Uneasy daily life

Hana-chan and Sakurajima both work in Tokyo, don't they?

……

……

On the way to school.

"Oh, the weather is so nice..."

A cold, silent stare.

"Oh! Can you be my girlfriend? Stop, stop, stop! Kid, don't call the police. You try to compete with this lady first. Can you beat her? No way. I was just teasing you, and you actually took it seriously. What a confident kid you are."

A cold, silent stare.

Staring at the white figure that seemed to have so much fun even on such a short journey...

Yukino Yukinoshita is very unhappy.

Chapter 69: Death of Hikigaya

The hero is unhappy today. So the question is, why is the hero unhappy?

This is a very profound question. It requires considering the context and incorporating personality factors to arrive at a perfect answer.

Top students often use simple and straightforward methods to answer questions.

A: Based on the context and the character's personality, the hero's unhappiness stems from three reasons. First, as his girlfriend, the hero is extremely unhappy that her boyfriend is being intimate with other women in front of her. Just as a mischievous child can be too unrestrained, a loving father can be too lenient. Agreeing to be one of her girlfriends doesn't mean she can tolerate him 'cheating' right in front of her.

Second: As the younger sister, the hero is unhappy that he failed to pay attention to his older sister's psychological problems. Because he loves her, he doesn't want to hurt her and hopes to alleviate her pain.

Third: As Yukino Yukinoshita, the hero is unhappy with himself. He can't take advantage of promises he's made, such as promising to be one of his girlfriends. She's conflicted about why she's unhappy about this, and therefore unhappy.

Fourth: As Xue Niu Niu, she felt dissatisfied with Bai Ying, hence her unhappiness. Even if Bai Ying's intention was to make her sister see the twisted side of her heart, she shouldn't have used methods that resembled bullying. To imbue actions that should only be performed out of affection with a utilitarian purpose of achieving a certain goal is anything but pure love! If her intimate actions to prove her feelings only lowered her boyfriend's standards, making him use intimacy as a means, then her feelings ultimately failed to be conveyed to him, failed to make him feel and understand her affection—that he doesn't like her the way she likes him. Of course, this would make her unhappy.

In conclusion: People with rich and complicated inner lives are always good at making things difficult for themselves.

What? I like to be sulky, and you have a problem with that? You're so good at judging people, why don't you look at yourself? I've always been so good to you... cough cough, anyway! I think besides her sister's somewhat twisted quirks, Baijun has quite a few quirks too!

Yukino Yukinoshita glanced at the scrawled note in her hand, her brow twitching slightly. Her indifferent expression remained unchanged, but the temperature in the activity room seemed to plummet. She crumpled the crumpled note in her hand, her sharp eyes fixed on the white figure who was engrossed in writing.

"Uh...can we talk this out?"

What happened today? Did Xiaoxue and Xiaobai have a fight? Anyway, Xiaoxue must be very unhappy right now!

Yui Yuigahama waved her hands frantically, looking around in an attempt to calm herself down.

Hachiman Hikigaya watched coldly, even inwardly chuckling with amusement—tsk tsk tsk, the club president is caught in a love trap, he's just asking for trouble, and to make matters worse, it's that troublesome, awkward Yukinoshita, which triples the trouble... Hehehe, this is going to be interesting.

"White fungi..."

Yukino Yukinoshita took a deep breath, preparing to go to the rooftop to have a private talk with her unlucky boyfriend.

With a flourish, Bai Ying reached out and ripped a piece of paper from the notebook, crumpled it into a ball, and tossed it out like a basketball shot.

*Thud.* The crumpled paper hit Yukino Yukinoshita on the forehead.

Hachiman Hikigaya and Yui Yuigahama were stunned.

Oh... could it be that today's mini-drama is Conan?

"#!"

Yukino Yukinoshita didn't speak, only gave a faint smile. She reached out and picked up the note on the table, unfolded it, and chuckled, "Oh? Is this Shiraijun's last words? The handwriting is a mess; she must have been in a lot of pain when she died..."

Is it possible that while my actions were partly intended to help 9528 understand her inner struggles, they were also a way of expressing my feelings, hoping that 9528 could overcome her inability to doubt anything and genuinely like me at some point?

You shouldn't do that in front of yourself!

As Yukino looked up, another crumpled piece of paper hit her forehead.

She revealed a gloomy look, unfolded the crumpled paper with annoyance, and almost couldn't maintain her habitually indifferent expression.

[To be honest, when I was pinning 9528 down and groping her right in front of you, she was struggling excitedly beneath me. Just watching that, the thought of being in that situation, made my already rebellious body give way on the spot! If you don't believe me, you can ask 9528; she definitely felt it!]

Who cares if you slept with that giant crocodile?! What kind of nonsense are you writing?! Are you a pervert?!

Before Yukino Yukinoshita could even look up, a crumpled piece of paper hit her forehead again, bouncing onto the reception table with a thud.

Bai Ying was writing furiously with her head down, tearing up pieces of paper as she wrote, crumpling them into balls, and throwing them at her forehead.

Since the brave one has chosen to be sincere, and has also decided to strive to accept and consider both the other person and oneself as 'likes'... overcome the hesitation in your heart! Cast aside your indecisiveness! Convey your sincere and passionate feelings to the other person!

In short, abandoning your brain can be a kind of fun!

I suddenly want you to hit me again!

You want to go, don't you?

[Soft, big, too big to hold in one hand, and you might accidentally bump into something hard... It's embarrassing to talk about, but I suddenly really want to try what it feels like to be a hero!]

Stop thinking about it! I don't feel anything... Ugh! I mean, don't spout such weird nonsense!

[Desire is swelling! It's screaming for more! The feeling of liking is irrepressible; even without violating Auntie's promise, there are still more intimate things to experience!]

You better suppress your anger! I've already said that kind of thing is bad for your health. Do you want to shoot away all your intelligence, drain your body, and turn into a prematurely aged idiot?!

[That's right! The charm of the hero is definitely different from 9528! In that scenario, you should focus on her face—there will definitely be a shy, restrained awkwardness, and she can't help but let her imagination run wild, leading to comparisons. So she'll put on a warning look to nip my mention of other people in the bud. But she probably doesn't know that I'll only be focused on watching her complex thoughts and feeling her exceptionally clear heartbeat!]

What do you mean by an exceptionally clear heartbeat? Are you implying something? What are you thinking?!

Gently caressing the snowdrifts, teasing the tender plum blossoms; secretly listening to the drums resounding in the bedchamber. From afar, only the soaring clouds are visible; up close, the soft fragrance of tender grasses fills the air.

You filthy, perverted light novel author!

I like you and your awkwardness; doing your reading comprehension is a pleasure.

Well--!

One crumpled piece of paper after another was thrown at Yukino Yukinoshita, who quickly became flustered.

Yui Yuigahama scratched her cheek, then picked up her cup with both hands, took a sip of black tea, and gave a warm smile... What a peaceful day it is today.

She glanced at Hachiman Hikigaya instinctively.

Hachiman Hikigaya is staring at a crumpled piece of paper that has bounced in front of him… What a terrifying club president! Even in this hellishly difficult love situation, he manages to deliver a one-hit kill like a cheater. What could possibly be written on this piece of paper? Is it just a repetition of "I like you"? No, no, the club president's methods can't be that simple. Surely not every note is filled with love poems? Curious.

"Enough! Stop right there!"

As if she were about to be overwhelmed by the crumpled pieces of paper, Yukino Yukinoshita hurriedly crumpled the notes into balls and put them away, while uttering strong words with exclamation marks, making Shiro regain her senses.

"Huh?" Bai Ying raised her hand and pressed her head, as if reassembling her brain. "It seems I accidentally entered a frenzy of creative mode. In this state, I don't even know what I've written."

Yukino Yukinoshita just gave him a disgruntled look and quickly prepared to put all the crumpled papers away.

She saw a crumpled piece of paper on the other side of the table, in front of Hachiman Hikigaya, and Hachiman Hikigaya was about to reach out and pick it up.

Yukinoshita Yukino: "..."

Hikigaya Hachiman: "..."

"Hmm? There's another one here?" Bai Ying scratched his head. "But I forgot what was written on this crumpled piece of paper. Would you like to open it and take a look?"

Minister, are you trying to use someone else to do your dirty work?!

Under the snow, a terrifying gaze was revealed—a gaze that would kill anyone who dared to look at it!

Hachiman Hikigaya carefully extended his index finger and flicked the paper ball lightly. Under the watchful eyes of the four, the paper ball seemed to make a rumbling sound like a wheel as it rolled to Yukino Yukinoshita.

Yukino Yukinoshita acted swiftly, snatching the last crumpled piece of paper with lightning speed. She breathed a sigh of relief, inwardly grumbling about her unreliable, erratic boyfriend, when she looked up and met the gazes of the other three.

"..."

Hachiman Hikigaya and Yui Yuigahama quickly and tactfully turned their gazes away.

"Unfortunately, this attempt to be so good at creating atmosphere only made it as awkward as snow. So, is this kind of 'being good at creating atmosphere' truly an act of understanding or not?" Bai Ying murmured emotionally. "Perhaps, there is no such thing as atmosphere in the world. It's just that when there are too many people pretending, it becomes atmosphere."

Yukino Yukinoshita silently lowered her head, opened the crumpled paper, and glanced at it.

[Now! I'm going to press it! Let your shame explode into despair, let's go back in time and save the world! BOOM!!]

...What kind of nonsense is this?

Yukino Yukinoshita ground her back teeth, carefully collected all the crumpled papers, and then locked them completely in the small pocket of her schoolbag. She hesitated for a moment, then got up, picked up the kettle from the small table by the wall, poured some black tea into someone's cup, and coldly placed the cup in front of Shiro: "Don't let this happen again."

In short, that's the end of it.

"Ok?"

Bai Ying leaned back slightly, first taking the cup in her hand: "What if you're in a situation that puts you in a dilemma again next time?"

You want to do it again? You're just deliberately teasing people! What kind of situation would make you insist on doing that kind of thing in front of me? My sister is just a special exception!

"Next time... hehe."

Yukino Yukinoshita chuckled: "I'm not that easy to fool."

You're obviously very easy to please!

Yui Yuigahama and Hachiman Hikigaya both thought to themselves, but they were also a little curious—how exactly did the club president (Shiro) manage to appease her? What exactly was written on those notes?

They're definitely not easy to appease, so let's rule out similar methods. Honestly, I can somewhat understand the hero's feelings. When I was making advances towards 9528, aside from desire, I actually felt a bit uncomfortable. I couldn't help but anxiously wonder what the hero's feelings and actions would be, whether he'd be so repulsed that communication would be difficult. The feelings 9528 might experience in front of the hero weren't necessarily pleasant; they could even generate extreme disgust…

The simplest example is Hayato Hayama. Because he didn't handle the things that happened when the hero was a child well, 9528 held a grudge against him for several years.

Surprisingly, 9528 has a petty side to his nature.

Bai Ying pondered for a moment, then suddenly said, "I hope the person I like only thinks of me, only looks at me, and only likes me, even if it's only for a short time—if we're going to define liking someone, then this is definitely a must."

"Humph."

Yukino Yukinoshita responded with a slightly cheerful hum.

"what!"

The white figure spoke, giving a response as resounding as a bell.

"#!"

It started snowing again in the activity room.

"Haha, of course, that kind of thing." Yui Yuigahama felt a bit full. Thinking about her current situation of making no progress, the feeling of being full seemed to ferment and taste sour. She quickly changed the subject, "Speaking of which, our case is progressing very smoothly. Kaede is planning to go out for a trip next week—should we plan where to go this weekend?"

"We should definitely ask the person involved for their opinion on this kind of thing. We're just here to play along."

Hachiman Hikigaya, flipping through a light novel, retorted, "It's only Monday, and you're already planning what to do this weekend? Skipping classes? Are your grades even up to par?"

"Ugh..." Yui Yuigahama retorted, "Is Hachiman really that confident?!"

"I'm not thinking about where to go this weekend, so this kind of 'real-life' activity is not for me at all."

"Really? You're such a popular person~"

"Are you trying to start a fight?!"

"Huh? Why are you so excited..."

"The subordinate's PTSD about being a 'normie' is getting worse and worse." Bai Ying took out her phone and pressed buttons, saying sadly, "If this continues, the subordinate will only be able to live with Komachi in the future, and then be disliked by Komachi and kicked out of the house."

Hachiman Hikigaya confidently declared, "Komachi would never kick me out of the family! Don't underestimate the bond between us siblings!"

Yukino Yukinoshita said calmly, "It's such an annoying sense of déjà vu, Hikigaya-kun."

"But wouldn't you kick yourself out of the house?"

Bai Ying said casually, "Because she loves her younger sister and is an incurable siscon, she can't tolerate constantly causing trouble for her and hindering her life. To take care of her older brother, she has to divert too much energy, so her studies can't be improved, and she has to work hard in the cruel society, taking on two part-time jobs every day, worrying about her brother who makes her worry, until she is exhausted and collapses, and in the moment she faints, this is what Komachi is thinking..."

"Wait!" Hachiman Hikigaya quickly tried to cover his ears.

"No, I have to take care of my brother, how can I..." (Komachi's weak voice).

Bai Ying pressed the send button.

[White Shadow: When I touched you, I was thinking of the Hero.]

[Yukino-chan is the cutest: That must have been pretty exciting, right? I could feel it~]

[Bai Bulang Bai Ying: Although 80% of the reason lies with your twisted habits, I still bear 20% of the responsibility. At the time, I wondered what I could do if the hero were truly heartbroken, facing her tears.]

[Yukino-chan is the cutest: Is Yukino alright?]

[Bai Bulang Bai Ying: She's only temporarily transformed into Snowy Twisty form.]

[Bai Buliang Baiying: And you?]

[Yukino-chan is the cutest: Me? I'm the super perverted Haruno, I might even like this kind of thrill, maybe even be a little addicted~ But if you keep doing this and really make Yukino-chan sad, Haruno doesn't know what she might do~]