radicalducati 22. A bird's message, Halloween
22. A bird's message, Halloween
The car continued driving, but Daigo became increasingly agitated.
Unlike Lina's questions about the incident, Jiang Yu spoke directly from his own perspective.
Yes, he is light, and he is also a person.
If Earth were devoid of humanity, would it still be worth the effort to protect it now?
Upon arriving at Onoda's house and parking the car, Daigo looked at the few scattered pedestrians and seemed to have found the answer in his heart.
"Alright, Daigo, you should go back and rest too. It's late at night, thank you for your help."
Jiang Yu pulled out his backpack and said goodbye to Da Gu one last time.
If Daigo had listened to what was said in the car, he wouldn't have remained confused for so long.
Jiang Yu now feels that his combat power is inferior to Daigo's, and his transformation attempts are also limited.
This is the most help I can offer, and it's exactly what Daigo lacks.
Ultimately, it was Lina's sentimental nature that influenced it.
"I'll have to talk to Daigo about this another day. Let's put dating aside until we deal with Gatanothor."
Jiang Yu walked to the door, muttering to himself, and took out his key to open it.
It's definitely not because he's single, absolutely not!
……
A few days later, at the Nohara family's convenience store, Mrs. Nohara was at the checkout counter, while Jiang Yu and Sachiko Nohara were in the break room.
It wasn't anything shady; it was just after-school tutoring.
"Sachiko, how could you get this question wrong? It's so easy!"
"Look carefully, I'll only write this once; you can figure out the rest yourself."
"How can you get something as simple as junior high math wrong?"
……
The questions made Jiang Yu feel completely clear-headed.
Damn, I felt terrible when people said that about me back then.
It was surprisingly pleasant to talk about others when it was my turn.
Sitting next to Jiang Yu, Nohara Sachiko's face was contorted, her teeth were clenched, and the veins on her arms were about to bulge.
Jiang Yu's face, which used to look pleasing to the eye, now looks utterly despicable.
He's just a temporary worker, why is he meddling in her homework?!
Sachiko Nohara wanted to rebel, but with someone guiding her through her homework, she had no reason to refuse.
She was passable in all her other subjects, but her math was absolutely terrible.
Mrs. Nohara knew that Jiang Yu had just graduated from university and was relatively unfamiliar with everything, except for mathematics, which he was still passable.
They hit it off immediately, and Mrs. Nohara paid Jiang Yu extra money to become her daughter's tutor.
You don't have to go out, and it saves money. What a great thing!
Jiang Yu had no reason to refuse, having learned his lesson after failing to pay for the ramen last time.
Without violating his moral principles, he wanted to earn as much money as possible; he never wanted to be in such dire straits again.
With both Jiang Yu and Mrs. Nohara happy, it was obvious who was unhappy.
Nohara Sachiko did consider resisting, but she couldn't escape her mother's economic sanctions, and she was powerless to resist or fight against the inhuman Jiang Yu.
Yesterday, she took a risk and tried it out. Jiang Yu gave her a demonstration of an over-the-shoulder throw and grappling techniques, letting her know who had the bigger fist.
Fighting monsters will consume your transformation attempts, but you don't need to worry about that when fighting little girls.
Jiang Yu isn't bragging, he really can take on ten people.
"Uncle, everything should be alright now, right?"
"Well, there are basically no mistakes. Let's wrap this up for today."
Jiang Yu looked at Nohara Sachiko, whose face was beaming with joy, and suddenly grabbed a pencil and swiftly and accurately tapped her on the head.
"Bang!"
The force was just right, enough to leave you dazed but not brain-damaged.
Sachiko Nohara quickly covered her injured forehead, looking at the perpetrator Jiang Yu with a mixture of grievance and anger.
"Uncle, what are you doing???"
"I've reminded you so many times, don't call me 'uncle.' I'm only seven years older than you, and it always feels like you're making me sound really old."
If you can't remember, try again next time.
Jiang Yu calmly put the pencil back in its place and explained the reason in a calm tone.
That's just how naughty kids are; they always like to be mischievous. They won't listen no matter how much you tell them to listen, but it's much faster to just take action.
"What? Seven years older is already a lot, okay?"
Sachiko Nohara complained, but quickly composed herself.
Jiang Yu didn't actually hurt her, so it definitely didn't hurt.
"Hey, sir, did you know something big happened at our school recently?"
As soon as Sachiko Nohara's tone changed, Jiang Yu knew what to do.
No matter where you are, it seems to be a woman's nature to gossip and share gossip.
"So, what trivial incident happened at your school this time?"
Jiang Yu had gotten used to chatting with Sachiko Nohara these past few days, so he just gave a perfunctory reply.
What remarkable things could possibly happen in a Japanese junior high school at a time like this?
But it's all the same old stuff: love, cheating, plagiarism, and so on.
He had taken the time to observe it, and apart from Ultraman, monsters, and aliens, the neon world of Tiga was basically a technologically advanced and normal world.
The things children encounter at school are not much different from what they experienced in the previous world.
"Uncle, oh no, never mind, I won't call you anymore."
Sachiko Nohara started to speak instinctively, but seeing that Jiang Yu had already moved his arm, she took back her words and continued talking.
"This time at our school is really different. Several lower-grade students got into a fight, with three of them ganging up on one of them."
"School bullying, huh? Those three are probably kids who want to join the yakuza. Aren't they afraid of getting arrested by the police later?"
Jiang Yu sneered. Unlike Blue Star, the neon lights of the Tiga timeline have the backing and technical support of TPC, and have almost zero tolerance for any criminal behavior.
Once these kids who like to fight are out of school, they'll be old enough to get a government job.
However, this has only happened in recent years; it wasn't always like this.
"Of course, but getting arrested is a matter for the future, Jiang Yu, don't interrupt."
It's not unusual for three to beat one up, but the key thing is that the one who was being ganged up on somehow managed to get the other three all into the hospital.
The school didn't want to escalate the situation, so they suppressed it. The parents of those unruly children went to cause trouble, but they were immediately taken away by the police.
Sachiko Nohara covered her mouth and chuckled, her eyes crinkling into crescent moons with laughter; clearly, this was exactly what she wanted.
She grew up without a father and was often bullied. It was only after she started practicing karate that things got much better, because those who bullied her were just bullies who preyed on the weak.
"This is really interesting. That kid sounds like he's good at fighting. Do you know his name?"
Jiang Yu casually asked, "Humans in the Ultraman Tiga world all have some ancient genes in their bodies. Perhaps this child is one of those people with a lot of ancient genes."
"I think his name was something like Asuka Shin. His father also disappeared a couple of years ago. He was such a pitiful child."
Sachiko Nohara said with empathy that not having a father really affected her childhood.
Some people are even more vicious, calling someone a bastard.
"Asuka Shin, that makes sense."
Jiang Yu's eyes flashed; he hadn't expected to find out about Dyna in this way.
"By the way, Jiang Yu, Halloween is in a few days. Why don't you talk to your mom about letting her go out and have fun too?"
"Are you sure you want to go out for Halloween this year?"
"Of course, no matter what difficulties I encounter, I will go out. I have already prepared my clothes."
Looking at the eager Nohara Sachiko, Jiang Yu sighed and rubbed his forehead. He figured he couldn't persuade her anymore. Anyway, Daigo would be there, so there shouldn't be any problems, right?