Uneasy daily life

Is it possible that the antonym of "correct" is "incorrect"?

"Then they're wrong to object."

While the two were chatting and joking around, the college entrance exam taker had already left the stage. He won, but it seemed like nothing had changed.

……

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The main camp of the rebel army (the wooden cabin dormitory where Hayato Hayama lived).

"Damn it! We haven't won even once! And even when we did win, it wasn't a real victory! The student council president is really good at holding on!"

Senior high school students summarize today's results.

"Putting aside his messy behavior, the student council president is still pretty impressive," the defeatist strategist remarked. "He couldn't come up with any more tricks, so he just focused on academics and sports, and still no one beat him in any projects. We'll probably just have to spend these next few days idly on the island..."

"I think the problem lies in the way the challenge is presented—letting him choose the questions is simply unfair!"

Some people are more concerned about the flaws in the system.

“That being said, even if we were to choose the competition topics…” someone became pessimistic, “If we can’t win in the serious aspects, can we win in the weird ones? It feels like we have even less chance of winning.”

"Doesn't the student council president have any weaknesses?"

"...Student council vice president?"

"The white shadow is Yukinoshita's weakness, isn't it?"

"Too."

Silence fell as the group stared at each other, racking their brains about how to challenge and defeat the student council president to gain the privilege of freedom.

Hayato Hayama listened subtly to the others' discussion. Was it really because Soubu was a prestigious high school? It was unlikely that, like in *Them*, the cancellation of the school festival for a year would lead to protests with marches and arson…

The senior high school student, looking worried, said, "Hayato, do you have any ideas?"

"Do we really need the teacher's and Bai Ying's permission to leave the deserted island?"

Hayato Hayama proposed a novel idea, but it didn't give the others an instant sense of enlightenment; instead, it left many looking at each other in bewilderment.

"Sneak out? Did they swim to the city?"

"Using a yacht? You'd need a driver to operate that, right?"

"Isn't this a bit too extreme? If someone leaves the group without permission during a group activity and gets caught, they'll likely face a whole host of consequences, including disciplinary action, a written apology, and having their parents called in."

"I might as well just consider it bad luck and spend these next few days cooped up on the island..."

The rebels were abuzz with discussion.

……

A secret meeting place.

"They've gone this far, and they still haven't rebelled? It's a pity I can't create multiple accounts. Hayato, you need to step up your efforts, motivate people, and seriously set a good example."

Bai Ying was very dissatisfied.

"Are you so determined to incite everyone to rebel against you? You don't want to be the student council president anymore, and you plan to become the first student council president to be voted out?"

Hayato Hayama was puzzled.

“If you don’t rebel, and he doesn’t rebel, whose rebellion am I, the student council president, going to quell?” Bai Ying said earnestly. “You’ve felt it too, haven’t you? The power of habit is terrifying. It makes everyone ignore many things that are taken for granted and accept things that they themselves know are problematic.”

"High school seniors will soon be transitioning from being domesticated to being free-range."

Chapter 53 Complex Relationships

Indolence, emptiness, idleness.

Feeling lost, tired, and drifting through the days in a daze.

If a seasoned veteran of society has already chosen to lie down, find some trivial forms of entertainment to kill time, let life return to its meaningless essence, realize that failure has no consequences, effort has no results, and what is the meaning of joy and sorrow, then bowing one's head in the void of Amitabha Buddha.

As a group of seventeen or eighteen-year-old high school students, they have not yet experienced the trials of the tide and are struggling in the anxiety and restlessness before lying down.

Friends, I know you are uneasy, anxious, and restless, filled with fear at the passage of time and your own inaction. The admonitions of your parents, the reminders of your teachers, the numbers on your report cards, the daily habit of reading and studying… you are all like speeding trains, suffering from the sudden turn of events, terrified of whether you will derail.

But this is something we all have to go through, just as the innocent days of childhood must eventually end. We must adapt to society through studying and learning. There's no need to be anxious; I'm simply teaching you in advance what you must understand—that everyone will fail.

Society tells you that people need to succeed, yet it also subtly suggests that you are a failure. The highest peak presses down on the vastest land; every grain of dust yearns for the view from the summit, experiencing joy and sorrow, anger and turmoil, all because of the unattainable distance.

But there's no need to worry; dust is dust no matter where you are.

This is not disdain, but a warning. I often create things, and in the process, I experience various things. There is the fervent joy of a smooth creative flow and a surge of inspiration, as well as the painful anxiety of running out of inspiration and struggling to write. Ultimately, I have come to understand.

One should not suffer from creative work, nor be anxious about writer's block, just as one should not suffer from the pursuit of success, nor be anxious about failure.

Life is like a speeding train; the tracks are a fleeting illusion. Don't be afraid of traveling across a wilderness without direction or landmarks. Your only true track is the mark you leave behind.

So... give up studying, enjoy sleeping in, experience boredom, and overcome anxiety!

[I want to criticize some students. Is this school trip for studying? It's for playing! Don't study, don't spread anxiety, don't disrupt the atmosphere, and don't do anything that undermines unity!]

Enjoy your youth, enjoy your freedom—that's my earnest hope for everyone as the student council president.

Don't panic, go learn!

Cool!

Bai Ying cut off the midday broadcast and left the broadcasting room, only to be immediately arrested by Hiratsuka Shizuka, who happened to arrive at the scene.

"What nonsense are you spouting today, kid?!"

The violent teacher's fists were clenched so tightly they cracked.

Bai Ying said solemnly, "Teacher, do you know about the three kinds of human desires?"

Hiratsuka Shizuka: "Beat you up, beat you up and beat you up?"

Bai Ying shook his head and said, "He's fond of teaching others, eager for knowledge, and feels perfectly justified in doing so."

"Huh?" Hiratsuka Shizuka was puzzled, but then realized it made sense. "So?"

"I'm enjoying the satisfaction of being a know-it-all and giving advice."

"#!"

Hiratsuka Shizuka rolled up her sleeves and decisively cut off the communication circuit, choosing physical negotiation as her means of communication.

"Stop! Others may not understand, but do you think you do?" Bai Ying jumped back a step and said in a loud voice, "The main contradiction for students today is the contradiction between the increasing pressure of grades and the allocation of students according to ranking! I am providing everyone with a way to resolve their inner conflict. Even if it is just self-satisfaction, isn't that a bit of a contribution?!"

"A very reasonable piece of nonsense."

Hiratsuka Shizuka sneered and threw a punch: "But don't say anything that's detrimental to education!"

"You lackey!"

"You troublemaker!"

"Alright, alright, I have a date to go on. Violent teacher, you should go practice your boxing with your subordinates..."

"watch out!"

"Ha, ugly jealousy."

"#!"

After a friendly exchange, Bai Ying successfully escaped the pursuit of the enraged incarnation. He strolled around with his hands behind his back, observing the students' lives and mental state on the deserted island. Judging from their speechless looks and complaints, the high school students were still full of energy, and the feedback was very strong.

Great, you look very energetic, you can go on your date with peace of mind.

Upon arriving at the pier on the beach, people were already waiting for us.

Yukinoshita's father, Yukinoshita's mother, Toyohama Kazuka.

The white figure asked in surprise, "What are you doing here?"

Feng Bin and Hua looked around and realized the message was directed at them. They asked in surprise, "Why can't I be here?"

"According to regulations, non-student council members and staff are not allowed to leave the uninhabited island without a valid reason."

Bai Ying put on airs, frowned, and said with displeasure, "Are you going to break the rules and act disrespectfully in front of me, the student council president?"

Feng Bin and Hua scratched their heads: "Did you take the wrong medicine?"

"He's probably not on his medication." Yukinoshita's father never missed an opportunity to slander her. "Yesterday he was putting pressure on everyone about grades, today he's teaching everyone to give up and lie low. What do you plan to do tomorrow?"

Bai Ying: "To illustrate the enormous harm that early romantic relationships can cause to one's life."

Toyohama Kazuka: "?"

Yukinoshita's father nodded: "You are indeed a huge threat."

"Brother, only children keep their word; adults say one thing and do another," Bai Ying waved his hand and laughed. "Don't you understand?"

Yukinoshita's father turned around decisively: "Toyohama, did you hear that? This kid is all talk and no action, a hypocrite! You should break up with him, and you'd better slap him twice."

Toyohama Kazuka: "Huh?"

Bai Ying immediately followed, reaching out to grab Feng Bin and Hua's hands, her face full of affection and tenderness: "Words are merely embellishments to achieve one's goals; actions are the true interpretation of one's heart. Isn't this also saying one thing and doing another? I like you."

Swish!

Feng Bin and Hua Guang quickly pulled their hands away, their faces full of awkwardness, goosebumps rising on their skin, and they couldn't help but shiver: "What are you saying? Aren't you ashamed!"

“He’s lying to you.” Yukino’s father saw through it at a glance. “Heh, all that talk about 'I like you,' he just said that ‘words are just embellishments to achieve one’s purpose.

"As expected of the eldest brother, he's a master of saying one thing and doing another," Bai Ying exclaimed in admiration. "That's right, after all, he's a hero who'll feign pitifulness and weakness to satisfy his lust, hoping that Auntie will 'do him a favor'... Hmm?!"

Yukinoshita's father swiftly covered the mouth of the traitor, glaring at him and silently demanding: How the hell did you know?!

The white figure shifted its gaze to Yukinoshita's mother, who had remained silent.

Yukino's father's eyes twitched, and he put on a fierce expression: What else do you know?!

The white figure smiled without saying a word: "Brother, guess?"

"...You two have such a good relationship," Toyohama Kazuka muttered. "I can't keep up with your conversation at all. Anyone who didn't know better would think you were a couple."

Yukinoshita's mother seemed to agree: "Yes... they do have a good relationship, and they can talk about anything."

Good relationship? More like a relationship where the thief is buried beneath the earth, while I'm living a carefree life!

The father quickly distanced himself from the white figure, staring at it with disdain.

Bai Ying's eyes twitched slightly, and she also distanced herself a little, saying with disdain, "Big brother, calm down, don't be so brave."

"?"

After a moment's thought, Yukinoshita's father flew into a rage, his eyes burning with jealousy, and immediately got into a fight with the traitor.

Even after their mother spoke up, the eldest and youngest brothers boarded the yacht heading to the city and continued to exchange enthusiastic glances.

Feng Bin and Hana scratched their cheeks subtly, feeling somewhat superfluous: "Uh...where are you guys going?"

"I'm planning to go to town to meet up with Yukino and Haruno, and then do some sightseeing in Izu," Yukinoshita's mother said calmly. "What about you?"

"I followed instinctively..."

Feng Bin and Hua suddenly realized what was happening, and it felt like a hot brazier had appeared under their bottoms: "...A family gathering?"

"Just a normal trip."

Yukinoshita's mother looked at Toyohama and Hana, her eyebrows furrowing slightly. Combined with her usual indifferent expression, she looked extremely hostile.

Feng Bin and Hua frowned. "I accidentally stumbled into your family gathering. I'll just slip away when we get off the ship. What's with giving me this attitude? Don't think I'm afraid of you just because you're an adult!" She asked unhappily, "What's wrong? Just say what you want to say."

"Um……"

Yukinoshita's mother hesitated and asked, "Are you Shirokage's girlfriend?"

Feng Bin and Hua retorted firmly, "Yes, you have a problem with that?"

"I have no objection to this for now, mainly to observe Yukino Haruno's future situation." Yukinoshita's mother pondered, then asked with a rare hint of doubt, "But you mentioned a family gathering earlier... I was wondering if you should be included in a family gathering?"

Feng Bin and Hua stood there, their thoughts tangled in a knot... Does it count?

Forget it?

Doesn’t it count?

Uh uh uh……

Fengbin and Hua are disheveled in the wind.