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The rain-wet hair stuck tightly to his forehead. Kitagawa smiled and showed his white teeth.

"King Lear", one of Shakespeare's four great tragedies, tells the story of King Lear, an old king who abdicated and asked to distribute the land according to the degree of his children's love for him. He was deceived by his smooth-talking eldest daughter and second daughter and was exiled. In the wilderness, the little daughter who told the truth wanted to lead an army to save her father but was killed. King Lear eventually died of grief and anger beside her.

One of the most famous passages is King Lear's soliloquy in a storm after being exiled to the wilderness.

"No matter what... you shouldn't. Besides, Ryo is lying to me."

Ichinose Honami would not believe Kitagawa Ryo's sophistry. Although she didn't know why the other party ran downstairs to get wet in the rain late at night, she couldn't control it just when she saw Kitagawa Ryo standing in front of her wet. The subconscious action of holding up an umbrella for the other person.

The umbrella was so big that it even covered the two people tightly.

"I was really practicing 'King Lear'."

Kitagawa Ryo looked seriously into Ichinose Honami's eyes and said, her blue pupils shining brightly in the dim light of the street lamp.

As if to enhance his persuasiveness, Kitagawa Ryo lowered his head and sang a line from the play:

"Ah! I have never thought of such a thing. People who enjoy prosperity, open your eyes, go outside and experience the suffering endured by the poor, and share some blessings that you cannot enjoy with them, so that God knows you are not all heartless people!"

Even though he has not acted in a drama for two years, there is no awkwardness or hindrance in the performance. The natural sighs and shocking emotions almost make Ichinose Honami believe it.

"The play being rehearsed tomorrow is not King Lear."

But Honami Ichinose quickly came to her senses. She pushed Kitagawa Ryo's back and took him to the hotel:

"Go back and take a shower and change clothes quickly, or you'll catch a cold."

"I do not want it."

I don't know if it was because Ichinose Honami's tone was too gentle, a bit like coaxing a child, but Kitagawa Ryoya shook his head happily.

If Ichinose Honami hadn't been paying attention to Kitagawa Ryo all night, she would have suspected that Ryo secretly drank at the dinner.

"Unfortunate wretches who are half-clothed, no matter where you are, you have to endure the merciless storm, with no roof over your head, hunger in your belly, and your clothes in pieces. Kong, how can you withstand such a climate?"

Kitagawa Ryo was still saying his lines one after another.

Ichinose Honami watched as the smile on his face slowly disappeared, and then the eye circles started to turn red little by little from the corners of his eyes, and tears slowly began to accumulate in his dark pupils.

This should be the first time Kitagawa Ryo showed such an expression in front of Ichinose Honami.

What was faster than this thought was her body. Before Ichinose Honami could react, she had already naturally hugged Kitagawa Ryo into her arms.

The umbrella handle was stuck on the chests of the two people, which made them feel a little uncomfortable, but the two people still hugged each other tightly.

"I feel so sad."

Kitagawa Ryo lay next to Ichinose Honami's ear and said:

"Obviously I worked hard for two years to help Ying collect all the surgery fees, but in fact some people are born with much more assets than this number."

"And when I became such a person, I didn't feel happy at all."

Kitagawa Ryo knew very well that the reason why he negotiated the conditions with Koenji Rokusuke was that the chaebol behind him, who was endowed with the talent [Legacy of a Rich Family], finally came to his power half a year ago.

But he also knew that he and Koenji Rokusuke were definitely not the same kind of people, or in other words, he couldn't do that.

"There was a time when I lived in a basement for a long time. It was a very small house with the living room, kitchen, and bathroom all in one place."

Ichinose Honami did not interrupt Kitagawa Ryo's words. She realized that this was what Mr. Izaki said that night, and Kitagawa Ryo had never spoken to them in the past.

"It's going to be very troublesome when it rains like this. Everything can get moldy easily."

"There are no windows at all, so there will be no sunlight."

"Water seeps through the cracks in the wall panels, so I always have trouble sleeping."

"When Hotaru encounters rainy nights like this, she will get cramps easily and the pain will last the whole night."

Kitagawa Ryo once glimpsed all of Ichinose Hanami's future through dreams in the third simulation of Ichinose Hanami.

In a world without his own existence, Honami Ichinose chose to agree to the request of the student council vice president Masaru Nagumo to date in the third semester of his first year at Tokyo Advanced Education High School in order to collect 20 million protection points. .

The price is four million points.

Four million (about 200,000 RMB, depending on the exchange rate) is roughly the per capita annual income of this country.

Obviously Ichinose Honami's mother spent more than ten years telling her and educating her that she would never expect her daughter, and Ichinose Honami was even willing to agree to date someone for four million.

But Kitagawa Ryo can understand.

Because if someone is really willing to pay four million, he will sell himself without hesitation.

It was just that at that time Kitagawa Ryo simply regarded the incident of Honami Ichinose as a story.

But Honami Ichinose is real now. Her body temperature and heartbeat are transmitted between the two people's skin touching each other. Kitagawa Ryo can feel her soft body and faint orange fragrance.

From this perspective, the most shameful part of him and Ichinose Honami are the same.

It's just that Ichinose Honami had a mother and tried to hide it, but Kitagawa Ryo showed it openly, or was forced to do so.

The wide umbrella blocked all the rain. Under its protection, the two people were tearing at each other's wounds like children giving up on themselves and taking a little pleasure.

In other words, licking each other's scars.

Ichinose Honami wanted to reach out and wipe away Kitagawa Ryo's tears. When her fingertips touched the corners of his eyes, Kitagawa Ryo lowered his head and kissed her.

[I&K]

The two people who have experienced the same suffering have been bitter about life, seen relatives quarreling, and despaired at the withering of their families. But just like the popsicle they shared with a smile when they were children, there is always something. One day, you can draw the lucky one [Another One].

Again.

The moment their lips parted, Ichinose Honami stood up on tiptoes again.

ps: Thank you for reading and subscribing. The emotional line is about to begin to advance. Just like what was written in the previous volume of "The Abyss of Youth", the heroines correspond to Kitagawa Ryo's past, and Ichinose Honami corresponds to The family's difficult situation gave her the strength and tenderness like a rainbow after the rain. She basically recycled all the Easter eggs from the three simulations in the first volume_(:з」∠)_

Main plot: Ryo Kitagawa's strength supremacy classroom: Chapter 60: To Megumi Karuizawa

"Thank you for your hard work, everyone."

Karuizawa Megumi bowed slightly to the staff in the audience. Her slightly mature makeup and bright and confident smile matched her elegant and generous posture. If it were said that at first, Karuizawa Megumi only chose to enter to get close to Kitagawa Ryo. As for the drama industry, Karuizawa Megumi is now used to it and even enjoys the atmosphere of the stage.

For a long time, Karuizawa Megumi would care about and touch the non-existent scar on his flank from time to time. The scar was as hideous as a centipede and was still obvious even after stitches. It would always flash back before her eyes, but in the end all she saw was smooth and white skin.

"I'm looking forward to the official performance."

"I will try my best to perform at my best."

When she returned to the backstage, Megumi Karuizawa chuckled and nodded while greeting the other actors who greeted her. She may indeed have a talent for acting, to observe words and emotions, to bow her head humbly, and then to be unscrupulous and flamboyant to tell the past. Turn your memories into food for the present, look through past emotions, and make yourself better bit by bit.

From her rebirth to now, Karuizawa Megumi is quite satisfied with her life so far, except for one wish.

"Hui is back. Her emotional expression today was very delicate."

In the lounge backstage, Kitagawa Ryo was leaning against the wall and looking at his mobile phone. The tall boy of sixteen or seventeen years old gave people a sense of solid security just by standing there.

"Um."

Karuizawa Megumi agreed in a low voice. She remembered the wish she had made before, "I hope that one day I can stand in front of Ryo and become his protector." However, she has not realized this since she came into contact with Kitagawa Ryo. Opportunity to wish.

Kitagawa Ryo also once showed his weak and needy side in front of her, but at that time, Karuizawa Megumi only played the role of a companion, and all she did was stare at his sleeping face and count him silently. Breathing, just holding his right hand tightly.

This is something that other people, including Ichinose and others, can do.

"Tired?"

Sensing that Karuizawa Megumi was not in high spirits, Kitagawa Ryo stepped forward and asked with concern. He handed over a bottle of mineral water that had been unscrewed.

"No, where are Ichinose and the others?"

Shaking her head in a panic, Karuizawa Megumi pretended to take a sip of water and quickly dropped the subject.

"...I feel a little uncomfortable. Let's rest in the hotel."

Kitagawa Ryo's expression was a little weird. He was actually quite suspicious of Ichinose Honami's rhetoric, but it was true that he was in a rare emotional breakdown last night. In fact, the two of them fell into embarrassment after that. in silence.

After the increase in body temperature caused by the surge of blood was gradually cooled down by the rain, Ichinose Hanami ran back to the room in a panic, forgetting to even take the umbrella.

Kitagawa Ryo himself has no good solution for the time being. This is not because he has no feelings for Ichinose Honami, but because the identity gap between the two of them is even greater than it was in his second simulation of the other party.

The golden talent [Legacy of a Rich Family] brought him a background that was almost deeper than that of the Koenji Zaibatsu, where Rokusuke Koenji worked. This was the only reason why he could communicate with the other party and even make an agreement.

And more importantly, Kitagawa Ryo admits that he is a very greedy person. He has no way to give up his feelings for other girls. Just like the decision he made at the beginning, he wants to respond to everyone's feelings.

Several long simulations have made him firmly inserted into their lives like a barb, and it is no longer a relationship that can be easily abandoned.

"Well, it rained heavily last night. Maybe I caught a cold."

Karuizawa Megumi is sitting on the sofa in the lounge. She is curled up with her knees and her head slightly lowered. Her carefully combed air bangs have a fluffy beauty. The bottom is slightly raised, and the sky blue is like the sea. pupil.

"Liang hasn't acted in a drama for two years, but when he appeared on stage again, he didn't feel unfamiliar at all. Many people cheered in the audience."

"Even if he plays a scumbag like Varodya."

"This script is very good and small in scale, so it is suitable for our drama department."

Kitagawa Ryo sat next to Karuizawa Megumi, and he reached out and picked up the script on the table in front of him.

"The Forbidden Game of Youth".

The drama script created by the former Soviet female writer Lyudmila Razumovskaya in the 1980s has only five characters and the scenes are not complicated. However, even so, the drama department cannot complete it alone. After all, there are only two female characters in the whole show.

The play is not long, and the plot is very simple. Four students, three boys and one girl, visit their class teacher's home on a snowy night and ask the other party to give them the key to the safe in the school that contains the test papers, hoping to replace their test papers with the ones filled in later. Another copy of the good model answers to pass the exam.

In the early stages of the story, most of the four students were moved by emotion and reason, and even offered various chips and trading conditions, but the class teacher was still unwilling to hand over the keys, and then the students fell into a frenzy. They cut off the phone line, restricted the freedom of the class teacher, and started searching the house with great fanfare, but still found nothing.

In the end, Volodya, the leader among the students, chose to take advantage of the class teacher's ethics and care for students and threatened to force the girl among the four in public, which finally won the class teacher's compromise.

In fact, Volodya himself is actually the son of a great diplomat. He does not need to change the test papers at all. Everything tonight is just a human game planned by him. After proudly announcing his victory, He threw the keys on the ground and walked away. The story ended abruptly when the class teacher entered the bathroom alone with despair.

As the most important characters in this drama, Varoja and the class teacher are naturally starred by Kitagawa Ryo and Karuizawa Megumi.

"If you think about it carefully, it's no different in Tokyo Advanced Education High School."

"Deceive, threaten, and use other students, and then the treasures obtained in the end are actually not worth mentioning in the eyes of others."

A sarcastic smile appeared on the corner of Kitagawa Ryo's lips:

"The test paper represented by the key is related to the future of three people, but it is just another person's game."

"Forget it, let's not talk about this. Who do you think is better between Hanami and Airi to take on the remaining female role?"

Pursing his lips, Kitagawa Ryo turned his head and asked seriously.

Apart from the class teacher, this is the only female character left in the whole drama. Moreover, Honami Ichinose and Airi Sakura are actually quite suitable for each other and have practiced their acting skills. It feels like anyone can play the role.

"Actually, both of them are very suitable. When the time comes, whoever is in good condition can play."

Karuizawa Megumi didn't care about the choice of this role. She was already the heroine of the play, so she moved closer with interest, pointed to the lines in the script and said:

"Actually, I quite like this kind of class teacher who has bottom lines and principles, and he is not that pedantic and rigid. In the end, he still wants to protect the students."

"But her own views were completely shattered by this incident. Many people believed that the blank space at the end was the end of the class teacher's suicide."

"The students who are educated by themselves completely abandon their bottom line in the face of interests. This should be the biggest blow to the teacher."

"I wonder what class teacher Majima thinks of our class?"

"He still sees himself as the class teacher of Class D for the first year, and that's enough."

Kitagawa Ryo smiled slightly, which made Karuizawa Megumi feel a little dazed. He could already roughly guess in his mind how many viewers would be fascinated by the scumbag he played during the official performance tomorrow.

"For most students in Tokyo High School, they are here to learn something. Just like Majima's class teacher said on the 1st, many people are still students. Students' duties, such as observing classroom disciplines, are You should be able to do it without anyone reminding you."

"Even if you don't get promoted to Class A in the end, if you can gain something from this school, for most students, that's what it should be."

"Actually, this is also the case in this script. Regardless of whether the class teacher chose to commit suicide in the end, for the other three students, they must have grown through this incident, just like none of the three chose to pick up Varodya. The lost bunch of keys."

Megumi Karuizawa liked the feeling of listening to Ryo Kitagawa talking, so she often forgot to answer or interrupt, and just listened quietly.

No matter what role Kitagawa Ryo plays on the stage, offstage, he will become the Ryo she is familiar with.

Moreover, I can feel that the coolness today is a little different.

Karuizawa Megumi knows Kitagawa Ryo very well. This does not mean that she knows everything about the other person's past, but that she knows everything about Kitagawa Ryo now.

Whether it's work and rest habits, dietary taboos, tone of voice or behavioral logic.

So she was keenly aware of the difference in Kitagawa Ryo today. He talked more than usual.

"Actually, to be honest, the role I most want to play is that female student."

After a short pause, Kitagawa Ryo slowly spoke.

"The despair after being bullied and the complicated mood after being rescued, both Honami and Airi may not be able to portray it."