Uneasy daily life

"Auntie, see you later—I'll be acting with some old partners in a few days, remember to come and watch. Have a pleasant trip."

The white figure waved from afar and strode out of the town.

Have a pleasant trip... Well, let those two naughty daughters worry for now.

The mother felt a little better after the snow fell.

I thought Yang was sensible, but she dared to keep quiet and deceive me. If I hadn't discovered this time... I really don't know if she had lied to me many times before.

I'd like to see what tricks you guys can pull off.

Before that, just relax and explore the area.

……

……

[Bai Liang Bai Ying: Guess who I met?]

Yukino Yukinoshita did not respond.

five minutes later.

[Bai Liang Bai Ying: You motherfucker.jpg]

[Yukinoshita: ?]

[Yukinoshita: Why is Mother out in battle?!]

[Yukinoshita: Where did you meet him?!]

[Under the Snow: A White Shadow? A White Fungus!]

[Yukinoshita: Reply now!]

[Yukinoshita: Where are you?!]

[Yukinoshita: Are you there?]

[Under the Snow: Sword.jpg]

[Incoming call]

[Incoming call]

The phone is receiving a barrage of calls, emails, and text messages from multiple sources.

Bai Ying ignored him, because as he walked along the country road, he saw Hachiman Hikigaya, who was walking alone a hundred meters away, admiring the scenery, through the ridges of the fields, weeds, mud, and some slopes.

Look what we've found!

A lone Hachiman.

Hachiman Hikigaya, who was enjoying the countryside scenery, paused in his steps and saw the white figure on the road in the distance. His expression froze, but he breathed a sigh of relief as his gaze shifted.

Thankfully, there was a long and bumpy road in between. Why did I run into the minister when I secretly slipped away from the hotel alone? Didn't the others restrain him? What terrible luck I have!

What was the minister doing? He sped up the slope on the side of the road and grabbed a tree branch hanging down from it.

This is vandalism.

As Hachiman Hikigaya thought to himself, he saw the white figure flip over and land gracefully back on the road, holding a fresh tree branch in his hand.

Speaking of which, given the minister's agile athletic ability...

The white figure casually flicked the branch, quite satisfied—it was a good sword.

"Holding the imperial halberd, I will slay the traitors and sweep away the filth from the world!"

"Loyalty to the nation is praised for a thousand years, earning him eternal glory in the imperial court!"

With a casual flick of a tree branch and a few words sung, the white figure leaped forward, jumped off the road, and, as if the three-meter-high slope were nothing, ran swiftly towards Hachiman Hikigaya.

——!

Hachiman Hikigaya decisively ran from the dirt road onto the main road and sprinted along the side of the road.

Even though I didn't know I had to run, and I didn't know what the minister was doing, I still had this feeling that I would regret it if I didn't run!

"Minister! Calm down! I absolutely did not do anything to betray you!"

"Then why are you running?!"

"...I suddenly feel like exercising!"

"Great! As the saying goes, the best way to lose weight is to be broke, and the best fitness coach is a licker. I'll be your licker!"

"What does 'lick' mean?!"

That sounds disgusting.

"Have you ever played Resident Evil? The Licker, you know!"

It's gone from disgusting to terrifying!

"Okay, I'll be right back. Mom... I just took a short break to clear my head."

A girl with long black hair walked slowly down the street, talking on the phone with her left hand in her pocket and her right hand holding a cell phone.

She looked up and saw a fierce chase ahead. As she lowered her eyes to say something, two boys, one in front of the other, swept past her.

[Huh? Why is there a man's voice on your end? Did you get recognized? Mind your image, keep your distance—]

The black-haired girl slumped her shoulders and sighed silently. She glanced at the two people who had already run past.

"They're just two elementary school kids chasing and playing around. I'll be right back. I'll hang up now."

Chapter 88 Emerging from the tiger's den, only to fall into the wolf's mouth again

Answer the phone!

Yukino Yukinoshita almost swore.

The fact that Miura is suspected of being a lesbian is only a minor issue.

The older sister, who inexplicably interfered in the school trip and kept whispering in my ear while testing the waters, was not worth mentioning.

After randomly clicking on that picture, the real problem that made her want to pack her things and go back to Chiba immediately was her mother, who was looking at the scenery with her head turned to the side!

"Yukino-chan, I chatted with Shirayakage, and it seems like you two have a good relationship."

Yukino walked beside her with a smile, her hands behind her back, saying things that seemed to come out of nowhere. Her squinted eyes would occasionally steal glances at her younger sister's amusing reactions of surprise and forced composure.

Whether our relationship is good or bad is none of your business.

Yukino Yukinoshita replied rather irritably, then looked down and continued pressing her phone, dialing again.

"How can you say it's nothing?" Yukinoshita Haruno didn't seem to care. It would be strange if her younger sister suddenly became nicer to her. "Yukino-chan finally made some friends, so I have to vet them for you, right? So that it won't end up like it was with Hayato when we were kids..."

"Mmmmmmm..."

Yukino Yukinoshita made no attempt to hide her perfunctory attitude and began trying to contact Yui Yuigahama and others to inquire about the whereabouts of the White Shadow. Given that guy's habit of making a fuss even when there's no excitement, someone must have been unlucky enough to be bothered by him by now.

"Hey! Look, look! Hayato—! Yay!"

Yukinoshita waved and greeted Hayama and his group, who were preparing to try fishing under the guidance of Chitanda Eru, towards the pond with a bright smile.

From a distance, Hayato Hayama waved back in response to the greeting.

"Oh! What a beautiful older sister! Hayato, when did you meet her?"

Tobe Sho, who was the most likely to stir things up, grinned and nudged Hayama Hayato, while the others eagerly inquired as well.

Hayato Hayama smiled and explained, "Well... that's Yukinoshita's older sister. My family and the Yukinoshita family are related as adults, so I received some help from her when I was little. She should be in college now, but I didn't expect her to come along on this school trip."

"Yukinoshita's older sister? She feels completely different."

"Yes, yes, she's just like a goddess."

"In that case, it's no wonder that Hayato has two beautiful childhood friends."

"Isn't this the setup for a light novel protagonist? Hahaha, as expected of Hayato."

The students chatted and laughed casually as they prepared their fishing rods.

Hayato Hayama shook his head and smiled on the surface, but he couldn't laugh in his heart—if he changed his style of solving problems by fighting, his opponent would definitely chase him down two blocks with a kitchen knife.

Even Yumiko Miura couldn't laugh.

So, Hayato and Deadface are childhood friends? Deadface even has a super threatening older sister? Judging from how enthusiastically they greeted me just now… W-why is this happening? Wasn't I the one who arrived first?!

No! We can't give up!

Yumiko Miura tried her best to send a tingling glance in that direction, but unfortunately the distance was too great, and this feeling could not be conveyed.

Yukino Yukinoshita was focused on teasing her younger sister: "Huh? What's wrong with Yukino-chan? Even if you hate Hayato, you should still greet him politely. If Mother sees this, she'll definitely scold you."

"That's not the case."

Yukino Yukinoshita was checking her phone. Everyone except Hikigaya replied that they hadn't seen the white figure—Hikigaya must have been the unlucky one, and probably didn't have time to check his phone or reply to messages.

"Oh? What do you mean it didn't happen?" Yukinoshita Haruno asked in surprise. "Mother doesn't tolerate this easily."

“I mean I don’t dislike Hayama-kun,” Yukino Yukinoshita said coldly. “Sister, stop overthinking things.”

"Ok?"

Yukinoshita Haruno was somewhat surprised, her smile fading as she narrowed her eyes and asked, "Could it be that you and Hayama Hayato have gotten back together? Who made the first move?"

Hayato Hayama, I warned him at the beginning of his first year of high school that no matter what his intentions were—whether it was out of kindness, guilt, or something else—he wasn't allowed to get close to Yukino. Did he take my words for granted?!

"Make up? That's absurd."

"Huh? Didn't you say you didn't dislike him?"

"Is this all the logic my sister can do? Just because I don't dislike her doesn't mean I can't stand her. He goes his way, I go mine, we're unrelated."

Yukino Yukinoshita pressed the dial button, her expression grave. Hachiman Hikigaya didn't answer... Could he have been kidnapped by the white shadow? This is troublesome, what should we do now?

"Oh dear, Yukino, stop looking at your phone and come see me!" Yukinoshita Haruno smiled and reached out to hug her, teasingly saying, "Talking to someone while looking at your phone isn't a good habit—you weren't having a private chat with that Shirokage classmate, were you?"

I desperately want to contact Bai Ying right now... Hmm? In the conversations my sister had been insisting on, she kept mentioning Bai Ying, and my sister always defers to our mother—could it be that my sister is using this as a pretext while our mother is secretly plotting against her?!

Yukino Yukinoshita's cheek twitched, and she exclaimed in realization, "You...you came to the battle with Mother?!"

"what?"

Yukinoshita Haruno was stunned: "What did you say?"

Yukino Yukinoshita felt she understood, and with a cold face, she reached out and tapped her phone, showing a photo.

The photo shows a dignified and elegant lady in a kimono, looking up at the sky at something. The surroundings are very familiar, with wooden buildings at the entrance of the town. If it weren't for the road in the distance, this photo would have a feeling of stepping back into ancient times.

Yukinoshita couldn't hold back any longer and stared wide-eyed as she asked, "Why is Mother here? Who sent you this? Hakura Hakukage... Hakukage?!"

"Sister, are you still going to pretend at a time like this?" Yukino Yukinoshita frowned. "You must have said something to Mother to make her come here, right?"

"Don't say anything yet, let me think about it."

Yukinoshita raised her hand to her forehead and asked seriously, "Shirokage knows Mother, doesn't she?"

“Yes.” Yukino Yukinoshita sensed something was wrong. “Chitanda asked the Service Club and the Support Club to change the school trip destination to Jinde. To prevent possible opposition from her parents, Shirakage accompanied Chitanda to meet with her mother to discuss the matter and persuaded her…”

"No wonder Bai Ying had Mother's contact information, so that's why."

Yukinoshita Haruno realized the key to her being deceived and pondered, "So it seems that Mother really didn't know that you and Shirayuki were living together."

Yukino Yukinoshita froze, her mind going wild.

Yukino Yukinoshita couldn't care less about the long-awaited picture of her sister being frightened. She was thinking like lightning—her mother's appearance must have some purpose, and it must be related to her and Yukino. So what could be the trigger?

Yes! In order to take seven days off and to help cover up Yukino living with Hakukage, I wasn't in a good state that day and accidentally gave myself away in front of my mother. My mother may start to doubt whether I am 'loyal' enough and whether I am hiding something about Yukino!

Mother's visit is probably for this very reason...

Furthermore, given my mother's dignified and upright character, the fact that she came to the battlefield can only mean one thing—she believes that she has concealed, betrayed, and been disloyal, and she already has a solid logic for this!

Suspicion and interrogation? Those are steps that have been skipped.

"...Ah, I'm going back to Chiba now. Have fun, Yukino-chan."

Yukino smiled brightly, waved her sleeve, and turned around only to be grabbed by her younger sister.

Yukino Yukinoshita explained softly, "I didn't... I didn't..."