How can my simulation be a real love?

Chapter Four: Is there any need to hesitate?

Perhaps Kazami Naruto occasionally feels that this simulator does have some advantages.

Although this "Romantic Simulator" forces Kazami Mei to follow a single pure love route, Kazami Mei also fully understands the states of the two girls, Chihaya Aine and Kita Ikuyo, through Goto Ichiri's simulation.

These two women, who are best friends who can talk about anything, are also rivals in love who know each other's thoughts and feelings.

Whenever Kita-san and Kazami Mei's relationship in the simulation progresses a little, the perceptive Aine-san will immediately notice and stop them. Conversely, Kita-san will not allow Aine-san to be alone with him, and when Aine-san chooses to express her feelings, she will also go all out to confess her love.

The rivalry between the two is probably quite clear. This intelligence advantage brought by 'foreseeing the future' allows Kazami Naruto to roughly understand the current situation.

"so--"

"I want Mygo to perform at the Haneoka Cultural Festival! What do you all think?!"

Chihaya Aine opened her bright, diamond-like light gray eyes, and her lively and sweet words traveled through the air to the ears of everyone present.

The day after making the 'bet' with Kita Ikuyo, the pink-haired girl excitedly gathered all the Mygo members at RiNG for a meeting, and once everyone was there, she laid out all her ideas.

However, this sudden decision naturally caused some trouble, for example, Shiina Riki couldn't help but raise an eyebrow at this moment.

"You... you seem to be asking for everyone's opinions, but you've already submitted the performance application form, haven't you?"

"Indeed, they really acted on their own initiative."

Shiina Tatsuki, with a subtle expression, and Nagasaki Motoyo, with a cold face, responded in unison. Chihaya Aine, facing their complaints, also visibly rubbed the ends of her cherry-pink hair with embarrassment.

Caught between two attacks and unsure how to respond, she pursed her lips and could only look to him for help.

Kazami Mei could probably guess that this pink-haired girl was definitely trying to compete with Kita, which was why she was so enthusiastic about calling everyone together for a 'head-on showdown'.

However, her pleading look seemed somewhat superfluous.

In Kazami Mei's opinion, the members of Mygo were not opposed to holding a live performance. They were just a little annoyed because of the pink-haired girl's "unauthorized decision". Even if they did not ask first, they would definitely agree as long as they asked seriously.

"What do you all think? Should we go to the cultural festival and perform on stage?"

Kazami Mei took a sip of Darjeeling tea and turned to look at the people around her in a questioning tone.

"Go."

Lena, who loves watching the drama unfold, responded lazily. For her, as long as she could get on stage and enjoy playing music, there was no problem.

"Where's the light?"

Shiina Tatsuki, her eyebrows slightly furrowed, immediately turned her gaze to the silent Takamatsu Akari. She was initially surprised to suddenly be competing on the same stage as the End Band and was a little flustered.

But under Kazami Mei's encouraging gaze, she gradually regained her composure and spoke with a somewhat serious tone—

"Hmm... I think it's great to be able to perform on stage with Kita-chan and the others. After seeing their performance at the summer festival last time... I've been wanting to do another live show, so..."

"Since Deng said he wanted to put on a live show, I agree to go on stage."

Upon hearing this, Shiina Riki nodded vigorously as if she had found her pillar of support, but Kazami Mei beside her merely narrowed her eyes slightly, staring at her beautiful face with a meaningful smile.

This blatant gaze caused his best friend's cheeks to flush quickly, and he asked somewhat awkwardly, "Kazemi, what are you looking at?"

No, can't I even take a second look at my good-looking buddy?

If it weren't for Miss Su Shi still smiling and watching them, Kazami Naruto probably wouldn't have been able to resist taking another peek at his good brother's long legs.

"No, I was just wondering if you, Shiina, had been wanting to go on stage for a while?"

"what?"

Upon hearing this, Shiina Riki's pale purple eyes widened instantly.

Just as she was about to retort, she noticed that everyone's eyes seemed to be focused on her. This made Shiina Ritsuki, who was already shy, grit her teeth in resentment, but she turned her head slightly with a blush.

She gently swayed her waist-length black hair, stared at Kazami Mei, and said with a hint of fierceness, "...So what?"

Anyone with eyes can see that Shiina Tatsuki's recent training schedule has been very tight. This serious state of mind seems to indicate that she is preparing for a performance at any moment, especially since she has mentioned the band "End Band" (also a new band) many times before.

Even Takamatsu Akari could probably tell how competitive she was.

What does Su Shi think?

"Instead of asking for my opinion, isn't Ming's side alright?"

Nagasaki Motoyo, who had just been giving Aine a cold look, gradually softened her gaze. She frowned and looked at Kazami Naru, who had a completely indifferent expression.

Mygo's opponent on stage is the End Band. Even though the members of the two bands are usually on good terms, they are 'enemies' at this moment!

Kazami Mei, who serves as both composer and keyboardist in two bands, is like a cheese sandwiched between two cheeses, putting her in a rather awkward position.

Could it be that after he finished playing with the band that day, he immediately went on stage with Mygo to continue playing?

"Don't worry, I'm not going on stage this time."

Kazami Mei casually opened his mouth while holding his teacup, and his casual words made Takamatsu Akari and Chihaya Aine, who were standing next to him, widen their eyes.

"Huh?! Isn't Mingming going on stage?!"

Chihaya Aine opened her small mouth, revealing her sharp little fangs, her tone filled with disbelief.

Kazami Mei, who was used to standing behind her as the keyboardist, suddenly said that she had no intention of going on stage. This made her feel as if she had lost her backbone and gradually lost confidence and courage.

"Wouldn't it be strange for the audience to see two bands performing at the same time? Besides, the true strength of both bands might only be highlighted without me, which in a sense makes the outcome of the competition fairer."

Kazami Mei finished drinking the rest of her Darjeeling tea before slowly beginning her explanation.

In fact, he had long anticipated that the day would come when the band and Mygo would clash on stage. Rather than performing on both sides at the same time, he preferred not to perform on either side and instead quietly retreat to the backstage as an audience member, like Ave Mujica.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, he brought it up directly.

Just as Gao Songdeng said, he wants to form a band with everyone for life. It is obviously difficult to go far if a band is just formed casually for fun. Only when everyone really wants to make the band their life goal and seriously treats it as a career can they achieve their 'dream'.

For example, a commercially oriented girl band like Mujica is not suitable for having male members performing on stage at the same time.

"Well……"

After explaining her reasons, Chihaya Aine seemed unable to say anything more, and could only nod her head slightly, feeling depressed.

What appears to be just Mygo battling the End Band is actually a decisive battle for the 'future,' something Chihaya Aine, who made the bet with Kita Ikuyo, is well aware of.

Whichever side loses, they must give up on pursuing Kazami Naruto and completely sever ties with the beautiful memories of her dreams.

Even the enthusiastic and proactive Chihaya Aine would feel uneasy if her most trusted Naruto wasn't behind her typing on the keyboard.

Kazami Mei naturally noticed the disappointment that seemed to overflow from Chihaya Aine's eyes, so he smiled and gently tapped her forehead with a chop, offering a casual word of comfort—

"Alright, alright~ I'm not going to go on stage with the band after this. Are you all just going to surrender if I don't go on stage?"

"How could that be? Even if you're not here, we'll still beat you!"

Shiina Ritsuki, with her arms crossed, pursed her cherry lips, which were adorned with vibrant lip gloss. The alluring beauty mark at the corner of her eye appeared even more sharp against her piercing purple eyes.

However, Kazami Mei could also tell from her slightly unnatural tone that her good brother was probably not exactly calm at the moment.

“Rikki is right…”

Upon hearing this, Chihaya Aine nodded seriously, her eyes flashing with determination as she gently bit her fangs.

Even if Mingming isn't here, she absolutely cannot lose!

If she loses, then she'll be in trouble—

"We still have about two weeks to prepare before the cultural festival starts, so how about everyone trains at RiNG every day from now on?! We definitely can't win without putting in double the effort! Also, which piece should we use for our performance on stage later?!"

"Why not just use 'If I See Flowers'?"

Shiina Riki felt a little uncomfortable seeing Chihaya Aine's attitude suddenly become firm and serious, but in response to her suggestion, Miss Aine simply raised an eyebrow.

Although "If I See Flowers," co-written by Li Xi and Ming, is indeed an excellent piece, it might not be enough to secure a decisive victory...

The End Band is no easy opponent.

The End Band, which was formed around the same time as MyGO, delivered a performance at the Summer Festival that surpassed that of the well-known band SIDEROS. If MyGO were to compete head-on with them based on the level of their last live performance... it would be a bit too difficult.

"Shall we use the new song?"

The sudden sound that entered their ears drew the attention of everyone present.

Kazami Mei was feeding the stray cat with cookies in his hand. His words immediately made Shiina Tatsuki slowly frown. Just as she was about to say something, Kazami Mei seemed to have anticipated her move.

He spoke up first to explain, "Don't worry, I'll use a new song after the band ends."

He knew perfectly well that Li Xi wanted a fair and square competition and would not unilaterally increase the odds of victory for either side.

"If they're all new songs..."

Nagasaki Motoyo's soft words seemed to express everyone's feelings, and using new songs on both sides is currently the most appropriate and fair method.

However, Kazami Mei needs to write two pieces of music with different styles within half a month. Given his personality, he will probably ensure that the quality of the two pieces is close to the same. His seemingly light words actually contain a considerable invisible burden.

……

The band meeting for Mygo lasted only about half an hour.

After the meeting ended, no one wasted any time and immediately went to the practice room that Shiina Tatsuki had rented to start ensemble practice. Since they didn't have to go on stage, Kazami Mei, unusually, did not join the others.

With only half a month left, he naturally had to go back and prepare two new songs.

Perhaps because Aine's attitude towards training has changed so much, the others around her have also been infected by this positive atmosphere and are making every effort to prepare for the school's cultural festival live performance.

Kazami Akira believes that this positive competition is entirely beneficial to the development of both parties, and he is naturally happy to see this situation.

"But do we need two new songs? Writing two from scratch isn't out of the question..."

Kazami Naruto now possesses Lv.4 level music theory, and his skill level is basically comparable to his own during his first playthrough of Ryo's simulation. Even if he only has fifteen days, Kazami Naruto might still be able to compose two excellent pieces.

The problem is that the two songs written in such a limited time may not be very suitable for both bands.

However, in this situation, he could also consider using the existing music he has on hand.

Since it's a full-fledged competition between the two bands, they naturally need to use high-quality tracks, such as "The Never-Ending Pure White Flower" and "Wisteria Bird," which are extremely excellent pieces.

These two songs in the simulation laid the foundation for the future peak of the two bands, and were also much less dangerous than 'love letter' songs like "Forget Me Not".

Which song should we use?

Just as Kazami Mei began to seriously consider it, the Witcher badge placed in his crotch began to vibrate faintly.

[Shimokitazawa Archangel: Naruto, have you heard anything about the school festival performance from Kita? I just found out that Kita wants everyone to do a live performance at the Haneoka school festival. Naruto, what are your thoughts on this?]

Before she could fully consider the matter, a message from Ichiji Nijika came through the Line interface.

"Yudai's speed is not slow at all..."

Kazami Mei couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

As expected, both Kita and Aine are quite the standard 'action-oriented' types. Once they make up their minds, they will definitely bury themselves in their goals and do them even if they regret it later!

[Want to be fertilizer?: I just found out about this from Ai Yin's side. If the band goes on stage after the show, they'll be playing together with Deng and Ai Yin. I'm actually optimistic about the competition between the two bands.]

[Want to be used as fertilizer?: But most importantly, it depends on what you guys, Hongxia, think.]

hum...

[Shimokitazawa Archangel: Um, Naruto, do you have time right now?]

[Shimokitazawa Archangel: Ah... I hope you don't mind! I actually just wanted to meet with Naruto to talk about the band, but if Naruto isn't available, that's fine too?]

What's going on? It's clearly just a glass screen...

Why does it have a lively and cute feel to it?

At first, Kazami Naru thought that his resistance would be almost zero when facing Ijichi Nijika, but he did not expect that it would be the same even without seeing her in person. How could he refuse Miss Nijika's invitation?

Before the brain even starts working, the fingers are already tapping on the screen.

【Want to be used as fertilizer?: 111】

Is there any need to hesitate?

……

STARRY——

In fact, it's not surprising that Hongxia would suddenly ask him to meet.

As the true soul of the band, Ijichi Nijika was naturally aware that there were still some problems with the live performance at this cultural festival. However, due to certain reasons, she did not say it directly to Kita-san, but instead chose to talk to Kazami Mei alone.

As soon as he entered the store, Kazami Naru bumped into Iji Tomoka sitting at the entrance. Holding a box of juice, she raised her eyebrows slightly when she saw Kazami Naru and suddenly waved at him. Feeling a little confused, Kazami Naru walked over unhurriedly.

Ichi Hoshika narrowed her eyes, took a sip of the 'good juice' in her hand, and said in a rather subtle tone, "Nijika is in the storage room. If you want to find her, just go there."

I can't stand it anymore, the more I look at this kid, the more I hate him.