Uneasy daily life

"……probably."

That person said he was the father, and the father's daughter was younger than me, so I should be the other person's older sister.

"I've always told my dad I want a sister, but he always says he can't give me one. My mom also says she can't give me a sister, so I can only be the older sister..."

The little girl complained a few times, then said proudly, "After I told him several times, Dad said I do have an older sister, she's on TV!"

...If Mom and Dad want to have more children, they can only have a little sister for you, right?

Is this my sister?

probably.

I'm pondering some things, and some basic doubts and conclusions are emerging.

"You want an older sister?"

"Yes! I have a friend who has an older sister. She's beautiful and gentle, and she even gave me a candy!" The little girl gestured with her hand, her face filled with envy and a bit of sullenness, before she became proud again. "Now I have an older sister too!"

Is that so? Something doesn't feel quite right, does it?

Do you want me to give you some candy?

"No, no, I have candy!" The little girl handed over a handful of exquisitely packaged, high-end candies from her pocket, with a strange sense of pride. "Hmph! My sister is someone who appears on TV, much more impressive than her sister!"

"Thank you."

Unwrap the candy and put it in your mouth.

The sweet and sour taste spread in my mouth, unlike any other candy I've ever eaten; it was very novel.

Perhaps because I rarely eat sweets, my mood unconsciously improved.

So, does that mean I have a younger sister?

"Oh dear, it's almost time. Hua and I should go for our interviews. We need to do our best!"

A blurry-looking man approached, seemingly anxious. He handed over some snacks and then took his sister's hand.

"Mai, we'll be going now... Don't tell your mom about me, just keep it a secret."

"Ah."

My mind became confused, and that strange feeling returned.

"Oh? Dad, I want to chat with my sister a little longer..."

"Don't be silly, the theater troupe's interviewer and your mother are still waiting for you."

"No, no, no..."

The boisterous younger sister was taken away by the other party, and the sound of their conversation gradually faded into the distance in my mind. Suddenly, the two figures, one big and one small, disappeared around the corner.

The indescribable, strange feeling became even stranger, and I didn't quite understand it.

It wasn't a feeling of sadness that made me want to cry, nor was it a feeling of great joy.

Gently peel open a piece of candy, and the sweet and sour taste spreads across your tongue.

There was a vague sense of sudden realization.

Today, I have gained a younger sister, but lost a father.

"Minor Snow? Minor Snow?!"

Yui Yuigahama called out twice.

"what?"

Yukino Yukinoshita snapped out of her reverie and coughed lightly, "Sorry, I was a little distracted just now."

"Could it be that you're thinking about me?"

A white shadow probes.

“Absolutely not.” Yukino Yukinoshita’s expression hardened, and she said coldly, “Humans have a hard time understanding things like white fungi.”

"Huh? It really isn't? Then what are you thinking?"

Bai Ying scratched his head and said, "Thinking about your sister? Thinking about your mother? Thinking about Yui Hama becoming a loser? Thinking about how to become the god of the new world and correct all the mistakes in the world?"

"All wrong."

Yukino Yukinoshita scoffed, "Has Shirakami's reasoning ability deteriorated to this extent?"

"You must be thinking about the sports festival!" Yui Yuigahama interrupted loudly. "What events does everyone want to sign up for at this sports festival? I want to ask the teacher if I can be an executive committee member!"

"Executive Committee Member?"

Hachiman Hikigaya, propping his chin up with his hand while reading a light novel, remarked upon hearing this: "Standing in your seat on a sweltering day, running around making announcements here and there, and having to laboriously carry bottled water and record competition results... I salute your fat-burning efforts."

"What do you mean by 'burning fat'? Why does Xiao Qi sound just like Xiao Zhe?"

Yui Yuigahama clenched her fist and said, "This is a very honorable task. Being able to hold a sports festival full of memories with everyone, even if it's a bit tough, will definitely be very happy..."

Bai Ying stroked her chin: "Which teacher told you that?"

“Ms. Shizuka,” Yui Yuigahama replied.

Yukino Yukinoshita sighed softly, "Hiratsuka-sensei... she's also trying to persuade me to be an executive member of the sports festival."

"OK!" Bai Ying snapped his fingers. "Hachiman, you're definitely not going anywhere. Violent Teacher will definitely find a chance to arrest you and make you an executive committee member."

"Ah... after all, she's the club's advisor."

Hachiman Hikigaya said somewhat numbly, "I can accept it now that I foresaw this—but what about the captain?"

"I want to be an executive committee member and propose holding the World Martial Arts Tournament, but the teacher won't allow it!" Bai Ying said solemnly. "I'm thinking about how to gain the power of an executive committee member. Perhaps I can start with the student council..."

“This isn’t the first semester,” Yukino Yukinoshita teased. “After a semester of experience, Shiro-kun’s reputation is so great that he’ll probably only be politely rejected if he tries to get into the student council.”

"Tsk." The white figure clicked its tongue. "Now that things have come to this, we can only think of other ways. Everyone! Let's work together to make the sports festival a success..."

"Um—" Yui Yuigahama raised her hand and said, "Shiro, you're in Class A, right?"

The white-robed figure asked curiously, "Of course, why are you asking this?"

Yukino Yukinoshita understood something: "Haku-kun, what's your impression of the sports festival like?"

"In my hometown, we usually call this a sports meet," Bai Ying recalled. "It's mainly about classes practicing marching, chanting slogans, individual competitions, and team competitions... Ahem! Youthful spirit, dreams taking flight, Class 3, Class 3, we are the strongest! Now marching towards us are the students of Class 3, their resounding voices..."

His voice was clear and resonant, full of enthusiasm, and his pronunciation was perfect, making one's scalp tingle.

"stop!!!"

Hachiman Hikigaya's expression twisted in pain; as an autistic person, he couldn't bear to hear such things!

"..."

Yukino Yukinoshita slowly exhaled, and for a moment she also got goosebumps.

"Class? Ahaha..." Yui Yuigahama scratched her face and whispered, "The Soubu High School Sports Festival is a competition where each grade is divided into two teams, red and blue, and all sorts of competitions are held between the two teams."

“Is that so… huh?”

Bai Ying sensed something was wrong: "How are the teams divided?"

Yui Yuigahama said, "This year, we plan to divide the classes directly into ten groups: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J. The first five are red teams, and the last five are blue teams."

"..."

The white figure looked around, its gaze gradually sharpening.

"You all betrayed the organization?!"

Chapter Eight: White Shadow: I Have Yet Another Brilliant Plan

Bai Ying, a student in Class A.

Yukino Yukinoshita, a student in Class J.

Hachiman Hikigaya and Yui Yuigahama are students in Class F.

"How could you betray the righteous path like this?!"

Bai Ying angrily accused him.

"The red and white grouping is a school rule. If you have any objections, you can appeal to the school," Yukino Yukinoshita said calmly. "Besides, Yuihama and I are in the Service Club. When did we ever stand on the same side as you? There's no way you're talking about betraying the Root. It's just a one-sided claim by you, Yukino."

The white figure wore a heartbroken expression, her eyes filled with the resentment of someone looking at a heartless lover. She said in disbelief, "Hero, aren't you on my side? We're already good friends, aren't we? Why are you saying such cold and hurtful things? Did I do something wrong?"

"...Personal relationships and official business should not be confused."

Yukino Yukinoshita shifted her gaze slightly and commented sarcastically, "Shiro-kun is quite good at portraying disgusting eyes; it gives me goosebumps."

"Shiro, it's okay!" Yui Yuigahama clenched her fist and earnestly comforted him, "It's just that we're in different groups. Let's all enjoy the sports festival together!"

"Fun? What fun can there be in this kind of sports festival?"

Bai Ying leaned back in his chair, ready to give an example: "My subordinate, tell me your thoughts on the sports festival."

"It's noisy, annoying, and there's no escaping it." Hachiman Hikigaya, without looking up from his light novel, complained, "Even if I wanted to avoid that kind of environment, others would force me with reasons like, 'Everyone's participating in the event, why are you an exception?' 'We need to unite and work together' 'Everyone for me, and I for everyone'..."

Bai Ying nodded and said, "No one usually pays attention to you, but you suddenly become enthusiastic during the sports festival. It feels very strange, right?"

"Exactly, it all boils down to the teacher shouting a few slogans, and the energetic guys start making a ruckus. When they first experienced it, they thought the sports festival could really bring about some change, but after exhausting themselves participating in some events, they became nobody again once the sports festival was over. And then they thought they had a good relationship with their 'teammates' and went up to greet them, only to be given strange looks..."

Hachiman Hikigaya paused slightly, then added casually, "This is something a friend of mine went through."

Yui Yuigahama's eyes were wide with tears: "Little Qi..."

"I already told you it's a matter involving a friend of mine."

Hachiman Hikigaya emphasized this point.

“Okay, regardless of whether that friend is you or not, the point is that we work together intermittently, and each goes our own way continuously.” The white figure asked, “Does the hero find the sports festival interesting?”

Yukino Yukinoshita recalled for a moment and said, "When I was in elementary school, I was probably one of those 'special people'. I basically didn't participate in the sports festival activities. When I went to study abroad in junior high school, I was still considered a 'special person' and didn't participate in these kinds of group activities much... From what I've seen, it wasn't very interesting. It was probably due to the atmosphere that both boys and girls seemed particularly restless, and the usual exclusion became even more obvious."

Bai Ying stated her conclusion: "In conclusion, the sports festival is really boring without my intervention."

“How can that be considered?” Yui Yuigahama retorted. “What about the sports festival that Shiro participated in?”

"Perform an Ultraman vs. monster show on the playground."

Bai Ying recalled briefly: "I played Gatanothor, fighting against Ultraman Tiga. The extras and audience members transformed into light, swarming over to try and defeat me, the king of monsters. In the end, they were all exhausted by me, lying on the ground unable to move..."

"From then on, Gatanothor became synonymous with 'coolest' and 'number one' in school, and nobody wanted to be Ultraman anymore."

Bai Ying gave a smug look with a touch of self-satisfaction.

Hachiman Hikigaya remarked, "It's pathetic that his dreams have been distorted at such a young age."

Bai Ying declared confidently, "This is called discovering new dreams, developing the essence of men's love for darkness!"

I seem to have quite a few dark aspects about me... cough.

Yukino Yukinoshita pulled her wandering thoughts back and said calmly, "You like white fungus in dark, damp corners, but it seems there's no room for you to shine at this sports festival."

Bai Ying slammed her hand on the table, swaying back and forth as she pounded it, and exclaimed with strong dissatisfaction, "The teacher won't let me serve as an executive committee member! Tell me, is that reasonable?!"

Hachiman Hikigaya: "That makes perfect sense."

Yui Yuigahama: "Ahahaha..."

"After all, it's Haku-kun. He's probably already on the teacher's problem student list, right?" Yukino Yukinoshita asked疑惑地. "Speaking of which, what is this sports festival that Haku-kun proposed?"

"The World's Number One Martial Arts Tournament was rejected as expected, but my second suggestion, which followed immediately, was also rejected!"

The white figure said with a worried expression, "Isn't a wolf-eating-sheep race a good thing?"

"A running race?"

"Wolves eat sheep?"

"It sounds surprisingly normal."

The three commented that, apart from the 100-meter sprint, 1000-meter race, and team relay race stipulated by the school, the various activities of the Sports Festival, which were proposed and voted on by the students, were much more flexible—such as ballroom dancing.

A wolf-eating-sheep race? It doesn't sound too far-fetched.

"Could it be that the teacher feels there are already various running competitions, so she rejected it?" Yui Yuigahama wondered.

Hachiman Hikigaya smirked: "I trust the teacher's judgment more than the club president's."

The minister was probably trying to win by arguing that opening the window was better than opening the roof, but the decision-maker was a teacher, so of course the decision was rejected.