Uneasy daily life

The white shadows that observe and attack are often the cracks that exist in people's hearts.

In other words, as long as there is no rift in one's heart, or one is simply indifferent, one will not receive any attention from the white shadow.

That's right! It doesn't matter that Yukino and Shirakage were found to be living together. We can leave it to Mother to handle. I've done my best.

It's okay if my mother finds out I'm an 'undercover agent'. At worst, I'll kneel down in apology and promise to change in the future. Thinking about it carefully, it's not a big problem.

Besides these, what else do I care about? Nothing.

In other words, as long as I don't care about these things, then I am flawless and without any loopholes.

If a person has no heart, they will not get hurt!

Yukino Yuki realized the truth and began to silently recite the Supreme Forgetfulness Technique.

"Before we begin the game, let's go over the choices made by the two Yukinoshita ladies."

The white figure interjected with a small gesture, reaching out to take a stack of choice cards and handing them to Yukino Yukinoshita: "Come on, come on, please draw a card—don't worry, your identity card's ability will determine that this draw is guaranteed to be a great success."

"I won't draw from this stack."

Yukino Yukinoshita carefully pointed to the other card piles next to Phantom and made a request: "I want to draw from over there."

"From the perspective of the game rules, different life stages have different choice cards. For example, after the 500th slot, the number of love cards is very small, and everything makes sense," Bai Ying said seriously. "My stack of choice cards..."

"I suspect that all of your cards look the same."

Yukino Yukinoshita suddenly chuckled: "Could it be that I didn't draw the card that Haku-kun wanted to draw, and Haku-kun couldn't make up a story without having a draft in mind? If that's the case, then there's nothing wrong with me drawing this stack of cards from Haku-kun."

Huh? Yukino actually chose to directly confront the white shadow? That's so bold?

Yukino Shinobu muttered to herself, "I have no feelings," and then realized in a flash—would the white shadow just stop doing nothing if she didn't confront it?

Since that's the case, we might as well go against her. Besides, by going against her, we can at least show our mother that 'our relationship is just so-so.' Whether we win or not is secondary; at least we can vent our anger by going against her.

Yukino is indeed quick-witted, coming up with such a multi-pronged approach, but she may have underestimated her opponent's abilities.

While praising Yukino Shino, he thought it wouldn't be very useful. He reasoned that the guy's ability to cause trouble was positively correlated with his acting skills, and trying to tear up the script by refusing to cooperate with the performance was unlikely to be very effective.

"No problem, pick a stack yourself."

Bai Ying conceded in a relaxed tone.

Could it be that they predicted my arrival?!

Yukino Yukinoshita suspected that this was a conspiracy and hesitated.

"Yukino," Yukinoshita's mother sighed gently, "You chose this path, yet you refuse to walk it. Is freedom what you've made of you—indecisive and hesitant?"

A mother's pointing fingers.jpg!

"No, no."

Yukino Yukinoshita deflated instantly like a punctured pufferfish, gave a dry reply, and quickly selected a stack of decision cards.

Phantom opened the stack of cards and handed them over: "Player, please draw a card."

Yukino Yukinoshita stole a few glances—the other person's hand was very steady, and the angle was very precise, so she couldn't see the other side of the card at all.

Thinking that her mother was still watching her, Yukino Yukinoshita quickly grabbed a card, wanting to get herself out of the spotlight as soon as possible.

It's really frustrating. There's not only the white figure in the arena, but also the mother. Fortunately, she's not fighting alone; the older sister should be able to provide crucial support at key moments...

Choices and Past Cards.

"Irreparable regrets, comforting beauty, incurable wounds, and unresolved entanglements—the present is both a product of the past and a product of the past."

Bai Ying recited a passage with great emotion. Just when Yukino thought she had been tricked again, and everyone else thought Bai Ying was about to start making a scene, he suddenly changed his tone and began to narrate: "Due to your identity and abilities, this is considered a great success—you have a very good relationship with your father. You have always been close to him. He is a harbor that shelters you from storms, a large umbrella that protects you from torrential rain, and an unyielding mountain. You always feel especially safe and secure when you are by his side..."

"Well said!" Yukinoshita's father watched with a smug look on his face. He never expected that such a treacherous villain could be so eloquent!

Is Yukino really close to her wooden father at home? A hint of doubt flashed through Yukino's mind, but she quickly dismissed the thought and continued to suppress her emotions and desires, trying to break through the realm where the human world is not worth living.

"Bai Jun, isn't your narration going off-topic?"

Yukino Yukinoshita suspects that the other party wants to use her mother to kill her daughter, but she has no evidence.

"Of course we're on topic. Players, please don't disturb the host's work."

Bai Ying smiled and said, "As the saying goes, 'love me, love my dog.' Because of your very good relationship with your father, you are influenced by the past in your life choices and are very interested in your father's work. If you could choose your future career, you would tend to inherit your father's mantle and take his direction as your life direction. An extra prize pool building will be added to the field, and the prize pool will increase by 100,000 each turn. When your timer reaches 400 squares, you will inherit all the wealth in the prize pool building."

Yukino Yukinoshita was no longer surprised... but she still wanted to ask, "How did you know?!"

I haven't told anyone about this!

My job? Yukinoshita's father was a little happy, but also a little worried.

It's wonderful that my child has clear direction and goals early on, but I worry that they might just be being misled by impulse. My little goddess has been abroad for three years, so she probably doesn't rely on me, her old father, much anymore, right? If she's only relying on someone, yearning for someone, and making life choices to get closer to someone, it's easy for her to run into obstacles along the way, and her enthusiasm cools down before she's disappointed...

But this is proof of the little goddess's love! The father was so moved he almost cried!

While moved, Yukinoshita's father vaguely felt something was amiss: how could this villain write such a heartwarming story?

I've figured it out; this is clearly a bloodthirsty killer who feeds on pleasure.

Wait, I think I forgot something... a goddess from the Chinese anime!!!

On the field.

Yukino's mother was a little surprised and asked with a smile, "Yukino is interested in working in politics and business?"

To be precise, she was interested in her father's work.

Yukino Yukinoshita lowered her head and whispered, "I guess so..."

Yukinoshita's mother's tone remained gentle: "Yes or no, what does it matter?"

"Yes!"

Yukino Yukinoshita clenched her fist under the table.

I guess in her mother's eyes, she was just daydreaming, her useless little daughter was saying ridiculous things. She would definitely follow up with comments like "you can't do it," "you're not suitable," and finally finish her off with the decisive "you'd be better off being xx."

Yukino Yukinoshita, who had already mentally drawn out her own manner of death, process of death, and appearance of death, secretly glared at the white shadow, her heart filled with grief and indignation—Despicable white fungus! As expected, he wanted to use the mother to kill the daughter and deliberately played with her!

The game hasn't even started yet, and I'm already being attacked by a thousand arrows.

"good."

Ok?

Yukino Yukinoshita, who was preparing to die, froze, stealing a glance at her mother… Was that really her mother speaking? Could it be a hallucination? Her mother said it was good? Really? No, no, no, it must be my imagination. Or maybe Shirogane suddenly fell ill and is mimicking her mother's voice to trick me…

Yukinoshita's mother said, "Since you have this ambition, then work towards it instead of just talking about it."

"Oh……"

Yukino Yukinoshita was a little dazed. It was her mother's lips moving, and the lip movements looked very real. It wasn't the white fungus multiplying.

The Big Bang... The Big Bang... The Big Bang...

Fireworks are going off in Yukino's head, her thought process is overloaded, the website is not responding, the network cannot be connected. Please check your internet settings.

Yukino Yukinoshita, who was temporarily acting like a little dork, did not notice the fleeting gloomy gaze.

Didn't they say... I'd be in charge of those things?

Yukino lowered her eyes slightly, her bangs obscuring her gaze, and she tried her best to maintain her usual enthusiastic smile. She felt her mind was in complete chaos.

Ripples spread across the lake of my heart, and many things thrown in tried to surface, only to be held back by some inertia—those things were almost unrecognizable, their names forgotten. Perhaps they were covered in silt at the bottom of the lake, their appearances changed beyond recognition by the passage of time. They struggled to crawl out of the lake, not to see the light of day again, but simply to disturb this lifeless lake…

Yukino's lips trembled slightly.

Can't help it.

I want to ask... pretending to be confused, pretending not to be questioning, pretending not to be accusing or questioning.

"It's your turn to draw a card, player."

Phantom's gentle voice came, and a stack of cards was laid out in front of Yukinoshita.

My heart was churning with turmoil, and despite my efforts to control it, I couldn't resist the urge to let it out, as if it were being suppressed by an invisible force.

Yukino suddenly remembered that this was just a game started by the white shadow. She began to adjust herself with ease—suppressing the things that were rising in her heart back to the deepest part, smoothing out the ripples that could not be stopped on the lake of her heart, and slamming everything shut with one door after another.

Isn't this normal? Yang Nai.

Previously, through her mother's subtle hints, she had molded herself into Yukino's role model and enemy, in order to promote Yukino's independence and growth.

So, it's normal for Mother to say those things, right? It's simply to support Yukino and let Yukino and me compete with each other and grow together.

That's right, they compete with each other and grow together. It's just that Yukino suddenly went from being a younger sister who needed care to becoming an enemy, which caught everyone off guard.

This is how mothers do things. They know it all too well, it's only natural, so what's there to be surprised about?

No.

Yes, you have no questions or complaints, Yang Nai.

Yukinoshita smiled and drew a card from the deck: "Oh, a dream?"

Bai Ying said with deep emotion, "A radiant thing, a beacon in life, even if it is covered in dust and broken countless times, still shines with eternal brilliance—a dream is such an immortal thing, redeeming those who struggle in the mud... Sister Yukinoshita, may I ask what your dream is?"

Well, I'd like to know what that thing is too.

Under the snow, Yang smiled brightly.

"Like Yukino, I am also very interested in my father's work."

That is my dream.

Chapter 110 Is a Stone Heart Without Injustice?

"Hey? Why are you covering your ears here?"

Hiratsuka Shizuka, puffing on her cigarette, said strangely, "This secluded and well-ventilated window seat is my exclusive spot, you know."

"It's nothing, it's just that I suddenly feel a little dizzy, so I came to the window to get some fresh air."

Angelina rubbed her ears. Phantom's superpower was too noisy! When he was talking to that Yukinoshita-san, it was like a firecracker suddenly went off right next to her ear. It was terrifying!

Could it be a sonic attack?

On the field.

Yukino Yukinoshita snapped out of her daze. So her older sister was also interested in their father's work? That makes sense. Her sister was actually starting to get involved in their father's work now, wasn't she? Although she was still a college student on the surface, she was practically a working professional. She had previously been in charge of a demolition project for the family company.

Hmm, I just happened to remove the white fungus culture dish.

Yukino Yukinoshita cheered herself up. She never expected that the insurmountable barrier called her mother, which she thought she could never overcome, would be crossed so easily. She had thought that her mother would stop her with the excuse that "you are not as good as Haruno, think about it again".

My mother actually gave her affirmation so easily, in what seemed like a playful game? Given her personality, this was definitely not a promise she would easily go back on.

This affirmation made the sweat in her palms feel hot, and as her heart pounded, a warm current called courage flowed through her.

With my mother's approval, I felt I had nothing to fear, even when facing my powerful older sister...

Yukino Yukinoshita felt that the things she encountered on this school trip seemed to be only superficially dangerous.

She had always thought her older sister was her mother's henchman, but in reality, she cared about her a lot. Putting aside the malicious intent of watching her make a fool of herself, she was actually her ally.

I always felt that the thoughts I kept in my heart could not be approved by my mother. In fact, my mother simply expressed her affirmation and encouragement, and it was not as impossible as I had imagined.

Yukino glanced at the white figure explaining; it seemed that someone's wicked plan to use a mother to kill her daughter had failed.

happy.

"Interesting! Since this is your dream, then your dream will guide your direction and determine your path—considering that you two share the same dream and direction, a thrilling battle is inevitable!"

Bai Ying explained: "Due to the great success of the Choice Dream Card, the prize pool building has been successfully upgraded to the deluxe version, accumulating 200,000 wealth each round. The initial combat range between the two players has been increased to 5 squares, and a competition mechanism has been activated. At the end of each round, an assessment will be conducted to compare the wealth of both sides, and the side with more wealth will receive a victory token."

"When both players reach the age of forty, the player with more victory tokens wins all the prize pool!"

"Make progress together, compete with each other, exert all our efforts, and strive for ultimate victory!"

"I believe that regardless of success or failure, with a clear direction, the two of you will surely achieve extraordinary things."