Uneasy daily life

Bai Ying nodded and said, "Oh, I'm handsome too."

"Hmm... So this is how others feel when they see someone boasting, which is narcissism in a derogatory sense? I will seriously think about and reflect on this. It does feel a bit disgusting."

Despite her self-reflection, Yukino Yukinoshita remained determined and continued, "When I was in elementary school, my indoor shoes were hidden by others more than fifty times. Because they were so cute, they were envied and ostracized by everyone. I had to bring my indoor shoes and recorder home every day, which was very hard."

Bai Ying's eyes flickered slightly, and she suddenly said gently, "It's really tough for a primary school student to face this kind of thing—and it's even tougher that you still remember it now, isn't that remarkable?"

"Um……?"

Yukino Yukinoshita was a little surprised that the other party did not continue to attack. She swallowed back the speech she had prepared and continued, "There's nothing that can be done about that. After all, no one is perfect. If you lack ability, have a weak personality, or an ugly temper, you will be jealous and exclude others. The more outstanding you are, the harder it is for you to survive. I think this kind of thing is wrong, strange, and wrong."

"That's why I want to establish the Ministry of Service, to change everyone, to change the world—that's my reason."

Hiratsuka Shizuka leaned against the window, silently took a drag of her cigarette, and sighed inwardly... It seemed a bit strange for a high school student to say that he wanted to change the world, what was even stranger was that he could say such things so confidently, and what was even stranger was that he was very serious and could be considered an excellent student, but there was still a big problem.

Yukino Yukinoshita slightly raised the corners of her mouth as she gazed at the white figure.

Should we ridicule it? Should we refute its impracticality? Should we fall into doubt and then deny it?

To a normal person, this sounds like a very strange idea and logic—helping others for the purpose of helping others? Just bored. To change the world? Have some peanuts. Want to help others because you're being ostracized? Overly compassionate.

If something is difficult to understand, it will be rejected or even vehemently refuted.

People who can offer the same level of support as Shizuka Hiratsuka are extremely rare...

Yukino Yukinoshita is ready to win—she will decide the outcome herself.

"Because the weak will ostracize the strong because of their own weakness and jealousy, this is wrong and incorrect."

"So what is the right thing to do? The weak can face the strong and their own weakness and powerlessness, and seek change. From this point of view, the most direct manifestation is that the weak will fall into a predicament that they cannot solve themselves, because they are weak, so they will always have many difficulties."

"How to overcome difficulties? It is to transform from the weak to the strong—if you don't know how to solve a problem, then work hard to learn it; if you don't know how to cook a dish, then learn the recipe... Methods, directions, and approaches are provided by the strong, thus helping the weak to become strong and overcome difficulties."

"For example, with the support of various parties, impoverished areas can develop natural resources or build tourism and culture and successfully escape poverty; disaster-stricken areas can rescue refugees and rebuild their homes with the support of various parties; and homeless people can get food to survive and find their place in society sooner."

"Let the weak become strong. When everyone is strong, no one will exclude others out of weakness or jealousy, and the world will naturally change as a result."

Bai Ying revealed a hearty smile. After clearly understanding the situation, she exclaimed, "An interesting idea. Lonely people who are ostracized by the group will become gloomy, withdrawn, and degenerate in their compromise with their nature. They may even develop antisocial personality disorder. This is a common view, but there are always some people who can overcome obstacles and gain something that seems illogical from it."

"The cold wind is like a blade, cutting down countless beautiful things, but some souls are polished to create a touch of aloof brilliance—Yukinoshita, you are very interesting."

Yukino Yukinoshita gently smoothed her hair and said calmly, "It's quite unexpected that Shirakage could understand my thoughts. He's not as frivolous as I thought. But please correct your strange way of speaking; it's quite harassing."

Yukino Yukinoshita's aggressiveness has decreased.

The white figure revealed a kind smile.

Oh, the atmosphere is nice... From debate to understanding to acceptance, it's truly youthful... Everyone longs to be understood, right? Bai Ying did a good job...

Hiratsuka Shizuka smiled, feeling a sense of relief at the fact that the outcome of this battle was no longer important, and seeing a beautiful side to it.

Bai Ying smiled and said, "But Yukinoshita, there's a problem with your theory—generally speaking, the strong are those who are superior to the weak in every aspect. It's precisely because they are stronger that the strong are strong and the weak are weak... Social skills are also one of the standards for strength, right?"

Yukino Yukinoshita didn't react for a moment, and Shizuka Hiratsuka's smile froze.

The white figure abruptly shattered the atmosphere of gentle agreement, revealing sharp fangs: "Socially adept individuals are not ostracized by socially weak individuals out of jealousy! Since there is a distinction between strong and weak, why is social ability excluded by Yukinoshita-san?!"

"Your conclusion is quite correct, but your reasoning and conclusion contain this fallacy: you deliberately ignore the existence of social skills, confining others' jealousy and exclusion to a one-sided opposition between the weak and the strong, and denying your own weakness in social skills..."

Yukino Yukinoshita widened her eyes slightly and quickly said, "The ostracism I've suffered stems from jealousy..."

"Whether you're jealous or not isn't about being strong or weak, it's just about having or not having! Your failures must have a factor in your lack of social skills! In terms of social skills, you're weak, not strong! According to your logic, shouldn't you be jealous of those who ostracized you?"

Bai Ying pressed on relentlessly, seizing every advantage and aiming for victory: "Elementary school students lack the ability to assess situations and are prone to acting on emotions. Your ability to make enemies of everyone is partly due to coincidences, but it must also stem from a lack of social skills! If I'm not mistaken—"

Hey! This is over! Are you trying to start a war?! Are you willing to do anything to win?!

Hiratsuka Shizuka was so shocked she almost dropped her cigarette, but it was too late!

The white figure, who had stood up at some unknown time, pointed and spoke with absolute certainty.

"Yukinoshita-san—you don't have a single friend, do you?!"

It's normal for people to dislike someone or be disliked by someone. However, if it develops into an individual being ostracized or even bullied by a group, the factors involved will inevitably become more complex. It could be a conflict with the leader of the group, a personality trait that is not suitable for ordinary social interactions, or it could simply be a series of unfortunate coincidences...

Bai Ying deeply understands this.

In elementary school, he was known by the whole class as the teacher's henchman and a master of tattling!

It's normal for someone who can't bring themselves to become brain-dead and join in the fun of elementary school students, and who unconsciously treats their peers with an adult attitude, to be labeled as a teacher's lackey.

Simply put, it gives people of the same age the feeling that they are not part of the same group.

Through his conversation with Yukino Yukinoshita, Shirakage saw what was hidden in her reasons—perhaps due to her personality, or perhaps because her thinking was too precocious to fit into a childish group, which manifested as a deficiency in her social skills, making it difficult for her to make friends with her peers, and thus resulting in her being ostracized by the group.

Without a doubt, this boy used an extremely despicable tactic of attacking someone's sore spot!

This is no longer a discussion or debate, this is an attack!

A tacit understanding, a sneak attack just as they were preparing to sign the ceasefire agreement!

Yukino Yukinoshita hadn't expected the other party to suddenly turn against her. She paused briefly, trying to evade the attack, and calmly argued, "First, let's define what a friend is..."

Bai Ying sat back in her chair, interrupting the other party's seemingly calm but actually weak explanation.

"You're so stubborn."

Chapter Three: This is a Trial

"What are you writing?"

Hiratsuka Shizuka smirked as she watched the white figure typing on the laptop.

"I was inspired to write a play."

Bai Ying flexed her wrists and asked curiously, "Why is the teacher still here? Anyway, we've already reached an agreement. I approve of Yukinoshita's abilities and personality. Simply put, there will be two people in the support club from now on..."

"I have no interest in joining dubious societies."

Sitting on a chair five meters away, Yukino Yukinoshita said calmly, "I have deep doubts about your character and am very pessimistic about your ability to help others. I have no reason to join a suspicious club established by a suspicious person—Teacher. Anyway, things have been discussed, please allow me to establish the Service Club."

Hiratsuka Shizuka: "Ahaha... Where's the white shadow? What do you say?"

"Heroes need demon kings to highlight their glory, and dramas need conflict to create tension—it seems I'll have a rival in the future, which isn't so bad."

Bai Ying shrugged, leaned back in his chair, and said leisurely, "Even a defeated general will not be underestimated."

Yukino Yukinoshita frowned slightly, then smiled and said, "Shirokage-kun, don't presume to judge the outcome. We were arguing about the reasons for each of us forming our clubs. The result wasn't that you won, but that I felt there was no need to discuss the ocean with a frog."

"Ahem... let's pause for now!"

Hiratsuka Shizuka rubbed her temples and interrupted, "Whatever the reason, the principles of your respective clubs are the same—helping others solve their problems! Since this is something we all share, I have a good idea: let's determine the winner through actions and results, how about that?"

"Oh? What do you say?"

Bai Ying was somewhat interested.

"For one year."

Hiratsuka Shizuka pointed with an imposing air: "We'll have a year to run our club activities. The side that completes more requests will be the winner, and the losing club will be merged into the winning club after a year! Simply put, the winner becomes the club president, and the loser becomes a member! It's very simple and clear, isn't it?"

Yukino Yukinoshita: "Okay."

Bai Ying lost interest: "Not good."

"Are you scared? You're afraid of a real battle, afraid of determining who's superior and who's inferior, afraid of becoming the weaker one." Yukino Yukinoshita said calmly, "Come to think of it, you should disband this dubious club as soon as possible, otherwise it will become a strange organization one day, and it might be reported at any time."

"Yukinoshita-san, it's not good to misunderstand without permission."

Bai Ying sighed, "The crystal flower is exquisite and fragile, and it is very interesting, but it is only suitable for viewing from a distance, not for handling."

Yukino Yukinoshita smiled and asked, "Sensei, can I report him for harassment?"

Hiratsuka Shizuka took a deep drag on her now-empty cigarette, clenched her fist, and said kindly, "White Shadow! Speak seriously!"

Bai Ying said sincerely, "I want to stay away from Yukinoshita. I have no interest in her being either the club president or vice president, so I am not interested in your suggestion, teacher."

Hiratsuka Shizuka nodded and said, "Is that so? Then the bet is settled. The cruel adult world doesn't care about reasons, it only cares about results! Whoever completes more and better club requests will get to use their department's name and will be entitled to control this activity room! In short, this will be your two clubs' space for now..."

"teacher!"

Yukino Yukinoshita objected: "If I stay in the same space as this boy, I will catch a respiratory disease. Please let him carry out his suspicious club activities in another place."

Bai Ying glanced at Yukino Yukinoshita leaning against the window, then quickly looked away and said, "First come, first served."

Yukino Yukinoshita retorted, "The clubroom belongs to the school in terms of ownership."

Bai Ying said with exasperation, "You idiot who handed over the knife willingly."

"That's right! The clubroom belongs to the school, and the teachers are school staff who have a certain degree of control over it!"

Hiratsuka Shizuka revealed her ugly adult face and declared in rapid succession: "I am the one with the most power here! So this activity room will be shared by your two departments! How you allocate it is your business! The school will not agree to two small interest groups with the same goals each occupying an activity room!"

"It's very wrong to arbitrarily occupy public resources! So in order to solve this problem, the bet is still valid, and I will serve as the referee and supervisor. We will decide which group will survive in a year!"

Yukino Yukinoshita sighed, "Teacher..."

Bai Ying said meaningfully, "The most tragic education is the education of tyranny, and the most failed educators are the educators of tyranny."

"Anyway, that's settled! I'm leaving now. You guys should focus on your club activities!"

Hiratsuka Shizuka pretended not to hear. She quickly left the activity room, slammed the door shut, and then leaned against the door, eavesdropping furtively, peeking out and trying to find a crack to observe the situation inside, just like a brown bear trying to break open a beehive.

Under the snow, it should be fine, right?

……

……

The activity room fell silent.

Yukino Yukinoshita sat in a chair by the window, looking down at the paperback in her hands, her mood gradually calming down.

A crisp, clattering sound came from the other side. Yukino Yukinoshita was slightly distracted and glanced to the other side—a boy was casually typing on his laptop keyboard, the keys making crisp sounds as they were pressed and touched. He seemed to have encountered some problem, pausing his typing every now and then to move the mouse around and click.

Putting aside his terrible personality and exaggerated speech, his appearance could be described as that of a handsome young man, and what impressed people most was his clean and tidy appearance.

The corners of her clothes were clean, her hands were very neat, her nails were trimmed neatly and beautifully, and her hair, which looked a little messy, was actually just a reflection of her hairstyle and hair quality, neither greasy nor disheveled.

Are you writing? Or do you have some other kind of work?

Yukino Yukinoshita paused for a moment, then said, "If I were to read a mystery novel as a creator, in order to understand and improve my knowledge, I would first look at who the murderer is."

A fleeting thought crossed her mind, and Yukino Yukinoshita lowered her head again to continue reading the paperback.

Hmm... It really takes willpower to have to share a room with a girl.

Bai Ying looked away from the screen, leaned back in her chair, rubbed her temples to calm her thoughts, and unconsciously looked out the window, wanting to use the scenery outside to soothe her dry and tired eyes.

A perfectly gentle breeze drifted leisurely through the open window.

Her smooth black hair swayed gently, and her undeniably lovely face displayed a calm expression as she focused intently on her reading.

The evening sunlight and warm breeze, a dignified young girl reading a book, her long, black hair gently swaying, the mottled colors of the sunset giving the scene an aged feel, as if it were about to become an eternal moment engraved on a scroll, even if the world were to end and time were to come to a close, this scene would remain unchanged.

Gently hold the book and turn the pages.

A movement broke the silence, drawing the gaze of the white figure.

Delicate as snow, it is white that cannot withstand the dust of the world; adorned with cherry blossoms, it is red that is not vulgar; concealing the seasons, it is green that is neither humble nor arrogant.

Spread these colors on soft, warm bread, outline them with crisp, delicate white chocolate, and sprinkle with sugar to enhance the beauty.

What beautiful hands that make you want to eat!

"Baijun, don't look at me with those disgusting, insect-like eyes."

Fortunately, a person grew on these hands.

"I wanted to look out the window to relax my eyes, but you abruptly intruded into this scenery."

Bai Ying smiled and withdrew her gaze, adjusted her posture, and casually started a conversation: "Can I ask you a question?"

Yukino Yukinoshita used her fingers to hold the pages of the book closed temporarily, then turned her head and said, "I will decide whether to answer or call the police depending on the situation."

Bai Ying asked with great interest, "If you were faced with the same difficulties you encountered in elementary school, what would you choose to do?"

"Of course, it's a head-on confrontation, a direct crushing and complete annihilation."

Yukino Yukinoshita smoothed her hair and said bluntly, "I'm not the same person I used to be—whether it's force, words, or more direct methods, if I make a similar mistake again, I will correct it directly! Whoever stole my shoes, I will drag them out and expose them in public. An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth!"

Facing mistakes honestly and openly—that is the right path.

Despite being ostracized... no, it should be called bullying, she didn't limit herself to her own gains and losses or pain. Instead, she transcended the limitations of her own experience and came to the conclusion of helping others from a higher perspective... This is a gentle thought.