CoTEx Usogui: The lie eater and the perfect human(s)

CHAPTER 6.5 Subtle influences

"Preach the need to change, but never reform too much at once"
- Robert Greene, 45th law of the 48 laws of power

(Sorry guys i run out of philosophers to quotes)

As he was walking along with the staff, to be investigated for whether he actually did what he has presumably done or not. Yamauchi has used all of his brain capacity to occupy himself with recalling the past.

In Keyaki mall, yesterday.

As he was walking with Ike, his only companion left on the "operation" he was planning to do.

He had also thought to himself -the others withdrawing was odd, was there a reason to this?

Although they were speaking to each other about the plan of the operation, both of them had a similar thought going on in their mind.

It took a while for them to utter the courage to talk about quitting, all while still being wholeheartedly still on the plan at the surface, however, before they could manage to do so...

"Hmm? It seems I found someone in need desperate need for money?" A white haired boy called out to them.

Oh right, they were discussing the lack of monetary fund at the moment.

And then,the more he try to remember his train of thoughts from here on out, the more he would find there was no logical train of thoughts at all, all he could remember in his mind was that, slowly but surely, he was becoming enthusiastic about the plan again.

The most he could do was remember the events that had happened vaguely.

After he lost the gamble, the mysterious white haired boy wasn't mad at all, on the contrary, he seems to be showing enthusiasm and excitement regarding what the money will be spent on. It was as if he already intended to give out this money.

Along their way to the mall, he also showed great interest in the hobby they're doing.

He even spoke about the "Homemade fleshlight" presumably something he has heard about on social media platforms.

In the end, Yamauchi bought more than what was originally intended, including sponges, a cup of glass, and a set of gloves.

All the way through the end, he gained nothing but support and interest from this boy he has never met before, as he was done setting up the camera, the boy, Baku Madarame, left one request to him. -

"Be sure to let me bet on this too~" he said, only to him specifically.

That was all it took for any doubts regarding the plan to clear out of his mind. Just one affirmation that there was someone else willing to participate in such acts. Even if they've never met before.

Perhaps this was the difference between him and Ike, a last moment of doubt where the two of them differently acted and got treated upon. perhaps Ike's doubt is more direct and everlasting than his? Why was it? Was it because the Ike had something else to look forward to and he did not? He have no way of knowing.

Then, what about the rest of the perverted boys group that was originally on board with him? What happened to them that made them change their minds?

Yamauchi has no way of answering this, there was too little to even base any hypothesis of his on.

As his thoughts came to a dead end. He was now at the office room of the school, ready to be held on trial and investigated.

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