I have a life simulator.

“I’ve always thought that light-colored clothes are very suitable for Liang. Since he thought they were a bit difficult to wash, I agreed to wash them for him, which also saved me some points at the dry cleaners.”

Seemingly sensing what Karuizawa Megumi was about to say, Horikita Suzune added:

"After all, Karuizawa and Shiina are students from another class. If someone sees them washing clothes for students from Class D, it will probably be easy for rumors to spread. Although Tokyo Advanced Nurturing Middle School does not prohibit cross-class relationships, it is difficult to maintain a relationship under this competitive system."

"Especially Karuizawa-kun... she should still be the class representative of Class B, right?"

Karuizawa Kei glanced at the still-closed fitting room door before turning to Horikita Suzune and saying:

"Horikita-kun, there's no need to beat around the bush. We've known each other for a long time. The so-called competition mechanism of the four classes at Tokyo Advanced Educational High School doesn't really matter to us, does it?"

Even though she has now become the leader of Class 1-B, and is only one step away from Class 1-A in terms of class points, Karuizawa Megumi has never really cared about this aspect.

If she had come here unchanged, she might still be looking forward to the future that belonged only to Class A. But Karuizawa Megumi has already seen a bigger stage. If Kitagawa Ryo hadn't come here, she would never have chosen to enter Tokyo Advanced Educational High School.

She has made her meaning very clear.

Horikita Suzune realized this as well. She stared at Karuizawa Megumi's face, who was standing in front of her, for a long while before finally shaking her head.

"Nobody will explain things clearly."

"You should know this best."

Karuizawa Megumi turned her face away. She wanted to glare hatefully at Horikita Suzune, or do something more in line with her current emotions, but in the end she didn't.

She knew perfectly well that in this competition, no one could truly let loose and erupt in a fit of rage, for that would be tantamount to handing him over to someone else.

But what also troubled Karuizawa Megumi was that neither of them had any reason to force Kitagawa Ryo to make a choice.

Liking someone isn't like inviting them to dinner, so there's no such thing as first come, first served.

Whether Shiina Hiyori understood or not, her attention was now completely focused on the dazzling array of men's clothing around her. She paced between the shelves, chin in hand, looking quite like a detective investigating a crime scene. However, what she was looking for wasn't evidence, but rather what she thought was the most suitable new clothes for him.

So when Kitagawa Ryo finished changing and came out of the fitting room, he saw Horikita Suzune and Karuizawa Megumi facing each other in silence, while Shiina Hiyori was holding up a men's shirt and holding it up to herself.

"Megumi, Hiyori, good morning. Are you here to shop too?"

"You can help me think about it."

Kitagawa Ryo's words broke the slightly awkward atmosphere, but he couldn't instinctively reach out to be pulled to the dressing mirror by Horikita Suzune as before, because Karuizawa Megumi had already grabbed his right arm first.

Summer casual wear is usually short-sleeved or sleeveless, and Karuizawa Kei's outfit is no exception. Her two ivory-like arms are intertwined on Kitagawa Ryo's right arm. There is no awkwardness or discomfort in making such a gesture if they are not a couple. The temperature of their skin blends together without any obstruction.

"It's been so long since I've seen Liang wearing new clothes, come here, come here."

Before Horikita Suzune could react, Karuizawa Megumi dragged Kitagawa Ryo to the dressing mirror and expertly made him raise his arm and turn around, offering her opinion with a smile.

Ignoring the increasingly hostile gaze from the salesperson behind him, Kitagawa Ryo turned around and asked with a smile:

"What about Rinne? And Hiyori? What do you guys think?"

Kitagawa Ryo was wearing a men's swimsuit that resembled a trench coat, still in a light color, which contrasted sharply with his dark eyes. His hands were in his pockets, a pose that easily evoked images of summer and the seaside.

The golden talent 【Unparalleled in the World】 has almost pushed his charm to the limit. Combined with the talent 【Affinity】 which was successfully materialized from the last simulation, there is no need for the idea that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. He can easily soothe all the little emotions in the hearts of girls just by standing there and showing a smile.

"It's perfect for cooling off."

As Shiina Hiyori spoke, she walked over with the clothes she had her eye on and held them up against Kitagawa Ryo to check their size. Her voice also brought Horikita Suzune and Karuizawa Megumi back to their senses. They exchanged complicated glances and each expressed their own opinion:

"Liang is indeed very suitable for light-colored clothes."

"She's already qualified to be an ambassador for island resorts."

Kitagawa Ryo nodded in agreement. As he asked the salesperson to wrap up the item and pay for it, he casually patted the head of Shiina Hiyori, who was standing close to him and gesturing with the clothes against his chest.

"I have enough clothes with these two. Should I buy you two new swimsuits later?"

"Okay."

Hiyori Shiina agreed quickly, as if she had completely forgotten what she had just told Kei Karuizawa: "I don't like that (swimsuit)."

"……it is good."

Horikita Suzune was the second to agree. She pursed her lips and had already seen through Kitagawa Ryo's thoughts on the matter. Just like what he had said to Sakayanagi Arisu that day, he was indeed unwilling to give up on anyone's feelings.

"Ah."

Karuizawa Kei paused for a moment before answering last, then playfully added:

"I have complete faith in Liang's judgment."

From the moment she was reborn, the scar had long since disappeared, and beneath the former scar, inch by inch of new skin had grown.

The tender, pinkish flesh is a very thin, crisp layer, as if it cannot withstand the light of day.

But so much time has passed.

So now, all of this is growth that we can proudly show him.

Thankfully, Honami Ichinose wasn't there.

Karuizawa Kei thought to herself quietly.

Chapter 132: A Brand New Stage on the Deserted Island

"There are so many first-year students buying swimsuits lately, and they don't seem to care at all when it comes to spending personal points."

In the student council meeting room on the top floor of the club building at Tokyo Advanced Educational High School, student council secretary Akane Tachibana drew the curtains to block out the increasingly intense sunlight. Through the gaps, she saw many students chatting and laughing as they walked out of the Keyaki Shopping Center, carrying shopping bags printed with the logo of a swimsuit and trunk specialty store. She couldn't help but sigh.

On the one hand, as a third-year student, she knew very well what role personal points would play in the various special exams that followed. At this crucial moment, Class A of the third year was so eager to use every single point, and she couldn't help but sigh when she saw the first-year students being so generous.

On the other hand, there was a hint of schadenfreude and a desire to see the show go by. Tachibana Akane knew perfectly well what the first-year students were looking forward to—a summer luxury cruise to an uninhabited island beach vacation—and just thinking about the expressions of the smiling freshmen soon made her chuckle.

"Lingyin seems to have bought it yesterday too, right? I remember you told me about it this morning."

Immediately afterwards, Tachibana Akane turned around as if she had thought of something and teased Horikita Suzune, who was concentrating on working on her documents at her seat. Horikita had been called out by Nanami Masaru five minutes earlier, leaving only the two of them in the conference room, so she spoke more freely.

"Yes……"

"I know it was Kitagawa Ryo who bought it for you. Just today, Suzune, you've mentioned it 'casually' three times, three times already."

Akane walked over and gently tapped Horikita Suzune's forehead with the folder in her hand, looking helpless. She still liked this junior who was two years younger than her, and besides, the other party was Horikita Manabu's biological younger sister.

"This is just a swimsuit. I don't even want to know how Lingyin would react if the other person gave her a ring someday."

Akane herself found it strange. Although Suzune Horikita always acted like she was unapproachable in the student council, she always lost that composure when it came to topics related to Ryo Kitagawa.

However, she herself didn't have the right to talk about Horikita Suzune.

"How could that be? Liang has never given anyone a ring before... probably."

Horikita Suzune initially wanted to retort, but for some reason, she lost her confidence as she spoke, and her tone became soft and droopy.

She didn't even tell Tachibana Akane that even the swimsuit from yesterday was given to three girls by Kitagawa Ryo at the same time.

"But I wasn't expecting to get to wear a new swimsuit on some beach vacation this time... It's obviously a special exam arranged by the school."

However, Horikita Suzune quickly found a reason for herself. Having worked in the student council for more than two months, she had a thorough understanding of the style of Tokyo Advanced Educational High School and never thought that the school would be so kind as to take them, the first-year students, on some deserted island beach vacation.

Akane smiled but didn't choose to elaborate, though that was a form of affirmation.

Just as the two continued their casual conversation, Horikita Manabu, who had just left the meeting room, returned to the room with a slightly serious expression. After glancing at Horikita Suzune and Tachibana Akane who were chatting, he spoke in a deep voice:

"Ju, go and inform all the student council members to gather in the meeting room in ten minutes."

"As for Lingyin, you will be responsible for taking and organizing the minutes of this meeting."

Horikita Suzune was slightly surprised by Horikita Manabu's words. She had attended several student council meetings before, but the task of taking and organizing the minutes had always been the responsibility of the secretary, Tachibana Akane. This time, she was specifically asked to do it.

However, Horikita Suzune quickly realized what was happening and immediately stood up and agreed:

"it is good."

Horikita wouldn't harm her, so there's only one reason for doing so: the content of this meeting must be related to her, or rather, to the first-year students.

The student council was incredibly efficient, or rather, it was as if they had been prepared in advance. Just three minutes later, after Horikita Suzune and Tachibana Akane had finished tidying up the meeting room table, the student council vice president, Nagumo Masaru, walked in with several other student council members behind her.

Even Kiriyama, who held the same position as Nanono Masaru as the vice president, followed behind him, looking like he was following his lead.

"What's Horikita doing here?"

Upon seeing Horikita Suzune standing to the side holding a meeting minutes book, Nagumo Masa frowned, pulled out a chair, sat down, and casually asked a question.

"According to the student council's rules, Horikita Suzune, as a member of the student council, has the right to attend and make suggestions at this meeting, but she does not have the right to vote and cannot participate in the final decision."

Sitting at the head of the table, Horikita Manabu answered fluently, but Nagumo Masako didn't seem to care much about that, shifting her gaze back to continue speaking:

"Everyone is here, so please let Chairman Horikita announce the start of the meeting as soon as possible."

Akane Tachibana frowned slightly at the somewhat presumptuous remark, but seeing that Horikita Manabu didn't react, she held back, though her slightly pouting lips still revealed her dissatisfaction.

In a few months, Horikita Manabu will step down as student council president, and Minami Masaru's rise to power is a foregone conclusion.

This is why most student council members are willing to befriend Nagumo Masaru.

However, Horikita Manabu seemed unfazed by Nagumo Masaru's somewhat presumptuous behavior, and calmly spoke:

"According to the relevant bylaws of the Tokyo Advanced Educational High School Student Council, the Student Council is granted the right to consider and decide on some special examinations. At this meeting, all members of the Student Council are present. The meeting is chaired by the current Student Council President, Horikita Manabu. After the meeting begins, all topics and discussions will be recorded by several full-view surveillance cameras in the meeting room and sent back to the archives for filing."

"above--"

After a brief explanation as is customary, Horikita Manabu looked around:

"Does anyone have any objections?"

Everyone shook their heads slightly in unison.

"Then the meeting begins."

After a brief opening speech, Horikita Manabu opened the document in his hand. He had just received several copies from Nanumo Masaru, and now he was placing them one by one in front of each student council member.

"Please turn to the second page of the documents on the table and review the changes made to the special summer exam for first-year students on the deserted island, which were proposed and approved by Vice President Nagumo."

Upon hearing the words "First Year" and "Summer Deserted Island Special Exam," Horikita Suzune tensed up immediately, glancing down at the somewhat glaring, deliberately enlarged title of the document in front of Horikita Manabu:

"Proposal for Changes to the Special Summer Exam on the Deserted Island for First-Year Students"

At the same time, Horikita Manabu's voice rang out again, devoid of any emotion:

"Vice President Nagumo raised objections to the participation and conduct of this year's special summer exam on an uninhabited island for first-year students, and requested changes to some of the relevant rules."

"The proposed changes are: to cancel the school's suggestion to hold a survival competition among the four classes (A, B, C, and D) as a group, and instead focus more on assessing the overall strength of each class, increasing the diversity of events, and while emphasizing collective performance, also giving individuals more room to perform, thus highlighting Tokyo Advanced Educational High School's motto of 'Strength First'."

"Based on the above principles and after fully considering the past special examinations of Tokyo Advanced Educational High School, Vice President Nagumo proposed new rules for the special examination for first-year students on a deserted island during the summer vacation."

"The relevant rules for the special first-year uninhabited island exam for this preliminary selection are attached below the document, while the supporting materials prepared by Vice President Nagumo are located on pages three to eight, and the new rules are located on pages nine to eighteen. You can now read and review the specific terms and explanations."

"Also, if there's anything else you need to explain, you can do that now, Nagumo."

After Horikita Manabu finished speaking, Nagumo Masashi followed suit. However, compared to Horikita Manabu's emotionless tone, his tone was much more relaxed, even carrying a hint of teasing:

"I'm sure you've all noticed that the first-year students have been buying new swimsuits these past few days. Speaking of which, we were the same way last year, naively believing that the school would take us to some deserted island for a vacation."

Apart from Horikita Manabu, Horikita Suzune, and Tachibana Akane, everyone present was basically a second-year student, and naturally, they all politely echoed:

"Of course, I bought a new swimsuit too, but in the end I only wore it twice in the swimming pool on the cruise ship."

"Forget about the beach, even the swimming pool on the cruise ship doesn't feel as big as the one at school."

"Hey, the main problem was that everyone in our grade was on the boat at the time, it was so crowded, and wearing a swimsuit could be really uncomfortable sometimes."

Nan Yunya listened to everyone's words with a smile, then clapped her hands, and the discussion immediately ceased:

"So, thinking that at least the first-year students' swimsuits would be useful, I proposed some changes to the rules."

"Furthermore, I believe many people, like me, feel that this special exam on the deserted island designed by the school was really meaningless, right?"

"Although I think the rules used in our year's deserted island exam were just so-so, at least the four classes were divided into twelve groups to compete. This time, the exam actually requires the four classes to act as a group. Although I can understand that the school hopes to strengthen the cohesion of the group through this special exam, I think it will only backfire."

The special exam topics at Tokyo Advanced Educational High School are different for each year. Although the special exam for first-year students every summer is about survival on a deserted island, the details are completely different. This is to prevent upperclassmen from leaking the questions to lowerclassmen.

Nan Yunya continued to explain his ideas:

"Moreover, the content of this test is also very monotonous. In the end, it is just about endurance, willpower, and teamwork. In the end, students with excellent physical fitness or relevant knowledge can play an excessive role in this special test."

"By this summer, the students who are ranked highest in the class among the first-year students must be either the best at studying or the most popular. Although I understand that the school wants to prove that every student has their own use through this special exam, the contrast is just too great."

"It's like the sky suddenly falling to the ground; you can foresee the potential conflicts within the group without even thinking about it."

Nan Yunya crossed her arms in front of her chest and smiled:

"Therefore, I hope that this special exam will test the students' comprehensive abilities and small-scale teamwork skills more. After all, they are just first-year students, so it is best to take it one step at a time."

Judging from the speech alone, there was absolutely nothing wrong with it. As Horikita Manabu flipped through the specific rules and explanations proposed by Nagumo Masaru, he nodded to himself inwardly.

If he is considered the most perfect student council president in the history of Tokyo Advanced Educational High School, then Nagumo Masaru's abilities are undoubtedly second only to him.