Uneasy daily life

Yukino looked at the wall guiltily.

"Baiying said you are particularly good at...attracting him, especially becoming obsessed. I thought it was an exaggeration, after all, that kid does like to exaggerate his words and actions, and Yukino has always been a calm, smart and well-behaved child...but now it seems that he wasn't lying."

"Well--"

"A good balance between tension and relaxation."

"Ah."

"Let's go, I'll go to the school with you and help you make a certificate."

"Huh?" Yukino Yukinoshita hesitated in surprise, "Um, Mother, the story about what happened at home was just something Haku-kun made up, nothing..."

The mother is going to give false testimony? What an unfamiliar sentence.

Yukinoshita's mother replied helplessly, "Isn't a daughter's marriage a major event for the family?"

Yukino Yukinoshita blushed and pinched her fingers together.

The mother and daughter entered the living room one after the other. Yukino Yukinoshita then realized that her father had also come—oh, no, her mother had already said it was them, so her father would definitely come too!

but……

Yukinoshita's father sat on the sofa, seemingly transformed into a faint, barely human-shaped, indistinct wisp of ashes, so faint that one might not even notice him if they weren't paying attention.

It's obvious what happened without even guessing... I'm probably an accomplice of Bai Jun too.

Yukino Yukinoshita felt particularly guilty today.

"Mother, what is that piece of paper that Father is holding?"

Yukino Yukinoshita discovered something strange; it was Haku who used that to deliver the ultimate blow to her father.

"It seems to be a poem written by Bai Ying, who asked us to give it to you..."

Before Yukinoshita's mother could finish speaking, Yukinoshita Yukinoshita had already taken the piece of paper from Yukinoshita's father's hand in one swift motion.

Anxiety is only a very, very, very small part of the psychology.

A huge, huge, huge part of the psychology is about calculating costs!

Besides, what if this idiot writes some lewd or obscene poems? Would I even want to live? Might as well take him down with me!

Yukino looked down, and then her mother said, "It's Chinese."

Seven Days of Snow

Red beans bloom in spring to enjoy the summer coolness, while dark, curly hair steals the sunlight.

[Under the candlelight, we unravel the verses; huddled together at the desk, we discuss the fragrance of ink.]

[The flavors of soy sauce, vinegar, oil, and salt have faded; the notes of the pentatonic scale have grown imperceptible.]

I cherish you, the one I dreamt of, and dare to hasten the passing of youth.

Bai Jun... he's really annoying.

I can't even clearly remember what happened these past few days even if I don't try, so how come you remember it so clearly, you idiot?

Hmm, so many sentences were about those naughty things, and you remember them so clearly, you're such a pervert...

Yukino, shy and timid, gently pressed the piece of paper to her chest, feeling her heart grow warmer.

Yukino!

Suddenly, Yukinoshita's father, on his deathbed, sat up in shock and cried out, "Make me some daifuku... no, snow mochi! That thieving brat stole all the snow mochi from the refrigerator! He won't give me a single one!"

"Hmm...no, let your mother cook for you."

Yukino Yukinoshita hesitated for a moment before refusing.

The father plopped back down on the sofa.

burnt out.

Chapter Thirty-Three: Daring to Urge the Passage of Time

"This is the story of Xue Meiniang—a girl whose name contains the character for snow, who bewitched a poor husband for seven whole days, making him forget his home, his wife, and even himself... In order to drive away this demon called Xue Meiniang, the grieving wife kneaded glutinous rice dough vigorously, turning it into a dessert called Xue Meiniang, one bite after another..."

Christmas, a special day for family reunions.

After slightly moving the living room to make room, Mai Sakurajima, Kazuka Toyohama, Shirakage, Haruno Yukinoshita, and Yukino Yukinoshita sat at the table, enjoying pre-dinner snacks while waiting for others.

While eating her appetizer, Yukinoshita Haruno talked at length about unofficial history.

On a whim, I made some Yukino Yukinoshita figurines of mochi, and I was teased about it so much that I felt a little embarrassed.

It's only natural—how could anyone not know that the two of them had been missing for seven whole days? If Bai Ying hadn't given prior notice, they would have been calling and coming to their door long ago.

It's incredibly socially dead, or in short, extremely socially dead.

Yukino Yukinoshita couldn't help but retort, "Is my sister introducing herself? Don't try to imitate Haku-kun by making up weird and unbelievable stories."

"Then let's talk about official history," Mai Sakurajima said seriously. "Regarding the analysis of the poem 'Seven Days of Snow,' what emotion does the line 'Her black hair, alluringly curled, steals the light' express, and what artistic conception does it embody in the whole poem? What kind of scene does it depict?"

"Sigh~" Yukinoshita Haruno drawled, "This brings us to the story of Yukino-chan's seven-day disappearance..."

Yukino Yukinoshita stared intently at the white figure.

"Why are you looking at me?" Bai Ying mumbled, biting her snow-skin mooncake. "You sealed that piece of paper in glass, hid it in your desk, and took it out to look at it every few days. How could you possibly hide it from 9528? Why don't you just memorize it like I do?"

"Color embryo."

Yukino Yukinoshita had no words to say, so she could only retort.

"Hey, what's so strange about that?" Feng Bin and Hua said, with a mochi in their mouths. "I told you that Yukinoshita is just like me. If we're sick, we're both sick. If we're addicted, we're both addicted. It's just seven days together. If I weren't so busy with work, I could stay with that jerk for a year without any problem."

The simple and plain words did not offer any comfort; on the contrary, they made Yukino Yukinoshita feel even more ashamed.

The white-clad figure smiled and said, "You'll die."

Yukino Yukinoshita said irritably, "Go away..."

“Hmm? Go—” Sakurajima Mai raised an eyebrow.

Yukinoshita Haruno asked with great interest, "Where to?"

"Screw you……"

Yukino turned her head away.

A burst of cheerful laughter instantly erupted around the table.

"Hahaha, this is so much fun! I feel like I can eat this up for the rest of my life!" Yukinoshita Haruno said with glee. "When I have time in the future, I must interview my parents, collect materials, and have Shirae write a novel called 'Seven Days of Snow'."

Yukinoshita Yukino: "#!"

"Getting approved is not easy," the author sighed.

Bai Ying waved her hand: "Let me change the subject. When will you finally get to 'Too Long to Read'?"

"Hmm..." Mai Sakurajima thought for a moment, resting her chin on her hand, "It takes quite a long time to fly back to Japan from Mount Everest, doesn't it?"

Yukino Yukinoshita couldn't help but complain, "This impulsive behavior is really getting more and more outrageous. We all agreed to have fun together every Christmas, but she ended up swimming all the way to Mount Everest!"

Feng Bin and Hua said succinctly: "It must have been instigated by that bastard."

“This has nothing to do with me.” Bai Ying immediately shook her head. “I just gave her a push, telling her to go out for a walk as soon as she wanted to. The longer she waited, the less she could move. With the idea that she shouldn’t think about things that are too long, she must have just slapped her forehead and gone there on the spot when she thought of the world’s highest peak.”

"A travel blogger..."

Sakurajima Mai said with a strange expression, "But I don't see any updates on Angelina's account."

Yukino Yukinoshita pursed her lips and said, "It would be strange if she had a signal if she flew directly to Mount Everest."

"No, I think she's just being lazy," Bai Ying said quietly. "She's happy taking photos and traveling, but when it comes to updating content, she gets writer's block... Tsk, I suddenly have a bad feeling. Could she be trying to dump the updating work on me?"

"Is there a problem?" Toyohama Kazuka asked curiously. "You write lyrics for Taiyuki no Shita, poems for Koyuki no Shita, scripts for my sister, and for me... um? You don't seem to have ever done anything for me!"

Bai Ying immediately raised her hand to make a heart shape and winked: "Love you."

"Climb." Feng Bin and Hua pouted. "Why can't you choreograph a dance?"

"Then you should just break up with me."

Bai Ying's expression vanished, replaced by a sorrowful and numb tone.

"No, no." Toyohama Kazuka stretched her waist. "Hoo-ha—Aunt Sakurajima asked me what I wanted to do in the future. I might not continue dancing. I feel like becoming an actress like my sister would be nice."

"Hmm... let's think about it carefully, Hana."

Mai Sakurajima said tactfully, "You are more talented in dancing and singing."

"Then it must be singing!" Yukinoshita Haruno encouraged with a grin. "Haruno's studio is thriving, how about joining us and becoming the lead vocalist? Or you can continue learning to dance, and we'll reserve a regular backup dancer spot for you in the future."

Feng Bin and Hua snorted: "Why can't I be the main dancer and you sing along?"

Yukinoshita: "That works too~"

Toyohama Kazuka: "?"

"My sister has her eye on you." Yukino Yukinoshita said calmly, "She'll fool you first, and then she'll decide what to say and do, which won't be up to Kazuha."

"Hey! Yukino-chan, how can you look at your sister like that!"

Yukinoshita wiped her eyes sadly: "I'm not the kind of person who can inherit a big company and a fortune right after graduation, and then enter politics and play the game of political-business collusion. How can you, a rich girl born with a silver spoon in your mouth, understand the hardships of starting from scratch? Waaah..."

"#!"

What snow gold?! Explain yourself clearly!

Yukino Yukinoshita was furious and determined to interrogate Haku-kun thoroughly to extract her sister's dark past from him!

So what if it's a dark past? Everyone has one, let's all just laugh it off!

"So, what about you, Hater-kun?" Mai Sakurajima asked casually. "I heard you've recently gone back to writing game scripts? When is my next script?"

The white figure remained silent, only casting a fixed gaze at Sakurajima Mai.

Mai Sakurajima's smile was gentle and perfect, and she remained unmoved.

"You guys just finished filming 'Buddha Speaks' last month, right?" Yukino Yukinoshita chimed in, "That movie was really good..."

“Yes.” Mai Sakurajima chuckled, clasping her hands together. “But I think if Black Fan could write a script called ‘Seven Days of Cherry Blossoms,’ the performance would definitely be a different experience.”

Yukinoshita Yukino: “?”

Ugh! This joke is going to stick with forever!

"This..." Bai Ying hesitated, "A hero plus, going into the sea, isn't that a bit inappropriate?"

踩！

Mai Sakurajima rolled her eyes playfully: "Where's the sea? I've fallen into this stinky ditch of haters."

"Huh? Cherry blossoms drifted into the stinky ditch?"

The white figure frowned slightly, as if inspired, before being crushed by Mai Sakurajima's toe.

While I enjoy challenging myself with difficult characters, you can't keep coming up with these weird and weird ones! I'm so annoyed by you!

"Hey! Why is it that when you all talk about the future, it's all so serious, so ordinary, so unexciting, so bland?"

Bai Ying decisively initiated the group's pointing and whispering mode: "If you ask me! Why don't we all just form a chivalrous hero organization! Our goal would be to protect this world!"

Toyohama Kazuka retorted, "Does this world need protection?"

The white figure smiled deeply: "We've arrived! The world needs us!"

“Hoo hoo hoo…” Yukinoshita Haruno chuckled deeply, resting her chin on her hands, “I want to play the villain.”

"Huh?" The white-clad figure leaned back slightly. "Want to join the dark side of the Heroes' Organization? What special skills do you possess?"

"Sex skills."

“Very good, let’s go to the next room to discuss this in detail…”

Boom boom boom!

Yukino Yukinoshita couldn't hold back any longer and immediately slammed her fist on the table three times.

Seriously... my sister is getting bolder and bolder with her words!

"Oh dear, you really don't understand, brave one." Bai Ying waved her hand. "It's only when there are other people around, especially you, that 9528 gets really energetic and acts like a crazy person. If there's no one else around, she instantly transforms into a super-dragging person..."

Yukinoshita raised an eyebrow: "No."

The white figure gazed at her with deep affection.