Uneasy daily life

Because his credit was stolen, he decided to become a hater? What kind of nonsensical and absurd logic is that...

Sakurajima Mai was both amused and exasperated, yet suddenly felt enlightened.

This bizarre and eccentric style is definitely Bai Liang Bai Ying's; I never expected it to be the same in real life.

Hehehehe—wonderful! Even more wonderful!

As Bai Ying revised the script, Guan Gu Chun would occasionally show a look of sudden realization, feeling that some of the changes made by the other party really touched on the indescribable feelings he had back then.

Brother Bai is truly invincible! He can do anything with ease!

"Phantom, help me host a game this afternoon. We'll head out after lunch."

"Ok."

Phantom was gazing at the sky. He liked quiet places, and this abandoned school was quite nice.

It is precisely because of silence that sound has meaning.

……

……

Why is this happening?

Yukino's hands and feet were ice-cold. Even though she tried to tell herself calm, rational and not to be afraid, when she actually encountered him, or even if it was a chance encounter, her calm mood instantly shattered. The fragments fell into an abyss from which she could not see the bottom. All the words she had prepared, all the conversations she had anticipated, and all the reasoning and logic she had told herself, all turned into fragments that were swallowed by silence.

Silence stretched out the rope, gently tightening it around her neck, binding her hands and feet, and choking her tongue, silently warning her—do not disobey your mother's wishes, and do not upset her.

This is probably what they mean by "Lord Ye loves dragons, but Yukinoshita Yukinoshita is all talk and no action"...

I really can't laugh at all.

and……

Yukino Yukinoshita glanced at her father beside her mother, then lowered her eyes and acted obedient and sensible.

A chill ran through the father's heart as he listened to the snow—"I really didn't do anything! I didn't tip anyone off or stir things up! My little goddess! Believe me, believe me!"

Damn it! It's all this guy's fault!

"Oh my, isn't this Hachiman Hikigaya?" Yukinoshita's father looked warmly at the equally silent Hachiman Hikigaya beside him. "Why are you out with Yukino again? Don't you have any other friends?"

Hikigaya Hachiman: "..."

I really didn't do anything! Sigh, Uncle is completely being manipulated by the minister... However, Yukinoshita's mother does give off a lot of pressure. If I had to describe her, she always wears a kimono when she goes out, with her hair up and her appearance exceptionally dignified. All these details express her strong personality, even though she has a gentle smile on her face.

Hiss—it has a feeling of being a mix of Yukino and her sister, and then amplified.

"Huh? Why don't you speak?"

Yukino's father gave a forced smile: "Is this the kind of attitude you have towards your elders?"

amount……

Hachiman Hikigaya coughed, trying to politely remind her, "Hello, uncle, and auntie..."

"Who are you calling uncle?" Yukinoshita's father raised his chin, picking and choosing. "You're Yukino's friend, not mine. You should at least be more discreet in how you address her."

"Is this the kind of attitude you have towards your juniors?"

"Hmph—" Yukinoshita's father turned his head, beaming, and said, "Oh dear, it was just a joke..."

"I still want to save face for you in front of outsiders, provided that you want to."

Yukino's mother smiled gently, ignoring the person who was probably being used as a cover by her daughter, and reached out her hand, saying, "Yukino, can I borrow your phone for a moment?"

"Oh……"

Yukino Yukinoshita instinctively handed over her phone, a cold sweat breaking out on her back. Wait—she had Shirokage's phone number… No, no, calm down. Her mother didn't know Shirokage was living with her, so it wasn't strange that she had Shirokage's number in her phone. It would be really strange if she acted strangely.

Under the snow, the mother tapped her phone and dialed a number.

"Oh? Yukino? Is something the matter?"

"Yono, come to Yukino's inn. Since the whole family is here, let's go sightseeing together."

"...I didn't expect Mother to come too? I'll be right there."

Oh no, this is bad! Is the goddess really going to settle all accounts? What should I do? What should I do...?

Yukinoshita's father felt a sudden stomachache, but was somewhat helpless. He glared fiercely at Hachiman Hikigaya.

It's all because of this little rascal! Somehow, he got the goddess in the middle to cover for him, which led to the arrival of the great goddess!

"Well, I'll take my leave now..."

"Stop—I mean, don't be so formal." Yukino's father kindly pulled the other person back, his tone very polite. "Since you're Yukino's friend, you're my friend too. Wouldn't it be more fun to travel together than to wander around alone?"

Hikigaya Hachiman: "..."

Chapter Ninety-Nine: The one I resent the most is my peers.

"Brother Guan Gu, I'm leaving now."

"Okay! Let's switch accounts, then we can talk about the script. You really came through the details, little brother. You're truly worthy of being called Brother Bai!"

After busying herself for half the morning, Bai Ying prepared to rush to the next event and find a place to replenish her energy.

Bai Ying was indeed seriously revising the script. After all, this was the first half of Guan Gu's life. In the end, the revisions were definitely very much in line with Guan Gu's wishes and thoughts. The script perfectly interpreted the emotions that the other party could not express in words due to their limited common sense and level of understanding. It can be said that Bai Ying was at the level of "only you in the world understand me".

But as for box office and market performance—oh ho ho ho ho.

Guan Gu just wanted to record and vent his first half of life. The director was obviously a master of artistic failure, not to mention himself, a leader of haters. The other supporting actors and male leads were all small actors who were paid to perform and had a Buddhist attitude towards box office.

The only person who will get hurt is Sakurajima Mai, isn't she?

Brilliant! As expected of me, the mastermind behind the infiltration of the enemy!

Of course, the Achilles' heel of online keyboard warriors is their real-world location, so they have to disguise themselves well. This isn't difficult; they just need to pretend they don't know the other person to avoid them interfering with their script adaptations, which would hinder the plan's progress.

Are you guys going to eat? Want me to join you?

Mai Sakurajima smiled and said, "We don't have to work today. Since we're all members of the crew, let's get to know each other. I'd also like to know how the script needs to be revised."

The white-clad figure asked in confusion, "Who are you?"

"Sakurajima Mai." Sakurajima Mai smiled brightly. "The female lead in this drama."

"Is there a female lead in this movie?"

Bai Ying raised an eyebrow and flipped through the script: "Isn't this Brother Guan Gu's autobiography? Where did this female lead come from?"

"From the perspective of the plot, she is a female character with a relatively large role."

Mai Sakurajima simply summarized her understanding: "Initially friends, then estrangement develops, and then they drift further and further apart, becoming the last straw when the relationship completely breaks down."

Oh, and this character—even better, a female villain in a terrible movie.

"Your understanding is interesting, let's do it together. By the way, my name is Bai Ying."

"Yes, Mr. Baiying."

Mai Sakurajima nodded with a smile.

What an interesting hater.

Bai Ying pondered her grand ambitions, vaguely sensing something strange—why would the other party choose to approach her when she pretended not to know them? Was it due to their social skills? This was not uncommon in the fame-driven world of entertainment, but there was something subtly off about it.

It feels like the other person is targeting me.

……

……

"You're supposed to be a big shot, and you only treat me to a boxed lunch?"

"Eat it or not."

"Of course I'll eat it! Come on, Ms. Sakurajima, here's your lunchbox."

Offering someone a boxed lunch on their first meeting? Sakurajima Mai accepted the boxed lunch with mixed feelings, thanked him, glanced at the simple table and the strange-looking people around her except for Angelina, then looked further away and saw a building under construction on the open ground by the river, with some people eating boxed lunches together.

What are they building?

“Building a stage.” The mouthpiece sighed expressionlessly. “As for materials, the wood of Chiri Shrine is very good. It’s a pity that the Chitanda family is unwilling to dismantle the shrine to build a stage. They are bound by tradition, which has deprived that shrine of the opportunity to dedicate itself to art. It’s a real shame.”

It would be strange if they asked you to demolish a shrine that has great symbolic significance...

Mai Sakurajima was momentarily speechless.

Bai Ying sneered, "The poor students have so many good stationery items."

"Only trash gets rotten in the streets." The mouthpiece forced out a cold laugh.

Phantom put down his lunchbox and chopsticks and said softly, "Sing whenever the mood strikes."

The atmosphere at the dinner table suddenly froze.

Mai Sakurajima blinked, looking a little confused, and looked at Angelina questioningly.

Angelina also said she didn't understand, as she was just a newcomer to the group... Are these three veterans going to put on a superpower battle on the spot?!

"You sang again?" The mouthpiece fired first, its tone cold and stern. "Don't squander your inspiration! Your singing should be reserved for a magnificent stage! I told you before you came that you shouldn't sing for at least ten days, to save your most beautiful voice for my stage—you're making your singing cheap!"

"Whether there is a stage or applause does not prevent singing." Puppet Shadow's tone was calm, but his words were full of sharp rebuttal. "When you are obsessed with whether something is cheap or not, you lose the freedom to sing."

The mouthpiece, expressionless, roared angrily: "Nonsense! True art should be a labor of love, a display of one's utmost effort! The effort put in will be displayed on a magnificent stage, the actors will be elevated in the process, and the script will thus become art!"

Phantom remained unmoved: "If there is no audience, then sing for the heavens and earth to hear; if you are in darkness, then sing for yourself to hear. Even if your throat cannot produce a sound and you are deaf and cannot hear the melody, your heart can still feel the pulse of beauty. Clinging to external things is not art."

Bai Ying spread her hands and mediated, saying, "The artistic tastes of the two of you here need improvement—when you are obsessed with artistic beauty, you have already lost the freedom to depict beauty. Beauty should be a chaotic subjective feeling, so beauty does not need to be created, beauty does not need to be sung, beauty does not need a stage; it is everywhere in the world."

"We are not the creators of beauty, but the depictors and discoverers of beauty."

“Phantom’s mouthpiece, you’re too attached to appearances.”

Mouthpiece: "Get out of here, only third-rate actors perform on fourth-rate stages."

Phantom: "Nonsense, observing others is utterly boring."

Bai Ying: "Ha, a poor student buying stationery, a withdrawn and melancholic person."

Since we've already said this much, why say anything more?

The three of them argued as they ate, while Mai Sakurajima and Angelina were completely bewildered and couldn't get a word in edgewise.

"We've almost finished eating, let's stop for a bit," Bai Ying said seriously. "In my opinion, the commander's nihilistic aesthetics is the epitome of farting."

The mouthpiece nodded in agreement, saying, "That's right. Everything is illusory, so what's the point of acting? The commander is really quite ill, but it's a pity he refuses to see a doctor."

“A heart devoid of substance cannot sing aloud,” Phantom said softly. “The leader’s aesthetics are devoid of beauty.”

The sound suddenly disappeared, and Mai Sakurajima and Angelina, who were eating, subconsciously slowed down their movements.

The three of them stared intently at Angelina.

Huh? Why are you looking at me?

Angelina swallowed hard, then suddenly had a flash of inspiration: "The... the commander is a bad guy."

White Shadow: "Lacks aggression."

The mouthpiece: "It has plenty of spirituality, but lacks expression; it still needs refinement."

Phantom: "So-so."

...So I really have joined a weird organization?

Angelina was a little melancholy.

"When the stage is ready, the actors should not be late. I hate unexpected events that disrupt the performance schedule."

"Where are the tickets? Give me a stack."

"I hope you can bring an interesting audience."

He handed a stack of scarlet tickets to Bai Ying, then stood up and continued arranging the stage setup.

"It's about time, let's go, it'll be your turn to shine, Phantom."