My Romance Simulation with Them

Why should I keep it?

At that moment, Akane Shinjo had an urge to just leave the gift bag on the ground and ignore it.

But in the end... she still didn't dare to make such a gesture of expressing her dissatisfaction in front of Nanxiang.

What if I do that and he hates me?

That's all I was thinking about.

Akane Shinjo unconsciously clenched the gift bag, and a smile unconsciously appeared on her face as she looked at Toki Nanago: "Nanago, since we still have some time, how about I go and pay off your phone bill now?"

"it is good."

Nango, whose face was half-hidden under his scarf, nodded: "But before that..."

"Before that?"

Why aren't you wearing a scarf and gloves? Aren't you cold?

Nango turned his gaze to Shinjo Akane, looking at her with some confusion.

"Why...?"

Akane Shinjo opened her mouth.

scarf...?

Gloves...?

She stood there stunned for a moment.

Then, Akane Shinjo saw Nango with his beautifully furrowed brows and reached out to take the contents of the gift bag out.

Taking advantage of the streetlights.

She happened to see it: a neatly folded brown checkered scarf and thick woolen gloves placed next to it.

"Why...?"

Akane Shinjo's expression froze again.

She opened her mouth, her mind seemingly unable to comprehend what she was saying, and blurted out, "Um...this isn't a gift you gave to your female friends..."

What are you saying?

Nango Toki couldn't help but glance at Shinjo Akane: "This was originally a birthday present I picked out for you. Didn't you not have a scarf and gloves?"

"Birthday...?"

"You haven't even forgotten your own birthday, have you, Shinjo?"

“......” Shinjo Akane.

Yes.

Akane Shinjo remembered.

Today is January 2nd.

It happened to be her birthday.

She stood there, stunned.

Nango Tokiya frowned and walked over with a puzzled look on his face: "Didn't you have any friends to celebrate your birthday with, Shinjo?"

"I..."

Akane Shinjo opened her mouth.

But the words I wanted to say stuck in my throat.

As mentioned earlier.

She has never opened her heart to anyone else, and naturally, she doesn't have the habit of publicizing her birthday.

When was the last time I celebrated my birthday?

Akane Shinjo had almost forgotten about it.

So after hearing Nango say, "Don't you have any friends?"

Akane Shinjo was taken aback at first.

Then she instinctively hugged the scarf and gloves in her arms tighter and secretly glanced at Nanxiang Shi.

The other person still seemed somewhat puzzled, their gaze remaining fixed on him without wavering.

Don't you have any friends...?

Akane Shinjo kept repeating this sentence.

Then he muttered very, very quietly:

"Isn't it you who's here?"

"what?"

Nanxiang didn't hear clearly and looked over.

"nothing."

Akane Shinjo readjusted her emotions and then put on her gloves and scarf.

Under the neon lights, she raised her gloved hands and asked Nango with a childlike smile:

"How is it? Does it look good, Nanxiang?"

Under the lights.

The girl's smile was incredibly radiant.

That was a genuine smile, completely unmasked, that no one had ever seen except during her time in Nanxiang.

Chapter 131. You and She Became a Couple (4100 words!)

You quickly repaid the money you gave Akane Shinjo for the gloves and scarf, and while doing so, you didn't forget to hand over the key to your subsidized apartment, even though Akane Shinjo made it clear that you didn't need to pay off the debt.

But you disagree. To you, borrowed money is still borrowed money, and it all needs to be repaid.

Similarly, during your continued interactions with Akane Shinjo, you keenly noticed that the allowance she had was far too generous for an average high school girl.

Even though Ms. Yamada is considered part of Tokyo's wealthy elite, she seems to have far less disposable income than Akane Shinjo.

[In her small purse, you could peek in every now and then and find quite a few 10,000 yen notes.]

Looking at this line of text, Nango instinctively raised his head and looked in Shinjo Akane's direction.

The incandescent light bulb has been turned off.

In the darkness, he could only vaguely make out the general outline of Akane Shinjo's body.

He actually had a question he wanted to ask Akane Shinjo all day.

That explains why Akane Shinjo didn't inform her parents that she was staying out overnight.

You should know that Akane Shinjo is a girl.

She has a cute appearance and a much fuller figure than the average high school student. Even her outward personality is the sunny and cheerful type.

A girl like this, who is attractive to countless men, doesn't her parents worry about her staying out all night?

This is no small problem.

It's important to know that Ocha High School has a very strict school spirit.

If the school finds out that a female student stays in a male student's room and doesn't return home at night, she will at least receive a major demerit and be placed on probation.

However, considering that he had only just met Shinjo Akane and they weren't particularly close, he didn't think he had met her before.

In addition, the sudden heavy rain and typhoon left her with no choice but to stay at home.

That's why I didn't ask these questions when I was in Nanxiang.

But just because he doesn't ask doesn't mean these problems don't exist.

"......" Nanxiang time.

Nango looked at Shinjo Akane, who seemed to have fallen into a deep sleep, and then turned his gaze back to the simulation.

Hopefully, these mysteries will be solved in this simulation.

He immersed his consciousness into the simulation.

The days continued to pass.

At school, she continued to hide herself, rarely running into you. If you did bump into her, she would only greet you with a smile a few times brighter than others.

You have no objection to this because you know perfectly well that this has always been her facade.

However, you can also sense that Akane Shinjo has an urge to talk to you at school, especially during PE class.

Even when surrounded by friends during PE class, her gaze would occasionally drift towards you.

The surrounding crowd is a high wall that prevents her from communicating with you.

She stands inside the wall, while you stand outside.

But she couldn't destroy that wall. As the most popular girl in school, she could only maintain a fake, near-perfect smile.

Similarly, her time with 'friends' makes her cherish the time she spends alone with you even more.

No matter who I'm facing, I have to put on a facade, my face tense, but when I'm with you, I'm completely relaxed.

Your attitude towards her hasn't changed much, which has made her slightly discouraged, but at the same time, your consistent sincerity has made her feel at ease.

Being with you brings her more joy in life.

Similarly, the spare key to her low-rent apartment you gave her paved the way for her success.

Sometimes, when you come home from practicing at 'Starry Night' or running the 'Ricoriko' café, you'll find her sitting in front of the TV, yawning and watching a tokusatsu drama.

Sometimes you go home and go to bed early, but the next morning you'll find her sleeping on a makeshift bed on the floor.

The memories in the simulation began to flow.

It was still inside the low-rent housing room.