Uneasy daily life

Angelina cracked sunflower seeds, listening to a cacophony of loud, murky pronouncements like, "Why can't I build a harem of high school beauties?", "I also want a girlfriend!", "The anger of a virgin is rising!", and "I'll shatter that blinding happiness!"

"So?" Angelina asked curiously, "You can't outwit them, you can't outrun them, and you don't even know when Bai Ying is planning to go on a date. What are you going to do?"

"Hmph! The white shadow's whereabouts are suspicious and hard to investigate, but aren't Feng Bin and Hua easy to investigate?!"

Kohei Imamura fully demonstrated his online information gathering skills: "According to my investigation, the 'hairband incident' has caused a surge in appearances for Kazuka Toyohama's team, making them extremely busy for the next few months, especially recently. They simply won't have any free time to go on dates. Furthermore, as idols, even those who have already announced their relationships, they shouldn't make any rash moves when their popularity is so high—in other words, it's unlikely in the near future. Judging from the announcements and confirmations from various radio stations and program production teams regarding Kazuka Toyohama's movements, she will be going to Okinawa to hold a concert and participate in programs. It's highly likely that the White Shadow will launch its operation at that time..."

"Oh my god! As expected of Imamura! A disgusting anime otaku and voice actor fanatic!"

"That's incredible! You stalker!"

"You're just one step away from committing a heinous crime! That's incredible!"

"It's so reassuring to be around someone like you!"

Everyone praised it highly.

Angelina's head was filled with a question mark... Hmm? Is there any brilliant logical deduction in this statement? It's just a robber's logic based on my own opinion! How come you all take it so seriously without considering its veracity?

As she watched, Angelina went from being suspicious to gradually realizing the truth.

Could it be that……

……

"To deceive a smart person, you must speak in accordance with their thoughts."

"To fool a fool, you have to be the first to speak before he does."

In other words—

"Everyone has a lottery that suits them."

The experienced male lecturer said: "Cure-all diseases sounds like a myth, and ordinary people know it's unreliable. So why do people still fall for it? Because they're not deceiving healthy people, but sick people. Getting rich sounds like a sure thing, but upon closer inspection it's laughable. So why do people still enjoy it? Because they're deceiving people who want to get rich. In the end, all deceptive tricks are just honey traps—to make someone fall into a pit, you have to dig a path in their way."

"Mysterious doctors and divine medicines, prescriptions worth a thousand pieces of gold, stubborn diseases, and a hundred anxieties. Do not laugh at the beauty who brought down the kingdom, for she was originally a woodpecker who bored the guts."

"...This doesn't sound like a serious topic."

Chisa Kotegawa: "Why are you suddenly leaning over here and talking to yourself?"

"Since you're so young, I came here just to show off a little," Bai Ying said casually. "And while I'm at it, I'll also give you some tips on preventing scams."

Chisa Kotegawa: "No need, I'm not that easily fooled."

Bai Ying: "It is said that Bei Yuan is restless with spring fever and plans to confess his feelings to you."

Chisa Kotegawa: "...Do I look like an idiot to you?"

Bai Ying: "You're clearly the kind of person whose entire focus is on their hobbies, just like Imamura's love for anime, so you don't understand guys at all. Maybe you think the rumors about you and Kitahara at school are misunderstandings, just Kitahara talking nonsense after you got him drunk, but the rumors have already been spread, how could they not affect the people involved? People talk about it every day, even if it's not true, the person will still lean towards it, not to mention that guys always have the habit of teasing girls they like—it's not really a hobby, it's just that they don't know how to interact with them, so they can only do stupid things, which always annoys the girls..."

Chisa Kotegawa: "..."

Could it be...? Thinking about it carefully, I was actually quite looking forward to seeing Iori again after so long, but I always ended up getting angry with her. But to say that Iori likes me... no, no, no, that's too strange. That kind of thing feels so weird, I can't even imagine it...

Snapped.

Bai Ying snapped her fingers: "You've been fooled."

Chisa Kotegawa: "#!"

Holy crap! He already has a girlfriend, yet he's still hitting on our department's most beautiful girl?! Come to think of it, she already has a boyfriend, and another guy seems to have some complicated relationship with him too, with what appears to be some kind of date planned recently…

The boys who remained in the classroom slowly exuded a powerful resentment.

"I felt a chill run down my spine—tsk tsk, my classmates, I'm afraid they're bound to stumble over women in the future."

Bai Ying casually made a few sarcastic remarks.

Naturally, he spread the rumor about the date plan himself, with the aim of buying time. After all, even though he's a scumbag, there are plenty of people with strong execution skills at Izu University who could easily become an unexpected factor, not to mention that he has a rebellious vice president by his side.

The answer is simple: leak the information yourself before it's leaked, then guide the rumors in a certain direction. While everyone thinks you're preparing a perfect date plan and that you still have time to prepare, take the opportunity to go to Yokohama to ambush Stickman and launch a blitzkrieg!

By the time these guys had finalized their 'White Shadow Ambush Plan Pro,' everything was over!

Heh heh heh! You scum, this is my escape route—

dong dong dong.

There was a sudden knock on the back door of the classroom.

"Hey--"

Huh? That voice? Masaka...

The white figure turned to look.

Feng Binhe knocked on the door with her fingers clenched into fists. Her simple T-shirt revealed her slender arms, and her long legs were restlessly spread apart under her shorts. She put her other arm on her hip, which made her look quite imposing... She was always confident and self-assured, even if there was a little confusion, bewilderment, and irritability in her eyes, there was also a little joy.

She probably doesn't understand herself why she would suddenly come to Izu alone when she was about to get busy, and why she only wanted to see another person when she had so many things to do.

Perhaps it was because I suddenly dreamed of someone, or perhaps it was because I suddenly thought of someone, or perhaps it was because I remembered something about someone.

The people you want to see, just think about them; the places you want to go, just think about them.

After all, it's been too long, the crowds are vast, the city is isolated and the road is long, and it's hard to forget and hard to go back to.

But stick figures are incapable of discerning their feelings; they always ignite easily and burn fiercely.

I suddenly wanted to see you, so here I am. There's no need for any pre-arranged chance encounter—I can't escape this urgent feeling, and neither can you escape mine.

and so……

Meeting her gaze, Toyohama and Hana waved directly, their ponytails swaying to the side of their heads: "Want to go out and have some fun?"

Feeling something was off and illogical, Feng Bin and Hua paused, then added to themselves, "You don't have class this afternoon, right?"

"Ha ha……"

Bai Ying suddenly laughed twice.

"#!" Feng Bin and Hua suddenly felt the strange feeling disappear, and she glared at him, "Let's go! What are you laughing at!"

"I'm an idiot too! Let's go! Let's skip class!"

The white figure flashed to the door, grabbed Feng Bin and Hua, and ran outside.

The accumulated murderous intent exploded with a roar, accompanied by layers of deep resentment like dark clouds.

"Damn it—!"

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

"They actually let the sun shine into the school! What a despicable bastard!"

...Boys are really strange. They shout and scream as if they're in agony and grit their teeth in hatred, but no one moves.

Chisa Kotegawa shook her head slightly. Hmm... even the white shadow couldn't escape the honey trap?

"If you can't beat them head-on, then use drugs!"

"Drug? Good idea! Let Yamamoto sacrifice himself, we can't use him anyway."

"Get out! Why me?! Why can't we just kill him?!"

"Damn it, where are your usual underhanded tactics?!"

"You had such a great opportunity last time! And what happened? You chickened out just because a girl stood in your way? Where did your shamelessness go?!"

The group of people walked into the classroom in a noisy and bustling manner.

Angelina, cracking sunflower seeds, sat down next to Chisa Kotegawa. She glanced around the classroom and suddenly noticed something was off: "Hey? Kotegawa, where did Shiroko go?"

"..." Kotegawa Chisa's eyes were somewhat subtle. "Um... I was called out to play by Toyohama Kazuka."

"Hmm? With Hana? You were called out to play?"

Angelina had a few question marks above her head, and after noticing Chisa Kotegawa's gaze, even more question marks appeared.

But none of this matters, because—

"Unforgivable!" ×N!

The most proactive students in the Mechanical Engineering Department had already rushed out of the classroom in the blink of an eye.

Class? What's more important than destroying someone else's happiness!

However, how to destroy it is a very serious question – if you can't beat them in a fight and you can't win an argument, you have to find another way!

"First of all, I'm furious... Put away your fists, clubs, stun guns, and shovels! Listen to me!"

Nojima pushed up his glasses, which flashed with a cold light.

"The simplest way to ruin someone's relationship is to use your beauty!"

"No man can resist the allure of a beautiful woman!"

Chapter Seventeen: Gaze

The issue is a little serious.

I felt it, I could feel it. Behind me, there were eyes filled with jealousy, resentment, and anger, a suffocating feeling like a python coiling around me.

The white figure suddenly turned around.

Along the street, five... no, six figures stood in a row. Pedestrians gave way as they passed. Each one had piercing eyes, each one had a distorted expression, and each one looked as if they were about to take revenge on society. They just stared, and following them were venomous snakes ready to bare their fangs at any moment.

Wow! They didn't sneakily follow us, but openly stalked us? These scumbags.

I'd like to see what tricks you're up to...

Hmph, it really does remind me of the wits and battles we had back in the theater troupe.

"promise."

The white figure withdrew its wary gaze, only to have an ice cream cone suddenly appear before its eyes.

Feng Bin and Hua handed her an ice cream cone with one hand, and with the other, they were munching on the ice cream on top. You could almost hear the soft, rustling sound of them chewing. Their eyes glanced sideways at the white figure, who remained motionless. Feng Bin shook the ice cream cone and made a muffled, nasal sound: "Mmm~"

"Hmm...maybe you're the special weapon against scumbags."

Bai Ying took the ice cream cone and licked it: "Want to try swallowing it whole?"

"You can swallow me if you want, but I won't."

Feng Bin and Hana swallowed their ice cream, rolled their eyes in annoyance, and habitually ignored the strange, incomprehensible words someone was saying, then fell into deep thought... deep thought...

The white figure exclaimed in shock, "Stickman! You're actually thinking?! Are you alright?! Hang in there!"

"climb!"

Toyohama clicked her tongue in annoyance: "Aren't you going to ask me why I came to Izu?"

Why else? Because you miss me.

Bai Ying suddenly realized and nodded seriously: "Indeed, I didn't take it seriously enough—why did you come?"

Feng Bin and Hua scratched their heads, then subconsciously took a bite of the ice cream cone, temporarily sealing the opening with ice cream.

Bai Ying: "Why are you here?"

Bai Ying: "Why are you here?"

Bai Ying: "How did you get here... Oh my god!"

Feng Bin and Hua kicked him irritably, then kicked him again, and chased after him with another kick: "You came when you wanted to! What? You're not happy? Huh?!"

"I'm happy." The white figure waved its hand. "Humans are really interesting. Physically, they can't escape eating, drinking, and defecating; emotionally, they can't escape joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness."

"baffling."

Ignoring her boyfriend's incomprehensible words, and seeing that she had almost finished her ice cream cone, Feng Bin and Hua asked, "Where do we go next?"

"Huh? You asked me to go out and have fun, but you didn't even think about where to go?"

"Are you studying in Izu or am I studying in Izu? How would I know what's in Izu!"

"Didn't you think about the practice today, the work tomorrow, the announcement the day after, the concert the day after that, and your teammates who are so busy they're about to collapse..."

"Nisunai——!"

While they were fooling around, Bai Ying suddenly glanced at the floor-to-ceiling windows of the shops on the street.

Something's wrong! A tall, thin figure is suddenly missing from the group of six scumbags…

Huo, Nojima Gen, were you the one who started this whole thing?

Bai Ying became secretly alert—after all, he was only good at mental attacks, while Nojima Gen was good at physical attacks!