Uneasy daily life

[Yukinoshita: I meant, where should we go on our date tomorrow?]

[Bai Liang and Bai Ying: ?]

What the hell?

Yukino Yukinoshita slightly pouted the corners of her mouth.

[Yukinoshita: ? ?]

[Bai Liang and Bai Ying: Today, something unpleasant happened between us, but it ended happily, and we made a promise to keep in the future. You are very happy, finding the world so beautiful and bright, and your eagerness makes time seem to slow down and stretch out...]

[Under the Snow: Lacking in aesthetic appeal, I'll rewrite it.]

[Bai Liang and Bai Ying: Brave warrior, you've likely fallen victim to Bai Yinghua.]

Yukino Yukinoshita paused for a moment, recalling someone's description of the white hibiscus...

[Yukinoshita: Didn't you go to buy soy sauce?]

[Bai Liang and Bai Ying: I'm writing a script on set. Do you want some soy sauce?]

"Meow?"

"Meow!"

The black and white cats tilted their heads, looking at their owner who was frozen in place, motionless.

Yukino beneath the snow, withered and fallen.

Chapter 87 Bai Yinghua reminds you: Please download the anti-fraud app.

[Bai Ying's Acting Skills Corner]

[Bai Liang and Bai Ying: To raise public awareness of fraud prevention and crack down on illegal scammers, this station is broadcasting an important news segment. Students in class, those slacking off, and those watching nearby, please listen carefully.]

[Yukinoshita: Wait!]

[Yukinoshita Daidai: Yukino-chan got tricked? You?]

[Toyohama Kazuka: What happened?]

[Bai Liang Bai Ying: The hero was scammed by Bai Yinghua, who was impersonating me.]

[Toyohama Kazuka: White nightshade? Huh? That scammer you mentioned before?]

[Yukinoshita Daidai: One of those good-for-nothing espers from the Scarlet Theater. That jerk said she'd come, and she actually did.]

[Yukinoshita: Let's have a serious interview with the person involved to get their thoughts, @Yukinoshita.]

[Yukinoshita: It's normal for this to happen. After all, someone can completely disguise themselves as another person in terms of appearance, clothing, and voice. It's not surprising that people can't tell the difference, right?]

[Toyohama Kazuka: Huh? So she became a jerk and you didn't recognize her?]

After a subtle silence of about ten seconds.

[Toyohama Kazuka: Where is everyone?]

[Under the Snow: Shiro Eika's disguise wasn't without flaws. She clearly wasn't very familiar with Shiro-kun's interpersonal relationships, always addressing me as "you" instead of the "hero" Shiro-kun usually used. There were also some subtle personality differences... For example, what would Shiro-kun do after making someone angry?]

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[Under the Snow: That's probably it, the White Flower disguised as the White Lord... is that more normal?]

[Toyohama Kazuka: With so many differences, how did you get fooled?]

After a subtle silence of about ten seconds.

[Yukinoshita: I was just caught off guard; I never expected such an unbelievable thing to happen.]

[Bai Liang and Bai Ying: Because this is the art of Bai Yinghua.]

[Yukinoshita Daidai: What do you mean? *eating melon seeds*.jpg]

[Bai Liang and Bai Ying: A scam, a lie, requires three conditions: a victim, an actor, and a victim who knows they've been scammed. If the scam remains unknown and the lie unexposed, the truth will be concealed by falsehood—and if falsehood isn't falsehood, then it must be ugly.]

[Bai Liang and Bai Ying: Bai Yinghua's deception was ultimately meant to be exposed.]

[Bai Liang Bai Ying: The case of the hero being deceived is a typical example of Bai Yinghua's scam—first, she impersonates me, but not perfectly; instead, she deliberately reveals many flaws. However, the hero, faced with her, is deceived by her sweet words and flattery, ignoring all the inconsistencies, and happily makes some kind of promise about the future with Bai Yinghua. Then, when she calls me, he realizes that Bai Yinghua is a scammer, his expectations are instantly dashed, and the fact that he has been deceived is blatantly obvious...]

[Yukinoshita: Wait! She said she went to buy soy sauce, she might come back later, we can catch her red-handed!]

[Bai Liang and Bai Ying: I bet a bag of spicy strips that she's already run away, because you'll definitely find out you've been tricked at some point—like when you go to fulfill a promise and don't see her.]

[Yukinoshita Daidai: Oh~ It's a date, right?]

[Bai Liang and Bai Ying: True beauty lies in the moment when expectations are dashed, and looking back reveals only lies. This is Bai Yinghua's boring, deceptive aesthetics.]

[Toyohama Kazuka: It doesn't sound like a big deal.]

[Bai Liang and Bai Ying: It's really nothing serious, just stay calm. Stickman, your sister's film crew is short of a supporting actor, are you free these days? If you are, come to the Chiba film crew tomorrow to participate.]

[Toyohama Kazuka: Do you think I'm stupid? Get out of here!]

[Sakurajima Mai: ...But I did intend to tell you about this.]

[Toyohama Kazuka: ???]

[Bai Liang and Bai Ying: This is Bai Yinghua's trick. Everyone be careful! One moment of carelessness and you'll become a laughingstock!]

[Yukinoshita Daidai: Why does this sound just like when you were fooling your mother and me?]

[Bai Liang and Bai Ying: I lie for the truth, Bai Yinghua lies for the falsehood, how can they be the same? 9528! You are insulting my art!]

[Yukinoshita: They're all big liars! They need to reflect on their actions!]

[Yukinoshita Daidai: Oh dear, Yukino-chan, see? I told you so! You're so easily fooled.]

[Under the Snow: ...]

Clearly, the person who was scammed was not very calm. Like a college student who had been cheated, they not only had to swallow the bitter pill, but were also used as a case study for fraud prevention at a school-wide meeting, suffering the scorn of the entire community...

Yukino rolled around on the bed, banging her head against the headboard in frustration and annoyance, a strange feeling welling up inside her.

There were so many flaws, so many things that didn't seem right in retrospect, so many problems that were obvious at a glance...

Why didn't I notice? Like my sister said, is it because I'm easily drawn into relationships, making me easily deceived?

The anger at the time was genuine—when Bai Yinghua spoke in a teasing tone about how she and her sister liked Bai Jun, the suffocating feeling that ignited within her surprised even herself that she would be so angry with Bai Jun.

The happiness at the time was genuine—Bai Yinghua confessed her feelings in a subtle tone, and I agreed almost without thinking or calming down.

Because of what? Because of liking? Is this even liking? It's so fake, yet because of my feelings, I'm mistaking it for reality...

That's not what I want—to impose my will on others and be manipulated by my own will.

That's not what I want—to be deceived by my own feelings, to unknowingly deceive those I genuinely want to treat sincerely.

I know what liking someone is. That day, when I returned from the battle and realized that Bai Jun might disappear from my story, I couldn't suppress the surging emotions in my heart...

Later, it seems I no longer know what liking is.

Jealous because Bai Jun is spending time with other girls? Wanting Bai Jun's promise and affirmation, so taking the initiative? Unsure how to deal with the increasingly complicated relationship, so remaining silent?

What do I want? A promise, a confession, a relationship, graduation, a job, marriage?

I know all these definitions, but what about the essence beneath them?

Is it possessiveness? Is it ownership? Is it the affirmation and constraint of public order and good morals? Is it the approval and pressure from those around you? Is it liking someone?

When expectations are dashed, all that remains when you look back is a lie.

The more I recall the obvious flaws in the scam, the more I can't help but doubt who I am, as if something I once firmly believed in has suddenly been assimilated into a fake by the lie.

The liar seemed to be mocking: the person you think you are isn't you at all; it's just a lie you tell yourself.

Yukino Yukinoshita suddenly felt a bitter taste in her mouth.

Clearly, Bai Yinghua was not a swindler in the conventional sense. She didn't lie about anything; she only created the lie itself, letting the lie drag her in without her realizing it. By the time she realized what was happening, the lie had become a knife stuck in her heart.

The more clumsy the lie, the more painful the cut.

Just like a Ponzi scheme, it's not technically sophisticated at all, you could even say it's stupid, yet it cleverly demonstrates the flaws of humanity.

"call……"

Yukino Yukinoshita couldn't sleep, so she threw off the covers, got up in her pajamas, and sat on the edge of the bed. After a few seconds of hesitation, she took out her phone, pressed a few buttons, and asked the question about being scammed earlier that day.

[Under the Snow: Haku-kun, what is liking someone?]

[Bai Liang Bai Ying: Wait a moment, let me check the encyclopedia.]

[Yukinoshita: What I need isn't an academic answer, it's your answer.]

[Bai Liang and Bai Ying: It's because I like you (seriously).]

[Yukinoshita: That's not an answer you're giving me to make me happy!]

[Bai Liang and Bai Ying: Hahaha! Brave warrior, you've been fooled by Bai Yinghua!]

[Under the Snow: Sword.jpg!]

[Bai Liang and Bai Ying: Thinking brings pain, and pain inspires creation. Didn't you say you're preparing a program for the cultural festival? Then pick up your pen and show me your talent!]

Do you feel so happy being a bad person, causing trouble for others? It happened last time, and it happened again! Really… no wonder we're from the same theater troupe!

Yukino Yukinoshita slightly gritted her teeth, muttered something to herself for a while, then turned on the desk lamp in front of her desk and closed her eyes to think for a moment.

My own feelings, my own troubles, my own thoughts...

Bai Jun's role has been finalized, and as for the content of his scenes, he will be allowed to improvise.

No, not only herself, but also Mai Sakurajima and her sister must go on stage.

Especially your sister, who's always so elusive; if you keep hiding, she'll kick you out of the house!

Filled with self-doubt, pondering anxieties, and grinding her emotions between her teeth, Yukino Yukinoshita writes with a smooth flow of thought.

Establish the main characters, brainstorm some ideas for the outline, and come up with a suitable title.

Some ideas don't quite match...

Make some changes.

Let's revise it again.

Revise it again and again.

Kaven.

……

……

Some silly kids got tricked.

I won't say who it is, so as not to hurt my sister's self-esteem.

After all, being scammed is harmful twice: once when you realize you've been scammed, and again when others realize you've been scammed. It's like having a knife stabbed in and then pulled out, which only makes the wound bigger.

Early in the morning, Yukinoshita Haruno happily tagged her younger sister in the chat group, letting the knife come and go.

Hehe~ Playing the little turtle, not going to reply?

Wash your face and rinse your mouth, eat breakfast, and practice guitar for a little while.

Yukino Yukinoshita let her thoughts wander aimlessly, pondering today's itinerary. Should she go to the Starry Night performance to tease Pochi-chan and Nijika-chan and make the day more interesting? Or should she go to Chiba to visit Yukino-chan, who was just tricked? Or perhaps she should go to the film set to find that bastard? The appearance of Shiro Eika would be a good excuse, right?

Yukino-chan is still so slow and leisurely. Even though I kicked her butt several times on purpose, she still didn't move... She has the means to do this. She's only a first-year high school student, she's thinking very seriously, and she has a lot of time, so of course she's not in a hurry.

Is this a good thing or a bad thing? It should be a good thing, right? I'll have more fun times to look back on.

Yukino-chan, what a silly little pushover! Are you planning to have a love duel with me right under your mother's nose?

Ding Dong~!

"Here you are, who is it?"

Yukino looked through the cat's eye.

Yukino Yukinoshita stood in the doorway, her expression calm as she spoke through the door, "It's me."

Ok?

understood.

Yukino Yukino squinted slightly, took out her phone, and quickly tapped into a private chat, then started blind typing—blind typing is an essential skill for social media gurus!