Uneasy daily life

Actually, some of my experiences in my past life were quite similar to those of my superior, Xiao Gou Dan.

For example, leaving a familiar hometown and going to a strange place... As for whether it hurts or annoys, of course it does, and we've even had arguments.

The reason later became clear: his superpowers had caused an earthquake. But whatever the reason, the feeling of losing a part of his life was undeniable. Even though he quickly put that sadness behind him by trying to integrate into the group and getting to know his superiors, among other things.

and so……

"I guess I just like traveling."

Angelina muttered to herself, "Going from one place to another, having to say goodbye to familiar things and encounter unfamiliar things, it's really heartbreaking... You have friends at school, you have shops you like here, you've gotten used to living here, and suddenly having to leave all of that is hard to accept, isn't it? Once you're gone, you're gone, and there's no going back."

"Friends will become strangers, habits formed elsewhere will make it impossible to adapt to one's hometown, memories will become blurred, and apart from a few things, one will not be able to recall life in one's hometown... It's like playing a game so well, but suddenly there's an update, and you have to start all over again."

Angelina sighed, her expression turning serious again: "Later, I realized it wasn't something to be sad about, not only because Mom and Dad are still around, just like you still have Grandpa and Grandma, but also because... I've come to enjoy traveling."

"Leaving a familiar place means saying goodbye to the happiness and joy that happened there, as well as the sadness and pain that happened there. Going to an unfamiliar place may make you feel uneasy and uncertain about the future, but it also gives you the opportunity to find other happiness and joy. For example, in a new place, I met new friends, met people I liked, and experienced more happy and... memorable things."

"Sometimes, I do think about returning to my hometown someday—I've gone much farther than you, even abroad!"

Angelina racked her brains for words to summarize: "After I started traveling, I suddenly found I wasn't afraid anymore, and I even looked forward to going back to the places I used to live. Walking on the roads of my memories, the scenery around me was both strange and familiar. I wondered if the shops that left a deep impression on me were still open? If they were, I would go in and have a meal; if they had closed down, I would go to a newly opened shop and have a meal. I might run into some old friends on the way, and I would go up and say hello. If they had forgotten me, I would remind them; if they still couldn't remember, I would wave goodbye. I definitely had to go back to my old school... Hmm, the school I used to attend had a pretty good reputation, so it shouldn't suddenly close down... Oh right! I also had to go back to my old house to take a look. I didn't need to knock on the door or go inside; I just needed to see the door."

"That must be a wonderful feeling, right? I definitely won't be sad, because my hometown and other places I've been to will always welcome me back... How should I put it? The feeling of reunion?"

Angelina had a sudden inspiration: "Every departure is for a reunion, so there's no need to be sad."

Alright! As expected of me, Angelina from the Scarlet Theatre... oops! I mean, she can have an artistic side sometimes!

After all, I guess I'd call myself an artsy girl? Having read so many light novels and other stories, I do have a bit of an artistic flair!

In short! Perfect! This mere white shadow cub can relax and happily embrace the future with my comfort!

Angelina put her hands on her hips and looked up at the child.

The child stared at her silently with his clear, bright eyes.

A few seconds passed.

"Ahem..." Angelina silently lowered her hands from her hips. "Is there anything you'd like to say?"

"Can't understand."

puff--!

Angelina swayed.

“You talk too much…” the child added, “You’re just as talkative as your grandma.”

puff--! !

"Who are you calling nagging? Who are you calling granny?! I'm a seventeen-year-old high school girl... Ugh! I've caught the white shadow's nagging!"

That wretched white shadow cub!

Angelina, enraged, decisively abandoned any attempt at understanding and opted for intimidation: "Anyway! Get your act together, you hear me?! Otherwise, I'll throw you away!"

The child blinked, looking at her curiously.

After a few seconds of stalemate, Angelina cried out in her heart: White Shadow! Help her!

You've succeeded!

"what?!"

Angelina was completely bewildered, then was suddenly ejected from the child's dream and returned to the car's roof.

She looked at the white-clad figure sitting next to her with a surprised expression: "I succeeded? Didn't he not understand anything?"

"No matter how eloquent the words, they cannot compare to the transmission of the heart—don't forget, you still have the power of my substitute within you."

"Huh? Me too?"

"Of course there is, but only a very small amount, enough for you to make up your mind and knock on the door to get here." The white figure waved its hand. "After all, your superpowers are so strong, it's already quite good that you can fit in."

"oh oh……"

Angelina scratched her head, leaned over the hood, and peeked through the window. The child had woken up and their eyes met, startling her into thinking she had been seen.

He was just looking at the scenery outside the car window... It's unbelievable. I remember how he used to be a bit bearish, energetic, and playful. I don't know how he's become so quiet and reserved.

Well, have a safe trip.

I guess you could call this a trip?

A unique journey, transcending worlds and time, into another person's life...

Angelina rolled over and sat back on the hood of the car, her brown hair flying in the wind, a mix of disbelief and excitement washing over her.

She glanced at the white figure sitting cross-legged beside her, and suddenly felt an urge. So she opened her mouth and shouted at the distant mountains and sky: "Xiao Gou Dan is a big scumbag!!"

The mountains didn't echo back, so Angelina created her own.

Bai Ying glanced at her and smiled gently.

"Grandma, stop reading."

"Waaaaah! I'm going to seal you away! I'll seal you away with Planetary Devastation!"

I scattered my life in different places, until I cast out my last fragment of time. Those fragments connect to form a line, outlining my true form.

The car wobbled along the bumpy road, heading towards the future.

Chapter 108 The End of Freedom

"The journey has not yet been far, but the past events are long in my mind. I advise you not to look back, for there is no hometown."

As I watched the car drive away, a deep male voice echoed in my ears, carrying a mix of nostalgia, emotion, and sigh.

"If you don't understand, why are you pretending to be a cultured person?"

Feng Bin and Hua curled their lip, saying with disdain, "Was this how you were in your past life? It's just moving to another place, not being kicked out of the house, and you feel despair?"

Little kid, how ridiculous.

I wasn't this pathetic when I ran away from home.

"I can't quite remember any of these things," Bai Ying acknowledged. "Compared to your behavior in your past life—running away from home only to be persuaded to return by the Hero Plus, and then crying your eyes out—I was definitely a pathetic loser..."

Feng Bin and Hua Lian couldn't stand it anymore and kicked him: "Go away! You're the one who's crying! Anyway, that Assassin Queen's bomb has been defused, right?"

"Only one bomb was defused." The white-clad figure dodged the barrage of kicks, gazing into the distance with a deep expression. "But you're right, a child's innocent thoughts and mind can hardly comprehend the feeling of despair..."

"exactly."

Feng Bin and Hua smiled smugly: "Reasoning with him is useless, just scare him a few times like his grandma did!"

Basically, you have to use a very loud voice to tell him not to be sad, or you'll throw him away...

"As expected of a stick figure." The white figure bowed respectfully. "Although you didn't accomplish anything, you tried your best. You're amazing."

“That’s… huh?”

Feng Bin and Hua were taken aback, then glared at each other and said, "You're the one who didn't do anything! You just watched from the sidelines!"

Bai Ying shrugged: "You still haven't realized it? The others are watching too, you just can't see them."

"Huh? Who made that? My sister or Yukinoshita?"

"9527."

"How did she do it?"

“Because of understanding, there will be no denial; because of communication, feelings can be conveyed.” Bai Ying patted Feng Bin and Hua on the shoulder, encouraging them, “Don’t worry! You also have a chance to win my favor…”

"Not familiar with it! Get out of here!"

Feng Bin and Hua swatted away Bai Ying's hand in disgust, and said unhappily, "You've caused all this trouble just so we can give you psychological therapy?"

Bai Ying said confidently, "I am not sick and do not need treatment."

“I think you really don’t need treatment, you’re beyond saving!” Feng Bin and Hua rolled their eyes and said casually, “Since my sisters are here, we can leave it to them.”

Bai Ying was shocked: "What? You're just going to slack off like this?!"

"Otherwise what?" Toyohama Kazuka pouted. "I don't have any words to comfort him."

"No way! You can't win me over like that!"

"Get lost! Who are you? I don't care about your favorability!"

Feng Bin and Hua said disdainfully, "Although I find you quite pleasing to the eye and we get along fairly well, I will never admit that a scumbag like you is my sister's boyfriend!"

Bai Ying corrected, "He's your boyfriend."

"Tsk..."

Feng Bin and Hua's small face wrinkled, their features converging towards the tip of their noses, their level of disdain rising sharply.

Bai Ying encouraged loudly, "Don't think you're incompetent. Even though you're really bad at everything, you can understand how it feels to be bad at everything."

"climb!"

Who says someone is completely useless at everything?!

……

"He only scored in the teens on the entrance assessment?!"

"Your teacher suggests you repeat a year, so you'll be studying for an extra year of primary school. Remember to study hard and catch up."

"You're not studying for our sake!"

"What's wrong with saying a few words to you? Is that nagging?"

“Look at others, they spend their weekends studying, while you just go out and play.”

My fists weren't very hard, but they were incredibly annoying.

The boy sighed and lowered his head to do his homework.

The city certainly has many unheard-of and incredibly fun things, like Ultraman, the "Heavenly Eye Child," and the "Dragon Baby" and "Phoenix Baby" from TV—things that can move, talk, and are truly magical. My grandparents are here with me too… but it feels completely different from when we lived in the countryside.

For example, reading seems to have become an increasingly time-consuming activity. Although I'm not tired of it, I naturally have less time to do other things.

What kind of essay is considered good? For my entrance exam, I wrote about tadpoles looking for their mother, but my mother said the teacher said the essay was off-topic and my handwriting was terrible, so I needed to repeat a year to improve my basics.

What does it mean to repeat a grade? My parents seem to care a lot about it.

The boy didn't dwell on things he didn't understand. Whether it was reading or doing homework, he just followed the instructions and spent the rest of his time playing.

I made many new friends at school. The classrooms were spacious with lots of desks and chairs. Everyone had their own chair, and two people could share a desk. In the past, the classrooms only had a very long wooden bench and a very long table.

It should be considered better, right?

The only thing that bothers me is that my mom is quite nagging, and then my grandma starts nagging too.

My father and grandfather only eat at home in the evenings.

It's a relief that Dad sometimes doesn't come home... Well, it's probably because Dad rarely smiles, and when he does talk to me, it's always about school and grades. I can't tell if he's happy or angry from his face, which makes me subconsciously cautious.

My mother would occasionally ask my friends at school if I was getting along well with my classmates, but she wouldn't always bring up those boring things.

The boy concluded that his mother tended to talk a lot when she brought up certain things, and he couldn't leave her unfinished; his father's conversations made him feel scared, and he couldn't ignore them or not respond.

After finishing his holiday homework, the boy sneaked to the security door and peeked in to listen—he could hear his grandmother and mother's voices coming from the kitchen.

"Go and rest, you're pregnant."

"Mom, it's not that serious."

"Isn't this serious? Giving birth is like walking through the gates of hell."

Practice makes perfect.

"Practice makes perfect, but I don't know if she's Qiangwa's sister or brother."

The boy instinctively held his breath, gently pressed down the doorknob, and slowly squeezed out through the crack in the door.

If I make noise and get caught, my grandma and mom will definitely make me do my homework or help sweep the floor, and won't let me go out to play.

But as long as you sneak out, there won't be any major problems if you return home in the evening; at most, you'll get a few words of nagging.

Plan passes.

The boy slipped out of the house. Although the city was very big and the roads were like a maze, he had already explored the area within a few kilometers. He also discovered some arcades by the roadside where you could play all kinds of games by buying tokens.

Unfortunately, he couldn't play for long. His only real income was the pocket money his grandfather occasionally gave him. Sometimes his parents would also give him money to buy books, pay class fees, and buy breakfast. If there was any change left over, and they didn't ask for it back, it would end up in his pocket, turning into controlling airplanes to shoot down other airplanes, controlling Zhuge Liang to snatch Liu Bei's son, and controlling characters to fight dinosaurs...