Uneasy daily life

Having witnessed the darkness of the battle rules, most people remain cautious about choosing that opponent.

A minority of people don't have it.

Damn it! Why isn't this the same number as Hayato's? This die is cursed!

Yumiko Miura was in a hurry. Although Shirakage had listed a whole bunch of meanings for his colleagues, weren't the most obvious ones love and marriage?!

I must fall in love with Hayato and marry him immediately, so we can achieve victory together!

Is this a game? Games are great! I'd be too embarrassed to mention it in real life!

[True sincerity disguised as falsehood: Golden trees, silver roots, and white jade fruits, the immortal island of Penglai remains unknown. Originally, something arose out of thin air, but obsession led to the creation of branches of wealth and nobility.]

[The game starts with 160 slots. When traveling with other players, all cards drawn from event slots are replaced with Wealth Cards, and the score is increased by 2.]

The nonsensical words above don't matter. Who are they calling Prince Chachi? Bai Ying, that lunatic, is irrelevant.

The important thing is the effect of the identity card!

A twelve-sided die with a +2 rating means there is absolutely no chance of a major failure (1 point), and the success rate is as high as two-thirds, with a major success rate as high as one-quarter.

I will definitely become a winner in life with Hayato!

Miura Yumiko glanced at Hayama Hayato's situation. Hayama Hayato had stepped on the question mark square a few times and now had several NPC friend cards in his hand. Some of them allowed him to retry after a major failure, while others provided a little wealth each turn. Some were long-term, while others were one-time.

I hope the dice roll will be kind to me so I can be on the same square as Hayato soon.

It was my turn.

Miura Yumiko stared intently at Hayama Hayato's lion piece, and thought, "Let's get a six!"

6!

"Hayato, let's travel together!"

Miura Yumiko moved her hen piece over and immediately extended an invitation with great enthusiasm. Then, realizing she had been too eager, she coughed and said, "We'll definitely win the game!"

Miura Yumiko secretly moved the card with her fingers, showing the contents to Hayama Hayato.

Hayato Hayama's smile froze almost imperceptibly, but he nodded calmly and said, "Okay."

"Congratulations on your marriage! Since you are a man and a woman, and each of you has more than 180 squares on your count, you are legally married according to civil law." Bai Ying announced enthusiastically, and took out a pink counter with the number 100, placing it between the two of them. "This is your marriage index. When it is above 50, the benefits of the same event square judgment will be doubled."

Does that mean Hayato and I are guaranteed to win?

Yumiko Miura thought to herself with delight, feeling as if the white shadow's face had become kind and approachable.

Hayato Hayama scratched his head, hoping nothing bad would happen later.

The inscription on Yumiko's identity clearly refers to the story in "The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter" where Prince Kurumamochi is infatuated with Princess Kaguya and, in order to solve her problem of finding the Hourai Jewel Branch, squanders his entire fortune to create a fake one...

In the original story, it was never mentioned whether the five questions posed by Princess Kaguya corresponded to the existence of certain things. They were questions she deliberately set to discourage suitors in order to avoid marriage and because she couldn't resist her family's persuasion. However, all five suitors were self-righteous and stubbornly refused to see the truth...

Stubborn to the end?

[A mixture of truth and falsehood: Having squandered his fortune on a fake jade branch, he still harbors resentment even after throwing away his alms bowl. His golden fur coat is reduced to ashes in the fire. His dragon-headed jade is startled by the waves. The swallow, without shells, dies in vain; alas, when will this foolish child awaken?]

[The game starts with 160 slots. When drawing a social card in an event slot, the chance of winning is increased by 6. When traveling with others, the chance of winning a decision slot is decreased by 6.]

Reality and illusion... What kind of Kaguya-hime am I?

Hayato Hayama gave a bitter smile to himself, thinking that Princess Kaguya had only thrown out five impossible problems in an attempt to remain single because she couldn't resist the persuasion of her parents.

I'm afraid of changes in my friends' relationships, so I don't want to be in a relationship, and I really don't have any romantic ideas...

Is this some kind of challenge to make me learn from Princess Kaguya?

Others genuinely didn't want to respond, but they had no choice but to. So they could only mask their feelings and thoughts, adopting a cheerful and friendly attitude, unable to refuse Miura Yumiko's enthusiastic invitation to accompany them.

Be careful not to step on the decision grid, it always feels like there will be a very big problem.

Hayato Hayama's mood turned serious.

Since there are relatively few choice squares, we have almost completed a full circle, and no one has stepped on one yet.

Question marks are already enough to make people nervous, fearing that they might roll a 1. The even rarer exclamation mark is something that people dare not even think about.

"Pressuring yourself on your parents' orders, you reluctantly go on a blind date. To your surprise, the other person brings a large group of friends who come to freeload. In a fit of anger, you knock them to the ground and pay them 10000 in medical expenses."

The white shadow mercilessly proclaimed yet another failure of Hiratsuka Shizuka's case.

Hiratsuka Shizuka rolled her eyes: "Can I pay another ten thousand to beat him into a coffin?"

Bai Ying seamlessly added a patch: "Please don't be so cruel to NPC Fanba. He was also forced into a blind date, so he prepared to play the bad guy and found a bunch of friends to ruin the blind date. That's why the teacher was willing to compensate the other party for medical expenses."

Hiratsuka Shizuka retorted, "Your words can shorten someone's lifespan by ten years."

During their conversation, Hachiman Hikigaya tries to find a way to survive and learn about the game.

Hachiman Hikigaya vaguely gleaned a key piece of information from the wedding of Yumiko Miura and Hayato Hayama just now—the minister said that according to the Civil Code, one can get married after 180 years... The legal marriage age in the Civil Code is 18, which means one is a legal adult. 18 is also a life milestone where one can take the college entrance exam, either go to university or enter society.

I am two years younger than Komachi. I will receive Komachi's support after I reach 200 grids. In other words, I will receive Komachi's financial assistance when I am 20 years old, at which time Komachi will be 18 years old.

She earns 700 yen, gives 500 yen to her brother, and saves 200 yen for herself. Is this Komachi's love?

I was both touched and saddened.

Damn it! Minister, you're so cruel! You're actually trying to put Hachiman in such a predicament?!

Pursued by a vengeful, economically powerful, and murderous avenger, one wrong move and he'd be left penniless, forced to rely on his sister for survival...

The effect of one's own identity card is to reduce the event grid judgment for peers and increase the decision grid judgment. The problem is that we don't know what the decision grid contains, which is really intimidating.

Hachiman Hikigaya rolled the dice once, and the event's wealth card was successfully judged, resulting in a small increase in his savings.

"Tsk."

The whispers of the Avengers could be heard.

Hikigaya Hachiman: "..."

"Oh, it's my turn again? Hey!"

Hiratsuka Shizuka tossed the piece aside, and it landed on the exclamation mark square.

Bai Ying clapped her hands: "As expected of a teacher."

Hiratsuka Shizuka: "...Show me what you've got!"

Bai Ying said, "The choice grid represents the choices at crossroads in life—ideals, career, hopes for the future, self-reflection on the past, solutions to current problems, and so on. The success or failure of these choices can completely affect the subsequent course of the game. Teacher is currently at 365 grids..."

"Player, please draw a card."

Phantom reached into a stack of cards, picked one up, and unfolded it towards Hiratsuka Shizuka. The exclamation mark on the back of the card made one's eyes twitch.

Hiratsuka Shizuka was fearless, considering herself practically an insider.

The first scene is unimportant; the important one is the scene with the mother and daughter under the snow.

And as long as it's not a love card...

Draw a card!

Hiratsuka Shizuka drew a card and revealed its face.

love.

The scene was very quiet.

Me!

"Choice: Love Card"

Bai Ying read the narration in a deep voice: "Hiratsuka Shizuka, who is 36 years old this year, is still thinking about where her true love is. Perhaps it is because her married students came to visit her. While she is happy that her students are on the right track in life, she can't help but feel worried about how old she is. The average life expectancy in Japan is about 88 years old. She has already lived a third of her life. Her parents have gray hair and are retired. The frequency of their urging for marriage has decreased a lot..."

"Perhaps we should take the initiative to look for it; if we don't take action, we will definitely get no results."

"Teacher, please roll the dice."

Hiratsuka Shizuka tossed the dice with a slight tremor—11.

Oh! Teacher succeeded?! Hachiman Hikigaya, surprised, suddenly noticed that Shizuka Hiratsuka's expression was tense, and she picked up the dice again, looking like she was about to roll them again… What's going on?!

Could it be... a teacher's ID card?!

[Death without a Han: A scholar writes of resentment, a young lady wipes away tears; a talented man and a beautiful woman are a perfect match. A golden and jade-like marriage, childhood sweethearts, a fickle lover who says he has no regrets. Right and wrong, truth and falsehood, better to give up a drunken stupor and fly freely to the heavens.]

[The game starts with 260 squares. When drawing a love card in the choice square, you need to roll the dice until you get a 1 or 12.]

Bai Ying, you're such a jerk!

When Hiratsuka Shizuka received the identity card, she assumed the other person was just teasing her again.

Until I actually encountered a choice grid and even drew a love card.

Gan!

Hiratsuka Shizuka threw it more than ten times, picking it up and tossing it again. She didn't care whether it was 1 or 12; she just wanted to get through it as quickly as possible!

The dice rolled, and the 1 facing up was very eye-catching.

Gan!

……

……

Hiratsuka Shizuka is on a blind date with a 34-year-old man recommended by her parents.

Thinking of her parents' "this kid is finally saved" expressions, Hiratsuka Shizuka was speechless. She rarely glanced at the information of her blind date—she never looked at the information of her blind date in the past because she trusted her own judgment more.

Self-made, academically excellent, no history of marriage, hereditary disease, or criminal record, holding a senior management position, a social elite.

The conclusion is that I read a lot of compliments.

"Mind if I smoke a cigarette?"

“I don’t mind.” The other person shook their head. “I know that Ms. Hiratsuka has a habit of smoking and drinking, and that’s based on that knowledge.”

Hiratsuka Shizuka put the cigarette away and laughed, "It's rare that you didn't change your expression instantly."

"I have flaws too, everyone has flaws, there's no need to strive for perfection," the other person laughed. "To be honest, what attracts me is Ms. Hiratsuka's maternal instincts..."

"what?"

“You have taught many wonderful students. Nowadays, few teachers are willing to do so much and do so well. To be honest, it was through the introduction of your students that we are able to sit here and chat. Several of your outstanding students are my capable assistants.”

The other party is actually the boss of one of my former students?

With this connection, the two got along very well, and Hiratsuka Shizuka even felt that she had finally met the person she had been waiting for.

Until the other party presents a contract.

The discussion of property disputes, potential future problems, child custody and education, and other marriage-related topics was very much in line with the other party's serious, meticulous, and rational style.

Hiratsuka Shizuka realized she was overthinking things; her loneliness was probably affecting her emotions and causing her judgment to be flawed. She decided to go out and eat some grilled skewers to cheer herself up.

Hiratsuka Shizuka put down the marriage contract and lit a cigarette.

The other party asked, "Which points do you have doubts or complaints about? We can discuss them."

"If you had a child, how would you raise him/her?"

"With the goal of cultivating elites, I want someone to inherit the career I've worked so hard to build, and also to ensure my child's future livelihood." The other party said calmly and rationally, "I am very confident in this regard because I have come this far step by step. With a better foundation, my child will naturally be more successful than me."

“I understand your expectations. Everyone becomes a parent for the first time, and looking at a child is like looking at the continuation of one's own life... to the point that many parents regard their child as their own life.”

Hiratsuka Shizuka exhaled a deep puff of smoke: "I've met many students like that, exquisite, gorgeous, and sparkling, yet like fragile gems. When I see students like that, I always worry that they might stumble and fall one day, shattering into pieces, so I can't help but meddle."

"Are you talking about a child's rebellious phase? I have confidence in Ms. Hiratsuka in that regard, given your educational background..."

"Education level? Rebellious phase? These are such standardized terms."

Hiratsuka Shizuka smiled and refrained from hitting him, because the other party was so sincere and truly meant it.

Or rather, it would be strange if I didn't think that way.

Realizing this, she became more worried than angry.

I really don't know how many more times I'll have to meddle in other people's business...

Amid the other person's confusion, Hiratsuka Shizuka put on a white coat and nodded goodbye.

I believe love exists, and I have personally witnessed several of my students getting married and starting families while still being loving and affectionate.

I don't believe I can find love. Adults don't have the right to dream, so I'll keep my dreams in my heart.