I have a life simulator.

Horikita Suzune tried her best to maintain a calm tone, but Kitagawa Ryo didn't seem to care much, yawning as he let her into the kitchen.

Just as Horikita Suzune was pretending to be sophisticated while searching for a hair clip that didn't even exist in the kitchen, Ayanokouji Kiyotaka, whom she had arranged, knocked on Kitagawa Ryo's door again.

"Ayanokouji-san... right? I remember you're from room 401. Is there something you need?"

Seemingly surprised by Ayanokoji Kiyotaka's visit, Kitagawa Ryo asked in bewilderment.

"Ah, that's right."

As always, Kiyotaka Ayanokouji kept a poker face and pulled out a pink apron with a bear pattern from behind his back:

"This thing was blown by the wind onto my balcony."

"I made some inquiries, and it seems that Shiina Hiyori from Class C recently bought this style of apron, but since I'm not familiar with her, I was wondering if I could ask you to take it back to her."

"Oh, is that so?"

Kitagawa Ryo took the apron, scratched his head, and said:

"I'll make a call first."

But after several attempts, the other end was always busy, so Kitagawa Ryo could only say helplessly:

"It seems that Hiyori did buy one of these recently. To make it easier to explain, let's go up together. It'll only take a little while."

"Oh well."

Kiyotaka Ayanokouji and Ryo Kitagawa left the room together, intending to go to the twelfth floor to return the items to Hiyori Shiina.

Having finally gotten her chance, Horikita Suzune, after confirming that Kitagawa Ryo had left, went straight from the kitchen to her desk. Holding her breath, she opened the right drawer of the desk and found another stack of printed answers.

Induction and Francis Bacon...

That's right, this is the real answer key that matches the exam scope they outlined!

Horikita Suzune quickly took photos of each page of answers with her phone and saved them.

She couldn't wait to expose Kitagawa Ryo's tricks in public after the midterm exams, and just thinking about it made Horikita Suzune smile:

This time, she won.

Chapter Fifteen: The Attack on Class B

"I didn't expect Fanbo to agree to come out with me at this time?"

"There's less than a week left until the midterm exams."

Dressed in casual clothes, Kitagawa Ryo was selecting shampoo from the shelf when he spoke to Ichinose Honami, who was also shopping next to him.

"I'm free anytime, but I'm also quite curious that Kitagawa-kun would ask me out at this time."

Honami Ichinose smiled brightly. As usual, she wasn't wearing any hair accessories like hair clips or headbands. Her beautiful long, golden-pink hair was casually draped down to her waist, with a few strands falling lightly over her fair shoulders. She was wearing a loose, navy blue off-the-shoulder shirt paired with white jeans, exuding the youthful energy of a summer girl. She looked quite cool and eye-catching.

"Huh? Why?"

"Because Kitagawa-kun seems to be a very busy person, even the students outside of Class C pay a lot of attention to Kitagawa-kun."

When Ichinose Honami saw Kitagawa Ryo looking at her with a somewhat puzzled expression, she responded with a cute smile:

"Kitagawa-kun probably doesn't know this yet, but actually a lot of girls are paying attention to you. Your name is even on the ranking list made by the first-year girls."

What specific type of ranking list is it?

Kitagawa Ryo, slightly intrigued by Ichinose Honami's words, also inquired.

"There are many kinds of rankings, such as a ranking of handsome guys, a ranking of rich people, a ranking of disgusting people, and then there are rankings of people you most want to date and rankings of people you least want to date... I heard about these from my classmates."

Honami Ichinose quickly explained:

"As for Kitagawa-kun, I remember he took first place in the handsome guy ranking. By the way, second place is Satoka from Class A and third place is Hirata from Class D."

"Is there any points reward for being the top player on the leaderboard?"

Kitagawa Ryo's words left Ichinose Honami speechless:

"...This is a leaderboard created by the students themselves, so there are no rewards."

Having said that, Honami Ichinose nodded and said:

"No wonder Kitagawa-kun not only topped the list of handsome guys, but also ranked high on the list of the least desirable people to date. But it's probably because people don't know Kitagawa-kun very well yet. After all, if I were a girl in Class D, I would probably also give you a lot more votes without hesitation."

The two chatted idly about trivial matters while shopping for daily necessities in the mall. Judging from appearances alone, they might be mistaken for a couple in love.

"Ok?"

Seemingly noticing a certain corner, Kitagawa Ryo frowned slightly, and Ichinose Honami followed his gaze.

In a corner of the convenience store, a purple-haired girl with a side ponytail seemed to be selecting items. However, upon closer inspection, one would notice that the girl's movements were somewhat furtive, and her eyes were quite suspicious, as if she were looking around suspiciously.

"This is?"

Kitagawa Ryo silently observed the girl through the gap in the shipping container, while Ichinose Honami, who was standing next to him, seemed to recall some unpleasant memories. Her previously smiling face froze as if pressed to pause, and she stared intently at the girl's next move, as if confirming something above.

"She's...stealing something?"

The next second, the girl took down an item from the shelf, but unlike Kitagawa Ryo and Ichinose Honami who were shopping, she did not put the item into the shopping basket, but stuffed it directly into her bag. The whole process was very fast. It was as if she had already investigated the scope of the mall's surveillance cameras, and she showed no fear or panic at all of being caught.

Connecting this to her previous strange behavior, Kitagawa Ryo naturally made this judgment.

“I’ll stop her. If theft is discovered, it’s no joke.”

Kitagawa Ryo instinctively wanted to go over, but Ichinose Honami had somehow grabbed his sleeve and said in a voice barely audible:

"Wait, let's talk outside."

"Will Fanbo cover up this kind of behavior?"

Seemingly puzzled by Ichinose Honami's actions, Kitagawa Ryo's question finally brought Ichinose Honami to her senses. She pursed her lips and remained silent, even forgetting to take her shopping basket. She quickly ran to the girl who was about to walk past the checkout counter and patted her shoulder in a seemingly familiar manner.

"Did you find the hair clip I asked you to find? I saw it. Thank you."

Honami Ichinose smiled gently, seemingly a genuine old friend of the girl:

"I was told I didn't have time to come to the mall so you could bring it to me, but the club activity just happened to be canceled."

She winked playfully at the girl:

"I know you don't usually like using shopping baskets, so you probably keep them in your bag. I've told you before that's not good. You might buy too many things and forget to take some out."

Startled by Ichinose Honami's sudden appearance, the purple-haired girl clicked her tongue impatiently. However, after glancing at the waiting cashier, she could only take the hair clip out of her bag. Ichinose Honami naturally took it and went to pay.

"what happened?"

The two women had just left the mall when Kitagawa Ryo, who was carrying two large bags of household goods and had also finished paying, came out as well. Looking at the two who seemed to be confronting each other, he asked with some confusion.

"I'm Masumi Kamuro from Class 1-A. Your girlfriend seems to have a unique passion for educating others."

The purple-haired girl fiddled with the ends of her hair and spoke with a hint of frustration.

"Oh, I'm Kitagawa Ryo from Class C, Year 1. Let me make it clear first, this isn't my girlfriend, she's just a friend I came out shopping with."

Kitagawa Ryo, carrying two large bags, suggested somewhat helplessly:

"Can we find a place to sit down and talk about it?"

It was only then that Ichinose Honami noticed what Kitagawa Ryo was carrying. She quickly stepped forward to help carry her share, muttering an apology in a low voice, but her eyes remained fixed on Kamuro Masumi, as if afraid she might suddenly slip away.

The three of them found a coffee shop that was open. Because of the upcoming midterm exams, they were the only customers there. Before they even sat down, Kitagawa Ryo heard Ichinose Honami speak in a very stern tone that he had never heard before:

Why did you steal it?

But Honami Ichinose quickly realized that her interrogative tone had gone too far. She took two deep breaths, suppressing the chaotic dark memories surging in her mind, and tried her best to return to her usual gentle tone:

Stealing... is wrong.

"Besides, as a student in Class A of the first year, you shouldn't be so destitute as to resort to stealing because you don't have enough points, right?"

"What's more, it was a hair clip, a kind of accessory, that was stolen!"

She had calmed down a bit, but after realizing that the other person was a student from Class A, Ichinose Honami couldn't help but lose her temper again.

"Huh? Stealing is my personal act. Even if I get caught, I'm the only one who's going to suffer. I don't understand why you're going to pay for it for me."

However, Masumi Kamuro showed no appreciation whatsoever, and replied dismissively with her legs crossed:

"We didn't even know each other before, did we, Ichinose-kun?"

"Aren't you afraid I'll report you for theft right now?"

"If you wanted to do it, you could have done it from the beginning."

Seemingly annoyed by Ichinose Honami's lecturing, Kamuro Masumi bluntly stated:

"I didn't steal things to ease my financial burden or anything like that; I just wanted to experience the thrill of danger."

"Tsk."

Whether it was a misperception or not, when Kamuro Masumi spoke, Kitagawa Ryo could clearly feel a change in the atmosphere around Ichinose Honami beside him. Those words must have had a considerable impact on her.

"And I'll put the things back afterward. The process of putting them back is just as exciting as the process of stealing them."

Kamuro Masumi's tone was quite cheerful; she seemed to genuinely treat the whole thing as a way to relax, and it sounded like she was a repeat offender.

She seemed to want to describe her "stealing experience" a little more, the hair clip of her trophy dancing in her palm, and it was clear that Masumi Kamuro felt no guilt or remorse whatsoever.

It wasn't until Kamuro Masumi saw the tears rolling down Ichinose Honami's eyes that she realized what was happening.

Honami Ichinose learned to put her mother at a young age, so her cries were always silent.

Her tears fell drop by drop, like pearls from a broken string, one by one, down her cheeks and soaking her clothes.

Some people cry out of fear, some out of sadness, and some out of joy.

Crying is always given all sorts of meanings.

But right now she's just crying, silently, quietly shedding tears.

Kitagawa Ryo sighed, took out a tissue from his bag and handed it to Ichinose Honami. Seeing that she didn't want to take it, he stepped forward and reached out to wipe away her tears little by little. The warm teardrops seeped through the tissue into Kitagawa Ryo's palm and seemed a little hot.

When Ichinose Honami finally stopped crying, Kitagawa Ryo carefully wiped away the tear streaks on her face. He didn't ask her anything, but treated her with the same patience and meticulousness as a craftsman handling the most precise machine.

"Feel sorry."

Honami Ichinose's voice had a strong nasal tone after crying, which made people feel sorry for her involuntarily.

"I'd like to speak with Kamuro-kun alone."

"Okay, I'll go out first."

Kitagawa Ryo nodded without paying any attention, resisting the urge to touch the girl's hair, and turned to leave the coffee shop.

Leaning on the railing on the third floor of the mall, Kitagawa Ryo looked out at the empty corridor with a melancholy expression. He sighed heavily and finally sent a message to Sakayanagi Arisu:

The plan is progressing smoothly.

After doing all this, Kitagawa Ryo collapsed onto the floor against the glass curtain wall, utterly exhausted, and muttered to himself:

"I told you long ago, although Fanbo has learned to lie, he is also very naive and easily deceived."

Although he said that, Kitagawa Ryo knew very well that this time, he felt no joy at the success.

Deceiving Ichinose Honami was much harder than he had imagined, and considerably harder.

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Chihiro Shirami was very glad that she was assigned to Class B. She didn't think she was particularly good at academics or sports, and she was also timid and hesitant. She also didn't perform well in the interview and written test. However, Tokyo High School of Ikusei still assigned her to Class B.

Compared to the two-way standoff in Class A, the violent rule of Class C, and the chaos in Class D, the collective atmosphere of Class B captivated her at every moment. The students helped and supported each other, and under the leadership of class president Ichinose Honami, they moved towards Class A.

It feels amazing to work together towards a common goal!

Moreover, it was under Ichinose's guidance.

Chihiro Shirami firmly believes that the peaceful and united atmosphere of Class 1-B is absolutely inseparable from Ichinose Honami, who is the class president. In fact, it is precisely because Ichinose is the class president of Class 1-B that Class 1-B has become the most cohesive class.

Whether it's appearance or personality, academic ability or sports, in Chihiro Shirami's eyes, Honami Ichinose is an impeccable and perfect superhero. Just seeing her gentle and kind smile makes every day of school life seem full of motivation.

only……

Over the course of more than a month, a strange feeling began to develop in Chihiro Shirahami's heart. Even though she and Honami Ichinose were both girls, she always felt an urge to be more than just friends with her. At first, she simply thought it was a desire to become closer to Ichinose, but as time went on, this strange feeling didn't disappear; instead, it grew stronger. It wasn't until she saw Honami Ichinose one morning these past few days that she suddenly realized—

I think I might have fallen for him.

After realizing her feelings, Chihiro Shiranami did not directly tell Honami Ichinose about her feelings. On the one hand, she was afraid that her feelings would hurt her friendship with Honami Ichinose, and on the other hand, she was timid by nature and did not have enough courage.

Therefore, Chihiro Shirami could only suppress her emotions for the time being and continue to focus her attention on Honami Ichinose's every smile and gesture, thinking that if life continued like this, it might not be so bad.