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After Emi Emi heard such a clear answer, she also showed a happy and even cruel smile.

"Right, right? Do you think that if you have a good boyfriend, you can do whatever you want in school?"

Wakata seemed to have just realized what was going on at this time. She was tall and had medium-short hair. I heard that she was also the main force in the track and field club. She also knocked Emi Eura's hand off politely and arranged her clothes. He frowned and said:

"She accidentally bumped into me first while she was walking. Why should I apologize first?"

"There's nothing wrong with me. Class is about to start. Get out of my way."

The other party's confident attitude undoubtedly added fuel to the already tense situation. Yuko lowered her head and tightened her mouth, looking like she would burst into tears the next second. A girl next to her seemed like she couldn't stand Wakata's words. Like this, he rushed out and pushed the other party hard:

"What are you pretending to be? You, apologize to Yuko quickly!"

Karuizawa Megumi knows this girl. She seems to have joined the track and field club. However, unlike Wakata, she is just an ordinary club member. Perhaps the daily club activities have accumulated a considerable degree of dissatisfaction with Wakata. Karuizawa Zehui could even see the faint pleasure in the other person's eyes.

By integrating personal grievances into a whole group of goals and behaviors, retaliation can be carried out openly and without scruples.

Karuizawa Megumi felt a chill behind her back inexplicably.

"That's right, apologize to Yuko!"

"Why don't you call your boyfriend now? Take advantage of the opportunity to call him two more times. Otherwise, when he graduates next year, you will have to go to any high school to find him."

"One month into school, I'm going to date a senior who is two years older. Tsk."

With this person taking the lead, the rest of the girls seemed to let go all of a sudden. They were like walls moving forward, compressing Wakata's space for movement smaller and smaller, so that in the end Wakata couldn't even see it. What I heard and heard were almost all inexplicable curses and curses, which were even divorced from the incident itself.

"Okay, I can apologize."

Ruota seemed to realize that something was wrong with the situation. He said something perfunctorily and tried to push through the wall of people and walk out.

"Can this attitude also be considered an apology?"

"Can you stop making that stinky face of yours?"

"I want to teach you a lesson."

Karuizawa Megumi was a little dazed in this noisy little world. Even when Wakata apologized, she thought of herself inexplicably. She almost screamed at Wakata. She wanted to tell In fact, the other party's apology is of no use. It can even be said to be a sign of submission.

"...that...isn't it?"

Karuizawa Megumi tried hard to step forward and add a few words. She felt that if the current situation continued to develop, it would soon reach the point of campus bullying.

"Hui, do you want to teach her a lesson?"

Emi Eura turned her eyes playfully to Karuizawa Megumi, whose knees were shaking slightly. Unfortunately, the girls around her were still immersed in showing off their handsome side for their friends and almost didn't notice Karuizawa. Hui's heart was shaken.

"——!"

Following Eura Emi's words, everyone seemed to suddenly think of Karuizawa Megumi. After all, in these few minutes, Karuizawa Megumi, who was apparently their "core", was almost silent, including Wakata. All eyes were focused on Karuizawa Kei like a spotlight.

"benefit?"

Emi Eura called Karuizawa Megumi again, like a loyal servant who obeyed the master's instructions, quietly waiting for Karuizawa Megumi's next move.

"——————?"

Karuizawa Megumi reluctantly recovered her thoughts, and within a moment, a layer of fine sweat formed on her forehead.

"Karuizawa? So it's you. I've long heard that there is a legend in the next class."

Ruoda deliberately emphasized the word "legend", as if he had found the real murderer, and said with some annoyance and regret:

"It turns out you were the one supporting these people from behind. Tsk, I thought you weren't this kind of person."

"What do you mean? It was you who made the mistake first. No matter what Hui does, I can't bear to see people like you bullying other classmates in the class."

Before Ruota could finish his words, the girl from the track and field club denied it first.

Emi Eura also looked angry because of Karuizawa Megumi. She grabbed Wakata's hair and pushed her hard against the tree. She stretched out her left hand and gave her a slap in the face.

It is estimated that neither party expected that Emi Emi would suddenly take action, so the sound of the loud slap echoed in the quiet air for a long time before dissipating.

"Listen up, don't mess with people in our class in the future. I only planned to teach you a lesson, but in the end, you even dared to scold Hui."

Emi Eura put the lines into Wakata's ears in an exaggerated manner, looked at the other party with an unbelievable look in her eyes and mouthed behind her:

"Yuko, do you want to try it too?"

"I...I don't need it. If I hit someone, I feel it."

Yuko declined in a low voice. It seemed that she didn't expect things to get to this point.

"It's okay. She should have apologized to you, and there's no one here anyway."

Emi Emi unceremoniously drove her knee into Wakata's side. She held the other person's collar and extended an invitation to Yuko again:

"If the person involved is unwilling, wouldn't it mean that we friends have gone too far?"

She has already made sure that the other party will not refuse again. For a person with such a timid character, as long as he uses the reason of "you are my friend, I am doing this for you", even if it is just because he is worried about making herself angry. At all, Yuko will not refuse again.

As expected, Yuko didn't refuse anymore, but hesitantly stepped forward and gave Wakata a gentle slap that didn't hurt at all, with her eyes closed.

"It's okay, just push harder."

As if Emi Emi was not satisfied enough, she stretched out her hand and slapped Wakada hard as a demonstration. Yuko was forced to do nothing, so she could only use a little strength, and there was also a slight sting in her palm. feel.

If it hadn't happened before her eyes, it would be hard for Karuizawa Megumi to imagine that Yuko, who had always been submissive, would slap Wakata, the tough one in the next class, but now, this somewhat magical fact is hitting her mind over and over again. She even saw two girls who couldn't help but stepped forward and eager to try, including the girl who was in the track and field club with Wakata.

It wasn't until the class preparation bell rang ten minutes later that Emi Eura felt refreshed and gave up the violence. To be precise, it was four or five girls headed by her.

"Hui, how's it going?"

When Emi Eura came back, she patted Karuizawa Megumi on the shoulder, her tone filled with heartfelt satisfaction that she had returned from a mission.

Karuizawa Megumi suddenly remembered something important. If Emi Eura was a student in the same elementary school as her, then the other party might also know about her experience of being bullied before fifth grade. Her teeth were chattering in panic. .

"It's okay. Apart from a few slaps at the beginning, there's nothing visible on her face. It's useless to talk to the teachers and parents."

Emi Emi turned her head and comforted her companion who was a little worried afterwards:

"What do you think the other party's boyfriend will do if he comes over?"

Emi Eura tilted her head and looked at Karuizawa Megumi with a half-smile, like a hunter eyeing his prey:

"Isn't there still Hui? Right?"

ps: This is the first update tonight, and there will be another update with a reward tonight.

ps2: As for the book club group, readers have been urging me to do so, but because the two reader groups I opened in the past were quite unsuccessful, I am also hesitant. If there is really such a demand, I will consider opening one. _(:з　∠)_

Megumi Karuizawa's Autumn Lies: Chapter 5: Plot Pilot: An Old Friend Seems to Return (End)

The transformation between bullies and bullied people often only takes one night. Karuizawa Megumi tossed and turned in her bed, unable to sleep. The moonlight was very good tonight, so she opened the window and let the moonlight seep in like water. Her room, bit by bit, submerged itself in the middle.

It was already half past one in the night. At this point, Karuizawa Megumi was still unable to sleep. The thoughts in her mind were like sprouting fungi, growing wantonly in the vast moonlight. All kinds of messy thoughts filled her mind. She simply turned on the lights in the room.

But after a while, Karuizawa Megumi felt that leaving the light on at night might be seen by her parents who were getting up at night, so she turned off the pale light again, turned on the orange desk lamp, and wrapped herself in a quilt. The moonlight turned over on the bed, like a fish swimming in a rippling lake.

Another thirty minutes passed like this, and Karuizawa Megumi was probably tired. She closed her eyes and forced herself to fall asleep, but once her vision fell into darkness, the scenes of the day became entangled again like a nightmare. The more she wanted to forget, The memories became clearer. She gasped for air and opened her tired eyes again as if resigned to her fate.

Karuizawa Megumi immediately took a look at the photo frame on the desk, which contained a photo of her and Kitagawa Ryo at the graduation ceremony. The black and white uniforms suddenly became ghostly in this night without turning on the lights, but Qing Qing Megumi Izawa held the photo frame in her hand without paying attention, and reached out to touch the two people in the photo.

Her fingers traced the uniforms of the two of them little by little, as if she could travel through the carrier of the photo and personally touch the specific textures on the clothes. As if she found a sense of security, she placed the photo frame closer to her. On the bedside table, I finally slowly closed my eyes.

From that day on, Karuizawa Megumi began to fear the beginning of every day. The arrival of every morning when she needed to go to school made her anxious. The world's time seemed to be cast by a slow magic after that day, so that Every day became extremely empty and strange. She sat among the teachers, and was still surrounded by girls during class. But no matter it was gossip, fashion, romance, all kinds of conversations and news could not fill Karuizawa. There was emptiness in Hui's heart, she knew that she still cared about what happened before.

"Ruota... classmates, I won't come to trouble you again in the future."

Five days after the bullying incident, Karuizawa Megumi finally found the right opportunity to ask this question.

"Oh, Ruoda, I heard that she broke up with her boyfriend."

A girl who knew the situation replied in a melodious tone:

"I heard from a senior I met on the basketball team that Ruoda and her boyfriend had several fights after that day, and then they stopped seeing each other. When I asked about it yesterday, the man already said he had dumped Ruoda."

"Eh? Didn't you say before that Ruoda has a good relationship with her boyfriend?"

"It should be Wakata who went to him and wanted him to come forward, right? It's a pity that the other party probably wouldn't dare to hear Hui's name."

Another girl added with a smile. Their natural speaking attitude even made Karuizawa Megumi herself a little confused. She had been worrying about gains and losses for several days. Among her classmates, she seemed to be talking about what to eat for breakfast today. Just as ordinary.

"Hui, don't worry so much. I heard that since Wakata broke up with her boyfriend, the girls in her class also started to bully her."

Emi Eura leaned into Karuizawa Megumi's ear and said:

"And it's heavier than us."

She blinked at Karuizawa Megumi:

"Is Kei sympathizing with Wakata?"

Karuizawa Megumi quickly shook his head and denied:

"Just asking, um, asking."

Ever since she realized that the other party may know her past clearly, Karuizawa Megumi became a little afraid of Eura Emi. Unlike other girls who only got a few words from legends, Eura Emi may have directly watched her past. Sad picture.

When thinking of this fact, Karuizawa Megumi could only add again:

"Who asked her to bully Yuko?"

Emi Eura also smiled when she heard this. She stood next to Karuizawa Megumi and echoed:

"So Megumi doesn't need to worry. He was clearly doing the right thing to protect his classmates."

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British Library, London and West Yorkshire, UK.

This is one of the most prestigious libraries in the UK with a history of nearly three hundred years and a collection of more than 150 million books. Almost every visitor who enters here for the first time will be impressed by its majestic appearance and exquisite design. The interior is shocking. Compared with the attributes of a library, this place seems to be closer to a historical and cultural attraction. Just sitting here for a while and flipping through a book will make people deeply feel the traces of history.

[Even if I could read one book every day, it would take me a lifetime, two lifetimes or even ten lifetimes to finish reading all the books here. ]

When Shiina Hiyori came here for the first time, she almost subconsciously came up with this idea. Last year, her father had to go to the UK due to a job transfer. She and her mother also settled down in their father's job a year later. Shiina Hiyori, who moved to the UK from Japan and loves reading, fell in love with this city almost on the first day she arrived.

After asking her father to get herself a reader's card for the St. Pancras Reading Room, Shiina Hiyori spent time here as she wished during the following holidays, even though the British Library receives more than 4,000 people every day. tourists, but compared to most people who punch in to visit, Shiina Hiyori, who has to stay here for a whole day every time she comes, quickly became familiar with the staff.

Of course, this may also be related to the girl's unique appearance and personality.

"Name: Shiina Hiyori, readership certificate verified."

Staff members routinely check on the many readers queuing up to enter the reading room. After seeing familiar names, they will take the time to say a few words:

"Today there will be a display of Shakespeare's manuscripts in the third exhibition room."

"Ah, thank you for the reminder."

The girl with silver hair and purple eyes looked about thirteen or fourteen years old. She exuded a strange airy temperament and politely thanked the staff.

"Name: Ryo Kitagawa, readership certificate verified."

The young man in line behind her took back the reader's card that was handed back. He seemed to have heard the conversation between the two, and took a step forward and said softly:

"Are there any good things on display in the third exhibition hall today? We won't fool the tourists with a bunch of low-quality manuscripts like last time."

The staff seemed to be familiar with him, grinning and saying:

"You'll know if you go and see it yourself. Besides, if Sherlock Holmes fans hear that you look down on the Conan Doyle manuscript that was shown last time, they will rush up and beat you up."

"whispering sound."

Kitagawa Ryo smacked his lips helplessly:

"Are you referring to the fact that the sign outside was hung loudly, but more than 90% of the results inside were actually exhibitions of translated manuscripts from various countries? It successfully wasted two hours of my time. I might as well have been asked to translate Lawrence Block Finished reading the book."

"Ahem, just go in and see for yourself this time."

The staff was too lazy to continue talking and waved his hand to signal him not to block the people behind him.

Kitagawa Ryo also sighed. Since the other party said so, even if he was fooled last time, this time it was because of the name "Shakespeare", he still had to go and take a look.

"Um, hello?"

Just when he turned around and planned to follow the flow of tourists to the third exhibition hall, he was unexpectedly called to the spot by a girl who seemed to have been waiting for a long time.

"Um, hello."

Although Kitagawa Ryo didn't understand what the girl in front of him meant, he still responded to the girl's greeting out of politeness.

"Excuse me, what's the matter?"

"Well, I remember...your name is Kitagawa Ryo, Kitagawa-kun, right? It's not easy to see you in the British Library."

Kitagawa Ryo probably understood what she meant, and it was nothing more than a subconscious feeling of intimacy when meeting companions from the same region on the distant European continent.