Uneasy daily life

what?

Yukino Yukinoshita froze, her mind still reeling from the explosion of images, when she saw the broken hand emerging from the white figure's hand, slowly and trembling as it reached towards her. With each movement, the fragmented cracks were squeezed smaller by the writhing, living pieces around them, and the white within the cracks narrowed as well, until the cracks completely merged together, and the original traces vanished instantly.

What is this? What does it want to do? What will happen?

A flood of questions overwhelmed my mind, momentarily suppressing my initial shyness and annoyance.

Yukino Yukinoshita instinctively wanted to let go of Haku's hand, but a thought flashed through her chaotic mind—could this be the reason why Haku was involved in Mai Sakurajima's affairs? She looked at Haku's expression, which was still as serious and calm as before, so she remained still.

The shattered, outstretched hand gradually stopped trembling; it had become a single, seamless piece, with no cracks on its surface.

The hand clenched into a fist, eventually falling back into the white figure's hand, completely overlapping before disappearing.

Unconsciously, Yukino Yukinoshita felt a slight sense of relief and raised her gaze.

"Pearls white, cardamom fragrant, tender tofu branches green and long. Shy red heart quietly unfolds, soaking soft hands and leaving a lingering fragrance."

Bai Ying released his hand and wiped it on the hem of his clothes with disgust: "Hero, your hands are a bit sweaty."

You just praised me and then immediately criticized me; I have reason to suspect you're really manipulating me.

Yukino Yukinoshita stared at the white shadow's claws for a moment, then wiped her hands on her clothes in response. She sorted out her somewhat chaotic thoughts, considering how to speak, and then realized that she didn't need to say anything.

"Huh? They didn't attack me immediately?!"

The white figure stood with its legs together, one foot forward and one foot back, its left hand tucked under its right elbow, its right hand supporting its chin, leaning forward as it observed, "Hey—hero, you didn't see that, did you?"

“That hand, so…sculptural?” Yukino Yukinoshita said slowly. “It seems it wasn’t an illusion.”

"Of course it's not a hallucination. You don't think I suddenly want to shake your hand because I'm lustful, do you? No way, no way, no way~"

"Shut up first."

Yukino Yukinoshita gave the squirming white figure a murderous glare, then frowned and asked after a few seconds of silence, "White-kun, was that your puberty syndrome just now?"

The only abnormal phenomenon she knew of was Mai Sakurajima's puberty syndrome. By the same logic... did Shiro-kun also have puberty syndrome? In other words, he really is sick.

"I'm quite curious why you can see it."

The white figure tilted his head, scrutinizing him from head to toe, while swaying back and forth. He asked curiously, "Could it be that you have some untapped potential? Hero, have you ever suddenly found destroying the world interesting, encountered ghosts in the middle of the night, or been to a mental hospital for a checkup, or anything like that..."

Yukino Yukinoshita asked subtly, "Is Haku-kun talking about you? Or about your friend?"

"Guess~"

The white figure twisted its arm and pointed to another road: "Anyway, you're no longer of any use. Go home and have a good night's sleep, let everything fade away with your dreams~"

"You used them and you just dismiss them like this?"

Yukino Yukinoshita snorted coldly and pressed on in a firm tone, "Haku-kun, what is your puberty syndrome?"

I couldn't see anything special about that strange hand just now, and all Bai Jun asked me to do was shake hands... shake hands? Could it be that Bai Jun deliberately maintains physical distance from women to avoid touching their hands? He even signed a mutual deterrent agreement with his sister because his sister likes to pat people on the back without any real connection?

Although Bai Ying had simply broken her promise when she defrauded her father before—she couldn't possibly tell her sister, since it would involve the issues between her father and sister.

Yukino Yukinoshita subconsciously looked at her hands.

"If desire is a quagmire, I choose to swim naked."

Bai Ying squatted down, untied her shoelaces, and then tied them again, urging, "Anyway, life is peaceful. There's no need to worry about these messy and abnormal factors. I'm not bothered by these things all the time, but I just need to spend some time dealing with them occasionally—relax and go home to sleep."

Indeed, if it weren't for chance encounters, most of my daily memories would be...

"Your choice to swim naked is already quite unsettling." Yukino Yukinoshita brought the conversation back to the present, and asked with a puzzled look, "Shiro-kun, you've been fidgeting since earlier, what... is wrong with you?!"

As the conversation progressed, Yukino Yukinoshita became tense. A hospital? No, how could a hospital treat this kind of illness? Find someone to help? Who? That Scarlet Troupe…?

Bai Ying said with a pained expression, "I'm having a puberty syndrome attack!"

Puberty Syndrome? Bai Jun's puberty syndrome—just now he was fidgeting like he had ADHD. Thinking about it more carefully…

Yukino Yukinoshita seemed to have thought of something, her eyes twitching slightly as she coughed lightly: "Um, is there some serious situation?"

"It's nothing, it's just rock hard."

"..."

Why would a brave man retreat?

Seeing this, Bai Ying stopped pretending, stood up on the spot, and tried to approach her in a friendly manner.

"Read books, play games, shift your focus, and don't have any strange thoughts or actions! I'm going home now!"

Yukino Yukinoshita stammered a few words to get through to her, but finally couldn't hold back anymore. She turned and ran away in a flustered and disorganized manner.

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[Bai Liang and Bai Ying: You cowardly shirker of responsibility! I never called you a hero!]

[Under the Snow: Sword.jpg!]

Yukino Yukinoshita, holding her cat, lay on the bed, wrapped in a blanket, typing away with a restless heart.

[Under the Snow: Haku-kun! You haven't done anything against public order or morals, have you?]

[Bai Liang Bai Ying: What are you saying? I don't understand.]

[Under the Snow: Using illegal, unhealthy, and immoral means to vent desires.]

[Bai Liang Bai Ying: Oh, you mean 'beep beep' and 'beep beep'.]

When faced with someone who has no bottom line and can dig a moral Mariana Trench, even if you stand on the moral high ground and point fingers, they won't hear you.

Yukino Yukinoshita angrily hung up the phone, rubbed her head and pondered for a moment—what exactly is Shiro-kun's puberty syndrome?!

Wait a minute... what's with that hand?

I have a feeling that he's glossed over something again.

That being said, Yukino Yukinoshita, who hadn't slept for a day and a night, felt that her thoughts were about to turn into a mushy instant noodle, completely shattered.

Hold on a little longer...

Wait until Mai Sakurajima's puberty syndrome is resolved.

Although we still don't have a complete picture, we're probably a little closer to Bai Jun now, right?

Yukino looked at her hands, her heart filled with mixed emotions, and then rubbed the sleepy little white cat.

"Meow~"

Knight felt that his master was retaliating.

……

……

A mere girl, unable to win against dirty jokes, resorts to playing dead. So weak, so pathetic!

Bai Ying leaned back in her chair, tossed the crumpled paper in her hand, and was about to make a phone call to Tai Chang Bu Nian when a notification came from her chat software.

[Cookie Hard Worker: Xiaobai, what genre was the movie you made?]

[Bai Liang and Bai Ying: Youthful Campus Life.]

[Cookie Hard Worker: What are the specifics?]

[Bai Liang Bai Ying: Don't worry, there's a romance element—you've seen the promotional images, right? Handsome men and beautiful women on a youthful campus, wouldn't it be a shame if there weren't some sparks? I guarantee it will satisfy your primal desires for Pixiv.]

[Cookie Hard Worker: That wasn't me!]

[Bai Liang Bai Ying: A friend of yours.]

[Cookie Hard Worker: Yes.]

[Cookie Hard Worker: No! Not one of my friends!]

[Cookie Hard Worker: It's Yumiko! Yumiko called me to discuss it, and I said she could invite Hayama to go to the movies!]

[Bai Liang Bai Ying: Then I would definitely highly recommend it!]

[Bai Liang Bai Ying: Youthful campus life, shy romance, handsome men and beautiful women—extremely immersive! Everything is in the movie "They." Just look at the title; "They" says it all—they, they, aren't they just men and women?]

[Cookie Hard Worker: Uh... Little White, your sudden enthusiasm makes me feel like something's off.]

[Bai Liang Bai Ying: How could there be a problem? What kind of movie it is doesn't matter, what matters is who you go to see it with. Your tickets and Hachiman's tickets are for adjacent seats~]

There was no reply from the other end. That's probably how it is with most netizens; they just disappear while you're chatting.

"9527! A mission has arrived... It's not a street performance... It's not conscription... It's not a campaign to promote all-round development in morality, intelligence, physical fitness, aesthetics, and labor... Why is your thinking so broad? Do you want to be promoted to a full member? Stop for now, your superiors are about to speak."

"Let's go see a movie tomorrow afternoon."

With a flick of his finger, Bai Ying sent the paper ball flying, emitting a fleeting burst of firelight before turning to ash and then vanishing into nothingness.

If anyone remembers Hero Plus, Hero Plus will remain stuck in this state...

This observer who remembers the hero plus doesn't necessarily have to be human.

Bai Ying glanced at the Killer Queen who had popped up beside her and clicked her tongue.

Chapter Ninety-Nine: Them (Part 1)

Hayato, are you free tomorrow? Let's go see a movie.

"I do have some free time, but why do you suddenly want to watch a movie?"

[Just consider this a sudden thought. The show is tomorrow afternoon; afterward, I can wander around a bit.]

"Row."

What does Yumiko want to do? What are her plans?

After hanging up the phone, Hayama Hayato frowned and pondered. He then promptly sent messages to Yamato, Ooka, and Tobe, asking if they were free to go to the movies the next day. As usual, the three of them quickly agreed.

The messy things that happened during the school trip have basically been forgotten, and everything has returned to normal.

Hmm... I hope that guy Bai Ying goes after others and doesn't bother himself.

Hayato Hayama couldn't help but sigh.

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A beautiful day begins with opening my eyes. First, let me recall Mai Sakurajima's name... Damn! Has all my effort been in vain? Why didn't I lose my memory on the spot? Is the Hero's hand nothing more than a substitute, suppressed for many years, desperately seeking something?

Bai Ying opened her eyes and lay on the bed, enjoying the lingering effects of sleep.

Unfortunately, some people are just full of energy early in the morning.

Bang bang bang!

"Damn it! Time to get up!"

Feng Bin and Hua were banging on the door with very energetic voices.

“Hah…”

Bai Ying opened the door listlessly, glanced at Feng Bin and Hua who were beaming, and casually commented, "Calm down, you're just a bouncy, hopping golden porcupine."

"climb!"

Feng Binhe snorted coldly. He was in a rare good mood today and didn't bother arguing with Bai Ying. He walked back to the living room as if he were walking on cotton. Bai Ying, who was restarting, swayed behind him, yawning and reaching out to grab Feng Binhe's hand from behind.

Snapped!

Feng Bin and Hua turned around alertly and saw a white figure grabbing her right hand with her left and swinging it back and forth.

"what are you doing?"

“Suppress my overwhelming desires.”

"?!"

Feng Bin and Hua immediately took two steps back, and said with disgust, "Pervert!"

"Let me explain—I just wanted to hold your hand and examine it from every angle, to rub it gently..."

"Isn't this even more perverted?!"

Mai Sakurajima, who was eating bread at the dining table, looked with a slightly strange expression at the white figure that was hopping around. At first glance, it seemed normal, but on the right hand that had been extended earlier, there was another strange, large hand. That hand was different from the ones she had seen before; it didn't have that fragmented appearance.