How can my simulation be a real love?

She initially thought it was another trick by Nagasaki Motoyo, but she never expected it to be a mere coincidence. Hatsuka was her best friend; she shouldn't be able to deceive her.

Although she still felt that something was not quite right, she accepted the result.

"I was telling the truth before, okay? I won't bother you anymore, Xiao Xiang."

Nagasaki Motoyo relaxed her brows and eyes, gently twirling a strand of slightly curled brown hair with her index finger. Her gentle and kind words made Toyokawa Shoko slowly frown, unsure of how to respond for a moment.

After a moment of contemplation, Toyokawa Shoko coldly said, "That's good."

She has already made up her mind.

She will no longer have anything to do with CRYCHIC; she has completely killed the weak CRYCHIC within herself.

"By the way, Ming probably hasn't had lunch yet, right?"

Nagasaki Motoyo suddenly changed the subject, gently clasping her hands together and looking at Kazami Naruto beside her with incredibly gentle and expectant eyes.

31

Chapter Thirty-One: Danger in All Senses

"What on earth is going on?! Why isn't Rikki replying to my messages anymore?!"

With a bad feeling in her heart, Chihaya Aine walked straight towards RiNG without saying a word.

She had a feeling that Su Shi might be spending time with Feng Jianming right now, and if that was really the case, it would be terrible! Having learned the information from the 'dream', she absolutely could not let Su Shi spend time with her boyfriend so easily anymore.

After all, Su Shi was just too despicable!

If Nagasaki Motoyo really wanted to make an attack on Kazami Mei, her gentle methods and alluring figure alone would be enough to be incredibly effective against a boy like Mei!

In this aspect alone, Chihaya Aine lacked confidence that she could defeat Nagasaki Motoyo.

But she's in a real hurry right now, extremely anxious.

She had a premonition that she would definitely regret it if she didn't do something soon!

Just as Chihaya Aine was rushing to RiNG near Haneoka High School, the red-haired girl who was chatting and shopping with her friends seemed to notice her. Holding a crepe in her hand, a hint of doubt flashed in her eyes.

Seemingly realizing something suddenly, the girl tightened her grip on the crepe a little.

Because that cherry blossom pink figure flashed through the crowd, it was just too eye-catching.

"Kita-chan, what's wrong?"

"What are you looking at?"

Another sunny high school girl walking beside her was holding a parasol and looking at Kita Ikuyo with great curiosity.

Just moments ago, Kita was wearing her usual bright and cheerful smile, but suddenly she stared blankly in a certain direction, as if something was drawing her attention.

But after watching for a while, she still couldn't find anything special about it.

"...I'm so sorry! Tatara-kun—"

To everyone's surprise, Kita Ikuyo suddenly shoved the crepe in her hand, a smooth, effortless motion that left her stunned.

"I suddenly remembered I have something to do, so I have to go now!"

Kita Ikuyo's green eyes, which shone with a faint golden light, flashed with a hint of determination. She turned around and apologized to her friend, and before the friend could respond, she started walking and chased after Chihaya Aine.

That fiery red hair seemed to shimmer under the brilliant sunlight.

With her excellent eyesight, Kita couldn't possibly be mistaken; the person who just ran past here must be Chihaya Aine!

But Aine was clearly different from usual at this time.

She ran incredibly fast, as if chasing something. Even though the expression on the other person's face only flashed by in Kita Ikuyo's eyes, Kita-san captured the momentary panic quite accurately.

The only thing that could make Chihaya Aine so flustered is probably that something has happened to Kazami Mei.

Just thinking about this possibility made Kita Ikuyo's beautiful eyes, which were usually radiant with liveliness and vitality, visibly tense up. She vaguely sensed some unpleasant possibilities.

Without hesitation, Kita Ikuyo quickened her pace to catch up with the pink-haired girl ahead, calling out to the smelly pink-haired girl not far away—

"Aine-chan, wait a minute!"

"Eh?"

Suddenly hearing someone call her name from behind, Chihaya Aine immediately turned her head in surprise. Only then did she see the red-haired girl chasing after her, and a look of astonishment flashed in her eyes.

"Kita-chan?! What are you doing here?"

"I was about to ask that too... why were you running so fast?"

Kita Ikuyo breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that she had successfully caught Chihaya Aine. Fortunately, she reacted quickly and chased after her immediately. Otherwise, with that pink-haired girl's amazing running speed, she might have disappeared in the blink of an eye!

"I……"

Completely unexpectedly, she ran into Kita's Aine here, her eyes darting away.

She couldn't very well say that she was running so fast to 'catch someone,' could she? To prevent her boyfriend from being seduced by the wicked Nagasaki Motoyo, she naturally had to speed up as much as possible.

Wait, speaking of which...

A sudden realization dawned on Chihaya Aine's face. She looked up at Kita Ikuyo with a meaningful gaze, and Kita tilted his head slightly, looking puzzled.

"Aine-chan?"

She didn't reply immediately, but instead began to consider a certain possibility.

Chihaya Aine could tell from the images in her 'dream' that the 'bad woman' Motoyo, who suddenly came out on top, would definitely not be easy to deal with.

If Kazami Narumi were next to Shiina Tatsuki, she would be somewhat at ease, but if Nagasaki Motoyo were also with her boyfriend, and had already prepared her strategy and was ready to act...

If she were to run there alone, she might not be able to handle it completely.

Rikki is definitely unreliable; she's just a nobody.

Having one more helper means having one more unit of strength.

There are no real enemies in the world!

As long as there is a shared goal, even a 'love rival' can become an asset.

Right now, only 'Nagasaki Motoyo' is the biggest vixen in Chihaya Aine's eyes. Even Kita, that philandering cat, is practically obedient compared to her!

"Actually... it's about Meimei."

As Chihaya Aine gradually made up her mind, she spoke with some hesitation. At the same time, she began to think about what kind of reason she should use to win over Kita.

But she didn't expect that her unpredictable gaze would make the red-haired high school girl in front of her feel uneasy, and even the slender fingers that were gripping the hem of the beige skirt turned white from the force.

"Is it related to Mingsang?"

Kita Ikuyo's pupils contracted slightly, and a sudden, excruciating pain, as if her heart were being stabbed, surged up.

A wave of tension and trepidation made her heart pound at its fastest. Her mind was in chaos, and she tried her best to remain calm, but she was caught up in her emotions and couldn't maintain her initial smile for a moment.

Now, her smile looks worse than if she were crying.

"How is he now?"

"Mingming is... probably in a bit of danger right now."

The kind of chastity in a literal sense—

"..."

At that moment, Kita Ikuyo could no longer maintain the smile on her face.

Her slender, somewhat delicate body stood straight in place, both hands gripping the hem of her skirt. Her beautiful, golden-green eyes were lowered, gazing wearily at her own shadow.

As for Ms. Aine, the 'culprit', she didn't seem to notice her change.

Chihaya Aine simply took a deep breath, and a resolute expression appeared on her cute face.

At that very moment, the girl with long pink hair suddenly took a step forward.

Her light and delicate cherry blossom-colored hair swayed gently behind her with her movements, like a waterfall of dazzling pink snowflakes, and her silver-gray eyes, which shone slightly in the light, were full of seriousness.

At that moment, Chihaya Aine slowly raised her head and, in an extremely serious tone, spoke to Kita Ikuyo, enunciating each word clearly—

"Kita, the situation is urgent—"

"...A cunning and wicked woman has suddenly set her sights on Mingming! And she's incredibly despicable; if we're not careful, Mingming could be snatched away! You have to come and help me!"

Kita Ikuyo: Huh?

……

On the other side, RiNG.

"Actually, this is also to express my gratitude and apology to Ming, because I sincerely want to reconcile with everyone in the band and take responsibility for what I did before..."

The tenderness in Nagasaki Motoyo's eyes seemed to be overflowing.

Perhaps she was worried that her invitation might seem too abrupt. The tension that filled her body made her unconsciously rub her silky, soft brown hair, and she tried her best to show the most tactful smile on her face.

No, sis—

If Kazami Mei hadn't already sensed Suze's true thoughts through her simulated 'future prediction,' she might have been fooled into believing her after a few words!

However, even with these changes, why not still invite him out for dinner?

The world line ends?

Kazami Mei was well aware that Nagasaki Motoyo planned to surprise him under the guise of a 'confession,' and if he were to face that situation now, he would have no way to respond.

If he chooses to 'reject' after the other person confesses their feelings, then Kazami Mei doesn't know what the final outcome will be.

After all, in the simulation, Nagasaki Motoyo is a top-notch 'female'!

Even if the simulated version of him agrees to confess and becomes a couple with Ms. Suze, she will still feel intensely uneasy for fear of being taken away by someone else. She will even be secretly followed by Ms. Ruoye Mutsu when she goes to see her.

That 'reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance' skill is no joke.

Sensing something was amiss, Kazami Mei looked up at Toyokawa Shoko and Mikami Hatsuka not far away.

At this point, refusing Su Shi to go out to dinner together is obviously a bit of a stretch, so the only option is to find a way to have someone else keep Su Shi in check...

"I'm so sorry about what happened before!"

"I want to sincerely apologize for what happened before. Riki-chan, shall we do it together?"

With sincere eyes, Nagasaki Motoyo gently furrowed her delicate, wispy eyebrows and apologized in incredibly gentle and kind words, which made Riki, who was wearing work clothes, feel inexplicably uncomfortable.

"You're really not lying this time, are you?"

Shiina Ritsuki's somewhat impatient personality is a typical example of someone who "reacts to gentleness but not force." Faced with Suze's sincere apology, even the seemingly indifferent Ritsuki could no longer be as resistant as before.

"Of course, Riki-chan, can you give me a chance?"

Nagasaki Motoyo also sat up straight and looked up at Shiina Tatsuki. In any case, she really wouldn't go looking for Shoko again, and it was true that she wanted to reconcile with everyone.

Her current band is also incredibly important to her.

Kazami Mei's expression turned somewhat unnatural upon hearing Ms. Suze's words.

Miss Su Shi clearly used the 'band' as a pretext to bring up this, because even if she herself didn't care about her previous lies, others like Brother Li Xi certainly wouldn't be able to let it go so easily.

Therefore, Nagasaki Motoyo apologized for what happened before, leaving Kazami Mei with no reason to refuse.

After all, Kazami Mei had previously said that he would help Suze return and apologize properly to the others.

Now it seems he completely went into the basement on his own...

"...I think I'll pass, because I still have part-time work to do."

Shiina Riki, with a cold expression, simply crossed her arms.

It was clear that her tone had softened a bit, and obviously, the proud and aloof Li Xi had temporarily trusted Su Shi's apology. However, as a proud and aloof person, he still had to maintain a cold demeanor.

Her unwavering refusal caused Kazami Mei to gasp in surprise.

No, where is my good brother?

He had originally hoped that Li Xi could keep Miss Su Shi in check, but who knew that the soft-hearted Li Xi was persuaded by Su Shi in just a few words.

"It seems everything has been explained clearly."

"I have other things to do next, so I'll go ahead."

Toyokawa Shoko looked at Kazami Mei with a complicated expression.

It seems that he must have comforted and successfully persuaded Nagasaki Motoyo last night, which is why she completely gave up the idea of ​​rebuilding CRYCHIC. This outcome is a good thing for him.