Uneasy daily life

Demolition? The place Chiba is slated for demolition recently... Hmm? Could it be the family business that my sister is currently in charge of?

Putting it all together, it seems that Bai Ying really is going out to look for a place to rent this afternoon?

Yukino Yukinoshita was skeptical, but still thanked them and contacted Hachiman Hikigaya and Yui Yuigahama, asking them to meet in the activity room during club time—if Shirokage really couldn't come to the club in the afternoon, it would undoubtedly be a great opportunity to deal with the car accident.

I have a feeling that if that guy gets involved, I'll never be able to achieve my goal.

But wait... wouldn't this be considered isolation and exclusion?

Yukino Yukinoshita couldn't help but think about things from her childhood, and then about what happened this morning.

It would be more accurate to say that Bai Ying single-handedly isolated the three of them.

……

"It's done."

Angelina felt a pang of conscience and asked doubtfully, "Isn't it a bit wrong to lie to Yukino like this?"

"It's alright, I'll just keep lying." Bai Ying said, indicating that he was easygoing and had a conscience that could withstand any test. He spread his fingers and clenched them together, revealing a smile that said, "Hmph—I knew that Xue Paopao was trying to bypass me and pull off some schemes!"

Angelina tilted her head blankly: "Snow, Snow Runaway? You mean Snow Underneath?"

"The snow on the surface is tough, the snow inside is cowardly, and the real snow runs away."

As Bai Ying pulled out a few exam papers, she casually said, "Three stubborn guys, each singing that it's all my fault, are tangled up in a mess and don't know what to do—they're all talented. Thanks to them, I've had a lot of inspiration. Unfortunately, the work I wrote is quite similar to 'The Gift of the Magi,' so in the end I could only simplify it into lyrics for fun. Oh ho ho ho, I'm really looking forward to my solo concert."

"Oh……"

Angelina seemed to understand, but not quite.

"Interested? If so, let's work together this afternoon—I'll give you a special guest seat."

"Well, that works too."

"How's my niece Eru doing lately? I hope the Classic Literature Club isn't giving off that weird vibe of classical martial arts films?"

"Huh? I... I only joined the club yesterday afternoon, and I haven't even been to the club room today... Huh? What do you mean by the strange smell of classical martial arts?"

"You don't need to worry about cultural differences, just be mindful of them, 9527."

"...Don't use code names, just call me by my name, okay?"

"Okay, too long to read, classmate."

"Oh, oh, oh—it's short and easy to pronounce, classmate!"

Angelina felt a wave of exhaustion and muttered to herself.

Why is this happening? I finally found the entrance to the world of superpowers, and I finally joined a superpowered organization, so why do I have this... this strange feeling of not knowing where to place my emotions?

……

……

After school time.

Yukino Yukinoshita, standing on the teaching building, watched as someone still dressed in priest's robes swaggered out of the school gate, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

With the troublesome and troublesome guy gone, my plans remain unchanged, and everything is going smoothly.

Send a message to contact the other two people to come to the activity room.

Yukino Yukinoshita approached the activity room and looked up at the two strange doorplates side by side.

A new Q-version fox sticker has appeared on the door of the aid department. The Q-version fox's orange-red eyes and light brown hair color perfectly match Anxinyuan's eye and hair color.

By the way, Bai Ying completed Anxinyuan's request yesterday, so this sticker was probably put on this morning...

The score is now 3-1—we'll talk about that later.

Yukino Yukinoshita opened the door and walked into the activity room. Looking at the unchanged display inside, she was lost in thought. It felt like a very long time had passed since yesterday. She felt that if she waited just a few minutes, Shiro, Yui Yuigahama, and Hachiman Hikigaya would come to the activity room as usual, just like always...

[Yukinoshita, who committed the sin of sloth—escapism is the very definition of sloth...]

escape?

Yukino Yukinoshita subconsciously pondered, "Where did I run away? I just wanted to resolve the conflict between Hachiman and Yuihama, even if it meant taking the blame myself."

Just like when certain unexpected disasters occur, the local government will still be held accountable and dismissed because it did not anticipate the accident and did not take precautions against the disaster.

[Transferring one person's burden to another's shoulders, allowing the suffering of the past to blossom into desire...]

Yukino Yukinoshita slapped her forehead, dismissing someone's wicked ideas, but then belatedly realized that she herself seemed to be practicing such 'wicked methods'? The things that Hakukage said yesterday seemed to subtly fit the current situation?

If…would that guy have a better way? Yukino Yukinoshita subconsciously stood at the window and looked towards the school gate. There were only a few scattered students from the Home Return Club leaving the campus—the white shadow had long since left.

Or how about sending an email...?

Yukino Yukinoshita unconsciously took out her phone, somewhat lost in thought. When she saw the white shadow's account, she suddenly shuddered, as if she were holding a hot iron that was too hot to hold.

The phone landed on the windowsill, but thankfully it didn't fall.

What am I thinking? Seeking that guy's help? Yukino, Yukino, have you not killed enough people already? When did you get this delusional idea that some chaotic guy will definitely help you?!

bang bang.

There was a knock on the door.

"Please come in."

Yukino Yukinoshita stood by the window, trying to compose herself.

Yui Yuigahama and Hachiman Hikigaya walked in one after the other and reached out to close the door.

"Hey, Yuki..." Yui Yuigahama greeted him, then froze.

Hachiman Hikigaya cautiously surveyed the classroom, trying to detect any trace of the minister in the air, and asked again, "Yukinoshita, you said the minister was going out to look for a house this afternoon—he won't show up, will he?"

"Won't……"

Yukino Yukinoshita noticed the heavy gazes directed at her and instinctively looked away, saying, "This morning... I called Hiratsuka-sensei to come and save the day..."

"Shizai Hiratsuka, the white gold, and Shiro Ying, the world, died together under the dawn."

Hachiman Hikigaya sighed, then, noticing the quiet, casually asked, "Yukinoshita, you called us here just to deal with the car accident? There's not much to deal with there, is there..."

"There's nothing to do about it."

Yukino Yukinoshita looked at the two of them with a quiet gaze and sighed softly, "I made myself very clear this morning—"

"Yes, I understand what Xiaoxue means—if it's all your fault, then Xiaoqi and I are not at fault, and we can pretend nothing happened and continue to be happy friends." Yui Yuigahama said in a low voice, "Xiaoxue, is that what you think?"

Yukino Yukinoshita: "...In car accident incidents, because pedestrians are considered the weaker party, they are given certain preferential treatment when sharing responsibility... In short—"

"Xiaoxue, do you know what Xiaoqi and I are thinking?"

Yui Yuigahama's behavior was a bit strange. Instead of her usual role as a conversation starter and mood maker, she seemed unusually serious and proactive today.

"You feel that you caused Hachiman to be hospitalized, and because Hachiman hasn't forgiven you, you want to leave the club."

Yukino Yukinoshita leaned against the windowsill for support and softly expressed her judgment.

Hachiman Hikigaya raised his eyelids, put his schoolbag next to the chair, and sat down in his usual spot—Yukino Yukinoshita had guessed wrong, but he didn't seem inclined to correct her.

It is a foolish idea to correct other people's so-called misunderstandings and prejudices; he gave up on this idea when he was in elementary school.

Because it is meaningless, because it is useless.

"I feel grateful to Xiaoqi, but also guilty, so I wanted to make cookies to thank her and apologize... But I'm a coward, I'm so afraid of being disliked and rejected, so when I gave her the cookies, I didn't dare to explain the whole story directly..."

Yui Yuigahama stammered slightly. She instinctively crossed her arms and gripped her clothes tightly, as if drawing courage from them, before looking up at Hachiman Hikigaya, who had a completely indifferent expression, and said, "Where's Hikigaya? What you said that day...were you...doing you hate me?"

"..."

Yuihama, that's what she really thinks? Why would she think that?

Although I don't care about other people's misunderstandings, since I'm being asked in person, I'll give an answer.

Hachiman Hikigaya felt a wave of exhaustion and said helplessly, "My meaning is very clear—you don't need to feel guilty towards me, nor do you need to be grateful to me... Although I don't know how you interpreted it as me disliking you, I don't dislike you."

Yukinoshita Yukino: "?!"

Yui Yuigahama smiled wryly, embarrassed: "I knew I misunderstood. If it weren't for what Shiro said..."

boom!

The door to the activity room was suddenly and violently pulled open!

Yukino Yukinoshita glanced over instinctively: "Teacher—knock before you come in..."

Her words came to an abrupt end.

"Who is summoning Little White? Who is calling out for White Shadow?"

"If the aid department calls me by my real name, I will surely find peace in my long life!"

The silhouette against the light was beautiful enough to make the three of them stop in their tracks.

Chapter Forty-Eight: It's All Your Fault

Why is Minister/Xiao Bai here?!

Hachiman Hikigaya and Yui Yuigahama subconsciously looked at Yukino Yukinoshita.

Why is that white figure here?!

Yukino Yukinoshita subconsciously looked at the special guest behind the white figure.

Special guest Angelina gave a forced smile, clasped her hands together, and moved her lips—"Private Marseille!"

Backstabbing, trap, luring the enemy in deep—this is a conspiracy!

Yukino Yukinoshita was paralyzed.

Yui Yuigahama stammered, "Shiro-Shiro, weren't you going to look for a rental apartment?!"

"The house is there and won't run away, but the story won't wait."

Bai Ying was wearing the small suit uniform of Zongwu High School. He had naturally changed out of the priest's robe he wore in the morning and put it in his schoolbag. He walked to his throne with a swagger, put down his bag and began to take things out from inside.

Hachiman Hikigaya instinctively moved his chair back three centimeters and said, "Captain! My loyalty to you is as clear as day!"

"Of course, I know you didn't come because you thought I wouldn't come to the activity room. You're such a loyal subject."

Taking advantage of the moment when Bai Ying's words almost confused everyone else, she pulled the notebook out of her bag and placed it on the table.

Phew... That's normal. It seems that Bai Ying's crazy period is over. Next, she'll probably enter "corporate slave mode" and start working.

The three of them unconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

Angelina pinched her chin, looking left and right—could this be the officer standing at the top of the food chain?

"I have a clear understanding of the cause and effect of the car accident. While there is only one objective fact, different people will have a thousand different ideas. As the saying goes, there are a thousand Hamlets in a thousand people's eyes. Now, let me, the famous detective Bai Ying, unravel the mystery!"

"People's hearts may change, but there is only one truth!"

The white figure pulled out a microphone.

The three of them were stunned, and suddenly leaned back as if it were a grenade instead of a microphone.

Yui Yuigahama quickly said, "Shiro! The misunderstanding has been cleared up!"

Bai Ying was taken aback: "Huh?"

"N-No, that's right!" Hachiman Hikigaya confirmed. "It's just a simple misunderstanding..."

"Of course I know this is a misunderstanding, but without the help of a famous detective, how can you bunch of useless cops uncover the truth?"

Bai Ying straightened his collar and said, "The aloof and reclusive patient voluntarily relinquishes the right to explain, the silly and optimistic person is deeply mired in self-doubt due to his friend's PTSD, and the professional runner is trying to reach his destination by going in the opposite direction—the only one who can save the world is me, the high school detective! Let me sing a song, and you will gradually understand everything..."

You're the real pro at KartRider!

Yukino Yukinoshita said coldly, "Oh? Is Shirakuni playing Detective Conan again this time? What's the meaning of that microphone? Is he trying to commit a murder here? I can call the police right now."

Yui Yuigahama and Hachiman Hikigaya glanced at Yukino Yukinoshita with some surprise.

Yukino Yukinoshita: "...What kind of looks are you giving me?"