[Comprehensive] How to kill a rabid dog gently

On this day, Orihara Rin also visited the infirmary when there were not many people in the usual time.

He knocked on the door politely first, and walked in after getting permission.

Unlike many of the slightly brash and rude high school boys that are common at his age, his first impression was rather quiet and elegant, both in manner and in appearance.

What I want to say is that it is the type that will make people let go of their guard too easily and rashly think that he is "trustworthy", and he himself is very happy to use this illusion he deliberately created to deceive trust, and the next step Whether to use the precious trust of others to achieve one's own goals, or simply trample on it and observe the other's reaction, or do nothing and continue to act as a gentle and reliable person... depends on Lin Ye's mood at the time.

Because of his extraordinary intelligence and innocence, in some respects, he is as unpredictable as a child, but for this kind of him, there are also two things that are persistent-one is the love for human beings , and the second is the dislike of Shizuo.

In Orihara Rinya's distorted world view, these two things are not contradictory, and are extremely natural.

He loves the complexity and multifaceted nature of human beings, and he is deeply fascinated by both the ugly and the glorious. His arrogant way of loving inevitably makes him develop the bad habit of playing with people's hearts...

This is not difficult to understand, right?Lin also often has this kind of thought: If you push this person at this intersection, will he be ruthlessly crushed by the wheel of fate, or will he struggle to get out of the predicament?

So he made himself a helper from the sky, or an enemy like a devil according to different situations, and more often, his role was the snake in the Garden of Eden-the name was pronounced "izaya", but his behavior was similar to Isaiah goes the other way, and that's the irony of him.

What about Shizuo?

In Lin Ye's view, it is unforgivable to be classified as a "human being" for a creature that breaks principles with only brute force. Therefore, in order to eliminate the impurities in humans, he often releases "human beings" in matters related to Shizuo own greatest malice.

To sum up, no matter how unpredictable Orihara Rinya is, the causes of all his actions can be summarized as the above two points.

As for why he came to the infirmary now, and appeared in front of the young female teacher who had just joined the job for a week - I can only say that there are two reasons.

"Excuse me, do you feel uncomfortable?"

When Cheng raised his head to look at him, Lin Ye smiled first, his dark red eyes stared at the other party, giving people the illusion of softness and sincerity.

"It's nice that I'm the only visitor now."

He said.

"Mr. Kawasaki, I'm here to see you."

Although due to some of his own reasons, Shizuo Heiwajima enjoys a very short period of time in peace, but he also vaguely realizes that he has encountered too many troubles this week.

At this moment, he is surrounded by a group of delinquent teenagers in the third grade, and the reason of the other party's fault seems to be "revenge for the comrades who were beaten before"... But Shizuo has no memory of what kind of faces their companions have.

"I heard that you have learned to run away recently, Shizuo? Seems like you go to the infirmary frequently?"

On the opposite side, the guy who looked like the leader was carrying a metal club, exuding the arrogant and overconfident aura that Shizuo was very familiar with.

"Hey, hey, maybe he's getting weaker, got hurt or something?"

"I see……"

Shizuo looked around and could still see fear in those faces, but he was emboldened by the superior number of people and the rumor that "Shizuo Heiwajima was injured", and the delinquent boys who were gradually narrowing the encirclement gradually became violent. stand up.

"So there are such rumors—"

"To see me..." Cheng blinked, and was not disturbed by such a speech, "I did meet one or two students like this recently... But I can understand, this is a kind of novelty .”

"Wait, teacher, don't you think I'm the same as those guys whose brains are stuffed with adolescent hormones." He complained without knowing the truth, "My curiosity about the teacher is not that superficial thing... "

Lin also lowered his voice, and his voice became very gentle.

"I, I want to get to know Mr. Kawasaki better."

There must be such people in the world.

Even their lies are spoken like sweet whispers.

Speaking of this type... for Cheng, there is actually a little familiar feeling of nostalgia.

"May I ask your name?"

she asked.

Generally speaking, asking for names represents the beginning of caring and falling, but Orihara Rinya, who is interested in observing others, instinctively noticed something abnormal.

Still, he answered.

"Orihara Linya." He wrote his name stroke by stroke on the table with his fingertips, "write 'Linya' and pronounce it i-za-ya."

"Okay, Orihara-kun."

Cheng said in a conciliatory tone as if he was facing a mischievous child.

"You also seem to be a person who prefers to deal with problems in a relatively tortuous way...but with me, it doesn't have to be so." She looked at the other party calmly, "What do you want to know, or other things you want to achieve from me?" You might as well just say it directly.”

"……teacher?"

The puzzled and shocked expression lingered on Lin Ye's face for a while, Cheng's gaze remained unchanged, and then he simply removed the disguise.

"It's unexpectedly sharp, teacher...then I'll just say it straight."

Orihara Rin also showed an expression of great interest.

"I want to know, what do you think of 'Shizuo Heiwajima'?"

A gap was torn open in the encirclement, and after seeing through the few unlucky ghosts who were beaten into the air that Shizuo's violence hadn't weakened in the slightest compared to before, the initial formation of the unscrupulous teenagers was already on the verge of collapsing due to fear.

"What, what's going on here? Didn't it mean that Shizuo Heiwajima was so injured that he couldn't fight, so he has been avoiding fighting and hiding in the infirmary?"

The delinquent boy in the lead backed away in panic and asked the younger brother beside him.

"I don't know either, that's what Orihara said..." His voice was trembling almost out of tune, "No, no, no, he's here."

Shizuo Heiwajima, who heard the name he cared about, walked towards them. Although his pace was not very fast, his figure looked like an aggressive Shura in their eyes.

"I seem to have heard the name of that dead flea... Is he instigated by him again?!"

Orihara Rinya's name is no different from the fuse of a powder barrel to Shizuo. Seeing his anger start to accumulate rapidly, the delinquent boy who lost his position in fear raised his bat in a bluff, but the other party did not give it a shot. The moment he swung down, he just felt an irresistible force coming, and the club fell into the opponent's hand.

Shizuo weighed the weight in his hand with one hand, and then swung it down with terrifying momentum, so fierce that it almost caused a small hurricane——

But after the bang, the blow didn't fall on anyone.

At the last moment, Shizuo's gaze inadvertently fell on his hand... He saw the gauze there, and then he forcibly changed the attack point.

Up to the last time, he had changed three pieces of gauze in the infirmary.

It also means that, since then, he has faced three times when he was on the verge of losing control because of his anger.

Counting today, it was the fourth time.

Shizuo let go and smashed the railing until it deformed, and at the same time the club, which left a shocking dent in itself, fell to the ground.

He got up slowly, and according to what she said, he slowed down his thinking speed, so as to filter out the restless anger factor.

How do you say it... Take a deep breath and divert your attention.

In terms of self-control, Shizuo is still quite clumsy, but compared to the beginning, it has indeed improved.

In short, he barely suppressed to a level near the safety line.

Abandoning the delinquent boy who was so frightened that he lost his voice, Shizuo turned around and left.

—Go change the gauze.

Hearing Lin Ye's words, Cheng couldn't help laughing.

"If you want to know about Heping Island, wouldn't it be better to ask me?"

"No, the starting point of this question is not Xiaojing, but you." He said, "I am not curious about Xiaojing, but I am interested in what the teacher sees in him... Now, can the teacher tell me ?"

"Pinghe Island..."

Cheng thought.

"Although we haven't known each other for a long time, it's a little difficult to describe it in a few words..."

"Then, let me tell you first, about what Xiaojing looks like to me."

He said in a very calm tone.

"He is an outright monster that shouldn't be human - if possible, I hope from the bottom of my heart that he can disappear from the sight of all human beings, but monsters even have monster-level vitality, which often troubles me very much..."

Cheng slightly frowned.

"Orihara—"

The door of the infirmary opened at this time.

"Ah, the protagonist is here."

Orihara Rin also laughed.

"Xiao Jing, does seeing me here scare you?"

The moment Shizuo opened the door and saw his deadly enemy, Shizuo's rationality began to drain rapidly.

"Orihara Rinya—"

"Aren't you curious what I'm talking to Kawasaki-sensei, Xiaojing?"

He purposely said in a brisk tone that could easily irritate the other party, stood up and walked towards Shizuo, looking at the layout of the infirmary without any trace.

"I told the teacher all the terrible things about you in the past. After all, she was the only one kept in the dark. It's too pitiful."

——The indoor space distribution is not narrow, but it is not spacious enough to allow Xiaojing to play freely.

Relying on his understanding of Heiwajima Shizuo over the past year, Orihara Rin is also silently rehearsing in his heart.

——If provoked, he will first destroy the medicine cabinet closest to him, and then attack me.

Orihara Lin also glanced at the window.

——Just follow Xiaojing's strength and jump out from here, there is a place to stay below... But Mr. Kawasaki, who has just joined the job, probably doesn't know this.

This is the fifth floor.

If you are seen doing such a thing, what will the other party think, Xiao Jing?How do you think this is premeditated murder?

Thinking of this, Lin Ye's smile became even brighter.

"Did I do something superfluous? I'm sorry, so there is no place to house this monster like you, Shizuo——"

Shizuo looked at him without saying a word, but from his eyes, Lin could also feel the raging fury in his chest.

That's right, that's it.

Come on, become the murderer in her eyes——

When Orihara Rinya's malice was almost reaching its peak, something happened that he didn't expect.

Because she put all her attention on Shizuo, Lin didn't notice when Cheng moved.

Lin also found out that it was time for Cheng to pass him and walk towards Jingxiong.

"Orihara-kun lied, he just skipped class and pretended to be sick, that's why he's here."

Cheng stood up a little bit, and stroked the boy's forehead with his palm.

She carefully controlled the scale of using the healing power, comforting his heart in the gentlest way possible.

So the shadow that covered his eyes slowly dissipated, and the beast retracted its fangs and claws little by little.

Shizuo Heiwajima looked down at her, and Cheng took the opportunity to stroke his hair.

"Besides...it doesn't matter, I will only believe in the Heping Island I have seen with my own eyes." She said, "The Heping Island I know so far is a little gentler than the average boy."

After that, Cheng turned around and looked at Orihara Rinya.

"Since there is nothing wrong with Orihara-kun's body..."

she says.

"Then can I ask you to leave here temporarily, Orihara-kun?"

This is just... too bad.

Orihara Lin thought about it too.

Falling into an ice cave is not enough to describe his feelings, even if Hamlet had to witness Claudius kill his father, perhaps he would not be more shocked and unbelievable than he is now.

This is not due to the embarrassment of the broken plan, in fact, Lin has completely forgotten this point... What makes him shocked, confused, unacceptable, and then turned into anger is the attitude of the woman in front of him through actions.

Not only was she not intimidated by Shizuo Heiwajima's difference from ordinary people, and she walked away from him, but she stood in front of him peacefully but decisively.

——What is this, do you want to...

Lin also opened his eyes wide.

...to protect him?

"Is Heping Island really not a superpower?"

Because he was asked this question twice, Shizuo thought for a while this time.

"I don't think so," he added, "at least not in elementary school."

"I'm just joking, it's okay not to answer so seriously."

Cheng raised the corner of his mouth, checking the other party's recovery.

"Anyway, that kind of wound healed in less than a week, which is really amazing...Your body is very strong, which is not a bad thing."

"Are you going to remove the gauze?"

he asked suddenly.

"Well, since they are all cured."

"I..." Shizuo said hesitantly, "I don't want to tear it down."

Cheng couldn't help but stop.

"Why, Peace Island?"

"When you're out of control, seeing it will make you calm down unconsciously, so..."

"I understand what you mean."

Cheng nodded.

"This is a kind of self-suggestion. Your subconscious endows the gauze...or this wound with a certain symbolic meaning, so as to strengthen the self-regulation ability-ah, like a brake."

Cheng suddenly felt distressed.

"However, using gauze without a wound will have a bad effect on the skin... Is there any alternative?" She asked the boy, "Or... can you recall, Pinghe Island, when you see gauze, do you think of it?" What's here?"

"...the infirmary."

He uttered a word and fell silent.

After a while, he raised his eyes and looked into Cheng's eyes.

"And you... Teacher, I still think of you."

"Peace Island..."

Cheng laughed.

"If I didn't know roughly what kind of child you are, I might think you were saying things to please me."

She stood up, opened the drawer of the medicine cabinet, looked inside for a while, and then waved to the other party.

"Come here for a while."

Shizuo Heiwajima walked over and found that what Cheng was looking at was a box of Band-Aids.

"Is it okay to use this instead?" she asked, "It's easier to replace if it's pasted in a conspicuous place, and it's smaller in size, so it won't cause inconvenience..."

Shizuo thought for a while, then nodded.

So Cheng took out one and put it in the palm of her hand, but when Shizuo was about to take it, she suddenly closed her hand again.

"Wait, Pinghe Island, I think it's better to do something to strengthen your memory."

She lowered her head to unpack, halfway through the unpacking, Cheng seemed to remember something, and looked up.

"Where do you want to post it?"

Cheng's gaze swept over his hand.

"How about... the middle finger of the right hand first?"

"it is good."

"Then, hold out your hand."

After Cheng finished speaking, Shizuo did as he was told.

She carefully pasted the newly opened band-aid on the base of the teenager's finger and between the knuckles, fixing it into a straight ring.

"Do you remember?"

After doing this, Cheng confirmed to the other party.

"Does seeing it remind you of the infirmary, Peace Island?"

Shizuo looked at the extra band-aid on his hand and felt a strange feeling.

It clearly stayed there quietly and without pain, but Shizuo couldn't easily ignore its presence for a while... Besides, the experience of Cheng's short-term contact with his fingers just now was also very clear.

But it's still a bit strange... Although there is a band-aid on it, there is no actual injury...

Shizuo thought endlessly.

However, it seems that I have heard of that situation. Although some people are not injured, they will use bandages to cover the rings on their fingers.

However, there was no ring there either.

Jingxiong suddenly realized that Cheng was still waiting for his answer, and quickly responded in a low voice.

"Ah."

If you have to say what's hidden under there...

That's probably something like brakes.

When Cheng walked out of the infirmary, it was already long after school,

The teaching building became silent, but the community activity area and surroundings of the school building became lively. She continued to walk forward, and the lively noise gradually moved away from her.

When she stepped out of the school gate, a voice stopped her.

"Mr. Kawasaki."

Cheng looked towards the voice, and Orihara Lin was also leaning against the wall, as if he had been waiting for a long time.

"Orihara-kun... are you waiting for me?"

"Yes." The other party admitted straightforwardly, "Because I was ordered to leave by the teacher, so I can only wait here."

"In such a subtle place, there is a strange attachment..."

"I know what the teacher means. Don't look at me like this. In fact, everyone has a similar awareness of how I will be evaluated."

He said.

"I haven't heard the teacher's answer about what you think of Xiaojing."

"What kind of answer do you want, Orihara-kun?"

Hearing the other party's rhetorical question, Lin Ye laughed instead.

"A real answer—I want to know what you really think."

"Then..." she said, "I think Shizuo Heiwajima is just an ordinary person. He has his own special features, but that is still within the category of ordinary people, and there is no need for special attention."

"That's right, you think so... Teacher, I probably won't get along with you."

Orihara Rin also approached her.

"However, do you want to make a bet?"

"about what?"

"About whether I can change your mind." He continued, "Although it is my proposal, I think it is better for you to consider it carefully, after all, I am a person who will do a lot of excessive things in order to win... "

"Okay, I accept it."

"……Hey?"

Lin also froze for a moment, then he leaned closer to her as if to confirm Cheng's expression.

Half of the setting sun had set, half of the boy's face was immersed in the warm halo, his eyes reflected the afterglow, revealing the purity limited to this moment.

"If I'm an anomaly, so are you... I'm very perceptive in this area, and you have a similar smell to mine."

Their shadows almost overlapped.

Lin Ye's clear voice also gently blended into this beautiful sunset.

However, what he said was——

"Probably this is why I hate you, teacher."