RPAGF Chapter 64 Genius, It's a Lie
Chapter 64 Genius, It's a Lie
In the audience seats of Class 8, Bai Lili nervously gripped Liuli's sleeve:
"Is Sakizawa-kun... alright?"
Of all those present, Liuli was the least worried.
Even before the competition began, she took out all her savings accumulated over the years and bet it all on Qi Jiying.
If Saki dares to make her lose...
That Saki Seki can forget about having a good life!
She absolutely has to stay with Saki Sakuya!
Bite him to death! Bite him to death! Bite him to death!
After silently humming to herself, Liuli looked at Bai Lili.
Seeing the latter worried about Qi Ji, looking like she was about to cry, Liu Li couldn't help but find it a little funny.
He patted her hand to comfort her.
"Lili, what do you think of this rain of fire... compared to the blood arrows from that day?"
Bai Lili was taken aback for a moment upon hearing this, and then immediately understood what Liuli meant, and breathed a slight sigh of relief.
After all, what Liuli said makes sense.
No matter how powerful Su Shi's fire rain is, can it be more powerful than the blood arrow from that day?
but……
As the saying goes, concern leads to confusion. Although she trusted Saki, she couldn't help but feel nervous for him at this moment.
Over there in Class One—
Seeing that Su Shilian had unleashed such a powerful move, Tianhao quickly spoke up as well:
"You see, just as I said! The winner, without a doubt, will be Su Shi!"
The moment he finished speaking, a deafening roar came from the arena.
Smoke and dust filled the air.
After all the smoke and dust had completely dissipated, something astonishing happened!
Saki stood there unharmed.
His black trench coat was spotless, without a speck of dust on it!
"No, how could this be... how is this possible?!"
A collective gasp of astonishment rippled through the audience.
What they were witnessing was completely beyond their comprehension!
The power of the fire rain was evident to all; the specially made ground of the arena was riddled with craters and charred black!
How could Saki be completely unharmed?!
And the audience seats of Class One—
After hearing Tianhao's statement, which was immediately contradicted, Pan Yan, Cao E, and the others turned to look at him abruptly.
Tianhao interlaced his fingers and pressed them against the tip of his nose, his expression unchanged.
"What's the rush? I haven't finished speaking—"
Although I said that Su Shi would be the winner, I didn't say that Qi Ji would lose!
Rather, it's simply impossible for Saki to lose!
Everyone: "???"
Do you even want to listen to what you're saying?!
Tianhao saw that Su Shilian had even pulled out his trump card, yet he still couldn't hurt Qi Ji in the slightest.
So, the situation can be said to be quite clear!
They exhausted all means of appealing to the world, resulting in enormous expenditures.
As for Saki, he hadn't even really made a move yet.
The outcome is decided!
There are ten defeats in the world of suing, but ten victories in the world of Qiji!
A professional commentator must be bold enough to make judgments!
With this in mind, he no longer hesitated.
"Okay, enough joking around. This time I'll give you the most direct, accurate, and straightforward answer—"
That's right, Saki-chan won!
However, because of his previous inconsistent statements, his reputation score among his classmates is clearly negative.
"Are you sure? This time, it really, really, really really happened that Saki-chan won?" Soa asked with a doubtful look.
"I'm sure, absolutely certain, and absolutely certain!"
"You're not changing your mind?"
"I'm not changing my mind—no! When have I ever changed my mind?! I was just teasing you guys earlier, couldn't you tell?"
Seeing that Tianhao was still stubbornly refusing to admit it even at this point, Cao'e said impatiently, "Then swear an oath."
"...Huh? Making, making an oath or something...that's a bit..."
"I knew it! You'll still be playing both sides later!"
When the girl he liked said that to his face, Tianhao panicked immediately:
"Who said that! It's just a vow, what's there to be afraid of!"
Saki is going to win, I told you!
If Saki doesn't win, I'll just eat it!!!
However, the moment Tianhao finished speaking...
The situation on the stage has changed yet again!
Then, Su Shi made a move that surprised everyone—
She let go and threw her two folding fans on the ground!
The audience erupted in uproar—
"Does this mean we're admitting defeat?"
"It's come to this, we guess we just have to admit defeat..."
"No, that's not right! Look—!!!"
Su Shi, of course, did not admit defeat.
How could she possibly admit defeat?!
She dropped the fan, reached out, and carefully took out another one from inside her uniform, close to her chest...
Prism.
The girl looked solemn as she held the object to her chest with both hands.
Several teachers on the sidelines were stunned for a moment when they saw this scene.
Ms. Jing from Class 3 was the first to tug at Yuejian's sleeve, lowering her voice urgently as she said:
"I think... maybe we should leave the betting odds open for now..."
Teacher Jing also bought Qi Jiying's ticket, and now she's a little panicked.
She put all her dowry on it!
"Teacher Huang Lu! Why didn't you say so earlier? Su Shi had already mastered the art of armor!"
She glared at Huang Lu with a hint of reproach.
Huang Lu looked completely innocent.
He's innocent!
He knew absolutely nothing about it.
On the arena.
Qi Ji glanced at the mirror in Su Shi's hand, and based on the plot summary he had read, he vaguely guessed what it was.
"Is it a 'fabricated image' from the Thousand Faces family?"
Instead of directly answering Qi Ji's question, Su Shi asked him:
"Do you think it's unfair?"
"No." Saki shook his head calmly.
"I just didn't expect you to rely on something like this. It makes me feel... a little sorry for you."
However, it was as if something vital had been struck.
As soon as Qi Ji finished speaking, Su Shi suddenly bristled, his voice rising sharply:
"Shut up!!!
You clearly... know absolutely nothing—!!!
Qi Ji's condescending and all-knowing words immediately triggered the girl's defenses.
Just because—
Lies don't hurt, truth is the knife.
Su Shi could tell that this bastard in front of him was actually...
I really feel sorry for her.
—Isn't that unfair?
The reason she asked Sakiji this question was because even she knew it herself.
Even if you win by using such external means, it is not honorable.
She knew this, she knew it perfectly well...
But she still chose to do it.
Because she is a [petitioner]!
She has an absolute reason not to lose!
She couldn't let the name "Su Shi" lose!
We can't let this "mask" lose!
If the true storyteller is still alive...
If that brother, who transcends definition and is omnipotent...
If still alive—
We will definitely win everything!!!
So even if it's an ugly victory, she has to win!
We cannot lose.
Or, to be more precise—
She was afraid of losing.
Because she's lived this long wearing this mask entirely out of sheer obsession, forcing herself to stay afloat!
She kept forcing herself, relentlessly forcing herself.
I've forced myself to keep going until now.
But she really...
I'm almost at my limit...
She is not a genius.
She lied to everyone.
She was scared.
I'm afraid that if I lose just once, even just once...
That false image of her, masquerading as a genius, will be utterly shattered, and she will never be able to recover.
Then, the weakness, the uselessness, and the worthlessness of the self are exposed.
She feared that from then on, she would never be able to become a "Su Shi" again.
"But--"
"elder brother……"
"The mask is so heavy."
Your mask is on my face...
"It's so heavy..."
I might be nearing my end...
"I can't hold on any longer..."
Despite not wanting to admit it, the current predicament truly made Su Shi feel—
Unmeasurable.
Invincible.
Unmatched.
It's like...
At that time,
brother.
……
……
(PS: In order to beat the kill threshold, I'll probably be asking for Monday's follow-up reading these next few days! Oh my god, lol)