Uneasy daily life

The students occupied every corner of the campus, loudly protesting and demanding a satisfactory answer from the school. They desperately wanted a response and promise in the next second, and if they did not hear one, they would become increasingly angry and agitated, feeling that they were being disrespected.

They are burning on their own, not to emit light or heat, but once the burning begins, it will not stop.

Until someone, for reasons unknown, set fire to the martial arts dojo.

The towering flames instantly silenced all the clamor of protest.

Combustion requires oxygen, and the fire in the martial arts temple took away the oxygen, so the students couldn't start their own fire.

I felt immense fear and unease, and then I looked around and found that others were also fearful and uneasy—at that moment, my feelings for them actually aligned with theirs, and they became us.

At this point, I can actually represent them.

Guan Gu Shenqi put down his pen, looking haggard. He silently placed the notebook in the box in the activity room, glanced around the room, picked up his expulsion notice, and images flashed before his eyes.

Parents are no longer NPCs; they will angrily accuse them of making mistakes—no, they should accuse them of being expelled from school.

Friends are no longer friends; some will come to comfort you, some will distance themselves, and some will remain silent.

The school leaders, who were nowhere to be seen during the protests and the fire, returned with the fire truck, gave him a furious reprimand, and then handed him a notice of expulsion.

Guan Gu Shenqi picked up his schoolbag, walked out of the activity room, and saw Okita Nobuko with a worried look on her face.

"magic……"

Guan Gu Shenqi really wanted to comfort the other person, saying it wasn't their fault; he really wanted to question why they participated in the protest; and he really wanted to vent his emotions.

Wasn't it her fault? She should have been a rational and correct person, but that was just her own pathetic and ugly delusion.

Should she question the other person? She herself couldn't escape the responsibilities imposed upon her by others, so whether she acted voluntarily or passively, it didn't matter.

Venturing my emotions? I have nothing to say.

Guan Gu Shenqi could only walk past her, and couldn't help but laugh at himself, saying, "I'm really sorry, I mistook you for someone else."

It turns out that what I love isn't you, but how I see you.

His studies were completely cut off, his parents' relationship became extremely strained, and all his efforts became a raging fire that bound him to the cross.

Guan Gu Shenqi looked out over the campus from the rooftop and found himself speechless.

It turns out I'm not an outstanding person; I'm still the same silent person who longed for the sun back in junior high.

I accept everything not out of tolerance, but out of weakness.

Weakness blocked my chest—

The person on the screen leaps off the rooftop, a roar erupts from the speakers, and then the screen goes black.

"What happened next?"

"Nothing much happened. The school covered it up, and the cultural festival was still held, just with a different name. The school originally wanted to cancel the cultural festival to compete for a top spot, but all this trouble caused it to fall through in the end."

"Guan Gu was too impulsive."

"Haha, I sometimes have the urge to end it all. When I'm on my way to work and I look at the tram tracks, I sometimes think about jumping off."

"Didn't Bai Cun come to the gathering?"

"He's busy; according to his social media, he's traveling abroad."

A group of adults, dressed in adult clothes, are having a party, reminiscing about the past as they clink glasses.

"Let's go deliver a bouquet of flowers to Guan Gu later."

As the screen gradually dimmed, a simple sentence brought the story to a close.

The roaring end credits song slowly drifted out, not so calm, but intensely dramatic.

Yukino Yukinoshita listened quietly to the meaningful lyrics, then turned her head and asked, "Is this sung by my sister... Haku-kun?"

The white figure leaned back in the chair, fast asleep.

Mai Sakurajima raised her index finger, signaling Yukino Yukinoshita to be quiet.

Seeing this, Yukino Yukinoshita decisively raised her hand and poked the white shadow's cheek.

"Huh?! The director of 'The Untamed' made a huge movie? How could I have such a dream?!"

Bai Ying jolted awake and instantly sobered up.

Chapter 101 Hero, Time for Your Medicine

White shadow!

I believed your evil deeds!

What kind of teen romance movie is this?

Could it be that Yui was kidnapped by Bai Ying and is helping the evildoer to scam me?

Yumiko Miura stared at the lists appearing on the screen, her face expressionless, silently cursing someone in her heart: Did they really need to make a movie to curse me to failure?!

What do you mean, "I don't like you, I like the way you are in my eyes"? Damn it!

Hayato Hayama stared blankly at the screen, his face expressionless, his mind practically exploding.

If I had known it was Bai Ying who wrote the movie, I shouldn't have brought the three from the Ministry of Revenue along as third wheels... It's already summer vacation, how can Bai Ying still be haunting us?

The three of them, Tobe, Ooka, and Yamato, stared at the screen with different expressions, and easily found the characters based on themselves—Tobe was the one whose surname hadn't even been changed!

The first person in the crowd to cheer for the protagonist, followed by those who echoed him, and then the person who expressed agreement after most people agreed...

Like a relay race, or like a fire spreading, a few lines of dialogue ignited a campus protest movement.

Even the Ministry of Revenue couldn't help but recall whether he had ever stirred up trouble at times, causing Hayama Hayato to lose face. As it turns out, people can't remember things they didn't notice.

Just like at the end of the movie, at the class reunion many years later, it was just a topic of conversation, and it only garnered a few brief and bland comments.

Amidst their complex emotions, the same thought arose among them, leading to a strange sense of empathy.

I really want to fight Bai Ying to the death.

……

……

"Ah sneeze——!"

Bai Ying sneezed loudly, looking around as she said, "Who's calling my real name behind my back?! Too long to say, was it you?!"

“I am right in front of you.”

Angelina wanted to go home, and everyone else had already gone home, but her superior called her back.

After the movie ended, everyone went home. Feng Bin and Hua were taken home by her mother, and they had reached a relatively happy reconciliation.

After watching the movie, Komachi Hikigaya observed Hachiman Hikigaya suspiciously, probably trying to confirm if he was feeling suicidal. Hachiman Hikigaya replied that suicidal thoughts only arise from the shattering of expectations and delusions; his statement, "I have neither expectations nor delusions, so how could I be suicidal?" successfully dispelled his sister's suspicions. Yui Yuigahama, after observing the current situation, decided it was not a good place to linger and wanted to think things through quietly.

In the blink of an eye, only three people and one insignificant person remained around.

Wasn't today just about getting me to watch a movie and rack up some votes? Is there some kind of terrifying sequel? What kind of mission will that model-madman commander give me?!

Angelina became alert.

Are you talking badly about me behind my back?

Angelina was startled, then quickly changed her mind and said emotionlessly, "The movie you starred in, Commander, is very good. Your performance is very cool. It will definitely be a box office hit and bring you great success!"

"You were talking badly about me after all!"

The white figure let out a sharp shout.

Angelina: "?"

"Haku-kun, do you really want the movie to flop?" Yukino Yukinoshita couldn't help but yawn, and asked suspiciously, "Hmm? Could it be that you want revenge for being in the dark room?"

Bai Ying: "This conclusion is based on my understanding of the director of 'The Untamed' and after watching the entire film. That guy used all the footage to depict the male protagonist's psychological activities. After a lot of messy editing, the proportion of many plot points changed, weakening the tension of the script. The early setup was too long, and the later climax was too short..."

In short, because the director's interpretation of the script is haphazard and his editing of the footage is haphazard, this movie is destined to flop!

"Uh-huh."

Yukino Yukinoshita made no attempt to hide her evasiveness; her eyelids were indeed quite heavy, and blinking was a struggle. The movie theater environment, which had been perfect for sleeping, only amplified her fatigue and her fight against drowsiness. She barely managed to utter a coherent sentence: "Haku-kun, let's talk about Mai Sakurajima. Let's ask everyone else to leave..."

Angelina tentatively pointed to herself: "Are you referring to me as 'other people'?"

After analyzing the situation, Bai Ying concluded: "Strictly speaking, it refers to herself."

Yukino Yukinoshita perked up and slapped the white shadow. Whether it was because she had noticed this or because she hadn't slept for two days and the intense sense of chaos from having her sleep schedule disrupted for the first time, her self-control had greatly decreased.

"Muda, Muda, the hero is as sluggish as a dehydrated turtle now." The white figure easily dodged the claw and decisively called out, "9527! Go, take her away!"

Was it human trafficking?!

Angelina's expression wavered as she looked suspiciously at the white figure—could it be her superior's hand fetish acting up?

“9527, you’ve changed. You’ve become rebellious. You’ve started to outwardly obey orders but inwardly defy them, disobeying your superiors…”

Bai Ying crossed his arms, clearly dissatisfied with his subordinates' recent performance.

"Hmm?" Yukino Yukinoshita rubbed her temples, and a guess slowly popped into her head, "You... also have puberty syndrome?"

"Huh? What's that?"

Angelina was full of questions. She knew about puberty and syndromes, but what was this "two things together"?

"It's like grapes you can't have."

Bai Ying said with a sad face, "According to scientific research, staying up late will greatly reduce human intelligence - why don't I have puberty syndrome? Why am I the only one? Why am I not one? The brave man stayed up for two nights and has become a fool."

"Alas, how lamentable!"

You're the fool!

Yukino Yukinoshita perked up a bit and couldn't resist raising her hand to give the white shadow a slap. The white shadow easily dodged with two jumps and ran forward, calling back, "Too long to read, keep up! Hero Plus, take the low-IQ hero home first!"

Angelina hesitated. It seemed that Yukinoshita's situation wasn't good. What was going on?

"Do not worry about me."

Yukino Yukinoshita said sullenly, with Mai Sakurajima beside her... Anshin-in couldn't see Mai Sakurajima either. Could it be that the only people who could still see Mai Sakurajima were herself and Haku-kun?

"oh oh……"

Angelina quickly chased after the white figure.

Sure enough, Anshinin-san does resemble Haku-kun in some ways. Right, no wonder Anshinin-san is an unofficial member of the Scarlet Troupe… Speaking of which, that Scarlet Troupe… is it puberty syndrome? Haku-kun is so annoying, what should I do? Sakurajima Mai and that cat…

"Don't think too much."

Sakurajima Mai took Yukino Yukinoshita's hand and walked quickly towards her house, saying with a hint of helplessness, "Adolescent syndrome is not a good thing. No matter how impulsive you are, don't think about such dangerous things."

Yukino Yukinoshita was pulled away step by step, trying her best to perk up and emphasize, "It's just Shirakami talking nonsense, there's no such thing."

“That’s not true, but there’s a little bit of that, isn’t there?” Mai Sakurajima sighed and comforted him, “Even if the hater is a bit unruly, he wouldn’t want to see this situation—you’ve been staying up too late, your brain is all messed up, right? You should get some sleep and recover your energy.”

"..."

Yukino Yukinoshita didn't reply, but with a forced lift of her eyelids, she asked with a deep weariness in her eyes, "Sakurajima Mai, have you ever had suicidal thoughts? If puberty syndrome can modify a person's cognition and memory, then it's related to mindset... I'm not sure about Haku-kun's yet, but I remember during that game, you and your mother seemed to..."

"They are not the same thing."

Mai Sakurajima shook her head and said softly, "There will always be a moment when you feel you don't need this world."

"From this angle..."

Yukino Yukinoshita sorted through her thoughts, but couldn't quite recall what she had been thinking about last night.

What was I trying to say? What was I thinking about before?

"In a sense, we're enemies," Mai Sakurajima couldn't help but say. "You don't need to care so much about my affairs. Whether the outcome is good or bad, you bear no responsibility..."

"Only those who are alive are considered rivals in love."

Yukino Yukinoshita couldn't help but retort: ​​"Disappearance becomes a memory—I won't allow you to cheat, Sakurajima-san."

"remember?"

Sakurajima Mai asked strangely, "You don't actually think that Hater-kun feels any guilt, do you?"

"He won't, but I will."