Uneasy daily life

[Sakurajima Mai is the best: Get out of here! You bastard, you bastard, you bastard, you bastard!]

[Bai Liang Bai Ying: Sakurajima Mai is amazing, the drama is great, I love you the most...]

Uh—those letters I wrote to my sister?

This guy memorized it all after just one glance?!

Feng Bin and Hua, who were guarding the house, were filled with grief and indignation.

[Sakurajima Mai is the best: Meow!]

These mere stick figures are nothing to worry about.

[Under the Snow: The internet is not a lawless zone. Do not engage in any behavior that could expose the information of others.]

[Bai Liang Bai Ying: You're definitely not surnamed Yukinoshita, are you?]

Yukinoshita: #!

[Carrot Commando: @Bai Liang Bai Ying, @Sakurajima Mai, you've deceived my feelings! You're both liars! You must have used some dirty tricks, right? Sakurajima Mai is probably just a fake campus star, using the image of a youthful and innocent girl, and her image has been ruined so badly!]

The white figure was about to launch an attack.

[Yukinoshita: @RadishAssault, let's put aside the fact that this is all just hearsay and has no conclusion. You've probably only met Sakurajima Mai a few times, right? You have absolutely no understanding of each other, and your relationship is purely that of performer and audience. Yet you've presumptuously projected emotions onto her, feeling betrayed and owed a debt because she doesn't meet your expectations. You've pulled out what you think are the right weapons from your dirty desires to conduct a ridiculous judgment. You're truly a self-righteous slave owner, arbitrarily appropriating someone else's freedom for your own.]

[Carrot Commando: You guys are in cahoots?!]

[Yukinoshita: Yes, we're in cahoots. I regret that being a fellow primate with you has damaged my sense of identity with my own species. I really hope you're not with humans. You're not even bacteria. Bacteria and viruses can at least be used for beneficial purposes; you're more like a cancer cell.]

[Under the Snow: Ha, you idiot.]

Xue Duidui is making a limited-time comeback and is trying to dominate the scene. Unfortunately, her overly serious remarks can't withstand the growing emotional outbursts from the onslaught. Her sharp tongue, delivered through the screen, ultimately lacks the power to truly hurt anyone.

Yukino Yukinoshita was slightly annoyed, not by the random comments online, but mainly by the little flame ignited in her heart by that 'meow'—Sakurajima-san, whether you have any intention of creating a fait accompli through the internet or not, I will not let you succeed!

Tsk... Online arguments are pointless. One person's comment can completely steer the original topic off course, to the point that your own viewpoint is completely drowned out. A person can forget what they just said, and even if you point out the contradictions in the other person's statements, it has no effect on stopping them.

Xue Duidui grew tired of the arguments that were heading straight for obliteration, when Bai Liang and Bai Ying suddenly appeared again.

[Radish Commando: This is deception!]

[Bai Liang and Bai Ying: Woof woof woof!]

[Carrot Commando: What are you barking about, you dog?!]

[Bai Liang Bai Ying: Woof!]

[Carrot Commando: You bastard!]

[Bai Liang and Bai Ying: Woof woof!]

[Maple Leaf: @Bai Liang Bai Ying, want to say hello?]

[Bai Liang and Bai Ying: Woof woof woof!]

Obviously, replying with just one word is very fast. In the blink of an eye, someone is barking like a dog under every comment. The originally fierce battlefield suddenly becomes chaotic. Whether someone proposes a rational discussion, launches an emotional attack, or is simply looking for fun and trying to retaliate, Bai Liang Bai Ying's account will inevitably arrive at the scene to bark like a dog in the first instance. At most, there may be differences in the number of words or punctuation marks.

Jokes, insults, sarcasm, praise of morality, criticism of the dark side of the industry—all theories and opinions will only be met with barks.

Yukino Yukinoshita was a little confused. What kind of approach was this?

[Wooden Fish: Awoo~]

[Little Pockmarked Boy: Woof woof woof woof!]

[Radish Commando: Are you sick? What are your names?]

[Bai Liang Bai Ying: Woof woof~]

As if some strange magic was spreading, some netizens who hadn't actually participated but were just watching the show gradually started a "beast battle" in the comments section. Bai Ying even recorded several lifelike animal sounds and threw them in, and even sang a song with a "woof." As a result, those enthusiastic fans or those with ulterior motives who wanted to vent their emotions were inexplicably caught in a sea of ​​comments...

Yukino Yukinoshita was a little confused about the online community's ecosystem. She stared at the inexplicable changes in the comment section and gradually came to her senses.

Since it's simply an outpouring of emotions, the emotions of others who are just having fun are much richer than those of a small group of fanatical fans who are making the biggest noise. Not to mention that there might be some people among them who have no hostility to begin with, who don't know how to speak and are too lazy to speak, or who might even have some resentment towards the fanatical fans... Since it's just a simple barking, posting a message is not only easy, but you don't even need to think it has any meaning; it's just joining in the fun.

The entire comment section started to go strange, gradually resembling a zoo.

Sure enough, things on the internet are all too strange, whether it's Bai Jun's light novels or various comment sections.

With the situation settled, Yukino Yukinoshita felt relieved and couldn't help but tap the interface to go to Mai Sakurajima's account, staring at the latest short post for several seconds.

This is a fantastic opportunity.

It won't attract any attention.

In this eccentric environment, one's own thoughts are unlikely to be out of line.

Taking advantage of troubled waters, passing off inferior goods as superior ones, combining the best and worst, all perfectly reasonable...

Ok.

Yukino Yukinoshita hesitated for a moment, feeling her fingers stiffen as she tapped the screen.

[Under the Snow: @Shirai Shirakage, meow.]

The white figure that was barking loudly in the comments section replied in the blink of an eye.

[Bai Liang Bai Ying: @Yukinoshita, woof!]

My heart skipped a few beats, and I felt a pang of resentment—why am I trying to emulate Mai Sakurajima? No, this isn't about emulating Mai Sakurajima; I'm about surpassing her.

Yukino Yukinoshita felt a strange surge of enthusiasm within her, and subconsciously glanced around the street... but no one was looking at her...

Hmm, what an overactive sense of self-awareness, just like Hikigaya-kun's behavior.

[Under the Snow: @Shirai Shirakage, meow.]

[Bai Liang Bai Ying: @Xue Zhi Xia: Woof!]

In a corner of the comments section that had become a zoo, two small animals whispered secrets to each other, a ripple of smug delight rising in their hearts.

The light from the phone screen shone on her face, illuminating the girl's expression as she lightly bit her lip and her bright eyes blinked.

The noisy excitement eventually came to an end, leaving only a few die-hard fans still putting up a stubborn fight, with every attacking comment a veritable zoo.

Bai Ying posted another update, declaring her complete victory.

【Bai Liang Bai Ying】

[Humans cannot understand cats and dogs, and thus harmony is achieved; humans can understand each other, and thus conflict arises—just like you who feel dissatisfied, doubtful, and opposed upon seeing this sentence.]

The laughter and tears in our lives are based on our mutual acknowledgment of each other as fools.

The post sparked another wave of furious and fervent reactions from the fans.

Unfortunately, the fanatics are too weak in front of the zoo. They have no power and feel like they are only attacking the air, but they can be inexplicably hit by the animal noises and suffer taunt damage.

You're the fool.

Yukino Yukinoshita gave a soft hum and walked briskly home.

Chapter 131 Who are you?

"The thing you should stay away from most is emotion."

"What a resounding victory!"

Bai Ying put down the keyboard with a satisfied sigh and raised her hand to grab a fried shrimp to treat herself.

The plate was empty, with only a few golden crumbs remaining.

"Who touched my fried shrimp? There should be one shrimp per person."

Bai Ying's sharp gaze swept across the area, immediately landing on Xue Xia's father, suspecting that his older brother had withheld his military rations.

"not me."

Yukinoshita's father denied it, but then noticed that Shiro's gaze immediately changed from suspicion to "You're the culprit!"

"Why would I, a company president, need to lie about a fried shrimp?" Yukinoshita's father said speechlessly.

Huh? It's not?

Bai Ying looked at Yamada Ryo and Hiroi Kikuri with suspicion.

"No." Yamada Ryo replied without changing his expression.

"Hiccup?" Hiroi Kikuri was still slightly drunk.

Neither?

The white figure decisively looked at Yukino Yukinoshita. Was that 9528's backstab? There was even a fried shrimp with its head and tail still clearly visible in the bowl!

“Although I did eat one, this one should be Sakurajima’s, right?” Yukinoshita Haruno said with a smile. “It’s a dinner party, and you two are both fiddling with your phones—are you whispering to each other?”

"Let me correct you, this is called clique exclusion," Bai Ying scoffed. "The Hero Plus was just watching the show, why didn't he step in and start a massacre himself?"

Mai Sakurajima chuckled: "Let's leave the online discussions alone. It's the haters who really understand the art of online debate."

"I am a master of keyboard combat; online keyboard battles are all about competition."

Your idea of ​​online debate: finding facts, reasoning, and arguing logic (×).

The actual online debate: checking backgrounds, dredging up old grievances, and expressing extreme emotions online (√).

Passing through a sea of ​​flowers without a single petal clinging to you, detached from emotions to the utmost degree, only then can you achieve great mastery of the Way.

Bai Ying briefly gave a victory speech, then looked around the table: "Strange, where did my fried shrimp go?"

“Maybe there weren’t that many fried shrimp to begin with.” Kita Ikuyo also climbed down from the internet. She was a little confused as she was new to the abstract culture of the internet, probably because she had never encountered such a strange keyboard battle before. “I didn’t get to eat any fried shrimp either.”

"That's impossible. I counted the number of fried shrimp, and it was exactly one per person. It was obviously ordered by the manager."

Bai Ying's sharp eyes swept across the entire room, his hands crossed and resting on his chin: "The culprit is among us, including me, the famous detective who looks like a high school student but is actually much older than others..."

"Boss, another order of fried shrimp!"

Nijika Ichi raised her hand to add food to her plate without any expression.

Bai Ying frowned: "Hmm? You want to use power and money to keep me quiet? I won't..."

"Alright, alright, shut up already." Manager Ichiji snorted coldly. "You're all glued to your phones while we're having a meal together, what kind of atmosphere is this? These young people nowadays... back in our day..."

"There's nothing we can do; each generation has its own family matters to deal with," Bai Ying sighed. "I never imagined that a gap called 'generation' would have formed between us."

Store manager Ijichi: "You don't want the fried shrimp anymore?"

"Fine, I'll let that prisoner go this time."

Bai Ying chose to accept the bribe.

The major crisis...is resolved? Thank you, Hongxia and the store manager, for saving my life!

Goto Ichiri, who was engrossed in eating, breathed a sigh of relief. That was close! Was there one fried shrimp per person on the table?

There are actually such rules in the social sphere! It's truly fraught with danger and peril at every turn. As a newbie in the social arena, I still need to work hard and be very careful...

otherwise--

"There's only one truth: you ate everyone's fried shrimp!"

A righteous detective exposes a despicable thief.

"Red bean paste with bouillabaisse! I didn't know either, I just realized the fried shrimp was gone while I was eating!"

The thief sincerely apologized by bowing deeply.

"Since you've eaten all of everyone's fried shrimp, then let's turn you into fried shrimp! Someone, take off her clothes, coat her in flour, heat the oil, and fry her slowly over low heat!"

"Yamete--!!"

Gah!

Goto Ichiri shuddered and whispered his thanks to Ijichi Nijika beside him: "Thank you so much, Nijika, for saving my life!"

"Ah ha ha……"

Pochi is probably thinking about something weird again.

Ichi Nijika was unsurprised.

When the fried shrimp were served, Bai Ying ate one, found it crunchy, and said with satisfaction, "This shrimp is still warm."