Chapter 8: Second Playthrough (3)
Rei Furuya hesitated somewhat at Matsuda Jinpei's suggestion.
Unlike Matsuda and Hiro, Hagi and the class president don't have a trusting and familiar relationship with him, nor do they have the memories of last week's events like Matsuda. It's really too difficult to get them to genuinely believe in such an unscientific thing.
If they discover this themselves and ask him, like Hiro in the previous cycle and Matsuda in this cycle, then Furuya Rei will naturally confess everything.
But Hagi and the class president... Actually, Hagi is alright because Matsuda is there, so things are much easier for her.
But Rei Furuya was still hesitant to tell Natalie about her suicide after the class president's death.
If the class monitor knew now that his girlfriend had committed suicide for him, it might cause some uncontrollable accidents... like wanting to see Natalie immediately to confirm something.
However, for the first month before entering the police academy, students are strictly under a closed management system and cannot leave the campus. Knowing this, the class monitor, who will not be able to see his girlfriend in the future, must be very upset. How will the class monitor explain his nervousness and sadness to his girlfriend?
Unlike him, even though the other four knew about the future, they didn't have the memory of actually experiencing everything. They were still the same 22-year-old police academy students.
This is one of the reasons why Rei Furuya hesitated to tell them everything at first.
His close friends during this period were young, naive, impulsive, and audacious.
They were full of vigor and high spirits, like young men in fine clothes and riding spirited horses, eager to make their mark in this vast world, thinking they could reach for the sky.
As long as they have like-minded friends by their side, these young people, once their passion takes over, will laugh and brave any danger.
They don't understand what remembrance is; they will sacrifice themselves for ideals and justice without considering any consequences, without hesitation or fervor.
Rei Furuya was once one of them, until his friends all truly disappeared into the darkness, never to return...
*
In the end, Furuya Rei only agreed that Matsuda should tell Hagi about it first. As for the squad leader... at least wait until the police academy students can leave in a month and until they are more familiar with each other before confessing.
"Oh, right." Furuya Rei pointed his fist at the curly-haired youth and laughed, "If you're going to beat someone up, remember to punch me too."
If it weren't for the fact that his relationship with Hagi wasn't so good right now, Furuya Rei would also like to personally give that guy who defuses bombs without wearing a blast suit a good punch.
"Alright, I'll give that guy a couple of good punches." Matsuda Jinpei grinned as he bumped fists with him.
*
On the way to morning training, Furuya Rei told his childhood friend about Matsuda.
"Really?" Morofushi Kagemitsu's face immediately lit up with a happy smile. "That's great! It's so good that Matsuda still remembers. It's so good that it's not just Zero who remembers."
As he spoke, he became somewhat dejected: "It would be even better if I could remember too."
"...Why don't I remember?" He even felt a little guilty.
“Hiro,” Furuya Rei called to him.
Morofushi Kagemitsu looked up and saw a blond, dark-skinned youth standing under a cherry blossom tree by the roadside, reaching out to catch a cherry blossom slowly falling from the sky.
“Look, it’s rare for a complete five-petaled cherry blossom to fall from a tree, right?” Rei Furuya smiled and showed him the cherry blossom in his palm. “I caught this cherry blossom here last time I played through the game. Whenever I see cherry blossoms, I think of you guys. I was thinking that the five of us might be like this cherry blossom.”
“A cherry blossom has five petals in its entirety. It falls at a speed of about five centimeters per second and takes about seven seconds to reach the ground.” Rei Furuya said firmly to the cherry blossoms in the police academy, “And no matter how many times I die and rewind, I will catch it and never let it fall to the ground.”
The cherry blossoms will eventually bloom in the sunshine.
*
The students in the class were running laps as punishment, while the instructor, Onizuka Hachizo, who was watching from the sidelines, couldn't help but sigh.
He was well aware that there were a few troublesome students in his class, having known everyone's information from the beginning.
Those five individuals were exceptionally strong among all previous students, especially Rei Furuya, who ranked first and broke the all-time record for the highest score at the police academy.
Rei Furuya, Kagemitsu Morofushi, Jinpei Matsuda, Kenji Hagiwara, and Wataru Date—these five individuals possessed such exceptional talent that they attracted the attention of higher-ups even before graduating. If they continued to perform well at school, they would all be snapped up by the higher-ups before graduation.
However, their troublesome personalities and ability to cause trouble are the most difficult he has ever encountered since he started teaching at the police academy!
School has only just started! And this is only one night!! Look at what they've all been up to!!!
Matsuda Jinpei looked sleep-deprived, yawning constantly, and were the fight scars on his face something he couldn't see because he was afraid of going blind?
His childhood friend, Kenji Hagiwara, also looked incredibly sleepy, covering his face—which was clearly the result of being punched twice—and muttering complaints to Jinpei Matsuda.
Although Furuya Rei looks quite energetic, the injuries on his face are definitely from a fight with Matsuda Jinpei! Who else could it be besides those two?!
His childhood friend, Morofushi Kagemitsu, also looked exhausted from not sleeping all night. He was so distracted while running that he almost ran into a ditch!
And then there's Date Wataru! The class monitor he personally appointed! He just joined in with the others to tell that blatantly obvious lie! He even interrupted him and took everyone for a run!
Onizuka Hachizo couldn't help but cover his face.
Ah... he could already foresee his bald days ahead; these five people would definitely add a strong splash of color to his teaching career.
However, despite their individual flaws, they all share a firm belief in the police force and a strong sense of justice.
The intimidating-looking instructor looked at the five people playing around and a smile unconsciously appeared on his face.
Therefore, he needs to work even harder to teach this group of young people who are still very naive and impulsive.
After these young men graduate, they will surely become very capable police officers, shining brightly in their respective positions.
Given their talent, he might be able to boast to others in the future, saying, "Look, those famous and powerful people's heroes in the newspaper are all my students."
*
"Seriously, what did you guys do last night?" The tall and imposing Date Wataru interrupted the bickering curly-haired and blond-haired youths by flanking them on either side of his arms, laughing as he said, "Except for Furuya, the other three of you all look like you didn't sleep well. It's not like you all arranged to fight last night, is it?"
Matsuda Jinpei rolled his eyes: "The one who slept the least last night was probably this blond bastard. You can't see his dark circles, probably because his skin is too dark."
“…Hey!” A vein throbbed on Furuya Rei’s forehead. “You curly-haired bastard, if you hadn’t suddenly disturbed me, I could have slept a little longer. Besides, I wouldn’t be sleepy at all even if I didn’t sleep all night!”
Morofushi Kagemitsu's eyes sharpened instantly: "Zero, do you often not sleep well?"
Jianggu Ling: "..."
Kenji Hagiwara said bitterly, "So I'm the most innocent one here. Last night I was suddenly dragged out of bed to give Jinpei medicine, and then when I woke up this morning I was inexplicably punched twice. What did Hagi-chan do wrong? Waaaaah..."
Matsuda Jinpei looked at his childhood friend, whose acting was over-the-top, and his tone gradually turned sinister: "So you don't think you've done anything wrong?"
Kenji Hagiwara quickly waved his hand in denial, and chuckled dryly, "Of course it's not good to do that, but that's not what I'm doing now... Okay, I'm sorry, I'll be more careful in the future, really, so violence is forbidden, Jinpei!"
Kou Date laughed and let Rei Furuya and Kenji Hagiwara hide behind him, while he reached out to hold down Kagemitsu Morofushi and Jinpei Matsuda, who were trying to grab his childhood friends.
"Hey you guys, whatever it is, next time there's any activity, you absolutely have to bring me, the class monitor!" he said.
Jianggu Ling: "..."
Rei Furuya guiltily looked away.
I'm sorry, class monitor, please wait another month, and I will definitely tell you everything.
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