Uneasy daily life

Angelina shook the painting vigorously and complained loudly, "I was the one rushing the whole time! When did you ever come out for a walk? You were squatting in the painting the whole time, where did you get any inspiration to write poetry and express your feelings!"

[This poem was written by my eldest sister; it has nothing to do with me.] Xi didn't care. [So what if it's in the painting? I'm both in the painting and outside of it. The essence isn't in the form, but in the meaning. When I find the scenery outside magnificent and beautiful, I'm not praising the scenery outside my heart, but the scenery within my heart.]

Angelina shook the painting three times: "Speak human language."

"Going out for a walk is such a hassle." Xi said casually, her tone light. "You're planning to avoid your older brother's lecture, and I'm planning to go out for a walk but don't really want to move around much, so why don't you bring your painting, and have me in the painting, and we can go on a trip wherever we end up? Wouldn't that be perfect?"

Angelina gave a deadpan look: "I always feel like I'm some kind of vehicle..."

"Your power... oh, now it's called superpower, and it's pretty good," Xi praised. "It saves time and effort; you can fly to see the scenery from above, and you can also cross canyons to experience thrilling excitement..."

“It’s quite comfortable, hehe…” Angelina happily jumped five or six meters up and down, then landed lightly. “Thanks to Miss Xi’s superpower, otherwise I wouldn’t dare to use it like this.”

"Hmm, as long as we know who did the work, that's fine." Xi yawned, seemingly tired. "Let's stay in town tonight. I just saw a hot spring hotel. Book a room, set up the hot spring, and prepare some local snacks. You're a local, so you should know more than I do. Let me know when you've arranged everything."

"?"

Angelina looked bewildered and shook the scroll: "I'm not a tour guide!"

The scroll did not respond.

Ugh... As expected, you superpowered individuals are all stranger than the last!

Angelina sighed wearily, then took out her wallet and counted her money. She had her savings and the money she earned from her previous cameo appearance on a film set, so the expenses for this trip would definitely not be a problem.

Ugh! They're all despicable superiors! They use all sorts of rhetoric and betting tactics to manipulate me into getting agitated and causing an earthquake, and even try to give me the illusion that I like them!

Then there's the rooftop.

Then came the confession.

Then it's just, "I'm sorry, you're a good person"...

'well? '

'Hehehe—too long to read. You think you can make me like what I like with just a few words? That's not liking! The one creating this illusion isn't someone else, but yourself, your heart fluttering with first love! Worry, doubt, entanglement, and a subtle joy… 9527, you're just caught up in the emotion of 'I like you.''

'ah? ’

A joyful feeling arises from the depths of one's heart, bringing an irresistible happiness. Humans can endure pain, but not pleasure. In order to vent and express this joy, you become increasingly trapped in this feeling, unable to extricate yourself, and you mistake it for 'liking'. And this is indeed liking—there is a kind of liking called liking the me who likes you!

'No, impossible...'

'Why not? That's just human nature! Smoke smells bad, alcohol tastes bad, yet those addicted can't escape it. As long as something brings pleasure, humans will irresistibly fall into it—if you don't believe me, I have proof.'

'W-what evidence?'

"You're confessing your feelings to a cheating jerk. Is that something a normal person would do? There's only one answer—too long to read. You're just indulging in your own feelings of affection; you're being narcissistic!"

"Guh!"

That's right! That's it!

Angelina clutched her head and wailed silently, as if she could already see that tragic future. She had fallen into the trap meticulously laid by her superior, her girlish heart suffering an indelible blow. Perhaps she would even be dragged by her superior to perform in a play, like that Greek girl who was so beautiful and narcissistic, but ended up jumping into the water to embrace her own reflection and drowning, turning into a daffodil...

Finally, his nickname was "Add One to the Fun" and his name was "Narcissus"!

"Phew... That was too dangerous. Luckily I ran fast."

Angelina clenched her fist. As long as she could create some distance and let time pass so that the past no longer stirred up her emotions, she could overcome the problem of triggering the earthquake and then calmly expose her superior's conspiracy—the perfect plan!

Hmm, it seems the white figure didn't suddenly spawn here; it just hopped and skipped along the path and happened to arrive at the place where Grandpa Yukinoshita lives.

Angelina turned around and looked at the hot spring hotel nestled against the mountain and by the water, with its sign hanging in front of her. This must be the place Xi was talking about.

Let's book a room first. Yukino should be leaving soon, then we can go back and buy some snacks we've never seen before.

Although it was a sudden whim, traveling is quite fun. Being able to leap and glide freely, see different scenery, and feel the freedom of a bird flying out of its cage—yes, if I keep a good mood, I'm sure I can overcome the earthquake.

Angelina walked into the hotel with a joyful expression.

Two heads peeked out from the street corner and looked at each other.

"You called him?" Yukinoshita Haruno squinted and said with displeasure, "Is Haruno's acting not good enough? Even if it's just a scene where she has to throw that jerk to the ground with an over-the-shoulder throw, Haruno can still kill him."

Bai Ying said, "I didn't call anyone. Besides, I haven't had any inspiration lately and haven't been able to come up with a satisfactory script... I won't go into too much detail here, it's an unforeseen circumstance—to put it simply, the story goes like this..."

"Oh……"

Yukinoshita Haruno revealed a look of disgust and disdain: "You actually advised Angelina to abort the child, forcing her to prepare to leave for a distant land. You really are..."

"Your 'blah blah' is way too melodramatic, isn't it?" Bai Ying suggested. "I think it would be better to change it to 'Too long to read, exposing browser history, leaving home to start a second life'..."

Yukinoshita immediately became interested: "What kind of browsing history does she have?"

"I Am a Superpowered Person," "The Redemption of a Superpowered Person," "Is It Wrong to Say an Earthquake Happens When You're in a Bad Mood?", "The Homeless High School Girl," "The Escaped Member of the Scarlet Theater Troupe"...

"Any exciting records?"

"The Desperate Situation of Colluding with Each Other"

"This is good!"

Yukino Shino nodded and said, "After dinner, it would be so relaxing to soak in the hot springs here... Let's go buy some yukatas!"

“I think it would be more interesting to find a hero.” Bai Ying thought for a moment and glanced sideways. “Of course, if my girlfriend is willing to be cute, I might change my mind.”

"Acting cute?" Yukinoshita Haruno twitched her eyes, putting on a smiling, half-closed expression, though she seemed a little annoyed. "Why don't you demonstrate?"

As soon as the words left her mouth, Yukinoshita Haruno instantly felt that something was wrong. She tried to move away from the side, but her right hand was already being held tightly in the arms of the white figure.

The two looked into each other's eyes, their emotions quite different.

“( ...)))))))))!”

The powerful diffusion of Yang Nai's voice was transmitted outwards.

The scattered people on the street subconsciously looked in the direction of the sound, and saw a boy holding a girl's arm, bending down and stomping his feet with light movements. Despite looking quite handsome and masculine, he was speaking in a voice and tone completely different from his appearance: "Don't look at others, okay? Come with Xiaoyang to buy a yukata~ I'll wear a pretty yukata for you to see, it'll definitely look better than everyone else~ Come on, come on, let's go buy a yukata together..."

The girl probably couldn't hold back anymore and slapped the boy across the face, pushing him away.

"Hmm—don't be angry, okay? Here's a kiss, please. It'll calm you down..."

The boy's cheek was pushed away, his nose and mouth twitched, and he pouted, tossing his lips into the air: "mua!"

"Okay! Pinch!"

The girl changed her tone, spitting out the sentence as if she were biting it into pieces.

"Hey!"

The boy happily put his arm around the girl's arm, and the two of them walked out of the street, one quickening his pace and the other light and cheerful.

"Is this how a boyfriend should act?" Yukinoshita Haruno withdrew her hand with a dangerous smile, rubbing her wrist and cracking her knuckles. "Still acting cute?"

"Oh dear, aren't you very good at this kind of thing?" Bai Ying said matter-of-factly. "What a pity, what a pity, you refuse to act cute, so you've missed unlocking a CG, making this part of the story less interesting."

Yukino Shino forced a smile: "Shouldn't a boyfriend actively try to make his girlfriend happy? This jerk is quite good at making his girlfriend happy, huh? Be careful, or you might end up as a floating corpse on the river!"

"I like to do things the opposite way." Bai Ying suddenly stopped and smiled, revealing her teeth. "Alright, alright, if you act cute, we'll go buy a yukata first."

Yukinoshita: "Hey, hey, why isn't this over yet?"

"Because you asked me to demonstrate how to act cute, and you haven't even done it yourself yet," Bai Ying asked matter-of-factly. "Have you learned it? Like just now. Considering your acting skills might not be enough, you can try adding some personal elements to improvise..."

"That's not going to happen."

"Okay, let's go find the hero and end our date for now."

"Hey, hey—" Yukino Yukinoshita raised her voice, dissatisfied, "It was the same before, and it's the same now. Is this how you act as a boyfriend? Making your girlfriend do everything herself?"

Yukino felt that something was off.

If they become a couple, as I imagine, this guy would do some unexpected intimate things. For example, he might suddenly hug and kiss her during a normal chat, or he might recite a poem-like compliment in a crowded street, or he might suddenly hug her and start criticizing her when there are multiple girlfriends around, even though he shouldn't be closer to any of them...

And then, things turned out differently. She was all about attacking Yukino-chan, suddenly kissing her on the cheek and taking the initiative, but with me, she just kept nagging and complaining, forcing me to take the initiative instead. It was the same on the way to town; she'd stick out her arms and ask me to hug her, and now she's suddenly asking me to be affectionate…

Yukino's heart skipped a beat; she realized things weren't so simple.

"Because you're a surprise-seeker, you're probably hoping your boyfriend will suddenly attack you and do something unexpected?" Bai Ying analyzed. "I think getting you to move would be the biggest surprise!"

Pshaw! Surprise my foot! You're clearly just making me do weird stuff!

"Huh?" Yukinoshita Haruno asked playfully. "What if I don't move?"

"call……"

Bai Ying took a deep breath, her lips moved slightly, her eyes gradually welled up with tears, and her brows drooped slightly, like an innocent boy hurt by a heartless woman: "So... you were just lying to me all along? You..."

Yukinoshita pulled the white figure in front of her.

"Would you come with me to buy a yukata?"

Her tone was gentle and ethereal, her face beaming with smiles. Her voice was melodious and slightly shy. She gently tugged at the hem of her dress with her fingers, and her beautiful face, which already possessed a touch of mature charm, drew closer. Her gaze seemed to be focused on the clothing store with a sign that read "Yukata Sale" on the other side of the street, or perhaps she was afraid that someone would see through her eyes.

Just as Bai Ying was about to answer, Yukinoshita Haruno, who had already leaned close to his ear, sharpened her gaze and uttered a high-pitched, thin interjection: "————————Hey——————→!"

It felt like an arrow piercing through my left ear to my right, making my scalp tingle, my hair stand on end, and causing a faint buzzing and pain in my ears.

"Hmm...not bad."

Bai Ying tensed up, revealing a doting expression: "Let's go, I love seeing you in a yukata."

"hehe."

Yukinoshita rolled her eyes in a rare display of annoyance and dragged Shiroe towards the yukata shop.

……

……

No! We can't just wait like this. For some reason, my mother was just strolling around the street. "Didn't you want to talk about what happened in the past?"

Grandpa also kept a straight face and pretended to be dignified—don't put on that face, that inexplicable elder dignity, it all fell away when you were chatting and laughing with Bai Jun!

Yukino Yukinoshita has decided to take the initiative.

“The hot springs here are nice. I like to come here to soak whenever I have free time to exercise. It’s very good for my health,” said Mr. Yukinoshita. “Did you bring yukatas with you? If not, the inn has yukatas, or you can buy a few at the shop over there. After dinner, we can come and soak in the hot springs together.”

"Um……"

Yukino's mother nodded in agreement and asked, "What does Yukino think?"

"Hmm." Yukino Yukinoshita nodded and asked, "Grandpa, I heard you hoped I would be born a boy... Hmm?"

"Haha, this hot spring... ah?"

What the hell?

Grandpa Yukino didn't react for a moment. He looked at his granddaughter as if to confirm, and found that she was also staring ahead with a blank expression. He turned his head and was instantly drawn to her.

Shirokage and Yukinoshita Haruno were carrying shopping bags as they walked out of the yukata discount clothing store, unaware of what was happening here.

"Yang No."

The mother called out from under the snow.

The two turned around and met the different gazes of the three people, resulting in a sudden silence among the five of them.

written request for leave

Not even for a moment...

Anyway, I originally wanted to continue down this dark path tonight, forcing myself forward with the power of the deadline, but then I suddenly realized that my nose was blocked, my mind was foggy, and my body was slightly cold. It's probably because the weather is getting colder and I'm catching a cold. So, I'm shamefully taking a day off now, just lounging around...

What? Leave slips are limited?

Haha, let my future self worry about that. I'm sure I'll be incredibly motivated to keep my half-year bonus and perfect attendance record. Humans are truly amazing.

Sigh, just as I was putting the books on the big bookshelf, I suddenly had to take two days off intermittently. It's like the boss just finished making grand promises and giving me a pep talk, and then the employee suddenly says, "I need to take a day off..." It's quite a thrill!

Ugh, I seem to have hit a roadblock trying to write about romance. Sometimes after finishing a piece, I'm left with a mix of the joy of surviving and a deep emptiness, sighing and questioning why people even want to be in love – it's such a hassle! I need to find a way to escape the character and my own predicament – ​​after all, a mundane and happy life has no fun! I need some trouble and sadness to get me going!

Chapter Thirty-One: The Hero's Defeat

Silence, utter silence.

Yukino's gaze sharpened from confusion, unsure how to begin the conversation. Just moments before, she had been determined to confront the issue head-on and engage in a surgical-like treatment showdown, only to turn around and discover that her sister and Haku-kun... oh, were buying yukatas.

Do you think you have the game in the bag, or are you just being careless about the outcome? Going on a date with your sister at a time like this!

Yukino's murderous intent gradually surfaced beneath the snow.

Some people have a stronger murderous intent than she does.