Uneasy daily life

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"Why are you all looking at me?! I'm only 26! I'm definitely old enough to get married! Don't listen to this kid's made-up nonsense!!"

Hiratsuka Shizuka couldn't hold back any longer.

Yui Yuigahama wiped her eyes emotionally: "Shizuka-sensei, keep going! I'll support you!"

Yukinoshita secretly egged them on, saying, "Shizuka! Ganbatte!"

Hachiman Hikigaya sighed. He'd always wondered why Shizuka-sensei, a kind person, couldn't get married. Now he understood...

As a married man, Yukinoshita's father patted Hayama Hayato on the shoulder, offering words of encouragement like an elder: "Hayato, people should fall in love when they're young. As you get older, you'll inevitably be burdened with many things, and then you won't be talking about love anymore, but business. Your aunt and I started dating when we were in school..."

I truly cannot bear to execute the only son of a veteran of three dynasties.

Great assist! Yumiko Miura gave it a thumbs up.

Yukinoshita's mother looked at Hiratsuka Shizuka with some pity. To be honest, she had a rather ordinary impression of her. Now it seemed that she was just a loser who hadn't made a decisive move when she was young.

Ah.

"Due to the failure of the Love Card, the distance the player moves will be calculated as double every time they roll the dice afterward."

Phantom said softly, "Now, the game continues."

Angelina touched her ear.

"Huh? This isn't a major failure at all, it's a major success!"

Hiratsuka Shizuka said firmly, "Just watch, I'm about to take off like a rocket! I'll be two or three laps ahead of you!"

Hachiman Hikigaya facepalmed. Had his teacher been struck so hard that he'd lost all rational thought? Hadn't he even realized what this debuff of utter failure meant?!

This is indeed a takeoff from Wuhu.

Soaring into the sky, it transforms into a star.

Chapter 103 The Seven-Year Itch

"It's the success of the Choice & Career Card."

"You remember now, when you were young and incredibly lost about the future, you were fortunate enough to meet the most important person in your life. It was this person who gave you goals and direction. You consider that to be the greatest luck and success of your life. Of course, you also achieved some success in the eyes of the world—the president of a company."

Baiying placed a building chess piece in front of Xue Shizhi's father and said, "This is a well-run company. Each piece will give you three thousand wealth, and you can get one hundred thousand wealth by selling it directly."

Yukinoshita's father accepted the gift with a smile, his gaze lingering on Hachiman Hikigaya.

The tortoise piece and the fish piece are currently one square apart.

"Enemies! Hikigaya-kun! Let's fight!"

"..."

This time, luck did not favor Hachiman Hikigaya, as Yukinoshita's father ruthlessly took away 30% of Hachiman Hikigaya's wealth.

Hachiman Hikigaya felt a cold sweat break out on his forehead as he looked at the added marker of hatred.

The battle system is too dependent on capital. If you don't have enough capital, someone with only 10% of their wealth can beat you with 120% of your wealth, unless you roll a 12 in the battle and get an instant kill.

Worse still, the animosity increases, and a battle can be triggered next time they're within two squares...

This is indeed Monopoly—Monopoly is all about money making money, tolls making tolls, but the Monopoly elements in this game are darker, bloodier, and more direct. There are no tolls to 'indirectly' transfer of wealth; instead, it's real, direct competition, and every fortune gained is stained with blood.

Those with more wealth find it easier to earn more from those with less wealth. Each battle makes the next battle easier to trigger, and each victory increases the chances of winning the next battle.

If you let kids play this game, they'd probably end up breaking up on the spot and throwing punches at each other.

Is this not a dark game orchestrated by the minister?

Yukinoshita's father grinned maliciously, "Hachiman, your end has come!"

What was your father like when he was young?

Yukino asked in a low voice, somewhat curious. She knew very little about her parents' past, as most parents rarely talked about their childhood in front of their children.

Yukinoshita's mother smiled knowingly: "Him? He used to be a delinquent."

"A delinquent?!" Yukinoshita Haruno was also startled. "It's that kind of..."

"Ahem, that's all in the past, why bring it up?" Yukinoshita's father quickly turned around to interrupt, trying to maintain his glorious image, and handed the dice to the next person, "Let's play a game, let's play a game."

Yukinoshita's mother didn't continue speaking, but watched the game with great interest.

Yukino Yukinoshita and Yukino Yukinoshita were a little itchy, but they didn't dare to ask any further questions—how embarrassing would it be if they found out about their father's first love when he was young?

The game continued. After receiving the buff, Hiratsuka Shizuka ran incredibly fast, already leading the others by a lap after just a few rounds. Angelina rolled the dice in a normal way, and succeeded in a normal way. After the second battle, Hikigaya Hachiman was completely entangled with Yukinoshita's father, having to fight him every round. Overall, he lost more than he won, and his wealth was gradually drying up. Yuigahama Yui was a little anxious, wanting to provide support but unable to find an opportunity. The combination of Hayama Hayato and Miura Yumiko was making a fortune.

"Event Grid - Hayato Hayama draws an event card once, and Yumiko Miura receives a wealth card once."

"Both sides have achieved great success. Thanks to Hayato Hayama's kind and gentle approach, you met a female PhD in economics at work. You had a pleasant conversation, and she admires you and becomes your new friend. This is a friend card, which increases your wealth by 1% each round."

“Miura Yumiko invested in a small company, whose new technology sparked widespread discussion, causing its market value to rise sharply, and your wealth increased by 20%.”

"An additional peer event draw will be added. The peer card will be judged based on the combined abilities of both parties. Due to Miura Yumiko's character abilities, the peer event card will be replaced with a wealth card. If the judgment is successful, your work enthusiasm will increase, your marriage index will reach 100, your income will double, and you will gain 20,000 wealth."

The white shadow handled the player's progress and events normally.

Yumiko Miura felt like she had reached the pinnacle of her life: "Hayato, if we keep winning like this, victory is definitely ours!"

With both sides sharing wealth, and with the percentage increase when the wealth card is a great success, and after running around and stepping on several event grids, their wealth is already almost more than all the other people on the field combined.

We won! We won big! We're numb with winnings!

"Um……"

Hayato Hayama was a little distracted, staring warily at the map—this area had a rather dense number of exclamation marks; hopefully, it wouldn't trigger a decision event…

Hiratsuka Shizuka: "Whoosh, takeoff!"

It was probably a teacher who had given up on treatment, who nonchalantly walked out of the eighteen squares in one breath and then handed over the dice.

Miura Yumiko took the dice and glanced at Hayama Hayato, who shook his head and said, "You roll it."

"Alright—hey! Hmm? A decision grid?"

"!!"

Hayato Hayama looked at the white figure.

The white figure smiled.

"Now, please draw your choice cards!"

Hayato Hayama draws a Choice: Fate card, while Yumiko Miura draws a Choice: Now card.

"Fate is unknowable. It could be being hit by a car, encountering an earthquake, winning the lottery, suddenly being diagnosed with a terminal illness, or betting on Argentina in the World Cup... Unknowable and beyond our control, that is fate. Players, please roll the dice and decide your fate."

...Don't consider it a success if you suffer a major failure.

Hayato Hayama offered a small prayer, then tossed out a 7.

"Based on your identity and ability judgment -6, the Great Failure of the Choice·Fate Card - During a gathering with friends, a small earthquake suddenly occurred, and the restaurant where you were having the gathering unfortunately collapsed, burying you inside. After being rescued by the rescue team, you were lucky enough not to be seriously injured, but three of your friends were seriously injured and are currently undergoing emergency treatment in the ICU... Fortunately, you have savings and the power of choice."

"Pay 100,000 to keep your three friend cards, or choose three friend cards to send to the grave yourself."

Hayato Hayama: "I choose to keep it."

The problem is not big.

Yumiko Miura hesitated, seemingly wanting to say something but stopping herself. Logically speaking, giving up three useless friend cards that weren't even worth 100,000 in wealth was the right choice, right? Anyway, you can choose for yourself, not for that guy to choose for you…

But since it's Hayato's decision, it's fine. Anyway, with my help, making money is easy.

Yumiko Miura optimistically rolled the dice—11!

Wow, that's a good sign!

"Choice - Now is the time to succeed. The present refers to what you have, the relationships that exist, and what you know. If you have a clearer and more precise grasp of the present, you can more effectively adjust your current situation. If you cannot grasp the present, you will make mistakes in judgment and leave behind future problems."

Bai Ying said in a deep voice, "Wealth and marriage are the two things you currently possess. Because of the marriage, the wealth is shared between you and Hayama Hayato. You've thought about how Hayama Hayato recently spent a large sum of money to provide the best treatment for several friends. Honestly, you feel that it wasn't worth it, that Hayama Hayato was a bit inconsiderate. You still believe this marriage is perfect and happy, but perhaps you should also consider how to safeguard it..."

"If you choose wealth, 20% of the shared property will become your private property and will be calculated separately from then on. If you choose marriage, your wealth will increase by 20%."

"What nonsense are you spouting?" Miura Yumiko asked, a little guilty, but the more guilty she felt, the more assertive she became. "I definitely choose marriage!"

Hayato Hayama's eye twitched—"Is this plot still connected?!"

Fortunately, the decision-making hurdle has been overcome...

"Now, please draw your peer selection card."

Phantom took out a stack of untouched cards and handed them over.

Forget about that! Is this really Luofeng Slope?!

Hayato Hayama felt a chill run down his spine.

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After six years of marriage, Miura Yumiko and Hayama Hayato had their first argument.

The trigger was something Hayama Hayato had done to help his friend, but the conflict had been building up over time.

"They're your friends, but I'm your wife! Have you ever considered my feelings?!"

Miura Yumiko said irritably, "You encountered an earthquake, and I wasn't worried about you? I just breathed a sigh of relief when I saw you were safe and sound, and then you were running to the hospital and visiting the parents of those friends, leaving me alone at home for the past few days! Don't I live in fear?"

"They're in trouble, how could I not help them?"

"I have no problem helping, as long as you give me the money. The hospital will take care of the rest, and their parents will handle it! What I'm asking is, what do you mean by running around like this? You stayed in the hospital for a whole week and didn't go home even once!"

"It was my suggestion to have a gathering that led to the earthquake, so I have a responsibility to resolve the situation."

"Okay, okay, let's leave that aside for now. But what about before? You were the same way before. Drinking with one friend today, going out with another tomorrow, and then saying you're going to stay overnight at another friend's house the day after! I won't say anything about the guys—but what about the girls? What kind of friends were you hanging out with?!"

"That's just a colleague!"

"Those colleagues probably wish they could live with you!"

Yumiko Miura knew, of course, that her husband wouldn't cheat on her, but she couldn't control the bitterness and anxiety in her heart. Every time she wanted to see him but couldn't, that anxiety grew. She didn't want to suspect anything, but she was afraid that something might actually happen.

She can turn a friend into a wife, but others can't?

She studied hard, worked hard, and supported her husband in order to become a worthy partner. She wanted to be a good wife. She succeeded, so why is this happening?

Yumiko Miura really didn't want to ask which was more important, her friend or her wife—that was too unreasonable. She wished she could be unreasonable like she was when she was younger… but no, she shouldn't be Hayato Hayama's wife.

Hayato Hayama could tell what his wife was trying to say but couldn't.

There are many reasons for choosing to marry Yumiko: her parents' urging and approval, Yumiko's hard work and excellence, and from the perspective of her social circle, choosing her is the most in line with the understanding and views of her friends. Everyone would say, "Ah, as expected, Hayama and Miura are the most suitable."

Yumiko is the most suitable, so it is Yumiko.

Arguing is an emotional outburst that is destined to have no result. After calming down, the two did not bring it up again and tacitly pretended that the argument had never happened.

Hayato Hayama didn't want to upset his pregnant wife.

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"Ah? Child?"

Yumiko Miura was almost so angry that she wanted to flip the table and confront that lunatic who was spouting nonsense, but upon hearing this, she was taken aback and panicked instantly.

"You've been married for so many years, so of course you have children. It's just that you haven't triggered any decision events yet. In the game, if you've been married for more than five years, you'll get a child card when you encounter a decision event."

Bai Ying placed a character card with a baby drawing in front of the two of them and said affectionately, "This is your child card, a daughter—her effect is that even if your marriage index reaches 0, you will not be separated from your companionship status."

Yumiko Miura picked up the child card, somewhat at a loss, without really thinking about what Bai Ying's words meant.

Hayato Hayama was completely stunned, staring in astonishment at the white figure—did you have to be so ruthless?!

Bai Ying smiled and said, "Due to the failure of the companion choice card - marriage, you have received the seven-year itch debuff. For every step you take next, your marriage index will decrease by 1 point. When the marriage index drops below 50, the positive benefits will disappear, the benefits of the companion event card will be reduced by half, and when it drops to 0 or below, the companion event card will be judged as -6 and you will not be able to obtain any benefits."

"Now, next player, please roll the dice."

Phantom spoke softly, biting into a silent melody.

Angelina couldn't help but touch her ears again; this superior's superpower was so noisy.