How can my simulation be a real love?

From Kazami Mei's perspective, the blonde girl sitting next to her had her collar slightly open, revealing her fair and smooth shoulders below her soft neck, and her delicate collarbone was faintly visible. The blush spreading from her cheeks made her feel inexplicably sentimental.

"You always say someone is cute, Ming must often say that to other girls too, right?"

Her tone carried a hint of jealousy, but this was her way of hiding her shyness.

"Although I really want to answer 'no' to you, I guess you wouldn't believe me, Hongxia?"

"...What a womanizer."

The girl grumbled and complained, and the atmosphere of their conversation seemed to have returned to what it was before, but the topics they talked about were completely different from before. She no longer hid her thoughts.

There was always a thin barrier between the two, seemingly fragile yet always separating them; but now that barrier has finally been broken, it means that Ichiji Nijika will no longer suppress herself.

"I'm really sorry!"

Faced with the girl's 'criticism,' Kazami Mei could only obediently accept her lecture and even put his hands together in a sincere apology.

"...But it's okay! I also bear some responsibility for liking Naruto despite knowing all this."

Ichi Nijika naturally couldn't bear to let Kazami Mei be blamed. In fact, she only wanted to lighten the mood by making sarcastic remarks, and now she was even taking on some of the responsibility.

Seeing this, Kazami Mei felt a warmth in his heart. The gentleness and thoughtfulness ingrained in her bones were always effective. She was truly like an angel, Miss Nijika, making it impossible for him to have the slightest thought of refusing her.

"Hongxia, I like you."

"Huh? Why...why so suddenly..."

The shy girl seemed a little flustered, her face flushed like a raging sunset. Before she could react, she suddenly felt a warmth on the back of her hand. The black-haired boy in front of her gently grasped her hand, and his body heat traveled through her skin to her palm.

In a sense, this was also the first time the two had held hands.

Ming's hands are so big, and her fingers are so long...

The words involuntarily popped into Ichiji Nijika's mind. As if possessed, she reached out her other hand and gently pressed it down. Her two small hands gripped his hand like a hamburger with a meat patty in it, and she gently pinched his fingertips.

Kazami Naru: ?

No, what's this for?

It seemed that Kazami Naruto's gaze was too surprised, which made the blonde girl, who blinked, realize that something was wrong. She also realized that what she had done was a little too unreserved, and her cheeks instantly turned bright red.

"Well... I was just a little curious, wondering why Ming usually types on the keyboard so fast..."

"Just forget it, Ming, you better forget it quickly!"

She could only try to revert to her usual lively and cheerful self, attempting to fool him.

She tried to fool him, but she didn't dare to look him in the eye. Occasionally, she would secretly glance at Kazami's profile out of the corner of her eye, and then blush and look away like a timid rabbit. These little actions made Kazami take a deep breath.

Wait a minute, is his willpower really that weak?

Why is it automatically locking onto enemies? I can't even look away right now.

"Hongxia, may I kiss you?"

"Huh? Huh? Huh? Huh?!"

The sudden question left the girl flustered. She blushed and covered her face with her small hands, her white shoes trembling slightly with nervousness. She stammered for a long time, not knowing how to answer.

After a moment of reflection.

She gazed shyly at Kazami Naruto, then silently nodded gently at him.

"...!"

Kazami Mei barely suppressed his inner tension. After Iji Chini Natsumi silently closed her eyes, he slowly reached out and gently put his arm around the girl's shoulder, then gently bowed his head in her direction.

Ichi Nijika's long eyelashes trembled slightly as she closed her eyes and tilted her head back, seemingly expectant yet nervous.

Kazami Mei naturally wouldn't keep her waiting long; after only two seconds of stalemate, he sealed her lips with his.

A soft, sweet touch accompanied her breath, and the sound of water was faintly heard between their lips and teeth. Instantly, Ichiji Nijika, who was completely limp, felt her consciousness gradually drifting away, completely enveloped by this gentle warmth coming towards her.

"..."

After a long while, the two separated again, leaving the air filled with an ambiguous silence.

Ichi Nijika felt her face burning. After they separated, she subconsciously pursed her lips, recalling her 'first kiss'. Her clear red eyes widened, clearly indicating that she was still quite shocked.

They actually kissed?

She had just successfully become Ming's 'lover', and in the blink of an eye, she was already hugging, holding hands and even kissing him. Before this, she would be shy for a long time even if her fingertips touched him. Now, the tidal wave of impact made her a little dizzy.

"I never expected it to feel like this. I thought before..."

"Hmm? Hongxia, what do you think it is?"

Kazami asked curiously, which made the already shy angel girl cover her face with her hands.

Nijika Ichichi, whose mind was filled with thoughts of shoujo manga, was slightly stunned. After regaining her composure, she frantically tried to explain, "It's nothing, it's nothing! I was just a little surprised..."

The fact that kissing was so much more pleasurable than I imagined is something I can no longer say out loud!

Speaking of which, Kita and Pochi should have tried it already, right? Given Ryo's personality, she probably tried it too, but Ijichi Nijika simply didn't dare ask them, which is why she seems so lost now…

She learned all her knowledge from reading shoujo manga.

But in reality, this so-called shoujo manga was completely unreliable, and the difference between it and her imagination was too great. Even now, her whole head is still dizzy, and she can't muster any strength at all.

"Can we do it again?"

"Woo..."

Ichiji Nijika suddenly felt her whole head buzzing. She pursed her cherry lips and looked shyly at the black-haired boy beside her. After hesitating for two seconds, she revealed a look that was both helpless and gentle.

"There's really no way around it."

The girl muttered to herself, but beneath her seemingly calm tone, her heart was pounding. A faint sense of joy rose within her, and she began to quietly move closer to him.

hum-

The phone in her pocket suddenly started buzzing, startling the two of them so much that they immediately separated. It was then that Ichiji Nijika realized that it was her phone that had rung, and the caller ID showed "Yamada Ryo".

Come to think of it, it seems like neither of them has gone back.

Thinking back, more than an hour has passed since they started strolling around.

"Oh no, I've forgotten the time..."

"I'll send Liang a message first to tell her not to worry!"

Kazami Mei and Iji Chi Niji Natsumi realized what was happening at the same time. The girl, her face flushed, lowered her head and quickly typed on her phone, but her fingers were shaking so badly that she made several mistakes.

So shameful.

Ichi Nijika never expected that she would become so engrossed. She was still feeling extremely frustrated after being interrupted, but as a girl, she naturally couldn't show such thoughts, otherwise wouldn't it seem like she was sexually unsatisfied?

Kazami Mei, who was standing next to her, coughed lightly a few times, but after calming down, she slowly said, "Nijika, let's go back first?"

"Yes, you're right! Let's hurry up and go now!"

Ijichi Nijika quickly stood up like a bamboo pole, her cheeks flushed as she moved closer to Kazami Mei, then casually took his hand and pulled him towards the hotel.

Kazami Mei remained silent for a moment, as if she were hallucinating.

Oh no, I almost thought I was going to walk hand in hand with angels and twirl around towards heaven.

"..."

He gradually changed the action of holding her hand to interlocking his fingers with hers. This slight change made Ichiji Nijika's body tremble, but she obviously did not resist at all, but silently tightened her grip on his hand.

Chapter 126 Could there be something wrong with this hot spring? [5k]

"Huh?! Senior Nijika is gone?"

Goto Ichiri, holding a guitar, looked up in surprise at Kita Ikuyo, who was standing in front of him with a flustered expression.

"Yeah! Senior Hongxia only said she was going out to buy snacks and drinks for the party tonight... Logically speaking, the convenience store isn't far from the hotel, but it's been over an hour now, and we still haven't seen her come back!"

"Then...what do we do?!"

Pochi hurriedly stood up, but stood there dumbfounded, not knowing what to do.

"We're not familiar with the roads around Suwa City either. Maybe it's too dark and Nijika-senpai got lost!"

"I...I'll go find Mingsang first...!"

Goto Ichiri almost instantly thought of Kazami Mei, but she had only run two steps out when the paper door to the room was pulled open, and a cold beauty with short, azure hair stood outside the door expressionlessly, her gaze sweeping lightly over the room.

"Ming isn't in the room, and I just checked the hot spring, but no one's there either."

"Ming isn't here either?"

Upon hearing this, Kita Ikuyo gradually calmed down. If it were only Ichi Nijika who hadn't returned yet, she might have been a little anxious, but now that even Kazami Mei wasn't at the inn, it meant that the two of them were probably together.

If that's really the case, then there's no need to worry too much.

"Is Naruto with Nijika-senpai? Then... if they went out, why didn't they tell us beforehand?" Goto Ichiri blinked in confusion, looking in Yamada Ryo's direction.

"Pochi, you're still too green."

Yamada Ryo smiled and raised his index finger, shaking it slightly as he spoke slowly and deliberately.

"If you and Ming went out for a secret rendezvous at night, would you make a point of telling other people around you about it?"

"Eh……"

Pochi's subtle tone dragged on, yet beads of sweat were seeping from his forehead.

Although Yamada Ryo's words are always quite nonsensical, upon closer inspection they seem to make some sense. However, the others are not so comfortable relaxing, since it has not yet been confirmed whether the two are really together.

"Let me make a phone call to confirm."

"If they happen to be kissing, then I'm really sorry."

As Yamada Ryo spoke, he casually picked up his phone and dialed Ichichi Nijika's number, but it was immediately cut off as soon as he dialed. Then, he received a message on Line saying that the two of them were taking a walk near Lake Suwa.

The air in the room fell silent for several seconds before Kita Ikuyo broke the stalemate.

"When exactly was Senior Hongxia's turn?"

"She was so shy at first, saying she couldn't do it, but she secretly took action first without telling any of us? She really is as good as Hongxia. I wonder... will the two of them go back to the hotel tonight?"

Yamada Ryo's slightly surprised remark caused the two girls beside him to blush slightly. Kita Ikuyo gently pinched a strand of bright red hair by her ear, and spoke with a hint of helplessness in her voice—

"Shouldn't that be true?"

"No matter what, they wouldn't just not go back to the hotel, after all, that's Nijika-senpai...!"

Yamada Ryo simply shook his head slightly, looking at her with a teasing gaze, and said, "That's really hard to say~ Nijika is the type who's easily swayed... If Naruto says something nice to her, who knows?"

Now, even Kita Ikuyo lost her confidence.

"So, what do we do now?"

Goto Ichiri nervously asked, his hands clasped to his chest. The aloof beauty gently beckoned to the two of them, signaling them to come closer, and then began to whisper something in a low voice.

In an instant, both of their delicate bodies trembled.

"Eh--?"

……

Despite repeatedly saying she wanted to "hurry back to the hotel," the hurried golden angel didn't quicken her pace at all. She went from being half a step ahead at the beginning to falling half a step behind Kazami Naruto at the end.

Despite being petite compared to everyone else, Ijichi Nijika is actually the most mature member of the band. Even while chatting hand in hand on the street, she repeatedly reminds Kazami Mei that no matter what, she must never again recklessly sacrifice herself to save someone.

As a result, they dawdled along the way, occasionally blushing and talking about things that couples talk about. This mere ten-minute journey nearly doubled their return time.

Click.

Kazami Mei slowly opened the hotel's sliding door. Just as he led Nijika by the hand and stepped into the marble entryway, the three girls who had finished their band performance stood at the doorway, staring intently at them.

"Why...why is everyone here?"

With her right hand still clasped together, Ichiji Nijika's delicate body trembled. Feeling inexplicably guilty, she shrank her neck and quietly hid her fair face behind Kazami Mei, as if trying to avoid other people's gaze.

But how easy is it to hide from other people's gaze?

Yamada Ryo's meaningful gaze seemed to pierce through Kazami Mei's chest, striking straight at her heart. Especially since she deliberately stared at him silently, the already guilty angel was so ashamed that she couldn't lift her head.

It's obvious they've already found out about your secret date!

Kazami Mei naturally noticed the current atmosphere, so he coughed lightly and took the initiative to speak: "Sorry, Nijika and I went for a stroll around Lake Suwa nearby, so we came back a little late."

Kita Ikuyo couldn't help but glance at the two's clasped hands. They had only been gone a short time, yet their relationship had progressed so rapidly. It was truly unimaginable how Nijika-senpai had managed to do it!