How can my simulation be a real love?

Because the shop has very few seats, Ms. Yamada sat down at the counter right next to you, calmly staring at the steaming hot hell miso ramen in front of you, before ordering the exact same ramen set meal from the owner.

Wait, this guy skipped class too, right?

Besides, isn't this a ramen shop? Wouldn't the chances of encountering a pink-haired, earth-cancer person be higher here?

Kazami Mei never expected that by choosing such a random option, she would coincidentally encounter the target of her simulation, and couldn't help but sigh once again that Japan is really small.

If this were a normal situation, he would probably pretend he didn't see anything and just keep eating his noodles...

But this is a simulator.

Her choice to sit next to you is quite puzzling, and a sudden hint of distress appears on her calm, languid face, indicating that something has happened. This is the perfect opportunity to strike up a conversation!

[Faced with Ms. Yamada, who seems to be troubled, you decide—]

1. Start a conversation with her naturally and politely to gradually build rapport.

[2. Ignore her, the hellish miso ramen is going to get soggy if you don't eat it soon!]

3. Borrow money from her

4. Virtual Reality, Personal Simulation

I choose three.

Chapter Three: I always felt like this woman was trying to take advantage of me.

After making that perverse choice, a wave of memories, mixed with a touch of unfamiliarity, suddenly surged into my mind.

Before me is a long wooden table with an antique feel. The natural wood grain resembles the wrinkles on an old man's face, which have witnessed many vicissitudes of life. Even though it is an old object that has been around for decades, it is still kept spotless by its owner.

Sitting next to him was a blue-haired girl wearing a gray shirt and a long skirt.

Her appearance far surpassed that of ordinary people, like a delicate blue snowflake that has been carefully cared for all year round. Her snow-white skin was without a single blemish, and her slender fingers holding chopsticks had distinct knuckles. Her beautiful face was filled with a coldness that ordinary people could not approach.

A strand of hair was tied up with a ribbon around the edge of the girl's face, and her eyes, which shimmered like yellow jade, calmly stared at him. The unique beauty mark under her left eye was the finishing touch to her unique temperament.

Despite wearing cool-toned clothes, she exudes a unique charm.

The girl raised her eyebrows, looked calmly at his face, and opened her mouth as if to say something.

"Can you lend me some money?"

"...?"

Before the other could speak, Kazami Mei spoke first, causing Yamada Ryo to pause in surprise.

Her cool and refined face was clearly disturbed by those words, and her eyes widened slightly involuntarily.

She seemed shocked that someone would actually ask her for money.

"Sorry, I was just about to eat my noodles when I suddenly realized I forgot my wallet."

"...Then why do you keep eating?"

"I couldn't help it."

Kazami Mei's serious words and his continued eating of ramen surprised Yamada Ryo, who then gave him a thumbs-up in full agreement, his eyes full of admiration.

That's right, regardless of whether you have money or not.

The delicious ramen is right in front of me; if I don't eat it, it'll get soggy.

"Unfortunately, I don't have any money either."

"...Then why did you come to eat ramen?"

"I was hungry, and I couldn't resist."

Yamada Ryo rested his chin on the wooden table, stroking his chin with one hand while looking pitifully at Kazami Naru beside him.

She suddenly remembered as she touched her wallet that she had spent all her allowance on a Fender Element series bass guitar, and the remaining allowance wasn't even enough to pay for the bowl of fragrant hell miso ramen in front of her.

She had actually been planning to borrow some money from the somewhat familiar-looking handsome young man next to her.

……

[You failed to borrow money from Yamada Ryo because neither of you seemed to have enough to pay for ramen. In the end, the two of you simply worked together outside the ramen shop to attract customers and pay off your debt. Relying on your exceptional good looks, you successfully made the shop a huge success.]

Stand users are drawn to each other. Because of this chance encounter, you two, with your similar interests, were able to chat happily about all sorts of strange topics, and before you knew it, you had exchanged contact information.

You became friends with Yamada Ryo.

"It turns out that some special options will also trigger a flood of memories..."

Kazami Mei reached out and gently rubbed her temples, somewhat surprised by the unfamiliar memories that had suddenly flooded her mind.

However, thinking about this, he frowned slightly. Does the simulator completely copy the personality of the person he is trying to win over, or does it simply allow the person he is trying to win over to simulate the personality?

If he can see these simulated memories, then conversely, could the simulated targets also see these memories?

What if the simulated subject saw this kind of amusing memory of randomly choosing options and causing trouble, and the other person came to his door in a fit of rage with a machete?

He just wanted to have some fun, not to get stabbed and become someone else's entertainment.

【……Won't】

"?"

Is it just my imagination? I have a feeling that this crappy emulator hesitated for a moment just now.

You and she exchanged contact information and occasionally chatted briefly on Line, but it was always just a superficial exchange.

Ms. Yamada has a cool and aloof personality and always prefers to be alone, so she hasn't had the opportunity to get closer to you.

[It's another new day, and you're getting ready to go home as usual. Just then, Yamada Ryo happens to text you, asking if you want to buy tickets for her band's livehouse performance. She'll only charge you 3000 yen as a friend's price.]

Faced with her invitation, you decide—

[1. Accept the invitation; a mere 3000 yen is not a difficult amount for you.]

2. I'll go if you treat me.

3. No, I'm going to hang out with the popular red-haired girl in my class.

4. Virtual Reality, Personal Simulation

"That's expensive. A live band ticket usually only costs around 1500 yen, right?"

"No, I have a feeling this woman is trying to take advantage of me."

Although option one is obviously a good choice to get closer to someone, Kazami Mei still feels that something is not quite right.

Option two requires a bit more thought. This option does sound like something he would say, but generally, such words would likely lead to bad results. However, Ms. Yamada is clearly not someone with a normal thought process.

As for the third...

Could the red-haired, popular girl in the class be referring to Kita Ikuyo?

When did he start interacting with Kita in the simulator?

Although he had chosen the targets randomly based on his interests, he had already established a fairly good relationship with them. Now, he should try to advance the progress as much as possible, since he was also quite curious about what kind of rewards the simulator could give him.

Therefore, the answer is two.

[You bluntly told Yamada Ryo that you would only come if you treated her to a meal. Realizing that her scheme to take advantage of you had been exposed, Ms. Yamada haggled with you on Line for a long time before finally deciding to reluctantly sell you the tickets for 1500 yen.]

[She even said that if you come to see her band's performance, she'll treat you to a bottle of Devil's Claw drink that the pretty girl herself opened.]

This guy actually sells tickets for his own band and makes a profit by acting as a middleman?

Chapter 4 The Escaped Guitarist

Perhaps it was because of the previous strange options that Kazami Mei gradually got used to Ms. Yamada's strange thought process.

Even if she did something like that, it only gave him the illusion that 'this is normal'.

Although the process was a bit tortuous, what Kazami Mei really didn't expect was that this love simulation went surprisingly smoothly.

The next day, you arrived as promised after school and chose to go to the livehouse 'STARRY' where Yamada Ryo was preparing to perform.

STARRY is a relatively remote livehouse located in the basement. Once inside, the overall environment has a rather dark and somber feel, but the stage setup and lighting are all top-notch.

Once inside, you'll find that you're required to purchase a drink voucher to redeem a beverage. Yamada Ryo's band hasn't started playing yet; she's working as a server at the bar, preparing drinks for the customers.

She personally pressed the switch to dispense each drink; only then did you understand what she meant by "treating you to Monster Energy drinks."

Memories flood the brain—

"Sing, welcome."

The beautiful girl with blue hair and a beauty mark under her eye was dressed in a proper waitress uniform and spoke to Kazami Naruto, the 'customer', with a calm expression.

The boy standing in front of the bar had a handsome and delicate face. He casually stretched out his index finger to lift the black bangs that covered his left eye, and his face became slightly distorted due to a slight twitch.

He spoke in a clearly annoyed tone, questioning the despicable woman in front of him—

Where are my claws?

"Purchase with a beverage voucher. This can was opened by a beautiful girl herself with her fingernails."

Miss Yamada, pleased with her successful prank, smiled smugly. Then, right in front of him, she opened the tin can with her slender bass-playing fingers and handed it to Kazami Naru.

The moment Kazami Mei received the claw-shaped jar, she could clearly feel the girl's soft, pink fingers, like cotton candy, and the fingertips marked by years of hard work practicing bass.

Ms. Yamada, who was in contact with him, showed no unusual expression; it seemed to be nothing to her.

That makes sense, considering she's a bassist.

"Liang, what's your band called?"

"I don't know, it hasn't been named yet."

"...When will you go on stage?"

Xianxun: The Overlord's Memory of the Soul of the Jiujiu ③ Qiba

"I don't know, the guitarist hasn't arrived yet."

Ms. Yamada's complete ignorance elicited a kind smile from Kazami Mei. The handsome ponytail-wearing boy calmly extended his empty right hand towards Yamada Ryo, and with his most radiant smile, said—

"Refund."

He hadn't yet uttered any of the vulgar language of China, so he was already considered a fairly civilized intellectual.

"Sobbing~... I ate roast goose rice at a high-end Cantonese tea restaurant for lunch, and now I'm penniless."

The blue-haired woman in front of him sobbed as naturally as if she were breathing, and casually took out a handkerchief to wipe away the glistening tears from the corners of her eyes.

His pitiful appearance drew strange looks from the other spectators around him.

What's wrong with this guy? He actually asked a girl for money.

Even though he's handsome and has a great appearance, you can't judge a book by its cover. He's actually a player who deceives girls' feelings and asks them for money!

The piercing gazes and pointing fingers of the people around him were like blades, constantly bombarding Kazami Mei, but the Sea King Kazami, the 'culprit', remained unmoved.

If it were an ordinary person, they might have felt pressured and wanted to back down at this moment.

Who exactly is Kazemi-kai?

"If you don't have the money, then let me pay it back using other means?!"

"Oh dear! Please wait a moment, sir! We are so sorry, but it seems our employee has caused you trouble! Has she done something wrong again?!"

Just as Kazami Mei and Yamada Ryo were bickering, Ijichi Nijika, who had finally noticed the situation, rushed over.

Perhaps because she was well aware that Ryo's personality was prone to causing trouble, she apologized to Kazami Mei before even asking for a reason.

[Upon arriving at STARRY, you engage in a 'friendly exchange' with Ms. Yamada, eventually attracting the attention of another member of Yamada Ryo's band.]

She was a cheerful and gentle blonde girl with an angelic air. You were immediately drawn to her politeness upon first meeting her, and even thought she was an angel descended to earth.

After learning that Yamada Ryo had sold you tickets for 3,000 yen, she apologized to you with great fear and immediately took judgment against the culprit.

You became friends with Ijichi Nijika.

Strange memories flooded back into my mind, and this time I met Ichi Nijika, the drummer and leader of the disbanded band.

The other person's energetic and warm smile in his memory could even make someone like Kazami Mei feel good about him.

She is so gentle and polite, and incredibly cute, just like a holy and beautiful archangel.