Uneasy daily life

Chapter 146 It's Snowing

In the otherwise relaxed Aid/Service Club, Yukino Yukinoshita suddenly brought up a completely new topic.

Where will university entrance exams be held?

Bai Ying was staring blankly at the laptop screen when she heard this and replied directly, "According to scientific research, people's IQ drops when they are in love, and it's true."

"Gah?"

Yui Yuigahama, who was deep in thought, let out a squeal like a duck being choked.

"What do you mean by lowering IQ?" Yukino Yukinoshita's voice rose an octave, while the temperature dropped an octave. "It's an important choice at a certain stage of society. The environment will change completely with the choice. Although I don't think there's anything worth paying attention to about relationships that can be easily changed by the environment, it's precisely because we value relationships that we value changes in the environment... cough."

Yukino Yukinoshita, realizing her agitation, coughed lightly and said calmly, "Hachigaya-kun and Yui-hama probably have similar feelings, right? From middle school to high school, all the familiar people are gone, and you have to deal with strangers all over again, so your past relationships..."

"Saying goodbye to the past is wonderful."

Hachiman Hikigaya sighed, "The thought of saying goodbye to people from the past, waving goodbye, and never seeing them again, even I can't suppress that excitement—ha, as for things like classmate autographs or creating chat groups, the autograph book will probably be lost sometime, and no one will care if it's lost. Fewer and fewer people will talk in the chat group, and eventually everyone will forget that the chat group even exists..."

Bai Ying: "I have a friend who is like that."

Hachiman Hikigaya nodded subconsciously and said, "That's right."

He silently lowered his head and looked at the light novel.

"After all, he's Hachiman's friend, so it's normal."

Yukino Yukinoshita glanced at Yui Yuigahama and recalled their previous conversations, realizing that it was unlikely that Yui Yuigahama would miss her relationships and life in junior high school.

Huh? What's going on? Am I the only one suddenly paying attention to this kind of thing?

Who told Bai Jun to write that kind of script... Heartbreak isn't painful, it's just a wistful sense of separation that makes it impossible not to care.

"I suppose the hero wouldn't miss his life abroad and the relationships he had with people in junior high, right?" Bai Ying said casually. "Although you care about what direction the people around you will go in the future, excessive interference is yandere behavior."

The white figure's expression changed, and she pointed at Yui Yuigahama, her voice uttering the words of Yukino Yukinoshita: "Desperate... ugh! Yui, for the sake of our deep friendship, I'll risk your life to help you get into Tokyo University!"

"Gu——!"

Yui Yuigahama leaned back in horror: "I'm going to die?!"

Bai Ying nodded and said, "So it's a gamble with your life."

Yuigahama Yui: “?”

"White Fungus, tone down your proliferation." Yukino Yukinoshita glanced coldly at the white figure, then pondered, "Tokyo University is unlikely. If it's another university in Tokyo..."

Yui Yuigahama immediately shifted the focus: "Which university does Xiaoqi want to attend in the future?!"

"Of course, it's Chiba University!" Hachiman Hikigaya said without hesitation. "I won't be separated from Komachi!"

Yukino Yukinoshita returned to the main topic: "Where is Haku-kun?"

"I'll go to whichever university I want," Bai Ying said confidently. "Once I've earned the title of light novel master, I'll travel around giving lectures at various universities under the guise of visits, and I'll definitely call on you all to answer questions..."

"You're a serial offender, aren't you?" Yukino Yukinoshita scoffed. "What will you do when all your 'girlfriends' end up in different universities? Speaking of light novels, has Haku-kun started writing any yet?"

Bai Ying: "I'm writing, I'm writing. The first draft is finished. I'm currently revising some key plot points. Once it's done, I can hand it over to the former screenwriter."

"Xiaobai's light novels..."

Yui Yuigahama had a strange expression on her face, still remembering someone's boastful words.

"If it passes the review, it's considered a success."

Hikigaya Hachiman hits the nail on the head.

Yukino Yukinoshita added insult to injury: "Better to become a light novel master or something, 'White-kun' is more likely to become a derogatory term."

"That kind of thing..."

Bang bang bang.

A knock on the door interrupted Bai Ying's words.

"Please come in."

Snow makes a sound beneath the snow.

The door to the activity room slowly opened, and a chubby figure walked in, exuding a visibly gloomy aura.

Yui Yuigahama exclaimed in shock, "Huh? Zaimokuza-kun?!"

"Ah... Good morning, everyone."

With heavy steps, Zai Mu Zuo Yi Hui sat down at the reception table and greeted people very politely.

"Although it's afternoon now," Yukino Yukinoshita glanced at the sky outside, closing the book in her hands, "Do you have any requests?"

"A commission? Uh..." Yoshiteru Zaimokuza shook his head. "It's not really a commission, it's just a bit...difficult, isn't it?"

"It must be related to your light novel?" Hachiman Hikigaya asked curiously. "Your manuscript was rejected by the editor? Are you at risk of being canceled? You have no inspiration and can't write anything. You're almost at the deadline?"

With each sentence Hachiman Hikigaya spoke, Yoshiteru Zaimokuza involuntarily twitched twice. He gasped and quickly said, "No, it's not that bad. The editor said I did alright, and the results weren't too bad. It's not like it's going to be canceled. Although I'm a bit lacking in inspiration, I can still write. The last deadline just passed..."

"I understand!"

Bai Ying, who had been observing all along, said in a trembling voice: "You went on an intensive self-search and saw the negative reviews, right!"

Yukino Yukinoshita shook her head slightly: "Shiro-kun's guess is a bit too much..."

"That's right!" Yoshiteru Zaimokuza clutched his head in anguish. "All I can think about right now are those bad reviews!"

Yui Yuigahama: "Uh..."

Hikigaya Hachiman: "..."

So you're here to just give up and do whatever you want?

"Every time I write something, I start to feel dissatisfied, feeling that it matches the bad reviews I remember. As a result, I become less and less confident, less and less able to write, and feel more and more like I have a fishbone stuck in my throat!"

The white figure stood up, his voice booming like a bell.

"Yes! That's it!" Yoshiteru Zaimokuza nodded repeatedly, then asked with concern, "Master, what should I do?"

"Idiot!"

Bai Ying shouted in a booming voice, "Go back!"

Zaimokuza Yoshiteru: "Huh?"

The activity room fell silent, and for a moment, no one spoke; time seemed to stand still.

The white figure looked at Yukino Yukinoshita with a puzzled expression.

Yukino Yukinoshita tilted her head slightly. Why are you looking at me like that?

"What kind of hasty and impulsive solution is this, Shiro-kun?" Shiro-ying raised a hand to brush aside a non-existent sideburn, turned around, glared at Hachiman Hikigaya, and began to speak sternly, "Absurd criticisms should be refuted, and reasonable suggestions should be listened to carefully, but the most important thing is to put aside those distractions and focus on making your work even better. That is the correct attitude..."

Yukinoshita Yukino: “?”

Bai Ying turned to Yukino Yukinoshita again: "That's right! So when faced with comments that annoy you and prevent you from focusing on your work, you should fight back—you idiot, how did they point fingers at you? What keyboard techniques did they use?!"

The apprentice was stunned for a moment, then honestly said, "They said my writing is boring, and most of the content is meaningless..."

"Twenty percent more exciting than your life—launch a direct attack, this is the straight-key style!"

"There are too many fantasies in the story; it's not realistic at all..."

"You actually figured that out, you're so smart—you're so good at being sarcastic and sarcastic, this is the weird key style!"

"A work of this caliber will definitely be canceled very soon..."

"Your mother will die—a sure prediction without charge, this is the key-breaking method!"

"The protagonist shouldn't have done that; it's really impolite to cause trouble for others..."

"You shouldn't have done that. It's really impolite to cause me trouble—repeating the reply is the fastest way, this is the key!"

"The supporting characters are disgusting; they only cause trouble. Can we please remove this character?"

"One million yen fixed price, immediate changes upon receipt of payment—we're giving you a condition you can't agree to, this is the key!"

"The plot is too clichéd; you can tell the ending just by watching the beginning. It's really not interesting at all..."

"Losing your mother in childhood, your father in youth, your wife in middle age, and your son in old age—you're quite surprised—the Great Prophet's attack, this is a pre-keyed attack!"

"Unbelievable, how could there be an author like you who disrespects women so much..."

"A mosquito buzzes twice and thinks summer was born for it—a witty and humorous rebuttal, this is the Wenjian style!"

"As expected, so many negative reviews. It's definitely an isekai light novel; I knew this book wouldn't be very good..."

"When one dog barks, the others follow suit, barking for no apparent reason—borrowing a famous saying to use another's strength against them, this is the key-initiating technique!"

"I'm a reader, the customer is king. Since you're writing light novels, you should have the professionalism to accept criticism..."

"Idiot—abandon embellishment, strike straight to the soul, this is the key-breaking style!"

The master's keystrokes flowed like a mighty river from the east, sometimes surging and turbulent, sometimes flowing ceaselessly, sometimes like a thunderclap from a clear sky, sometimes vast and boundless...

The disciple snapped out of his daze and was terrified by the keyboard technique, breaking out in a cold sweat. He exclaimed, "Master! This Dugu Nine Keys technique is far too dangerous; it can harm people and is completely an evil path!"

"Foolish child, what seems like an unorthodox path is simply because you haven't mastered the Nine Keys of Dugu," the master said, hands behind his back. "In the beginning, it is fierce and powerful, brimming with malice, allowing you to fiercely contend with heroes. When you are proficient, it is balanced in its strength and gentleness, combining directness with indirectness, versatile and harmonious. When you achieve mastery, it is simple and unadorned, its great skill appearing effortless, a single key can break through all techniques. After that comes the state of perfection, where harsh words no longer linger in the heart, and laughter, anger, and curses can all become keys. With gradual refinement, you can transcend and reach the state where no key is better than having keys!"

The disciple was enlightened, seemingly comprehending yet not quite, vaguely glimpsing a ray of light at the end of the sword path within this peerless sword technique.

"Disciple understands! I'll go to the lane now!"

With a stern expression, Cai Muzuo Yihui turned and walked towards the door.

"The Sword Saint General has returned in triumph! Hahahaha!"

The laughter gradually faded away, and the activity room became even quieter.

The white figure turned his head and said, "Hero, I won this quest..."

"?"

Yukino Yukinoshita was somewhat speechless, and said calmly, "If you want to comfort and encourage Zaimokuza-kun, you don't need to go to such lengths, and even find a pretext for a request..."

Do you think I don't know what kind of person you are?

Besides, we're already in a relationship, so the original challenge between the two clubs seems a bit unnecessary... Thinking back to when we first met, I never imagined we'd be together today—so to think about university too early is definitely a bit too far ahead.

"Huh? How can this not be considered a request?" the white-clad figure exclaimed. "I'm waiting to order the hero to wear dog-ear hair ornaments and white stockings to school in the name of the department head!"

I really don't know what tricks you can come up with!

Yukino Yukinoshita said coldly and disdainfully, "Does Shiro-kun think he can do whatever he wants just because he's a club president? Dog ear hair accessories... It's not time to dream yet, so stop spreading Shiro-kun everywhere!"

"What?" Bai Ying exclaimed in surprise, "The minister doesn't have the power to order the deputy minister around? Red bean paste?"

"Ha... What logic leads you to believe that the minister has that kind of power?"

Bai Ying started repeating herself: "Really not? Really not? Really, really?"

Yukino Yukinoshita sighed, and when she met the gaze of the white shadow, she paused slightly. She raised her hand to smooth her hair and looked away slightly: "Of course, if it's about making some additional agreements, it's not impossible for the minister to have the corresponding authority."

The white figure clapped her hands: "You vicious hero, you actually want me to wear cat ear hair accessories!"

"—!"

Yukino Yukinoshita pursed her lips, trying hard to keep her expression straight. She gave a faint snort and lowered her head to flip through the book again.

They didn't deny it outright.

Yui Yuigahama gazed out the window, pretending she was invisible.

Really... Xiaoxue should pay a little more attention to the occasion. Her engrossed appearance makes people prone to impulsiveness.

Love lowers intelligence, diagnosis complete.

Hachiman Hikigaya thought to himself, glancing at the white figure typing away with a hint of curiosity.

I'm honestly quite curious about the light novel written by the department head, even though it's likely to be a tragic story, but I'm prepared for that...

You can inquire about it and wait to buy it.

……

……

This Bai Jun!

Yukino Yukinoshita was feeding two cats, and her cheeks were bulging, probably because she was clenching her teeth.

Hmm, why do I always feel like I'm being led around? Shouldn't I be the one taking the initiative? I've been fooled by Bai Jun again—as his girlfriend, do I really need the title of minister to ask Bai Jun to do anything?