"Are you sure...?"
"I have to warn you, Gian has been acting really scary these past few days. If you go looking for him without thinking, you might end up in serious trouble."
Suneo, though also feeling the fire of youth burning in his heart, was practically terrified of Gian.
So, he didn't quite agree with Nobita's very bold suggestion.
"I'm sure!"
"Even so, I have to go! I have to find a way to persuade him!"
Nobita wasn't thinking as much. He was eager to show Shizuka his leadership qualities, so he definitely couldn't back down now.
"In that case, you guys go ahead. I don't want to get beaten up..."
As the saying goes, "a wise man adapts to circumstances." Suneo considered himself quite clever in this regard, so he made a decision that favored him: he wouldn't provoke Gian, a ticking time bomb who could explode at any moment.
"It doesn't matter. Even if I'm alone, I'm going."
"Shizuka, you two wait here for my good news."
After saying this, Nobita strode off with a confident air, heading towards Gian's house.
"What a fool. I bet he'll get beaten up again. Oh well, I'm going home..."
Seeing Nobita's blindly confident demeanor, Suneo sighed and made a few sarcastic remarks before heading back.
Shizuka and Lin Feng exchanged glances.
"Lin Feng, I'm still a little worried. Maybe we should go and see what happens?"
Shizuka also felt that Gian seemed a bit off these past few days.
Although Nobita was indeed a little different from a few days ago, she also wanted to know what was going on at Gian's house these days.
So much so that Tama, who was studying under Lin Feng, couldn't properly go to Lin Feng's house to learn how to draw manga with him.
"Alright, no problem, let's go over and take a look."
Lin Feng nodded indifferently.
When Tama had asked for leave earlier, she hadn't made it clear what exactly was going on at her house.
Initially, Lin Feng hadn't paid much attention, thinking it was just that they were busy.
But now, seeing Gian like this, he figured something must have happened at their house.
Lin Feng actually had a pretty good impression of Gian. Plus, Tama was now his disciple. Lin Feng felt he should show some concern for his disciple's family matters.
So, the two of them hit it off immediately and followed Nobita to Gian's Grocery.
Nobita's luck was good today; he found Gian right away.
However, Gian seemed busy with something in the shop and didn't seem to want to pay Nobita any attention.
"You're such a persistent guy! I already said I can't go!"
"Can't you stop bothering me all the time!"
Before Lin Feng and Shizuka even got close, they heard Gian's impatient voice coming from Gian's Grocery.
"That's why I came specifically to find you! After all, this time we're organizing a team competition with Class 5-2 as the unit. If you don't participate, it definitely won't work!"
If this were a normal situation, Nobita would have already scurried away at Gian's impatient tone, not daring to say another word.
Even a fool could tell that Gian was at his wit's end.
He might even get a beating if he said one more word.
But Nobita, having eaten the Hot-Blooded Bun, had transformed into a hot-blooded youth, possessing an iron will and a spirit of forward momentum.
Even when faced with seemingly insurmountable difficulties, he wouldn't easily back down.
Doraemon's gadget's duration was indeed quite long, and its effects were exceptionally outstanding.
Even a coward like Nobita dared to mouth off in front of the furious Gian.
"Who said I'm not participating? I'm just busy right now, I don't have time to do those boring things with you!"
Gian, although already teetering on the edge of a rage-fueled outburst, didn't immediately do anything too harsh to Nobita.
Instead, he gritted his teeth and stated his position.
"No way! We all have to work together in training if we want to be sure of winning the next match!"
"So you have to come and train with us!"
Surprisingly, Nobita didn't back down. He chose to confront Gian head-on.
Their foreheads were touching, noses almost bumping.
Behind Nobita burned the fiery passion of youth, while behind Gian, the flames of anger were blazing.
As the tension escalated, as if something was about to erupt, Gian chose to back down first.
"Suit yourself. Alright, I'm busy now, don't bother me."
Perhaps he really had some hidden troubles, because Gian didn't pay any more attention to Nobita's boastful words. Instead, he turned his head and continued to work on his own stuff.
At this moment, Lin Feng and Shizuka happened to walk to the door of Gian's Grocery and saw this scene.
Although they knew that Nobita was no longer the Nobita of the past, the fact that he dared to confront Gian head-on still surprised Lin Feng and Shizuka a little.
"Gian, what do you mean by that?"
"How can someone like you still be considered a member of Class 5-2?"
"Don't tell me you have absolutely no sense of collective honor?"
Seeing that Gian didn't intend to pay any attention to him, but instead continued to work, Nobita, from somewhere, found the courage to speak directly to Gian.
It was obvious that those words had some impact on Gian.
Lin Feng, who was standing at the door, noticed that Gian's fists were clenched, and the veins on his forehead were throbbing rhythmically.
However, he was still holding back.
Lin Feng was somewhat thoughtful when he saw this scene.
Logically speaking, after Nobita said something so inappropriate, Gian should have immediately treated him to a big fist combo.
But Gian's behavior clearly indicated that he had something on his mind.
Just as Lin Feng was about to step forward and try to have a good chat with Gian, Nobita suddenly made a move that no one present had expected.