Uneasy daily life

Goto Jiri: "Sister's performance? I want to see it!"

Oh! My little sister is such a healing creature!

Goto Ichiri said, touched, "Mmm!"

The parents exchanged a glance, confirming the news's authenticity.

The house instantly became lively. Goto's mother took out a calendar, marked the time, and prepared to ask for leave in advance. Goto's father cheered excitedly and shouted that he wanted to buy the best camera to record his daughter's entire cultural festival performance.

Oh, really... why are Mom and Dad making such a big deal out of this!

After finishing his meal, Goto Ichiri quickly fled back to his room.

My heart was pounding, not from nervousness or fear...

Are you excited and looking forward to it?

Huh? I'm actually excited and looking forward to group activities?

In short, we can only look forward! We should spend the remaining time practicing guitar diligently, working hard, and focusing on playing guitar, striving to shine brightly at the cultural festival!

Goto Ichiri was thinking about all sorts of random things when she finally managed to close her eyes and fall asleep. Suddenly, she felt like she had forgotten something.

Forget it...

I'm really looking forward to the cultural festival.

"Goto-san, this is your maid outfit. Go and change into it quickly."

Goto Ichiri blankly accepted the maid outfit.

Oh……

Our class's cultural festival is going to be a maid and butler café.

Ahh ...

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Xiuhua High School.

The gates opened, and the vibrant atmosphere unique to school activities seemed to burst through the gates and spread outwards.

"He stood at the door, wearing a security guard hat and uniform. He was a powerful man who had chosen to become a security guard in secret. He was as fierce as an Arhat subduing a tiger; as imposing as a pagoda suppressing a demon! His imposing presence was like Susanoo causing havoc in Takamagahara; his heroic spirit was like Lü Bu guarding Hulao Pass!"

"The school gates are deep and imposing, Mount Buzhou stands tall and firm, even the Heavenly King Li Jing (the Pagoda-Bearing King) feels powerless; the guards are fierce and brave, Mickey Mouse sits with a gong, even Doraemon can only look on helplessly."

Bai Ying said solemnly, "It's a challenge worth taking on."

"...Thank you for the compliment?"

The security guard adjusted his hat, his gaze shifting from 'a friend of our student from outside the school?' to 'a suspicious individual behaving strangely!': 'You guys over there, did you come together? Please inform the student who invited you, and we'll ask for your cooperation.'

beside……

Hachiman Hikigaya pretends to be a passerby, Houtarou Oreki goes blank, Yui Yuigahama looks awkwardly at the sky, Eru Chitanda waits obediently, Kazuka Toyohama glances at people sideways, and Yukino Yukinoshita sighs helplessly.

"Bai Jun, why are you dressed so strangely?"

"Strange?" Bai Ying pointed to the light blue T-shirt she was wearing. "You bought it?"

Others looked over curiously.

Yukino Yukinoshita said with a straight face, "I meant other places."

Bai Ying pointed to the pink leather pants on her legs: "Your sister bought them."

Yukino Yukinoshita pressed her forehead with her hand: "That's true. It's perfectly normal for Shiro-kun to be closely monitored and questioned by security guards. In the end, it's dragged us down with it."

“Uncle, we really were invited by Lai Lai Qu Qu.” Bai Ying turned her head and explained, “Don’t look at me because I’m dressed strangely. If I don’t dress strangely for a performance, should I dress normally? First of all, put aside your common sense and look at it from an artistic point of view—this T-shirt is light and elegant, slightly thicker, suitable for the cool autumn. These leather pants may seem strange at first glance, but they perfectly serve to grab people’s attention. If a performance doesn’t grab people’s attention, then it’s like performing for blind people.”

The security guard thought about it and realized it made sense, so he asked, "What kind of performance are you doing?"

"I play rock music."

Rock and roll? That makes sense now.

The security guard lowered his guard and suddenly asked curiously, "Where are your instruments? Guitar? Bass? Or maybe a drum set?"

"Wow, it seems this uncle has some knowledge of fashion, but his answer is wrong."

Bai Ying took out the musical instrument she always carried with her.

The security guards immediately went on high alert.

It was a recorder.

Musical instruments that appear in elementary school students' music enlightenment classes.

Chapter Seventy-Five: White Shadow, Oh White Shadow

Although the recorder is often perceived as a toy similar to a whistle or a rattle, it is actually a proper musical instrument.

Easy to learn, with a pure, clear, soft, and light tone, and simple to maintain, the recorder is often paired with instruments like the harmonica and appears in vocal classes for primary and secondary school students as an introductory tool. Although, just as there are different levels of skill in Go, the recorder also has its profound aspects, but this is obviously not relevant to outsiders.

From a purely rational perspective, it is permissible for a high school student to carry a recorder, but it is also a criminal offense.

The security guard looked on with obvious suspicion.

"Upon seeing a recorder, one immediately thinks of elementary school students, of secretly licking a recorder, of perverted behavior, of child prodigies, of calling the police, of going to jail. The Japanese imagination can only leap so far in this respect."

Bai Ying waved the recorder in her hand: "Uncle, don't look at people with prejudice. If you look at them for too long, your mind will be filled with prejudice."

"It's probably because Bai Jun's color is too obvious."

Yukino Yukinoshita glanced at the recorder and said lightly, "Before Kita-kun comes out to pick us up, Shiro-kun, don't provoke the security guard."

"It's the uncle's impure heart," Bai Ying complained. "When you mention the recorder, you should think of spitting on the recorder of someone you dislike..."

"That must be the thinking of a bad elementary school student."

Yukino Yukinoshita asked softly, "Haku-kun, have you perhaps done something similar?"

"When I was in elementary school, we learned to play the harmonica in class," Bai Ying recalled briefly. "When we first started learning the harmonica, the music teacher was very kind, and everyone was very enthusiastic about this new thing. Whoever played the harmonica well would become the coolest kid in the class..."

Yukino Yukinoshita said without any surprise, "That person is Haku-kun?"

Bai Ying smiled deeply: "Only fools compare whose pistol is more accurate. Smart people have already brought out nuclear weapons—can a harmonica beat a suona?"

"A suona?" Chitanda Eru asked doubtfully. "Is it some kind of musical instrument?"

“It’s an instrument somewhat similar to a saxophone,” Yukino Yukinoshita answered the curious child. “Both instruments have very unique timbres, easily overshadowing the presence of other instruments.”

Chitanda Eru responded with an "Oh," and then asked, "What's the difference?"

"The difference? The suona is louder, the saxophone is deeper..."

Yukino Yukinoshita was carefully choosing her words.

The white figure glanced sideways, and Yukino stuck out her tongue, making a little "hehehe" sound, while hopping around: "Idiot~ Idiot idiot!"

"?" Yukino Yukinoshita's attention was diverted, and she habitually retorted, "Haku-kun, don't suddenly introduce yourself."

Bai Ying's expression changed instantly, replaced by a warm, gentle smile that made him suddenly look incredibly handsome. His magnetic voice was particularly captivating: "Yo, you idiot~"

Yukino Yukinoshita subconsciously twitched her brow slightly, and retorted again: "I already told you not to introduce yourself."

"Okay, the one in front is a suona, and the one behind is a saxophone."

The white figure suddenly turned its head and asked Chitanda Eru, "Do you understand?"

Chitanda Eru suddenly realized.

Yukino Yukinoshita's cheek twitched slightly. If you really had to say, there was a difference between them: one was brighter and more lively, while the other was more deep and sexy.

"Huh? Too long to read and it really hasn't arrived?"

Bai Ying glanced at her three allies, only to find that Angelina from the Classical Literature Department was missing.

Chitanda Eru, who was in charge of liaison, reported: "Uncle Bai, Anxin'in said she's going to be angry with you for two days and won't be coming."

"Oh?" Bai Ying frowned. "What did I do to upset her? Did I weigh her every day and tell her the exact time? Did I drag her to play tennis during free time in PE class? Did I enthusiastically search for the most popular seasonal desserts during breaks and quench her thirst with creative recitations?"

Wow, this guy wasn't killed by Angelina!

Several people sighed inwardly.

Chitanda Eru pondered, "Could it be that the effect wasn't obvious, which is why Anshinin is angry with Uncle Shiro?"

"I'm also wondering why the effect isn't obvious."

Bai Ying guessed, "Could it be that Tai Chang Bu Nian sleepwalks in the middle of the night with an upset stomach, and because he doesn't remember eating, he doesn't have the habit of eating?"

I think the problem lies in the handmade sweets Chitanda brings to the activity room every day...

Houtarou Oreki stared at the clouds, lost in thought.

While the group was chatting, Kita Ikuyo rushed to the school gate and managed to explain to the security guard that she was not a suspicious person and was indeed a friend she had invited to the school festival.

The group finally entered Xiuhua High School. The campus was now ablaze with color. The trees along the road were adorned with ribbons and balloons. Looking up at the teaching buildings, they could see some of the classrooms' banners hanging outside. There seemed to be a large event taking place on the playground, with many people watching.

The atmosphere was so lively that it felt like entering a large shopping mall with holiday promotions, rather than a school.

"Well, anyway, everyone should just wander around and have some fun!"

Kita Ikuyo hurriedly gave a few instructions, still in a high-knee running motion: "I have some things to do—the performance is at the indoor gymnasium this afternoon… I'm off!"

Kita Yukiyo came and went like the wind.

has a problem!

A glint flashed in Bai Ying's eyes: "You all observe the cultural festivals of other schools carefully, learn from their advanced experiences, and strive to make our school's cultural festival bigger, stronger, more innovative, and better! I'll go first!"

The white figure darted after them and disappeared into the crowd in a flash.

The remaining few exchanged glances. Chitanda Eru, looking quite energetic, said, "Hmm, the atmosphere here feels so relaxed and cheerful, quite different from Soubu High School..."

"Sobu High is a key high school after all, but it is said that among high schools that aim for college entrance exams, Sobu High's school spirit is relatively relaxed." Yukino Yukinoshita glanced around slightly. Besides its photoconcentration ability, the only other thing about white fungus is its infectivity, which can be spread in many ways.

They really disappeared in the blink of an eye.

just now……

“Let’s split up and explore from here on out,” Houtarou Oreki suddenly suggested. “After all, we’re on two different sides. What we can learn from other schools’ cultural festivals depends on our observation and thinking abilities.”

Chitanda Eru thought for a moment, then nodded earnestly and said, "Yukinoshita-san, I will do my best, and you do yours too!"

The two naturally broke away from the group and headed towards the playground.

"Ugh, the minister has really worn me out. This kind of group activity has absolutely nothing to do with me. Don't worry about me, let me find a quiet corner to contemplate life..."

Hachiman Hikigaya, looking like he was having a bout of social withdrawal, strolled away with his hands in his pockets.

"Hey, wait for me! This is a cultural festival, you should at least participate!"

"My mind is deeply involved."

"What if Xiaobai asks you to submit an investigation report?"

"Hiss! Don't talk about such terrible things!"

Yui Yuigahama chased after them and left.

Toyohama, Hana, and Yukinoshita subconsciously exchanged glances.

"Um...shall we go shopping together?"

"Hmm—speaking of which, my older sister should have arrived by now, but I wonder where she is," Yukino Yukinoshita asked casually. "Didn't Sakurajima come along?"

"My sister is busy with work and has been on a film set out of town for the past few days."

Feng Bin and Hua thought for a moment: "It seems to be some kind of food drama?"

Yukino Yukinoshita recalled their earlier chat and casually teased, "Managing your weight must be really tough."

"The food pictures my sister posted on social media look delicious—should we find a place to eat? I saw that some classes are running maid cafes."

"It's best not to have too high expectations."

Haku-kun was probably just joining in on Kita Ikuyo's fun...

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