Uneasy daily life

"So? Why was Bai Jun rejected by the teacher?"

"Because the teacher is narrow-minded and does not accept new definitions of things."

Bai Ying typed on the keyboard in dissatisfaction, "Using both hands and feet to land at the same time, how can that not be considered a running race? That's what you call professional performance spirit! Craftsmanship spirit! Bowing spirit!"

You were absolutely right to be rejected! ×3!

The three of them simultaneously showed expressions of "I see" or "that's how it is".

"Huh? Speaking of which, you guys are the White Team and I'm the Red Team. Why should I tell you these secrets?"

Bai Ying frowned slightly, then suddenly got up and headed out the door.

Yukino Yukinoshita was a little confused, then immediately became alert and said, "Haku-kun, where are you going? You should stay in the clubroom during club activities."

"Of course I'm going to the Red Team's headquarters. Do you think I'm going to stay with you White Team traitors?"

Voices came from outside the door, and before the three could react, the white figure suddenly turned around.

Bai Ying picked up her chair, grabbed the cup, downed the remaining black tea in one gulp, glanced around arrogantly, and strode away excitedly, carrying the chair.

The three exchanged glances. Hachiman Hikigaya, listening to the footsteps descending the stairs, said knowingly, "The club president must have gone to the Classics Club. Chitanda and Oreki are both in Class A, and Anshinin is in Class B; they're all members of Team Red..."

"Not only that."

Yukino Yukinoshita added, "Given Chitanda's personality, she would definitely volunteer to serve as an executive committee member, and the teacher would probably be happy to do so... Haku probably wants to use a roundabout way to propose his competition suggestions through Chitanda."

"Haha, that's exactly the kind of thing Xiaobai would do."

Yui Yuigahama said subtly.

Ultimately, whether it's the Red Team or the White Team, the executive committee members are all part of the same organization that proposes and decides on projects, slogans, and other matters related to the sports festival. Is it really necessary to go to the Classical Literature Club specifically for this? Or is it possible that Shiro-kun is unaware of this matter?

That makes sense. Bai Jun spent his junior high school years with the Scarlet Theatre Troupe, which was essentially a work-study program. He also spent his primary school years in his hometown, so he probably never really experienced a proper school life.

Yukino Yukinoshita pondered for a moment and noticed that there was still a laptop on the conference table. Since the person had just left, the screen could still be vaguely seen from the side.

What has Bai Jun been creating lately?

and many more!

Sakurajima is indeed busy with her acting career, so it's unlikely she'll be able to stay at school for long. However, she could easily lure Haku out of school by making movies or inviting screenwriters. She might even be planning to entice Haku into the entertainment industry... She already had a history of this when she went to Jinde!

Yukino Yukinoshita started thinking like lightning, then casually got up, went to the laptop, picked up the teacup she had prepared for Shirokage, and glanced at the screen.

[Hero, you're thinking about Mai Sakurajima!]

Yukinoshita Yukino: #!

This guy still figured it out...

Strictly speaking, it was more like I had a dream about Mai Sakurajima.

After all, the little girl in my dream looked a lot like Toyohama and Hana.

From the vague impression, it seems to be a dream about Mai Sakurajima, Kazuka Toyohama, and their father—a story formed by my own strange and wonderful imagination about the people involved. Otherwise, the man wouldn't be so vague.

While it's true that what you think about during the day, you dream about at night, it's best to avoid dreaming about your love rival.

...Didn't the infectivity of white fungus grow in dreams? Really.

Realizing she was thinking about something embarrassing, Yukino Yukinoshita composed herself and returned to her seat as if nothing had happened, continuing to flip through the book in her hands.

"The minister probably doesn't understand the executive committee's powers. Proposing competition events has nothing to do with the teams."

Hachiman Hikigaya said, "Anyway, no matter what team's executive committee members are, they all end up having meetings in the end... Sigh, I hope Hiratsuka-sensei doesn't come knocking on our door."

Yui Yuigahama asked, "Does Xiaoqi really hate being an executive committee member that much?"

“It’s not a matter of whether I like it or not…” Hachiman Hikigaya said worriedly, “If the minister finds out the specific procedures and process…”

Hold the emperor hostage to order the princes!

My dear general, I order you to propose at the meeting that "everyone should get on all fours and learn how animals run!"

What? You won't? Then let's change it to a women's clothing convention...

Hachiman Hikigaya listed the possibilities of a tragic future.

"Gulu..."

Yui Yuigahama swallowed.

"However, on the bright side, Hiratsuka-sensei might not even contact me," Hachiman Hikigaya said optimistically. "Right now, only the two of you are confirmed as executive committee members, so the department head will probably be bothering you..."

"Predicting Bai Jun's actions is as impossible as calculating pi."

Yukino Yukinoshita makes a summary.

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Classic Literature Department Activity Room.

"How about my brilliant suggestion?"

The white-clad figure, who had brought her own chair, picked up a few cookies and popped them into her mouth: "Hmm, my niece's cooking is even better now."

“Thank you for the compliment, Uncle Bai.” Chitanda Eru objected, “But using both hands and feet will make me get dirty, won’t it?”

Bai Ying said, "Since it's a wolf eating a sheep, we naturally need to prepare some costumes and props, such as gloves and shoe covers."

“But it’s so hot right now,” Chitanda Eru shook her head. “Wearing gloves and having to use both hands and feet sounds too tiring. I don’t think anyone would agree to that.”

Bai Ying: "Just try to get through it."

"no!"

Chitanda Eru crossed her arms, her clear eyes filled with seriousness: "Uncle Bai should try to overcome his own shortcomings. It's normal that his reckless suggestions won't be adopted!"

"Well..."

The white figure looked at Houtarou Oreki.

Houtarou Oreki immediately said, "I am not an executive committee member, and I do not have the right to make suggestions or vote."

The white figure looked at Angelina.

Angelina popped a cookie into her mouth: "I'm not an executive committee member either..."

“Uncle Bai wants me to give you some advice, which is no problem.” Chitanda Eru saw that the cookies on the plate were almost gone, so she rummaged through her bag and pulled out a bag of cookies, opened it, and poured the cookies onto the plate with a crisp sound. “But don’t do anything reckless.”

"So here's the question," Bai Ying said, crossing her arms and resting her chin on them, "what's the definition and standard for 'reckless behavior'?"

Chitanda Eru was taken aback, then thought about it seriously: "Hmm...you won't get hurt?"

“The school organizes soccer matches. Playing soccer is dangerous, especially when other players aren’t professional. You could easily get hit in the head by the ball,” Bai Ying argued. “Isn’t it a dangerous sport? The fact that the school organizes it year after year shows that avoiding injury isn’t just a random standard.”

"If you say that wearing gloves and shoe covers is too hot and will make you sweat, then you will sweat during exercise. It would be strange if you didn't sweat, right? So being too hot is not a standard for being reckless. As for whether it is inelegant to put your hands and feet on the ground, you have to look at the 1000-meter race. Many people speed up and finish the 1000 meters, then collapse on the ground, covered in sweat and dust. That is also inelegant, but is that considered reckless? I don't think so."

Bai Ying concluded, "In conclusion, I believe my suggestion was not at all unfounded."

Chitanda Eru looked troubled and turned to Oreki Houtarou: "Oreki-kun, why don't you tell me? I still feel like something's not right!"

“A group of people running on their hands and feet...it’s hard for the students to accept, right?” Oreki Houtarou said succinctly. “Suggestions that everyone will find objectionable and resistant should of course be rejected.”

Chitanda Eru's wandering thoughts were brought back on track, and she said seriously, "That's right! So Uncle Bai's suggestion won't work!"

The white figure stared intently at its greatest threat with a deep, unsettling gaze.

Houtarou Oreki pretended not to see it... He felt that this look was somewhat similar to that of Chitanda's father, which made him feel dangerous.

"Alright, let's change it to a male cheerleading squad, how about that?"

The white figure cast a malicious glance at someone.

"Cheerleaders?" Angelina exclaimed in surprise. "Is Bai Ying's suggestion really that reliable? But crop tops and stuff like that are a no-go, I'm not wearing those cheerleader outfits..."

"What's it to you?" Bai Ying asked curiously. "I meant the boys formed a cheerleading squad."

Angelina: "..."

Oreki Houtarou: "...!"

Chitanda Eru: "?"

Chapter 9 Haruno: It's a date!

"A boys' cheerleading squad?!"

Angelina's eyes widened in shock: "That thing is weird, isn't it?!"

"What's weird?"

The white figure looked puzzled.

"Everything is so strange!"

Angelina scratched her head and quickly looked at Chitanda Eru: "Chitanda, you think it's strange too, right?"

“A boys’ cheerleading squad…that does sound a bit strange.” Chitanda Eru nodded, puzzled. “So what’s so strange about it? Is it because I’ve never seen boys as cheerleaders before? Hmm—why is that? I’m curious!”

Chitanda Eru's eyes flashed with a dazzling light.

Houtarou Oreki raised his hand to his forehead.

Angelina scoffed, "This kind of obviously problematic advice is best left unsaid—there are some things in this world that are better left unsaid!"

"Outrageous! The mountain is there, and people naturally strive to explore it. When has humanity's ambition ever been stifled by the excuse of 'it's better not to know'?" Bai Ying said righteously. "Niece, the reason you find it strange is because of the differences between human genders..."

"Uh-huh!"

Chitanda Eru nodded, eager to learn.

Someone, stop the white-clad figure! He's about to start lying!

Angelina winked at Oreki Houtarou: "You want to be a cheerleader? So this is what you're really like, Oreki-kun?!"

Houtarou Oreki began to think like lightning.

"Men have a natural physical advantage over women, so when sports competitions emerged, men naturally took to the stage as competitors, while women became cheerleaders in the audience. However, as times have changed and women's status has improved, women's sports events have emerged. It's just that people's habitual perception of athletes is still that they are men..."

Bai Ying spoke eloquently: "The job of a cheerleader is to cheer on the team and boost their morale. Naturally, the first impression of this job is that it's for women. My dear niece, times have changed. In modern society, many men are not even as physically strong as women, and women can participate in sports events and become athletes. So, it's only natural for men to cheer on their teammates from the sidelines, right?"

"is that so……"

Chitanda Eru thought about it and felt that it made a lot of sense.

“Just like the male spectators at a football match, they shout with extraordinary enthusiasm, even more so than the cheerleaders,” Bai Ying said, spreading her hands. “Isn’t this also a kind of male cheerleading team? It’s just that it hasn’t been defined. So, the suggestion to form a male cheerleading team is perfectly reasonable. The name may sound strange at first, but if you take away the name, it’s essentially a group of well-trained teammates cheering for their own team, right?”

"There really isn't..."

Chitanda Eru nodded: "Hmm—that sounds like a suggestion worth discussing."

"Wait a mininute."

Houtarou Oreki raised his hand and said bluntly, "Chitanda, do you want to see a bunch of boys in short skirts showing their leg hair?"

"well--?!"

Chitanda Eru was shocked.

Bai Ying raised her hand and gestured: "No need to show leg hair, we can try breathable stockings, black or white, it's fine..."

"Gu——!"

Angelina was devastated by her own actions and hated her overactive imagination.

"No way!" Chitanda Eru slammed her hand on the table, her face tense as she shouted, "Uncle Haku! That kind of thing is immoral and will definitely be disapproved of by the teacher!"

"Calm down, I'm just going along with what my biggest concern is."

Bai Ying pointed and said, "Look at you all, your minds are full of stereotypes. As soon as you hear about male cheerleaders, you think of men wearing women's clothes. As soon as you think of men wearing women's clothes, you think of leg hair, stockings, indecent behavior, and violating public morals. Your imagination only leaps so far in this respect!"

"Can't boys cheer for their team? Do boys have to wear pretty skirts to cheer for their team? That's a stereotype!"

"Hmm, it seems so. Sorry, Uncle Bai, I misunderstood." Chitanda Eru patted her cheek. "So, what exactly do male cheerleaders look like?"

What else could it be like?

Bai Ying said earnestly, "Back to the original meaning, cheerleading is about cheering and supporting our team from the sidelines. Girls have their way of cheering, and boys have their way of cheering. In the end, shouting 'Go! Go!' is a kind of cheerleading. What's so special about it?"

After tracing the origins and undergoing a theoretical baptism of innovation in the new era, Chitanda Eru carefully considered the matter and accepted the task from Uncle Bai.

At the executive committee meeting, it was proposed that the Red Team establish a boys' cheerleading squad, and Uncle Bai was nominated to serve as the cheerleading squad captain.