Uneasy daily life

"Everything is ready, and the grade recorder has received all the forms."

"Sister, this is the personnel list. Could you please help me confirm that everyone is present?"

"All staff members are present; there are no absentees or staff members who have requested leave."

"Sister, please check the sports festival schedule."

"I've already noted that down..."

In the conference room, Yukino Yukinoshita smirked, "Aren't you relying on me too much?"

"Hmm? Really?" Yukino Yukinoshita (Mai) asked, puzzled. "You really enjoy these kinds of group activities, don't you, sister? It's rare for you to return to school as a graduate. It would be a bit disheartening to just watch from the sidelines. Don't you have any regrets from your high school sports festival?"

"I'm a college student now, do I have to sign up for a competition for high school students?"

Yukino Yukinoshita glanced at her own deliberately serious but actually teasing expression, and her eyebrows twitched involuntarily. It was quite strange to see such an expression on her own face... Would she usually have such a deliberately mischievous expression on her face?

“Participating in the competition is out of the question, but if you want to shine, as the executive committee chairperson, I still have the authority to hire temporary workers.” Yukino Yukinoshita (Mai) raised her right hand, gestured to the red armband on her arm, and smiled, “Sister, you can be this temporary worker.”

What do you mean?

I hope I can get more involved and have more fun at the sports festival.

Do they want me to join the executive committee so that I can indirectly achieve my initial goal of running for executive committee chairman?

"I reject."

Although Yukino Yukinoshita couldn't figure out what the other person was thinking, she decisively said, "Your campaign and work are your own business, there's no need to involve me."

Yukino Yukinoshita (Mai) raised an eyebrow slightly and said with a smile, "Oh? It really has nothing to do with my sister?"

"No."

Yukino Yukinoshita replied bluntly that it was Mai Sakurajima in her own image, not herself. This was something the other person had done, and it had nothing to do with her. She neither wanted to be grateful nor felt that she should share in the results the other person had achieved.

Wait a minute, why did things get a little awkward as we talked?

The classroom that served as the meeting room was now empty, and almost all the executive committee members had already headed to the playground. The remaining few onlookers felt the atmosphere was inexplicably heavy and couldn't help but show expressions of worry and amusement.

The sisters are arguing? What are you arguing about?

Yukinoshita wants to boss her older sister around? Her older sister doesn't want to be bossed around by Yukinoshita? No, there seems to be a deeper reason... Could it be that Yukinoshita's older sister has some regrets about the sports festival, and Yukinoshita wants to help resolve them, but the older sister is unwilling to accept, so they have a conflict?

Hachiman Hikigaya thought for a moment, while looking around—Yui Yuigahama looked a little confused, Yukinoshita's father was whispering to the department head, and the department head was writing. Could it be a brilliant plan?

Peek inside.

[Buying sunflower seeds at 300% profit, act fast!]

The paper was grabbed by Yukino's father, crumpled into a ball, and destroyed, preventing the minister from displaying it.

Where's Oreki? Quick, think of something... He's disappeared?!

Oh right, this is Chitanda's personal equipment...

"what--!"

Hachiman Hikigaya stood up and shouted.

Everyone instinctively looked at him.

Phew, calm down, I won't care...

Bai Ying turned her head away: "Pfft."

Minister!

"...It's almost time! We should report to the White Team, or we'll be late!"

Hachiman Hikigaya forced the conversation to continue, looking at Yukino Yukinoshita (Mai) in an attempt to offer a way out of the awkward situation.

"Hachiman and Yuihama go ahead, I'll be there shortly. There's still some time, I won't be late."

Yukino Yukinoshita (Mai) laughed as she kicked the ladder away.

Hachiman Hikigaya and Yui Yuigahama were deported.

"Big brother, it's up to you..." Bai Ying nudged Xue Zhi's father, "Hurry up and solve your daughters' problems."

"What's wrong with them?" Yukinoshita's father asked in a low voice. "They're behaving strangely."

It wasn't quite an argument, but it didn't really escalate to that point either. It felt like they were discussing something, but the atmosphere was tense, and I always felt like they were speaking in riddles...

“That’s not important.” Bai Ying asked in just the right volume, “Big brother! Do you think Yang Nai is right, or Yukino is right?!”

Two pairs of eyes suddenly turned towards them.

Yukinoshita's father: "..."

What question did you ask?!

“I think the young man is right.” Yukinoshita’s father patted Hakuei’s shoulder affectionately, gritting his teeth as he said, “You might as well listen to his opinion.”

They won't listen to me anyway.

The white-clad figure, who was fiddling with the long, straight black wig in her hand, perked up immediately upon hearing this: "That's easy—"

Yukino Yukinoshita: "A fight is out of the question."

Yukino Yukinoshita (Mai): "Time is limited, there's no need for debate."

The two who spoke at the same time paused, exchanged a glance, and then spoke again at a slightly faster pace.

Yukino Yukinoshita: "I have my own ideas."

Yukino Yukinoshita (Mai): "If you don't hurry, you'll miss the match!"

They paused again, stared at each other, and fell silent—didn't you tell me to speak first?!

There was absolutely no understanding between them.

"Oh, so this is the dialogue version of 'dodge left and right when you meet on a narrow path'? Brilliant!"

The white figure clapped and exclaimed how brilliant it was, then was glared at by both of them at the same time: "Alright, alright, let me finish this quickly—that Haruno, come on, let's talk about something personal..."

Bearing the sharp scrutiny of Yukinoshita's father, Shirokage and Yukinoshita Haruno (Yukino) arrived at the corner of the classroom.

Yukinoshita's father cast a probing gaze at Yukinoshita (Mai), receiving a faint smile in response.

It's just weird.

……

A corner of the classroom.

Yukino Yukinoshita looked at the hood in the other person's hand, lowered her voice, and said irritably, "Is Shiro-kun planning to anthropomorphize me?"

“That’s not right. You underestimate this wig.” Bai Ying raised the wig a little and ran her hand through her bangs. “If you style your bangs into an M shape, you’re yourself. If you style them straight across your eyebrows, you’re Eru. If you style them to the side, you’re Sakurajima Mai. One wig, three roles.”

Yukino Yukinoshita's lips curled slightly: "It's as if a hairstyle can represent a person..."

"In the world of anime and manga, you can tell a person's character by their hair."

"So the white fungus has actually become a two-dimensional fungus? What an amazing degenerative path."

After a few playful arguments, Yukino Yukinoshita's mood improved somewhat, and she hugged her increasingly familiar chest with both hands: "Haku-kun should be able to understand my thoughts, right? Have I overlooked something?"

"Running for executive committee chairperson, arranging sports festival affairs, and handling related work are all things that Hero Plus does. Even if she's in your form now, she's still herself." Bai Ying pondered for a moment. "What's that saying again? I don't want anything you've touched. It's too dirty."

Yukino Yukinoshita scoffed, "It's not that bad yet, Shiraki, don't exaggerate so much... What are you doing?"

Startled by a sudden, light tap on her forehead with an index finger, Yukino took a half-step back and looked at the white figure suspiciously—was it Haku-kun? Why was he touching her like that? Was he a fake?

"Your heart is racing, your thoughts are wandering, you're thinking about spring..." the white figure muttered, then suddenly opened her eyes wide and leaned closer, "Brave warrior, look what's in my eyes."

What else could it be...?

Yukino Yukinoshita saw Yukino Yukinoshita in the other person's eyes.

She felt a little uneasy, then froze.

“Perfectionists always like to fuss—when playing games, if they feel they're missing something in their collection, attributes, or certain side quests, they'll delete the game and start over.” Bai Ying asked with interest. “The hero thinks it doesn't matter if the hero plus has its own appearance; the hero plus is just the hero plus, so the other's achievements have nothing to do with them.”

"From this, we can conclude that the hero believes that changes in his appearance are unimportant; he is himself and will not let changes in appearance interfere with his thoughts... But you were concerned just now, weren't you? Because it wasn't his own appearance, he felt uncomfortable when he realized that."

Bai Ying snapped her fingers: "Perfectionists tend to get stuck on minor details, getting caught up in their own internal conflicts. I call this the Snow Twist Paradox. What do you think, brave one?"

Yukino Yukinoshita hesitated for a moment before replying, "I will do better than Sakurajima, and stop using those nicknames of yours."

"Okay, Xuegenggeng."

"Stop this one too!"

"No problem, the snow has stopped."

Yukinoshita Harano (Yukino): #!

Donning the armbands of executive committee members and working as temporary staff, Yukino Yukinoshita (Yukino) and Yukino Yukinoshita (Mai) head to the playground.

The father and the white shadow walked behind, the former's attitude towards the latter highlighting the idea of ​​discarding the bird after it's been used.

"Traitor, what did you say to Yang Nai?"

"Don't you want to know what they're thinking, brother?"

"Of course, please speak, my dear brother."

"If you don't want to know, then forget it."

A brief silence fell as one attacked first, the other countered, locked chokeholds, and twisted and turned.

Chapter Thirty-Seven Mai: This Body...

"Brother, did your trip to the school bring back any memories of your youth?"

"That's true to some extent."

Yukinoshita's father observed the students around him and pondered, "Times have indeed changed. Are these the styles of gym uniforms used in schools now?"

"Hmm?" Bai Ying looked around, then at her own clothes. "Isn't this a very traditional sports uniform?"

The clothes are loose, lightweight, and in simple colors. They also come with a jacket and trousers, which are worn to cover the head and have a mysterious effect that makes them unisex. This kind of sportswear is all too familiar.

"Tradition?" Yukinoshita's father's eyes widened. "Can't you see the innovation in the sportswear?"

Bai Ying scratched his head and said, "Big brother means you can choose from three colors: green, blue, and red?"

Yukinoshita's father gestured: "The gym uniform should be a tight-fitting, stretchy type, like the tight shorts that girls wear..."

"Brother! Are you talking about those tight-fitting sportswear that shows off your thighs and accentuates your figure?" Bai Ying exclaimed loudly. "This isn't traditional; it's a bold innovation!"

The Yukinoshita sisters in front of me glanced back, then turned around and continued walking.

"I was just speaking from the heart! And that's how we were back then!"

Under the snow, her father's face contorted with rage as he choked her. "How dare this traitor falsely accuse me?!"

Bai Ying struggled, saying, "Brother, there's no need to say anything. We're all men, I understand..."

"You know nothing..."

“One explanation I’ve heard is that athletes in your time wore tight-fitting sportswear, which sparked a fashion trend. Eventually, the academic community recognized and promoted tight-fitting sportswear in primary and secondary schools.” Bai Ying commented knowledgeably, “In terms of breathability and ease of movement, tight-fitting sportswear does have unique design features.”

Yukino's father's expression softened slightly. She did indeed have some unique qualities, like the goddess-like figure in swimming and physical education classes…

The white figure suddenly asked, "Do you remember?"

"Of course I remember..." Yukinoshita's father coughed, "Remember what?"

“From a guy’s perspective, girls in tight-fitting gym clothes look good from every angle.” Bai Ying nudged the other person with her elbow. “But you’re also embarrassed to look at any part of them, right?”

"Cough-cough-"

Yukinoshita's father coughed repeatedly and couldn't continue following along. He couldn't very well sneak into the student crowd to participate in the opening ceremony of the sports festival, could he?

The entire grade, numbering several hundred, entered the playground, each wearing a red or white headband to distinguish their ranks.

The bright sun cast a warm glow, and majestic music soared into the sky. The once vast playground, teeming with people, now seemed somewhat crowded. At the entrance, an executive committee member held up a sign, separating the red and white teams to the left and right, forming two streams. The executive committee members of each team walked at the head of their respective lines, leading their teams and shouting slogans.

You yell once, I yell once, and then I yell again, let's see who yells the loudest.

It's mainly the people at the front of the line who are shouting; whether the rest of the group shouts or not depends on their personal preference.

Normally it would be called noise pollution, but now it's described as powerful and exciting, making you want to do dozens of push-ups on the spot.

White Team: "Strive for the lead!"