Am I being simulated by their love affair.

Chapter 754 Matsueda Jun's Light Seems a Bit Too Much

At 2:45 p.m., Jun Matsue sat in front of a mysterious girl wearing a hood and veil, surrounded by a heavy, deep purple curtain.

Faint, exotic music echoed in their ears as the seated boy gazed at the crystal ball placed between the two of them.

The smooth crystal ball had a faint pinkish hue, and it wasn't completely transparent—the cracks and impurities within it created a mesmerizing effect under the flickering candlelight.

After the girl in front of him closed her eyes and nodded gently, Jun Matsue, who had been in a daze, finally came back to his senses.

"Is the divination complete?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the curtain behind him was lifted—

As Yosei Kurusu peeked in from outside, she was still wearing a mask, and her eyes, illuminated by the candlelight beside her, sparkled.

"Is the pine branch divination complete?"

The disturbed fortune teller girl was not annoyed; she simply smiled and nodded.

"Yes?"

Then there was another rustling sound. Mochizuki Haruka lifted the curtain and stood on the other side of the boy, while Miyamura Aya directly held his shoulders and stood behind him.

"So what was the result of Chun-ge's divination?" the girl asked excitedly. "I'm really looking forward to it!"

Jun Matsue leaned against the narrow table in front of him, which held the crystal ball, and sighed helplessly.

They are currently in Class 2-4—Aya-chan's class. After Idol-chan heard that this class runs a fortune-telling shop, she urged the boys to come over.

Originally, she only came to Kiyoshi to have her fortune told, but after she and Mochizuki Haruka heard from Aya-chan that someone's love fortune telling was very accurate, Matsueda Jun was pushed into this small "room".

"..." Looking at the four heads huddled together in front of her, the fortune teller girl smiled under her veil.

"Let me sort out the situation first~"

Seeing that the divination wouldn't be over anytime soon, Jun Matsueda rested his chin on his hand on the table, listening to the girls chatting behind him.

"Let me tell you! Iga's great-grandmother was a Gypsy—it's said that her accurate love fortune-telling skills are inherited from her great-grandmother!"

Miss Idol nodded. "I asked the last person who did the fortune telling, and she said it's really accurate!"

The boy turned around and glanced at him. "You were chatting with someone outside?"

The girl on the other side chuckled sarcastically, "Wasn't she like this the whole way? As excited as a camel seeing the sea."

"What!" Kurusu Yosei glared at her.

"I've never experienced a cultural festival before, so it's perfectly normal to be curious!"

The idol girl's words were a bit pitiful, and Mochizuki Haruka was too lazy to argue with her. The girl leaned on the boy's shoulder and looked around.

"This crystal ball is definitely genuine—it has no bubbles, uneven color, and flocculent texture; it's at least natural crystal."

"It was given to me by my grandmother~" The fortune teller, who was scribbling on the paper, looked up and smiled, then continued to organize her divination results.

Matsueda Jun then turned to look at the other side, "Mochizuki knows about this?"

"Of course." The girl raised her head slightly, like a proud yet reserved cat.

"Jewelry appreciation is a required course for the Mochizuki family, and I also met a few Gypsies when I was traveling around the world."

"So you were away for so long on a round-the-world trip?"

On the other side, Yosuke Kurusu curiously leaned over, wanting to ask her something, when the girl sitting behind the crystal ball happened to look up.

"Hmm... Judging from the divination results, Senior Pine Branch's love life is worth discussing."

The three girls standing behind Jun Matsueda immediately quieted down, and the boy felt three small hands on his back.

"How so?" he asked patiently.

The fortune teller girl's veil fluttered slightly, and her two hands cupped above the crystal ball, gently touching it from afar.

"The entire sphere is surrounded by a pinkish-red mist, which means that Senior Songzhi has a lot of romantic luck and has never lacked love affairs since he was a child."

Jun Matsue looked down at the crystal ball in front of him.

"Wasn't it supposed to be light pink?"

However, the girls behind him had already pressed their hands on his back and nodded in unison.

"However, these powdery mists are mostly swirling around the center of the sphere, which means that the senior has not had much experience with most romantic relationships and is a rather devoted and self-respecting person."

"..." The boy nodded his chin.

She was right, of course, but that's just how I am at school; you can tell without divination.

"And the most crucial center of the sphere, the area corresponding to the heart chakra, has a noticeable, persistent glow—indicating that the senior already has someone he loves..."

The fortune teller girl paused, a hint of hesitation appearing in her exposed eyes.

"But this is a cross-shaped beam of light, which is unstable. I can only see a few distinct bands of light radiating from the center..."

The girl hesitated to speak.

"In a normal interpretation, this should be a contradictory symbol of loyalty but also fickleness, like those romantic celebrities or great writers in the entertainment industry..."

"But senior doesn't seem like that kind of person?" The gentle fortune teller girl looked at the boy in front of her.

"Perhaps I should interpret this from a different perspective?"

"Hahaha—" Kurusu Yosei patted the boy's shoulder, trying to suppress her laughter, her hat trembling.

"Did you hear me, Pine Branch?"

Jun Matsueda pursed his lips. "Maybe it's quite accurate. What if I become that kind of person in the future?"

Since they were at school, he couldn't be too obvious, so Mochizuki Haruka pinched his waist in frustration from behind.

The fortune teller sitting opposite him waved his hand hastily, "Let me interpret it from a different angle."

"Iga, please continue," said Aya Miyamura with a grin. "Whether it's true or not, it sounds quite interesting!"

"So how many of those light bands are there?" she asked with great interest.

The girls looked across at the masked fortune teller, who frowned slightly and continued to guide the crystal ball from a distance.

"Because it is constantly changing, my impression is not very clear..."

"Since it started as a cross-shaped split light, four lines definitely exist."

"What about the follow-up... five or six points?"

The girl shook her head, indicating that she was powerless to help.

The small hand behind him pressed against his waist again, and Jun Matsue twitched the corner of his mouth.

"That's enough for now, thank you very much." He stood up, took out some coins from his pocket, and placed them on the table covered with a velvet cloth.

"Crystal ball divination is really interesting, and I will recommend it to my friends."

The girl smiled beneath her veil, watching the curtain in front of her close.

"Thank you~"

Stepping out of the dimly lit, psychedelic classroom, and facing the cold air and crowded figures in the corridor, the boy let out a soft sigh.

"Feeling relieved now?" Mochizuki Haruka said with a stern face beside him.

"This Iga great-grandmother might really be a Gypsy. Let her look at her for a while longer, and she might even figure out how many ex-girlfriends you have."

“I’m classmates with Iga, so I definitely wouldn’t lie to you,” Miyamura Aya said cheerfully, standing in front of the three of them.

The girl didn't care how many girlfriends Chun-ge had, but his awkward expression while sitting in front of the crystal ball was quite interesting.
“Four bands of light…” On the other side of the boy, Yosei Kurusu was still pondering the result of the divination.

"Me, Yuuka-chan, Mochizuki, and who's the other one?"

"It's Yamami Maki, who can't forget him." The eldest daughter of the Mochizuki family said sarcastically.

"What about the other five?" Miss Idol asked next.

“Imokawa Natsumi.” Mochizuki Haruka replied without hesitation.

"Huh?" Miyamura Aya turned around and said in unison with Kurusu Yosei.

"Natsumi Imokawa?!" Fortunately, the four of them were standing in a corner at the end of the corridor. Although people were coming and going in the corridor, no one was too close to the blind spot, and no one noticed the girls' exclamation.

"Looking at the moon." Jun Matsue tugged at the girl's sleeve.

"What's wrong?" Mochizuki Haruka turned to look at him. "She doesn't seem to mind others knowing, does she?"

Imokawa Natsumi even told me to her face that she liked Matsue! I didn't see anything wrong with her being timid.

The boy could only turn to the other two girls and say, "Just keep it to yourselves, don't spread it around."

"And you too." He glared at Wangyue, not fiercely.

"Okay~" Caijiang made a zipping motion with her mouth.

The girl wasn't too surprised—based on her experience, it was hard for girls who spent a lot of time with Chun-ge not to fall in love with him.

"...What if there are six light bands?" Yosei Kurusu asked curiously.

The girls began to think, and a quiet silence fell in the corner of the corridor.

"Why are you all seriously thinking about this kind of question?" Jun Matsueda wanted to laugh, but also felt a little embarrassed.

"They've already said they didn't see it clearly, and there are many angles to interpret it."

"Then why are you running?" Mochizuki Haruka rolled her eyes at him.

"I saw it was almost time for your shift to change," the boy said, taking his phone out of his pocket and waving it. "Want me to walk you up?"

"No need." The girl glanced at the smiling Aya-chan. "Don't forget what I told Matsu-e before."

"……I know."

"What did you say?" Yosuke Kurusu immediately came closer.

With an arrogant expression, Mochizuki Haruka turned and walked towards the stairwell.

"It has nothing to do with you."

The girl's aloof figure disappeared into the crowd, leaving the three people in the corner looking at each other in bewilderment.

Jun Matsueda looked at his younger sister, "Does Aya-chan want to come shopping with us?"

“That won’t do!” Miyamura Aya shook her head. “The fortune-telling shop is so dark, someone has to keep an eye on things.”

And she also has to help Yang Shijie out!

"I knew it~" Kurusu Yosei smiled and hugged the girl. "Thank you, Aya-chan~"

"What are you thanking me for?" the boy retorted.

"Have fun~" Miyamura Aya waved to the two of them and turned to walk back to her class.

Only two people remained in the corner of the corridor. Miss Idol turned around and looked at the "isolated and helpless" boy with a smile.

Jun Matsueda blinked. "What's with that expression?"

"Now it's just the two of us~" The fully armed girl revealed a pair of sly eyes, "How should we play together?"

"You can do whatever you want at the cultural festival." The boy glanced at his phone. "But you have to watch the time. Once it's 4:30, the first day of the cultural festival will be over."

“That’s an hour and a half!” Yosei Kurusu turned to face the crowd.

"Where is Natsumi-chan? I need to go find her!"

"...What do you want with her?" Jun Matsueda's expression became cautious.

"Oh, it's not because of you two," the girl waved her hand dismissively. "I have personal matters to attend to!"

"Wait a moment." The boy opened the chat window.

"...Imokawa is on the third floor." He put away his phone. "Let's go up and find her."

The two left a corner of the corridor, like exquisite candies falling into a swarm of ants, quickly attracting a host of gazes.

However, the girl, wearing a mask and hat and looking mysterious, made no attempt to hide herself. She walked beside Jun Matsue, waving to the students who greeted her.

"You really aren't afraid of being found out at all," the boy muttered under his breath.

This is what Kurusu looked like when the three of them were traveling together.

She walked gracefully beside Mochizuki Haruka and Matsueda Jun, chatting familiarly with their friends, yet she seemed reluctant to show her face in public—many people assumed she was Mochizuki's older sister or some other relative.

Perhaps Mochizuki Haruka will leave without a care, partly because she's annoyed by the idol girl.

"What did you find?" Kurusu Yosei turned his head to the side.

"Even if someone does guess my identity, with Songzhi here, would they dare to come up and take off my mask and hat?"

Jun Matsue thought for a moment, "That's true."

The two walked up to the third floor and stopped in front of an activity room. The boy knocked on the front door and took two steps back.

The classroom door was opened a crack, and a girl wearing an ice princess crown peeked out—the wary look on her face immediately disappeared when she saw Jun Matsueda's face.

"Who is Songzhi looking for?"

This activity room has been requisitioned by Class 5 of Grade 3 and is now the girls' changing room.

The boy smiled politely, "I'm looking for Imokawa."

"I guessed so~" the girl said, closing the door. "Wait a moment!"

"Thank you."

Jun Matsue turned his head to look at the girl waiting to the side—Idol Girl—and waved his hand.

"Don't worry, I really do need to talk to her."

A dozen seconds later, Natsumi Imokawa walked out of the classroom with her camera.

"Is Songzhi looking for me?"

The girl's face was flushed; she had just been inside helping her classmate change clothes, do her makeup, and take photos.

Jun Matsue raised his hand and pointed his thumb to the spot next to him.

"She's the one who contacted you—"

"Hello!" Kurusu Yosei waved cheerfully, "Natsumi-chan, it's been so long~"

"So it was Yang—" Imokawa Natsumi's eyes widened in surprise, then she stopped talking and looked around in a panic.

"It's okay~" Miss Idol put her arm around her shoulder, and the two walked to the classroom wall.

"I have something I'd like to ask Natsumi-chan for help with..."

The girl glanced at the boy who was quietly approaching from the side, and reached out to flick her hand away—

"Pine branch, move away!"

Jun Matsue raised his hands and slowly retreated to a distance. The girls smiled at his actions and then began to whisper among themselves.

"actually……"

Two minutes later, Natsumi Imokawa nodded.

“I think we can give it a try!”

"I'll contact you again later." Lai Qiyang was also quite satisfied. "You can go ahead and get busy."

"..." The girl with the camera waved to the boy not far away and then went back into the classroom.

Jun Matsueda watched as the idol girl approached him.

"Why all the secrecy..."

"Anyway, you'll find out soon enough~" Kurusu Yosei said with light steps.

She walked up to the boy, leaned close to him, took off her mask, and revealed a radiant smile.

"As for the current pine branches, just focus on how to make sure I have fun~"

(End of this chapter)