Uneasy daily life

"Hey classmate, you're here pretty early."

Bai Ying pushed up her sunglasses: "It's not early, I haven't seen the sun at four in the morning yet."

"..." The security guard paused for a moment, "Shouldn't you be in the classroom instead of sitting at the door? You're a disciplinary committee member, and you're supposed to be checking appearances later?"

Bai Ying said, "I do often deal with disciplinary committee members."

The security guard muttered, "The one who got beaten up?"

"Huh?" The white-clad figure pushed his sunglasses up to his forehead, "Does this uncle know me?"

"That international student in Class 1-A, right?" The security guard glanced at him uncertainly for a few moments, then confirmed, "White Shadow?"

"Who in the world doesn't know me? I never thought I could become a star. It's true that gold shines wherever it is."

Bai Ying modestly boasted a few words: "Uncle, it's quite a coincidence that we met so early in the morning. Let me tell your fortune."

"You can tell fortunes?"

"I understand a little bit."

The white-clad figure pretended to count on his fingers: "Uncle's element is water, he's an Aquarius..."

The security guard complained, "Aquarius has nothing to do with the Five Elements, right?"

"There is only one truth, but interpretations vary. I use different methods such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division equations to calculate an answer, but there is no difference in essence. In so-called fortune telling, fate is the most important thing and cannot be changed, while calculation is the part that can be flexibly applied and freely executed."

Bai Ying said seriously, "Let me start by pointing out a little—does the uncle have a son?"

The security guard was slightly speechless.

"No, you have a daughter. You two usually get along very well, but you do have occasional disagreements..."

The security guard rolled his eyes: "Young man, is your fortune-telling just wild guessing?"

"You and your daughter had a fight this morning when you left home!"

The white figure suddenly asserted with a firm and powerful voice.

The gatekeeper was startled.

……

……

Behind a table, the students and the gatekeeper were already sitting together, chatting enthusiastically.

"Hey classmate, please say it again, please say it again..."

"Uncle, you're usually a calm and composed person, but you can be impulsive at times. These impulsive actions often leave you with regrets, making you feel like you've made a mistake..."

"Yes, I didn't mean to yell at her, but she kept talking back, and I couldn't help but lose my temper."

"Uncle, you lack initiative in handling interpersonal relationships. You are used to letting things develop naturally and rarely interfere with or influence them. You believe that interpersonal relationships are always good, whether it is with your parents, your daughter, or your wife. Therefore, people around you often describe you as taciturn. In fact, you have a lot to say, but you just don't say it."

"Hmm... So, what do you think I should do?"

"Make fewer demands and talk more about trivial matters. The more demands you make, the closer your relationship becomes. The more trivial matters you talk about, the more topics you have to discuss. When your daughter tells you about horoscopes, don't you talk a lot? When you make a demand of your daughter, don't you talk less and less, and the atmosphere becomes more and more tense?"

"That's true, but some things can't be ignored. I really want her to get into Zongwu High School..."

"It's not like you can just make a request and that's it. That's just how fate is. Isn't Uncle a gatekeeper at Zongwu High School? You can't expect Uncle to become the principal just because someone makes a request, can you? Hahaha..."

"I am not the principal, I am just the dean of students."

"?"

The air froze.

The white figure and the gatekeeper locked eyes.

"Good morning, Mr. Shiro, teacher." Yukino Yukinoshita and Mai Sakurajima walked up.

Bai Ying questioned, "Dean of Students, why aren't you sitting in your proper office? Why are you standing at the door?"

"Hey student, why aren't you studying properly? Why are you running around at the school gate telling fortunes?" The dean of students responded with the same question, and then greeted them, "Good morning, Yukinoshita and Sakurajima."

"I call this promoting innovation, opening up new job markets, avoiding detours in life, and addressing life's pain points ahead of time..."

The white figure said confidently, "Brave warrior, would you like your fortune told? Guaranteed accurate!"

"Is that so?" Yukino Yukinoshita remained noncommittal, saying calmly, "If Haku-kun's calculations are indeed very accurate and he has predicted the so-called fate, then what use is it if it's a certain formula, a conclusion that I already knew? It's just that one more person knows it."

"You can defy fate!" the white figure clenched his fist and said, "Know before you change..."

“Since it can be changed, that means what Haku-kun calculated isn’t absolutely certain and is subject to change,” Yukino Yukinoshita retorted. “In that case, isn’t it still pointless for me to have Haku-kun tell my fortune?”

Bai Ying raised an eyebrow and rolled up her sleeves: "Alright! So you've come to cause trouble. Today I'll show you what true fortune-telling is all about..."

"Since Yukinoshita isn't interested, I'll give it a try."

Mai Sakurajima pulled over a chair and sat down properly opposite her: "I just transferred here and wanted to have my academic questions answered."

"Okay, Warrior Plus, any of the five elements, and the constellation is optional..."

Bai Ying pretended to continue counting on her fingers, then turned and asked, "Dean of Students, Sakurajima Mai's entrance exam scores were pretty good, right?"

"Miss Sakurajima is a specially admitted student," the head of academic affairs said.

The white-clad figure turned back and said sincerely, "Your studies are pending."

"And what about romance?" Mai Sakurajima asked with a smile.

Yukinoshita Yukino: "..."

The head of the teaching department frowned: "Ahem..."

"Oh dear, Director, why are you coughing? Aren't career and love the two major pursuits of an individual? People ask about studies first, then about love; it's very down-to-earth." Bai Ying did a quick calculation on her fingers, then said in a customer service voice, "Hello, the user you dialed is temporarily unavailable. Please try again later..."

Mai Sakurajima: "?"

Mai Sakurajima coughed lightly: "It's nothing, I just came to find customer service..."

"By the way, I've calculated that you have significant family problems. Observing the trajectory of your fate, I hear indescribable wails and cries..."

Bai Ying's expression gradually turned serious. Suddenly, she tilted her head, and Feng Bin and Hua's plaintive, ethereal voice escaped her lips: "Ah~ Sister, I died so tragically. Hua was an unwanted child, sob sob..."

A # appeared on Sakurajima Mai's forehead.

Using the desk as the dividing line between the Qinling Mountains and the Huai River, Bai Ying and Mai Sakurajima circled twice, maintaining a constant state of facing each other, engaging in slightly restrained hostile behavior.

Yukino Yukinoshita pursed her lips: "After all, Sakurajima-senpai transferred here in a hurry, so she probably overlooked a lot of things."

"I still trust Kazuha in this regard." Sakurajima Mai couldn't catch the white figure who was good at running away, so she had to stop for the time being. "Black Fan, you're very likely to get your fortune told in an alley with a sack over your head if you do that."

"Director!" Bai Ying immediately shouted, "Look at this person! He actually dared to make such vile remarks in broad daylight, threatening me, a poor student with no power or influence. When you see this, you must feel your own evil heart and teacherly spirit burning fiercely..."

The head of student affairs merely glanced at the student, who was more impressive in person than in person, picked up a pen and paper from the side, and coughed lightly: "Ms. Sakurajima, my daughter is a big fan of yours. Could you please sign your autograph?"

Bai Ying: "?"

"I'd be delighted. What's her name?"

Mai Sakurajima smiled slightly at the white figure and made a fair deal. She not only signed the dean's name but also sat behind the desk.

Yukino Yukinoshita was a little worried, so she waited at the school gate for a while.

Soon, the entrance was bustling with students returning to school. Before entering the campus, the students naturally noticed the desks by the door, behind which stood two famous figures—a white-clad figure known for his eccentric acting and occasional good looks, seemingly engaged in a fortune-telling practice, while the entrance remained deserted. Less than half a meter away, Sakurajima Mai, who had already announced her transfer to Soubu High School in her social media posts, was wearing a kind and friendly smile. After a bold student stepped forward for an autograph, her doorstep became crowded with people.

"Calculate your career, calculate your love life, calculate when your enemies will be wounded, calculate how to enjoy life to the fullest..."

"Thank you for your support... You're welcome, feel free to contact me anytime... Your signature..."

On one side, they were attacking the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and Fu Jian threw his whip to stop the flow of the river; on the other side, they suffered a great defeat at Jieting, and Ma Su's soldiers were scattered.

The white figure crossed her arms, raised her chin, and glanced sideways at the lively atmosphere next door.

Mai Sakurajima returned a smiling look. She wondered if it was because there was a hater at Soubu High School, but the atmosphere here felt quite different. It wasn't like at Minegahara High School, where she was politely kept at a distance by others while being secretly watched and photographed.

My happiness was stolen away; this woman stole it from me, exploiting my popularity and fame!

It's so cold. This indifferent world is unbearably hot, and the cold is even colder...

"Come and have your fortune told, you deadly chef."

The white figure spoke softly, her eyebrows lowered, her voice weak and barely audible.

"Um..." Yui Yuigahama was called to a stop, and awkwardly pointed to the school gate, "Um, Shiro, I'm going to the classroom..."

"You betrayed me," Bai Ying said, heartbroken. "You don't treat me like a friend anymore. You've become cold, heartless, and now you're going to start acting unreasonably..."

"Hey?!"

Yui Yuigahama looking disheveled in the wind—aren't these words more suitable for describing a novice?!

"Okay, okay! I'll calculate it, hurry up!"

Yui Yuigahama sat down helplessly.

Bai Ying revealed a deep expression: "You don't believe in the accuracy of my fortune telling?"

"Um..." Yui Yuigahama said strangely, "Shiro, we've known each other for quite a while now, haven't we? You must know a lot about me, there's no need to use fortune-telling as an excuse."

"You really don't believe me? Then let's not talk about the past, just the future!" Bai Ying calculated with his fingers, "Your element is fire, and fire is the movement of heaven and earth, the sound of the universe. You'll definitely be jumping around and running away in a bit, refusing to look back..."

Yui Yuigahama scratched her head and tentatively asked, "W-because of Hachiman?"

"Hmm? Why is everything going wrong today?"

Bai Ying was puzzled: "Shouldn't you be embarrassed, trying your best to avoid meeting Hachiman, attempting to achieve psychological invisibility, and thus avoid talking to Hachiman?"

"Hehe, anyway, Xiao Qi isn't here."

Yui Yuigahama chuckled twice, unconsciously rubbed her eyes, and yawned slightly.

"I understand! You stayed up all night to finish your homework, so you're still a bit dazed and haven't fully recovered, which is why your emotions aren't as intense!" Bai Ying said knowingly. "It's alright. As long as we lock you and Hachiman in the activity room, even you will feel your heart pounding right away..."

"Stop! Xiaobai, what are you trying to do?!"

Yui Yuigahama was indeed instantly thrilled; just imagining that scene...

I want to dig a three-bedroom pyramid with my toes and bury myself in it, waiting for the next civilization to throw me out as a mummy!

Turning myself into a time capsule overnight.jpg!

"Hey—what are you doing here again? Yui, don't talk to this guy!"

Miura Yumiko's annoyed voice cut in from the side. She was carrying a schoolbag and her eyes were filled with hostility, clearly harboring deep resentment.

Yui Yuigahama looked around, a little confused. Huh? Why is Yumiko facing off against Shiro again? Didn't they get along better before?

Do you want your fortune told?

Bai Ying pushed up his sunglasses: "Honest and reliable, my predictions are always accurate..."

"You're kidding me!"

"Wait a moment." Bai Ying raised her hand, clenched her fist, and tapped her head, making a banging sound. "Alright—I've calculated that your element is metal. Metal represents the solidity of steel and the sharpness of killing. You'll definitely be sharp-tongued later, accusing me of messing things up for you. But how can that be considered messing things up? Think about it carefully, aren't I helping you?"

Veins bulged on Miura Yumiko's forehead: "Help me? You..."

"You haven't been rejected yet. If you haven't been rejected, it doesn't count. If it doesn't count, you haven't lost. If you haven't lost, you've won!"

The white figure spread its arms wide, spiraling them towards Miura Yumiko: "Think about it carefully, isn't this the logic? In the end, it's just that you felt rejected, so in a moment of panic, you ran away with your head down, right?"

Wow! Shiro, stop fooling around! Aren't you afraid of getting killed by Yumiko?!

Yui Yuigahama shook her head from side to side.

"Ha... what a load of rubbish!" Miura Yumiko said unhappily. "Do you think I'm as lacking in emotional intelligence as you? Do you think I can't understand what Hayato means? Are your ears just for decoration?"

“That’s right, so it’s Hayato Hayama’s fault, and it has nothing to do with me.”

Bai Ying readily agreed, saying, "Since you've put it that way, then I bear no responsibility. You can't blame me; you can't blame me for being unreasonable..."

Miura Yuko: "?"

She started thinking like lightning.

"I'll just kill you."

Yumiko Miura revealed a slightly strained smile, choosing her target to devour.

It seems he's learned this instinctively: don't be polite to Bai Ying, because being polite to Bai Ying is just asking for trouble.

Yukino Yukinoshita, who was quietly waiting for the white figure, suddenly found herself in front of an angry Yumiko Miura and behind her a chattering white figure.

"You mere Miura, can you defeat the hero?!"