Am I being simulated by their love affair?

"The school is quite satisfied with the results of this promotional video, so we don't have to worry about funding for next year!" He announced another good news, and cheers rang out in the room.

Natsumi Imokawa stared at the profile of Jun Matsueda. She was more curious about the phone call that the person next to her had just made than the club dinner.

Matsueda Jun turned his head and looked at the girl, "I don't have the comments you want to see on my face."

Natsumi Imokawa has been intensively browsing the comments under the promotional video these days. If someone praises it, her eyes will bend with joy and she will give it a thumbs up. If someone criticizes it, she will droop her eyebrows and quickly glance past it as if she didn't see it.

"I just heard someone mention the promotional video on the phone?" she asked cautiously.

"My cousin has always wanted to apply to Yuqiu High School. She said that because of the promotional video, there are suddenly many more people competing with her."

"Ah?" Natsumi Imokawa's expression was a little panicked, as if he really felt that he had done something wrong.

"Should I apologize to her?" The girl didn't dare to look him in the eye.

Jun Matsueda laughed, looking even more like a cunning fox than Kou Tsushima who was sitting in front of him.

The last class in the afternoon was physical education. The boys played tennis, while the girls practiced dodgeball indoors.

Jun Matsueda walked into the equipment warehouse opposite the gymnasium. He felt a little uncomfortable when swinging his racket and wanted to change it.

Waving his newly acquired racket, he walked out of the warehouse and saw Mochizuki Haruka standing at the door of the gymnasium.

"Finally out of the infirmary?"

"I also went to the classroom for biology class in the morning, but you didn't know it." Mochizuki Haruka was wearing a sports jacket and had a cold expression.

The reason she attended the biology class was simply because she knew that Jun Matsueda was going to participate in a biology competition.

"Aren't the girls playing dodgeball? Why did you run out?"

Jun Matsueda looked at the slightly opened door behind the girl. Several dodgeballs were flying around in the air, and the girls who were hit were screaming in pain as if they were in pain.

"No one will hit me anyway, so I might as well come out and see you." The girl kicked the stone at her feet.

The tennis court is right next to the gymnasium. The sounds of rackets hitting the ball and tennis balls hitting the ground repeat over and over again, becoming the background sound for the conversation between the two.

"You were not used to people looking at you before, and now that no one pays attention to you, you find it boring. What can make you happy?" Matsueda Jun swung the racket twice more, making a whistling sound.

"Because you're not by my side." Mochizuki Haruka said without hesitation, "Because you're not by my side, I'm unhappy with everything I see. It's that simple."

"Do you think that if you send me back to school, you don't have to worry about anything?" The girl walked up to Jun Matsueda and almost touched his chest.

"I've never cared about you." Jun Matsueda held Mochizuki Haruka's arms and pushed her a little further away.

"I've said it before, you have to learn to face reality alone. Whether it's for your love or your life, this is the only way forward."

The girl looked into his eyes and said nothing more. Sakamuro Ken appeared from behind the wall.

"Matsueda, why are you changing your racket so——"

Before he could finish his words, he saw two people standing at the door of the gymnasium. Sakamuro Ken smiled awkwardly and immediately turned and left.

"Should I go back?" Matsueda Jun put down her racket. The girl said nothing. "Give Ri-san and the others some time. They'll figure out how to get along with you now."

"Give yourself some time, too."

"It's still quite cold outside, don't stay there too long."

"......" Mochizuki Haruka was silent for a while. She walked around the corner and watched Matsueda Jun walk to the boy and they talked to each other with smiles.

"Will I become the least important person in your eyes when I return to normal?"

Only the cold wind outside responded to her. The girl wrapped her coat tightly around her and turned to walk into the gymnasium.

After physical education class, it was time to go home. Jun Matsueda went back to the classroom to pack his things. He didn't plan to go home now. Firstly, he had to tutor his senior, and secondly, he had to attend a club dinner later.

Tomatsu Tomoka walked in from the back door. She wasn't wearing a coat, revealing her slender figure beneath a cardigan. Her breathing was heavy, evidently from the dodgeball game.

"Mr. Matsueda had a part-time job yesterday, right?" the girl asked him while packing her schoolbag.

"Well, I was on duty last night, and I wrote down the unfinished borrowing records in the memo for you."

"Okay!" Tomatsu Tomoka smiled and put on her coat. "Then I'll go to the Literature Museum first."

"See you tomorrow, Matsueda-san~" the girl hurried away.

Jun Matsueda gave the classroom a final check and stuffed the evolutionary biology and genetics textbooks into his schoolbag. Instead of heading towards the school gate, he walked towards the library.

After careful consideration two days ago, Yamami Maki felt that it was not appropriate to use the lunch time for tutoring. First, the time was not long enough, second, it would affect her rest, and third, it would attract the attention of Tomatsu Tomoka.

So the girl decided to skip the biology training after school and study with Jun Matsueda in the school library.

There were not many people on the top floor of the library. Yamamiya Mochi was sitting by the window, looking out the window with a vague melancholy of an adolescent girl in her eyes.

Jun Matsueda walked into the room. The senior student who heard the footsteps turned to look at him with a sweet and charming smile.

"Matsueda, I did the Olympiad selection test papers from two years ago yesterday, and my score has improved a lot."

"Thanks to your guidance, let's keep working hard together today!"

Inside the Setagaya Literary Museum, Tomatsu Tomoka frowned, while a girl in a Gothic skirt stood in front of the counter with a calm expression.

"What exactly is it about you that Matsueda-kun likes? I've been observing you for so many days, why haven't I noticed anything?"

The girl in the librarian's apron showed an impatient expression, not trying to hide her inner disgust.

"How long are you going to keep pestering me?"

Chapter 202: Unresolved Problems

"Is life always this hard, or is it just when you are a kid?"

Has life always been this hard, or is it just when you're a kid?

Jun Matsueda looked at the distracted girl in front of him, who did not answer for a long time.

"Tomatsu-san?"

Tomatsu Tomoka came back to her senses, her eyes a little dazed, "Sorry! I was distracted."

He shook his head, indicating that it was okay, "You seem to be in a bad mood recently, and your mind wanders a lot."

"Or maybe cancel the oral practice first."

"I'm fine, just keep practicing." The girl smiled apologetically.

The last class in the morning was home economics. Matsueda Jun followed Sakamuro Ken and Suyama on the way to the home economics classroom and began to think.

Tomatsu Tomoka has indeed been acting a little strange lately...Matsueda Jun knew very well that she was working part-time at the Literature Museum because of him, but recently their schedules have been completely different, and the girl didn't give a specific reason.

It was like something was being hidden from him.

The boys walking in front of Jun Matsueda were chatting.

"By the way, what's the content of today's home economics class?"

"Is it weaving?"

"It feels worse than cooking. At least it's edible."

As they walked up the stairs, a group of students who had just finished their home economics class came down from upstairs. The stairwell became even noisier, like being in a pet store.

As soon as Mochizuki Haruka walked into the stairwell, she noticed Jun Matsueda standing on the steps below. He was following the boys in Class 2 and looked a little absent-minded.

The girl was also walking behind the girls in Class 1. She silently watched Jun Matsueda walk up the stairs step by step. Now they were all standing on the platform at the corner of the stairs, with the girls in Class 1 and the boys in Class 2 in between.

Jun Matsueda didn't notice her.

Mochizuki Haruka stopped on the platform. She turned around and watched Matsueda Jun continue walking. His back gradually rose higher and stepped onto the last step.

The girl no longer looked up. The boy's upper body was blocked by the stairs to the upper floor. She could only see his clean indoor shoes and suit pants.

The black trouser legs swung slightly, the indoor shoes turned in a different direction, walked into the corridor, and disappeared behind the wall.

Mochizuki Yao was stunned in the stairwell for a while. The sunlight caressed the girl's back through her coat. She hoped that this little bit of warmth could bring her comfort.

She left the stairwell, her remaining words floating in the light.

"it hurts......"

After school in the afternoon, Jun Matsueda pushed his cart out of the school gate. Today he had a part-time job at the Literature Museum, and he was still alone.

I pushed open the door of the library, put my schoolbag under the counter, changed into my uniform, and went to the drinking fountain to get a glass of warm water.

After finishing his daily work, according to Jun Matsueda's usual habit, the next time should be reading time. However, he did not do so. Instead, he clicked on the monitoring system in the background of the computer.

Real-time monitoring covered every corner of the library. After confirming that there was nothing unusual, he adjusted the monitoring period to yesterday afternoon.

That was Tomatsu Tomoka's part-time job.

Jun Matsueda looked at the Gothic girl who appeared on the screen.

"The ghost lingers..."

After school the next day, Tomatsu Tomoka looked at the boy sitting next to her in confusion.

"Matsueda-san said he wanted to go to the Literature Museum with me today?"

Matsueda Jun was already packing his schoolbag. "I've told my supervisor I'll be switching my shift to today."

"Ah? Why?" The girl opened her mouth slightly, the book in her hand hanging in the air, looking a little dazed.

"Because we have to get rid of the troublesome people once and for all."

"...Matsueda-san already knows?" Tomatsu Tomoka's IQ returned quickly.

"You've been acting a little strange these past few days, so I checked the surveillance footage yesterday." Matsueda Jun raised his head. "There's no need to hide this from me. It would be bad if that guy did something extreme."

He went to check the surveillance room video after get off work yesterday. The Gothic girl had tried to follow Tomatsu Tomoka twice when she got off work.

The girl waved her hands hurriedly. "I just don't want her to have any contact with Matsueda-san anymore. That guy has a really weird personality."

"Let's go." Without saying anything else, Jun Matsueda walked out of the classroom carrying his schoolbag.

He has no habit of leaving his troubles to others to solve.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, a girl in a black long dress sat by the French window of the library, holding Kierkegaard's "Notes of a Seducer" in her hand, with steaming coffee on the table.

The door of the library was pushed open, and the girl raised her head to look at the door, ready to start today's observation.

Her delicate face froze in surprise for a moment, then immediately broke into a bright smile.

"Matsueda-kun~" She walked up to the two of them and called out happily, "Long time no see!"

There was no expression on Matsueda Jun's face. "Please, Ms. Miyamoto, come out with me."

Tomatsu Tomoka watched the girl walk out of the gate with her lover. She thought for a moment and followed them.

"Matsueda-kun wasn't supposed to be in class today, was he? Are you here to reward me because I've been behaving so well lately?" After walking out of the literary museum, the girl spoke first, her tone very excited.

Jun Matsueda stopped and turned to look at her as if he was looking at a mental patient.

"Didn't you understand what I said before?"

"I listened!" The girl looked aggrieved. "You told me to stay away from you, and I did..."

"I'm just curious about Tomatsu-san. I want to know why Matsueda-kun likes her. Is that a problem?"

"So you harassed her every step of the way while she was at work and tried to follow her home?"

"Don't come to the library anymore." Matsueda Jun's expression was even colder than the cold wind outside. "The surveillance footage is all there. We can hand it over to the police at any time."

"So what exactly does Matsueda-kun like about her?" The girl's expression remained calm, as if she hadn't heard what he said at all.

"I don't like her." Matsueda Jun looked at the girl in front of him with a glimmer of hope in her eyes, "But it's absolutely impossible for me to like you."

"Wearing weird long skirts all day and looking at others unscrupulously makes people feel disgusted."

The color on the girl's face gradually disappeared, and she became pale and weak.

"And you are too ugly, that's the main reason." Jun Matsueda paid attention to the girl's hands, guarding against her taking out any dangerous items from her bag.

"Your face is no match for mine."

"Are you satisfied?"

The girl didn't say anything, but just stared at Matsueda Jun's face, her gaze seemed to be firmly attracted by magnetism.

After the black long skirt finally disappeared in the distance, Tomatsu Tomoka appeared beside him, "If Matsueda-san said that to me, I would probably want to die..."

"We just have to make her give up." Matsueda Jun looked in the direction the girl disappeared. "She's already on the security guard's blacklist. You should be careful when you go to and from get off work these days."

"Yeah!" Tomatsu Tomoka nodded obediently, and the two walked back to the library together.

At 8:30 in the evening, Jun Matsueda was standing on the side of the road holding his bicycle, and next to him was Tomoka Tomatsu pushing a small white cart.

"Remember to be careful when you go back." He turned his head and reminded the girl.