area that she was unwilling to go to and had no interest in exploring.

After a long silence, she squeezed out a sentence from between her teeth:

"Then this kind of businessman's thinking is too weak, it's really outrageous."

The husband looked at her tenderly:

"But in Kivotos, commodity circulation is an inevitable demand, and the existence of merchants is absolutely necessary."

"What's more, if it weren't for Odyssey Ocean Academy's business mentality, I wouldn't be able to buy 51% of their shares."

Yuexue Gongzi raised her head in confusion: "Ah? What does this... mean?"

The husband touched her head:

“In Kivotos’ colleges, student presidents usually have a lot of power.

Even if most of the industries on campus are bought through a business model of extortion and robbery, they will not be able to obtain the right to run the college.

Abydos is the perfect example.Their initial property basically only left the old school building, but the secret arts still needed to use force to make them submit. "

“But Odyssey Marine Academy is different.”

"It is a school united by many ships and ports. It is only a loose community of interests. It has neither a student president nor a nominal leader."

"Their business mentality means that as long as I can give them enough benefits, they can follow me."

The gentleman chuckled, unable to tell whether it was sarcasm or happiness:

"Without this special academy, without their business mentality that values ​​money rather than people, I would not have been able to find a way out for the children of Ghena and Abydos - even if there were, it would probably only be Can stay under someone else's roof.

Transferring a large campus with nearly [-] people to other schools with different customs will only make the conflict more intense, make it more difficult to suppress, and make it even less able to deal with Holy Trinity and the threats behind it. "

"Miyako-san, if I ask you to judge, is the business mentality of Odyssey Ocean Academy a blessing or a curse for us?"

Chapter 049: Day 052 · Dormitory ⑥

Regarding the difficult questions raised by her husband, Yuexue Gongzi did not immediately answer.

Her beautiful eyes were fixed on the gentleman's face, as if she wanted to burn through the calm disguise on his face with her gaze.

But she failed.

The gentleman's gray eyes flashed with soft light, and he resolved all threats to her with a tolerant gesture.

That rational shell is not cold, but it invisibly keeps people away thousands of miles away.

Children often have a complex mixture of admiration and disgust toward adults.

This feeling is immature, but very vivid.

Especially when a sensible child finds that adults are tolerating her with a mature attitude, she will certainly be grateful for this tolerance, but children's nature of searching for roots and pursuing the truth will also hide their inner behavior from adults. Feel unwilling.

Yuexue Gongzi wants to exchange sincerity with her husband.

But the more she learned from her husband, the more she felt that his sincerity was out of reach.

If you want to find out his true heart, you may have to go through hardships and obstacles like Odysseus in Greek mythology, pass five levels and defeat six generals, and embark on an unimaginably long journey.

However, Yuexue Gongzi never gives up easily.

The sincerity of the husband is far away, but this fact makes Miyako's fighting spirit high.

She looked at her husband firmly, not missing any detail of his still handsome face.

As a result, she saw the polite gentleness in his eyes.

She was no stranger to this look.

In a social scene that she was not familiar with, in an office that she was not interested in, these people with polite eyes could decide the fate of SRT Academy with just a piece of paper.

She doesn't like such people.Sir is an exception.

The silver-haired girl pondered for a few seconds, leaned against the wall, and looked at her husband with clear and upright eyes:

"I admit that Odyssey Ocean Academy's businessman's thinking has indeed provided us with some conveniences."

"But sir, do you think their idea of ​​'all for profit' is okay? Are they part of the ideal students in your eyes?"

Yuexue Gongzi's expression became serious.

The husband didn't care, he just looked at Miyako seriously, confirming each other's nature with his eyes.

There are so many people in the world who think they are righteous, but in fact they are stubborn and pitiful people.What they pursue is not justice at all, they are just swallowed up by self-paranoia.

Those who truly uphold justice are precisely those who know how to compromise and sacrifice some principles in exchange for the realization of justice.

Sir, I understand that Miyako is not that paranoid.Otherwise, she would not discuss these great principles with her husband with the enthusiasm that is beyond ordinary people.

"That is their culture and their choice. As long as it does not interfere with our vital interests, I will try to respect the students' independent opinions."

Miyako didn't answer. She had already guessed her husband's answer.

Whenever she hears this kind of flat talk, she will think of the time when the fate of SRT Academy was arbitrarily determined by a group of office clerks, and her justice could not change anything at all.

That's a group of guys who treat other people's lives and ideals as a joke.

She looked at her husband's eyes, which hid the shadow of the abyss beneath the gentle surface, and faced them without hesitation:

"Don't fool me. The gentleman who destroyed all the black markets and mercenaries in Kivotos with thunderous means will not use such polite words."

The girl's eyes were like swords, as if she wanted to see through the gentleman's hidden sincerity.

"After leading the Holy Trinity and Ghenna to start a new era, you are going to withdraw? There must be a limit to joking!"

The gentleman shrugged, covered the wrinkles on his forehead with his hands, took a long breath, and made a helpless expression towards Miyako.

……

Indescribable silence became the master of this small space.

In Yuexue Gongzi's persistent eyes, she saw her husband's chest rising and falling slightly like an old blower. Listening to his calm and rhythmic breathing, the girl's heart suddenly hurt.

She frowned slightly, wondering where this heartache that made her feel sour came from.

But she clearly saw a sadness that was almost relieved in her husband's eyes——

Like a death row prisoner who is about to be led to the guillotine, facing his already destined fate and countless pairs of eyes in the audience, he has to force himself to maintain a graceful smile.

"I'm a little impatient, but I have to."

He hesitated for a moment, then finally sighed calmly and said with a smile:

"Miyako, I don't have much time left."

As a gentleman, he had the obligation to explain his physical condition to Yuexue Gongzi.

Although he had chosen not to reveal this fact to Yuexue Gongzi in the previous battle in order to stabilize her confidence, this was no longer necessary.

What's more, concealing the truth is also a form of deception.

Yuexue Gongzi is not stupid. As an elite among the elite, she can naturally sense something amiss from her husband's disordered schedule and weak figure.

Of course, it's another thing to hear your husband admit it himself.

"Click"

A trivial breaking sound sounded in Yuexue Gongzi's heart.

The feeling was neither painful nor bitter, just like a crack less than a foot under a huge glacier, which was too small overall.

But she didn't know how big this crack would expand in the future.

"So that's how it is..."

Miyako tried her best to analyze calmly, but the constant tapping of her index finger revealed her inner wavering.

"This will make sense for many things. Why are you in such a hurry to launch a joint operation? Why do you need the combat power of SRT Academy? Why do you have so much expectation and patience for me..."

The husband met her gaze and said gently and word by word:

"Are you disappointed in me, Miyako? In the end, I'm just another adult taking advantage of you."

There was a dead silence.

Yuexue Gongzi could only hear her own rapid breathing and the sound of her heart hitting her ribs.

How could she not know that a blade is only as sharp as the one wielding it.

Who will hold the sword of Srt Academy in the end?

Although she likes her husband's gentleness and frankness, in the final analysis, their relationship is just a relationship of mutual use.

If her husband is really gone in the future, she will have to get used to surviving in this world of mutual use.

Miyako Tsukiyuki wanted to say something, but was stopped by her husband's finger on her cracked lips.

"I know what you want to ask, but, Miyako, please listen to me first."

He patted Miyako's somewhat messy head,

"I am actually not that obsessed with living."

"When the sky turned red and the whole of Kivotos was in crisis of complete collapse, I went on board without thinking much about the consequences."

"But I'm just telling you this. What drives me to sacrifice my life is not a sense of responsibility or altruism."

The gentleman spread his hands and smiled brightly.

"Simply because I'm afraid of death, but I don't want to live that much."

Yuexue Gongzi's face was almost twisted into a chrysanthemum, and her voice was hoarse and low:

"this is not right."

"Yes, but everyone has their own past, and everyone has the right to live a life that is not so 'right'."

After saying this, the gentleman seemed to have dropped a big stone from his heart.

, the perfect disguise on his face has long since disappeared. That face is full of human pain and entanglement, but more importantly, it is the relief of finally being liberated from responsibility.

He looked at Yuexue Gongzi, this strong girl who regarded justice as her lifelong goal, and said softly:

"Just because I come from a... not so good family, I understand that the influence of adults on children will last a lifetime."

"So, I try to use guidance every time to help students draw their own conclusions. This is not only because I respect the children's free will, but more importantly... I don't want to be like my parents. .”

Under Yuexue Gongzi's shocked eyes, the gentleman sighed silently:

"I am a coward. I am looking forward to your growth, but at the same time I am afraid of exerting influence on you. But this is my habit and my obsession, which cannot be easily changed."

"Do you think I'm stupid?"

Chapter 049: Day 052 · Dormitory ⑦

The night was cold and it was already 11:30 pm.

Yuexue Gongzi sat on her seat helplessly, and her husband sat next to her with a cup of hot coffee.

"Thank you, sir."

The girl took the cup and said, "Don't worry about me...it's just that I still need to digest what you just said."

"I know."

The gentleman nodded helplessly:

"It does feel disillusioning to see a commander you trust in such a twisted state of mind."