Uneasy daily life

Yukinoshita Haruno smiled and said, "Hello, 9527-senpai."

“Cough cough cough cough——!!!”

Angelina choked.

"You idiot, what are you planning to do at the fireworks festival?" Yukinoshita Haruno changed the subject.

“Of course, it’s the hero,” Bai Ying said. “The hero invited me to work for her. I plan to move up to management and sideline her, and organize a grand fireworks festival—9528. You’ll be the undercover agent, strategically deceiving the hero and diverting her attention.”

"Hmm? This is not a good situation. Yukino-chan won't let me participate in the preparations for this year's fireworks festival." Yukinoshita Haruno glanced at Goto Ichiri, who was grinning from ear to ear over the spiciness.

"You're planning to participate in the fireworks festival by applying for the event, and you're even thinking of inviting the band to come and prepare a performance?" Bai Ying pondered for a moment. "When the hero sees your performance application, she'll definitely care a lot. You can take the opportunity to cause her trouble and put pressure on her, repeatedly beating her until her flesh is taut. It's a good strategy."

Yukinoshita Haruno smirked: "...It's better to cover your eyes when I talk to you."

“Ahem…!!”

Goto Ichiri choked.

Chiba... is a terrible place! I shouldn't have come!

Chapter 124 This is Confidence

"Ah, Yang Nai-nee, we need to prepare for the performance on the 14th..."

After finishing lunch, Goto Ichiri, after a fierce internal struggle, still spoke with trepidation.

“Looking back at previous Chiba Fireworks Festivals, the event usually takes place in the latter half of the month.”

Bai Ying comforted her, "This won't affect your performance at the Starry Night. After your performance there, you can consider using personal connections to put on another spectacular show at the Fireworks Festival. There's a big difference between an open-air stage and an underground performance hall. You can imagine it all. Men, women, young and old, from every household, all huddled together under the boundless night sky, with the stars above and the stage below, surrounded by crowds from all directions. If you make a loud noise at that moment, it will attract countless unintentional glances..."

Vast expanse, night sky, stage...

Absolutely no privacy! It doesn't suit my biological instincts at all, which I prefer to live in secluded corners!

Goto Ichiri lost the ability to control her facial expressions.

人人人人人人人

Everyone, everyone, me, everyone

人人人人人人人

How terrifying! It's like a scene from a ghost story—no, it's clearly a medieval scene of being burned at the stake!

Goto's face gradually turned pale, and he covered his mouth with his small hand.

If you make a lot of noise while performing, everyone will suddenly turn to look at you...

Glance ...

I observed and spied on them.

Aim at, aim at, aim at, aim at

Ga.

"Aba Aba..."

Yukinoshita Haruno held Goto Ichiri's hand. The latter seemed to have completely lost his ability to control himself. Scenes of fear kept flashing through his mind. The more afraid he was, the more he thought about it, and the more he thought about it, the more afraid he became, until he was completely trapped in a vicious cycle of ups and downs in his inner world.

"Sir, what's wrong with her?"

Angelina glanced at it curiously a few times.

"To put it simply, it's like you haven't touched a single word of your summer homework, and school starts tomorrow."

Bai Ying sighed, "Survival and death have become a huge problem."

Summer homework...

Angelina's expression froze: "Sir, please don't say such terrible things."

"It's alright, I believe you can create miracles." Bai Ying said with interest, "If all else fails, you can learn from the Brave Pro. Nothing is impossible if you put your heart into it... Come on, show me some respect for your superior, and I'll let you copy my homework, how about it?"

A sudden temptation drifted over.

Angelina hesitated slightly. There was still time, and it wasn't that she couldn't catch up with the homework... The main problem was that she had the opportunity to copy homework, so why challenge her weakness?

"I...maybe I should just forget about it..."

Angelina noticed Yukino Yukinoshita and reluctantly declined to go.

"Too long to read, what's the point of having such a thin skin?"

Bai Ying made a teasing remark, which earned her a glare from Angelina.

"Homework..." Yukino Yukinoshita said with a smile, "If there's a chance, I can tutor you for free."

Bai Ying asked in bewilderment, "Where do you, a college student, get the confidence to tutor high school students?"

"Oh? You seem to know a lot, you rascal." Yukinoshita Haruno said casually, "I'm considered a pretty good student, and besides, I've only been in university for one semester, so I don't forget things that quickly. If you have any trouble, you can ask me for help."

Before Angelina could react, she had already exchanged phone numbers and chat accounts with Yukinoshita Haruno.

Speaking of which, Yukinoshita's older sister is also a top student. With her help, summer homework would definitely be much easier...

Find a day to finish your summer homework with their help, and then you can play!

Angelina became happy at the thought.

“Boqi is very worried about the upcoming showroom performance.”

Yukino Yukinoshita said, "Her guitar skills are definitely professional, but her shyness and social anxiety are hindering her from performing to her full potential. What's a good way to deal with this crazy jerk who's always out and about with everyone?"

"This problem is simple; desensitization therapy will suffice. You can start by having her do something simple, such as giving a tense and exciting impromptu performance..."

"We've already done the roadshow."

Yukino Shino shrugged and gestured to Ichiri Goto, who was suffering from a mental disorder: "In the end, it's still the same. I even tricked her into coming all the way from Tokyo to Chiba for the roadshow. Logically speaking, it should have been tense and exciting enough, right?"

Bai Ying shook her head and said, "What I mean is, to put on an impromptu performance at her school..."

Buzzing buzzing buzzing—!

Goto Ichiri activated the vibration mode.

"The effect might be mediocre. This is Brave Pro, a hero who is both bad and loves to play. Life is tough and she's tearful, but she's very simple! Ordinary methods can only force out her dual nature of bravery and cowardice... In fact, as long as the performance is convincing, the actor's psychological activities don't need to be taken into account."

Bai Ying pondered for a moment and said, "In my opinion, for the Brave Pro to unleash its full potential..."

……

……

How can we help Goto Ichiri gain confidence and unleash 1000% of her professional guitar skills?

Bai Ying and the prop master had a huge disagreement on this issue.

"I'm great coffee, extra strong and invigorating. One bottle and you'll be full of energy, liberating your mind and body, and filling you with confidence."

The prop master pulled a bottle of beverage from his pocket and said seriously, "Chemistry is one and two. What kind of human body structure will produce what kind of reaction to what kind of stimulus? These are all things determined by hormones and the body. In other words, chemistry can do whatever emotion or state you are in."

"Confidence = person + I'm great coffee. That's the formula and theorem. That's how matter determines consciousness. That's materialism."

Sitting on a plastic stool, Goto Ichiri snapped out of her daze, feeling incredibly tempted—could just a bottle of coffee overcome her social anxiety and allow her to be herself again?!

Yukino shook her head. This child was too easily fooled. It was fine if she fooled her, but if she fell into some kind of trap, she might even fill it herself with dirt...

"Ridiculous! You dare to talk about formulas and theorems? You don't even understand what you're talking about, yet you call yourself a materialist."

The white figure sneered.

The prop master uttered a sentence in Chinese: "And what's your opinion now?"

"The so-called yin and yang are mutually generative, two polarities stand in opposition; the other side of courage is cowardice. Faced with the imminent collapse of the heavens, there is bound to be a surge that holds up the sky. In my opinion, it would be better to draw up a few written agreements." Bai Ying offered her opinion. "If the performance is not up to par, Goto Ichiri should be immediately removed from the band. From then on, Goto Ichiri abandoned his guitar and spent his life as a recluse in a dark room. Because of his long-term confinement at home, his skin gradually turned pale, and his body became tainted with the stench of decay from the cramped corners..."

"You have a composure that comes from having accomplished nothing, and only by dwelling on the past can you feel a little pain."

Goto Ichiri was stunned, his mind exploding with a bang...

Their performance was far below par, leading to their expulsion from the band and a lifetime of homelessness.

Ah... someone like me, with poor grades who's basically out of college, and who can barely play guitar and knows nothing else, if I were kicked out of the band because of poor performance, I'd definitely end up staying at home, sponging off my parents, living a life like an online hostel, and probably wouldn't play guitar anymore...

Occasionally, perhaps only occasionally, I'll see a guitar covered in dust in the closet, or maybe I'll see news about someone else's rise to fame, and chuckle to myself, "Oh, there was such a thing before..."

I was pretty awesome back then.

"what--!!"

Goto Ichiri has fallen again!

"Look at this," the prop master immediately mocked, "Is this what you call the duality of courage and cowardice? All I see is her completely losing her composure and confidence."

"Don't rush, let me use a little trick."

Bai Ying calmly took the coffee, pulled the tab, took a sip, and squatted down next to Goto Ichiri to begin chanting scriptures quietly.

"Poch-chan is the best, she'll definitely be fine!"

The cheering voice of Ijichi Nijika.

"Pochi, the first in the country."

Yamada Ryo's calm voice.

"Goto-san! You're absolutely dazzling!"

Kita's cheerful voice.

An indescribable pink object began to take on a human form.

"If Goto Ichiri hadn't been born, the guitar would have remained in eternal darkness. Everyone shouts 'Pochi-chan,' 'Reaching for the stars and seizing the sun and moon!'"

The narration was powerful, resonant, and stirring.

Little Lonely opened his eyes.

"The official performance was exceptional, the fireworks display was a resounding success, and the band Fire Blaze ended the show—" Bai Ying suddenly spoke in Goto Ichiri's voice, "Hehe, when you're being interviewed, you have to be very calm and composed and say 'It was just average,' 'Not good enough'..."

Goto Ichiri couldn't help but smile wryly, the more she thought about it, the sweeter it felt.

"Years later, when Goto Ichiri looked back on the day he joined the band, he began the legendary story of his life."

The guitar hero makes a dazzling entrance, confidently declaring, "Yono-nee! Let's perform at the fireworks festival!"

Get it done.

Bai Ying gave the prop master a knowing smile.

"I see. Slander and suppression create room for advancement, so that when praise and promotion come along, the potential for advancement is large enough to generate more emotion. Confidence equals a difference in status?" The prop master adjusted his glasses, seemingly lost in thought. "In that case, if someone wants to drink a bottle of 'I'm No Good' beer and then a bottle of 'I'm Great' coffee, the effect might be even more pronounced..."

"Tsk tsk tsk, you only try to summarize rigid formulas, you don't know how to apply them flexibly at all."

Bai Ying scoffed at this, then said, "9528, interested in buying some fireworks to set off?"

"These are probably not ordinary fireworks."

Yukino looked at the fireworks parts around her and speculated quite seriously, "What did you put in there? Itching powder? A peculiar stench? Fluorescent powder? It doesn't react for a few minutes after being lit, so it has a delayed launch effect, which can scare those who come to check it out?"

The white figure took a step back, exclaiming in horror, "How vicious and venomous you are!"

"Heh." Yukinoshita Haruno chuckled emotionlessly. "So? What's so special about your fireworks?"

"There's nothing special about it, it can just be fired at people."

"Yukino-chan will call the police, you know."

"What I mean is—this is a specially made firework for people."

"?"

Yukino was a bit confused. After questioning him carefully, she concluded that he was talking nonsense. Fireworks at people? What a joke! Gunpowder is launched, the materials ignite, and launching it at people is bound to be dangerous. Not to mention head-on injuries, even if the ash and smoke from the explosion were to stick to someone's face, it would be a real mess...

I just wanted to cause Yukino a little trouble and put some pressure on her. Do you want Yukino's fireworks festival to become a classic example of what not to do?

"A mere subordinate dares to question his superior?! Props master, bring fireworks!"

The white figure reached out with a cold smile.

"Give."

The prop master handed over a firework tube and moved it to the side.

"Wait!" Yukinoshita Haruno said with a smile, "If we're going to prove it, then I should be the one to set you off with fireworks..."