pdf-ebookys Chapter 41 The world has suddenly changed, is it related to you?
Chapter 41 The world has suddenly changed, is it related to you?
In just half a day, Rintaro Okabe and Kurisu Makise became famous at school.
The former has a very bad reputation because of its chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) tendencies.
Some people laughed at him, and some people ridiculed him.
Anyway, not many people are willing to approach him.
After all, being with eccentric people will make you the subject of gossip and pointing fingers.
Japanese people care a lot about what others think.
As for the latter, it was because of its amazing performance.
Many people are curious about her.
As soon as get out of class ended, many girls in the class gathered around, chattering excitedly.
At noon, people from other classes also came to visit.
Unfortunately, her reputation began to decline after just one day.
Well, it wasn't entirely unexpected.
From a young age, Makise Kurisu loved listening to her father, Makise Shoichi, explain complex physics to her.
She could understand her father's papers when she was in elementary school.
She then began discussing academic matters with her father.
But the discussion gradually turned into a one-sided rebuttal.
Her father was dissatisfied with her, but she was completely unaware of it.
On her 11th birthday, she refuted all of her father's theories about time machines, which enraged him and led to a breakdown in their relationship.
From then on, the fork became the thing she wanted most.
Because that was the birthday gift her father had originally planned to give her.
Although she and Rintaro Okabe are both people with very good inner character.
But that can only be discovered through deeper interaction.
If it's just a brief encounter—
This earnest yet arrogant personality, coupled with somewhat worrying emotional intelligence, and the gap between genius and mortal, all contribute to this situation.
There are very few people her age who can get along with her.
Most people, after interacting with her for a while, kept their distance from her.
It has to be said that driving away everyone who was interested in her in just one day is a talent in itself.
When school was over, only Sakura Chiyo was left in the class, looking silly and completely unconcerned.
She seems to get along well with everyone.
Perhaps she can also become friends with Makise Kurisu.
Of course, even if Makise Kurisu's reputation drops further, it can't possibly fall as low as Okabe Rintaro's.
People's impression of her is that she is a "genius", a "beautiful girl", and "hard to approach".
Unlike Rintaro Okabe, who is simply a "weirdo".
……
"Oh, Yue, what a coincidence."
Walking on campus after school, Xu Yuan went up to greet the person in front of him.
Light Yagami glanced up at him, then continued looking down at the English vocabulary book in his hand.
"Why aren't you with your girlfriend?"
"She has club activities."
"Aren't you also in the kendo club?"
"I'm just registering. Seriously, you're even memorizing vocabulary while walking? That's serious!"
"If I don't take it seriously, you'll surpass me."
"I don't want to be told that by someone who can get full marks on essays."
"I'm serious."
Xu Yuan shook his head: "Your competitive spirit is something else."
In the original work, if Light Yagami hadn't been so competitive and arrogant, he would never have lost.
"Oh, by the way, a genius girl joined our class."
"I've heard about it."
You have a rival now.
"Although she is very good at math and physics, her overall score might not even be in the top ten."
"...What you're saying seems to make sense."
After all, exams don't only test math and physics.
Einstein failed his university entrance exam once.
Such research geniuses are often immersed in a particular field, and may not excel in other subjects.
Most importantly, there is an upper limit to the difficulty of high school exams, and there is also an upper limit to the scores on the exam papers.
No matter how good Makise Kurisu is at math and physics, she can't get a perfect score.
Just then, Light Yagami looked up and asked, "Are those two the new transfer students who just joined your class?"
Not far ahead, a tall, thin boy and a short, chubby boy were standing together.
It was Rintaro Okabe and Itaru Hashida.
Rintaro Okabe casually surveyed the campus with his hands in his pockets.
Hashida Itsuki was looking down at his phone playing a game.
"That's right." Xu Yuan responded and greeted the two, "Okabe-kun, Hashida-kun."
Hearing the voice, Rintaro Okabe turned to look at him: "It's you, what a coincidence that we meet again..."
Suddenly, as if realizing something, he jumped back abruptly, his face changing drastically, and exclaimed, "You bastard, are you perhaps a spy for the organization?!"
His gestures were exaggerated, and his voice was very loud.
This sudden action immediately drew the attention of everyone around.
Hashida pressed down on the brim of his hat and quietly moved a little further away.
Rintaro Okabe took out his cell phone from his pocket and solemnly put it to his ear as if to make a call.
"It's me! I've been discovered by the authorities!"
"Rescue?!"
"unnecessary!
"Activate backup plan F-35-X immediately!"
"What?! Government approval is required?!"
"Idiot! What time is it?!"
Take out your phone and pretend you're talking to an important person.
— This childish behavior, coupled with those melodramatic lines.
The surrounding gazes suddenly turned strange.
Xu Yuan looked at him with great interest.
Light Yagami did not leave.
However, he is different from Xu Yuan.
He remained unmoved by Okabe Rintaro's strange words and actions, simply watching his performance quietly.
Gradually, Rintaro Okabe couldn't continue acting.
"Agents from China, the next time we meet we'll be enemies! Hahahaha!"
He laughed loudly a few times, then grabbed Hashida Itaru and ran off.
They stopped, panting, after running quite a distance.
"What a terrifying death stare!"
"I can't believe it," Okabe Rintaro said, still shaken.
Hashida was panting heavily, and it took him a while to catch his breath before he said with some emotion, "Xu Yuanji is truly a good person!"
Why do you say that?
"He just greeted us."
"I just said hello."
"Okabe..." Hashida looked at him with a complicated expression. "He's probably the only one in the class who's willing to greet us."
Unlike Rintaro Okabe, who was immersed in his own world, Itaru Hashida had a very clear understanding of how he was perceived by others.
"Just a bunch of mediocre people," Okabe Rintaro said dismissively. "By the way, who's the other one?"
"Light Yagami, from another class. He's first in his grade academically, and he always gets perfect scores in all subjects."
"Huh?! Really?!"
"By the way, Xu Yuanshi is second."
"The first and second... By the way, how do you know all this so clearly, Bucket?"
"Of course, I hacked into the academic affairs office beforehand and secretly looked at the information of my classmates and well-known figures on campus."
"Wow, no wonder he's a super hype guy!"
"Not a hip-hop artist, but a hacker."
"But, peeking at information... Bucket, isn't that invading someone's privacy? If people find out, I'm afraid no one will want to talk to you anymore."
"I see. Should I use the phrase 'I just don't want you to say that' here today?"
On the other side, Light Yagami calmly withdrew his gaze.
He looked down at the words and casually said, "I advise you to stay away from them."
"What's wrong?" Xu Yuan asked.
"If you're often seen hanging out with weirdos, you'll be seen as a weirdo yourself."
"I just said hello."
"Others avoid them like the plague, but you greet them... the difference is obvious. Rumors are a fearsome thing; there must be an old Chinese saying like that, right?"
Xu Yuan laughed and said, "It's okay, I don't care."
Light Yagami glanced at him and sighed, "Whatever."
The two walked together toward the school gate.
The two of them walking together attracted the attention of many students along the way.
Upon reaching the school gate, Light Yagami turned left and said casually, "I'm leaving, bye-bye."
"Bye-bye," Xu Yuan replied.
Before finding the Death Note, Light Yagami was actually a decent person.
For details, please refer to Baiyue.
At most, it's just that I'm too smart, so I find life a little boring.
Unfortunately, possessing a weapon led to murderous intent.
He changed after finding the Death Note.
Xu Yuan once considered killing him to eliminate any future trouble.
After all, this person is dangerous.
However, he did not pay attention to the news about the large number of prisoner deaths.
Furthermore, he had broken into Light Yagami's room.
However, the Death Note was not found.
That thing may not exist in this world.
It's also possible that Ryuk hasn't started throwing things around yet.
After much deliberation, Xu Yuan ultimately decided not to take action.
He felt that as long as Light Yagami was alive, the Death Note would most likely fall into his hands if it ever reappeared.
He can easily get it over then.
Whether or not to use it is secondary.
The key issue is that the thing is in someone else's hands, which makes Xu Yuan unable to sleep soundly.
But if Light Yagami dies, and the notebook reappears, who knows who will end up with it?
We won't even know where to look for them then.
Turning his gaze away, Xu Yuan was preparing to return to his apartment.
Suddenly, he stopped abruptly.
Then he suddenly turned his head and stared intently at a girl under a tree not far away.
She stood there silently, like a doll.
His delicate face was expressionless, and his crimson eyes were devoid of any warmth.
The out-of-season black sailor uniform fluttered in the cold wind, gently swaying along with her long, dark hair.
Silence, coldness, emptiness, and eeriness.
She was clearly a very beautiful young woman, yet she gave off a strong sense of inhumanity, like a ghost.
It seemed as if it would suddenly disappear in the next second.
Enma Ai.
Xu Yuan never imagined that she existed in this world.
Most importantly, she was looking at him.
In other words, she probably came for him.
What happened?
Did someone write his name in Hell Correspondence?
Thinking this, he took a step and walked towards Enma Ai.
At the same time, we are prepared for battle to break out at any time.
To Xu Yuan's surprise, Enma Ai did not react at all to his approach.
So he walked up to her without any trouble.
Xu Yuan lowered his head and carefully examined the middle school-aged girl in front of him.
All I can say is that it's absolutely gorgeous.
Yet it is also quite desolate.
Those dark red pupils seemed to hold the karmic fire of hundreds of years, deep and indifferent.
Xu Yuan thought for a moment and then asked, "Is something the matter?"
Because they were standing so close, Enma Ai had to crane her neck to look at him.
Xu Yuan estimated that she was only 1.4 meters tall.
After all, she was only 13 years old when she was buried alive.
Moreover, this was an agricultural society from four hundred years ago.
Although she was resurrected later, she was forced to become Hell Girl after massacring the village.
From then on, she always looked like she was 13 years old.
Naturally, their height could no longer increase.
Seeing her straining to look up, Xu Yuan, almost without thinking, reached out and lifted her up high: "This is easier."
Enma Ai: "?"
"Cough cough."
Xu Yuan coughed twice and put her down again.
Then, he took two steps back and asked again, "Did you need something?"
Enma Ai pursed her lips slightly, and a rare emotional fluctuation appeared on her usually calm and expressionless face, but it quickly disappeared.
He reverted to his expressionless state once again.
She looked at Xu Yuan with her emotionless eyes, then glanced at the people around him and the top of his head.
However, he remained silent for a long time.
Seeing that she was just looking without saying anything, Xu Yuan was a little puzzled: "Aren't you going to say I'm leaving?"
He realized that Enma Ai wasn't there to take his life, but rather for some other reason.
As long as she didn't come because of Hell Correspondence, she posed virtually no danger to him.
Because she is bound by the rules.
Random killing is clearly prohibited.
After all, she was punished to become Hell Girl because she slaughtered the village.
Four hundred years ago, she and her parents were buried alive because of the villagers' ignorance and superstition.
After her death, she revived with spiritual power and slaughtered the village.
(Some believe that Enma Ai became a vengeful spirit, but she still had a physical body, so I personally think she was resurrected.)
Then, the Three-Eyed Spider, the ruler of Hell, appeared and questioned her about whether she had done anything wrong.
Enma Ai said no.
The three-eyed spider said, "You vented your resentment, but created new resentment. Your sins are so grave that you don't even deserve to go to hell."
Then, she imprisoned her parents' souls and demanded that she shut down her emotions and become the Hell Girl to atone for her sins.
If she resists, her parents will never be able to be reborn.
And so it has been going on for four hundred years.
In Xu Yuan's view, it was absolutely outrageous, like his mother opening a door for something so outrageous.
Fault? What fault?
She and her parents were buried alive by ignorant villagers, and they weren't even allowed to take revenge?
So, the law doesn't punish everyone, right?
And what's this about "not even being qualified to go to hell"?
So many heinous criminals can go to hell, but Enma Ai can't get revenge?
This is definitely workplace PUA (Pick-Up Artist) tactics.
Even if we take a step back and say that everything was wrong, what did her parents do?
Why should they be imprisoned in hell without any hope of release?
What's with all this talk of trial? It sounds nice, but it's just empty rhetoric.
That spider probably just wanted to use her spiritual power and find a free laborer.
Seeing that Enma Ai remained silent, Xu Yuan turned around and prepared to leave.
After all, he's a man of his word.
Just then, a voice came from behind: "Cause and effect."
Enma Ai's voice was slightly hoarse and deep, mysterious yet tinged with a sense of detachment.
"You are burdened with an immense, all-encompassing causal force."
Xu Yuan turned around with a furrowed brow.
Given Enma Ai's personality, she's probably not making this up.
A massive, all-encompassing cause and effect?
Is it because of time travel?
The girl gazed at him with her indifferent eyes.
Then, he slowly asked, "Has this sudden change in the world had anything to do with you?"