Accel World (先飞看刀) Chapter 18: Metaphysics and truth

"It's a great pleasure to meet you again. Seeing that everyone likes physical education so much, I, the teacher, am also very happy!" An unscientific physical education teacher continued, "Then, the content of this section is still... Run! Except for the ones whose names were called in the last class, they can move freely, and the others continue to run until the teacher calls their names. Students who can’t run can raise their hands..."

"Students who raised their hands continue to run, will they run an extra lap after school?"

"Wow, this classmate is so smart, Mr. Xiaohan, I am really proud of your ability to draw inferences from one instance to another. Alright, let's run now..."

"Teacher, can you tell us the reason for doing this and its meaning?" A boy suddenly said loudly.

Others couldn't help but look at Xiangyang Xiaohan.

"This is Haotian classmate, right?" Yang Xiaohan looked at the protesting boy, "Reason? Meaning? Do you want to talk about this kind of thing? You are students, and I am your physical education teacher. I am here The purpose is to improve your abilities, strengthen your physique, understand you, and help you, so that you will not waste the days of studying in the academy. This...is the purpose of me, as a teacher, here. ?!"

"Then why don't they just run away?" Chong Haotian pointed his finger at Xing Ze, Mercury Xiaohan, Lu Xin and other classmates.

If it was him in the past, he would never do such a thing of protesting to the teacher in public. However, he will leave the Phantom Academy tomorrow, and he really can't bear to be in this place full of dreams and hopes. The memory of the last day of the place actually looks like this.

"Student Haotian..." Nie Chengyan stood up, wanting to speak for the teacher. Although, she doesn't know Yang Xiaohan's intentions, but the teacher is a teacher, if such a thing is questioned, the conflict between teachers and students will intensify in the days to come, she absolutely does not want such a thing to happen .

Of course, she also understands Chong Haotian's psychology very well. Although Chong Haotian told her that the reason he wanted to drop out had nothing to do with Teacher Xiao Han, it was purely his own choice, however, he couldn't make a decision during the holidays, but decided to drop out the next day after school started, How could it really not matter? If the person standing in front of them now is not Teacher Xiaohan, but the original teacher Gong, would he still choose to give up his dream and leave the academy?

But no matter what, as the monitor of this class, she will never allow this kind of public questioning of the teacher to happen.

Just as she stepped forward, Yang Xiaohan reached out to stop her. Standing in front of everyone, looking around, the boy said: "Yeah, why do they have to rest, but you have to keep running? This is a very good question, in fact, why is such an important question, You guys didn't ask until now? To be honest, the teacher is really disappointed that you didn't think of asking such an important question until now!"

"Student Xing Ze!" He gestured with a skull cane, "Would you like to demonstrate how to run for everyone?"

"Demonstration...running?" The fat student who was called out was a little confused.

"Well, don't be nervous, just run as usual!"

"Oh!" A fat man who was puzzled put his pose in doubt, and ran forward under the teacher's order.

Just like that, after running half a lap, the physical education teacher asked: "What do you think, how did he run?"

"Too slow!" Mercury Xiaohan raised his hand and shouted.

The other students couldn't help laughing, indeed, Fatty Xing, who was obviously overweight, ran slower than most of the girls in the class.

"Well...Actually, the teacher also thinks that he needs to lose weight!" The physical education teacher nodded thoughtfully, and then smiled again on his childish face, "So, what do you think? , what does he have that you need to learn?"

Other students looked at the fat student who was running, and for a while, they were a little confused.

"If possible, observe Xing's speed, step distance, breathing rhythm as much as possible... and he looks forward, even if he knows we are talking about him, there is no hesitation in his eyes? Don't you notice? , His speed hasn't changed much since the beginning? Haven't you noticed that his breathing rhythm has always been consistent with his pace? When he inhales, he bulges his abdomen, and when he exhales, he retracts his abdomen. Yes, his physical strength It's not very good, but he has been working hard and focusing on controlling himself from the beginning, don't you really notice?"

Students looked at each other, after a while, Chong Haotian said hesitantly: "Then... so what?"

"So what?" Yang Xiaohan was a little surprised, "Why do you still not understand? Here, what is the purpose of attaching so much importance to physical education? Is it to train athletes to participate in the Olympics? No, this is to train Master Dun's school. The perfect combination of subjective and objective, the authentic understanding of metaphysics, what is the most important thing? It is the harmony of body and mind, why do you spend some time every day for everyone to meditate? It is to exercise your concentration Strength and mental concentration, the so-called meditation is to enhance the breath of life through the adjustment of the body and the mind, so as to perceive the origin of the universe, so that the subjective and the objective... or the perfect combination of "metaphysics" and "reality" is the body. The technique of high concentration of body, mind, and mind. I see that many students have done well in meditation classes, but that is only a state of "quietness". The high concentration of body, mind, and mind is not only in meditation, but also In sports, in life, in everything you take seriously..."

"So, now the teacher asks you, are you really taking this physical education class seriously? Do you really take every class in school as an opportunity to improve and strengthen yourself, and Isn't it a waste? Xing Ze's physical strength is not good, but he knows his limit is there, so he controls himself and adjusts himself with a high degree of mental strength from the beginning. Indeed, he will not be a very good athlete. But there is no doubt that he will be a very good escapist in the future. Looking at you again, some people are competitive and want to surpass others. Did the teacher ask you to participate in the sports meeting? I just told you to run, you don’t care What do other people do? In the study of escapism, you are still too immature to defeat others. Let me conquer yourselves first! There are still people who look around and look forward and backward. Have you put your mind on yourself? ? You can’t even control your own body, mind, and mind. What escape method do you learn?”

Yang Xiaohan beckoned to make Xing Ze stop. When Xing Ze ran back, he threw the skull cane in his hand: "Student Xing Ze, let it float!"

Xing Ze flicked his hands, and the skull cane floated in the air with some difficulty. Below it, there was an air current rotating.

Although it is only an entry-level performance, it has already surprised many people. If it weren't for Xing Ze's performance at this moment, they would have no idea that he has already mastered the art of escape. And everyone knows that in terms of escape, getting started is a hurdle. Once you pass this threshold, it is only a matter of time before you become an official escape master. Even if you have no talent, as long as you spend a lot of time practicing, at least Being able to enter the "third-rate", although not yet a master, is already very popular outside.

Yang Xiaohan made a move, and the skull-headed cane returned to his hand: "Student Xing Ze, how much time did you spend learning how to escape during the holidays?"

"This is not too much, just two and a half hours every day."

"It's really not that much! By the way, the teacher recommends that you spend two more hours a day to lose weight. Your mental strength and concentration are indeed very good, and you have already begun to learn how to escape, but your physical strength can't keep up with it." In fact, it will greatly restrict the range of options you can choose in the escape method. In particular, you are practicing human escape, which is the most complicated but also the most complex among the nine escapes, except for the natural spiritual body's earth escape. The most selective legal system, in comparison, physical strength can be said to be your biggest shortcoming."

"I see!" Xing Ze smiled a little embarrassedly, and went to free activities.

"As Xing Ze himself said, he doesn't spend much time on escapism every day. I believe many people here surpass him." The physical education teacher looked at everyone, "But it's just like what you saw just now. , If he maintains the same high concentration and self-control in everything around him as when he was running just now... Do you really think he spends less time on practice than you?"

For a while, everyone was thinking a little bit.

"Then, please continue to run in this class, but this time, the teacher will not call the roll call. Students who feel that they have met the teacher's requirements can move freely. If they are really tired, they can also rest. Teacher There is only one requirement, and that is: when running, run seriously, and when resting, rest seriously...is that okay?"

Looking at each other, everyone nodded together.

According to the physical education teacher's signal, the students started to run again, but this time, everyone's expressions became different. He closed his eyes and meditated, and then slowly opened them, his eyes filled with a different light than before. They regard everything in life and study as an opportunity to grasp themselves and improve themselves. They have never thought about this kind of thing before. For a while, they seem to be opened up to a new world.

"Student Haotian?!" Yang Xiaohan's voice rang out again.

Chong Haotian stopped there and looked at their physical education teacher.

"Let's talk!" The physical education teacher took him and walked on the grass, "Teacher... seems to be looked down upon by Haotian!"

"I..." Chong Haotian didn't know what to change for a while. Now that he has come to the school, he wants to drop out on the second day of school. Even if he doesn't tell the reason, he really can't hide it from anyone.

Waving his hand, Yang Xiaohan conjured up a book like magic, and flipped through it: "Student Haotian, your grades in many classes are very good! If it's just one or two subjects, you can still say that you are good at it." However, almost every class is excellent, Haotian’s hard work and mental concentration are definitely worthy of praise.”

"But..."

"However, it's impossible to achieve 'real understanding of metaphysics', right?" Yang Xiaohan looked at the runway, "By the way, I don't know this playground, student Haotian, you can run in twenty minutes at the fastest How many laps?"

"Almost... a little more than four laps!"

"Then, teacher, let's make a bet with student Haotian!" Yang Xiaohan said, "Six laps!"

"Six laps?" Chong Haotian asked suspiciously.

"As long as student Haotian can run six laps around the playground in 20 minutes, then the teacher will definitely be able to let student Haotian learn how to escape this afternoon. Conversely, if student Haotian doesn't There is a way to do it, because Haotian student, you have not been able to meet the teacher's requirements, so even if you drop out of school like this, the teacher will definitely not regret it!"

"Six laps? How could it be possible?" Chong Haotian lost his voice.

"You can take it as the teacher playing tricks on you, or you can take it as your last chance!" The physical education teacher turned around and looked at him seriously, "Leave all the past failures aside, now that you have decided If you want to leave, then take this time as the cutting point between the past and the future. If you can't grasp the past and the future, then at least try to grasp the 'now' seriously once. If you do, but the teacher If you fail to fulfill the promise to you, then you can leave without nostalgia or regret, because you have done the impossible, so you can tell yourself with peace of mind that this is not your fault!"

With a childish face, he smiled once again under the sun: "What do you think...Student Haotian?!"