My Romance Simulation with Them

Either Shinjo Akane is first in her grade, or Ito Koshi is first in his grade.

but--

"With a monster like Nango Toki around... there's no way he could have gotten first place, right...?"

Looking at Nanxiang, who ranked first in the grade, someone couldn't help but mutter to themselves.

no way.

It's just that Nango's results this time were really too frightening.

All that could be seen was a printed transcript.

His name was followed by his academic achievements.

When he was first in his grade, he achieved perfect scores in all subjects: Chinese, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, and English.

What's even more outrageous is...

Nanxiang received a perfect score.

This does not mean that his abilities are perfect.

He got a perfect score because the only possible score on the test was 100.

Akane Shinjo and Koshi Ito got full marks because that was the only possible score.

The difference between the two seems to be negligible.

But in reality, it can be said to be extremely large.

......

To be honest, Nanxiang didn't pay much attention to the opinions of the students outside the school.

He blended into the crowd and only glanced at his score, concluding, "Oh, first place again."

After that, I didn't think about it much anymore.

After all, he considered this result to be a matter of course.

Let alone the assistance of dating simulators.

Even without the help of a dating simulator, it would have been a given that he won first place.

It would be natural to feel no emotional fluctuation—oh, no, that's not quite right either.

Nanxiang thought about it for a while.

At least I accepted the tuition waiver from Ocha High School.

If I can't even get first place in the grade, wouldn't that be letting down the treatment they've given me?

Ok.

Thinking about it that way, we really should celebrate!

Let's add an extra egg to dinner tonight to supplement our protein intake.

but--

"Is her name Shinjo Akane?"

Touching his chin, Nanxiang thought of the second-place name he had seen in the grade on the list earlier.

Well...

I hadn't paid much attention to it before.

But since obtaining the dating simulator, he has experienced all sorts of things.

Now, when he looks at the name again, he actually feels a sense of familiarity.

I feel like I've seen this place somewhere before, but I can't remember where.

This feeling is incredibly irritating, like when you remember what you're going to do one second, but forget what you're going to do the next.

"Forget it, if I can't figure it out, I won't think about it anymore."

Nanxiang wasn't someone who necessarily had to think about these miscellaneous things.

Instead of thinking about these things.

Instead, we should think about what to do next.

Discarding distracting thoughts, Nanxiang fell into deep thought.

First of all, I will definitely still go to the 'Starry Night' performance hall every day.

After all, his guitar skills still need practice.

Then there's the matter of the 'RicoRico' café.

Through simulation, Nango Toki already knew that the main purpose of establishing the 'RikoRiko' café was to provide financial assistance to the orphanage.

If the orphanage issue can be completely resolved, then Chizuka Nishiki and Takina Inoue can, just like in the simulation, pull themselves out of the quagmire of 'Rikoriko' and look at the world anew.

This matter is clearly more important than going to the 'Starry Night' performance hall.

It's safer to put it first.

As for the solution...

Thinking about this, Nanxiang Shi felt a bit of a headache.

Because he thought of that woman.

That woman with short blue hair, quiet and languid, but exceptionally stingy when it comes to money.

"What should I do..."

I couldn't help but think about it when I was in the south.

In the simulation, he could say "Ms. Yamada, save me!" without any hesitation.

But in reality...

Nanxiang touched his chin, lost in thought.

Besides seeking help from Ms. Yamada, there are naturally other methods that can be implemented.

The first method is, as suggested in the simulator, to sacrifice his looks and go to the Tokyo Red Cross to get to know the old woman who is in charge.

However, this option is naturally impossible.

Sacrificing one's looks to sell oneself?

Isn't this pure nonsense?

So, the second option...

Ijichi Hoshika is able to open a performance hall in Shimokitazawa, so she must have some assets... she can be considered a wealthy woman.

but...

"That's not realistic either."

Nanxiang let out a breath.

Yes.

It's simply unrealistic no matter how you look at it.

He couldn't possibly be so heartless as to cheat Ichiji Nijika out of her money, could he?

As for the other miscellaneous methods...

Nanxiang hadn't been unaware of this.

But no matter how he thought about it, it was still not as good as the Red Cross's assistance.

"So, in the end, is there really only one path in front of us, from beginning to end?"

Nango took out his phone and glanced at Ms. Yamada's profile picture on LINE.

Ms. Yamada's profile picture is very simple.

It's a chibi-style avatar, similar to a clay idol.

It gives people the feeling of 'What is this guy thinking?' and 'It doesn't seem like a profile picture a girl would use.'

Forget it.

When Nango thought of the situation of Nishiki Chizuka and Inoue Takina, he didn't hesitate and typed out the message without hesitation.

[Tokyo's most handsome boy: Ms. Yamada, do you have some time lately? There's something I'd like to discuss with you.]

The message was sent casually.

He put down his phone when he arrived in Nanxiang.

After all, Yamada Ryo usually has things to do, so his reply speed is probably not very fast.

Then--

'Pop—'

Almost instantly, the LINE read notification sound came through.

The so-called 'read' status is actually an interesting design by LINE.

It means that the other party has seen the message you sent.

This gave Nango Tokito the illusion that Yamada Ryo was always by her phone, waiting for him to send her a message.

It shouldn't be that bad, right?

Nanxiang raised his eyebrows.

Yamada Ryo is, after all, a young lady from a wealthy family; guarding someone's information like this...

He picked up his phone again.

A reply had appeared in the chat box.

[The aloof bassist: Liang.]