I just want to drop out of school

There is even a habit of using certain swear words as interjections, such as wo-cao, kao, ni-ma, beep, beep…”

"Maybe when he used foul language, he wasn't really cursing anyone, he was just communicating normally, but his tone was a little bit more intense.

Is this considered... cultural differences?

For various reasons, in short, he probably had something called "communication barrier" with us."

"Communication barrier?"

"In fact, I used to be like this, and even now..."

That's right, people with the same disease sympathize with each other and long-term illness makes one a doctor. This is the method Ayanokouji uses to cover up his own abilities.

In this way, others would at most think that Ayanokouji was merely more familiar with "people of the same kind" who had "communication barriers", and would not be aware of his true abilities.

Moreover, he can also use this to create a character with "communication barriers".

With this personality protecting him, any lack of common sense he displays in the future will not seem out of place.

After all, isn’t it normal that people with “communication barriers” find it difficult to communicate with others and are therefore ignorant of the ways of the world and lack common sense?

Kill two birds with one stone!

Ayanokouji continued, “In the past, when I was getting along with people, I didn’t know how to use words very well, and I was in a hurry to express myself, so a word that came out of my mouth quickly was taken as some kind of impolite metaphor or something.

Then, I am not good at speaking, so I can’t explain it clearly.

Then, I was isolated...

Over the years, I have been surrounded by that group of people.

I have also been isolated for so many years.”

When saying these words, Ling Xiaolu had a blank expression.

But Hirata felt lonely and was deeply moved by it:

"I'm sorry... Ayanokouji-san, but don't worry, we will definitely become good friends in the future! I will also help you become friends with everyone!"

Ayanokouji felt that this was a good time for her to cry, but after sobbing a few times, she couldn't cry at all. In the end, she could only nod her head with an autistic look on her face, as if she had gotten used to it, or was numb to it.

Hirata continued, "So, you think Bai Lan has a communication barrier? He didn't want to say those harsh words, but because his vocabulary was not enough, he couldn't find a word that fit the context and expressed the meaning he wanted to express. But because he was in a hurry to use it, he just picked a word that seemed to be similar, but in our understanding it was very wrong...

Student Bai didn't mean to curse anyone, but because he used inappropriate words, it seemed like he was disrespectful to others.

Therefore, when we communicate with him, we should first ignore all the subjective elements in his sentences.

Just listen to the essence of it, and see what real and useful information his words provide us, and how much harmful information is mixed in that attempts to lead us in an unfavorable direction. "

Hirata looked as if he had suddenly realized something: "I understand! Let's try this method to understand Bai Lan again!"

Ayanokouji: "Also, I think....it's not just about what he says, but also about what he does, what changes he brings to the class, good or bad..."

After some discussion.

Under Ayanokouji's guidance, Hirata began to translate Shiranashi's "encrypted voice".

Hirata: "First of all, it is obvious that Bai has revealed the trap of the school, making everyone understand that living expenses are related to their usual performance, so that everyone will restrain themselves and dare not indulge themselves at will."

"Then, although Bai's speech was unpleasant to hear, it actually pointed out the current serious situation in the class: among the 40 people, only less than ten have good self-discipline, and the remaining thirty or so are people who can't control themselves. Even if they know that they will be fined for violating the rules, they probably can't control themselves and will violate the rules..."

"Looking at it this way, Bai Lan has indeed made a great contribution to the class. Without his words, everyone would be immersed in the sweet trap of the school until the next month, when they found that their living expenses were reduced to zero... Although his words were unpleasant to the ear, it can also be understood as 'honest words are unpleasant to the ear'. Moreover, Bai Lan may have communication barriers because of his poor Japanese, just like you did, so even if it is 'unpleasant to the ear', it is completely understandable."

"I feel that these 'unpleasant' words seem to be more powerful than euphemisms..." Ayanokouji interrupted.

"I understand everything else, but..." At this time, Hirata showed a puzzled expression again: "What are the reasons for his 'three violations'? And they all happened because of skipping classes and leaving early?"

Hirata turned to look at Ayanokouji, his eyes seemed to say: As a fellow "communication barrier" of Shiraishi, Ayanokouji, please put yourself in his shoes. If it were you, under what circumstances would you do such a thing?

Hirata: Come up with a solution with your invincible "communication barrier"! Ayanokouji-san!

Ayanokouji: ...Why are you making things so difficult for a "communication barrier" like me?

17. Hirata: Bai Lan classmate actually... I am crying (please vote~)

Ayanokouji sighed inwardly, pretended to think again, and then said:

"You can think of it this way. After Bai scolded the whole class, he became the 'bottom line' of the class by default. He was isolated by the whole class. This is how many school bullying incidents are caused."

When he heard the word "bullying", the cup of water in Hirata's hand let out a wail again.

"What? Bullying? No! This kind of thing must not happen in our D class!"

Ayanokouji seemed to understand something.

But now is not the time to provoke the other party.

"Don't worry..." Ayanokouji said quickly, "Bai is very capable. He took advantage of this and it seemed that he became the target of bullying. But in fact, I think he used the terrible bullying factor as a weapon.

I'm not the one who can save you.

He disguised himself as the 'prey' who was going to be bullied. In fact, those who tried to bully him were the prey. He relied on the principle of bullying to manipulate everyone in the class!"

"What do you mean?" Hirata couldn't understand: Why could the target of possible bullying control all those who wanted to bully him?

Ayanokouji explained, "Look.

Since Bai has become the "bottom line of being a human being", any opposition to him by anyone in the class will be considered justified and ZZ-correct.

On the other hand, any behavior similar to that of Bai Lan will be classified as "the same as Bai Lan" by the whole class and can be targeted by the whole class. This is reasonable and correct.

In order to avoid being targeted by the class group, others would not want to be categorized as the same person as Bai.

They will try their best not to do the things that Bai likes to do.

The two things that left the deepest impression on the class were his arrogance and his violation of discipline.

Once someone behaves arrogantly or violates discipline, people will easily think of Bai Lan, and then compare the person who curses or violates discipline to Bai Lan as an insult.

In order to avoid being isolated, everyone will subconsciously avoid being arrogant and committing disciplinary violations that are similar to or even more serious than those committed by Mr. Bai.

Once someone is more ‘Bai Lan’ than Bai Lan, doesn’t that mean that person has crossed the ‘bottom line’ of being a human being? "

"I see..." Hirata suddenly realized, and then a flash of inspiration came to him, as if he had thought of something: "Bai Lan's three violations are equivalent to drawing a red line for everyone in the class! Wearing a tight ring!

The number 'three' is just right. It will not make people feel too difficult. If they are not careful, they will be 'fallen into chaos', which gives them room for recovery. Otherwise, many people have violated the rules at the beginning, and if everyone is 'fallen into chaos', it is equivalent to no one being 'fallen into chaos'.

Moreover, these two violations were not without cost. Every violation meant that they became more "Bai Lan". In order not to be "Bai Lan", they would try not to violate the rules even once!

The number of violations will become a kind of 'grade basis'.

Those who have not violated the rules are higher than those who have violated the rules.

One violation is more severe than two violations.

As for the three violations...

No, everyone’s bottom line for violating regulations is actually only two times!

Because once you violate the rules three times, you will become "Bai Lan".

With only two chances, everyone has a high sense of urgency. At the same time, because there is room for maneuver, they won’t be so nervous that they will give up directly.”

"That makes sense." Ayanokouji said.

Ayanokouji doesn't care about the truth. He just wants to give Hirata an "explanation" that he is willing to accept and that can solve the current conflict so that he can get rid of him.

At this time, Hirata seemed to remember something:

"Oh right! Ayanokouji-san, do you remember that Shiro-san first spent points to buy Chabashira-sensei a piece of information about the punishment for being late, leaving early, and skipping classes. After reading this information, he made the decision to skip classes twice and leave early once, for a total of two violations."

"Correct."

Hirata: “Is there any deeper meaning behind this?”

"It's because leaving class early is more conspicuous, and the teacher will call on the names when they see that someone is missing."

"That should be the reason, but I can think of another possibility..." Hirata's eyes were deep: "The severity of different violations is actually different. The severity of leaving early is obviously lower than skipping classes.

Two absences plus one early leave are obviously less serious than three absences.

After reading the intelligence, is it possible that Mr. Bai discovered something, such as: once the number of violations accumulated is equivalent to three absences, some serious consequences will occur?

Two early departures or late arrivals are equal to or greater than one absence.

Therefore, I chose to skip classes twice and leave early once.”

"......" Ayanokouji: "Maybe"

“Student Bai put himself on the brink of danger and used himself as a red line for his classmates.

He took advantage of his classmates' resistance to him to keep them away from him, and at the same time, away from the red line.

As long as the students do not cross the red line he draws, they can avoid severe punishment.

Although I hate to say this, it is possible that some people in our class would skip classes more than three times a month. This information is too important!"

"Maybe."

"No! It must be like this!"

Hirata suddenly approached Ayanokouji, put his hands on his shoulders, squeezed them hard, and then shook him back and forth: "Ayanokouji-san! Everything Shiro-kun did was definitely for the class! He must love this class very much, and he must want the class to get better. He's just not good at expressing himself and interacting with others. You can't be wrong!"

"You have to believe me! Ayanokouji-kun!"

Hirata's shaking speed became faster and faster, and his strength became stronger and stronger.

Under Hirata's violent shaking, Ayanokouji's tongue slapped between his upper and lower jaws, making his mouth make a "lelelele" sound of tongue clicking.

Soon, Ayanokouji suddenly remembered that he had bought some books from the bookstore this afternoon.

The main purpose of his buying these books was to supplement his common sense and learn about the thoughts and behavior patterns of ordinary people.

Ayanokouji felt the force on his shoulders. Although he did not feel very uncomfortable given his muscle strength and tolerance to pain, he felt that if an ordinary person was pinched on the shoulder with such force, he would probably scream and beg for mercy.

so......

"Ah~ Hirata-san, you're hurting me... Ah, Ah, Ah, Ah, Ah, stop it, stop it~"

Ling Xiaolu had no expression on her face and begged for mercy in a calm voice.

Hearing this voice, Hirata, whose emotions were originally out of control, shuddered as if dozens of ice cubes were suddenly stuffed into his collar, and calmed down instantly.

Hirata loosened his grip.

After a few seconds, Hirata rekindled his anger: "Shiro-san has sacrificed so much for the class, and he is not understood by others. He is even bullied by the people he helped... No! I want to protect Shiro-san. I want everyone to know Shiro-san's hard work!"

"Oh?"

Hirata: "But I think that alone may not be enough to convince the students."

"is it?"

Hirata: "So, Ayanokouji-kun, please analyze with me the areas where the classmates may question us, and we can think of how to respond in advance."

Ayanokouji thought: It’s not over yet, is it?

But he still said: "Okay, okay."

18. Hirata: We all misunderstood Bai!

All students at Koukou Yusei High School can enjoy single dormitory.

Although it is not big, including the bathroom, according to Japanese terms, it is eight tatami mats, or 4 tsubo, which is about 13 square meters when converted into international units.

But at least it's a private space.

After lunch, Bai Lan planned to use the afternoon and evening to scout the school environment.

Huh?

This place seems to be a surveillance blind spot?

record.

This is to avoid doing something disciplinary violation in this place without knowing it, which could lead to expulsion, but because it was not photographed, there would be no way to collect evidence.

Oh! This place is nice!

If something happens in this place, it will even affect the normal operation of the campus, which is a serious crime!

......

Bai Lan walked along the way, marking the key points on his mobile phone and trying to memorize them.

At around nine o'clock in the evening, Bai Lan returned to her single dormitory after a hard day.

Take a bath.