Uneasy daily life

"Interactions between people always progress from far to near. The farther away they are, the more complete, beautiful, and lovely they seem. The closer they get, the more they discover the flaws, dirt, and real imperfections. Interactions between people and their relatives are always too close and then distant—they realize each other's differences early on, and smell each other's scents at close range early on, so they naturally keep a certain distance to ensure they won't be poked or offended."

"There's no such thing as blood being thicker than water; it's just that we unconsciously learn to be tolerant and distant."

How is my younger sister from my past life doing? Hmm... It's such a distant memory, yet I still remember her name.

"The number of people you can remember in your lifetime may only be counted on your hands and feet when you die. Having a brother or sister is not so bad. You are born with the ability to remember one more person's name."

The white figure spread out the test paper and said excitedly, "Hachigaya, let me correct your imbalance in subjects! Let's go!"

"Wait a minute—weren't we just having a life-changing conversation?!"

"Life is right before our eyes! Learning is the most profound conversation about life! Let's continue our conversation about life!"

"At least start with Mandarin..."

"Give up! There's no comfort zone for you here!"

The white shadow dragged Hachiman Hikigaya into the vast ocean of mathematics and physics.

Yui Yuigahama then remembered the main topic and quickly said, "Yuki! Let's start learning too!"

"Ah, um—I'm prepared to do my best to tutor you."

Yukino's voice is calm yet resolute, like Jing Ke preparing to go and never return.

Yui Yuigahama said with a pained expression, "I don't think it's that difficult to teach me how to make cookies... right?"

"Ahem, let's get started. I already have a general understanding of your grades, and I've prepared for any areas where you're lacking in detail..."

Yukino Yukinoshita gathered her thoughts, for the outcome of her duel with Hakukage was at stake, and she could not afford to be careless.

Thinking about it carefully... my sister and I are definitely not ordinary siblings; we can't be said to live together every day.

My sister has no flaws, but I still have a long way to go to catch up.

Chapter Twenty-Nine: You Are the Difficulty

After the brief study session, Yui Yuigahama received gifts from the other people.

A pink mangy dog ​​pendant perfectly embodies the "ugly-cute" style, leaving one with mixed feelings.

A pink dog bone apron; it seems I need to work on improving my cooking skills to live up to the gift.

A dog-shaped pillow... Komachi must have picked it out for him.

Yui Yuigahama hugged the gift, grinning foolishly as she thanked them.

"Hachiman, things have come to this, so you can just be a flag bearer and cheerleader."

"Yes, I will follow your instructions, Minister."

Looks like I don't need to study so hard anymore, yay!

"Great! I've been waiting for you to say that. I'll go back and solve all ten of the difficult problems I gave you!"

"..."

Hachiman Hikigaya, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, choked. What kind of feint attack was this?!

"One must learn to overcome difficulties, break through them, and, when necessary, have the courage and resolve to kill them!" Bai Ying patted the other's shoulder. "Here's a poem to encourage you: How difficult is it to conquer a city? Mountains of white bones piled high! The retreating sword remains, the remaining blood is still warm!"

Leaving the restaurant and walking home, Hachiman Hikigaya carefully examined Shirokage's words, chewing them slowly and deliberately, biting through the hot, sugary coating on the surface. Between the carefully chewed words, he unconsciously discovered a trace of sweet and pungent flavor.

He suddenly realized something and gleaned a meaning from those words.

Killing difficulties—

I'm the one who's in trouble!

"My brother's friends are very interesting, especially Senior Bai."

Komachi Hikigaya said, "I was worried that my brother would be like before, but he has successfully made friends now."

"No, what he clearly meant was 'If you drag me down, I'll kill you,' right? The department head is the leader of the Seven Freaks of Soubu, and his actions are so outrageous that even gods and demons would be afraid of him..." Hachiman Hikigaya sighed at his younger sister's judgment, "If we're talking about our two departments, apart from Yui Yuigahama, everyone else is a weirdo—!"

boom.

Komachi's elbow strike successfully interrupted Hachiman Hikigaya's remark.

“Brother will lose points with Komachi if he says things like that.” Komachi snorted, a relaxed expression on her face. “It’s so great that Yuihama-neechan can be friends with brother.”

"You know Yuihama?"

Hachiman Hikigaya suddenly asked a question.

"Huh?" Komachi Hikigaya was taken aback, her mischievous eyes darting left and right.

Hachiman Hikigaya pondered, "Then it seems I'll have to guess myself. Where should I begin?"

Komachi Hikigaya's face fell, and she said, "Didn't you get hit by a car on your way to the entrance ceremony? Didn't Yui-san tell your brother?"

Hachiman Hikigaya will certainly not forget the extraordinary experience of a car accident, which is of an SR-level quality in his life.

On my way to the first year of high school, I happened to see a small dog break free from its owner's leash and run onto the road, along with a car that was driving by.

He risked his life to save a dog and was hit by a car, ending up in the hospital for a month. He's the number one fool in Hachiman's list of silly things.

In the past, in order to walk home with the girl he liked after school, he would deliberately wait until her club activities ended. As a result, a few days later, there were rumors that "Hachiman is a stalker." However, that kind of stupidity paled in comparison to the near physical death he caused while saving a dog.

...Ranking and listing foolish things, is that also a foolish thing?

"Is that dog owned by Bibin?"

"Yes, Yuihama-neechan has come to the hospital to take care of me quite a few times. She has to go to class, so my brother was resting when she came and I didn't get to see him."

……

……

"Hello, this way please."

"Oh, the same as always?"

"If you like the classic savory flavor, I recommend Chinese curry."

"What would you like to eat?"

Bai Ying skillfully used different tones, content, and demeanor to greet different guests.

Some people possess insightful eyes that see through the essence of all things, disregarding superficial beauty and pursuing the essence and origin of everything, the ultimate answer to human philosophy.

In the presence of such a person, one should quickly observe their attire, demeanor, and the location of their gaze on the menu, offering several excellent options that point to different tastes and are plentiful and filling. Alternatively, if the other party already has an answer, then one should wait patiently—have you not heard of exchanging children to eat? In the presence of a hungry demon king, even Daji cannot be called Daji, but must be called the Nine-Tailed Fox.

Some people arrive with a taste called fashion, carrying handbags, their brightly colored dresses radiant, their steps unhurried and graceful. Clearly, they are not people who pursue natural logic or the essence of life, but rather people who exhaust themselves, forgetting to eat and sleep, seeking the difference between the two words in this turbid world. These are not people who eat for the sake of eating, but people who take a meal.

This requires careful observation and consideration, appropriate responses and inquiries, and then recommending dishes with sufficient style based on the other person's taste. Even braised pork should not be a haphazard stew, but rather square and translucent braised pork.

Some people come with a curiosity like a sprouting blade of grass, already tired of the daily grind. Even if life is essentially repetitive, they still want to find a twist, a rebellion, a ray of light in it. Sometimes they pay the price for this rebellion, suffering heavy blows like gazing at the stars, super spicy curry, or sweet kimchi, to the point of being disoriented, crying and distorting their faces. But the true warrior is the hero who will hold on to curiosity and go against the current to explore the unknown.

This is precisely the unique feature of this place. You only need to list dishes that the other person has never heard of, or has heard of but has never tasted, and wait for them to choose which one to have a one-time encounter with. You never know whether the outcome will be a great stride into a new world, or like yourself, kneeling down in front of sweet sausages and crying out in despair.

Some people are innocent, naive, simple, and straightforward.

I heard there's a handsome guy here, can I take a picture with him?

That's really superficial.

With a smile, Bai Wuchang (White Impermanence) brought spring and flowers to bloom, accompanied by a photo. The naive girl immediately fell into the evil trap, willingly letting Hei Wuchang (Black Impermanence) steal her soul. She was led to the Yama's Palace in a daze and sat down. A book of life and death was filled with all the complicated events of this life, spreading out time and human hearts. Beside her, Hei Wuchang coldly interrogated her, "What would you like to eat?"

No one can resist taking photos in a store and then not ordering food, just as no one can resist death.

The girl, who was probably not very hungry, ordered a rather fancy and colorful dessert.

If you are misled by beauty, you will likely lose either your money or your kidneys, or both.

This is the structure of a tragic story about the allure of desire... It's a bit old-fashioned and doesn't feel right—what if all desires were seemingly satisfied at first glance, only to find out in the end that everything was off?

Bai Ying gazed at the girl walking past on the street outside the shop, lost in thought.

"That girl seems to have walked back and forth four or five times, right?" Hei Wuchang said upon returning after killing someone.

"Hmm..." Bai Ying was lost in thought.

Sakuta Azusagawa raised an eyebrow slightly: "Could it be that a girl who knows you found out you work here and wants to come in but is too shy to?"

“She walked around this street for almost half an afternoon,” Bai Ying pondered. “A young man’s mind should be drawn by the magnetic attraction that comes and goes, not by the gravitational pull of a planet’s revolution.”

"Oh." Sakuta Azusagawa glanced at the girl who had already walked away. She looked completely ordinary, not suspicious at all. "What were you thinking about just now?"

Bai Ying described it as follows: "I married a wife who caught my eye and pleased me, only to find that the shelf life was only three years; I won the lottery and just spent a third of it when the economic bubble burst and the market was in complete chaos; I schemed and plotted to get the high-ranking official position I wanted, only to find that I was not high enough and was no different from before."

"Oh."

"The long-awaited black-stockinged legs were stepping on me, and when I looked up, I discovered a beast beneath my skirt."

"Her face is like a peach blossom, but her heart is like a snake."

"Then let's change it to you being stepped on and smelling your feet odor."

"You wicked person, shut up right now! Are you just thinking about how to destroy my hobby?"

"The meaning of life, the nature of desire, the capriciousness of fate—I'm just thinking about these things."

Bai Ying straightened her collar, preparing to strike.

"Leaving aside your even stranger fetishes," Sakuta Azusagawa glanced at the girl who was walking around the street again. "You're not trying to rip off a customer, are you?"

"The front wolves strike, the rear wolves prepare."

The white figure strode towards the door.

……

……

Angelina from Anxinyuan was lost in thought as she walked down the street, her hands behind her back, head down, and her feet shuffling forward.

Unfortunately, the cleaner was so dedicated that she didn't kick any small stones on the road.

I'm getting angry.

The breath that had just risen in my heart dissipated again.

Disheartened.

The mother was worried that the new student might not integrate into the class, so she lied and said she was going out shopping with her new classmates on the weekend. In the end, she just wandered around on the street by herself, which was really lame.

There's no way around it. It's not like when you first enter school and most people don't know each other. You can't just pick and choose who gets along with whom, who forms groups, and there are big circles within smaller circles. Everyone gets caught up in it, so it's much harder for students who transfer in later to fit in...

Although I can talk to some classmates and chat with them during breaks, I can't really call them friends. No matter what I do, no one invites me, and I can't act rashly if I want to do something. If I really want to talk to someone, I'll just let it go and wait for time to roll the dice and maybe I'll become friends with someone I can talk to.

Unfortunately, he spent all his time being a stalker. But after observing Bai Ying at school, he realized that Bai Ying was actually a very ordinary student. Although he would occasionally say some strange things, he never pulled out a Spark Lens and turned into light on the spot, nor did he suddenly ask for leave and disappear. In fact, he went to deal with bad guys who threatened the peace. He also never had anything like an exoskeleton armor on his body.

They attend classes, work through piles of test papers, and participate in club activities...

It was as if the illusion during PE class was just my eyes playing tricks on me.

Finding nothing has only plunged my school life into a state of near-invisibility.

Could Bai Ying's secret lie in her daily life outside of school?

However, to conduct that level of investigation is simply stalking!

Only by understanding the world can you let the world understand you—so, what is the world of superpowered people like?

Yeah, so I'm not a stalker, but I'll start following Bai...

Anxinyuan Angelina was lost in thought, somewhat absent-minded.

"It is going to rain."

rain?

Angelina from Anxinyuan subconsciously looked up and discovered that the sunlight was not dimming as dusk approached.

The sky seemed to be sulking, growing angrier, more gloomy, and more extreme with each thought. Her emotions surged and churned, layer upon layer, obscuring the bright sunshine. Yet, she clearly glimpsed a ray of light cleaving the heavens through the rolling clouds.

Anxinyuan Angelina immediately raised her hand to cover her ears.

Boom——!

Bai Ying invited, "Summer weather is always so unpredictable. You have a long name, classmate. Would you like to come inside and take shelter from the rain?"

Ugh?