With the help of curse power, Hikigaya Hachiman was not at a disadvantage even when facing two opponents. In fact, he was getting stronger, and Hayama Hayato and Miura Yumiko couldn't even score a single point.
Hikigaya almost ended the match in a crushing victory.
The defeated Hayama and the others could only leave dejectedly. Even the usually friendly Hayama didn't come forward to talk, leaving Hikigaya Hachiman unable to give a victory speech.
Originally, Hayama planned to compliment Hikigaya after winning, everyone would praise each other, then suggest playing tennis together, and settle the matter amicably.
Unexpectedly, they were still beaten in a two-on-one match, which was really awkward.
"Why are Hayama and the others here?"
Yukinoshita Yukino came to Totsuka Saika with the medical kit.
"Because Miura wanted to play tennis."
Totsuka smiled bitterly and told Yukinoshita what had happened,
"But Hikigaya-kun, you are really strong, you actually beat Hayama and Miura by himself."
His eyes seemed to sparkle with admiration. If he had such skills, maybe he could really make the Sobu High tennis club great again.
Using curse power to cheat and bully ordinary people, what's the point?
Yukinoshita Yukino pursed her lips, complaining inwardly.
But more than Hikigaya winning the match, she was curious about something else.
[It seems the parasite really dislikes Hayama Hayato?]
Yukinoshita Yukino asked curiously in her mind while treating Totsuka Saika's wound.
[Did you forget I saw your childhood memories?]
Hayashizaki said angrily,
[I could tell when you were kids, this Hayama Hayato had bad intentions. Even as a child, he wanted to woo your sister!]
[You mean, Hayama likes my sister?]
Hayashizaki's words made Yukinoshita's CPU overheat.
[And he's liked her since childhood?]
How could she not know?
Her childhood memories, except for the time she was bullied in elementary school and had to study abroad, had become blurry. She vaguely remembered that she and Hayama used to follow her sister around all the time.
[Didn't you notice that Hayama's way of handling the bullying was familiar? He learned it from your sister. Hmph, just a poor imitation.]
Hayashizaki spoke with disdain.
[It seems like he hasn't changed much, has he?]
[You mean the way Hayama handles his relationships with others? Probably, but he's more skilled at it now than when he was a kid.]
[Sheep flock together, but a tiger walks alone.]
[Oh, it seems like the parasite can say something good once in a while.]
[That wasn't me, it was Lu Xun.]
[Lu Xun? You mean the famous Chinese writer who gave up medicine for literature? Aren't you supposed to be from a thousand years ago? How do you know about a modern writer?]
[There are many things you don't know.]
Even Yukinoshita Yukino didn't realize that she was smiling while talking to Hayashizaki. This budding joy was reflected in her cute face in reality.
Totsuka Saika, who was watching Yukinoshita Yukino smile while treating his wound, paused for some reason.
"Yukinoshita?"
The confused call brought Yukinoshita Yukino back to reality, and she blushed slightly.
"Sorry, I was daydreaming."
"Did something good happen to you? You seem to be in a good mood."
Totsuka asked curiously.
"Did something good happen... maybe."
She quickly disinfected the wound and applied medicine, then reminded him,
"Be careful not to get the wound wet to avoid infection."
"I know, thank you."
"No problem, let's call it a day for now."
Yukinoshita Yukino packed up the iodine and medicine, said a few words to Yuigahama Yui, and left to return the first aid kit to the infirmary.
The school nurse was nowhere to be found, and there was no one nearby, so Hayashizaki came out for some fresh air.
"By the way, if you went back to the time when you were bullied, what would you do?"
Hayashizaki asked curiously.
Yukinoshita Yukino was surprised by the question but quickly replied without hesitation,
"An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth."
"Whether it's asking a teacher for help or using violence, I would find those who used dirty tricks against me and punish them."
Talking about the past, Yukinoshita Yukino used to have no one to talk to, but now with Hayashizaki, who understands her the most, she finally opened up, perhaps because she had been holding it in for too long.
"Don't you think it's strange? Clearly, excellent people are being pushed out by those who are not good; the weak don't try to improve themselves but instead group together with others who have dark thoughts to push out the strong, as if doing so would make them excellent too."
"This kind of world is obviously wrong, so I want to change it."
Yukinoshita Yukino walked to the window, the early summer breeze bringing the fresh scent of grass and soil into the infirmary.
After quietly listening to the girl, Hayashizaki chuckled and said,
"You are too naive, child."
His laughter and words made Yukinoshita Yukino frown. She thought he was a good listener, but now it seemed she was wrong:
"Am I wrong? What do you think, Mr. Parasite?"
"Maybe you're excellent, but not strong enough,"
Hayashizaki said.
"You're not excellent enough to rise above those people, nor strong enough to make them not dare to have bad thoughts. At the same time, you're undoubtedly a weakling in social aspects, so you get bullied and pushed out. Am I wrong?"
"I..."
I just don't want to deal with those idiots, she instinctively wanted to retort, but she couldn't say it because Yukinoshita Haruno was in front of her.
"You're also a weakling. And this world is more ruthless to the weak than anything else."
The window reflected the girl's face, with two pairs of eyes showing completely different looks.
"You don't want a so-called correct world."
"The world you want, the world you want to create, should be one where even the weak can smile happily."
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