How can my simulation be a real love?

What's scary isn't that Kodama agrees to confess, but how to deal with the invincible Shiina Tatsuki afterwards.

If that stressed-out Wang Lixi were to suddenly discover one day that the lamp he had carefully protected behind him had inexplicably become lovers with a man he had never even met, he might fly into a rage and smash his skull with a drumstick.

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Chapter Seventeen: Did the simulator eat my choices?

Thinking of Shiina Tatsuki's fierce expression and his decisive and powerful actions, Kazami Mei instinctively chose the first option to avoid trouble.

Letting things take their natural course might be a more peaceful and prudent approach, but that would only delay the onset of the problem.

Rather than waiting for problems to come to him, Kazami Mei believed it would be simpler for him to go to them.

You believe that remaining silent won't solve the problem, so you decide to directly ask about the lamp's concerns.

The next day, during lunch with Akari, you decisively asked her what she thought. Faced with your sudden serious question, Akari seemed somewhat timid and didn't answer for a while.

After hesitating for a long time, Takamatsu Akari finally spoke—

So, are you willing to spend your whole life with me?

1. Agree

2. Rejection

3. Ask the other person what they mean by that sentence.

4. Virtual Reality, Personal Simulation

Why does turning off the lights make it look like a confession?

Is he really that charming?

Even Xiaodeng, who is always confused and doesn't even understand what 'taken for granted' means, can secretly have a crush on him?

While it's true that Kazami Mei believes he has a strong attraction to women, this time it's probably just an illusion.

Even if Xiao Bideng, who is extremely introverted, insecure, and withdrawn, truly developed feelings for him beyond friendship, she would at most keep them to herself and would never take the initiative to confess her love.

Not to mention that Deng has a completely different sensibility from others, it's hard to say whether she can correctly understand the concept of 'love'.

However, Kazami Mei was caught off guard by Akari's sudden 'confession' and was momentarily silenced. She hesitated for a moment when faced with the options before choosing 'agree'.

[The emulator will run automatically because a special option was not selected immediately.]

what?

No, my options were eaten by the emulator?

Your momentary hesitation and silence seemed to strike a chord with her. Takamatsu Akari's eyes welled up with tears, and she turned and fled from the Astronomy Club, the place where you had established a relationship. Hesitantly, you didn't catch up with her in time.

The next day, Takamatsu Akari seemed to be deliberately avoiding you.

After that, you were never able to open her heart again.

[As you work, you get along better and better with your junior colleagues at the same store, and going to the supermarket together to buy discounted bento boxes nearing their expiration date becomes a daily routine for you.]

The perceptive girl discovered that you shared her love for the piano and began to share your musical dreams with you.

What happened?

Kazami Mei stared silently at the text descriptions that kept appearing on the simulator. Before he could recover from the huge shock of the simulator's automatic options, the simulation inexplicably took a strange turn.

The "junior" who works part-time probably refers to Toyokawa Shoko.

Although he was working with Teacher Da Xiang, Teacher Da Xiang was extremely proud and would never take the initiative to build a good relationship with him, let alone forcefully steer the course towards Toyokawa Shoko.

Could it be that Teacher Da Xiang will confess to him later?

[On the way home from get off work one day, you confessed your feelings to Toyokawa Shoko.]

You and Toyokawa Shoko became lovers.

Having successfully started a relationship with her, you've demonstrated your capabilities. The two of you decide to work together to change your lives. The girl in love reveals her most innocent and romantic side to you without reservation, and this purest love and tenderness makes you unable to extricate yourself.

You may harbor unforgettable regrets about your past choices, but now you've decided to forge your own path for her.

[End of simulation]

Rating: 19 [Poor]

[Comment: Your acquaintance with her was the beginning of your destiny, but you missed an important choice due to momentary hesitation. Perhaps your life will go smoothly ahead, but when you look back, you will find that the regret in your heart still cannot be erased.]

You received a [Poor] rating and have been awarded the settlement reward: 'Barista Skill LV1 upgraded to LV2'

The sudden and abrupt end of the simulation did indeed give Kazami Naru a slight shock.

No, where's my light?

How could my big little light just run away like that, and why didn't it give me the option to 'chase after it'? Did it just end the simulation all at once?

And when did this option become time-limited? If you encounter a special option and don't select it immediately, the emulator will run it automatically. If you didn't know better, you'd think he was playing The Witcher 3!

Having never encountered this situation before, Kazami Mei was completely unprepared.

"Think about it carefully, the lamp couldn't have changed like this just because of one sentence. There must be some other reason."

Even a small, dimly lit person at the center of a gravitational field harbors expectations and hopes; it's impossible for them to completely close off their heart.

It's impossible for Deng to truly dislike someone just because of one sentence, let alone a friend she cherishes.

It's worth noting that even when faced with Mr. Da Xiang's unauthorized disbandment of the band without any explanation, Xiao Deng, with her kind heart, wouldn't blame him.

In Deng's view, it seemed that all the mistakes that happened were simply due to her own incompetence.

Since it's not an internal factor of the lamp, then it must be an external factor.

"Perhaps that's the case..."

[Simulation begins, number of simulations: 2]

[Continue the previous process?]

Of course, the answer is 'yes'.

[You choose to take the initiative to contact Takamatsu Akari, and unsurprisingly, you become friends with her through your own abilities. This time, you realize that Akari's low mood may not be related to her personally, but she herself has been affected by it.]

Faced with the lost light, you decide—

[1. You can't just stand by and watch; you're determined to find out the source of Gao Songdeng's low mood.]

2. Don't keep pushing her from behind the lamp; give her some time to adjust herself.

[3. Dating is too much trouble, let's go chat with the popular red-haired girl in class first.]

4. Virtual Reality, Personal Simulation

Do we even need to think about this option?

Chapter Eighteen: I happen to know a little about the piano.

Sure enough, as soon as he noticed something in real life, his thinking in the simulation would change at that moment.

Even if Xiao Bideng seals herself inside Unit 2 this time, Kazami Mei will still bring the Spear of Longinus out for her.

You can't just stand by and watch something cause a light to shut down; you decide to find the source of the problem.

The search went surprisingly smoothly. You easily found a discussion thread about you and Deng on the campus forum. Your suddenly intimate relationship with her turned into various rumors spreading throughout the school.

Since Haneoka High School changed from an all-girls school to a co-educational school, the atmosphere of the school forum has gradually shifted towards romance.

As one of the few male students available, you possess top-notch looks and charisma, in addition to your personality. Naturally, the girls who attended the girls' school would easily develop feelings for you.

[The adorable 'mascot' Takamatsu, who is as cute as a small animal, is also very popular among boys. The closer relationship between you two has made many people secretly dissatisfied with you and Takamatsu.]

Perhaps due to jealousy or simply other emotions, the forum is always filled with negative comments.

You realize that these comments may have reached the lamp's ears.

It seems that this is the reason he guessed.

The lamp is like a traveler who wears a hat to close off his heart, wandering alone and lost on a quiet path covered with fallen leaves and devoid of light.

Xianxun: Ba Yi Si Jiu Ling ③ Qie Ba

Obscured by the mist and unable to see her target, she suddenly discovered a small wooden house filled with warm light in front of her.

No matter how much she struggled internally, she was like a drowning person grasping at a straw, and with all her courage, she walked into the wooden house.

Perhaps it was because of good luck, the warm and comfortable cabin made her feel at ease like never before, and her confused and closed-off heart once again developed a feeling called 'cherish'.

But then she suddenly realized that the wooden house didn't seem to belong to her alone.

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If she stays inside the cabin, it will cause dissatisfaction among some people.

Because others don't have the right to enter the cabin, they are jealous of her 'good fortune,' and even the innocent cabin gets attacked.

She was afraid of losing it, but even more afraid that what she 'cherished' would be harmed because of her.

"So that's why you mustered up the courage to ask that question? That's truly remarkable."

Kazami Mei would certainly not care about such rumors, but Akari is a completely different story.

She finally found a friend who could understand and accept her, but she suffered unnecessary harm because of her. Even if she wanted to clarify things, it was difficult for her due to her introverted personality.

Feeling lost and helpless, she could only fall into a cycle of self-isolation and guilt.

Her confusion stemmed from not knowing how to hold onto what she cherished, and her courageous inquiries did not yield the response she expected.

Faced with the various malicious rumors circulating on the Haneoka High School forum, you decide—

[1. A million horsepower strikes with tremendous force [literal meaning]]

2. Take the initiative to confess your feelings to Takamatsu Akari and make your feelings clear.

[3. Self-destruction, trying to concentrate all the malice on oneself]

4. Virtual Reality, Personal Simulation

These options can all solve the problem to some extent, especially the third one, which is a specialty of a certain well-known dead-fish-eyed person.

However, Kazami Mei knew that Takamatsu Akari cherished her friends very much, and choosing the third option would definitely make her feel guilty.

At this point, there's no need for further consideration regarding what choice to make.

[You decisively registered an account and directly expressed your thoughts on the school forum, clearly informing everyone that you and Gao Songdeng were dating with marriage in mind, and that if there was anything else to say, you should just go directly to him.]

[Furthermore, by examining clues on social media accounts, several typical cases were identified in the forum, and warnings were issued against them on the grounds of defamation lawsuits. They even deliberately allowed such messages to leak out as a deterrent.]

Your swift and decisive actions were highly effective, successfully curbing the malicious rumors.

Perhaps it's because you and Deng are both quite popular at school, so even if you two were to get together, most people wouldn't say much, and some might even actively support your relationship.

That's how rumors are; the more you endure them without fighting back, the deeper you'll sink, like falling into a quagmire.

Japanese people are typical bullies who prey on the weak and fear the strong. As long as they act strong enough, they can shut most people up. Even if some people still discuss it in private, they won't dare to show it in public.

[Takamatsu Akari doesn't understand what others are thinking, nor does she know why the rumors suddenly disappeared, but even Akari, who has difficulty understanding other people's psychology, can vaguely sense what you did.]

[Takamatsu Akari's emotional state has improved]

You've joined the Astronomy Club, becoming its first member besides the club president, Takamatsu Akari. You can clearly feel that she's smiling more and more often, and that you're getting closer and closer to her.

The gauze curtains at the window were gently lifted by a refreshing breeze. Sunlight from the azure sky pierced through the clouds, then through the gaps in the lush green leaves, and finally smugly showered the girl with a shimmering glow like starlight.

The wind ruffled the girl's glossy hair at her temples, and her soft, delicate skin shimmered with a translucent glow under the gentle sunlight.

The slight curve of a girl's lips is enough to easily stir the heart of a teenage boy.

After meeting Akari, Kazami Mei suddenly understood the charm of short-haired girls.

It was precisely because she didn't have long, flowing hair that her fair and delicate nape was so visible.

With just a gentle touch, the girl's rosy ear tips and flushed eyes are revealed, while her long, slender eyelashes create a charming contrast.

It's all because the lamp is just so adorable.

"Deng, you were in a band before, weren't you?"

While stuffing a chocolate snail into her mouth, Kazami Mei curiously flipped through the special notebook in her hand.