Yukinoshita's Correction Method

According to Jungian Psychology, the repressed shadow in one's personality does not disappear, but rather becomes increasingly chaotic and disordered through excessive repression and extreme avoidance, eventually manifesting as an incomprehensible distorted form.

However, if we analyze it rationally and face it objectively, what seems like an inconceivable outward appearance is actually something expected and perfectly reasonable.

Playing the role of a good person is not easy.

The main reason he has been able to maintain this role for so long is that Hayama Hayato believes it is good for everyone, including himself.

Although his image as a good person was fabricated, the positive results brought about by this pretense were real.

There are certainly problems here, but for Hayama Hayato, as long as the current situation is harmonious, he can pretend that the problems don't exist.

Hayama Hayato suppresses his shadow by playing the role of a good person, but good people shouldn't have shadows. So as long as he focuses on playing the role, he doesn't need to deal with his shadow, because good people don't need to think about those things.

This logic allowed Hayama Hayato to easily suppress and avoid his shadow for a considerable period of time, playing the role of a good person.

However, good people cannot disregard morality.

Lying is immoral.

To successfully play the role of a good person, he cannot lie.

You can't successfully play the role of a good person without lying.

This contradiction brought his previously functioning logic to the brink of collapse.

The shadow used morality to pry open a crack in his Persona, forcing him to confront the creeping darkness.

He lies to play a role, and he must confront the shadows.

In order to avoid lying and pretending, he still has to face the shadows.

The problem is, if he had the courage to face the shadows, he wouldn't have played the role in the first place.

So he could only remain silent.

They were really out of options.

Faced with two dead ends, he froze at the fork in the road.

"I understand..." Yui Yuigahama deeply agreed. "To get along well with others, you have to agree with what they say, but if you join others in talking badly about others, you go against the original intention of getting along well with others—so you can only remain silent."

"That sounds really difficult..." Komachi Hikigaya pressed, "Is there any good way to solve this?"

"The Self is the center and whole of personality, the core archetype of the mind's pursuit of completeness and harmony. The process of Individuation is the integration of the Persona, the shadow, and other parts to become a unique and complete individual." Yukino Yukinoshita nodded gently. "Healthy psychological development requires people to use the Persona flexibly, while recognizing and integrating the shadow, ultimately moving towards the Self —just like Yui Yuigahama."

"Huh?" Yui Yuigahama pointed blankly at herself. "Me?"

"Skillfully using the Persona, revealing and accepting the awkwardness, sensitivity, and vulnerability hidden in the shadows on a small scale, ultimately mastering both social skills and embracing genuine feelings, and even achieving much in other areas..." Yukino Yukinoshita whispered, "Although we offered some help, we mostly witnessed—all of this is the success you've worked so hard to achieve."

"Little Yukino..." Yui Yuigahama ran to the other side and hugged her arm.

"I already told you it's the result of your own hard work..." Yukino Yukinoshita sighed helplessly.

"This looks kind of fun." Komachi Hikigaya observed the three of them. "Let's join in. Which side do you want to hug?"

Saki Kawasaki: "... Can I have a hug too?"

"Ahem." Dong Yunshan coughed lightly twice. "In contrast, Hayato Hayama is a typical example of Persona is overblown and whose shadow is severely suppressed, leading to an interruption in the process of Individuation. He completely identifies with a single Persona, extremely suppresses his shadow, causing Individuation to completely stagnate, and maintains a delicate balance only through false reality and real falsehood."

Yui Yuigahama suddenly realized something, and while holding Yukino Yukinoshita, she turned to look at Dong Yunshan: "So he's been waiting for you all this time?"

Dong Yunshan: "... Can you say something that Hina Ebina can listen to?"

"No, that's what he said, isn't it?" Yui Yuigahama reminded her, "[You really are the one who can meet my expectations.]"

"In other words, Hayato Hayama is hoping that someone will see through his mask and confront his true self with him." Komachi Hikigaya continued along the previous line of thought, "Once someone else sees through his mask, he can temporarily take it off and try to confront his shadow on a small scale, and then gradually integrate the mask and the shadow into his Self."

Dong Yunshan: "... It's so heavy."

"You're not alone," Saki Kawasaki reminded him. "Isn't there someone else?"

Yumiko Miura's radiant smile seems to reappear before my eyes.

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Dong Yunshan walked into Starbucks, greeted the familiar staff, and walked to a seat by the window.

"Hello, hello~" Haruno Yukinoshita pressed one hand against the coat draped over her body, raised the other hand and gently waved, her smile bright, "I'm here~"

"I was planning to enjoy the weekend at home," Dong Yunshan said, frowning as she took a sip of her Americano. "Did you call me out for some kind of request?"

"Eh~~~" Haruno Yukinoshita pouted unhappily, "Why are you looking so sad? Don't you like seeing pretty older sisters?"

"I'm sorry..." Dong Yunshan tapped her temples lightly with two fingers, her eyes reflecting Haruno Yukinoshita's beautiful face. "I know I saw a chaotic shadow."

Haruno Yukinoshita reminded her earnestly, "It would be better to see a doctor."

"I saw it a long time ago." Dong Yunshan shook her head. "That's why she specifically sent me alone..."

"It's a date~" Haruno Yukinoshita blinked her big eyes, "Are you happy?"

"I had a great date today." Dong Yunshan nodded. "See you next time!"

"Sit down." Haruno Yukinoshita glared at him. "Are you sure Yukino didn't come along? Why are you behaving so obediently?"

"No matter where I go," Dong Yunshan poked her chest, "She's always here."

"Good boy~" Haruno Yukinoshita nodded with a smile, "I heard you've decided on Hayato Hayama's team?"

"Thank you for the reminder, sister."

"Oh~ a hint of smugness amidst humility. Well, that's understandable, considering it's an answer none of the other students could guess, and you figured it out right away—so a little smugness is fine~" Haruno Yukinoshita teased, her smile unchanged, but the smugness was clearly fading. "But falling back into your old habits is a different story."

"The same old problem?" Dong Yunshan recalled Haruno Yukinoshita's words about weakness, "When I achieve success, or rather, a certain level of success, I stop there, or even... regress to my initial state?"

"You feel he's changed, so you feel that's enough. But in reality, it's still the same; he still chose what he chose. Is the result any different?" Haruno Yukinoshita's cold eyes narrowed slightly. "You even... want to use this meaningless method on others."

Dong Yunshan had just opened her mouth when she was interrupted by Haruno Yukinoshita.

"I told you this a long time ago." Haruno Yukinoshita's smile vanished completely, leaving only a cold Void. "Don't do anything unnecessary."

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"Welcome back." Yukino Yukinoshita walked stiffly to the entrance, took the shopping bag from Dong Yunshan and put it aside, then took his coat and hung it up.

"Don't push yourself if your muscles are sore." Dong Yunshan patted Yukino Yukinoshita's head helplessly, then bent down and picked her up.

"Stop it~" Yukino Yukinoshita kicked her calf in protest, causing her muscles to ache. She frowned, reached for the shopping bag, and said, "Appropriate, gentle exercise can help relieve muscle soreness."

"I can help you stretch too. After 24 hours, I can give you a massage." Dong Yunshan carried Yukino Yukinoshita into the kitchen. After she put down the shopping bag with groceries, he carried her back to the living room and sat her on the sofa. "It'll feel very comfortable~"

Yukino Yukinoshita blushed. "You'd better just give me a massage."

"It's as if every time I get a massage I..." Dong Yunshan paused, "Uh, at least not this time... probably."

"Terrible." Yukino Yukinoshita lowered her head and bit his shoulder, then soothed him with a gentle kiss. "Haven't you figured out what to say yet?"

"I'm trying to figure out how to convey the message as completely as possible," Dong Yunshan sighed softly. "She only told me not to do anything unnecessary. When I pressed her for details, she started changing the subject. I persisted, and she just left."

"Unnecessary things..." Yukino Yukinoshita murmured, "She's said something similar to me before."

"Has she told you this before?"

"Hmm?" Yukino Yukinoshita looked up. "So, not just this time, but she's told you this before?"

"Yes, the fireworks festival," Dong Yunshan replied. "I gave her all the cotton candy, candied apples, dolls, and stuff we bought at the festival, just like you asked—and then she said she'd already told us not to do anything unnecessary."

"That's not my request..." Yukino Yukinoshita muttered softly, "I just wanted you to give it to someone you happened to meet."

"Yes, and then I ran into her." Dong Yunshan chuckled. "At the time, I was wondering why I didn't remember her saying what she had said before—turns out she was talking to you."

Yukino Yukinoshita pursed her cherry lips slightly. "And then?"

Dong Yunshan blinked. "Then she said she could cover for you so you wouldn't have to go home that night."

Yukino Yukinoshita her head and bumped into Dong Yunshan's chest.

"Of course I refused. I wanted every step of our relationship to be as perfect as possible," Dong Yunshan recounted, recalling the events. "Then... she told me to hurry up and come find you. I asked her..."

The scene from that time reappeared before my eyes.

The best observation point is on the small hill in the square, directly facing the fireworks display area.

The girl, dressed in a yukata, sat on a throne-like, luxurious chair, like a queen.

Beside her were many things that created a fireworks festival atmosphere.

She was all alone among these things.

Dong Yunshan, who was about to leave to find Yukino Yukinoshita, paused: ["And what about you?"]

"I can't leave." Haruno Yukinoshita patted the small doll beside her. "These are enough for me."

"... Then," Dong Yunshan looked down at Yukino Yukinoshita in her arms, "I took you there, since the view is better from there."

Yukino Yukinoshita wrapped her arms around Dong Yunshan's neck and buried her face in the crook of his neck.

Yukino Yukinoshita can start her own family with Dong Yunshan.

Haruno Yukinoshita must stay.

In her sister's opinion, this was the best arrangement.

Any attempt to disrupt this situation is futile.

"She said that to me a little earlier," Yukino Yukinoshita whispered against Dong Yunshan's neck, "When you first met your father."

"The time you called me 'Big Brother'?"

"Ouch!" Yukino Yukinoshita playfully bit him. "You should have noticed by now that she's deliberately creating the illusion that we both have feelings for you."

Dong Yunshan: "Huh?"

Yukino Yukinoshita further explained her sister's motivation, "With this preconceived notion, after knowing that only I like you, Father wasn't so resistant to our relationship."

"No wonder..." Dong Yunshan finally understood the strange rollercoaster-like change in her father-in-law's emotions back then. "That's not right. Sister Haruno and I didn't do anything intimate. How could my father-in-law have misunderstood?"

"Because their marriage started as a partnership," Yukino Yukinoshita whispered. "Your partnership with your sister is almost exactly the same as what Mom did back then, which is why she thought..."

"I see," Dong Yunshan said, suddenly understanding. "The 'redundant thing' refers to..."

"I believe you can gain your father's true approval without resorting to such underhanded tactics to obtain temporary, false recognition." Yukino Yukinoshita bit her lower lip lightly. "After I expressed this attitude, she admitted that she had done something unnecessary and then reminded me... not to follow her example and do unnecessary things in a presumptuous way."

"So, at that time, she had already made her decision," Dong Yunshan murmured, "To do everything she could to help us break free from the Yukinoshita Family, while she inherited the Yukinoshita Family and refused our help."

"In her view, the only way for her to escape her current predicament is to not be the heir to the family. If she won't be, then I will be. If I'm not capable enough, you will definitely help." Yukino Yukinoshita lowered her eyelids slightly. "Rather than having the two of us do things we don't like, she believes... that taking on her own original responsibilities is the right choice."

"But she was still a little worried about how we were doing after leaving Yukinoshita Family, so she deliberately caused trouble during the Cultural Festival, putting extreme pressure on us to test whether we could support each other when facing problems." Dong Yunshan sighed, "After we got through the difficult time... during the sports meet, Sister Haruno didn't come to cause trouble again."

"It wasn't until the introduction of Freshly Stewed Whole Pear, when Cloud Snow Tea gained influence within JA and the family had more ideas, that she sent us her troublesome email." Yukino Yukinoshita hugged Dong Yunshan a little tighter. "She was... tipping us off, keeping us on our guard—that was the most help she could offer us within the bounds of propriety."

"Coming over in the middle of the night during the New Year," Dong Yunshan nuzzled Yukino Yukinoshita's cheek, "Was for a similar reminder..."

Current Status Report

Three days ago, my vision suddenly became blurry, and there were blind spots in my field of vision, like a mosaic of dazzling light, accompanied by a mild migraine.

I initially thought it was due to overuse of my eyes, so I took an ibuprofen tablet and thought I'd be fine after resting for a while.

As a result, he woke up in pain half an hour later, feeling cold all over.

Migraines feel like steel needles stabbing into your eyes.

Emergency room, brain CT scan.

Fortunately, his mind is perfectly normal.

The doctor diagnosed that the cold and fever had triggered my migraine, which was accompanied by aura.

I've had nine IV drips over three days, and my temperature has stabilized at 37.4 degrees Celsius. I'm still feeling a bit dizzy.

Tomorrow should be a bit better... maybe.

I will try my best to keep it updated.

This book has already reached 1.6 million words, and although it is occasionally updated separately, it has never been interrupted.

I hope to continue writing like this until the end.

When people are sick, they inevitably think that they might as well be dead.