Uneasy daily life

"Oh dear, given Yukino-chan's sentimental nature—when she's emotional, everything is easy to talk about; when she's not emotional, she's all business, firm in her stance, and can be particularly sarcastic in her expression."

Yukino Yukinoshita speculated in a serious tone: "For example, things like, 'You scum like you think you can like me? There's a limit to your dreams.' 'What? I'm shy around you? Do you want to look in the mirror?' 'I'm flat-chested, flat-chested my whole life, and I could never like you.'"

Yukino Yukinoshita tried her best to remain calm.

Toyohama Kazuka racked her brains for a moment, then suddenly realized, "That's right! No wonder Yukinoshita kept her eyes closed. For someone as awkward as her, the impact of those memories must have been intense, and she probably couldn't process them all at once... Sigh? Could she end up with a split personality like Kaede?!"

“Probably not.” Mai Sakurajima said gently. “Without Black Fan’s memories, they are all false memories that have been modified. After regaining the memories, those false memories will naturally be full of loopholes, and there will be no obstacle to the change of psychological perspective—wasn’t Kazuka also adjusted quickly? It wasn’t ‘I’m actually his girlfriend,’ but ‘I didn’t remember that he was his girlfriend’… Maybe Yukino has a harder time changing?”

Yukino Yukinoshita pursed her lips slightly and slowly clenched her fingers into a fist.

“That’s right, that’s right.” Yukinoshita Haruno couldn’t help but worry. “Oh dear, could it be that Yukino-chan is taking things too seriously and has started arguing with herself? One consciousness is scolding the other for being shameless, acting recklessly, and behaving lewdly. As a human being, she immediately apologizes. The other consciousness is shouting, ‘I didn’t! I didn’t! I’m going to sue you for defamation…’”

"Ugh?"

Toyohama Kazuka became worried. She peeked at the motionless Yukino Yukinoshita and quickly poked her shoulder: "Hey! Yukinoshita, are you alright?! Wake up! Don't be fooled by false memories!"

Yukino Yukinoshita feigns seriousness, while Mai Sakurajima maintains her smile.jpg

"I'm... fine!"

Yukino Yukinoshita couldn't keep up the act any longer. She opened her eyes, gritted her teeth, and said slowly and deliberately, trying to keep her face straight. She coldly said, "Didn't Toyohama say some things before that were denials? Like, you and my sister aren't some scumbag's girlfriends..."

"Because I couldn't remember."

Toyohama Kazuha spoke with such confidence that Yukino Yukinoshita felt like she'd punched a pillow: "Are you really okay? You don't have a split personality, can't accept that? I just suddenly remembered—it's normal to say that when you don't remember, since you just didn't remember, there's nothing you can do about that kind of thing..."

"Because Kazuha-chan is an idiot." Yukinoshita Haruno patted Toyohama Kazuha on the shoulder and sighed, "Yukino-chan is different. She's especially prone to tantrums. She definitely can't accept that her liking for a jerk has been forgotten. It makes her feelings seem simple and cheap, like buy one get two free, always on sale..."

I haven't forgotten everything! I was heartbroken back then too. When I saw where Bai Jun lived, even though I couldn't remember, I cried so hard—I just couldn't bring myself to say those words!

Yukino Yukinoshita swallowed her explanation back, feeling a bit stifled with a lump in her throat.

"Putting aside the fact that we like each other, the anti-fan did what a jerk would do, and we ended up being one of his girlfriends. Objectively speaking, it's definitely not a good thing," Sakurajima Mai comforted softly, displaying maturity and composure. "But if we only make objective judgments, we'll end up like Xiao Yun, a lonely person. Yukino, don't make a fuss about this..."

"I'm not being difficult! You're all deliberately using me as a target, making it seem like it's all my fault!"

The sudden loud volume drowned out the other sounds.

Yukino Yukinoshita stared wide-eyed, her heavy aura radiating from her clothes, her sharp gaze fixed on the others as she launched into a tirade against them one by one without taking a breath: "Toyohama is also calling everyone a damn scumbag! Does he have that 'I would never steal Sakurajima-senpai's boyfriend' look on his face?! Sakurajima-senpai must be just as skeptical, right? Even after seeing what happened to Haku-kun in his past life, she's even more convinced that she would sympathize with, empathize with, and be saddened by him, but she just couldn't possibly like someone like that! And my sister is the same, she laughs and says things like 'It's unbelievable,' as if it's interesting, 'Oh, I see,' but deep down she doesn't believe she could fall for anyone!"

Want to settle accounts? Sure! Everyone, come and do the math!

Yukino Yukinoshita executed an ultimate spin, throwing all the boomerangs stuck in her head back!

"Hmm? Really? Xiaoyang doesn't remember."

Yukinoshita Haruno feigns ignorance.

Mai Sakurajima coughed twice: "Speaking of which... Hater always does some unbelievable things, it's hard to even imagine them. When I lost my memory, I kept thinking about what it would be like if I fell in love with someone, and now that I've compared it with reality, the difference between imagination and reality is really big."

Feng Bin and Hua scratched their heads and pouted, "Why are you shouting like that? If you can't remember, you just can't remember..."

"We're all the same! After forgetting our memories, we also forget the feelings we had!"

Yukino Yukinoshita bit her lip slightly, her voice hoarse. Although she had experienced Koga Tomoe's time reversal and had discussed things with Haku-kun, she was somewhat prepared for strange things to happen. But suddenly, she had forgotten everything that had happened with Haku-kun, leaving only faint memories...

But! Was it intentional? Bai Jun was clearly doing it on purpose, wasn't he? When he forgot, he jumped around, deliberately hopping in his own sensitive areas, saying things like, "I have many more wings like yours," "Don't struggle, I'm your scumbag," and "Oh dear, in the harem, you're the clingiest and shyest one!"

Saying things like that is no different from asking for trouble!

Even if time could turn back, and everything from the past vanished, you still have to remember to lie and say you liked me… Is this how you lied? How can you lie like this?!

Yukino Yukinoshita found it difficult to describe her complex feelings of sadness, self-loathing, guilt, shame, and anger; she felt an urge to pick someone up and throw them to the ground.

Oh my, it's incredible! Comparing myself when I forgot to myself with myself now, the difference in my feelings and thoughts is so huge... But the difference in my feelings and thoughts between the two states is proof of my liking for you. It's a genuine feeling that can be proven by facts, which makes me feel a little shy.

Yukino-chan is definitely the shyest, let her be shy in my place!

As Yukino sorted out her feelings, a series of mischievous thoughts popped into her mind.

Dreams, life, time... I think I said before that maybe I would like you more than you imagined. But now I feel that you like me more than I imagined, completely and honestly surrendering your life, laying bare all the ugly, the complicated, the good, the bad, the right, the wrong, before me, perhaps hoping that I can gain some kind of growth and strength from your life so far?

Is this something that's been bothering you? How do you express that vague, undefined, and indescribable emotion to the other person? It's truly a heavy burden that brings both joy and frustration.

Sakurajima Mai was slightly lost in thought, dissecting and refining Xiao Yun's life, adding it to her impressions of the person she liked. That person, who had been suddenly forgotten and then suddenly remembered, became more real in her heart, as if she could reach out and touch him.

Forgetting about the bastard is still a bit embarrassing, considering how much trouble that guy caused—why isn't that bastard coming back to get a kick out of here yet!

Feng Bin and Hua's thoughts drifted.

As the four looked at each other in silence, seemingly pondering the situation...

"That, that..."

A voice suddenly rang out: "I haven't forgotten."

Angelina muttered something to herself, then found herself under the intense gaze of four eyes. Her heart skipped a beat, and she instinctively shrank back. A moment later, she wondered what she was afraid of. She straightened her back and casually brought up the past: "I haven't forgotten! I tried so hard to make you remember about Bai Ying, but you just wouldn't believe me! Humph! You even looked at me like I was a patient!"

The Killer Queen is gone, the White Shadow is coming back, and everyone has remembered what they forgot!

Now is the time to settle everything and rightfully ascend to the throne as Bai Ying's official girlfriend!

That way, you won't have to confess your feelings or be the one being confessed to!

Angelina fiddled with the abacus for a while, and immediately became self-righteous.

Kazuka Toyohama pouted: "I have superpowers, I can remember things too."

Guilty conscience +1.

"So, Angelina ended up like this after all," Mai Sakurajima said casually. "I would never have such a lewd relationship with you... I think someone said that before?"

Guilty conscience +1.

Yukino Yukinoshita calmly said, "From a purely rational point of view, you are indeed not sick. It is we who are affected and sick—is this kind of illness caused by force majeure the patient's problem? It is the people who are blaming the patient for getting sick who are the ones with the problem."

Guilty conscience +1.

"An'an..." Yukinoshita Haruno hinted meaningfully, "Do you remember how you got in back then? Yukino-chan, Kazuha-chan, and Sakurajima all came in on their own initiative. I was dragged in by that jerk. You broke down the door and rushed in... Is it possible that you and that jerk were just friends and accomplices?"

Guilty conscience +9527!

Angelina's eyes widened, and she began to gesticulate wildly in protest: "No! That's not right! I...I...I..."

To be honest, my superior and I haven't really talked about this, and it seems like there hasn't been a formal confession or acceptance, or any confirmation of our relationship?

I'm the outsider?!

"Oh right!" Toyohama and Hana turned around, surprised. "What are you doing here... You don't happen to like that jerk too, do you?!"

The others couldn't help but glance at Feng Bin and Hua—you're only realizing it now?!

"No! I have evidence!"

Angelina clenched her fist, wiped her hands in her pockets, and pulled out several slips of paper with a look of delight on her face. She declared in a booming voice, "I am Bai Ying's real girlfriend!"

The four fell into a subtle silence. That wasn't a note; it was physical evidence, a boomerang... substantial evidence that needed to be dealt with quickly before Bai Ying returned!

Yukino Yukinoshita immediately said, "According to the law, evidence obtained through inducement, deception, or information asymmetry is not legally valid!"

Angelina ignored her: "You wrote it yourself!"

Yukinoshita Yukino: "..."

Feng Bin and Hua curled their lip: "Tch, it doesn't count anyway, I don't recognize this kind of thing."

Angelina yelled, "You're an idiot!"

Toyohama Kazuka: "You're the idiot!"

Sakurajima Mai said helplessly, "Angelina, relationships are a matter between two people. Whether it's your relationship with Black Fan or my relationship with Black Fan, Black Fan has to be involved, right? If a relationship can be shaken by something like this, then it's really nothing special."

Angelina's voice boomed: "Do you admit it or not?!"

Sakurajima Mai: "..."

"Yes, yes, of course we should admit it!" Yukino Yukinoshita said seriously. "Thanks to An'an's perseverance, whether it was helping that bastard solve problems or trying hard to make us remember about him, and even being called by him to beat up the Killer Queen, you've done enough and tried your best—don't even mention that he should accept your confession, a girl as good as you, he should confess to you!"

Angelina, who was somewhat bewildered, anxious, and recklessly attacking, was moved and nodded repeatedly: "That's right, that's right."

“I know you wanted us to sign a written agreement back then, to try to regain our memories by rekindling our feelings, not to get anything in return…” Yukino Yukinoshita walked over, patted Angelina’s shoulder, and sighed, “After all, the bastard’s fate is unknown, and all traces of his existence have disappeared from other people’s minds. Why would he have the mind to argue about feelings, right?”

Angelina nodded repeatedly: "That's right, that's right."

“We’ve all been through so much together, and I’m not the kind of person who falls in love with every girl I meet… In fact, for many people, my liking for someone is baffling, or even seems like I’m crazy.” Yukinoshita Haruno extended her hand and said gently, “If you’re willing, I’ll approve of this, and we don’t need any written agreement.”

"oh oh……"

Angelina nodded, but something still felt off...

She watched as Yukinoshita Haruno reached out and grabbed the note, her hand quickly tightening its grip as she was about to let go: "What are you doing?!"

Yukino raised an eyebrow and said, "Of course I want to admire Yukino-chan's handwriting and ask her when she's going to break up—An'an, let go quickly, I'm on your side."

Angelina: "No!"

The two of them were pulling and tugging at each other, one laughing and joking, the other crying out.

Yukino Yukinoshita was speechless, her mind a jumble of confusion and unease... When her memories faded, how many things did she retain that she wished she could hide her face and run away from when she thought about them? Suddenly, a thought struck her, as if something had returned to her body.

Information from who-knows-where flashed through my mind, and I seemed to see a small, cute cat with white fur and blue eyes.

……substitute?

When a task is given to a Stand, the Stand will do its best to complete the task. Based on the host's emotional fluctuations and mental state during the process, the Stand will be enhanced for a certain period of time. The degree of enhancement is positively correlated with the host's emotional fluctuations and mental state.

Is this the special ability of my own substitute?

what's the situation?

Before Yukino Yukinoshita could even begin to ponder this, she had already subconsciously looked in a certain direction.

The others also sensed that something had appeared in them, and reacted quickly or slowly—the white figure had finally returned!

"Hehehehe! I, Bai Ying, am back with a bunch of flags..."

The white-clad figure strode arrogantly, already itching to plant flags on everyone else! With his meticulous planning and the Assassin Queen's skillful coordination, the Hero naturally ended up planting the most and most flags, highlighting his "I don't acknowledge my past self, and I'll kill my future self." Hero Plus wasn't far behind, likely already losing his composure. The Stickman was a bit of a problem; flags? He'd be asking for a kick. 9528 would probably play dumb... Hmm, about 9527... If she confessed and he rejected her, he'd probably be hung in the sky, shoulder to shoulder with the moon...

Bai Ying, feeling relaxed and pondering how to play with his girlfriend, suddenly saw a figure rushing towards him like lightning.

"Hey! Brave warrior, what do you want to do..."

boom!

A slender body, carrying a heavy weight, slammed head-on into the white figure. Her delicate arms clung tightly to his back, as if afraid her precious possession would vanish, holding him with extraordinary force. As she caught up, her feet lost all momentum, surrendering all her weight to him.

Thin lips softly silenced the words; only the warmth of mutual touch could prove that they were truly embracing. A small tongue, trembling slightly, licked the lips with a mixture of urgency and impending explosion, then, as if suddenly regaining its senses, stopped shyly in place, unsure whether to continue.

Yukino's disordered breathing paused as the white figure wrapped his arms around her waist, his breath tickling her nose. At the same time, he pushed the door open a crack, pulling her in warmly and forcefully, inviting her into his home.

She stiffly kept declining, so I had no choice but to push her and force my way into her house.

Hmm, always so good at understanding himself... what a bad person.

As Xiao Yun's life, the moment he regained his memories, he could be equated with Bai Ying, understand Bai Ying's feelings towards him, and understand many things that made him happy but puzzled. Those deepest impressions also became more real and unforgettable.

Why does Bai Ying understand herself so well? Because Bai Ying has the ability to understand others and has experienced a life remarkably similar to her own.

Why must the truth always be revealed? Because Bai Ying could see, yet he never revealed the truth. Even though he could understand, he never changed anything. In the end, he could only watch his father pass away as a son. He never tried to talk to the other person, never tried to change him, and never expressed himself when he had the ability.

Why refuse to accept what you like? Because you see things too clearly, because you only want the freedom to live another lifetime for yourself, because you've never been liked by anyone else.

Why let yourself witness Xiao Yun's entire life? Because you've never loved him, so you clumsily lay bare his whole life for the person you love. Like a boy with a treasure chest, who doesn't bother to look inside but rashly hands it to a girl—it might contain bugs, trash, gems, all sorts of things.

The boy gives his all, and the girl embraces all of him.

The disgust and fear of forgetting this feeling so easily melted away in the kiss that touched their hearts.

By sorting out my thoughts and understanding the person I like, and the affection they give me, I can't help but like them even more, become more eager, and want to give them even more affection in return. All those chaotic, shy, troubled, painful, repressed, and unconscious emotions, when they are responded to, brew into the most intoxicating feeling.

A drunken feeling rose and swelled in my heart, my body floated weakly yet lightly, spinning forward, not caring where I was, I just wanted to drown in this moment of comfort and joy.

Breathing resumed without anyone noticing, and the lingering warmth of the burning emotions remained in the body.

Yukino's eyes shimmered, like eyes clinging to a white shadow. She breathed blankly, her eyelashes fluttering gently in her eyes, a light blush rising on her fair cheeks. Her moist, glistening lips parted slightly, exhaling a warm breath from her heart, causing a glistening drop of moisture to fall from the corner of her mouth.

"……Welcome back."

Yukino's murmurs sounded like a dream.

"I am back."

Bai Ying replied with a smile.

clap clap!

A burst of applause suddenly rang out.