How can my simulation be a real love?

Normally, he would probably think that he has become even more handsome.

But today, Kazami Mei had no such thoughts at all. After all, although everyone's eyes were focused on him, to be precise, these focused eyes were not looking at him.

"W-why is Ryuna-chan suddenly here?"

The silence was eventually broken by Kita-san.

A stray cat wearing a loose black and white knitted sweater suddenly sat down in Kazami Naruto's lap.

With her cat-like lips pursed, she would occasionally wriggle her waist restlessly until she found the most comfortable position. Only then would she contentedly lean her head against Kazami Naruto's chest, her delicate, silvery-white short hair gently tickling his neck.

Such unbridled expression of closeness made the girls present feel inexplicably itchy.

The cat nestled in Kazami's arms squinted its eyes and responded in a rather casual tone—

"No live performances, it's boring."

To put it bluntly, it's just being idle.

For a free stray cat, there aren't many things she wants to do every day. Her daily routine is basically playing guitar, taking a nap, and eating matcha parfait. If she gets really bored, she might take a walk in one of the various live music venues these days.

But recently she's developed a new interest—

Rakuna reached out and gently tugged at Kazami Naru's collar. Kazami-san, who was being 'hinted' at, could only sigh. Then he picked up some potato chips from the table and skillfully fed the cat. The subtle interaction between the two was naturally noticed by everyone.

Perhaps sensing the increasingly piercing gazes around her, Kazami Naru shrugged and explained, "Because during RiNG, it was basically just Shiina and me taking care of her, so over time this behavior became her habit."

"However, Lena doesn't actually have any other ideas, so don't worry too much about it... Just continue with the meeting."

"No, no, no, it's hard not to mind!"

Ichiji Nijika waved her little hand, unable to resist complaining. Her gaze towards the cat nestled in Kazami Mei's arms was somewhat subtle, but she finally couldn't help but speak up: "In short, this won't do, right? After all, Ryuna-chan is still a girl..."

Even boyfriends and girlfriends aren't this close!

Kita Ikuyo's eyes were filled with a hint of sourness as she pursed her lips. Rakuna, looking somewhat lost, nestled in Kazami Naruto's arms. Even though she hadn't even sat in Naruto's lap yet!

She could already be called 'girlfriend' now, all she's missing is Kazami Mei's final confession!

With her fingers trembling slightly, Kita-chan couldn't help but say, "Rakuna-chan, you can't sit on Naruto's lap! It'll make it really inconvenient for him to move! You don't want to see Naruto-san uncomfortable, right?"

"Besides, what Senior Hongxia just said is also very true! As a girl, you need to be more careful and not get so close to boys!"

Damn it, why isn't she the one being hugged!

"No, Ming likes to hold me."

The stray cat squinted and shook its head in strong resistance, then said seriously as if it had thought of something: "I only do this with Ming, so it's okay."

As she spoke, Lena casually rubbed against him, a subtle action that made Kazami Mei gasp.

"No, no, no, it's very important!"

As Ichiji Nijika kept waving her hands and complaining, a few beads of cold sweat appeared on her forehead. She didn't know how to explain herself to such an overly 'naive' girl.

After thinking for a while, the Doritos on her head suddenly twitched, and then she began to lecture him quite seriously—

"Lanna-chan, listen to me carefully. As a girl, you must know how to maintain your composure and keep a proper distance from the opposite sex! You must understand that men and women should not touch each other... This kind of thing should only be done with the person you will spend your life with!"

"Oh!"

Upon hearing this, Yao Lena's eyes lit up slightly.

Just as she was about to say something, Kazami Naruto quickly covered her mouth, then immediately gave Pochi a look so she would bring a chair. He then picked up the kitten with one hand and placed it on the chair next to him.

Bull Demon King, if she keeps talking like this, my life is over.

"Matcha Buffy."

Upon hearing Kazami Mei's words, the cat's adorable face finally changed.

The rather happy stray cat finally sat obediently beside him. Before Kazami Naru could even breathe a sigh of relief at seeing that she had finally calmed down, he immediately met the gaze of Ms. Ryo, who was sitting not far away.

"..."

Miss Liang, who had barely spoken since the beginning, remained as aloof as ever, but today her bright, golden eyes were fixed on him with a meaningful gaze.

Even though her beautiful face didn't show the slightest emotion, Kazami Mei still had the feeling that she seemed to be angry.

Perhaps because Ryo's gaze was too obvious, Kaname Rina, who was sitting next to her and gently swinging her legs, also noticed it. Then, as if she had realized something interesting, she raised the corners of her mouth slightly and reached out to hug Kazami Naru's arm.

Such a simple action made Miss Liang's golden eyes grow even colder.

23

Chapter Twenty-Three: This is really something you can't talk about.

broken.

The moment he saw the change in Miss Ryo's eyes, Kazami Mei immediately sensed something was amiss.

Ms. Liang, who had confronted him before, had already made it clear that she wanted him to break up with all other women. Now that she saw the stray cat slapping her in the face, it's no wonder she was in a bad mood. It would be strange if she didn't say anything at all.

Yamada Ryo merely glanced coldly in the direction of the stray cat, then lowered her eyes and quickly returned to her usual lazy and elegant demeanor, as if the change in her gaze just now was merely Kazami Mei's illusion.

But he knew very well that what had just happened was not an illusion at all!

Could this woman be planning to settle scores later?

Perhaps she deduced his thoughts from the change in Kazami Mei's eyes, because Yamada Ryo, who had just been cold-faced, smiled slightly and casually looked in the direction of the stray cat, resting her chin on her hand.

Without any hesitation, the girl spoke with a meaningful tone—

So, she's also one of the targets?

Kazami Naru: ?

You really shouldn't say that unless you're a true buddy.

Yamada Ryo's seemingly puzzling question can perhaps only be understood by those who truly know the truth.

This meaningful question naturally refers to Kazami Mei's so-called "harem" goal.

After confronting Yamada Ryo, she was fully aware of the "harem" issue, so she was also very clear that Kazami Mei liked several people at the same time. However, she never expected that Ms. Ryo would say it in public.

It's as if the word 'euphemism' simply doesn't exist in this despicable woman's dictionary.

At least Kazami Mei didn't notice that she had it.

"One of the goals? What does that mean?"

Ichi Nijika raised her head somewhat blankly, her bright ruby-like eyes clearly showing a hint of doubt. Completely confused, she turned her gaze towards Yamada Ryo, only to find that he had returned to normal in the blink of an eye.

When Kazami Mei saw this despicable woman change her expression faster than the Flying Thunder God Technique, the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.

"...Ah! Nijika-senpai, shouldn't we get down to business now?"

With quick reflexes, Kita Ikuyo immediately flashed a bright, sunny, youthful smile and quite naturally changed the subject.

Those who would have thoughts upon hearing Ms. Ryo's words include Ms. Kita, who is also aware of the situation; she is perhaps the third person here to understand the meaning behind Yamada Ryo's words.

But she didn't have time to be shocked by Miss Liang's words. She just instinctively tried to smooth things over and get away with it.

After all, Kita Ikuyo knew Yamada Ryo's personality very well.

If her eccentric, straightforward nature really kicked in, it wouldn't be impossible for Yamada Ryo to say something truly outrageous in front of everyone!

Ichi Nijika merely raised her delicate eyebrows slightly. With her keen senses, she noticed Kita Ikuyo's flustered attempt to cover it up, which made her realize that the people around her might be hiding something from her.

But after thinking about it, she didn't expose him; instead, she smiled and agreed.

"What Kita said is true! In that case, I must first tell everyone some good news."

"Thanks to the hard work of [Minister of Social Media] Kojita, the End Band's blog has surpassed 50,000 followers!"

Wearing a light green coat, Miss Hongxia stretched out her fair little hand from her sleeve, and her energetic smile made everyone applaud.

Miss Angel, with her lips pursed and a smile on her face, was full of pride. After all, for a band that had only debuted not long ago, more than 50,000 followers was an extraordinary achievement!

Not to mention that the followers on blogs are almost all real people, which is a truly valuable and valuable follower base.

The Tokyo Dome can only hold 55,000 people, which means that the End Band has now become the Tokyo Dome!

"The main reason is actually that live performance at the Summer Festival. As a new band, we performed on the same stage as SIDEROS but were in no way inferior to them, which attracted a lot of attention!"

"Having reached this level... it means our popularity has reached the level of a professional band!"

"At this rate, it won't be long before a record company contacts us to produce an album! Even our videos have already racked up a lot of views recently, and once Ming and Liang finish writing their new songs, we can even shoot a music video—"

With her hair tied in a bright gold side ponytail, Miss Hongxia swayed gently with her hands on her hips, making no attempt to hide her excitement.

If she had cat ears or something similar on her head right now, she might have swayed gently because of her joyful mood. Even Ms. Kita couldn't help but excitedly start discussing the future development of the band.

But Kazami Mei noticed that Yamada Ryo's gaze was still fixed on him.

The girl with short blue hair gently brushed a strand of soft hair from the corner of her eye. Her lazy and elegant golden eyes were slightly lowered as she gazed at them, her calm gaze seemingly trying to see right through Kazami Naruto's thoughts.

Then the girl smiled and parted her lips slightly, as if she were whispering something to him.

"..."

Kazami Mei watched her silent message with some confusion, faintly reading two words from her lips—

[Virgin]

It's hard, it's hard everywhere.

You ungrateful woman, just wait and see how I teach you a lesson!

"Humph~"

Seeing the expression on Kazami Mei's face, her half-closed golden eyes finally showed a hint of a smile, but the smile immediately returned to her original calm demeanor as the live performance from that cultural festival kept replaying in her mind.

A strange light gradually appeared in her eyes.

The lively band meeting didn't last long. After Ichi Nijika talked a lot about the future direction of the band, it gradually came to an end.

Because Kazami Mei had other things to take care of today, she left temporarily. The stray cat, who was always quite free, simply followed her. Only the four girls who had finished their band were still inside STARRY. Since it was still early, Nijika originally wanted to take everyone to visit a music store.

But Yamada Ryo, who had always been taciturn, suddenly spoke up at this moment—

"Yudai, you like Naruto, right?"

"Eh?"

Yamada Ryo, who was always carefree and often acted like a shrew, suddenly dropped a bombshell with a blank expression, instantly stunning Ijichi Nijika, who hadn't even had a chance to speak.

Liang's direct question was something she had never expected.

"that……?"

No, is this something I can just ask directly?

Ichiri Goto, who was standing on the far side, was completely dumbfounded.

Although Ms. Pochi had long noticed that everyone in the band had fallen for Kazami Naru, this kind of thing should be a tacitly understood, hidden message. Even if everyone knew about it, they wouldn't openly admit it!

Even if you really wanted to test someone, shouldn't you at least be more tactful?

Why not just ask everyone what happened?!

"I……"

Such a question naturally left Kita Ikuyo somewhat at a loss, as she still felt a certain instinctive fear when facing Ryo-senpai.

Perhaps thinking of Ryo's 'test' of Kazami Mei just now, Kita Ikuyo still had a slight hesitation in her eyes, but Ryo-senpai stood in front of her without saying a word.

This unusual demeanor was clearly not a joke; Yamada Ryo was asking her a very serious question, which made Kita Ikuyo raise her eyes earnestly.

Senior Ryo, you really knew what Naruto was thinking!

If Kita Ikuyo had faced this direct question a month ago, she might have tried to laugh it off and find a way to brush it off.

But the Kita-san of today is worlds apart from the one before. The feelings hidden deep in her heart have long been suppressed to the limit. She and Kazami Mei have already confirmed their feelings for each other and are no longer the same as before.

"Ryou-senpai, if you're going to ask me if I like Naruto—"

Kita Ikuyo took a deep breath with a serious expression, revealing a look completely different from her usual demeanor, which made Yamada Ryo frown. Then, as if she were about to release the emotions that had been building up inside her, she raised her eyes.

My answer is, I like it!

"I've liked him for a very, very long time!"

Always carefully hiding her feelings from Yamada Ryo, she responded with unwavering determination. She had fallen for Kazami Mei earlier than anyone else, and she was willing to do anything as long as she was by his side!

Even just being patted on the head by the other person can make you feel immense happiness and affection.