Uneasy daily life

That being said, if time could be reversed, the stick figure would feel a little regretful if he didn't remember this incident.

Forget it, instead of having an irrelevant competitive spirit, let's just keep our memories consistent.

What's the difference between one-sided undoing of a move and a child who can't play the game?

But I'll remember this grudge!

Bai Ying suppressed her emotions. Since she was already awake, she might as well write some light novel before going to school. The hazy, dreamlike experience she had just had could easily be turned into a plot point in a novel.

Next, we'll jump straight into the "Loser" chapter!

Chapter Ninety-Two: Remember to Lie to Me

The first semester of the second year of high school is coming to an end before we know it, so much so that many students haven't realized that another part of their youth has passed by as summer vacation approaches.

Today, the atmosphere in the Aid and Service Department is quite different from usual.

If the usual atmosphere is a blend of three parts Yukino Yukinoshita's coldness, three parts Hachiman Hikigaya's aloofness, three parts Yui Yuigahama's energy, and ninety-one parts Kaven Hakukage, then today the atmosphere is even more one of silence.

Yui Yuigahama was unusually downcast. Unlike usual, she didn't chat with her friends on her phone, occasionally check if anything interesting was happening at school, share it, or complain about the crazy behavior of the club president, Shiro.

Has the "Legendary Chef" reached the age where he feels "I am different and cannot stoop to talk to mediocrity"?

The white figure sighed with emotion.

"No..."

Yui Yuigahama gave a listless hum, wanting to talk about Kaede, but it wasn't something to be happy about, so she kept quiet, lay on the table fiddling with her phone, and couldn't help but sigh deeply.

"Die-hard Chef! Cheer up! Don't let me look down on you!" Bai Ying encouraged in a loud voice. "Does a little girl want you to be sad? Show some enthusiasm as a positive person, be optimistic, cheerful, and liven up the atmosphere! Hey hey hey~!"

"Shut up, Xiaobai! You're so noisy!"

Yui Yuigahama retorted loudly, revealing a rare expression of extreme anger.

Bai Ying obediently shut up, and the activity room suddenly became extremely quiet. This left Yui Yuigahama, who had couldn't help but shout, frozen in place, her cheeks twitching and her mind in turmoil—what was this sudden feeling of guilt? Was it my fault?

Okay, I might have been wrong to blame others, but Xiaobai is also 99% responsible for stirring things up!

"Yuhihama, you should go home for now."

Yukino Yukinoshita suddenly said softly.

"Huh?" Yui Yuigahama's expression was one of surprise and horror. Did this mean she was being kicked out of the family?!

“That’s right!” A sinister smile appeared on Bai Ying’s face, but she quickly looked at Yukino Yukinoshita with gentle eyes and said softly, “Sister, please don’t get angry. I was just joking with you. She’s been having some troubles lately and is upset. She didn’t mean to yell at me. I know you care about me, but please don’t blame her. The fact that I’m angry with her shows that we are close…”

Yuigahama Yui: “?”

"#!" Yukino Yukinoshita raised her eyelids slightly, unable to make the impolite gesture of rolling her eyes, and simply said coldly, "I mean if you're in a bad mood, go to a place where you can relax and adjust. The activity room is full of air polluted by white fungus. If you want to soothe your mood, go home. In short, I'm giving you a day off."

"Xiaoxue..."

Yui Yuigahama nodded, moved.

"No way! As the minister, I'm writing this under the influence of Calvin Klein right now, you guys should be working overtime with me!"

Bai Ying attempted to abuse the minister's power.

"Yes, yes, yes..." Yui Yuigahama replied perfunctorily, picked up her schoolbag and walked away, "I'll go home first."

Does Azusagawa Kaede's situation really affect Yui Hama that much? I'm a little confused... She might be a very emotional girl, but she's definitely not that gentle and empathetic, right? Logically speaking, even if she's feeling annoyed and depressed, she should pretend she doesn't have those feelings and start a conversation as usual to lighten the mood.

Hachiman Hikigaya shook his head slightly. Humans are truly strange creatures, and Yukinoshita is quite strange too. Given her personality, she should be looking for an opportunity to comfort Yuihama. What does it mean to send her home to calm down... Uh, what kind of look is that?

He happened to meet Yukino's gaze, which was slightly cold and silent.

I understand, this is a silent hint.

Hachiman Hikigaya coughed lightly, closed the novel, and put it in his bag, forcibly starting his self-talk mode: "Ah—I suddenly remembered! Komachi asked me to come home early today to do a big clean-up together, and to prepare a very lavish dinner, and asked me to help carry things..."

Grab your schoolbag and let's go!

Hachiman Hikigaya slipped out of the activity room at lightning speed, glancing back sadly before shaking his head and sighing... Sigh, when exactly did the Helping Service Club, which is supposed to be all about helping others, become such a mess? The club president is obsessed with love, the vice president is abusing his power, and the two subordinates are powerless to help, and might even be kicked out of the activity room!

Damn it! Let them all explode!

Hikigaya-kun should have understood what was going on, went after Yui-hama, and then comforted her, right? Yukino Yukinoshita was quite relieved, as she really couldn't comfort her. Because Shiro-kun had sent a strange plan to the group chat, she couldn't be sad about Azusagawa Kaede's situation, but it wasn't convenient to talk to Yui-hama about it.

"Time can be reversed..."

Yukino Yukinoshita glanced at someone sideways, then continued reading her book, muttering to herself, "If I were to seriously explain to Yuihama, she would probably believe in the so-called time reversal, and then realize that she couldn't help at all. If you think about it carefully, even if she saved Azusagawa Kaede, she wouldn't know anything... She can only wait for an ending she knows nothing about with a sad, expectant, and powerless heart."

Therefore, there's no way to tell Yuihama about this, because it's useless. Time reversal would erase what has happened, and people wouldn't even realize that time has erased the traces of things, just like myself... I feel a little annoyed, a little distressed, and a little powerless.

Yukino Yukinoshita quietly turned the pages of her book, waiting for the white figure to speak.

Ten seconds passed, twenty seconds passed, thirty seconds passed...

"#!"

Yukino Yukinoshita closed the book, looked up at Shirokage who was typing, her already cold expression growing even colder. She got up and left her seat on the side of the reception table, pressed down her skirt, and sat down in Yui Yuigahama's seat—the seat next to Shirokage.

Another thirty seconds of silence passed.

Yukino Yukinoshita took a deep breath, her face serious, and moved her chair slightly. Perhaps it was intentional, but the chair leg scraped against the floor with a 'screech', almost touching the chair Shirokage was sitting in. She turned her head, squinting her bright eyes, and quietly watched Shirokage's profile as she focused on her work.

A minute of silence passed.

Yukino Yukinoshita finally spoke up first: "Hakubun!"

The white figure suddenly turned its head, meeting Yukino Yukinoshita's eyes, and said with a playful smile, "Hero, you're acting strange again!"

"Who told you to say such unbelievable things out of the blue, and then act like you don't care at all?" Yukino Yukinoshita pursed her lips, her tone revealing a sense of helplessness. "Time reversal, everything that has happened disappears, whether it's happy or sad, it can all be easily erased, and you can't even know about it... It's so unreasonable."

If you can go back one day, then you can go back a month, then a year or even longer?

Likes, dislikes, experiences, feelings, unforgettable moments... everything will turn into emptiness, a heavy sense of nothingness grips the heart, and even breathing becomes difficult.

Yukino Yukinoshita hates this familiar feeling, yet it keeps creeping back into her.

Has the tide already turned back? How many times has Bai Jun experienced this? And how many times have I confided these feelings to him?

She couldn't deny the effectiveness of this method, because it was the way to save Azusagawa Kaede. Although she hadn't spent much time with that child, their experiences were too similar; she was a victim and shouldn't have to pay the price for being ostracized and harmed.

Yukino Yukinoshita gazed at the white figure, unsure of what she wished to say, simply pouring out her feelings.

The white figure suddenly gestured towards the notebook with its lips: "Mmm."

Huh?

Yukino Yukinoshita looked at the laptop screen.

Yukino Yukinoshita sat down next to me, her face showing displeasure. I didn't speak, and she pulled a chair over, the legs scraping against the floor—perhaps accidentally. Yukino stared at me, her face cold, her bright eyes like they were covered by a thin layer of ice, clear yet fragile. I could understand her feelings—a serious and hardworking hero finds it hard to accept being manipulated by external forces, whether fortunate or unfortunate, and feels powerless and saddened by forces she cannot resist… Next, we'll probably have a discussion and exchange about time reversal: the hero's chance of acting cute is 50%, the hero's chance of confiding is 30%, the hero's chance of making a decision is 19%, and the hero's chance of forcibly kissing me is 1%.

What are you writing?!

Yukino's brow twitched slightly.

"Hmm...so it's about expressing your feelings?" Bai Ying nodded slightly. "Looks like my guess was pretty accurate. I'll show it to you when time goes back. I wonder what your thoughts and expression will be..."

"..." Yukino Yukinoshita was stunned, then seemed to realize something, "You showed this to 'me'?"

“Of course,” Bai Ying shrugged. “I’m actually quite curious. If time were to rewind, and I tried my best to act out the events that happened when I was with you, would you have any unexpected reactions? Regardless of your reactions, I will show you what happened before, and then record what is happening now…”

“Bai Jun, how can experiencing something firsthand and just reading about it be the same feeling?”

Yukino Yukinoshita said this, her expression softening.

"Aren't you experiencing it firsthand right now? Suddenly you don't feel scared anymore, right?" The white figure smiled, and Yukino Yukinoshita guiltily looked away.

"Hehehe! The hero refuses to admit the method's effectiveness, remaining stubborn, but eyes don't lie; her gaze softened, and my favorability increased by 1..."

As Baiying pondered the content and was about to type on the keyboard, her arm was suddenly grabbed by Yukino Yukinoshita.

Yukino Yukinoshita muttered, "You're not allowed to write it like that!"

The white figure flew into a rage: "Insolence! I am the author!"

The two immediately began to struggle. Seeing that she was no match for him, Yukino Yukinoshita suddenly had a flash of inspiration. She decisively let go of Hakuei's arm, moved the notebook on the table in front of her, and not only used the notebook to intimidate Hakuei and prevent him from attacking rashly, but also started typing on the keyboard.

"What are you doing?!" Bai Ying cried out in anguish, "Take your cat paws off her! Typing so gently won't make her comfortable! Don't turn this into your personal content!"

"Shut up! Don't say weird things!"

As Yukino Yukinoshita retorted through gritted teeth, she had already revised a portion of the content and withdrew her hand with satisfaction: "In short, if you're going to tell 'me,' this part is not allowed to be changed."

Bai Ying took the notebook back and glanced at the extra sentence on it.

[Yukino was relieved, not because Hakukage intended to tell her everything, but because Hakukage remembered their story. As long as someone remembers, the story won't end sadly. Spring blows its wind in her heart, dispelling helplessness and sorrow. Even if time flows backward again and again, someone will always remember that I love you.]

Yukino Yukinoshita took the book out again and tried her best to look like she was reading seriously. However, she seemed a little too serious, and the book covered most of her face, only revealing her bright, watery eyes with lowered eyelids.

Ugh... I regret it. Can we turn back time? Just a few seconds!

Why isn't Bai Jun saying anything yet? Bring it on, whether it's mockery or teasing!

Is he secretly laughing at my expression? That rascal…

Yukino Yukinoshita cautiously lifted her eyelids and glanced at the white figure. She noticed that the white figure wasn't looking at her, but rather at the message she had just written on the screen. He had his hands crossed over his nose, his palms just covering his mouth. Although she couldn't see his full expression, his eyes were very subtle and strange... Hmm, a bit like the day she was about to hit him...

Is this... an excuse?

"Ahem." Yukino Yukinoshita coughed lightly, put down her book, and put her arms around Shirokage's left arm. "What are you looking at? Does Shirokage have any objections?"

Bai Ying shuddered and coughed, saying, "What you wrote reminds me of what happened that night—I said that if I disappeared, you must remember to come find me… What you wrote sounds a lot like what I said back then."

"It doesn't look like it at all."

Yukinoshita hugged him tighter, leaning against Shiro's shoulder. She raised her face, trying to deny it, but swallowed her words back. Looking at Shiro, she whispered, "This is a mutual promise... Shiro-kun, time will turn back, memories will disappear, everything that has happened will be erased, even life and death will become blurred—just think of me as being stubborn, feeling that everything is fragile and powerless. When the waves come, the sandcastle will crumble..."

Bai Ying couldn't help but smile, turned to the side, and gently put her arm around Yukino Yukinoshita's waist, saying in a simple tone, "Then, no matter how many times the sandcastle collapses, I will rebuild the sand into a fortress."

"Um……"

Yukino Yukinoshita's voice softened as she looked up and whispered, "If you remember this, you'll have to remember to lie to me... to make me your girlfriend."

"If you get scammed, you'll be upset, right?"

The white figure couldn't help but ask, its breath gently falling on Yukino's fluttering eyelashes beneath the snow, creating ripples in its eyes.

"It's okay, because I like you."

Yukino Yukinoshita tilted her head back and stood up. She pulled Shirokage's arm with both hands, causing him to lean towards her, and then naturally pressed her lips to the corner of his lips.

Hmm...so close...I got carried away and kissed him! What should I do next? Although I've done even more shameless things, I'm still embarrassed...Should I stick out my tongue? Can I just lick him once and be done with it? Yes! Sticking out my tongue is shameless, just lick him once...If it's Bai Jun who's in heat and sticks out his tongue, then it's none of my business!

boom!

"Oh! We have a client coming to our door..."

Hiratsuka Shizuka boldly opened the door, and when she saw the two people already pressed together inside, she froze on the spot, and the cigarette she was holding between her fingers fell to the ground.

boom!

Yukino Yukinoshita suddenly pushed the white figure away, grabbed her schoolbag, and ran towards the door in shame and anger.

There is nowhere left for me! Nowhere!

Hiratsuka Shizuka, standing at the door, quickly stepped aside, watching as the other person made a sharp turn and rushed towards the stairs, and heard an angry shout coming from below.

"Teacher! I've told you so many times! Knock before you come in!!"

"Ah, I'm so sorry..."

Hiratsuka Shizuka gave a vague, subconscious reply, then her face twitched, and she suddenly raised her voice and shouted back downstairs, "Is this my fault?!"

Thump thump thump thump...

Only the sound of someone going down the stairs gradually faded into the distance.

Bai Ying supported herself with one hand on the ground, her body and the chair with one foot on the ground barely maintaining their balance. She shook her head with a sigh and said, "Your jealousy has been exposed."

Hiratsuka Shizuka delivered a devastating kick to the half-smoked cigarette, yelling, "You little brat, get out of here!"

……

……

I'm so ashamed! I was caught doing this! How could I do such a thing in my school, where I'm supposed to be studying... I've lost all right to be a human being!

Ugh! Since something like that happened, why didn't Bai Jun remember to lock the door?!

If you're going to reenact a story that's already happened, why not try to go beyond the script?

Yukino Yukinoshita, carrying her schoolbag, hurried along, her mind preoccupied, her head bowed, her ears, hidden by her hair, burning hot.