Uneasy daily life

Bai Ying suggested, "Why don't you turn around?"

"If you don't turn it, it will have a strange smell."

Yukino chuckled twice, one foot, still wrapped in a white sock, had already thrown off its slipper, while the other foot, still holding the slipper on its toe, swung it around casually a few times: "You rascal, shouldn't I be the one giving you a lap pillow?"

"You can make up for it later, or you can do it in front of the hero to satisfy your XP."

“I don’t have that kind of weird fetish,” Yukinoshita Haruno retorted.

"Yes, yes, you can just pretend to have that weird fetish."

Tsk, I always get seen through by this guy. A slight feeling of intoxication rises in my heart from time to time, but I won't get drunk so easily.

Yukino Yukinoshita said lazily, "Mother is planning to take advantage of the holiday to visit Grandpa in the countryside—I specifically asked her, and it seems she's not planning to invite you."

"Auntie probably wants to face her unresolved issues on her own. Whatever the outcome, she wants to find the real answer herself." Bai Ying pondered for a moment. "But it's okay, you can just call me."

"What's going on between Mother and Grandpa?"

"Do you take me for Baidu or Baidu?" Bai Ying said in a mechanical voice. "Beep—According to search results, family members need to be tolerant, considerate, and understanding of each other to resolve conflicts in life in order to build a harmonious and stable family environment..."

“Very good, very search engine.” Yukinoshita Haruno slightly shifted her body, turning from lying on her side to lying on her back, so that Shirokage’s face and chin were now in her sights. She smiled and raised her hand to scratch Shirokage’s chin. “I want your thoughts.”

"Hmm... People can pretend to be themselves, and they can also pretend to be others. Even family members can have different impressions of each other... You interpret Auntie's strength and seriousness as authoritative dictatorship and a desire for control, while Auntie interprets your pretense and obedience as positive maturity and a fighting spirit..."

Bai Ying reached out and grabbed the playful little hand, his fingers slipping through the narrow gap, his fingertips pressing against the smooth, fair skin. The hard, uneven texture of bones and blood vessels came from beneath the skin. On his palm was another soft, warm hand. He said with interest, "You often truly get to know someone when you see a different side of them."

Yukinoshita narrowed her eyes slightly: "Her true appearance isn't very likable."

“Indeed, they are not very likable. They become arrogant when they are in power and vain when they lose power. They always believe that they are self-taught... People who pretend to be well-behaved and smart are the easiest to become cold-hearted.” Bai Ying lowered her head to meet Yukino Yukino’s eyes and raised an eyebrow. “I used to be like you—I followed the opinions that were being discussed and then watched coldly.”

Yukino Yukinoshita paused for a moment. The hand that was being held unconsciously clenched its fingers together, palm to palm. Although the weather was still cold, the small area in her palm accumulated an unusually hot heat.

"Tsk, you're lying to me again?"

Yukinoshita Haruno sat bolt upright, quickly trying to shake off his hand: "Save that for getting Yukino-chan drunk~"

Bai Ying persisted: "I am truly sincere!"

"Really?" Yukinoshita Haruno tilted her head with a smile. "I don't believe it. Haruno-chan isn't that easily fooled."

"It's alright, we've already fooled them." Bai Ying let go of her hand.

Yukino raised an eyebrow, scrutinizing him suspiciously, and asked, "...When you say you lied, did you lie just now, or did you lie now?"

"Guess," the white figure chuckled eerily, "Confused? Puzzled? Then go bang your head against a wall!"

"Never mind, never mind." Yukino Yukinoshita suppressed the doubts surging in her mind, determined not to take the bait. "Anyway, I'll let you know on the day of departure... Let's talk about another issue! As your girlfriend, Mai-chan actually gave Yukino a hard time, that's not good!"

Bai Ying shrugged: "You can go outside the bathroom and moan."

"good idea!"

Yukinoshita excitedly slipped on her slippers, ran outside the bathroom, and through the frosted glass, gently pursed her throat, letting out a soft, long, and incredibly penetrating moan: "Mmm~ Ah—"

pat.

The bathroom door opened, and a hazy, damp white steam rushed out. Mai Sakurajima, with her hair wrapped in a towel, walked out in her loungewear.

"It sounds quite nice, has a profound meaning, and perfectly captures the essence of the word."

Mai Sakurajima said leisurely, "It's like something out of a movie, full of artistic embellishment and fantasy, a kind of youthful naiveté—Ms. Haruno was originally an academic?"

"Xiao Yang doesn't quite understand."

Yukinoshita Haruno, who is always shameless, smiled and nodded her chin: "Could it be that Mai-chan is an experiential learner?"

You're the experience-oriented one!

Mai Sakurajima is ultimately a bit too thin-skinned and couldn't take the teasing immediately. Where are the haters?

The white figure was holding two chopsticks as cheering sticks, her face full of curiosity, as if asking, "When are you going to open up?"

"Come and help me dry my hair—the hairdryer is in the first drawer of my desk in my room."

Mai Sakurajima gave a rather impatient instruction.

"Yes!"

As if switching buttons, Bai Ying efficiently retrieved a hairdryer from the bedroom, solemnly plugged it in, and gestured to the sofa: "Brave Plus, please!"

...You think you can cause trouble just by blow-drying your hair?

Mai Sakurajima walked over.

As it turned out, it really worked. Sakurajima Mai remained expressionless as a white figure stood behind the sofa, one hand grabbing her thick, black hair and lifting it straight up, while the other hand held a hairdryer, repeatedly moving it from top to bottom and bottom to top.

"Hmm..." Yukinoshita Haruno, who was recording precious images on her phone, tilted her head and said, "It gives off a hanged ghost vibe?"

"This is the most efficient way. It won't leave the roots of your hair undry, nor will it cause strands of hair to fly everywhere... Brave Plus, stretch your neck, and I'll blow-dry the back of your neck."

It is indeed highly efficient, except for its somewhat peculiar appearance.

Mai Sakurajima crossed her legs and crossed her arms, saying, "I finally have a day off today, I want to go shopping..."

"You're an adult now, you should learn to go to the mall and shop by yourself." Bai Ying made a straight-man declaration, then suddenly laughed inexplicably, "Or 9528, I order you to accompany Brave Plus shopping, and we'll bet on whose leg breaks first!"

"Why aren't we going together?" Yukinoshita Haruno asked with interest. "Oh my, you rascal, are you scared?"

"how to say……"

The hairdryer sprayed hot air, sweeping back and forth across the damp, shiny hair, gradually making it smooth and bright. Bai Ying grabbed her hair and shook it, casually saying, "I tend to do things in public like grabbing you and asking what's so good about the Hero Plus? Is it because his breasts are bigger than mine?"

Mai Sakurajima: "?"

“No, no, no,” Yukinoshita Haruno said seriously, “Of course it’s because she’s not as old as me.”

The white-clad figure exclaimed in shock, "Am I really older than you?"

“I’m sorry, you don’t interest me in comparison.” Yukino Yukinoshita shook her head sadly. “Victory is very fulfilling, but challenges make that fulfillment even greater.”

Bai Ying exclaimed in admiration, "Impressive! That one sentence is enough to turn a hero into a murderer."

"Alright, you two are really weird."

Sakurajima Mai sighed, then suddenly felt her hair being tugged. Turning around, she saw a white figure grabbing a handful of her hair, bringing it close to her nose and taking a deep breath. She couldn't help but raise an eyebrow: "How does it feel?"

"So flavorful!"

Bai Ying gave a thumbs up, unplugged the hair dryer, and wound the cord around the hair dryer: "You don't need to go to any special places to date. Conventional rules are never enough to bring surprises... Hmm, actually I've been thinking about how to have a special relationship with you guys lately."

"A special kind of romance? How special could it be?" Yukino Yukinoshita looked at the photos she had taken with satisfaction and said casually, "Amusement park? Clothing store? Movie theater? Haunted house? Even if the season changes, there are only two options: the beach and water park. Young Yukino-chan would probably like it. Maybe she's secretly making plans in her mind. If you're going with Yukino-chan, remember to call me. If not, never mind."

"Is Yukino-san just here to cause trouble for Yukino?" Mai Sakurajima remarked, adding, "Going to places like this really doesn't seem very interesting. We might not be able to find the time for work, and there's a certain..."

"You two are both adults, yet you don't seem to be in a happy mood at a place that should be joyful—as for what I mean by 'especially,' we'll talk about that later."

The white figure shrugged.

"Speaking of which, how's 'Killer Queen' coming along, Black Fan-kun?" Mai Sakurajima raised her hand to smooth her hair. "Did Director Nian and the others have any suggestions?"

"Killer Queen? Although 'I'm going to bully you' pushed her out a bit, it doesn't change the fact that the two sides are one. It's like slapping yourself in the face by slapping the Killer Queen." Bai Ying thought for a moment and said easily, "It's mainly a battle of wills. I've been learning how to fight from my older brother recently, so it shouldn't be a problem."

"Sigh~" Yukino Yukinoshita complained, "Why can't I see Killer Queen? I also had puberty syndrome!"

"That's clearly Hana's puberty syndrome, it just affected us," Sakurajima Mai said with a slight smile. "Why didn't Haruno-san experience puberty syndrome? Is she too old?"

Yukinoshita Haruno decisively pulled Shiro into the water: "You jerk, say something to her!"

Bai Ying nodded immediately and scolded Sakurajima Mai, "Hero Plus, how can you be so rude to someone older than you?"

Mai Sakurajima: "?"

Yukinoshita Yono: "?"

Even though they could understand it as praise, they insist that the words are denigrating them, so they abandon simple happiness and embrace troubles and anger.

Argument: People like unhappy things.

Thanks to her excellent escape skills, Bai Ying successfully retreated unharmed and began writing the content for the second volume of her light novel in a good mood—I've mastered the art of writing a love triangle! The way to resolve a love triangle isn't through equal but false love, but through equal and real attacks!

I do want to have a special kind of relationship, but figuring out how to achieve it is a challenging question that requires some creativity...

Oh no, I just started writing a little bit and then my mind wandered off. When I came back to my senses, all my inspiration was gone.

There's no major problem. I still have a considerable amount of manuscripts saved up, so I have ample supplies and am not worried about supplies.

Bai Ying switched interfaces, logged into his social media account, and, taking advantage of his rare free time, randomly gathered a few haters for a heated online debate.

……

……

"My account was suspended for seven days, that's outrageous."

"What did you do?"

“I posted a message calling on everyone to protect animals and care for those poor animals who are homeless, wandering around, struggling and competing for food every day, dodging various dangers such as vehicles in the city, yet are always being driven away and verbally abused by others, living cautiously, and still inevitably becoming food for others, or even being persecuted to satisfy the curiosity of diners.”

"That sounds pretty normal."

"Of course, that animal protection account also praised me! I also had a heated debate with some extreme and malicious individuals!"

"Then why were you banned?"

"I think it was when I asked that animal protection account when the human survival problem would be solved?"

"Humanity?"

"Humans are higher animals. 'Higher' is a qualifier; their essence is that of animals. What's wrong with that?"

Bai Ying sighed: "Anyway, it's all in the past—bad movie director, isn't the 'Old Nine' in your script portrayed a bit too wise and powerful?"

"Really?" Nian asked innocently. "After all, he's an important character, so he has to be somewhat likable, right?"

"I don't think being able to pull out a time machine empty-handed is powerful enough," Bai Ying said seriously. "How about we steal some of the other characters' screen time?"

"Let's forget about this." Nian waved her fan awkwardly. "I've already revised the scenes, it wouldn't be appropriate to revise them again."

"As expected of you, you're a natural-born director destined to save the film industry!"

Bai Ying offered a few words of praise, then changed the subject: "Next comes the ending. How about ending it with the complete annihilation of all twelve heroes?"

"Hmm? That won't do!" Nian immediately exclaimed. "Since it's a story, it should have a lively, interesting, and fun ending!"

"You like explosions and special effects, right?" Bai Ying reluctantly conceded, "No problem! The way to wipe out the whole team is to blow them all up!"

Nian asked in bewilderment, "Hey bro, what were you thinking with this team wipe ending? It's not friendly at all."

“Total annihilation is indeed a bit too cruel.” Bai Ying stroked his chin. “Then let’s change it to after the great battle, a few characters survived, finally overcame the relentless nightmare, and lived a peaceful life, commemorating their fallen brothers and sisters every year by looking at black and white photos…”

Nian was somewhat tempted, but hesitated and said, "Since they're all stories, I still prefer a lively and fun ending with a happy ending—brother, do you really want to be defeated by another version of yourself and end up hanging on the wall?"

“Could it be that the reality is even more tragic than the development in the story?” Bai Ying offered a strong argument. “Didn’t you already win? Why repeat the same plot in the story after winning? Are you the kind of screenwriter who can only write one type of story and can’t write anything else? You said it’s a story, so it should be different from expectations in reality.”

The year is stirring with anticipation.

Bai Ying's eyes flashed, and he whispered like a devil, "Didn't the director ever think of hanging one of his brothers or sisters on the wall?"

"Okay! Change the ending!"

I slapped my thigh and said, "That's incredibly interesting!"

Become!

Bai Ying excitedly picked up the script, pen in hand, and said, "Director, which one should we kill first? I'll definitely design a cool, exciting, explosive, and lively death!"

"Well..."

Nian opened his fan and looked over with a smile.

Bai Ying: "...You must have a good relationship with your second brother, right?"

Nian: "What do you think?"

One enjoys lively strolls and noise, while the other is dull, extreme, thoughtful, and pessimistic.

Even if they weren't exactly close siblings, their birth charts were at least incompatible.

I was the first one to be featured on the wall?!

Chapter Twenty: Your painting isn't guaranteed to be authentic.

As a professional, proactive, capable, and even better screenwriter than the director, it's natural to easily see the deeper meaning in the script.

"Twelve Heroes" tells the story of twelve individuals born through asexual reproduction. After a long period of chemical reactions, they become twelve unique animals, leaving behind a legend that if all twelve gather together, any wish can be granted. When the legendary monster begins to awaken and cause various natural disasters, the protagonists collect the twelve animals and successfully seal the demon away...