How can my simulation be a real love?

Was she still asleep?

But Deng clearly suffered severe psychological trauma because of CRYCHIC. She didn't get a reply when she sent messages to her. The injured Deng should no longer be able to form a band!

What exactly happened without my knowledge?

"Lights!? You've decided to form a new band?"

"Um……"

Takamatsu nodded slightly to confirm, which made Shiina Tatsuki realize that she had not misheard.

"That's right! I'm currently forming a band with Deng, and we came to the Livehouse today to meet up with the band members."

Chihaya Aine proudly raised her little head, and her obviously boastful look made Shiina Tatsuki frown deeply.

Could it be that this seemingly silly pink-haired girl is what made Deng decide to form a band?

It's inexplicably hard to accept.

"Hey! What kind of look is that?!"

"Tsk."

Shiina Tatsuki clicked his tongue, not intending to say anything more.

Takamatsu Akari stared at Tachibana's face, hesitated for a moment, then reached out and gently tugged at her sleeve, asking in a hesitant tone, "Taki-chan, can we form a band together?"

"what?"

Chihaya Aine, standing to the side, gaped in disbelief. Why was she suddenly going to form a band with this seemingly fierce girl?

And she still doesn't understand when she met Deng.

"Of course! If it's with the Lighting Band, there's absolutely no problem!"

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When Shiina Tatsuki saw Takamatsu Akari muster up the courage to invite her, her pupils widened. She immediately squatted down next to Akari and stared at her with a very serious look as she answered.

"Wait, what's my opinion?"

Seeing Shiina Tatsuki's drastically different attitudes towards the lamp and towards herself, Chihaya Aine's expression became quite astonished.

What's going on? This atmosphere where only I feel inadequate.

"Wait a minute, we should at least ask other people's opinions first! Mingming doesn't know anything about this yet!"

"Anyone else?"

Shiina Riki was a little confused, and immediately turned his gaze to Takamatsu Akari.

"Ming... said there was no problem."

Takamatsu Akari picked up her phone. She had just sent a message asking a question and immediately received an 'OK' reply. This speed left Chihaya Aine speechless.

"That's incredibly fast! Isn't he working a part-time job?! How can he reply to messages so quickly?!"

Chihaya Aine held her head in her hands and made a somewhat incredulous remark.

Only Shiina Riki noticed something was wrong.

"he?"

"Is this other member male?"

Shiina Riki's expression froze instantly. You see, she even attended Hanasakigawa Girls' School for junior high school, and after hearing that the high school had been changed to a co-educational school, she transferred directly to Hanasakigawa Girls' Academy.

I don't really have much contact with the opposite sex on a regular basis.

Unbeknownst to her, a man had actually formed a band with the innocent and naive Xiaodeng!

How could this happen? Maybe the other person thought the lantern was too cute and easy to fool, so they deliberately tricked her into forming a band with them. She doesn't trust them at all!

No, they must be kept under strict guard!

"Light, wait a minute!"

Shiina Tatsuki turned around and rushed back to his workstation. Then he took out several familiar-looking tools from his drawer and stuffed them into Takamatsu Akari's hands while explaining them to her.

"This is a safety buzzer alarm, and then you put on reflective straps, so even if there's a stranger... no, even if there's someone you know, you can't just go with them!"

"Taki-chan...I...I don't want these."

Looking at the two bickering people in front of her, Chihaya Aine felt her mental state deteriorate once again.

Although the band was successfully formed, it seems that each member is more troublesome than the last!

Chapter Ten: Do You Have Enough Treasure Reserves?

"So, if there were lights around, would Lixi have joined without hesitation?"

It was already past the end of the workday when Kazami Mei casually scrolled through the Line messages on her phone. Kodama had taken many photos of the interior of 'RING'.

However, they were all strange places in corners, such as the corners of tables and the spheres on the walls.

Oh, this sphere looks a lot like a pill bug.

ding dong~

Chihaya Aine, who had previously added him on Line, suddenly added him to a group chat called 'ANON TOK偡YO'. Besides him and Akari, there was another person in the group.

The profile picture is a huge, fierce panda head, which looks like the popular mascot "Mr. Pan" right now? It seems like this account should belong to Brother Lixi.

In the simulation, he treated Lixi as his best brother. Although she had a somewhat eccentric personality, she was indeed quite reliable. He even got her into the band and occasionally got to drink some free coffee at RING.

However, she valued the lamp too much.

After finding out that he's with the Light Group band, he'll probably get another 'trash' look from them.

[Chihaya Aine: @All members, after many difficulties, we've finally formed the band. Let's take this opportunity to have a team-building activity this weekend. Right now, we mainly need to consider the allocation of roles, the band name, and the team uniforms, etc.~]

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It seemed that because no one had replied to him in the group for a long time, this pink-haired girl started bombarding him with emojis, and Kazami Mei's phone started vibrating rapidly.

Kazami Mei found it amusing to ignore her, so he deliberately stopped replying to her messages.

But are we going on team building this weekend?

I didn't have any plans for that day...

ding dong~

[Yamada Ryo: Are you free this weekend?]

My ex-wife suddenly sent me a message, and she immediately expressed her meaning in the shortest amount of words. Perhaps in her eyes, there is no such thing as beating around the bush?

[Kazami Mei: Is it about ending the band?]

[Yamada Ryo: No, it's my problem]

Isn't this a bit too direct?

[Kazami Mei: I have something to take care of this weekend, so I can't come.]

[Yamada Ryo: Let's reschedule for today. Naruto's already off work, right? I'll be waiting for you at 'Shiba Taisho Ramen Shop' in Shimokitazawa Southwest Ward, Haneoka.]

After sending this message, Yamada Ryo remained silent, as if he was certain that Kazami Mei would come.

"Kazami-senpai, what's wrong?"

Shoko Toyokawa, who had already changed into her Western-style suit and was ready to go home after get off work, looked at Naruto Kazami with some curiosity, noticing his subtle expression. He had never shown such an indescribable look before.

Seeing him staring at a phone screen, Toyokawa Shoko had some guesses in her mind.

"Is it about the band?"

The word 'band' has a strong meaning in Toyokawa Shoko's heart, but at the same time it is filled with a sense of weakness and powerlessness that she cannot forget.

Even though she had decided to completely sever ties with that memory, she couldn't truly let go.

What happened to the other members of the band?

Perhaps, she's the only one who can't move on from the 'past'.

"It's part of the band's business, but I'm not entirely sure what exactly we'll be doing right now."

Kazami Mei glanced at Yamada Ryo's chat history on his phone screen. He couldn't quite figure out what Ryo was thinking. Was it really because she secretly had a crush on him that she took the initiative to contact him?

No, in the simulation, Ms. Liang would generally not be this proactive before officially establishing a relationship.

In the simulation, the romance was entirely driven by Kazami Mei's one-sided efforts. It wasn't until they became a couple that Ryo-san began to unleash her terrifying initiative.

"Really? See you tomorrow then."

Toyokawa Shoko's expression gradually calmed down, and her gaze toward Kazami Mei revealed a hint of envy.

A band?

It seems she's the only one going home today.

She nodded slightly in the direction of Kazami Naruto, a barely perceptible hint of melancholy flashing in her eyes, then picked up her shoulder bag and turned to walk out of the store.

His steps were unusually fast, as if he was afraid of something.

"Toyokawa, wait a minute."

Suddenly stopped, Toyokawa Shoko frowned slightly and turned to look in the direction of Kazami Mei.

A small, rectangular object flew over from not far away, and she caught it in a flustered manner.

"Pocky?"

Shoko Toyokawa unconsciously read out the words on the packaging: "This is a well-known Japanese chocolate biscuit. I've never tried this type of snack before." A look of surprise crossed her eyes.

"Discounted cheap snacks, I'll only give you half."

Kazami Mei, with a Pocky stick in her mouth, waved gently at her.

"Hmph~ I'm not paying."

When Toyokawa Shoko saw Kazami Mei's eyes, she was slightly taken aback, and then a faint smile flashed across her face.

She casually stuffed the Pocky stick into her small bag, feigning indifference, and didn't dare to look back at him again.

Really!

If this continues, what should she do?

……

Shiba Taisho Ramen in Shimokitazawa isn't far from Haneoka High School; it only takes a maximum of ten minutes to walk there from the Rabbit House where Kazami Mei works.

It wasn't too surprising to him that Yamada Ryo would choose a place like this.

Because this woman's thought process is quite different from that of a normal high school girl.

Generally speaking, Japanese women rarely go out to eat ramen, because in their minds, girls should eat in a refined, gentle and ladylike manner.

To those Japanese high school girls who are extremely concerned about their image, slurping ramen noodles in large mouthfuls seems a bit too rough.

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But Yamada Ryo is different; she probably thinks that noodles have to be hearty and rustic to taste good.

"This way."

As soon as he entered the store, Kazami Mei saw a familiar blue-haired man waving at him.

She deliberately chose a corner spot. Kazami walked to the side expressionlessly and immediately saw a large circle of various dishes on the table in front of her, including expensive tempura and fried calamari rings.

“…Miss Liang, just to be on the safe side, let me ask you a question first.”

Just call me Liang.

"Do you have enough storage in your wallet?"

"Hmm...it seems we've already used it all up."

Yamada Ryo raised one eyebrow and opened her mouth wide to stuff a piece of shrimp tempura directly into her mouth. The delicious fried shrimp meat coated in crispy batter made a crunching sound in her mouth.

"Ning, I ordered you Hell Miso Ramen."