How can my simulation be a real love?

The former Miss Toyokawa had berated Nagasaki Motoyo because of Naru's matter, and Nagasaki Motoyo retorted with the same reason. But not long after, Shoko threw that boomerang back at her again.

"That's true~ After all, Xiao Xiang's 'half-hearted feelings' are completely different from mine."

Nagasaki Motoyo narrowed her azure eyes slightly, and her affected and somewhat grating voice was like sharp fingernails scratching across a blackboard. The sarcasm in her words made Toyokawa Shoko's face stiffen even more.

This woman is actually using what I said before to mock me?

"...Mingming, Su Shi, you're just like me, so how can you pretend nothing's wrong?"

"Oh? I don't know anything about that~ What is Xiao Xiang talking about?"

Toyokawa Shoko stared blankly at Nagasaki Motoyo, who was all smiles. She couldn't believe that Motoyo's skin could be so thick! How come she couldn't tell when she was in a band with her? Her personality had changed so much in just one year!

However, upon closer reflection, it is indeed somewhat dramatic.

Originally, they were both only thinking about 'possessing' each other and regarding their opponent as the most troublesome rival in love. Now, they are sitting on the sofa with teacups in their hands, complaining to each other. Their way of getting along seems to have not changed much from before.

"...However, I really didn't expect this—"

“We can make up after that incident.”

Nagasaki Motoyo played with her slightly curled light brown hair by her ear. The once-fallen CRYCHIC had reunited, and even though they no longer belonged to the same band, they were still able to restore that 'fateful' close connection.

That's right, to truly and tightly link everyone's 'fate' together.

"Su Shi, I apologize to you again for what happened before."

"Hmm~ If you really want to apologize to me that much~ how about giving me a day of your date with Ming?"

"Sorry, that won't work."

If Ye Mu watched the two's 'intimate' interaction with a blank expression, then turned her gaze to the members of Mygo, Takamatsu Akari, who happened to be looking at her, suddenly felt her face burning, and then she lowered her head in a fluster.

"Dengdeng? What's wrong?"

"No... I'm fine."

Chihaya Aine looked at the little penguin's flushed face with some strangeness. Raising her left eyebrow, she couldn't help but reach out to touch her forehead, but after measuring for a long time, she found nothing unusual. Only Hachiman Kairin, who was sitting next to Shiina Riki, blinked.

Hachiman Kairin looked at Wakaba Mutsu with a questioning gaze, only to be met with the same flustered, evasive look from the girl.

"what--"

The observant Miss Hailing seemed to understand something immediately. Her dark green, cold eyes darted back and forth between Takamatsu Akari and Wakaba Mutsu, then casually glanced towards the kitchen, raising an eyebrow thoughtfully.

"They beat us to it."

"Hailin? What, it got beaten to it?"

Mikasa Hatsuka approached with a face full of curiosity, and even Shiina Tatsuki, who was sitting next to her, couldn't help but cast her gaze over. However, Hachiman Kairin just smiled meaningfully, and then looked at Wakaba Mutsumi with a meaningful look.

"...!"

Feeling guilty, Xiao Mu simply carried the empty plate back to the kitchen. In just a few breaths, her expression returned to normal. She pretended to be nonchalant and helped clean up the dishes, but her attempt to hide her guilt was too obvious to Feng Jianming.

"Xiao Mu, are you in a good mood?"

"...Ming, how did you know?"

Wakaba Mutsu blinked blankly, seemingly surprised that Naruto had seen through her.

The girl's words caused Mr. Kazami's lips to twitch slightly in the kitchen. He then narrowed his eyes with a helpless expression and said, "How long have we been living together? I can tell that very easily. Besides, your expressions are much more varied than before."

“Things like the changes in his expression last night were as obvious to me as if he had mind-reading abilities.”

The girl holding the tray blushed instantly, muttering a quiet complaint—

"Hey, that's not serious."

"...How dare you call me indecent?"

Kazami Mei couldn't resist reaching out and grabbing Wakaba Mutsuki to kiss her. But the little cucumber went limp the moment it was in his arms, and her fair face instantly turned a bright pink, so delicate and tempting that one wanted to taste it.

Fortunately, a few days had passed since that incident, otherwise she wouldn't have had the energy to perform at the martial arts hall.

Chapter 119 The Girls Who Sensed Something Was Wrong [5k]

Mutsumi, who usually remains calm and composed no matter what happens, suddenly left today simply because of a 'meaningless' remark from Hachiman Kairin, which seemed rather unusual to all her 'girlfriends'.

Even Chihaya Aine, who is usually cheerful and carefree, seemed to vaguely sense that something was amiss.

"what--"

"Speaking of which, I've been wanting to ask this for a while now... Doesn't everyone have their own 'slippers'? But I remember Xiao Mu already had slippers last time, and why is she always the first one to arrive before everyone else?"

Chihaya Aine blinked her eyes in confusion. Her questioning tone made everyone present turn their heads at the same time. Shiina Tatsuki, who hadn't paid attention to this before, raised an eyebrow and couldn't help but look at her panda slippers.

Does this guy occasionally say something serious?

Thinking this, Chihaya Aine seemed to put on a detective hat, her alertness instantly making her extremely sharp. Her mind suddenly started racing, and she immediately said, "Something's not right. Something's definitely not right..."

"Dengdeng, what do you think?"

"Well……"

When Takamatsu Akari was suddenly asked the question, she was slightly taken aback. She was unsure whether to tell him the truth or not. Just as she was flustered and unsure how to answer, Nagasaki Motoyo slowly put down her teacup not far away.

"Now that you're engaged, living together is perfectly normal, isn't it?"

"Eh?"

Chihaya Aine blinked, seemingly a little taken aback.

Sitting next to Hachiman Kairin, Mikasa clenched her fists slightly. As an 'insider,' she was obviously feeling uneasy sitting here, but no one noticed her abnormality in the current situation.

"Cohabitation?"

"Wait, does Soyorin mean... Mingming is already living with Xiaomu? I, her girlfriend, know nothing about it! And what about the engagement... what's with the engagement?"

Coming to her senses, Miss Aine opened her small mouth, her wide, light gray crystal eyes and sharp little tiger teeth revealing her shock.

Mygo has been busy preparing for the Future World Fes performance lately, and with a lot happening recently, she has temporarily shifted her attention away from these vixens.

After all, Aine is now his girlfriend~ She can act cute with Kazami Naru at any time and go on dates all day long. How could she possibly notice Wakaba Mutsu's changes when she's so relaxed and carefree?

"Huh? Why does everyone look so calm?"

"This is a big deal, isn't it? Mingming even kept this from us!"

Chihaya Aine paused for a few seconds, then looked around.

The little penguin remained hesitant, seemingly wanting to say something but unable to. The ever-restless Ryuna-chan had disappeared somewhere. Nagasaki Motoyo, who was usually most sensitive to such matters, calmly sipped her black tea, while Toyokawa Shoko, sitting next to her, also seemed quite composed.

Chihaya Aine quickly turned her head to look.

Yawata Kairin seemed completely unconcerned, and even Hatsuka-san only gave an awkward smile.

Of all the 'girlfriends' present, only Ritsuki showed a rather surprised expression. The ambiguous attitudes of the others made Chihaya Aine blink. Just then, Nagasaki Motoyo slowly opened her mouth and casually replied—

"Hiding it from 'us'? Shouldn't it be hiding it from 'me'?"

"You, you guys..."

Instantly realizing that the only real 'idiot' was herself, Miss Aine, feeling extremely wronged, began to look around. At times like these, she was always the best at drawing inferences from one instance to another, but she vaguely sensed that an exclamation mark suddenly popped up on her pink head.

"Wait! Could it be... that there's something about everyone that I don't know?"

"How, how is it possible!"

Shiina Tatsuki was the first to react and refute, but she didn't expect that her subconscious rebuttal would instantly make her the center of attention, especially Nagasaki Motoyo, who narrowed her blue eyes meaningfully.

"Lixi-chan, why are you reacting so strongly?"

"I……"

Shiina Riki instantly felt her blood boil. When she came to her senses, her delicate and beautiful face was flushed. Already feeling guilty, her shoulders trembled slightly. Then she looked at Toyokawa Shoko not far away.

"Xiangzi, how are things going with that guy?"

"Huh? Me...me? I haven't...I haven't done anything special."

If sharing a bed for a whole night doesn't count.

Seeing that everyone's attention was about to return to her, a nervous Shiina Ritsuki looked at Hachiman Kairin with a pleading gaze. But before she could ask, Hachiman Kairin smiled as if she had foreseen it.

"My relationship with Ming will only go as far as kissing."

It might be different in a few days.

As the atmosphere in the room gradually became heavy, Ms. Riki's flushed face made Chihaya Aine's expression turn increasingly unpleasant. She understood that everyone present had noticed something at that moment, but no one was willing to speak up and break through that thin veil.

But why is this happening?

Even though she was the first girl to fall in love with Naruto, Chihaya Aine looked up and found that all the vixens around her were secretly having affairs, while she was still foolishly guarding her little patch of land.

A distraught Chihaya Aine sat back down on the sofa. Looking around, she felt surrounded by enemies, like a vixen besieged on all sides. Finally, she could only fix her gaze on the little penguin who was her best friend, and quickly went over and grabbed her hand.

In that moment, she seemed to find a final sense of peace.

"Dengdeng, you and Mingming... you don't have anything to hide from me, right?"

"Well?"

Gao Songdeng immediately widened her amber eyes, her face turning bright red as she struggled to lie, as she was not good at it.

Seeing this, everyone already knew what was going on. Even the seemingly most innocent and honest little penguin was not to be underestimated, especially the quickest ones, who had already figured it out from these few "casual" words.

Could it be that someone has already crossed that 'boundary'?

For some reason, the air suddenly became heavy, and the previously noisy atmosphere mysteriously disappeared into the air. It seemed that everyone was starting to think about something, until Wakaba Mutsu came out carrying a fruit platter, and no one reacted.

"..."

The atmosphere was so dull and eerie, but only Lena, who had just finished her 'adventure,' seemed completely unconcerned about it.

The carefree cat casually grabbed a matcha-flavored cookie from the table, intending to pop it into her mouth. Suddenly, however, she seemed to smell something, slowly furrowing her brow as she moved closer to Wakaba Mutsu, her delicate nose twitching slightly against her neck.

Perhaps Ye Mu's expressionless and delicate face is flawless in the eyes of ordinary people, but for the 'scent detective' cat, such concealment is completely useless, and the abnormality is immediately detected in an instant.

Lena squinted her cat-like mouth and gently shook her head as she opened it—

"There's so much of Naruto's scent all over my body, much stronger than before..."

"...!"

Holding the fruit platter, Wakaba Mutsu's delicate body trembled slightly. The rapidly rising temperature caused the girl's fair face to become visibly hot and flushed. Even as a doll girl, she had no idea how to explain.

In an instant, Toyokawa Shoko, who was holding a cup of red tea, trembled all over.

As the 'Miss Toyokawa,' she had been imprinted with aristocratic manners since childhood. However, she accidentally spilled a few drops of black tea. But now, Toyokawa Shoko didn't care about the black tea anymore. She just looked at Wakaba Mutsumi, whose face was flushed.

"Xiao Mu, you can't be..."

If Ye Mu didn't know how to explain, she simply pursed her lips and turned to walk towards the kitchen. Her noticeably faster pace and her flushed, guilty eyes were enough to show her inner turmoil.

But to others, this confirmed a previous suspicion.

Mutual understanding, you definitely did it, right?

The already silent atmosphere froze to its extreme at this moment. Strange glimmers of light flickered in the girls' eyes, and they all revealed subtle expressions, because from this moment on, everyone understood that the essence of things had changed.

It seems that someone broke the unspoken agreement first.

"Sorry! We're late! We just ran into Ms. Yutenji, who was taking a taxi here—"

A lively and cheerful sweet voice broke the strange atmosphere. A red-haired beauty, radiating heat like a flame, suddenly burst into the living room. Her bright and lively yellow-green eyes seemed to sparkle, instantly embodying the phrase "sunny beauty".

Kita Ikuyo, full of enthusiasm, had just entered the living room when she, being extremely sensitive to the atmosphere, immediately sensed something was amiss.

Huh? What's going on?

"Yu Dai, my stomach is riddled with holes... Please let me in."

"Senior Liang! You, you wait a moment..."

Ryo, who was right behind her, suddenly appeared behind Kita Ikuyo with a blank expression.

As if completely oblivious to the strange atmosphere, she simply walked quickly to sit down next to Toyokawa Shoko without any hesitation. Under the cat's displeased expression, a cold glint flashed in her eyes, and then she immediately reached out and began to take big bites of the cookies.

"Liang, you better pay a little attention!"

The quick-thinking Ijichi Nijika immediately looked apologetically at everyone present, but she soon noticed the unusual behavior of several girls, especially Shiina Tatsuki, whose face was flushed and who was busy drinking water, and Nagasaki Motoyo, who was deep in thought.

Finally, there's Chihaya Aine, leaning against the sofa with her arms crossed and a blank expression.

What's going on? Something seems off.