Uneasy daily life

That's how this book came about.

I cannot guarantee that I can maintain my current state, nor can I be sure that I can write something wonderful every day. I wish I could put Brother Chen's brain on my head so that I could sketch something that would make people smile with just one stroke.

Let me offer myself a few words of advice in my reflections.

Life lessons don't need to be too many or too long; everyone has already learned enough.

While eccentric behavior should not cross the line, happiness also requires restraint and a certain threshold.

Try to avoid getting into conflicts with bad people; only in this way can you hone your skills.

And—long live everyday life.

By the way, I'd like to recommend a book to everyone, although I think those who read daily life on Hedgehog Cat have probably already read it—Tokyo Voice.

Finally, I hope to bring you a touch of warmth every day.

Chapter 51 Bring a Bed

Finding water at school is easy. I even brought a toothbrush, a water bottle, and a handkerchief. After a quick wash, I felt completely refreshed. I strolled outside the school, bought bread and milk, and returned to the activity room to prepare for lunch.

Thanks to the conveniences of modern society.

Bai Ying took a bite of her bread and asked curiously, "What are you still doing here? Although I am quite attractive, you've already had breakfast, haven't you?"

Yukino Yukinoshita raised a hand to rub her temples, gathering her thoughts: "You... do you think this is normal?"

"Washing your face, brushing your teeth, maintaining personal hygiene to avoid germs, eating to replenish the physiological energy needed for activities, and sacred sleep to fill fuel—is there anything strange about that?" Bai Ying exclaimed in shock. "Could it be that you are a great being who can skip meals, play games, go without sleep, stay up all night, neglect hygiene, and play on your phone—pursuing extreme spiritual satisfaction and striving to abandon your physical body and ascend to immortality?!"

That seems to make some sense—but that's just wishful thinking!

Treating the school as your home is already beyond common sense... right?

Wait a minute, this is undoubtedly common sense! The other party's overly confident attitude made me doubt myself.

Not to mention this kind of joking, extremely illogical and nonsensical talk, it always feels like she's trying to cover something up—if Bai Ying wants to cover something up, do I have the right to ask? After all, if I really ask about something like coming to school to sleep, it feels like it will naturally involve something I can't control...

Asking too many questions...

Yukino Yukinoshita's thoughts suddenly paused slightly.

Yes, the white figure is an enemy, not a friend, and an enemy with difficulties, so there's no need to worry about it.

Yukino Yukinoshita said calmly, "Instead of sleeping on the floor at school, why not apply for on-campus accommodation?"

Bai Ying raised an eyebrow and said, "The school dormitories are already full. After all, it's a key high school with many students from other places. —Warrior, some obvious solutions often don't work."

Ignoring someone's sarcasm, Yukino Yukinoshita continued, "You were delayed looking for a place to rent yesterday, and you couldn't find a suitable place afterward? Then stay in a hotel or something similar for now. Even if you can't book a room because of your age, you can ask your teacher to act as a guarantor."

“Normally, teachers will just call and reprimand the parents, telling them to solve the problem themselves.” Bai Ying gulped down her milk, then rested her chin on her hand with interest. “How can you guarantee that the teacher will be willing to vouch for you?”

Yukino Yukinoshita felt like she was dealing with a troublesome client: "At least Hiratsuka-sensei is willing, and that's enough."

Bai Ying nitpicked, "I had saved enough for next month's rent, but the hotel is more expensive than the rent. If I delay for a few more days, not only will I not be able to find a place to rent, but I will also have to find a way to save money again. Miss, please don't make things difficult for a poor person like me. Please understand the pain of not having money in your account."

"So you mean you're temporarily short of money?" Yukino Yukinoshita calmly filtered out the aggressive part and focused on the question. "If it's just an emergency, I can lend you some money..."

Bai Ying slammed her hand on the table and said, "You're looking down on me! You're despising my poverty! You're hurting my young and impetuous spirit!"

Yukinoshita Yukino: "??"

Bai Ying highlighted a troublesome person who absolutely refused help: "A real man is born between heaven and earth, how can he move forward in debt with a heavy heart! My life motto is never to borrow money and never to borrow money! You devil, you want me to owe you money, to gradually add bricks to the pile of debt, to buy my dignity, to buy my pride, to make me your bootlicking slave! What wishful thinking!"

Yukino, you need to calm down. This is something that could very well happen. After all, there are special individuals like the White Shadow among humans. It's quite normal for clients to come for help but end up with a lot of trouble, right? Like that Angelina who can't do this or that.

Yukino Yukinoshita: "Then let's try a different approach..."

"Enough!" Bai Ying angrily flung her hand away. "Ultimately, it's a difference in stance and class; people can never truly understand each other! Perfect, wealthy heiresses shouldn't resort to Versailles-like methods to make people angry! Have you ever seen the sun at four in the morning? Do you know the hardship of manual labor? Do you understand the bitterness of having to smile and listen to your boss's workplace PUA speeches, thinking they're brilliant? You simply don't understand my pain!"

Blood pressure ↑↑↑

"Then you understand me—" Yukino Yukinoshita swallowed her words back, a few beads of cold sweat breaking out on her back. She had to admit that this person's acting skills were a bit outrageous, and she was almost led astray from the conversation into a meaningless argument.

Calm down, Yukino. This pointless argument won't solve anything.

That's right. Focusing on the problem, proposing solutions, and implementing plans are the correct steps, instead of arguing with others about who's right and who's wrong.

If you follow the dialogue, you'll be led astray by the white figure.

Yukino Yukinoshita felt her mind broaden, and even a somewhat outrageous idea popped into her head, but it seemed somewhat feasible. She said calmly, "Speaking of which, isn't your rented house going to be demolished? I vaguely remember that the company in charge of the demolition is my family's."

"Well, you shameless fellow, relying on your family background to smugly mock my simple and kind nature—"

"I also bear some responsibility for this matter. It's almost July now, and as usual, a seven-day school trip will be held before the summer vacation. Although the destination has not yet been decided, we have always paid a symbolic fee. It is estimated to be in about half a month."

Yukino Yukinoshita said clearly, "Find a place to stay for about half a month, then go on a school trip for a week. Finding a place to rent during this time shouldn't be a big problem. If there aren't any around the school, you can expand your search. You should have some experience and connections in this area, so I won't do it for you."

"What am I supposed to do for the next two weeks? Are you suggesting I wander under bridges—"

Yukino Yukinoshita: "If you stay at my house, I will charge rent so as not to hurt your young heart. Of course, it will definitely be cheaper than a hotel."

The white-clad figure crossed her arms and leaned back warily: "You're lusting after my good looks!"

“From a secular and legal perspective, I’m more worried about whether you’ll unleash your animalistic nature and reveal your evil side, right? After all, I’m quite adorable, so I might need to prepare a one-button alarm.”

Yukino Yukinoshita smiled, revealing shallow dimples on her cheeks and a faint fang showing at the corner of her mouth. She truly deserves to be called an irresistibly cute and beautiful girl.

"Your beauty is no less than mine," Bai Ying nodded in satisfaction. "Then I'll pack my things and go to your house this afternoon—where do you live?"

Yukino Yukinoshita's smile froze—was it a scam? A trap? A convenient excuse? Or an attempt to climb the social ladder?

The short play, "One Hundred Ways a Difficult Client Finds Fault," takes a strange turn, with an air of conspiracy gradually spreading and heterogeneous desires rising rapidly.

"Hahaha, brave warrior, you're still far from it! Precisely because it's a fictional drama, you should invest your true feelings even more. It's not good to always subconsciously take shortcuts!"

The white figure laughed loudly and went out the door, leaving behind a confused Yukino Yukinoshita.

White—Shadow—! ! !

Yukino Yukinoshita bit the name hard in her mind a few times before she felt her blood pressure stabilize a bit.

"correct--"

Bai Ying peeked out from the side, putting 50% of her body into the activity room: "Yukinoshita Yukino Q, I recommend you play with bamboo, maybe you can even achieve enlightenment in Longchang?"

The bamboo investigation? Like the philosophical story of Wang Shouren investigating bamboo?

Enlightenment at Longchang? That's also a story of Wang Yangming.

How about I read some philosophy books?

The most important thing is still that Yukinoshita Yukino Q, right? Is it saying that I'm adopting Ah Q's self-deception?

Yukino Yukinoshita thought to herself that she should take a few more bites of that hateful name... cough cough, never mind.

I won't hold it against you... no, I guess I just did something stupid again, a moment of madness.

Yukino Yukinoshita came to her senses, only to find that someone had already slipped away.

She picked up her schoolbag; it was almost time for her morning reading.

My gaze casually swept across the room and fell upon the blankets folded neatly like tofu on the floor.

Was I fooled by the jokes?

……

……

"Huh? What's this?"

"My lair."

"...?"

"I'm currently in a nomadic state, just sleeping here for a few days. What's the big deal?"

During club activities, Bai Ying was turning on her laptop when she heard this and frowned.

Yui Yuigahama asked worriedly, "Has something happened at home, Shiro?"

Bai Ying shook his head and said, "I'm healthy and have no illnesses or disasters. I haven't encountered Ultraman fighting monsters, nor have I been forcibly demolished by Conan's soccer ball."

Hachiman Hikigaya held the paperback, his mind racing. Should he ask the department head if there was any difficulty? No, no, no—meddling is just being overly self-conscious. Hachiman, have you forgotten all the pain you've suffered? Anyway, Yuihama will handle the mess, so he doesn't need to do anything.

"That Shiro... could it be that he was delayed yesterday and couldn't find a place to rent?" Yui Yuigahama asked worriedly. "If he can't find a place to stay for the time being, I'll talk to Mom and maybe Shiro can stay with us for a few days!"

"Ahem—" Yukino Yukinoshita coughed lightly twice, "Yuigahama, isn't this a bit strange?"

"What's so strange about that? Isn't it normal for friends to visit each other and stay overnight?"

Yui Yuigahama tilted her head and said, "I've only stayed overnight at Yumiko's house, with other people. We had a pillow fight and whispered to each other... As for Shiro, even though he's of the opposite sex, friends are friends."

Is it really normal to stay overnight at someone else's house?!

Hachiman Hikigaya and Yukino Yukinoshita leaned back involuntarily, realizing they had stumbled upon a blind spot in their knowledge.

"Tsk tsk tsk, you're all underestimating me."

Bai Ying scoffed, "Sleeping on the floor is nothing. When I was in junior high, I traveled to Japan with a theater troupe. Have you ever witnessed the grandeur of a mudslide? Have you ever heard the roar of the ocean? Do you know the obstacles you face when traveling through deep forests? Only after enduring seven layers of solitude can you become a true strongman! I am that kind of strongman!"

Nietzsche? The original quote is "The seventh kind of loneliness, which I have never experienced," right?

There are many different opinions about what the sevenfold loneliness is. Some believe that "seven" is a figurative expression, representing a plural rather than seven kinds. But if we understand it directly, the seventh loneliness most likely refers to death. After all, a dead person can't have any famous quotes. Speaking of which, Bai Ying's (the minister's) past experiences seem quite mysterious...

Two cultured individuals who love literature unconsciously begin a brainstorming session.

Yui Yuigahama automatically filtered out any 'nonsense': "But a bed is definitely more comfortable than a mattress on the floor, right?"

The white figure wavered slightly: "That's true..."

Crack—A logical break in the intellectual's mind.

"Ahem..." Yukino Yukinoshita coughed lightly, gathering her thoughts, wanting to say something.

Bang Bang Bang!

Yukino Yukinoshita's train of thought was interrupted, and she belatedly breathed a sigh of relief.

What am I thinking!

Chapter Fifty-Two: The White Emperor's Roar to the Devouring Beast

We have discovered a demon.

It has sharp teeth that can tear flesh and blood, claws that can cut through gales, majestic fur, and golden vertical pupils full of majesty, as if burning with raging fire. It looks down on the world and sneers at the unsuspecting weak humans around it.

This demon possesses many unique abilities, including the ability to change its shape at will, pass through any obstacle, leap from tall buildings unharmed, and even revive nine times after being killed!

"Meow~"

The demon let out a terrible roar.

Good heavens! Someone! Quickly summon Emperor Schrödinger! Use his supreme quantum collapse technique to crush this demon into the box, extinguishing its power of immortality and resurrection—!

"...Where did this cat come from? It doesn't look very old."

Yukino Yukinoshita crossed her arms and subconsciously stood on tiptoe, trying to get closer to the demon who was rolling around on the reception table.

Poor, foolish humans, bewitched by the devil.

“I found it in the bushes when I was having lunch,” Angelina said, raising her hand. “When I found it, the kitten was stuck in the bushes… uh, the landscaping bushes? Then I brought it to the activity room.”

9527... After all, you're a newbie. You can't see through the devil's disguise. I'm punishing you by making sure you get into the top ten in your grade!

Hachiman Hikigaya stroked the demon's chin, his fingers moving deftly. The demon immediately purred contentedly, revealing its sharp teeth: "Hmm... judging from its teeth, it must be a kitten that was recently weaned."

Hmph! Ignorant Hachiman, even a newly weaned demon can drain your soul!

"Little Qi seems to know a lot?"

"I have a cat at home."

Hiss—! I never expected Hachiman to be a master of demon breeding?! Very well, I'll use the excuse of him entering with his left foot to hang him on a cross later!

Hachiman Hikigaya looked at the other two people who had asked for help: "Your request is to find an owner for this cat?"

"Uh-huh!"

Chitanda Eru nodded vigorously and said, "Oreki-kun deduced that this cat should be a house cat. Since it appeared at school, its owner is probably also at school, so he suggested that we make a request."

Niece! My niece! You actually! Hmm? Was it Oreki's suggestion? Never mind then, I'll talk to Brother Guan Gu about 'Oreki's romantic escapades' later.