Uneasy daily life

That was Hayama Hayato, whose face couldn't maintain a bored smile, his steps were slightly hurried, and his expression was somewhat gloomy. The department head next to him was absentmindedly muttering something. Those indescribable words seeped into Hayama Hayato's mind little by little, as if using words as hooks to constantly tug at Hayama Hayato's soul...

Even a devil who isn't in a positive state is still a devil!

Hachiman Hikigaya wanted to leave the group, but if he made that request, he would definitely be punished by the violent teacher with an iron fist.

Or should I pretend to be sick?

No, doing something conspicuous at a time like this would be like trying to become the brightest star in the sky.

Stay calm, stay calm...

"Next, we'll head to the hot spring resort on the back mountain. Everyone, stay with me. Don't let anyone wander off or get lost halfway through. The mountain resort is booked in advance and we've prepared plenty of towels. If you want an even better experience, there are also yukatas for sale nearby..."

The guys around them, radiating youthful hormones, didn't care, especially those restless boys who were laughing and joking. It wasn't going to be a mixed-gender bath, so why get excited?

If you really go to a mixed-gender bathhouse or a disreputable place, you'll only encounter disreputable people.

This is the biggest source of danger... Damn it, why am I not a girl? That way I could just go to the women's bath without any problem!

Hachiman Hikigaya's mind was filled with alarm bells as he observed the white figure walking absentmindedly.

The white figure seemed to sense something and turned its head to look.

Hachiman Hikigaya abruptly lowered his gaze. Though it was only for a moment, he felt...

The minister's eyes gleamed with hunger?!

Chapter 131 Yukino: I'm pretty good at comforting people, right?

Bai Ying has lost all his skills and is no longer capable of great things, so there is no need to worry about him for now.

My sister's twisted hobby must be corrected.

As for Mother... Now that my sister and Mother have reconciled, she should be allowed to express her thoughts, right?

No, judging from what my sister said, it seems that because of her reconciliation with her mother, she has been assigned all the household chores.

Hmm—does this mean I have to start an argument like my sister? But I don't seem to have anything to argue with my mother about, not to mention my sister has already done it once. If I do it again, I'll just be asking for trouble.

Inside the women's changing room, Yukino Yukinoshita was undressing and lost in thought.

"Soaking in hot springs, soaking in hot springs..." Yui Yuigahama said cheerfully, "On the third day, we'll visit the shrine and soak in hot springs. On the fifth day, we can apply to go swimming in Kamiyama City. On the sixth day, there's a picnic in the mountains. Chihiro is really making arrangements with great enthusiasm."

The first day my parents came and left, the second afternoon was a dark game, that night my sister and mother had a big fight, and today...

After folding the clothes and putting them into the storage box, Yukino Yukinoshita sighed softly, "So it's only the third day."

"Huh? Today is the third day, of course. What's wrong with Xiaoxue? Why are you suddenly talking about this? Could it be that you're finding the school trip boring?"

"On the contrary, it's almost too fulfilling..."

Yukino Yukinoshita turned her head and saw Yui Yuigahama, who was wrapping herself in a bath towel.

puff--!

Today's street performance, the black cat's elegant yet disdainful gaze... Don't worry about it, don't worry about it, what's the point of worrying about such trivial things?

Yukino, Yukino, have you forgotten your mother's warning? The more you care about outward appearances, the more shallow and ignorant you become.

Yukino Yukinoshita deftly wrapped herself in a bath towel, quickly tying a knot; the feel of the fabric covering her skin was reassuring.

"Um—Xiaoxue, help me, I feel like this bath towel I picked is a bit short, I can't tie it up..."

Don't worry about it, don't worry about it. It's just meaningless superficial value. A truly excellent person should radiate brilliance from within. Only shallow people care about appearances. As the ancients said, "buying the box and returning the pearl" is a sign of poor judgment and poor choice.

Yukino Yukinoshita kept silently chanting in her heart, resisting the demonic elastic force coming from both ends of the bath towel, which was trying to pull her into the abyss.

"As expected, Xiaoxue is very skillful. Let's go quickly. Just thinking about relaxing in the warm hot spring makes me feel a little lightheaded."

"Hmm... I do want to relax a bit."

I want to relax in every sense of the word.

The two walked from the locker room into the corridor. Miura Yumiko, who looked somewhat sullen, walked by and saw the two of them together, which made her even more annoyed.

She subconsciously glanced at Yukino Yukinoshita, then suddenly paused, her gaze sweeping over the other's chest wrapped in a bath towel. Her previously downturned lips curled upwards, and her gloomy and unhappy expression brightened, becoming radiant.

"Won."

puff--!

Don't worry about it, don't worry about it—no! Whether I care or not doesn't matter, I have to fight back!

Yukino Yukinoshita instinctively clutched the towel to her chest. Just as she came to her senses and was about to speak, Yumiko Miura had already switched from a depressed and gloomy state to a state of holding her head high and walking happily towards the bathhouse, leaving her with a tall and straight back view as she walked away.

Yui Yuigahama tilts her head: "?"

She won? What did she win? Why is Yumiko acting so strangely?

Wait! Xiaoxue's head was lowered by more than ten degrees than usual, her bangs covered her eyes, and she was clutching the towel to her chest...

"Haha, Xiaoxue, let's go to the bathhouse!"

Yui Yuigahama quickly reached out and pulled Yukino Yukinoshita towards the bath.

Don't worry about it! Mere superficial vulgar value is just a facade. The more you cling to it, the more you become obsessed, the more you become fixated on it, the more you will miss out on true beauty!

Yui Yuigahama and Yukino Yukinoshita stepped into the open-air bath.

Ah, look at the beautiful scenery created by the combination of nature and human effort. It is full of wisdom and beauty in design, and its value is much better than a boring appearance.

Atop a mountain, countless lush trees stand tall, the moon hangs in the sky, a cool evening breeze gently blows, warm water lamps glow, a beautiful scene unfolds amidst rising mist, laughter and chatter fill the air, and a graceful woman calls out in the distance…

"Yukino-chan! Over here!"

Yukino Yukinoshita stood up from the hot spring, calling out to her sister with a bright smile. As she emerged from the water, her bath towel visibly rippled and swayed, accompanied by wisps of steam and splashing warm water, creating a scene reminiscent of a beautiful woman emerging from the water.

Yumiko Miura, who was raising her head and straightening her chest to prepare to enter the water, quietly squatted down to enter the water to reduce her presence. The happiness she had just gained was lost before she could even warm it up.

Yukino grabbed Yui Yuigahama's wrist and quickly walked towards the other end of the hot spring.

"Huh? What happened?"

Yukinoshita was a little confused.

"Who knows? Teenagers are always changing, maybe today it's the 'stay away' version of Yukinoshita that my older sister dislikes." Hiratsuka Shizuka soaked comfortably in the hot spring, reaching for a small sake cup from the float, taking a sip of sake. "Ah...so comfortable..."

Seeing this, Yukino Yukino comfortably lay down again. Should we try the whole hot spring resort? After thinking about it, she decided against it. Coming here occasionally is fun and comfortable, but if we make it a job, it will definitely become boring and tedious. Before thinking about what to do, let's just enjoy our trip.

"Xiaojing, can you still play bass?"

"Um...I don't know."

"do not know?"

"It's too troublesome to memorize with my brain. If my hands can still play, then holding the instrument will make it move on its own."

"That really has Xiaojing's style, haha."

A corner of the hot spring bath.

Yukino Yukinoshita is squatting in the hot spring—what's going on today? Why am I so unlucky? No, I should say why do all sorts of things always inexplicably veer into that kind of thing?

At noon it's Shiroijun, in the afternoon it's Kuroneko, and in the evening it's Miura Yumiko and her older sister. Someone must be targeting me, right? Yes… just like this unfair weight distribution… this unfair targeting…

"Haha, Yuki, um..." Yui Yuigahama tried to comfort him by gesturing wildly.

The comfort of soaking in the hot spring slightly washed away the confusion in her mind. Yukino Yukinoshita took a deep breath to calm herself and said firmly, "Even if we're going to judge value based on appearance, it should be based on the whole. Judging value solely by a part is impossible unless you can cut that person into different parts for comparison, which is clearly impossible. Therefore, judging a person by their parts is wrong. A view that emphasizes the value of a part is ignorant, foolish, and ignorant. Besides, this kind of value system based on appearance has no long-term sustainability..."

"Little Snow."

Yui Yuigahama reached out and placed her hand on Yukino Yukinoshita's shoulder, saying gently and earnestly, "Don't say anything more."

"Ahem, I've lost my composure a bit."

Yukino Yukinoshita, having completely calmed down, suddenly felt something was off. Why did the words she had blurted out just now seem to echo her mother's words from noon? Was she unconsciously influenced by her mother's words, causing her to say what she just said, or...?

Was my mother trying to comfort me then?

No, no, what kind of comfort is that? Am I out of my mind?

Is that so? Or not?

"Xiaoxue, what's wrong?" Yui Yuigahama was a little worried. Was Xiaoxue having a nervous breakdown today? She kept getting distracted.

“I’m just thinking about a question…” Yukino Yukinoshita hesitated for a moment, then asked seriously, “Yuihama, do you think I’m good at comforting others? This is a very important question. I want to use your eyes to see what I’m like.”

"Ugh?"

Yui Yuigahama paused, pondered the previous car accident, and said wistfully, "Yuki, actually I'm probably the kind of person who's not very smart or capable, so there are many things I can't take care of, even if I want to. Even if I grit my teeth and get into Soubu High School, whether I can go to university later is still a problem. Judging you from my perspective isn't really a good reference point, is it..."

"We should not underestimate ourselves."

Yukino Yukinoshita frowned slightly and said bluntly, "Even if there are so-called talent differences among people, can we attribute all problems to talent differences? Assuming that talent differences really exist, then we should work harder to make up for our shortcomings. You said before that in order to get into Soubu High School, your family, yourself, and the interpersonal relationships around you all faced pressure and changed, and you finally overcame difficulties and achieved results, which you should be proud of."

"Given Zongwu High School's high college entrance rate and your academic level, getting into university shouldn't be difficult at all. If you really want to talk about difficulties, you should set your sights on top universities. And since I also have a request to spar with Bai Jun, I'll do my best to help you improve your grades..."

Yui Yuigahama scratched her head, feeling a pang of guilt, but still managed a dry laugh as she asked, "Yuki... do you think you know how to comfort people now?"

Yukino Yukinoshita paused, savoring the still-warm words.

Did I say something wrong? No, I don't think so.

Was I comforting Yuihama? Yes.

Is there a problem? It seems...

"Hehe, I know Xiaoxue is a very capable person. She is strict with others, but even stricter with herself. She never just talks about grand principles; she puts them into practice." Yui Yuigahama said softly. "Most of the other students were deterred by Xiaoxue's strictness and coldness, but after getting to know her, they realized what kind of person she is... Whether she can comfort people or not is not important. I think Xiaoxue is a very cute person."

So Yuihama is saying I'm completely bad at comforting people? I did mean to comfort, and I offered effective encouragement and solutions... Huh? Isn't that exactly what my mother meant?

Is the mother trying to comfort herself by telling herself not to worry about having small breasts?

puff--!

It felt like I'd been hit hard by an arrow.

This heart-wrenching feeling...

Yuihama, did you catch the white fungus?

Yukino Yukinoshita silently submerged half her face in the hot spring, the surface of the water bubbling and gurgling as she breathed in. The warmth and steam were used perfectly to conceal emotions she didn't want to reveal.

And as for being cute... well, that's not true at all.

……

Refined and powerful chest and abdominal muscles.

Ministry of Revenue: "Speaking of which, that football match before..."

Smooth lines intertwine to outline the three-dimensional shape of the arms.

Ooka: "Mmm...mmm..."

Standing by the hot spring, he spread his hands, exuding an air of confidence.

Yamato: "Ooka is right, hmm..."

The white figure stared intently at Hayato Hayama's small group, remaining silent.

Their gazes seemed to heat the hot spring water to boiling point, making Hayama Hayato and his small group of three classmates feel a little uncomfortable.

Not far away, Hachiman Hikigaya pondered for a moment, then, hidden in the hot spring and mist, slowly approached.

It seems the minister's target isn't himself, but rather Hayama Hayato's small group... Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant!

Great, we've reached the best seats.

Minister, let the explosion show begin!

Chapter 132 White Shadow: Absorbing Souls!

Hayato Hayama has many friends throughout the entire grade, but those he spends the most time with and sticks around with are naturally his classmates.

The boys' alliance consists of Tobe, Ooka, Yamato, and Hayato Hayama, who forms the core of the alliance.

Bai Ying is observing the ecosystem of this alliance, searching for inspiration, and constructing character models... It's too perfect; she can always find elements in them that fit the script. She'll extract these elements, reconstruct different images, and then place them into the story...

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A white figure, eyes shining.